Children''s Independent Reviewing Officer - CP

Our client Rochdale Borough council is looking for a Children''s Independent Reviewing Officer to join their Child protection team.PURPOSE AND OBJECTS OF THE JOBTo ensure a high quality conferencing and reviewing service for children whose welfare needs to be safeguarded. These children and young people will include children in need of a protection plan and Looked after Children.To promote the improvement and development of services to children and their families by contributing to a quality assurance strategy that facilitates continuous improvement through the effective and efficient use of the Targeted Service''s resources.Principal DutiesLooked After ReviewsTo quality assure the care planning processes for looked after children in line with the care planning regulations 2010 through the chairing and reporting of looked after children reviewsTo discharge the IRO duties in line with the IRO Handbook 2010To ensure practice standards in relation to the coordination and chairing of looked after reviews are adhered to in line with council policyTo ensure that children and young people are engaged in their reviews through meeting with children and engaging with them within the review process including meeting children outside of their review meetingChild Protection ConferencesTo chair child protection conferences and reviews and ensure minutes are produced in line with agreed timeframes.To ensure the quality assurance of child protection conferences in line with RBSCB procedures ..... full job details .....