Contracts, Commissioning and Placements OfficerBury Ref 000A 13C6 / 1

We are looking for a Placements Officer to work in the Children's Commissioning Team. The primary focus of this role will be to find and secure foster care, residential and supported accommodation placements for children and young people who need our care as well as other types of packages of support. You will need to identify care to meet the needs and outcomes of the child which is high quality and the best value for money.

The Placements Officer will also set up the individual agreement with the provider and process the provider invoices.

We are currently going through a service review and will require this role to be covered by agency staff until permanent recruitment is completed.