Placement Officer
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Placement Officer Childrens Social Care
Initial 3month interim contract likely to extend to 12 months
255 per day (umbrella)
Inside IR35
London Local Authority Hybrid working
An exciting new opportunity has arisen within a local authority in London for an experienced Placement Officer Childrens Social Care for an initial 3month interim period but likely to extend up to 12 months.
The successful post holder will have specific knowledge of Childrens placements within local authority/3rd sector environments across Fostering Residential and/or respite services.
As the placements officer you will work with private and 3rd sector providers to ensure childrens placement needs are met considering best match and costings are considered.
About your duties as the Placement Officer Childrens Social Care:
- Focus on building relationships with current and new providers.
- The team focus on placement finding within Residential Fostering and Care Leavers housing support. The team support children and young people up the age of 25.
- Other key responsibilities include but are not limited to placement searching compliance checks diligence to ensure relevant checks have been completed Data Management and feeding as appropriate to the Data Lead and managing the Duty Inbox.
- Identify and arrange person centred costeffective care and support to meet the needs of a range of customers.
Your experience needed as the Placement Officer Childrens Social Care:
- Preferably a placement commissioning background you will need to be aware of childrens placements and it is essential to have childrens residential knowledge.
- Must evidence teamwork flexibility and good at talking to providers.
- Ability to gather and analyse data on needs services and performance using a range of sources to support effective brokerage.
- Ability to work in a collaborative and constructive way with others as part of a team.
- Available references for most recent 2 years roles.
If youre interested in discussing this opportunity in more detail or know someone who this may be of interest to please contact me onor email your CV to
(We offer a senior referral scheme upon
successful placement of your recommendation so please do get in contact)
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
