Placements Officer

Service care Solution are currently recruiting for a Placements Officer in Enfield.

The Placements Officer will make a range of placements under the supervision of the Senior Placements Officer and Team Manger.

The range of placements will include, Independent Fostering Agencies, Residential Placements, Special Needs, and Welfare Secure Placements.

This is a part time position working 16 hours a week.

Pay rate - £16.15 per hour / £19.95 ltd (umbrella)

Main Responsibilities

As a Placements Officer, you will be responsible for:

• To commission a range of external care placements to meet the needs of the Council's Looked After Children


• To ensure the delivery of Value for Money in all the team's commissioning processes


• To negotiate the costs of individual and volume agreements to deliver ongoing efficiencies


• To develop the provider market to meet the evolving needs of the complex client group


• To ensure that the appropriate contract framework is in place for each placement made


• To advise social workers on other staff on the most appropriate placement option available

Requirements:

• Enhanced DBS


• Knowledge of the range of complex needs of Looked After Children

Working with Service Care Solutions comes with many benefits, including:

• A specialist consultant within an experience and dedicated recruitment team


• Excellent rates of pay


• Payroll services twice a week

If you are interested in the Placements Officer, role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Emma at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208964 or email emma.petricco@servicecare.org.uk

Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed!