About the Role:
Surrey County Council are looking for a Specialist Children with Disabilities Independent Reviewing Officer / Child Protection Chair to join the Quality Practice Team.
Key Responsibilities:
- To ensure that for the children to whom they are the CPC/IRO, that there is a comprehensive care plan for each looked after
child or child subject to child protection concerns that will meet the needs of the child, keep her/him safe, with a specific focus
on children with disabilities, and is effectively implemented within agreed timescales in line with relevant statutory
requirements and departmental policies. - Chair a range of key multi-agency meetings for looked after children and children requiring protection and children in
need,with a specific focus on children with disabilities, ensuring that meetings are recorded efficiently and that plans for
individual children are appropriate and are progressed efficiently. - Ensure that all meetings involving children, young people and their families are ‘user focused’ and enable their fullest
participation possible, using specialist skills and knowledge of and operate in line with the Family Safeguarding practice
model. - Liaise effectively with operational managers and resolve disagreements or conflicts between themselves and case
practitioners effectively and efficiently, alerting and escalating to senior managers issues which cannot be resolved. - Provide advice and guidance to operational staff on specific case matters, carry out a quality assurance function (completion
of QA forms, midway meetings, monthly audit programme) in relation to departmental and inter-agency casework practice,
identifying and following up concerns about practice standards, using the local dispute resolution process where required,
contributing to case auditing and service reviews as required. - Record data as required to support the performance management of the service and provide regular reports to a range of
management, senior management and governance bodies. - Adhering to local practice standards for CPC/IROs.
- Ensure the recommendations from the Doncaster Review is considered and implemented as required, for all children with
disabilities who are looked after. - Provide advice and guidance and training, if required, to colleagues who are working with and allocated to children with
disabilities, who are looked after.
Requirements:
- Qualified Social Worker
- Registered with Social Work England
- Eligible to work in the UK
Interested?
For more information on this role or to apply, get in touch with our vendor department who will arrange for a specialist consultant to get in contact with you:
0203 906 8670