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November 8, 2024
Warwickshire County Council
Nuneaton
FULL TIME
Referral and Placements Officer (lead on Children with Disabilities)
Salary
£32,654- £35,235 per annum
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time
Region
Nuneaton and Bedworth
Package
Fixed Term, Full Time
Job category/type
Commissioning, Social Care
Date posted
08/11/2024
Job reference
RA0006411
Warwickshire County Council are looking to recruit a Referral and Placement Officer who will become a specialist in Children with Disabilities. This is an opportunity for individuals who are eager to use their initiative and shape the direction of this newly created role.
Here at Warwickshire County Council, we put children and families at the heart of everything we do and want build of family’s strengths and find the right support for them and our children.
You will join the Placement Hub that consists of; 2 managers, 2 FT social workers, 7 fostering and hub social workers and currently 4 Referral and Placement Officers.
Now is an exciting time to be a part of our team as Warwickshire has been chosen as one of the seven areas to deliver the Families First for Children Pathfinder Programme. Join us to help shape and influence the future of children's social care together. Find out why we are good Ofsted.
Our Offer to you includes:
- Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
- Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee.
- A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas
- We also offer a Refer a Friend package if you're talking about a return to us with an ex colleague/friend.
What will you do?
You will work alongside our Referral and Placement Officers (RPO’s) whilst having a lead in Children with Disabilities. The RPO’s are responsible for all our external searches including residential, supported accommodation and short breaks. They have strong partnership relationships and connections that allows them to find the best match for our children whilst working closely with the children teams. In addition, this role will develop connections with good providers that can provide homes to meet our children’s needs including short breaks and help manage direct payments.
The ability to work in partnership is essential, along with meticulous organisation skills, enthusiasm, and creativity.
We are doing great work and we need great people to join us to continue to improve the lives of local children. If you’re someone who is prepared to get stuck in, who like us, wants to do the best job possible, who approaches everything with passion, tenacity, courage, and purpose, then we want you to work with us.
This role is initially fixed for 12 months but will be reviewed and may be extended.
If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service.
For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification below:
Referral and Placement Officer
Working for Warwickshire –
This is the difference you make
Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!
At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.
Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund'
The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.
Additional Information
The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.
If you are applying for this role on a secondment basis please ensure you have permission from your line manager.
To discuss the role please contact Perla Kinsella
perlakinsella@warwickshire.gov.uk
Closing date: 25th November 2024
Interview date: 6th December 2024
Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.
Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce.
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