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...

Independent Reviewing Officer -Stockport

Added 13/11/2026

An experienced Independent Reviewing Officer is required to lead and quality-assure reviews for children and young people who are looked after by the local authority. This is an important role focused on ensuring that every child’s voice is heard, their welfare remains central to decision-making, and plans are progressing towards safe, stable and permanent outcomes. You will chair statutory looked-after children reviews, ensuring they take place within required timescales and that all relevant professionals, carers, parents and children are appropriately involved. You will promote the child’s participation, advocate for their wishes and feelings, and provide independent challenge where plans, services...

Social Worker - Kinship Team - Stockport

Added 28/10/2026

Join our dedicated Kinship Team in Stockport as a Social Worker and make a meaningful impact in the lives of children and families. We are seeking a passionate and qualified individual who can provide comprehensive support and guidance to kinship carers and the children in their care. In this role, you will work collaboratively with families, local authorities, and other professionals to ensure the best outcomes for children who are unable to live with their parents. Your key responsibilities will include: Assessing the needs of children and their kinship carers through comprehensive evaluations. Developing and implementing tailored support plans aimed...

Children's IRO - Salford

Added 13/11/2026

An experienced Children’s Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) is required to support the effective planning, review and safeguarding of children and young people in care. This is an important role focused on ensuring that every child’s voice is heard, their rights are upheld and their care plan reflects their individual needs, wishes and best interests. You will chair statutory reviews for children looked after, ensuring that reviews are timely, purposeful and compliant with relevant legislation, regulations and statutory guidance. You will critically evaluate care planning, monitor progress against agreed outcomes and identify any barriers to achieving permanence. Where necessary, you will...

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...