Contract Type: Permanent

 

Salary: Grade J. Scale 40 - £48,474 to Scale 43 - £51,515 with a professional bar at SCP 41 £49,498**

 

Hours: 36 Hours per Week 

 

Base Location: Ashton Old Library, Old Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 7SG

 

Closing Date: Monday 29th April 2024

 

Assessment Date: To be arranged

 

The provision of Children’s Services in Tameside is a key priority for the Council and we are committed to achieving the best outcomes for Children and Young People. 

 

Tameside Children’s Services is on an improvement journey and has great ambition for the services that support its most vulnerable children and families in providing care and protection.

 

To achieve our ambitious improvement plans we need suitable experienced professionals with drive, integrity and ambition.

 

We are currently seeking to recruit an experienced dedicated Independent Reviewing Officer to chair Initial and Review Child Protection Conferences. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of Social Work practice in Children’s Services and be registered with Social Work England. You will be responsible for chairing complex Child Protection conferences and support the development of quality services for all of the young people in Tameside.

 

The role will support the independent nature of our reviewing service, support families facing change and most importantly act as an advocate and work towards better outcomes for our young people

 

You will have post qualifying management experience and the ability to manage challenge in a constructive way, whilst ensuring the best outcomes for children and contributing to the team’s development.

 

We firmly believe that all children in Tameside deserve the best start in life and we are looking for the right people to help make this happen.

 

This is an exciting time to join Tameside and you will be part of a service that is highly committed, welcoming and supportive. We are continuing to transform our approach to how we deliver services to support children and families which includes the implementation of the Signs of Safety Practice Model and our Heart of Practice core values and principles.

• The child is kept central to all our work.

• Honesty and respect guides and underpins our daily practice.

• Services built on developing effective relationships with each other and those we support.

• A commitment to improvement and always striving to be the best we can be.

• A culture of Public Service where we are clear on our responsibilities and show how we meet the expectations for those we support.

 

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.

 

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset.  Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do.  We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage.  Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do. 

 

Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.

 

If you would like any further information about this role, please contact Verity Chapman Service Unit Manager verity.chapman@tameside.gov.uk or 07866983266.

 

This position is subject to Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure Procedures. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

 

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English in the person specification.

 

In line with the IRO handbook the IRO/Conference chair should be an authoritative professional with at least the equivalent status to an experienced children’s social work manager. 

 

** This post is classified as being in a professional job category.  As such the grade for the job has a professional grade development bar which employees can progress through subject to meeting the following criteria:

1. Relevant professional qualification for the job role at Level 6 or above AND a management qualification, AND 

2. Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in the role, AND 

3. Maintained membership of a regulated body where this is a requirement to practice in the role where applicable, AND 

4. Professional standards practised to the highest expected level. 

 

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer.  Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.

 

Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here

 

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