Independent Reviewing Officer / Conference Chair

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Interim Independent Reviewing Officer / Conference Chair
Reference no: Barnsley 0008 B0F0 / 1
Pay Rate: £25.13 per hour PAYE
37 Monday to Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 2 months
City: BARNSLEY
Enhanced DBS disclosure required
The role is for a Child Protection Case Conference Chair to join the team on a full time basis. The role entails office based days for when meetings are taking place and requires a candidate who has good QA skills to promote and drive positive outcomes for children. Ensure that Looked After Children (lac) Reviews and Child Protection case conferences are managed effectively ensuring all participants have opportunity to contribute to the process. Ensure and contribute to the Quality Assurance function and learning for the organisation. Liaise with key agencies and workers ensuring that plans for the child are fully implemented.
The successful advocate will have a good knowledge and understanding of positive practices in the role to ensure they function as a critical friend to social care and partners to drive positive outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
Chair and take responsibility for the conduct of all conferences/reviews ensuring that each meeting is held in accordance with Legislation, Associated regulations and guidance and departmental processes
Monitor the Care plan, ensuring that actions are carried out within timescales and outcomes are monitored and ensure the review takes place within statutory timescales
Advocate on behalf of the child where the child or chair perceives an inadequacy of service provision or where the child’s legitimate wishes and feelings conflict with the views or others who have responsibility for the child
Ensure the appropriate arrangements are made for the child to be informed about the meeting. To promote the engagement and participation of children and their families
Be responsible for the overall management of the service in relation to LAC and Child Protection (CP) Plan and contribute to the development of Council Policy, practice and services, efficiency and effectiveness by developing working groups and training forums as required.
Monitor and evaluate the standards and effectiveness of service delivery and to provide regular reports and feedback.
Provide professional advice, guidance and information.
Undertake visits to children’s Residential homes in line with relevant regulations as required.
Monitor the care plan/protection plan, ensuring that actions are carried out within timescales and outcomes are monitored and ensure the review takes place within statutory timescales.
Liaise, negotiate, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders including managers, employees, and councillors, members of the public and partnership agencies.
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Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
Qualifications:
Professional SW qualification
Current registration with the Health Care Professional council
Post Qualification in Child care /child protection
Knowledge:
Knowledge of local and national strategies, policies and legislation relevant to the area of work.
Demonstrate an advanced theoretical practical and procedural knowledge of all issues relation to safeguarding and Looked After children.
Knowledge of the pressures facing local government.
Demonstrate an expert knowledge of the legislative framework
Exeperience:
Significant post qualification experience, equivalent to that required of a Social Work Team Manager of work with Children and their Families, which must have included extensive involvement as lead Practitioner, in child Protection within a multi-agency framework.
Experience of providing professional advice and guidance to practitioners at all levels of seniority, external agencies and other forums
Direct work with children and there families which evidences an ability to ensure participation and engagement.
Skills & Abilities:
Strong organisation and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure, being self-motivated and able to use own initiative under minimal supervision.
Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to work at senior levels within an organisation and partnership agreements, sometimes in areas of tension and conflict.
Ability to produce quality documentation including reports, ensuring they are suitable for particular audiences.
Ability to carry out research and develop policies and procedures.
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Job Ref: Barnsley 0008 B0F0 / 1
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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