Job Details:
Job Reference:HCC620299
Salary Range: GBP 26,918 : GBP 29,616 per annum
Work Location: Elizabeth II Court, Winchester
Hours per week: 37
Contract Type: Temporary (12 months)
Closing Date:23 March 2025
The Role:
An exciting opportunity has become available to work as part of the Placement Commissioning Team (PCT) for Children Services.
The role of the Placement Officer is to find placements, which could be for foster care, residential care, special educational needs schools, supported accommodation and respite for children and young people.
We are seeking a talented individual to join our team in a 12:month maternity cover position.
Working as part of a friendly team, the successful candidate will liaise between colleagues in our frontline teams and external organisations to broker placements that meet the Special Educational Needs and Care Planning requirements of Hampshire children.
The SEN Placement Officer will specifically focus on undertaking SEN consultations and may occasionally include activities to support Children and Families placement searches. The role is based within a busy and sometimes pressured environment and similar experience is desirable. You will need to work as part of a team and be able to exercise independence to maintain and manage a caseload of live placement search referrals. Time management and prioritisation skills will be essential, as is the ability to work to deadline. Tasks will include use of both telephone and email systems to engage in placement searching; cost negotiation; completion of associated administrative duties; seeking information on databases and websites; attending in:person and online meetings; checking policies and documents and updating the Team Manager on your progress.
Hampshire County Council operates an 'Open Workplace Policy' which means that, for now, you will be office based for two days per week (Wednesday and Thursday) and the remaining three days can be undertaken from either your home or at the office base. Access to training and development opportunities are also available within the administrative, commissioning and contract management fields within the Children's Services sector.
Additional Information:
Placement Officer
Job Description and Person Specification
Vetting Requirements:
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check. As such, please note that under safer recruitment requirements for Children's Services, references will be requested prior to interview.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Martin Tuck,Assistant Team Manager County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
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