IRO Service Manager £70,152 - £85,551 per annum Fixed Term (up to 12 months) Full Time (36 hours) Wandsworth, London Ofsted Rating: ''Good'' Why Wandsworth An opportunity has arisen to be part of the Practice and Learning Service as IRO Service Manager.Reporting to the Assistant Director for Practice and Learning you will be joining our Children''s Social Care service that is continually developing the conditions to ensure transformational impact for our children and families through our Outstanding Practice Framework. About the role The IRO Service Manager will lead and manage the IRO team who are responsible for care plans for children looked after (including a Fostering IRO role) and child protection plans for children in need of protection, as well as the LADO. You will lead this team as we implement the social care reforms and embed the national practice framework, putting children''s outcomes at the heart of all we do. You will be passionate about the participation of children and their families, skilled in analysing data and use of performance data to continually improve, as well as supporting the development of each IRO and the LADO. You will work collaboratively with senior managers across the whole of children''s social care to embed a practice focussed culture to deliver high quality outcomes for our most vulnerable children and young people against service priorities.With the anticipated changes to service delivery from the reforms this role is up to 12 months for