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 2 days a week. 

A very busy team, that thrives on achieving outcomes and working together. essential skills required: 
* Team work
* Organised approach to workload, with daily changing priorities
* attention to details and accurate record keeping
* curious mindset, determined and resilient

To commission homes that are robustly matched to meet the needs and outcomes for children and young people. 

Work with internal and external partners and stakeholders to commission homes based on Indicative Budgets, identifying and brokering providers and negotiate individual placements and packages and ensure compliance with Contract frameworks, including notice period.

What this looks like: 
* Receiving referrals for CYP outlining their interests, wishes and challenges. As an officer you will ensure the referral is strength based. 
* Engage with potential homes/providers to explore suitability and share options with SW teams
* you will negotiate on packages and costs to ensure VFM
* you will have a curious nature, to understand what a home is offering
* Report writing - to seek approval for chosen home
* Record keeping skills with accuracy including data collection on excel
* You will engage with colleagues from Health and Education - to ensure CYP have all they need going forward.  

Benefits of working for Hoop:

• 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 1 year in service)
• Wellbeing sessions

To apply for this role, you will need to hold -

• A relevant Social Work Qualification
• Registration with Social Care Wales
• Enhanced DBS registered on the update service or be happy to apply for a DBS
• 3 Years of referencing
• Driving license with access to a car

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

Please contact Kate Bowen at Hoop Recruitment on 02922 400519 if you want to find out more.