Placement Officer - Children’s Commissioning & Sufficiency
Placement Officer - Children’s Commissioning & Sufficiency
location_onBridgend County Borough Council21/08/2025
The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
Job details
Job details
Salary£28,598 - £29,540 per annumContractual hours37BasisFull timeJob category/typeSocial Care – Adults/ChildrenDate posted07/08/2025Job reference17753
Job description
Job description
37 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Placement Officer to join our vibrant and supportive Placements team to help us secure the right homes for children and young people who need care and stability.
In this key role, you’ll work closely with social workers, foster carers, and external agencies to identify the most suitable placements — ensuring each child’s needs are met and every placement complies with our standards. You’ll manage referrals, track vacancies, use the Children’s Commissioning Support Resource (CCSR), and help ensure positive outcomes for children in care.
If you’re passionate about supporting children achieving positive outcome — and thrive in a fast-paced, rewarding environment — this could be the role for you. If you're highly organised, a great communicator, and passionate about making a difference, we want to hear from you.
Working closely with practitioners, social workers, and independent agencies, the successful candidate will contribute to the stability and wellbeing of children in care by facilitating the most appropriate placement matches.
Key Responsibilities include:
Respond to general enquiries and foster and residential placement requests, identifying suitable in-house or independent placements.
Conduct placement searches and tenders via the Children’s Commissioning Support Resource (CCSR).
Liaise with social workers, supervising social workers, and agencies to support appropriate placement matches.
Maintain up-to-date vacancy data for in-house and independent carers, ensuring timely responses to referrals.
Draft and issue contracts for awarded tenders, ensuring accurate records are maintained.
Monitor compliance with placement contracts and service quality.
Provide statistical and outcome-based reporting on placement activity.
What We Offer:
A supportive and collaborative team environment
Opportunities for professional development and training
Access to employee benefits and pension schemes.
The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.
Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.
An Enhanced with Childrens Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.
The council’s Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.
Closing Date: 21 August 2025
Shortlisting Date: 22 August 2025
Interview Date: 01 September 2025