Job Description

Are you a qualified and registered Social Worker who has over 5 years post qualification experience of working in statutory Children's Services Social Work and has the skills, knowledge and experience required to effectively chair multi-agency meetings and develop effective plans to meet the needs of children and families?


Do you have high aspirations for children and families? Do you have a commitment to ensuring that children are at the heart of planning and decision-making and that meaningful participation of children, young people, their parents, carers and wider family members drives effective practice?


If so North Lincolnshire has an opportunity for a Part Time (15 hour) Independent Conference and Reviewing Officer with a dual role for the chairing of Child Protection Conferences & Child in Care Reviews.


The successful candidate will be a qualified and registered Social Worker with at least 5 years post qualification experience who is able to demonstrate an advanced professional knowledge of legislation, procedure and guidance related to child protection, children in need and children in care and who has the ability to make and contribute effectively to complex decisions affecting the safety, wellbeing and quality of life of children and young people.


Experience of working in a social care setting which has included direct work with service users, and experience of supervising or mentoring other workers will be essential. Excellent communication and networking skills will be essential as will be the ability to work in partnership with a range of stakeholders and the ability to develop and lead effective partnership working.


Please see attached job description and employee specification which you should refer to when completing your application to demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.


For further information or an informal discussion please contact Lead Officer, Vicki Lingard Vicki.Lingard@northlincs.gov.uk,.tele (01724 296577)

As an employer, we promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from existing and prospective employees or volunteers. Recruitment to this post will follow our safer recruitment procedure which includes us requesting references prior to interview and a DBS check.

We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values - equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility - in all that we do.