Independent Reviewing Officer

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. 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 cared for children's reviews 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 children and young people., 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 Restorative Practice and Children at the Heart of our 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.
  
  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., 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.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure Procedures.
• 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. This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English.

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.