Placements Officer (Social Worker and non social worker)

Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest

Salary: SO1 - PO1 £38,256-£43,680

Retention Bonus: Retention Bonus for qualifying social workers

Contract Type: Full-time/Fixed Term (12 Months)

Working hours per week: 36

Application Deadline: 02/09/2026

Proposed Interview Date: TBC

Reference: 2229

About Us:

Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.

We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.

London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.

The Council’s preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email [email protected] so we can arrange an alternative application method.

About the role:

We are looking to recruit permanently to a Placements Officer position in our Childrens Access to resource team. The main responsibility of the position holder would be to identify placements which can meet the needs of Looked After Children, Children in Need and Care Leavers.

The position holder will be expected to collaborate with social workers, providers and other stakeholders to achieve service delivery of the highest quality, on time and at the right cost to achieve the best outcomes for children and young people.

The position is open for social worker and non social workers.

We are a Home Office–licensed sponsor; however, for this specific role we are not able to provide Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. To be considered, you must already hold a form of UK work authorisation that does not require sponsorship.

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