Placements Officer

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council; Dudley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking an officer to secure, coordinate and monitor placements for children in care. You will work with social workers, providers and partner agencies to ensure safe, suitable and cost-effective arrangements that meet assessed needs.

You will bring experience in social care, commissioning or placement finding, with strong negotiation, decision-making and excellent communication and organisational skills to build strong relationships while ensuring

Qualifications

• Experience in social care, commissioning, placement finding or related setting.
• Strong negotiation skills and decisive decision-making in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills with ability to build relationships while ensuring compliance.

Responsibilities

• Secure, coordinate and monitor placements for children in care.
• Collaborate with social workers, providers and partner agencies to ensure safe, suitable, cost-effective placements.
• Ensure placements meet assessed needs and statutory duties.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Decision making

Communication

Organisational skills

Relationship building

Job description

Social Care Placements Officers will play a pivotal role in securing, coordinating and monitoring placements for our children in care. You will work closely with social workers, providers and partner agencies to ensure that placements are safe, suitable, cost-effective and responsive to the assessed needs of children and young people.
You will have experience of working in a social care, commissioning, placement finding or related setting, with the ability to evidence strong negotiation skills, effective decision-making and experience of working in fast paced environments. You will be confident in challenging poor practice, supporting colleagues and providers, and helping to ensure that Dudley's children receive the highest standard of care. You will be dynamic, solution focused and committed to achieving positive outcomes for our children. You will demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills, with an ability to build strong relationships while ensuring compliance with statutory duties, policies and procedures.
About Dudley Council It's an incredibly exciting time to work in Dudley Council as we embark on numerous multi-million pound regeneration schemes which will be real game-changers for the borough. In addition to the exciting schemes such as the Midland Metro we also have the ongoing and very serious challenges of ensuring vulnerable people across the borough receive the services they deserve. At Dudley Council we have a 'one council' ethos that builds an effective and dynamic organisation which grows the economy and creates jobs, creating a cleaner and greener place and supports stronger and safer communities. We are rightly proud to be the historic capital of the Black Country and, working with our partners, Dudley Council is also committed to looking forward and helping to deliver our borough vision of 'Forge a Future for all' www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk We ensure communities influence council decisions and are committed to delivering services in partnership with communities. We provide flexible and responsive service in partnership and help communities help themselves. In joining a local authority that serves 320,000 residents you will become an integral part of a council that:

• is ready to embrace change, providing an environment in which you will be encouraged to make your mark
• is aware of its key challenges and the need for a new energy to innovate the council, in order to find cost effective ways of delivering services
• has aligned its political and managerial leadership structures and is committed to protecting, securing and transforming the lives of children, families, the vulnerable and older people
• wants borough residents to have their say through our community forums
• dedicates time to meaningful consultation and listen to the views of our residents
• is working with the community to encourage active involvement of our residents