Placement Officer en London Borough of Camden

Salary: £38,923
Grade: Level 3 Zone 1
Location: 5 Pancras Square N1C 4AG
Contract Type: Permanent 
Hours: Full Time (36 hours)
Closing Date: Sunday 30th November 2025; 23:59

About Camden

Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Our residents and communities are at the heart of everything we do. 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.  Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all.

What You’ll Be Doing

We are excited to have an opening for a Placement Officer (Adult Social Care) to join our Resource Coordination Team. 

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 all 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.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require a Basic DBS.

All 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 and negotiation. 

You will need to have experience and understanding of using Mosaic or similar social care systems and have excellent digital skills. 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 our residents are met.

To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.

How To Apply

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 role criteria noted in the Job Profile under the “About You” section. 

To view the Job Profile, please CLICK HERE or copy and paste the below URL into your browser: http://camdocs.camden.gov.uk/HPRMWebDrawer/Record/11492208/file/document?inline

What We Offer

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits. From flexible working to 27 days annual leave (+ bank holidays!). We also know that a work life balance is extremely important so we also offer family leave, loan schemes and access to our incredible staff networks. We also have an incredible pensions scheme. 

Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.

Inclusion and Belonging
 

At Camden, we want every colleague to feel they belong and can thrive. We welcome applications from all parts of our community, and particularly encourage people from Black, Asian and Other Ethnic Heritage communities, LGBTQ+ people, disabled and neurodiverse people, survivors of domestic abuse, and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds or with care experience. We know that different voices and perspectives make us stronger, and we are committed to providing the support, adjustments and flexibility people need to succeed. 

Please visit www.camdenjobs.co.uk/inclusion-and-diversity for more information on our commitment.

Asking for Adjustments
 

At Camden, we are committed to making our recruitment process barrier-free and accessible for everyone. If you need us to do something differently during the application, interview or assessment process, just let us know and we will support you. This could include providing information in an alternative format, extra time in assessments, or adjustments for disabled, neurodiverse or long-term health conditions.
 

Please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at [email protected] or by post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG. We’ll work with you to make sure the process works for you.
 

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.