Job Description
Salary range: £58,248 - £61,617 p.a. inc. London weighting
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Civic Centre with travel to children's homes, schools and other locations
We are looking for 2 curious, courageous and kind Independent Reviewing Officers. You will be skilled in understanding children's lived experience, conducting creative looked after children reviews and challenging and supporting good practice. This role is critical in demonstrating the best of practice to support social workers developing into the role. You will act with integrity and always in the child's best interest.
Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent's diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.
The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.
The Post
You will develop relationships with children who are looked after and chair (in a creative ways) reviews for looked after children.
You will write letters to a child following the review as a record of what was discussed.
You will complete mid-way reviews to ensure everything is on track.
You will work as part of a team to understand the quality of practice children receive and develop improvement initiatives.
You will follow the Independent Reviewing Officer Handbook and escalate concerns in a transparent and fair manner - always in children's best interest.
The Person
You are a experienced social worker with looked after children and have team manager level experience.
You hold and active registration with Social Work England.
You enjoy building relationships with children and finding creative ways for them to express their views as part of the review processes.
You are organised, flexible and have good record keeping skills.
You are able to write letters to children to capture the complex content of a review in an age-appropriate manager.
You are curious, courageous and kind in how you work with children, their families, their carers, professional networks and your colleagues.
Closing date: 22 September 2024 (23:59)
Assessment & Interview Date: 2 October 2024
Additional Information
If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.
The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.
Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.
As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including "non-visible" disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk
Job Description
Salary range: £58,248 - £61,617 p.a. inc. London weighting
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Civic Centre with travel to children's homes, schools and other locations
We are looking for 2 curious, courageous and kind Independent Reviewing Officers. You will be skilled in understanding children's lived experience, conducting creative looked after children reviews and challenging and supporting good practice. This role is critical in demonstrating the best of practice to support social workers developing into the role. You will act with integrity and always in the child's best interest.
Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent's diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.
The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.
The Post
You will develop relationships with children who are looked after and chair (in a creative ways) reviews for looked after children.
You will write letters to a child following the review as a record of what was discussed.
You will complete mid-way reviews to ensure everything is on track.
You will work as part of a team to understand the quality of practice children receive and develop improvement initiatives.
You will follow the Independent Reviewing Officer Handbook and escalate concerns in a transparent and fair manner - always in children's best interest.
The Person
You are a experienced social worker with looked after children and have team manager level experience.
You hold and active registration with Social Work England.
You enjoy building relationships with children and finding creative ways for them to express their views as part of the review processes.
You are organised, flexible and have good record keeping skills.
You are able to write letters to children to capture the complex content of a review in an age-appropriate manager.
You are curious, courageous and kind in how you work with children, their families, their carers, professional networks and your colleagues.
Closing date: 22 September 2024 (23:59)
Assessment & Interview Date: 2 October 2024
Additional Information
If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.
The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.
Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.
As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including "non-visible" disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk
Job Description