Home Finding and Partnerships Officer - Bristol Council

Home Findings & Partnerships Officer

Pay rate - £21.04 Umbrella / £16.62 PAYE

Bristol Council

For the first few weeks you will be fully office based, but following this you will be able to work from home two days a week.

Key Responsibilities

• Receive referrals for CYP outlining their interests, wishes and challenges, ensuring the referral is strengths based.
• Engage with potential homes/providers to explore suitability and share options with SW teams.
• Negotiate packages and costs to ensure value for money.
• Understand what a home is offering to support a curious and diligent approach.
• Produce report writing to seek approval for the chosen home.
• Maintain accurate record keeping, including data collection on Excel.
• Collaborate with colleagues from Health and Education to ensure CYP have all they need going forward.

Essential Skills

• Team work
• Organised approach to workload, with daily changing priorities
• Attention to details and accurate record keeping
• Curious mindset, determined and resilient

Qualifications & Requirements

• A relevant Social Work Qualification
• Registration with Social Care Wales (or Social Work England)
• Enhanced DBS registered on the update service, or willingness to apply for a DBS
• Three years of referencing
• Driving license with access to a car

Benefits

• 20 years' experience of the Social Work market
• Your local agency based in Cardiff
• Welsh speaking consultant available should you wish to converse in Welsh throughout your job search
• PAYE and Umbrella payroll options available - you choose!
• Dedicated point of contact (support team to cover whilst on leave)
• Twice weekly payroll
• Actively supplying every Local Authority in South/West Wales and South West England
• Refer a friend scheme available
• Birthday gifts after one year in service
• Wellbeing sessions

Given the nature of the role, only applications from individuals with a social work qualification and registration with either professional body - Social Care Wales or Social Work England - can be considered. Please only apply if you meet this criteria.

Please contact Kate Bowen at Hoop Recruitment on if you want to find out more.