Placement Officer – Children's
Start: May 2024
Rate: Negotiable rate, Inside IR35 via umbrella
Hours: Full time, 37 hours
Duration: 3 months initially (likely extensions)
Hybrid working in Hertfordshire – 2 days onsite, per fortnight
Our client is seeking a Placement Officer to join their fast-paced Childrens Social Care Team. The role is for a minimum of 3 months and is on a hybrid basis with only 2 days needed onsite per fortnight.
Requirements:
- To identify, broker and monitor all placements for individual children and young people as identified by an assessment of need
- Ensure service's brokered are; needs led, represent value for money, are appropriately quality assured and to work in partnership with other agencies
- Maximise good outcomes for children and young people through effective brokering
- To assist in identifying gaps in service provision
- Work with strategic commission in developing a more varied pool of resources to appropriate meet needs, under the children living away from home commissioning strategy
Responsibilities:
- Able to multitask, work in a fast-paced environment and hit the ground running
- Previously worked within Children's Social Care Commissioning
If you are interested in the role, we would love to hear from you! Please apply to receive more information.