This is a
dual role where you will lead
Child Protection Conferences and review care plans for
Children Looked After, ensuring their voices are heard and their needs are met. You'll be part of a
well-established, innovative team that values collaboration, creativity, and continuous improvement.
You'll play a key role in:
- Chairing multi-agency Child Protection Conferences
- Reviewing care plans for children in care, including those in adoptive placements and youth justice settings
- Promoting best practice and safeguarding standards
- Supporting and mentoring social work colleagues
- Contributing to service development through training and participation groups
- Partnership working is something the service prides itself on, so you need to demonstrate a strong knowledge of working in an outcome focussed way with families co-producing plans that meet their needs as well as professionals.
- We are Committed to working a strength trauma informed way, but training will be given
About the service This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and creative individual to join our Reviewing Hub. The Reviewing Hub brings together our well-established Safeguarding and Reviewing Service, as well as other important reviewing services, such as participation and practitioner concerns service.
Join us to - Be part of an innovative service that brings together- Safeguarding Reviewing and Participation and prides itself on joint working with children and families.
- Be part of a trauma-informed, strengths-based service
- Work flexibly in line with Cardiff's progressive working policies
- Receive ongoing mentoring, training and development
- We are passionate professionals and have strong links to participation groups of parents and CLA children and we want someone who wants to make a tangible impact on the lives of children, young people, and families
About the jobChild Protection Conference chair/ Independent Reviewing Officer role is a dual role, where you will be responsible for reviewing Care and Support Protection plans as well as reviewing the plans of Children Looked after.
There are opportunities to work flexibly in line with Cardiff's flexible working policy promoting some remote as well as office-based working. You will need to be able to be prepared to conduct face to face and virtual meetings.
The Wales Safeguarding Procedures requires the Child Protection case conference chair to work with children subject to Care and Support Protection plans and monitor and review their plans. There are also opportunities for mentoring and guiding social work practice as well as delivering some training in line with service needs.
The Care Planning Placement and Case Review (Wales) Regulations (2015) requires an IRO to chair reviews of children who are in an adoptive placement prior to an adoption order being granted; Looked after subject to a statutory order or accommodated with the agreement of parent and Young people in Young Offender Institutions subject to a Care Order or on remand as required under Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offender's Act 2012 (LASPO 2012).
An understanding of the AFA Cymru 'Practice Standards and Good Practice Guide' and the Wales Safeguarding Procedures further outline the IRO and role of the Child Protection Conference Chair.
What We Are Looking For From YouThe main duties of the post holder will be to ensure you are focussed on needs of children and ensuring they are addressed, minimising drift and checking the consistency of care planning and decision-making.
We are looking for someone who is
- A registered and experienced Social Worker
- Able to demonstrate proven experience in Child Protection and Looked After Children services
- Skilled in chairing, reviewing, and decision-making (mentoring and training will be provided)
- Highly organized with excellent communication skills
- Able to work to strict deadlines and timescales
- Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
- Is passionate about children and families being treated fairly and with respect.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Treena Morris or Sara Jones on telephone number 029 22330900.
Please refer to job description and person specification when applying for the above posts.
Additional informationThis post has a requirement for registration with Social Care Wales.
This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced checks.
Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.
We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.
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