Placement Officer

Do you have a passion for securing the best outcomes for Children and Young People? Do you have a friendly approach and are you able to help up develop relationships with care providers? An exciting opportunity has arisen for the right candidate to join the Children’s Commissioning Team, in the Placement Officer role. As a Placement Officer you will play a critical role in finding and securing homes and services for children who require our care. You will carry a caseload of children for whom you will actively seek and match local services to meet their needs and outcomes. You will ensure that care is of a high quality, best value for money and available when a child needs it. The role will require you to communicate with a range of professionals both inside and outside of the Local Authority.

The Children’s Commissioning Team are in the process of developing new ways of working around our Raising Rochdale approach and it is an exciting time to join us.

You will ideally have experience of working within a Local Authority with an awareness of the children’s and/or adults services provided. You may have a social care background but this is not essential. You should also have a working knowledge of care options for children and young people and some understanding of the experiences of cared for children and foster carers.

To apply please upload your CV together with a supporting statement that provides evidence of how you meet the essential requirements of the person specificationWe suggest that when completing your supporting statement, you use the person specification criteria as headings then give a specific example.

Please ensure you anonymise your CV and supporting statement.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like to know more information about this role. Please contact Sarah Tonge, Strategic Lead for Children’s Commissioning (sarah.tonge@rochdale.gov.uk 01706 924135) or Nicole Bravender , Commissioning Manager (Nicole.bravender2@rochdale.gov.uk 01706 925606)

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role