About the role
As an Independent Reviewing & Conference Officer, your primary role will focus on chairing Child Protection Conferences. You will therefore have responsibility for ensuring that each child has an outcome focused plan that meets their individualised needs and is effectively implemented within agreed timescales in line with relevant statutory requirements and departmental policies.
The role also carries various quality assurance functions in relation to departmental and partnership practice, identifying and following up concerns about practice standards, sharing and showcasing good practice examples, and contributing to case auditing and service reviews as required.
What will you be doing?
Independent Reviewing & Conference officers are involved in a number of ongoing projects to evaluate current standards of practice, and to support improved practice initiatives across the Trust. Child Protection Chairs are also leaders in the Signs of Safety practice framework adopted by Northants Children’s Trust.
About you
We are therefore looking for committed and passionate people who are interested in the challenges of working in a busy, professional environment. We are driving forward improvements in practice across Northamptonshire, and Child Protection Chairpersons play a key role in improving outcomes for the most vulnerable children within the county.
Our benefits
We are committed to continuous improvement, building a skilled, knowledgeable, and flexible workforce alongside promoting innovation and creativity whilst keeping children, young people and families at the heart of all we do.
We really value our workforce and offer you a great benefits package including:
- 2 Day Induction Programme
- 2 days Signs of Safety training (social care colleagues)
- Extensive Learning & Development and career development opportunities
- Flexible and family working arrangements including enhanced maternity benefits
- A permanent, supportive and inclusive management team where you will be empowered to make good professional decisions
- Local government Pension Scheme
- Heavily subsidised town centre car parking scheme
- Employee Discount Scheme
- 27 days’ annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days – after 5 years’ service
- Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days
- Employee Discount Schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Monthly quality supervision
- SWE Registration paid yearly (social care colleagues)
About us
Northamptonshire Children’s Trust was established in November 2020 to deliver Children’s Services to the newly established North and West Northants County Councils. The Trust is wholly owned and funded but operationally independent from the Councils; this provides the organisation with unique opportunities to explore new ways of working and to be more agile and adaptable in its approach to service delivery. We are developing a culture that allows the very highest quality of professional practice to flourish and evolve, delivering at the cutting edge of new innovation.
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