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Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, 9.00am - 5.00pm Monday-Friday
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Placements Officer to join the team at Nexus Fostering. We are looking for an organised and driven individual to join our Core Services team at our Harrow office.
The Role
As Senior Placements Officer, you will be responding to placement requests and identifying placement and service solutions. You will be working closely with Local Authority Placement Teams to ensure the highest possible standard of appropriate placements for children and young people referred to Nexus Fostering. You will provide support to less experienced placement officers giving advice and guidance where required as well as support to the team in the absence of the management team. In this role you will liaise with operational teams and support planning around vacancies whilst ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of the service.
In consultation with the Placement Manager, you will ensure that each child or young person placed with Nexus Fostering is carefully matched with a Foster Carer capable of meeting their needs.
You will be responsible for maintaining a database of information relating to referrals, children, young people and Foster Carers, including records of movements of children within the agency. You will be responsible for providing statistical information on referral and placement trends to inform service development and ensuring that all relevant agreements are obtained and completed.
As Placement Officer, you will ensure that the protection of children and the promotion of their welfare is given absolute priority in all activities.
What we’re looking for…
* Experience in sales, customer care or account management environment
* A proven track record in obtaining and maintaining clients, increasing sales or providing customer support solutions
* Demonstrate experience in producing clear, accurate and concise reports and correspondence using IT software packages
* Experience of utilising a range of IT programmes and maintaining database systems
* Experience of working in a health, social services or welfare environment (Desirable)
* Experience of working within an organisation regulated by legislation and a demonstrable ability to work within a policy and procedural framework (Desirable)
Why work for us?
* Generous Annual Leave - 28 days PLUS your Bank Holiday Entitlement
* Birthday Leave - a paid day off for your birthday
* Good Health Days - no sickness in a 6 month period and get an additional day off!
* Refer A Friend Scheme with a monetary incentive
* Comprehensive Employee Assistance Platform that provides access to advice and support 24/7
* Auto Enrolment Pension
* Cycle To Work Scheme
* Optional Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave/Shared Parental Leave.
Everyone is welcome
Diversity and inclusion are the principles for how we build our teams and Unity Foster Care strives to create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity are valued and celebrated. We want a workforce which represents the communities we serve and work, to ensure no applicant or employee is treated unfairly on the basis of race, gender, age, disability, religion or identity. We recognise and value the individual differences and contributions of all employees and believe that by working together we can achieve equality for all.
*Nexus Fostering is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and vulnerable people in our care. Successful applicants will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
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