ho We Are

At North East Lincolnshire Council, we have a unique ability to provide the ultimate work life balance for our employees. Situated within the award-winning coastal area of Cleethorpes and the beautiful Lincolnshire Wolds, North East Lincolnshire Council provide the perfect location for you to Live, Work & Play.

Our Vision & Purpose

To create a stronger economy and stronger communities and improve the lives of our people.

Our Values

• Valuing People

• Honesty

• Striving for Continuous Improvement

• Openness

• Commitment

• Behaving with Integrity

The Role & Team

We are looking for a full-time Independent Reviewing Officer for children in care to join our team. We are a group of Child Protection Chairs, Independent Reviewing Officers and a Designated Local Authority Officer working in the Children Safeguarding and Reviewing Service in North East Lincolnshire.

Your Responsibilities 

Our caseloads are stable and manageable, - in line with national recommendations, we receive regular supervision and support and have a stable team. Our service has introduced new frameworks, standards and set of expectations to improve how we deliver services to children. With good foundations in place, we are now embarking on the next stage of our journey - to make greater impact on children's outcomes in achieving placement stability, good education and health and receiving the right support - and we need an additional member to join us on our journey.

If you are passionate about improving outcomes for children and advocating on their behalf, we would love to hear from you.

This role is a blended working role (the duties of the role may require a blend of home & office working in line with needs of the service)

All applicants are advised to carefully read the information provided in the Role Profile and Employee Specification. 

If you require an informal discussion about the role please contact Wendy Fegan -  Wendy.Fegan@nelincs.gov.uk

Suitable candidates who meet criteria will be contacted directly to arrange an interview.

Why work for NELC?

North East Lincolnshire is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. Here are some of the main benefits:

• Flexible Working Options – agile working, compressed hours, term time working, flexi-time, home working. All to enable a work/life balance (relevant to the role you are undertaking).

• Salary Sacrifice Scheme – saves tax and national insurance by exchanging part of your gross salary for non-cash benefits such as; Holiday Extra – to purchase additional annual leave, Cycle to Work scheme and Tusker Cars (beneficial rate car lease scheme) 

• In-house wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme 

• Health Cash Plan – to claim cash back on a range of healthcare costs 

• Credit Union 

• Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health & beauty and many other products and services

• Discounted Car Parking Permit 

• Local Government Pension Scheme 

• A minimum of 24 days holiday + 8 bank holidays per year (based on a 37-hour week)

NELC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and Adults at Risk. For any posts that will involve access to children, young people and Adults at Risk, the successful applicant will need to undertake an enhanced criminal record check where appropriate.

NELC is committed to Equality and Diversity as an employer.