Starting salary: £36,141
Job Level: Level 3, Zone 1 
Work Location: 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: 1x Permanent and 1x Secondment / Fixed Term – Until April 2025
Closing date: Monday 22nd April 2024; 23:59
Interviews to be held: TBC
Alternative flexible working options available / open to discussion

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.

About us 

Camden is building somewhere everyone can thrive, by making our borough the best place to live, work, study and visit. Because, we’re not just home to UK’s fast-growing economy. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today. And we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all.

The role

We are excited to have an opening for a Placement Officer (Adult Social Care) to join our Resource Coordination Team, on a temporary basis, as the team will be taking on the purchasing arrangements for Direct Payments.

As a Placement Officer you will provide a critical support role to our social care teams, helping ensure residents receive the right care and support from Camden.

The ASC Placement Officer is responsible for identifying, arranging and purchasing all services to meet the needs and outcomes assessed by their social care practitioner. Support is provided to teams across social care, including mental health, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, and older people.

As part of the role you will need to:

• Respond positively and professionally to referrals by care practitioners, ensuring the quality of information enables the identification of placements or other support that meet the adults assessed needs.
• Receive and screen referrals, prioritising of needs and availability of resources and where appropriate, liaise with other colleagues, partners and external care providers to ensure detailed assessment and prioritising.
• Manage and maintain effective information on the care systems, inputting all placement data on Mosaic or any other IT systems and reporting on data to ensure that accurate information is available at all times.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS.

About you

To be successful you will need to have excellent communication skills and an ability to work under pressure, managing a varied workload. You will have experience of working in a health or social care setting and be empathetic to the needs of vulnerable residents. You will be able to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing, including presenting and negotiation. 

You will need to have experience of and understanding of using Mosiac and be proficient in IT. You will also be able to work in partnership with social care staff and teams, commissioners, care providers and other agencies to ensure that the needs of the resident are met.

To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.

Working for Camden

We’re ready to welcome your ideas, your views, and your rebellious spirit. Help us redefine how we’re supporting people, and we’ll redefine what a career can be.

If that sounds good to you, we’d love to talk.

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits as well as joining a flexible working employer. Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' to see full details of our benefits.

Additional information

To view the Job Profile, please CLICK HERE or copy and paste the below URL into your browser: http://camdocs.camden.gov.uk/HPRMWebDrawer/Record/10452531/file/document?inline

To apply for this job please click the "Apply" button. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the role criteria noted in the Job Profile under the “About You” section. 

Inclusion and Diversity

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits'.

Asking for Adjustments 

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.