Job Description

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Islington to assist with the appointment of a Placement Officer, on a 3-month contract,highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay £22.51 - £30.77 per hour

The Placement Officer sits within Safeguarding and Family Support under Childrens Services. The service is responsible for commissioning placements for children and young people aged 1 day to 25 years. The role focuses on assessing placement needs, matching children and young people to appropriate services, ensuring value for money, and maintaining high standards of safeguarding and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Assess children and young peoples placement needs and match these to available services.
• Provide effective challenge to frontline workers to ensure care planning informs placement commissioning.
• Deliver a customer-focused duty service, offering advice and guidance on matching needs to services.
• Quality assure referral information to enable suitable matches between children and providers.
• Offer commissioning advice at care/placement-focused meetings (e.g., disruption meetings, placement planning meetings).
• Review and make recommendations for placements that fall below Ofsted regulatory standards or where significant events have been notified.

Qualification:

• Relevant professional qualification in Social Work, Commissioning, or a related Childrens Services field

Essentials

• Experience developing and maintaining positive, collaborative relationships with public and private sector organisations and stakeholders.
• Ability to use professional judgement to balance needs and risk to individuals, staff, and carers.
• Commitment to Council priorities and service improvement.
• Strong team player with integrity, reliability, and a proactive approach to development.
• Knowledge and commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires an Enhanced DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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