Independent Reviewing Officer - Children's Services
| Posting date: | 01 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £51,801 to £59,724 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 July 2025 |
| Location: | Thurrock, Essex, RM17 6SL |
| Company: | Thurrock Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2550_1751390661 |
Summary
Salary: £51,801 - £59,724 per annum
Grade: G
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Quality Assurance for Thurrock Children Services is a fast developing service, with high aspirations for outcomes for children.
We are seeking passionate and tenacious social work professionals, who have a drive for improving outcomes for Thurrock children.
We are currently recruiting for an Independent Reviewing Officer who has a crucial contribution to make by ensuring the child/young person's voice is heard. If you are an experienced social worker with management experience, who enjoys working with professional networks and making relationships with children/young people, but who can constructively challenge when necessary, then this opportunity will be of interest to you. Supervisory/management experience essential.
Thurrock is investing in its children's services and is aiming for only excellent performance and outcomes for the children and families we work with, so as to build upon its recent Outstanding Ofsted rating to achieve even better outcomes for children and families.
In return we offer a competitive salary as well as an attractive benefit package, including:
- Generous annual leave - 25 days rising to 30 after 5 years
- Excellent training opportunities and an established CPD programme
- Flexible working to enable work life balance
- Reflective supervision and management support
- Reasonable work loads
- Training in Signs of Safety
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required at Enhanced Level for this role.
Closing Date:
Redeployment Only: 10th July 2025
Internal & External Applications: 20th July 2025
Interview Dates: Week commencing 28th July 2025
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