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Independent Reviewing Officer

2 months ago

Luton, United Kingdom Luton Borough Council Full time

**Job Number**

LBC03136

**Contract Type**

Permanent

**Posting End Date**

30 June 2024

**Job Area**

Children's Social Care

**About the job**:
**Salary: £47,420 - £50,512 plus £5,500 market supplement a year and £3203 car benefit allowance a year pro rata**
**Hours per week: 14.8**
**Contract type: Permanent**

Are you interested in being jointly responsible for the maintenance of the childcare system? Are you dedicated to ensuring that reviews of Looked after Children and Child Protection Conferences are completed within statutory timescales? Are you able to deliver high standards? If yes, then this is the role for you

We have an exciting and rewarding role available within our Safeguarding and Quality Assurance Team. You’ll have the opportunity to chair reviews of Looked after Children and Child protection conferences, and contribute to the development and quality assurance of service standards.

**Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.**

**About you**:
You’ll have the ability to authoritatively Chair key multi-agency meetings and communicate effectively with diverse audiences.

We are looking for a strong team player who has the ability to quality assure the work of front-line staff and engage young people, parent and careers in meetings and decision making.

This is an exciting and rewarding role where you’ll have opportunity to develop your existing knowledge and understanding of child care legislation including considerable experience of supervision and managing staff working in complex child care arenas.

We do ask that you have a degree or Diploma in Social Worker or equivalent.

**About us**:
Our ambitious **Luton 2040 Vision **- that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty - is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.

The people of Luton depend heavily on this council - and that means our workforce Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?

**Application process**:
**Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.**

**Additional information**:
We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:

- **From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave**: linked to length of service and grade
- **Buying annual leave scheme**:buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
- **Career Pathways**: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
- **Pension scheme**:with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
- **Employee Assistance Programme**: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
- **Work/life balance**: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
- **Training and support**:unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
- **Staff offers**: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
- **Arriva Travel Club**: great value savings on local bus travel

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