Care Placement Officer

2 weeks ago


Newbury, United Kingdom West Berkshire Council Full time

Vacancy Summary
- Employer:

- West Berkshire Council
- Salary:

- From £25,878 to £32,020 pro rata per annum (Grade G)
- Location:

- Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury
- Contract:

- Permanent
- Working Pattern:

- Part Time
- Hours:

- 18.5 hours per week. 10am - 2pm, 5 days a week.
- DBS Check:

- No
- Closing Date:

- 31/07/2023 at 23:59
- Reference:

- V5207

Vacancy Description

Due to an internal promotion we are looking to recruit a part time Care Placement Officer to join our Commissioning team supporting Children and Family Services within the Resources directorate.

The role entails you actively support the Children’s & Family Services including but not limited to: Schools, respite, fostering agencies and other services from the private and voluntary sectors.

You will be actively supporting with negotiation for new and existing placements and costs and to promote effective partnership working with a range of provider organisations.

You will need to identify and help achieve efficiencies in commissioning and opportunities for cost savings by working closely with Children services.

There is development within the role as this provides the opportunity for continued learning through a supported qualification programme and on the job training working with a rapidly changing and complex service area.

Applicants should have at least five GCSEs at grade C and above including Maths and English and will be required to demonstrate that they are computer literate with a strong emphasis on Excel.

West Berkshire Council offer excellent employment benefits such as:

- Flexible working wherever possible between the hours of 07.00-19.00
- Hybrid working wherever possible working 40% in the office
- Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
- Generous Local Government pension scheme
- Family friendly policies
- A range of local discounts
- Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
- Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits
- You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28** **days per annum (plus public holidays) Rising by an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service.

For an informal discussion please contact Thomas Bailey, Category Manager Social Care on +447920486845.

**Equal Opportunities**

How to apply

This role has been identified as public facing in accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016; the requirement to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English applies.



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