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Senior Placement Officer
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 30 Awst 2024 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £32,076 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 12 Medi 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2BX |
| Cwmni: | Suffolk County Council |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 16320 |
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- Suffolk County Council – Endeavour House, Ipswich, IP1 2BX - Hybrid
- £32,076 per annum (pro rata if part time)
- 37 hours per week - Flexible working options available
- Fixed Term or Secondment - Maternity Cover
We’re passionate about improving the future for our customers, our communities and the environment. If you are too, join us as a Senior Placement and Contracts Officer and make a huge and meaningful impact. Your innovation and drive will help us to continue improving and evolving. Our opportunities and support will enable you to make a difference and leave a positive, lasting legacy.
Reimagine the possibilities.
Your role and responsibilities:
You will:
- source and match placements for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children and Young People in Care (UASC) ensuring they are meeting all cultural and language needs.
- work with both internal and external professionals and the external provider market negotiating suitable individual packages for Children and Young People, ensuring contract compliance and financial accountability.
- support the wider placements team including oversight of the placement officer with the Supported Accommodation specialism.
You will need:
- to be a Team Player
- understand customer needs and know how to deliver a good customer service experience
- have good communication and IT skills, with an ability to contribute to a team approach
- have the ability to work confidently under your own initiative and work independently to resolve a range of issues
- show accuracy and a keen eye for detail
- have excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work to achieve deadlines and team objectives.
You can view a full list of requirements in the Job and Person Profile (docx). If you believe you can succeed in this role, apply. Even if you don't meet all requirements, still apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
The team
The Corporate Parenting Placements and Contract Team are a Countywide operational service which undertake the placement finding and matching with associated purchasing arrangements and in-house resources for children and young people. The team undertakes recording, quality assurance and contract monitoring of all placements & associated support services, including the provision of supported accommodation, foster, respite, residential and bespoke packages.
Within the wider team the Placements Team are responsible for finding and matching placements for Children in Care which will include UASC. Each officer has a generic role in making the required placements but also the development of specialist knowledge and relationships within that.
You will be offered on-going training and opportunities to gain knowledge and experience.
Empowering Everyone
We’re big believers in potential, possibility and the power of different ideas. We’re always searching for ways to encourage, respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want to represent the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation, as shown in our Workforce Equality Report
For more information
Please contact Nicola Lewis by calling 01473 260207 or Rachel Rowe 01473 263730 for a casual conversation. You can reach them (NL),(RR) or emailing nicola.lewis2@suffolk.gov.uk or rachel.rowe@suffolk.gov.uk
If you want to apply for a secondment, read the secondment policy first. Make sure you get permission from your current manager before submitting your application.
How to apply
Step 1 - Read the Job and Person Profile (JPP) (docx).
Step 2 - Click ‘Apply Now’ to start your online application.
Step 3 - Upload a supporting statement indicating how you meet each of the criteria in the ‘Person Profile’ section of the JPP.
- You should use the Supporting Statement template.
- Please use Arial font size 11 and keep your statement to a maximum of two sides of A4.
Please note: Without a supporting statement, your interest will not be progressed. Any supporting documents must be in either PDF or MS Word format. If you would like an adjustment to this process due to a disability, please contact us at 03456 014412 or recruitment@suffolk.gov.uk
If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process before the next selection stage, please contact our Recruitment Team by emailing recruitment@suffolk.gov.uk or calling 03456 014412. If you are invited to the next stage of selection, you will have another opportunity to request adjustments for the next stages of the process.
Closing date: 11.30pm, 12 September 2024
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. #LI-Hybrid
As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We’re driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.
In return, you’ll enjoy:
up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
diverse and active staff networks
flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
Plus lots more!
If you want to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit our Suffolk County Council careers website (careers.Suffolk.gov.uk).
- £32,076 per annum (pro rata if part time)
- 37 hours per week - Flexible working options available
- Fixed Term or Secondment - Maternity Cover
We’re passionate about improving the future for our customers, our communities and the environment. If you are too, join us as a Senior Placement and Contracts Officer and make a huge and meaningful impact. Your innovation and drive will help us to continue improving and evolving. Our opportunities and support will enable you to make a difference and leave a positive, lasting legacy.
Reimagine the possibilities.
Your role and responsibilities:
You will:
- source and match placements for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children and Young People in Care (UASC) ensuring they are meeting all cultural and language needs.
- work with both internal and external professionals and the external provider market negotiating suitable individual packages for Children and Young People, ensuring contract compliance and financial accountability.
- support the wider placements team including oversight of the placement officer with the Supported Accommodation specialism.
You will need:
- to be a Team Player
- understand customer needs and know how to deliver a good customer service experience
- have good communication and IT skills, with an ability to contribute to a team approach
- have the ability to work confidently under your own initiative and work independently to resolve a range of issues
- show accuracy and a keen eye for detail
- have excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work to achieve deadlines and team objectives.
You can view a full list of requirements in the Job and Person Profile (docx). If you believe you can succeed in this role, apply. Even if you don't meet all requirements, still apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
The team
The Corporate Parenting Placements and Contract Team are a Countywide operational service which undertake the placement finding and matching with associated purchasing arrangements and in-house resources for children and young people. The team undertakes recording, quality assurance and contract monitoring of all placements & associated support services, including the provision of supported accommodation, foster, respite, residential and bespoke packages.
Within the wider team the Placements Team are responsible for finding and matching placements for Children in Care which will include UASC. Each officer has a generic role in making the required placements but also the development of specialist knowledge and relationships within that.
You will be offered on-going training and opportunities to gain knowledge and experience.
Empowering Everyone
We’re big believers in potential, possibility and the power of different ideas. We’re always searching for ways to encourage, respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want to represent the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation, as shown in our Workforce Equality Report
For more information
Please contact Nicola Lewis by calling 01473 260207 or Rachel Rowe 01473 263730 for a casual conversation. You can reach them (NL),(RR) or emailing nicola.lewis2@suffolk.gov.uk or rachel.rowe@suffolk.gov.uk
If you want to apply for a secondment, read the secondment policy first. Make sure you get permission from your current manager before submitting your application.
How to apply
Step 1 - Read the Job and Person Profile (JPP) (docx).
Step 2 - Click ‘Apply Now’ to start your online application.
Step 3 - Upload a supporting statement indicating how you meet each of the criteria in the ‘Person Profile’ section of the JPP.
- You should use the Supporting Statement template.
- Please use Arial font size 11 and keep your statement to a maximum of two sides of A4.
Please note: Without a supporting statement, your interest will not be progressed. Any supporting documents must be in either PDF or MS Word format. If you would like an adjustment to this process due to a disability, please contact us at 03456 014412 or recruitment@suffolk.gov.uk
If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process before the next selection stage, please contact our Recruitment Team by emailing recruitment@suffolk.gov.uk or calling 03456 014412. If you are invited to the next stage of selection, you will have another opportunity to request adjustments for the next stages of the process.
Closing date: 11.30pm, 12 September 2024
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. #LI-Hybrid
As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We’re driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.
In return, you’ll enjoy:
up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
diverse and active staff networks
flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
Plus lots more!
If you want to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit our Suffolk County Council careers website (careers.Suffolk.gov.uk).