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Placement Specialist

1 month ago

Smethwick, Sandwell, United Kingdom HCRG Workforce Solutions Full time

Job Summary:

The Placement Specialist will be responsible for sourcing suitable placements for children in care, working closely with various teams to identify carer availability and suitability.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide an immediate response to information or situations concerning risk to vulnerable children.
  • Assist in sourcing suitable placements for children in care.
  • Be responsible for contacting and liaising with internal provisions and independent providers to identify a suitable placement match.
  • Gather and share information relating to the placing of children to support the best use of resources and support the development of tools and systems to track placement sourcing.
  • Work collaboratively with various teams to source carer availability and suitability.
  • Liaise with other Trust placements teams to gather local information when sourcing placements outside of Sandwell to identify any potential risk or vulnerabilities.
  • Be accountable for the quality of your work and take responsibility for maintaining and improving your knowledge and skills.
  • Work openly and co-operatively with colleagues in the social care teams and treat them with respect.
  • Present evidence in different forums or information as required.

Requirements:

  • NVQ Level 3 or evidence of previous similar study and willingness to obtain within reasonable timescale.
  • Experience of children's placements in a social care setting.
  • Excellent communication skills both face-to-face and over the telephone.
  • Good IT skills.
  • Good relationship builder, self-motivating, reflective, and able to use own initiative.
  • Able to remain focused despite oppositional challenges from families.
  • Can handle high workload and work under pressure.
  • Be adaptable and work flexibly.