Placement Officer

4 months contract with a local authority

Job Summary:

To discharge the Authority s responsibilities under ASCOF and other relevant legislation with respect to Service Users with disabilities vulnerabilities and Eligible care needs.

To ensure the council s eligibility criteria policies and procedure are followed in relation to service users.

To help create packages of support to prevent unnecessary reception of people into care and to assist people to remain in their own home where possible and/or to move to suitable and appropriate residential care.

To match service user needs to potential placements or providers

Key Duties/Accountabilities:

To receive referrals and assessments from care managers and social workers for Service

Users requiring services in a timely professional efficient and positive manner. To assess the needs and desired outcomes and to match these against an appropriate provision in order identify the best value placement for the Service User.

To make recommendations to the social worker and on the most appropriate and best value options that will meet the service user s needs. To take responsibility for ensuring that the provider/organisation is both fit for purpose and able to meet the needs of the service user including undertaking reference registration and evaluation checks on the providers if required

To ensure where required that notifications of service changes are made to the Finance department to ensure that where required financial assessments are undertaken of the Service User for calculation of contribution to the cost of the care package

Essential Experience Required:

Experience of using computer packages and undertaking administrative tasks.

Experience of negotiating agreements or contracts

Previous experience of a customer focussed environment

Evidence of continued professional and personal development

Essential Qualifications Required:

Educated to a high level A levels as a minimum

Progression to BR10 would be through the appraisal system and the criteria as below

Additional information to note:

Occasional weekend work may be required (4hrs sat / sun)

Rota will be Monday and Tuesday on Week one and then Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday on Week two. On average 18 hrs p/w or 36 across the 2 weeks

18 hours per week

08:45am 17:00pm

The closing date for this position is ASAP