Our client, Stoke on Trent City Council is looking for a Independent Safeguarding And Reviewing Officer to join their team.

Job Purpose

• To provide a consistent and high-quality service to frontline teams in the chairing and management of statutory reviews for children looked after and of child protection conferences as governed by:
• The Children Acts 1989 and 2004
• Statutory guidance for the review of children's cases 1991 for the Review of Children's Cases 199
• The Adoption & Children Act 2002, specifically the Review of Children's Cases (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2004 - IRO Guidance
• Working Together to Safeguard Children: 2020
• Children and Social Work Act 2017

Key Duties/Responsibilities

This post entails the planning, preparation and chairing of child protection conferences and statutory reviews for Looked After children