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Job Description: Placement and Assessment Officer

Who You Are

You are a dedicated and resilient professional committed to improving the welfare of Looked After Children and care leavers. With comprehensive knowledge of complex needs and effective interventions, you thrive in a challenging environment. You are adaptable, can manage diverse demands, and work collaboratively with partners in the statutory sector. You're ready to travel extensively across the country, performing assessments, making placements, and ensuring quality assurance, while maintaining a flexible approach to work.

What the Job Involves

Your primary responsibility is to commission placements and support services, ensuring they align with the specific needs of Looked After Children. You'll lead assessments on IFA, Residential, and Semi-Independent resources, conduct quality assurance visits, and analyze assessment data to inform strategic planning. Collaboration with various stakeholders and partners is essential, as is safeguarding children in external placements. You'll be expected to develop market relationships, ensure value for money, and contribute to the shaping and implementation of service strategies within the framework of council policies and best practices.

Skills

• Knowledge of complex needs of Looked After Children
• Organizational and time management skills
• Partnership working with statutory sector
• Experience in market management
• Resilience to emotional demands
• Flexibility with working hours
• Understanding of Childrens Act 2012 and Safeguarding policies
• IT data report and analysis capabilities