Placement Officer
1 month ago
Placement Officer – Children’s Social Care
Initial 3-month interim contract likely to extend to 12 months+
£255 per day (umbrella)
Inside IR35
London, Local Authority- Hybrid working
An exciting new opportunity has arisen within a local authority in London for an experienced Placement Officer– Children’s Social Care for an initial 3-month interim period but likely to extend up to 12 months.
The successful post holder will have specific knowledge of Children’s placements within local authority/3rd sector environments across Fostering, Residential and/or respite services.
As the placements officer you will work with private and 3rd sector providers to ensure children’s placement needs are met, considering best match and costings are considered.
About your duties as the Placement Officer – Children’s Social Care:
Focus on building relationships with current and new providers.
The team focus on placement finding within Residential, Fostering and Care Leavers housing support. The team support children and young people up the age of 25.
Other key responsibilities include but are not limited to, placement searching, compliance checks, diligence to ensure relevant checks have been completed, Data Management and feeding as appropriate to the Data Lead and managing the Duty Inbox.
Identify and arrange person centred, cost-effective care and support to meet the needs of a range of customers.
Your experience needed as the Placement Officer– Children’s Social Care:
Preferably a placement commissioning background, you will need to be aware of children's placements and it is essential to have children's residential knowledge.
Must evidence teamwork, flexibility, and good at talking to providers.
Ability to gather and analyse data on needs, services and performance using a range of sources to support effective brokerage.
Ability to work in a collaborative and constructive way with others as part of a team.
Available references for most recent 2 year's roles.
If you’re interested in discussing this opportunity in more detail or know someone who this may be of interest to, please contact me on (phone number removed) or email your CV to (url removed)
(We offer a senior referral scheme upon successful placement of your recommendation so please do get in contact)
-
Placement Officer
5 months ago
London, United Kingdom Colbern Limited Full time269842-7555-23212 NCD Placement Officer Bromley, Orpington Contract £17.09 per hour PAYE Our client is looking for an experienced Placement Officer. Placement Officer / Broker required - based in the Hospital Service working from Offices in Orpington - to support the System and arrange discharges from hospitals with Domiciliary care or into a...
-
Placements Officer
7 months ago
London, United Kingdom Eden Brown Synergy Full time**Placements Officer South East London** **Do you hold a Social Work or equivalent Childcare Qualification with experience in a placements team ?** **The role**: The Placements Team is positioned within Children's Services in the Access to Resources (ART) Service. It is a dynamic and busy team interacting with each service area across Children's...
-
Placement Officer
5 months ago
London, United Kingdom Yellowstone Healthcare Ltd Full timeAbout Us: Yellowstone Healthcare LTD is a leading provider of supported accommodation dedicated to achieving its vision of providing the highest quality support and accommodation to vulnerable children and elderly people. We operate homes across the UK that provide a nurturing environment for young people who require supported accommodation. Our dedicated...
-
Placement Officer
5 months ago
London, United Kingdom Akton Recruitment Full time**Placement Officer** **Bromley** **£20/hr** **Start date: ASAP** AKTON Recruitment is working closely with the local authorities and we are looking for an experienced Placement Officer in the Bromley area. 3 - 6 months contract position. **MAIN PURPOSE**: - To discharge the Authority's responsibilities under ASCOF and other relevant legislation with...
-
Placement Officer
6 months ago
London, United Kingdom FAMILY FIRST FOSTERING Full timeThe main responsibility of this position will be to match children and young people with foster carers whilst complying with fostering regulations and procedures. You will be managing a wide range of tasks including; updating systems, liaising with local authorities, placing children with foster carers (with support and guidance of the manager), providing...
-
Placement Officer
5 months ago
London, United Kingdom FAMILY FIRST FOSTERING Full timeThe main responsibility of this position will be to match children and young people with foster carers whilst complying with fostering regulations and procedures. You will be managing a wide range of tasks including; updating systems, liaising with local authorities, placing children with foster carers (with support and guidance of the manager), providing...
-
Placement Officer
6 months ago
London, United Kingdom FAMILY FIRST FOSTERING Full timeThe main responsibility of this position will be to match children and young people with foster carers whilst complying with fostering regulations and procedures. You will be managing a wide range of tasks including; updating systems, liaising with local authorities, placing children with foster carers (with support and guidance of the manager), providing...
-
Placement Officer
5 months ago
London, United Kingdom iWork Recruitment Limited Full timeContract to start on 17-03-24 until 30-09-24 with a possible extension. **MAIN PURPOSE**: To discharge the Authority’s responsibilities under ASCOF and other relevant legislation with respect to Service Users with disabilities, vulnerabilities, and Eligible care needs. To ensure the council’s eligibility criteria, policies and procedure are followed in...
-
Placement Officer
5 months ago
London, United Kingdom Akton Recruitment Full time**Placement Officer** **Bromley** **£20/hr** **Start date: ASAP** **MAIN PURPOSE**: - To discharge the Authority's responsibilities under ASCOF and other relevant legislation withrespect to Service Users with disabilities, vulnerabilities, and Eligible care needs. - To ensure the council's eligibility criteria, policies and procedure are followed in...
-
Placements Brokerage Officer
5 months ago
London, United Kingdom Omega Recruitment Group Full time**Job Title : Placements Brokerage Officer (PO2)** Job Category : Social Care - Unqualified Category : Agency Workers Level 1 Name : CHILDREN'S SERVICES (DIRECTORATE) Job Category : Social Care - Unqualified Location : Lambeth Justification : Project Hours Per Week : 35.00 Start Time : 09:00 End Time : 17:30 PAYE Pay Rate £23.00...
-
Senior Placements Officer
6 months ago
London, United Kingdom Akton Recruitment Full time**Senior Placements Officer** **Southwark** **£28/hr** **Start date: ASAP** AKTON Recruitment is working closely with the local authorities and we are looking for an experienced Senior Placement Officer to join the Children's and Adults' Services in Southwark area. 3 - 6 months contract. Ensuring our children and young people have the best possible...
-
Work Placement Officer
5 months ago
London, United Kingdom NCG Full timeSouthwark College, part of NCG (a leading national provider of education and training), is looking to recruit a Work Placement Officer. As Work Placement Officer, you will work with key staff across the college and externally to identify and gain suitable work placement/internship opportunities for students. You will ensure that all students on a study...
-
Senior Placements Officer
7 months ago
London, United Kingdom Eden Brown Synergy Full time**Senior Placements officer role Opportunity** Do you hold a Social Work qualification or equivalent Child care qualification with experience in Childrens Placements **The role**: The Placements Team is positioned within Children's Services in the Access to Resources (ART) Service. It is a dynamic and busy team interacting with each service area across...
-
Senior Placements Officer
1 month ago
London, Greater London, United Kingdom Olive Branch Fostering Full timeJob SummaryWe are seeking a highly organized and driven Senior Placements Officer to join our Core Services team at Olive Branch Fostering. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for responding to placement requests, identifying placement and service solutions, and working closely with Local Authority Placement Teams to ensure the highest...
-
Marketing/ Placement Officer
5 months ago
London, United Kingdom Yellowstone Healthcare Ltd Full timeAbout Us: Yellowstone Healthcare LTD is a leading provider of supported accommodation dedicated to achieving its vision of providing the highest quality support and accommodation to vulnerable children and elderly people. We operate homes across the UK that provide a nurturing environment for young people who require supported accommodation. Our dedicated...
-
Placement Support and Liaison Officer
3 days ago
London, Greater London, United Kingdom 4Recruitment Services Full timePlacement Support and Liaison OfficerWe are seeking an experienced Placement Support and Liaison Officer to join our team in Barnsley. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for identifying suitable placements for children and young people coming into care. Your duties will include communicating with stakeholders, managing competing priorities,...
-
Commissioning Officer
1 month ago
London, Greater London, United Kingdom Hatched Recruitment Group Full timeAbout the Role:We are seeking a skilled Commissioning Officer to join our Adult Social Care team at Hatched Recruitment Group. As a Placement Officer, you will be responsible for sourcing and securing placements for vulnerable adults, including those ready to be discharged from hospital. You will work closely with Social Workers and care providers to...
-
Learning Disability Placement Officer
5 days ago
London, Greater London, United Kingdom Royal Mencap Society Full timeJob Title: Learning Disability Placement OfficerEstimated Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 per annumWe are seeking a highly skilled Learning Disability Placement Officer to join our team. The successful candidate will have a background in sales, employer engagement, or recruitment and be able to build strong relationships with employers in the London area.This is...
-
Homeless Placement
6 months ago
London, United Kingdom Novax Recruitment Ltd Full time**Homeless Placement & Move-On Officer** **Havering** **£21 P/H (Umbrella)** We are currently looking for a Homeless Placement & Move-On Officer to allocate suitable temporary and settled private rented sector accommodation to homeless household. **Experience and Skills** - Experience of working in the public sector housing field or similar environment -...
-
Lead Officer
5 months ago
London, United Kingdom Lambeth Council Full time**Lead Officer - Children's Placement Brokerage** **PO4: £48,063 per annum, rising in annual increments to £51,099 pa LW** **Permanent / Full time** **Hybrid Working (Office based, 3 days a week)** **About Lambeth Children Services**: Lambeth is a borough of huge diversity, strength, and possibility. Lambeth is home to approximately 63,000 children...