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Location: Plough Lane, Hereford, HR4 0LE
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Duration: 3+ Months
Working Hours: Mon – Fri, 09:00 – 17:00, 37 Hours per week
Pay rate: £ 27.56 per hour
Job Ref: OR12093
Responsibilities
In this role, you will work with children under the care of Herefordshire and take on a combined role as an Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO), Child Protection Conference Chair, and Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) when required. Your responsibilities will include:
- Chairing Child Looked After Review and Adoption Review meetings, as well as Child Protection Conferences to ensure child-focused, SMART plans that achieve positive outcomes for children and families.
- Providing ongoing oversight, leadership, and assurance to drive aspirational practice and improvements across the system.
- Challenging and improving the care offered where necessary.
- Developing an area of specialist practice knowledge and leading quality assurance efforts to improve outcomes for children.
To succeed in this role, you will need to possess the following skills and qualifications:
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence, negotiate solutions, and communicate complex and contentious information effectively.
- Ability to formulate and oversee plans that promote child safety, manage risk, and progress permanence while considering care, development, and protection.
- Proficiency in formulating accurate, accessible, and comprehensive reports.
- Effective and sensitive communication with children of all ages, capturing and responding to their wishes, feelings, and lived experiences.
- Strong organisational and time management skills to manage competing needs in a high-paced environment.
- Professional social work qualification and registration with Social Work England.
- Experience as an IRO, Child Protection Conference Chair, LADO, or team manager.
- Extensive knowledge of The IRO handbook, Child Protection Procedures, relevant legislation, regulations, and guidance, including Working Together to Safeguard Children.
- Understanding of Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Legislative Frameworks.
- Previous leadership experience within a Children's Social Care environment.
- Comprehensive knowledge of roles and responsibilities of all other agencies involved with children.
- Significant understanding of relevant research, particularly concerning child development, effects of separation and loss, and attachment theory.
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