Placements and Assessment Officer
Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting for a Placements and Assessment Officer in Enfield.
The Placements and Assessment Officer will commission placements and support services for Looked After Children and care leavers, ensuring that the needs of individual children and young people are closely matched within available resources.
Pay rate: £22.08 per hour PAYE / £26.99 Umbrella
Main Responsibilities
1. Ensure QA visits to all residential and semi-independent resources where a looked after child is placed prior to placement or within agreed timescale and critically evaluate the provision against Ofsted evaluation reports.
2. Travel within Enfield and across the country, with an expectation to undertake at least 6 assessment visits per month, the majority of placements being outside of the London Borough of Enfield.
3. Collate and analyse the assessment information and produce a report quarterly for the Team Manager, Senior Placements Officer, and Head of Commissioning/AD - Strategic Commissioning.
4. Ensure robust management information is available to the Manager, Access to Resources, and Head of Commissioning/AD-Strategic Commissioning in terms of quality, quantity, and cost.
Requirements
1. Knowledge of the range of complex needs of Looked After Children and an understanding of the most appropriate interventions to meet those needs.
2. The post holder is expected to work on a flexible basis with some unsocial hours.
3. Experience in a similar role.
If you are interested in the Placements and Assessment Officer position, please contact Emma at Service Care Solutions on (phone number removed) or email (url removed).
Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus for successful referrals once their probationary period has been completed.
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