Independent Reviewing Officer

Job Description

To prepare for, chair and ensure accurate and timely recording of multi-agency Child Protection Case Conferences and Looked After (and Accommodated) Child Reviews. To ensure that there is effective inter-agency decision making about children and young people in line with relevant legislation, policies and procedures.

The Independent Reviewing Officer will facilitate and chair Child Protection Case Conferences and LAAC reviews to ensure robust planning for children and the production of good quality SMART focused plans.

The Independent Reviewing Officer is accountable for decision making process at Case Conferences regarding the registration of children and young people in line with multi-agency Child Protection procedures and statutory requirements.  The post holder has a key role in quality assuring assessment and decision-making in operational practice. The post holder is required where appropriate to challenge practice at a range of levels across agencies.

The post holder will have a key role and responsibility for the organisation, chairing and outcome of statutory reviews of Looked After and Accommodated Children. They are accountable for the decision making process at a LAAC to ensure robust planning for children.

To participate in the development of strategic and practice issues including quality assurance and self evaluation.

Additional Information

You can view the application pack below which contains the job profile outlining the skills, experience and knowledge required for this job.  You can also find our recruitment privacy notice and a general information pack about Clackmannanshire Council.

Clackmannanshire Council is currently promoting the recruitment campaign “Get into Care for Adult Care”.  Further documents can be viewed below – these do not relate to the job advertised.

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from everyone and we value diversity in our workforce.  We are committed to being an exemplar employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect.  For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under represented in our workforce.

Clackmannanshire Council operates a flexible hybrid approach for those roles that allow this type of working.  Attendance at the office will be required to meet the needs of the business and for example to build team and stakeholder relationships.  The exact pattern of working will be agreed with you as part of the recruitment process.

Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and / or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.  You will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Clackmannanshire Council.  Further guidance will follow in your conditional offer of employment on how to apply.  Please note you will be required to pay for the cost of this application if your salary is over £38,000 per annum, which will be deducted from your first pay.  Further information can be found here https://www.mygov.scot/pvg-scheme

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Please note that if you are selected for interview you will be notified by e-mail.

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