Independent Safeguarding and Reviewing Officer

Description

Directorate: Children and Family Services
Section: Safeguarding and Quality Assurance
Grade: Level 14
Hours: 37 hours per week
Closing Date: 6th July 2025

This is an exciting time to join the service as our newly created role of Independent Safeguarding and Reviewing Officer evolves. This new role is an amalgamation of the Conference Chair and the Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO). Stoke work's using a Restorative model with families and professionals and you will be an important part of ensuring that this becomes embedded in practice across the service as part of your Quality Assurance function.

You will need to ensure that you have a good understanding of the IRO Handbook and working together to ensure that the Statutory requirements for both Safeguarding and children who are cared for by Stoke are adhered to. You will need to have the ability to have restorative conversations with others to ensure that issues are addressed appropriately and proportionally to ensure the right outcomes for children.

Amongst the benefits we offer are

-Up to 41 days holiday (including 8 days bank holidays)
-Option to buy extra annual leave
-Flexible working hours
-Hybrid working
-Relocation allowance to £8,000 subject to policy
-Manageable caseloads
-High quality reflective supervision
-Health and wellbeing support
-Access to staff equality and diversity networks
-Free parking

For further information please contact
Louise Cooke, Independent Safeguarding & Reviewing Service Manager
Louise.Cooke@stoke.gov.uk