Independent Reviewing Officer - Frontier Consulting : Job Details

up to £57,437 + £3,000 annual retention payment after 1 years’ service

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

• To ensure the provision of an efficient service to children and young people in need of protection and children and young people looked after by Medway Council.
• To ensure efficient and effective inter-agency working in respect of the child protection system and of services to children looked after.
• To constructively challenge actions and interventions that are not delivering the required outcomes for children and young people.
• To comply with statutory guidance by providing independent reviews of looked after children.
• To contribute to quality assurance measures and performance management systems to maintain and promote high practice standards.
• To chair complex case conferences/review meetings effectively, facilitating the full participation of professionals, parents and children and young people, and ensuring the views of children and young people are heard and given due attention.

KEY CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITIES

To actively promote work life balance and flexible working in order to achieve high quality service delivery.

To actively promote the Council's Fair Access, Diversity and Inclusion Policy and observe the standard of conduct which prevents discrimination taking place.

To ensure full compliance with the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, the Council's Health and Safety Policy and all locally agreed safe methods of work.

To fully understand and be aware of the commitment to Section 17 of the duty of Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to prevent crime and disorder.

At the discretion of the Head of Service, such other activities as may from time to time may be agreed consistent with the nature of the job described above.

ACCOUNTABILITIES TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

The children and young people of Medway have said the following qualities are really important to them:

• Be a good listener
• Be non-judgemental
• Be consistent and Stable
• Be contactable
• Understand me
• Be honest
• Be Focused
• Be realistic
• Be a good timekeeper
• Be resourceful in your approach

Be ambitious for young people and promote others to share the same drive.

Champion Children and Young People’s views and rights in everything you do.

Ensure Children and Young People’s voices are listened to and acted upon.

'Do what you say and say what you do’.

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