Independent Reviewing Officer

What is the job role? We are looking to recruit suitably qualified and experienced professional to join our Quality Assurance Service as an Independent Reviewing Officer. We have two opportunities available - one for a 12 month fixed term / secondment and another on a permanent basis. You will have responsibility for completing the statutory reviews of children who are looked after by the local authority. You will be committed to ensuring that plans and services for all children and young people, are of the highest quality and duly implemented without any drift or delay and play a critical role in ensuring best outcomes and opportunities for children and young people. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Who are we looking for? You will be a fully qualified Social Worker who has Team Manager and front-line experience within safeguarding children and is registered with Social Work England. You will be passionate about making a difference for children and young people. You will also be passionate about practice, sharing learning and knowledge. You will have a solid understanding of and be an advocate for the principles of diversity and inclusion in relation to workplace culture and service delivery. The children and young people we work with come from a variety of backgrounds and in order to deliver the best possible care it is vital that we have a workforce that represents and understands their unique experiences and perspectives. Within our team men, including men from minority ethnic backgrounds are currently under-represented across our middle-management team, as a result we would like to encourage men to apply for this post. This does not prevent any other applicants with a protected characteristic or a non-protected characteristic from applying. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Rebecca Watson If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our to see how we can assist you. For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process' Interview dates:10th &11th June About Coventry Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change. We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things. To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.