The City of York Council are recruiting a Placement Officer in the Placement Finding Commissioning and Support Team.

This role is pivotal in ensuring our children live in families and settings that are best able to meet their needs when they cannot remain within their family.

The person undertaking this role will needs to be proficient in all aspects of business administration, have great customer service and partnership working skills, as well as the ability to successfully network.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about helping children and young people to find safe and loving homes.

You must be able to manage your own time and think creatively whilst managing competing demands and priorities.  You will be a team player, working within an established and experienced team.

City of York Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We require the successful candidate to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

As this role is public facing, applicants will need to demonstrate, at interview, their competency to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English to CEFR level B1: Can exploit a wide range of simple language flexibly to express much of what he/she wants. Can keep going comprehensibly, even though pausing for grammatical land lexical planning and repair is very evident, especially in longer stretches of free production.

The Council is highly committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition, we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.

As this role is public facing, applicants will need to demonstrate, at interview, their competency to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English to CEFR level B1: Can exploit a wide range of simple language flexibly to express much of what he/she wants. Can keep going comprehensibly, even though pausing for grammatical land lexical planning and repair is very evident, especially in longer stretches of free production.

City of York Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We require the successful candidate to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact Ethel Clarke, Service Manager, ethel.clarke@york.gov.uk  or on 01904 551452

Closing date:  Wednesday 05 April 2023 at 12 midnight

Interview date:  Wednesday 19 April 2023 or Week commencing Monday 24 April 2023