Duration: Initially 3 months (potential to become permanent) Hours: 37 hours per week Rate: £16.12 umbrella an hour (£12.21 PAYE an hour)
Bristol City Council are looking for a Placement Officer to join their Children’s Services. This position will be in the office for the induction, and then move to hybrid working.
Responsibilities:
Source and negotiate complex packages of care that meets the needs of the child and offer value for money
Work in a busy and challenging environment with responsibility for the duty desk and prioritising of new referrals
To manage a caseload of placement searches to ensure that appropriate placements are made in a timely way
Present options appraisal and write reports to head of service and service director to gain authorization of placements
Maintain case records of placement searches and general administration related to departmental policies and procedures
Quality assure and scrutinize referrals
Requirements:
Excellent customer service skills
Relevant level 3 qualification (e.g. NVQ 3, BTEC, relevant A levels etc.) or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and understanding gained through experience
Ability to demonstrate an awareness and understanding of a range of different behaviours and life experiences that children may experience such as learning disabilities, mental health, offending behaviours, trauma etc.
High working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
Ideally experience working in social care/residential work, youth and community work, commissioning or brokerage.
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