Children's - IRO Conference Chair (DfE)
Plymouth City Council
Role
Who You Are
You are an experienced professional committed to child protection and welfare, capable of leadership and collaboration with multi-agency partners. You have expertise in child protection case conferences, statutory reviews, and escalations, ensuring children's participation and advocacy.
What the Job Involves
The role entails ensuring timely and compliant child protection case conferences and statutory reviews, including obtaining input from children. You will visit children in care, quality assure casework, chair meetings, and manage escalations. Responsibilities also include acting as an expert for complex investigations, providing advice, preparing reports, and contributing to training and audits. Ensuring the accuracy and security of records is also a key aspect.
Skills
- Leadership
- Child protection expertise
- Decision-making
- Quality assurance
- Advocacy for children
- Communication
- Relationship building
- Report writing
- Data handling
- Training facilitation