Placement Coordinator 8302

Adult Learning; Norwich; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Norfolk County Council is seeking a passionate Placement Coordinator to enhance Housing with Care and Independent Living services. The role involves collaborating with various partners to improve occupancy rates, driven by a commitment to promoting independence for older adults. Ideal candidates will have a background in care assessments and strong relationship-building abilities.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and Wellbeing services

Flexible working opportunities

Financial benefits including employee discounts

Local Government Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in carrying out care act assessments.
• Analytical approach to developing creative solutions.
• Strong relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Optimize housing with care placements and maximize occupancy.
• Work across commissioning and operational teams.
• Manage voids and communication with partners.

Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Collaboration

Job description

Job Description

Placement Coordinator | 8302 | Fixed term contract/secondment opportunity until 30 September 2026 | £27,053 to £28,568 per annum (Scale H) | 30 hours per week | County Hall, Norwich

In Adult Social Services we have a clear vision of what we are here to do – to support people to be independent, resilient and well, underpinned by our Promoting Independence Strategy.

Housing with Care and Independent Living offer is a real priority for Norfolk County and we have an exciting portfolio of growth in this type of provision over the coming years to promote independent living for older people.

As a result of a secondment opportunity, we are looking to recruit a Placement Co-ordinator that is passionate about optimising this offer working alongside our delivery partners for Housing with care and Independent Living.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to work across commissioning and operational teams, with a variety of partners, to maximise occupancy for our Housing with Care Schemes and implement processes that aligns Housing with Care with our future vision of Extra Care Housing and our Living Well – Homes for Norfolk Strategy for Older People.

We are looking for someone with a passion for developing and driving improvements by pro-actively building collaborative relationships with others, with experience of carrying out care act assessments to assist in the project work required to deliver change.

You will be able to demonstrate a sound analytical approach to problem solving and be able to evidence your creativity in developing new solutions. As a strong communicator and influencer, you will be the primary point of contact for void management for our partners.

We are looking for a team member that can work on their own initiative, lead on pieces of work and to develop strong working relationships, reporting to a commissioning manager, is essential.

For an informal discussion regarding this vacancy please contact Sally Gill, Commissioning Manager, [e-mail] , 01603 989918

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
• ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps yousave money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
• Relocation expenses (where applicable)
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
• Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
• Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
  
  

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

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We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: 26 June 2025 at 23:59

All other applicants closing date: 13 July 2025 at 23:59