Independent Reviewing Officer- Full Time

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council prides itself on being a great place to work where staff are trusted, valued and supported to make a positive contribution at work.

Things are happening and changing at pace here in Children’s Services in Stockton on Tees. There’s lots going on and we have come a long way. We’re seeking ambitious, hardworking and innovative people to join our team.

Independent Reviewing Officers are crucial to our journey to promote the best outcomes for children and young people. In this key post, you will chair Child in Our Care reviews and liaise with care team members to ensure appropriate standards are met for the Children in Our Care. You will also chair Child Protection Conferences and facilitate multi-agency discussions to support the development and implementation of Child Protection Plans for children and young people in Stockton-on-Tees.

You will have effective communication and negotiation skills, be able to handle difficult situations sensitively and enjoy working collaboratively.

This is an exciting time to join us as we continue to hold children at the centre of everything that we do and reinforce our commitment to embedding relationship -based practice.

We recognise that we will promote the best outcomes for children by focusing on relationships with and within families, and also with each other as a staff team and with our multi-agency partners.

We’re revising our workforce strategy to support this and investing in additional resources to create manageable workloads, with an emphasis on working together in a supportive team environment.

We are expanding our social work teams, introducing new team structures and expanding our help and support (early help) offer, making up an extensive offer to families across Children’s Services.

We’ll support you to flourish and be the best you can, delivering high-quality services and working closely with professionals from a range of agencies to improve the lived experience of children.

In addition to excellent career progression opportunities, with a clear and supported development path, we also offer agile working, with flexible and family friendly policies, that have a work/life balance at their core, plus lots, lots more…as you can see below.

This post has been identified as suitable for flexible working which enables the postholder to work a % of their working time away from the office.

In return we offer an excellent total reward package, including:

• A competitive salary to match your expertise (£43,516 - £45,495).
• Flexible Working arrangements –working onsite at our main office in central Stockton, at our other Council buildings within the borough (where appropriate), and the ability to work some of your time from home.
• 27 days annual leave per year rising to 32 with 5 years service. Ability to purchase additional leave is also available.
• Generous Pension Scheme through the LGPS with ability to pay extra and plan for retirement
• Access to a number of employee benefits including an employee counselling service, Physiotherapy, salary sacrifice Car Lease Scheme and more.

If you would like an informal discussion about the post, please contact Jo Wren, Independent Review Team Manager on 01642 528018

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £43,516.00-£45,495.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Sick pay
• Store discount
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Flexitime

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 244792