Placements Officer
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- England,West Midlands,Sandwell
- full-time
- £19.13 - £21.04 per hour
Job Description:
Tripod is currently recruiting for Placement Officers to join the Commissioning and Placements team at Sandwell Children’s Trust.
Immediate start with ongoing contract. Up to £21.04 per hour. Hybrid working.
The post holder will be responsible for: -
* Providing an immediate response to information or situations concerning risk to vulnerable children.
* Assist in sourcing suitable placements for children in care.
* Be responsible for contacting and liaising with our internal provisions and independent providers to identify a suitable placement match
* Gathering and sharing information relating to the placing of children to support the best use of resources and support the development of tools and systems to track placement sourcing
* Work collaboratively closely with various teams to source carer availability and suitability
* Liaise with other Trust placements teams to gather local information when sourcing placements outside of Sandwell to identify any potential risk or vulnerabilities.
* Be accountable for the quality of your work and take responsibility for maintaining and improving your knowledge and skills.
* Work openly and co-operatively with colleagues in the social care teams and treat them with respect.
* Presenting evidence in different forums or information as required.
You will need to have: -
* NVQ Level 3 or evidence of previous similar study and willingness to obtain within reasonable timescale
* Experience of Childrens placements in a social care setting
* Excellent communication skills both face to face and over the telephone
* Good IT skills
* Good team player, self-motivating, reflective and able to use own initiative
* Able to remain focused despite oppositional challenges from families.
* The ability to multitask and work under pressure
* Be adaptable and work flexibly
Working with Tripod Partners offers you a number of benefits including:
* Your own dedicated specialist consultant
* Access to the widest variety of jobs across 150 authorities and private organisations throughout the UK
* Prompt and reliable payroll
* Free DBS and compliance service
* £500 referral fees
For more information, please contact Liam at Tripod Partners
Immediate start with ongoing contract. Up to £21.04 per hour. Hybrid working.
The post holder will be responsible for: -
* Providing an immediate response to information or situations concerning risk to vulnerable children.
* Assist in sourcing suitable placements for children in care.
* Be responsible for contacting and liaising with our internal provisions and independent providers to identify a suitable placement match
* Gathering and sharing information relating to the placing of children to support the best use of resources and support the development of tools and systems to track placement sourcing
* Work collaboratively closely with various teams to source carer availability and suitability
* Liaise with other Trust placements teams to gather local information when sourcing placements outside of Sandwell to identify any potential risk or vulnerabilities.
* Be accountable for the quality of your work and take responsibility for maintaining and improving your knowledge and skills.
* Work openly and co-operatively with colleagues in the social care teams and treat them with respect.
* Presenting evidence in different forums or information as required.
You will need to have: -
* NVQ Level 3 or evidence of previous similar study and willingness to obtain within reasonable timescale
* Experience of Childrens placements in a social care setting
* Excellent communication skills both face to face and over the telephone
* Good IT skills
* Good team player, self-motivating, reflective and able to use own initiative
* Able to remain focused despite oppositional challenges from families.
* The ability to multitask and work under pressure
* Be adaptable and work flexibly
Working with Tripod Partners offers you a number of benefits including:
* Your own dedicated specialist consultant
* Access to the widest variety of jobs across 150 authorities and private organisations throughout the UK
* Prompt and reliable payroll
* Free DBS and compliance service
* £500 referral fees
For more information, please contact Liam at Tripod Partners
Job number 1554006
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Company Details:
Tripod Social Care
Company size: 50–99 employees
Industry: Social Care
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