Placement Officer - Slough, United Kingdom - Slough Borough Council

Slough Borough Council

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Slough, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Placement Officer (Slough Children First):

Salary:
£12, £15, including local weighting)

Hours: 18.5 hours per week

Contract: 12 months fixed term contract

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join the Brokerage team within Slough Children First as a Placement Officer

As one of our Placement Officers, you'll be managing all referrals into the service, and undertaking robust negotiation of all placements that meet the assessed need, and to achieve best value.

You'll be managing and recording confidential information, and using databases, as well as responding to all operational requests.

You'll ideally have experience of working within Children's or Adults Social Care, or within a similar service sector. You'll need to be assertive and able to negotiate placement costs to achieve value for money.

If you're looking for a new challenge and want to be part of an exciting journey to turn children's services around in Slough then come and join us.

In return, we can offer you:
- training and development opportunities
- agile working supported by technology
- flexible working policies
- friendly working environment and great colleagues.

Slough is one of the most diverse places in the country outside of London and a great place to live or work.

In fact it's the best place to live or work according to a survey by Glassdoor. Pleasant environments, above average salaries and a lower cost of living, mean an increased quality of life for employees.

We're also one of the most accessible places to be, nestled on the corner of the M25, M4 and M40, and less than 20 minutes by train to Central London.

If you're looking for a new challenge and want to be part of an exciting journey to turn children's services around in Slough, then come and join us.

Good luck