Accommodation Officer

4 weeks ago

Hereford Herefordshire, United Kingdom We Manage Jobs(WMJobs) Full time

Contract: Permanent
Herefordshire’s Home Finding Team undertakes planned and emergency searches for a variety (short term and permanent) of home settings for all children looked after and in need of support. These home settings can range from Independent Fostering Agency carers/Internal Fostering Service, Residential Children Homes, Supported Accommodation and Parent and Child Assessment homes. As corporate parents, we share the goals for the children we look after as of every good parent; to see our young people flourish, to enjoy good health, to be safe and happy, to do well at school and to grow towards adulthood equipped to lead independent lives and to make their way as happy, healthy, adults.
As a Home Finding Officer your role is to find the best home environments, that are competently matched, cost effective and that will meet assessed needs to ensure each child or young person is supported to the highest level and able to fulfil their potential.
As well as being committed to the delivery of positive outcomes for children and their families, you will have experience in a local authority, Health and/or Social Care setting. You’ll be working in partnership with children’s social workers support the matching of children with carers who can meet their needs, including undertaking searches for permanence care settings, alerting senior managers to any risks or threats in relation to sufficiency.
You will play a significant role in the development, implementation and monitoring of contracts for the placement of children in the local authority's care, working closely with service providers and members of the IFA and Residential Homes Frameworks.
You will work to build capacity in the marketplace both in terms of volume and in terms of high-quality services that are designed to deliver good outcomes. You will develop care specifications that ensure placements meet children's identified needs, relevant contracts and support on tender processes.
You will be responsible for supporting the development and implementation of placement and provision contracts for services with external child care and health care providers and actively work to ensure that appropriate contracts are put in place and carefully monitored on time.
Ultimately you will be commitment to working towards achieving the best outcomes for the Children and Young people we look after. This is an exciting opportunity to have a genuine impact on the local authority and help improve and protect the children and young people within it.
This role is primarily office based, with a weekly rota in place across the team to identify office and working from home days.
A competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension andstaff benefits scheme, which includes:
Pension Scheme Enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS)
Generous Annual Leave: 31 days (pro rata) plus bank holidays. Flexible working: flexi-time, job-share, part-time hours and, in some instances, home working
Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling
Payment of professional membership fees
Pick your perks – our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts.
We are one of the most rural and sparsely populated counties in England with a wealth of unspoilt countryside, distinctive heritage, and lively and attractive market towns.
Our priority in Herefordshire is to keep children safe and give them a great start in life.It’s the priority for the council, our partners and for all of us who work with Children & Young People.
By having dynamic, dedicated, passionate and professional staff who work in a culture that focuses on what we can achieve with children, what they can achieve themselves, and the relationship we build with families and partners to enable this.We have invested heavily in training and developing staff in our relational practice approach with our improvement partner Leeds City Council, so it's an exciting time to join Herefordshire – we believe in investing in you so you can be the best you can be
This is all underpinned by the focus and support from their managers and the council as a whole.
We will deliver better support to our most vulnerable children and their families, develop stronger relationships with partners across the region, and beyond.
Therefore, we take our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults seriously and expect all of our staff, visitors and volunteers to share in this commitment.
Herefordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & young people and vulnerable adults. If you are offered this position, it will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check and further pre-employment checks.
All requests for flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments will be considered.
Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme;

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