Member Job Opportunity: St Christopher's - Independent Reviewing Chairs X 2

Location: West Bromwich & South East
Salary: To be advised
Contract Type: Contractor
Specific Hours: Flexible
Closing Date: 30 April 2023

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We are looking for 2 Independent Reviewing Chairs to join our Fostering Services. One based in the West Midlands and one based in South East (Stevenage/ Essex/ London)

Our Independent Reviewing Chairs are engaged on a self-employed basis, Chair foster carer reviews, produce high quality reports for Agency and contribute to service development.

We would welcome expressions of interest from Qualified Social Workers with:

• Experience of effectively chairing meetings within children’s social care.
  
• Knowledge and experience of working within a fostering service or working with care experienced children.
  
• Knowledge and understanding of the implementation of National Minimum Standards: Fostering Services, the Fostering Services Regulations and Ofsted’s inspection framework.
  
• Knowledge of childcare legislation, particularly pertaining to care planning, and safeguarding children.
  
• An understanding of the role of independent fostering agencies.
  
• Experience of managing performance, setting and monitoring standards.

Main Responsibilities

• Chair and minute foster carer reviews at least once annually as required by the Fostering Regulations, following an agenda agreed by St. Christopher’s Fostering.
  
• To highlight areas of good practice or commendations alongside areas of development for both the foster carer and the agency.
  
• To rigorously review foster carers’ capability to meet the needs of children in foster care, incorporating their wishes and feelings as well as feedback from other professionals.
  
• To confirm all relevant checks are up to date, and Health and Safety and Safe Care Policies are current and implemented.
  
• Foster carers are fulfilling the agency expectations in relation to training, recording, Training, Support and Development Standards and the Foster Care Agreement.
  
• To prepare high quality review reports with clear recommendations to the agency regarding the carer(s) and household’s suitability to foster, evidencing the reasoning behind the recommendations made.
  
• Meet and work within the agency deadlines and timescales to ensure the efficient running of the service.
  
• To comply with St. Christopher’s Safeguarding Policy and promote the safeguarding of children throughout their work.

If interested in the above and would like more information please can you forward your CV to [email protected] 

Full details and application documents here