Independent Reviewing Officer

Connect2Surrey|Surrey County Council
Independent Reviewing Officer - up to £45.82 UMB
CFL
Woking

Job Description:

Casework Management

Provide leadership and professional support to colleagues and other professionals in situations of high complexity.
Apply extensive knowledge of practice, theory and legislation to enhance practice, procedures and policies, promote innovation, and introduce new ways of working from recognised sites of excellence.
Make use of sophisticated, critical reasoning and both model and facilitate reflective and evidence-informed practice.Assessment and Review

Support and encourage professional decision-making in others, to enable assessment procedures to be used discerningly in response to the presenting needs.
Maintain and provide expertise in specialist assessment and intervention and support others to develop these skills.
Model the effective assessment and management of risk in complex situations, across a range of situations, including positive risk taking situations. Safeguarding * Provide professional leadership on safeguarding issues in collaboration with other senior members of the team.
Provide support to resolve concerns about practice.People Management

Manage a defined team or area providing clear organisation, direction and development.
Provide professional support, advice and/or supervision.
Monitor and support the performance management and development of team members using a coaching approach, to support individual development and ensure that individual contributions are maximised.
Manage complaints where required, and verify assessments and authorise when appropriate.Work with others

Promote positive working relationships in and across teams and with partners in statutory, voluntary and third sector organisations, using strategies for collaboration and arbitration.
Contribute to and provide professional leadership of organisational change and development and address performance management issues that arise.
Ensure that all staff in the team are adhering to the requirements of data quality legislation.Essential Qualifications & Experience Required

Professional social work qualification and registered with the Social Work England.
Extensive working knowledge of child protection and child care practice, relevant legislation, regulations and guidance including Working Together to Safeguard Children and The IRO Handbook.
Knowledge of equal opportunities and human rights legislative framework.
Comprehensive knowledge of roles and responsibilities of all other agencies involved with children.
Ability to manage complex situations including conflict, anger and aggression, maintaining professional boundaries and focus on child's needs.
Effective chairing skills for meetings of small and large groups of people involving users and other professionals.
Ability to analyse and evaluate a wide range of information from different professional perspectives and assess risk.
Ability to deal with situations with sensitivity, tact and diplomacy, ensuring that children/parents/carers views are respected and, fairly and effectively represented.
Organised, efficient in time management and able to prioritise competing, complex demands. Enhanced DBS clearance. Willingness and ability to travel around county and work outside normal office hours.Connect2Surrey is a trading style of Surrey & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Surrey County Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Surrey is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates