Placement Officer, Barnet

Placement Officer - Barnet

Salary: £27.28 per hour.

To support the recruitment, engagement and retention of in-house foster carers, while also ensuring effective placement matching and sufficiency for children and young people in care. The postholder will play a central role in strengthening foster carer support systems, coordinating engagement initiatives, and identifying suitable placements that promote stability, safety and positive outcomes for children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key point of contact for in-house foster carers, promoting positive working relationships and ongoing engagement.
• Coordinate and organise foster carer activities, appreciation events, training linked engagement sessions and recognition initiatives.
• Plan, facilitate and support foster carer support groups in collaboration with supervising social workers.
• Design, distribute and analyse surveys and feedback mechanisms to inform service improvement and strengthen retention.
• Maintain and operate systems to monitor foster carer availability, capacity, engagement and support needs.
• Support the development of peer networks and buddy systems for new and existing carers.
• Work proactively with supervising social workers and managers to identify carers who may require additional support to prevent deregistration.
• Contribute to strategies that improve foster carer satisfaction, stability and long term retention.

Agency Support (Pertemps)

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to.
• An easy registration process (all done online).
• Referral schemes and incentives.
• Ongoing compliance managed for you.
• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.

Not looking right now? We also offer generous referral bonuses so please pass on to a colleague or friend who may be!

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