Child Protection Co-ordinator - Safeguarding & Quality Assurance Team - Salford

Added 13/11/2026

An experienced and committed Qualified Social Worker is sought to join a Child Protection, Safeguarding and Quality Assurance Team in a key practice-focused role. As Child Protection Co-ordinator, you will help promote the safety and wellbeing of children and young people by supporting high standards of safeguarding practice across services. You will co-ordinate and contribute to child protection activity, providing professional advice and guidance to social work teams and partner agencies. The role will involve reviewing and monitoring safeguarding arrangements, identifying areas of risk, and ensuring that concerns are responded to promptly and effectively. You will support the planning and...

Childrens Social Worker - Independent Reviewing Officer - Gateshead

Added 10/11/2026

An experienced Children’s Social Worker is required to undertake an Independent Reviewing Officer role within a busy children’s services environment. This is an opportunity to help ensure that children and young people who are looked after receive safe, effective and timely care planning, with their welfare, voice and individual needs at the centre of every decision. You will chair statutory reviews for children in care, ensuring that plans remain purposeful, outcomes-focused and compliant with relevant legislation, regulations and guidance. You will provide independent challenge to those involved in a child’s care, monitor progress against agreed actions, and escalate concerns where...

Children's IRO - Stockport

Added 13/11/2026

An opportunity is available for an experienced Children’s Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) to support the delivery of high-quality services for children and young people. Working within a statutory framework, you will ensure that children’s care plans remain focused on their needs, wishes, feelings and long-term outcomes. You will chair looked-after children reviews, ensuring they are timely, purposeful and conducted in line with legislation, regulations and local procedures. This will include consulting with children, parents, carers and relevant professionals, reviewing the progress of care plans, identifying barriers to permanency and making clear recommendations where arrangements are not meeting the child’s needs....

Children's IRO - Hull

Added 12/11/2026

We are seeking an experienced and dedicated Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) to join a children’s social work service in Hull. This is an important role focused on safeguarding children and young people, promoting positive outcomes and ensuring that their care plans reflect their individual needs, wishes and feelings. As a Children’s IRO, you will chair statutory reviews for children looked after by the local authority, ensuring that reviews are timely, effective and conducted in accordance with relevant legislation, regulations and statutory guidance. You will independently scrutinise care planning, monitor progress against agreed actions and challenge any drift or delay that...

Children's IRO - South Tyneside

Added 10/11/2026

An experienced and dedicated Children’s Independent Reviewing Officer is required to support positive outcomes for children and young people who are looked after or subject to care planning arrangements. Working across South Tyneside, you will provide independent oversight of care plans, ensuring that children’s rights, views and wishes remain central to all decisions affecting them. You will chair statutory reviews within required timescales, ensuring that plans are progressing effectively and that actions are clearly identified, allocated and followed up. The role will involve scrutinising the quality and impact of care planning, challenging drift and delay, and escalating concerns where appropriate....

Children's IRO - Manchester

Added 04/11/2026

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Children's Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) to join our team in Manchester. This role is pivotal in ensuring that the voices of children and young people are at the heart of the decision-making processes regarding their care and wellbeing. As an IRO, you will be responsible for chairing reviews for children in care, ensuring that their needs are met, and advocating for their rights within the system. Your key responsibilities will include: Chairing statutory reviews for children in care, ensuring that their views and wishes are heard and considered. Monitoring the quality of care...