![]() Location: Head Office Salary: £27,081 - £32,100 depending on experience Contract Type: Permanent Specific Hours: 37.5 hrs a week Monday to Friday Closing Date: 26 March 2023 Putney Office, Hybrid working and travel to London & West Midlands children’s homes
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our referral and placements team providing children and young people the opportunity to live in one of our residential homes. About Us Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future. St Christopher's is a leading charity for children and young people. We are proud of our history of providing fostering, children's homes and innovative leaving care services across the UK & Isle of Man. We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do. We provide positive life experiences for young people who are unable to sustain a placement in their parental or foster home. Want to know about the achievements of our children, young people, foster carers and staff? Check out our Impact Report here We are an equal-opportunity employer keen to develop an inclusive workforce where people feel they belong. We hope to attract applications from under- represented groups, including people from different cultures, nationalities, socioeconomic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religions, faith, sex, orientation, childcare responsibilities, and gender-diverse identities. Watch our short video to gain an insight into our working life here at St Christopher’s here About the Role The post will play a key role in the successful placement of children and young people in St Christopher’s services. Operating as the central point of contact for referrals to all St Christopher’s spot purchasing teams, the post will ensure a prompt and consistent response to local authorities and other agencies, and will involve close liaison with fostering, residential and semi-independent accommodation teams to deliver high quality recommendations for placements within required timescales. Applicants should have:
What you should expect from us
Recruitment Process At St Christopher’s we are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people in our care. During the recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application form to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements. Your online application must include a supporting statement addressing the criteria stated in the Person Specification. For the full Job Description and Person Specification click here. For more information or assistance during the application process, please contact [email protected] Closing date: 26th March 2023 We advise to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. St Christopher’s Fellowship has a minimum age requirement of 21 for roles working directly with children and young people in our residential and semi-independent Homes. Full details and application documents here Comments are closed.
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