Independent Reviewing Officer

Independent Reviewing Officer focuses on maintaining responsibility for a caseload of allocated children and young people as their named independent reviewing officer.

What the role involves

• Maintaining responsibility for a caseload of allocated children and young people as their named Independent Reviewing Officer.
• Ensure children's wishes, feelings, and lived experiences are central to all review discussions.
• Provide independent oversight and constructive challenge where care plans, interventions, or professional actions are not achieving positive outcomes.
• Act as a key liaison point between Children's Services and partner organisations involved in care planning.
• Supporting the development of policies, procedures, and practice guidance relating to looked after children.

Skills and requirements

• Professional Social Work qualification (BA Social Work, MA Social Work, DipSW, CQSW or equivalent).
• Significant post-qualification experience within Children's Social Care.
• Registration with the Social Work England.
• Extensive experience working with looked after children, child protection, safeguarding.

Confirmed role details

• We are working closely with a local authority in Bexley to assist with the appointment of an Independent Reviews Officer, on a 3-months contract, highly likely to be extended at cl.
• £24.93- £34.26 per hour.