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PLACEMENT OFFICER BROMLEY

  • Placement
  • Eastbourne (East Sussex)
  • Personal services

Job description

  Location
Bromley, Kent
·  Salary
£15.69/Hour
·  Category
Public Sector - Public Sector Administration
·  Job type
Temporary
·  Industry
Public Sector
·  External Reference
LBB4602

PLACEMENT OFFICER

BROMLEY

MONDAY- FRIDAY 9AM- 5PM

3 MONTH ASSIGNMENT

£15.26 HOURLY RATE

ASAP START

Duties:

·  To receive referrals and assessments from care managers and social workers for clients requiring placements

·  To make recommendations to the social worker and/or funding panel on the most appropriate and best value options

·  To ensure, where required, that notifications of service changes are made to the Finance department

·  To commission packages of support for children and their families to prevent unnecessary receptions of younng into care

·  To negotiate the cost of all placements and support packages

·  To commission a range of assessments (medical, parenting, risk, fostering and psychological) as required and identified by the care plan at the request and approval of the Head of Service.

·  To undertake inspection and evaluation visits to providers for both individual clients and for general database records

·  To undertake investigation of complaints and concerns as raised by the team, social workers or managers regarding external providers

·  To assist the Leaving Care team to identify suitable and appropriate accommodation for younng people to move on to when they reach the age of 18 years

·  To liaise with social workers and other professionals and agencies regarding assessments of care needs

The ideal candidate will have:

·  Knowledge of the range of services that is available to children, families and adults

·  Experience of working in a Social care setting

·  Experience of negotiating agreements or contracts

·  An understanding of the importance of confidentiality

·  Good administrative skills including word-processing, note taking and filing

*Please apply online with you CV. Please note that only successfully shortlisted candidates will be contacted*

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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