R2r102896 - Independent Reviewing Officer

4 weeks ago

SouthendonSea, United Kingdom South End City Council Full time

Your New Organisation:
Southend on Sea City Council is a Unitary local authority, providing vital services to meet the needs of the local community. We employ around 1,800 staff who are working alongside our partners and local communities to deliver the Southend 2050 ambition and make lives better for the people of Southend.

Working for Southend on Sea City Council offers a challenging and rewarding career in local government within a collaborative and innovate environment, with the benefit of flexible working practices to support a positive work life balance. As a Unitary Authority we are responsible for all local government functions ranging from social services, transport, public health and parks through to planning, trading standards, community safety and education, so we offer a wide range of career opportunities. The diversity of our economy and communities and investment in a number of exciting regeneration projects makes our Council a great place to work, learn and make a difference.

Your new role:
You will monitor progress of plans for children between CLA Reviews and Child Protection Conferences to ensure their needs are being met.

You will be joining a service that Ofsted reported in 2023 as 'Social workers who were spoken to during this visit were positive about working for Southend and reported feeling safe and ‘belonging’. Social workers reported that management is thoughtful, considers successes and celebrates good practice...the senior leadership team are visible and social workers can discuss issues affecting their work with children.

Within this position, hybrid working opportunities are available. However, you will be expected to be office-based 3 days a week.

What you'll need to succeed:
To be successful in this position you must be able to work in the UK, have a recognised Social Work qualification and be registered with the Social Work England.

You are required to have statutory local authority children's services experience along with experience of improving outcomes for children who are being harmed, including children who experience domestic abuse and chronic neglect.

You will need to have the ability to engage in a restorative manner with parents, carers and children in order for them to know they are central to all aspects of planning. As well as having the ability to share expertise in the field of child protection with social workers, social work managers and partner agencies.

You will have strong communication skills, both verbally and written, and have the ability to organise and manage a varied workload.

What you'll get in return:
**Pension**:
Southend-on-Sea City Council provide membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for employees aged under 75. The LGPS is a generous scheme and provides you with a future income, independent of share prices and stock market fluctuations.

**Leave Entitlements**:
We offer our employees a generous leave entitlement from 25 days up to 32 days based on length of service (Continuous service). Southend-on-Sea City Council also offer a range of flexible working and family-friendly leave.

**We also offer paid time off to allow employees to undertake volunteering activities**

Here at Southend-on-Sea City Council we also offer our employees free access to a benefit portal that provides access to wellbeing support and a range of salary sacrifice schemes to help spread the cost of items, including:

- Bicycles, cars, electronics and gym membership.
- The portal also provides access to a range of discounts on products and services including retail, food shopping, travel, dining out and leisure activities.

What you need to do now:
If you would like a copy of either the Job Description and Person Specification please click here

All applicants for this role will require an enhanced DBS check.

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