Alternative flexible working options available/open to discussion

Camden is listening to everyone, including you. We’re giving a platform to people inside and outside our community. Because, we’re not just home to the UK’s fast-growing economy. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today. And we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. We are currently seeking a Placement Officer (Adult Social Care) to join our Resource Coordination Team.

The role

As a Placement Officer you will provide a critical support role to our social care teams, helping ensure residents receive the right care and support from Camden.

The ASC Placement Officer is responsible for identifying, arranging and purchasing services to meet the needs and outcomes assessed by their social care practitioner. Support is provided to teams across social care, including mental health, learning disabilities, physical disabilities and older people.

As part of the role you will need to:

• Respond positively and professionally to referrals by care practitioners, ensuring the quality of information enables the identification of placements or other support that meet the adults assessed needs.
• Receive and screen referrals, prioritising of needs and availability of resources and where appropriate, liaise with other colleagues, partners and external care providers to ensure detailed assessment and prioritising.
• Manage and maintain effective information on the care systems, inputting all placement data on Mosaic or any other IT systems and reporting on data to ensure that accurate information is available at all times.

About you

To be successful you will need to have excellent communication skills and an ability to work under pressure, managing a varied workload. You will have experience of working in a health or social care setting and be empathetic to the needs of vulnerable residents. You will be able to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing, including, presenting, negotiating and the use of IT.

You will also be able to work in partnership with social care staff and teams, commissioners, care providers and other agencies to ensure that the needs of the resident are met.

Working for Camden

We’re ready to welcome your ideas, your views, and your rebellious spirit. Help us redefine how we develop the Safeguarding in Adult Social Care, and we’ll redefine what a career can be. If that sounds good to you, we’d love to talk.

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits as well as joining a flexible working employer. Click HERE to see full details of our benefits.

Additional information     

To view the Job Profile please click HERE

To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria listed in the Job Profile. 

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit our recruitment website 

Asking for Adjustments  

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes, making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions.

If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.