This role has a starting salary of £35,730 per annum, based on a 36-hour working week.
This is a 12 month fixed-term contract or secondment opportunity.
This role is open to hybrid working and as a team we split our time between working from home and collaborating together in the Woking office.
Rewards and Benefits:
- 26 days' holiday rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
- Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
- An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
- Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
- Paternity, adoption, and dependents leave
- A generous local government salary related pension
- Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
- 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
- Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
About the Role
We focus on finding the best placements for children and young people, whether it's fostering, residential care, or supported accommodation. We handle searches across both our in-house provision and external providers.
Our team is incredibly supportive and is part of the Gateway to Resources Service within the Children's, Families, and Lifelong Learning Directorate. We collaborate closely with other professionals and agencies to ensure that each child and young person is matched with a placement that will help them achieve the best outcomes.
In this role, you'll manage a caseload of children and young people, actively seeking out the right placements for them. This includes both planned and emergency placements for children, young people, and care leavers. It's a really rewarding role where you can make a significant difference in their lives.
You'll be part of a team that is dedicated to making a positive difference in the community, one placement at a time, by putting people first and striving for excellence in everything we do.
Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisting, your CV and personal statement will clearly evidence that:
- Ability to negotiate appropriate levels of service provision to make sure that best value for money is secured
- You can develop and maintain a good working knowledge of providers and good working relationships with internal and external professionals
- Effective organisational and time management skills to work towards challenging deadlines
- Excellent communication and have negotiation skills
Contact Us
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills, or any barriers to employment.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 17th November 2024 with interviews planned for 19th and 20th November.
An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applicants where:
- The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
- The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.
We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
