Duration: Initially 3 months
Hours: 37 hours per week
Rate: £30 umbrella an hour (£22 PAYE an hour)
Wokingham Borough Council are looking for a Placement Officer to join their Children’s Services.
Responsibilities:
- Review and benchmark existing commissioned services, where appropriate negotiate fee reduction
- Respond positively and professionally to referrals by Social Workers, ensuring the quality of information enables the identification of placements
- Attend and contribute to Social Care Forums and cost panels
- Lead fee negotiation for new services
- Support Children’s services teams with placements
- Enhance outcomes for children in care and those transitioned out of care by effectively coordinating and identifying quality placements
- Experience of working in Children’s Social Care or equivalent
- Previous Children’s brokerage experience
- Experience of working in a fast pace environment
- Experience of working in a complex multi-agency environment
- Have due regard to health and safety in relation to self and children in care whilst identifying potential placements
