Overview
In this role you support and challenge care planning for children in care as part of Warwickshire’s Independent Reviewing Service. You collaborate with cross‑agency partners to improve outcomes and drive high standards of practice, using restorative and relationship‑based approaches. You will influence decisions and contribute to service improvement in a county-wide context. This is an opportunity to shape how multi‑agency teams deliver the right support at the right time for children and families.
Pay / Benefits
- Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee
- Volunteering & Wellbeing Day
- generous annual leave and Christmas day
- Refer a Friend package
- agile working
- Vivup benefits and discounts platform
Responsibilities
- Conduct statutory reviews of children’s care plans
- Contribute to quality assurance and service improvement
- Maintain practice standards for children and young people
- Support decision‑making for Social Workers and Managers
- Promote restorative approaches and direct engagement with young people
Key requirements
- Experience as Social Worker with Team Manager experience and/or Level 5 and/or 5 years’ experience
- listening to children and families
- independent challenge
- relationship-based practice
- statutory reviews
- quality assurance
- care planning
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