Placement Officer x2
Do you have experience of coordinating teams of people within the care sector?
- ** Procurement Officer
- ** £15 - £16.50 per hour, 37 hours per week
- ** Contract - September 2024 start
- ** Opportunity in Sandwell
- ** Providing an immediate response to information or situations concerning risk to vulnerable children.
We are seeking a dedicated Placement Coordinator to join this dynamic team in Sandwell. The role requires full-time office presence during the initial settling-in period. Once training and onboarding are complete, they offer a hybrid working model with a minimum expectation of three days in the office per week. This may increase during busy periods or when covering for colleagues on annual leave.
Key Responsibilities:
- Immediate Response: Provide immediate responses to information or situations concerning the risk to vulnerable children.
- Placement Sourcing: Assist in sourcing suitable placements for children in care.
- Liaison: Contact and liaise with internal provisions and independent providers to identify suitable placement matches.
- Information Sharing: Gather and share information relating to child placements to support resource allocation and develop tools and systems to track placement sourcing.
- Collaboration: Work closely with various teams to source carer availability and suitability.
- Risk Assessment: Liaise with other Trust placement teams to gather local information when sourcing placements outside of Sandwell to identify potential risks or vulnerabilities.
- Quality and Accountability: Maintain high standards in work quality, taking responsibility for continuous knowledge and skills improvement.
- Teamwork: Collaborate openly and respectfully with social care team colleagues.
- Presentation: Present evidence and information in various forums as required.
Candidate Requirements:
- Qualifications: NVQ Level 3 or evidence of previous similar study with a willingness to obtain the qualification within a reasonable timescale.
- Experience: Previous experience in children's placements within a social care setting.
- Communication Skills: Excellent face-to-face and telephone communication skills.
- IT Skills: Proficiency in IT applications.
- Team Player: Ability to work well in a team, self-motivate, reflect, and use own initiative.
- Resilience: Ability to remain focused despite oppositional challenges from families.
- Multitasking: Capability to multitask and work under pressure.
- Flexibility: Adaptability and willingness to work flexibly.
Join in making a positive impact on the lives of vulnerable children. If you meet the above criteria and are passionate about social care, we would love to hear from you.
The Education Network Offer:
Our specialist team have a combined experience of over 25 years and have unrivalled reputation within the education market, taking great pride in the extremely high service levels that we provide to both our schools and our candidates. Our service is honest and efficient and, in addition to our recruitment solution, we offer the opportunity for additional training and development for our candidates. You will also receive personalised career support from the team.
The opportunity to work in friendly, caring and supportive atmosphere where every child matters. Highly supportive, committed and hard working Consultants who will endeavor to find assignments suited to your needs.
An opportunity to extend your professional development as well as excellent rates of pay.
The Education Network is committed to safe guarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Appointments will be subject to our stringent vetting procedures, including enhanced DBS checks and references.-
The Education Network is committed to Safer Recruitment and recruits to Compliance standards. Any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check in addition to other safeguarding checks. The Education Network is an equal opportunities employer. The Education Network is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy.
Due to the expected high-volume of applications we receive only short-listed candidates will be contacted within 3 days.