Placement Officer

2 weeks ago

Halton, United Kingdom Halton Borough Council Full time

Employer:
- Halton Borough Council- Salary:
- £40,221 - £43,421- Location:
- Halton Borough Council- Contract:
- Permanent- Working Pattern:
- Flexible Hours/Full Time- Hours:
- 37 hours per week.- DBS Check:
- Enhanced- Closing Date:
- 18/02/2024 at 23:59- Reference:
- CHI/24/269402A great opportunity to make a difference to Childrens Services as a Placement Officer in Halton

**About the role / service**
- Lead the Centralised Placements Team which is responsible for sourcing, monitoring and quality assuring placements for children and young people in the care of Halton Borough Council, which includes young people aged up to 19 and children with disabilities.
- Work closely with internal and external partners including social workers, providers of foster care, residential care organisations and colleagues across children’s services, adult services, education and health.
- Take on a lead role in placement monitoring and quality assurance within the team and lead on developing effective systems and processes to ensure that high quality placements are commissioned that offer value for money and improve outcomes for children and young people.
- The role deals with emergency placement sourcing which must be arranged at short notice in pressurized situations as well as longer term planning of care placements.

You will be an experienced social care manager with a good knowledge of local authority systems and processes developed in a placement/ brokerage type environment. A good and effective line manager with team building skills and an ability to adapt to changing organisational landscapes an advantage.

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Kevin Greaves, Interim Head of Commissioning, 07462552100

Interviews will be held: 26th February 2024

**How to apply**:

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