Placements Officer needed with Southwark Council

StartDate- ASAP

Location - Southwark Council offices

Duration - Initially 3 months

Hoursperweek - 36 hours per week

Salary - £17.90 per hour

Southwark Council are looking for a Fostering Placements Officer to work alongside Social Workers supporting with referrals and talking to our in-house Foster Carers to see how we can best support them to be matched with our Children and Young People whilst complying with National standards, Fostering Regulations and procedures.

Description:

• As a placement officer you will attend and contribute to meetings relating to child/young person's placement where required such as placement support meeting


• Placements officer are required to work closely with Team Managers, Supervising Social Workers and Foster Carers to unpick issues affecting the numbers of Children and Young People they can care for


• As a placement officer you will be required to respond positively and professionally to referrals by Social Workers, ensuring the quality of information enables the identification of in house Foster Carers that meet our Children/ Young People's assessed needs.


• Placement officers are responsible for coordinating, responding to, and managing in house Foster Carer requests from Social Workers and for liaison with our Access to Resources Team

What is required?

• Previous experience and knowledge of the placement needs of looked after children


• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and key fostering and residential legislation, guidance and National Minimum Standards

If this role isn't right for you, but you know someone who would fit perfectly to our engaged and devoted team and you refer them, you will receive a referral bonus of £250.

The benefits of working with SCS;

• A specialist, dedicated Social Work consultant offering single point of contact


• Exceptional referral bonuses - £250 per referral placed in to work!


• An extensive & exclusive range of Social Work vacancies across the UK


• Nationwide provider Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities.


• Payroll service twice a week.


• Ltd and PAYE payment options available.


• Annual training budget of up to £250 and continued online CPD training.


• Excellent Annual Loyalty schemes / bonuses.

, DBS disclosures provided via fast track online services free of charge