Liquid Personnel is recruiting an experienced Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) for its client in Gateshead. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and young people by ensuring their care plans are robust, effective, and aligned with statutory requirements.
The role is primarily office-based, with some flexibility for home working. It requires a strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, along with excellent communication and organisational skills.
What will your responsibilities be?
In this role, you will:
- Chair Looked After Child (LAC) reviews, ensuring care plans meet statutory requirements and promote positive outcomes.
- Monitor and track progress against care plans, escalating concerns where necessary.
- Ensure the voice of the child is central to all decision-making processes.
- Work collaboratively with social workers, managers, and partner agencies to achieve the best outcomes for children.
- Provide professional challenge and oversight to ensure compliance with legislation and guidance.
- Maintain accurate records and produce high-quality reports following reviews.
Benefits:
- Support from senior management and a collaborative team environment.
- Convenient location with good transport links.
- Competitive hourly rate of pay.
Qualifications & Experience:
To be successful in this role you must have:
- Social Work England registration.
- Eligible to work in the UK.
- Hold a full UK driving licence.
- Post-qualified experience in children’s services, ideally in an IRO role.
- Degree level or equivalent in Social Work.
Why Liquid Personnel?
- Free DBS and compliance service
- Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
- Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
- Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
- Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
- Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
- “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
- “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *
Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.
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Vacancy posted 6 days ago
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