Placement and Commissioning Officer

1 week ago

Chester, United Kingdom Cheshire West and Chester Council Full time

Commission, monitor and quality assure placements for children and young people in the care of Cheshire West and Chester 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 contract monitoring and quality assurance within the team and will 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 the ‘crisis’ placements which need to be sort immediately in pressurized situations as well as longer term planning of portfolio of care placements to ensure sufficiency to meet demands over the next 1-5 years.

**Organisation**
- Cheshire West and Chester Council

**Location**
- Chester

**Job Category**
- Social Care

**Grade**
- CWAC NJC - Grade 9

**Salary Min**
- £38,220 per annum

**Salary Max**
- £41,771 per annum

**Hours per week**
- 37

**Weeks per year**
- 52.143

**Employment Type**
- Permanent

**Closing Date**
- 23/09/2025

**Ref No**
- W4167

**Documents**
- RARG 6456 Placements and Commissioning Officer.pdf
(PDF, 153.63kb)

Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive - through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.

An opportunity has arisen for a full time Placement and Commissioning Officer posts within the Access to Resources Team. These are critical roles within the Council for commissioning, monitoring and quality assuring placements for children and young people in the care of Cheshire West and Chester Council.

The Commissioning and Placement officers will be required to 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.

You will be required to take on a lead role in contract monitoring and quality assurance within the team and will 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 the ‘crisis’ placements which need to be sort immediately in pressurized situations as well as longer term planning of portfolio of care placements to ensure sufficiency to meet demands over the next 1-5 years.

Closing Date: 23.09.2025.

Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information.

Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £12.60 per hour for all contracted hours.

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