Your new company
We are currently recruiting for a Fostering Independent Reviewing Officer for a welcoming and supportive team, on a part-time (3 days per week), permanent basis.
Your new role
The post holder will carry out work in the form of preparing for and chairing Annual Household Reviews for Foster Carers, and a very small number of Adopters, undertaking regular case audits of fostering and adoption case files, and carrying out Standards of Care meetings. The post is to meet the needs of the service. The post holder will not carry a supervisory caseload.
Main Accountabilities:
1. Liaise with Supervising Social Workers to ensure all paperwork for annual household reviews is received in a timely way and in order.
2. Chair and facilitate annual household reviews of Foster Carers.
3. Chair and facilitate a very small number of annual reviews of Adopters.
4. Provide a clear and concise report of the annual household reviews.
5. Chair standards of care meetings as and when they arise.
6. Liaise regularly with the Fostering Practice Manager on any practice issues arising from each review.
7. Ensure that there is a clear understanding with the service and carers regarding when reviews need to be presented to Panel.
8. Maintain the agency's high standards, in order to promote positive outcomes for children and young people, and ensure that social work, foster care,...