Placement Officer Full Time Temporary

Placement Officer needed in Bromley £15.40 per hr PAYE – Reference:470376

This role will involve:

• To receive referrals and assessments from care managers and social workers for clients requiring placements 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 client.
• To make recommendations to the social worker and/or funding panel 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
• 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 client for calculation of contribution to the cost of the care package (adult services only).
• To commission packages of support for children and their families to prevent unnecessary receptions of young people into care.

This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis.

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to katie@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please be prepared.

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