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Independent Reviewing Officer/CPCC

Employer
Sandwell Children's Trust
Location
Sandwell
Salary
£41,881 to £46,845 per annum
Closing date
28 Jun 2021
Reference
SAND000005304

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Things are happening and changing at pace here at Sandwell Children’s Trust. There’s lots going on, we have a great story to tell and we’re eager to make the most of the momentum we’ve achieved.

Covering the 6 towns of Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury and West Bromwich, we’re smaller than our surrounding neighbours, but big enough to make a difference to the lives of the children, young people and families we support, as well as your career.

Keen to build on the close knit, family feel that our colleagues really embrace, we’re already revising our improvement plan and investing in additional resources to create manageable workloads, with an emphasis on working together in a supportive team environment.

Our vision and purpose are clear, supported by well-defined structures, led by a strong and committed management and leadership team that is connected, listens, cares and acts…now all we need is for you to find your new home in Sandwell.

 

We’ve created a platform to build an exceptional ‘offer’ to everyone that joins us, something that can grow as we mature, something that we can enhance to meet the changing demands of social care and most importantly…something we can all be proud of and make us feel right at home. This has manifested itself in the ‘12 reasons to work in Sandwell Children’s Trust’. It’s a dynamic strategy, with a flexible framework that enables us to think about the way we recognise, reward and support you. Just visit our website and search under benefits to see the full facts.

We’re passionate about improving the lives and outcomes of children, young people and families through robust multi-agency interventions. In addition to excellent career progression opportunities, with a clear and supported development path, we also offer agile working, with flexible and family friendly policies, that have a work/life balance at their core, plus lots, lots more…as you can see below.

https://www.sandwellchildrenstrust.org/work-with-us/

As an Independent Reviewing Officer working in the Trust you will:-

  • Independently chair child protection conferences and/or the statutory reviews of children looked after ensuring that plans are in place that are robust, achievable and regularly reviewed
  • Work closely with the Social Workers and Team Managers across our Children and Families teams and strengthen our existing team of Independent Reviewing Officers by ensuring that the plans for children fully reflect each child's needs, that all planning processes meet regulatory requirements, reflect best practice and maintain a focus on achieving best outcomes for the child.
  • Provide robust oversight of the progression of Childrens plans and where there are blocks provide robust and authoritative communication and escalation processes to negotiate within the authority up to the highest level to seek resolution and outcomes required for the child.

About you:

  • An experienced, energised and Social Work England registered social worker, ready to join the independent reviewing service.
  • You will need to be emotionally resilient, self-motivated, organised and innovative in your approach
  • You will require excellent verbal and written communication skills, and will need to be insightful, skilled and passionate about working with children and young people of all ages and developmental abilities, to help engage them in planning for their lives and achieve best outcomes with them.
  • You will need to be equally skilled in working with parents, carers and a wide range of professional groups and managers.
  • You will need to be confident in your own abilities, knowledgeable and skilled in quickly assimilating and analysing information, able to facilitate discussion and lead constructive challenge in what may frequently be an emotionally charged atmosphere in which you are able to effectively manage and resolve open hostility, passivity or resistance.

The role is flexible.

  • Balance your life and work with our family friendly policies
  • Flexible working patterns that suit you
  • Great technology to keep you connected
  • Join a truly agile workforce
  • It’s rewarding.

  • Competitive salary with excellent benefits package
  • Up to £6500 relocation package
  • £1500 refer a friend scheme
  • Your SWE Registration paid for
  • And we’ll support you.

  • 15 days per year professional development
  • High quality induction and appraisals
  • Investment in reflective group supervision and supportive individual supervision
  • Comprehensive training offer, including subscriptions to Community Care Inform (CCI) and Research in Practice (RiP)
  • Nationally recognised Trauma informed Practice (TiP) training with Dr Karen Triesman
  • Cultural Sensitivity sessions with Dr Prospera Tedam
  • Clear and supported career progression
  • We ‘grow our own’ here in Sandwell
  • Leadership that truly knows the organisation… and cares about you
  • So, if you think your future could lie in Sandwell, then we’d love to hear from you.

    To apply, please click the APPLY button.

    Closing date for applications:  27th June 2021

    Sandwell Children's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  An Enhanced DBS is required for this position and registration with Social Work England.

     

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    Company

    At Sandwell Children’s Trust we strive for excellence to improve the lives of children.  To achieve this, we know how important it is to retain and attract high performing, forward thinking and innovative people and provide them with all the support they need.

    With a culture of collaboration, partnership working and the child at the heart of everything we do, it really is an exciting time to join Sandwell Children’s Trust.

    Working for us

    There are lots of great reasons to work with us in Sandwell Children’s Trust.  From a generous rewards package to a culture of learning and development.  Our 12 reasons to work for Sandwell Children’s Trust sets us apart as the place to grow your career and feel part of a great team.  Please visit the Sandwell Deal and our 12 reasons via this hyperlink:  https://sandwelldeal.co.uk/

    There are many benefits for working for us too:

    • Flexible working patterns that suit you and all of our roles have well-defined career progression.
    • Access to our Learning & Development portal offering virtual training programmes, learning & development info bursts, learning events and much more.
    • The latest technology enabling more effective and streamlined working.
    • Detailed and effective appraisals to strengthen your practice.
    • Access to a range of family friendly policies.

    Benefits & Rewards

    • Up to £6,500 re-location package
    • Generous annual leave entitlement, plus 5 additional days for long service recognition. 
    • The opportunity to purchase up to 10 days additional holiday through our salary sacrifice scheme.
    • Your birthday off paid in addition to annual leave entitlement and 8 bank holidays, plus a concessionary day at Christmas.
    • Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, this is a nationwide career average scheme with employer contributions of 21.6%.
    • We recognise individual loyalty with service awards from 2, 5, 10 and every 5 years onwards.
    • Reimbursement of Social Work England registration
    • 24/7 access to free and confidential employee counselling service
    • Access to a range of discounts on products and services
    • Salary sacrifice schemes for cars, bikes and technology.
    • Refer a friend scheme
    • Wellbeing initiatives and forums
    • Discounted gym membership
    • Eye care vouchers
       

    About Sandwell    

    Sandwell sits in the heart of the West Midlands and has a diverse population of 341,729 people.  While Sandwell is the 12th most deprived local authority in England, it is a community where our families have high aspirations and where we pride ourselves on equality of opportunity and our adaptability and resilience.

    We have excellent and affordable transport links, quality housing at affordable prices and an abundance of entertainment, arts, culture and history right on the doorstep.

    For all recruitment enquiries please email recruitment_childrenstrust@sandwell.gov.uk and one of our friendly team will call you to discuss opportunities with the Trust.


     

     

    Company info
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    Telephone
    0121 569 2200
    Location
    Sandwell Children's Trust
    The Wellman Building
    Dudley Road
    Oldbury
    West Midlands
    B69 3DL
    United Kingdom

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