Independent Reviewing Officer - Salford

New Yesterday

Independent Reviewing Officer - Salford City Council (SQAU)

Location: Unity House, Salford
Pay: £39-£40 per hour (Umbrella)
Contract: Agency / Temporary - 36 hours per week
Team: Safeguarding & Quality Assurance Unit (SQAU)

Eden Brown Synergy is recruiting an experienced Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) to join Salford Council's Safeguarding & Quality Assurance Unit (SQAU). In this key role, you will ensure Looked After Children (LAC) have high-quality, child-centred care plans, monitor statutory reviews, and support service improvement across the council.

You will chair LAC reviews, oversee care plan progression, and advocate for children and young people. This includes ensuring permanence planning, care planning, risk management, and effective participation of children, parents, carers, and professionals. You will also support training, audits, and practice observation, contributing to service development and embedding a strengths-based and restorative approach to practice.

The role is ideal for experienced social workers with:

5+ years post-qualifying experience
Supervisory or leadership experience in children's social care
HCPC registration and recognised social work qualification
Expertise in Looked After Children, safeguarding, case management, and statutory reviews
Strong analytical, communication, and collaborative skillsBenefits of working with Eden Brown Synergy:

Competitive pay £39-£40 p/h (Umbrella)
Fast-track compliance, DBS, and onboarding
Dedicated consultant support throughout your placement
Opportunity to work in an Outstanding-rated local authority
Referral bonuses for recommending colleaguesTo apply, send your CV to Mayur Rabari - m.rabari @(url removed) or call (phone number removed). Immediate starts available.

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.

Eden Brown Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales with registered number (phone number removed). Our registered address is 5th floor 4 Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AR, part of nGAGE Specialist Recruitment Limited T/A nGAGE Talent. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. This message is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to us, and immediately and permanently delete it. Do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. We take reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email but cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage sustained as a result of computer viruses and the recipient must ensure that the email (and attachments) are virus free
Apply
Location:
Salford
Salary:
£39 - £40 /hour
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Social Care

We found some similar jobs based on your search