job details summary durham, durham £35.45 per hour contract full-time job category health & social care, practitioner & technician job details Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) &
Child Protection Chair Location:
Durham, County Durham Authority:
Durham County Council (Children & Young People's Services)
Pay Rate:
£35.45 per hour (Umbrella)
Contract:
Full-Time Locum Assignment Working Pattern:
Hybrid / Flexible working arrangements Durham County Council is recruiting a skilled Independent Reviewing Officer / Child Protection Conference Chair to join their Quality Assurance & Safeguarding Service. Offering £35.45 per hour, this pivotal role is responsible for independent oversight, chairing statutory reviews, and providing constructive challenge across Children & Young People's Services.
Key Responsibilities:
Independent Chairing:
Act as an independent Chairperson for Looked After Children (LAC/CLA) Reviews, Child Protection Conferences, Foster Carer Reviews, Private Fostering Reviews, Secure Accommodation Reviews, and complex disruption/planning meetings.
Child Advocacy:
Engage directly with children, young people, and their families to ensure the child's views, wishes, and feelings directly shape all local authority decision-making.
Permanency & Care Planning:
Implement robust systems to ensure every child within the Looked After system has an appropriate, timely Permanency Plan in place.
Constructive Challenge & Advice:
Work constructively alongside senior managers and frontline teams, offering specialist legislative advice, a critical perspective, and appropriate professional challenge.
Quality Assurance & Audit:
Develop quality assurance mechanisms, participate in service audits, and monitor compliance with Care Planning Regulations, LSCB procedures, and DfE requirements.
Multi-Agency Leadership:
Play an active role in Safeguarding Board processes, building effective multi-agency partnerships across health, education, and partner services.
What We Are Looking For:
Qualifications & Registration:
Recognised Social Work qualification and active registration with Social Work England (SWE).
Extensive Experience:
Significant post-qualifying social work experience in statutory Children's Social Care, including prior IRO, CP Chair, or Senior Management experience.
Legislative Mastery:
Deep, working knowledge of Care Planning Regulations, Working Together to Safeguard Children, Fostering Regulations, Adoption Agencies Regulations, and Public Law Outline (PLO) care proceedings.
Communication & Assurance:
Outstanding communication skills with the ability to build rapport with children while maintaining rigorous quality control across teams. Why Apply?
Competitive Rate:
£35.45 per hour.
High-Impact Role:
Play a central, independent role in shaping positive outcomes and practice improvement across County Durham.
Hybrid Flexibility:
Modern blended working model combining remote practice with essential on-site chairing commitments. Apply Today Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone. Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing. ... Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) &
Child Protection Chair Location:
Durham, County Durham Authority:
Durham County Council (Children & Young People's Services)
Pay Rate:
£35.45 per hour (Umbrella)
Contract:
Full-Time Locum Assignment Working Pattern:
Hybrid / Flexible working arrangements Durham County Council is recruiting a skilled Independent Reviewing Officer / Child Protection Conference Chair to join their Quality Assurance & Safeguarding Service. Offering £35.45 per hour, this pivotal role is responsible for independent oversight, chairing statutory reviews, and providing constructive challenge across Children & Young People's Services.
Key Responsibilities:
Independent Chairing:
Act as an independent Chairperson for Looked After Children (LAC/CLA) Reviews, Child Protection Conferences, Foster Carer Reviews, Private Fostering Reviews, Secure Accommodation Reviews, and complex disruption/planning meetings.
Child Advocacy:
Engage directly with children, young people, and their families to ensure the child's views, wishes, and feelings directly shape all local authority decision-making.
Permanency & Care Planning:
Implement robust systems to ensure every child within the Looked After system has an appropriate, timely Permanency Plan in place.
Constructive Challenge & Advice:
Work constructively alongside senior managers and frontline teams, offering specialist legislative advice, a critical perspective, and appropriate professional challenge.
Quality Assurance & Audit:
Develop quality assurance mechanisms, participate in service audits, and monitor compliance with Care Planning Regulations, LSCB procedures, and DfE requirements.
Multi-Agency Leadership:
Play an active role in Safeguarding Board processes, building effective multi-agency partnerships across health, education, and partner services.
What We Are Looking For:
Qualifications & Registration:
Recognised Social Work qualification and active registration with Social Work England (SWE).
Extensive Experience:
Significant post-qualifying social work experience in statutory Children's Social Care, including prior IRO, CP Chair, or Senior Management experience.
Legislative Mastery:
Deep, working knowledge of Care Planning Regulations, Working Together to Safeguard Children, Fostering Regulations, Adoption Agencies Regulations, and Public Law Outline (PLO) care proceedings.
Communication & Assurance:
Outstanding communication skills with the ability to build rapport with children while maintaining rigorous quality control across teams. Why Apply?
Competitive Rate:
£35.45 per hour.
High-Impact Role:
Play a central, independent role in shaping positive outcomes and practice improvement across County Durham.
Hybrid Flexibility:
Modern blended working model combining remote practice with essential on-site chairing commitments. Apply Today Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone. Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing. experience Children services skills be able to manage challenging situations qualifications university education BA in social work share this job.
