Role Responsibility
Maternity Cover - Fixed Term Full Time (9 Months).
Do you want to be instrumental in delivering a service that will make a difference to the lives of some of our most vulnerable children and young adults? If you do, this is an exciting opportunity to join the Total Placement Service (TPS) in our work finding homes for our children in care and care leavers.
TPS is a key element of the childrens services strategy to meet the authoritys sufficiency duty in ensuring that homes for these children, young people and adults provide stability, ensuring their needs are met and help them to achieve their aspirations. If successful, you will be part of an established and supportive team, receiving regular supervision to aid your professional development along with a range of training opportunities.
The post is varied and interesting, providing specialist advice and support on a variety of home options, resolving some complex issues, collaborating with colleagues in childrens social care and commissioning and managing liaison between key stakeholders.
About you:
Kent County Council is committed to a hybrid working model with a flexible working offer, but please note that regular attendance to work from our Maidstone office will be required.
This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.
This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The closing date is Sunday 28th June 2026.
This post is offered on a fixed term basis for 9 months (Maternity Cover)
Interviews will take place in person on 3rd July 2026 at Sessions House, Maidstone.