Independent Reviewing Officer
Team : Child Protection and Looked After Children
Location : Liverpool
Details:
To act as a co-ordinator and chairperson for Child Protection Conferences and Statutory Childcare Reviews and to ensure the highest standard of practice in these areas of work.
MAIN DUTIES
1. To co-ordinate and chair initial conferences and review conferences held under Sefton LSCB Safeguarding Procedures.
2. To co-ordinate and chair statutory child reviews on children looked after by the Local Authority.
3. To ensure that all conference and child care review minutes are of a high standard and that children and their families are able to contribute to the decision making process as fully as possible.
4. To promote the highest possible standards of professional practice, and to ensure a multi-agency approach to decision making in Child Protection conferences and Child Care reviews.
5. To deputise for the Resource Manager, Safeguarding, in matters relating to Safeguarding and Child Protection and Children Looked After by the Local Authority.
6. To assist in the collation and analysis of data emanating from conference and review material.
7. To maintain appropriate records and to comply with required administrative procedures.
8. To undertake Duty rota in accordance with the Allegations Against Professionals, Carers and Volunteers Procedure.
9. To Chair Allegations Meetings and Suitability Meetings.
10. To Chai...