Specialist Practitioner Independent Reviewing Officer

This permanent post sits in the Independent Reviewing Service within Warwickshire County Council's Children and Families Service, and is aimed at an experienced social worker. The role centres on statutory reviews of children's care plans, quality assurance, and supporting social workers and managers in their decisions. It is a full-time, 37-hour role in an established team with strong staff retention. Team manager experience, Level 5 and about five years' experience are preferred rather than required.

• Conduct statutory reviews of children's care plans
• Support decision-making for social workers and managers
• Review information, ask the right questions and ensure decisions are carried out
• Contribute to quality assurance and service improvement
  
  Maintain practice standards for children and young people
• Promote restorative approaches and direct engagement with young people
• Work with health, education, police and community services as part of multi-agency teams

• Experienced social worker

• Ability to review information and ask the right questions
• Ability to make decisions quickly and ensure they are carried out
• Knowledge and experience to support decision-making by social workers and managers

• Team manager experience
• Level 5 qualification
• Around five years' experience

• Employer pension contribution typically around 19%
• Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee
• Volunteering and wellbeing day
• Generous annual leave, bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas
• Agile working
• Vivup benefits and discounts platform
• Supervision policy focused on wellbeing and workload
• Refer a Friend package for some roles