Placement Officer Fixed Term Contract to 31st October 2027

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Placement Officer to join our Business Commissioning and Placements Team, on a twelve-month fixed term contract starting in October 2026. The role of Placement Officer is to provide high quality support to all placement, admission and discharge processes associated with all children''s placements. You will provide centralised administrative support planning, attending, and minuting meetings, as well as managing and executing processes associated with children''s placements, including managing and updating our children''s records system, supporting on billing processes, in particular debtors'' management, and contracting, whilst also supporting the wider business development and commissioning team on clerical matters, ensuring operations run smoothly. Staff benefits include, shuttle bus, and more Read more below Role Requirements Circulating enquiries/referrals, coordinating assessments, gathering information from internal and external counterparts and formatting, and circulating Referral Screening Reports alongside Referral Manager in preparing for placements. Coordinate admission planning tasks including arranging parental accommodation, putting together welcome letter and parental agreement, informing reception, and updating relevant spreadsheets. Drafting and circulating pre-admission commissioning paperwork such as ICB letters and funding applications. External liaison with parents, referrers, and funders to ensure they are ..... full job details .....