Independent Reviewing Officer - Part Time

Are you an experienced Social Work Manager looking for a new challenge? We have exciting opportunities for you to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people in Enfield. We are currently recruiting for the following positions : The Enfield Safeguarding and Quality Service is looking to recruit A part time (18 hours) Independent Reviewing Officer / Child Protection Conference Chair Why Join Us? At Enfield, our Independent Reviewing Officers play a dual role, chairing reviews for children and young people in care as well as child protection conferences. This is a unique opportunity to influence social work practice and promote positive outcomes for children. You will work closely with social work teams, oversee the progression of plans, and support the LADO on a duty basis. What We Offer :

• A Supportive Team Culture : Be part of an established, talented, and highly supportive service passionate about ensuring children receive the best care and support possible.
• Professional Growth : We embrace learning and continuous improvement to enhance our knowledge, practice, and outcomes for families.
• Impactful Work : You will have a pivotal role in quality assurance and the opportunity to make a significant difference in improving outcomes for children.
• Flexible Working : Plan and work from home outside of office-based meetings, conferences, and seeing children in placements.
What We Are Looking For : We seek highly skilled, forward-thinking professionals who are motivated and committed to promoting high standards of care and support for children in care and those subject to child protection plans.


• Post-qualifying experience in children and family social work, including child protection and planning for looked-after children.
• Substantial management experience in statutory social work with children and families.
• Experience in chairing complex meetings and a good working knowledge of childcare legislation.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Relevant social work qualification and registration with SW England.
Our Approach : We use the Signs of Safety tool and Motivational Interviewing techniques to inform our interventions and care planning with children and their families. Child protection conferences and reviews of children looked after now exclusively in person. We are passionate about face-to-face interactions with children, parents, and carers.

Enfield's Social Care Centre of Excellence confirms our commitment to creating and maintaining an environment for new and existing staff to be the best and deliver high quality social work to our most vulnerable children and young people. It brings our recruitment, professional development and support into the one portal for social care staff to see what we have to offer and how we are supporting them to continue to learn and develop on a professional basis.

The advertised salary of 53,817 - £68,265 is for full time work, the salary for part time will be calculated on a pro-rata basis. The part time salary for 18 hours is £26,908 - £34,132, Why it's great to work for Enfield Council :
• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
• A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
• Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
• Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
• Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
• 1 month paid sabbatical for Children's Social Workers
We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That's why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn.