Independent Reviewing Officer / Conference & Review Officer

Posted 17th Jul, 2025
Location
Barnet
Salary/rate
£54,627 – £59,739
Hours
Full-time
Working arrangements
Blended
Contract type
Permanent
Closing date
27th Jul, 2025
About the role

The Safeguarding and Quality Assurance Team has an opportunity for a permanent Independent Reviewing Officer to chair child in-care reviews and lead in strengthening and maintaining high-quality multi-agency safeguarding practice and plans, and encouraging the participation of young people in their care planning. 

About you
About you
  • A qualified Social Worker, with at least five years’ post-qualifying experience (including management) in a statutory social work setting with children and families.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • A well-developed knowledge base of the components for outstanding social work practice.
  • A proven ability in providing specialist advice and chairing complex multi-agency safeguarding meetings.
  • A proven ability in developing, implementing and reviewing care plans which ensure best possible outcomes for children.
About Barnet

Barnet - in the north-west of London - is the second largest borough by population and home to over 389,000 people.

With 30 flourishing town centres and over 200 family-friendly parks, nature reserves and greenspaces, Barnet is a brilliant place to live, study, work, and raise a family.

If you think working in Barnet might be for you, then we would love to hear from you. You can arrange to come for a pre-interview visit or call us for an informal chat. You can also find out more about working in Barnet by watching the video below.

We provide members of our children’s services workforce with:

  • Free Parking

  • Competitive renumeration packages (including Barnet Flex – talk to us about this)

  • Access to Pool Cars/Parking Permits

  • 30 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays

  • Work-life balance options may include flexi-time, job-share, homeworking, part-time

  • Generous Local Government Pension Scheme

  • Excellent training and development opportunities 

  • Interest-free season travel ticket loan

  • Cycle to Work Scheme

  • Relocation package of up to £8,000

  • Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay

  • Childcare voucher scheme, salary sacrifice scheme

  • Corporate rates for membership of Better Leisure

  • Occupational Health advice/Health and Wellbeing Programme

  • Employee Assistance Programme

  • Modern purpose built offices based in the heart of our Community at Colindale, 5 minutes walk from the underground station.

If you have any questions about applying for roles within children's social care at Barnet please contact our recruitment team FS.Recruitment@Barnet.gov.uk