Birmingham City Council

Adult Placement Worker, Shared Lives

Birmingham, West Midlands
Posted 2 hours ago
Listed via Birmingham City Council

Adult Placement Worker, Shared Lives at Birmingham City Council, based in Birmingham, West Midlands, paying £36,581 - £45,529 per annum. This is a permanent role.

Pay: £36,581 - £45,529 per annum
Hours and contract: Permanent · On site
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands
Closing date: 4 Nov 2026
Sector: Care Assistant

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Reference 37c303c0830c0f4050a60d1a519be04211eb5733

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About the role

Adult Placement Workerx2 posts
Permanent Grade C - £36,581 - £45,529
Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Working 36.5 hours per week

Summary

Are you passionate about supporting adults with disabilities to live fulfilling lives within their local communities? We're looking for a dedicated and proactive Adult Placement Worker to join our Adults Social Care team, helping to develop and support both respite and long-term Adult Placements across Birmingham.

About the Role

As an Adult Placement Worker, you will play a key role in assessing, training, supporting and monitoring Adult Placement Carers. Working closely with carers, service users and partner organisations, you will help ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality placements that comply with relevant legislation and national standards.

This is a varied role that combines community engagement, relationship building, compliance monitoring, record keeping and service development. You'll work with a range of stakeholders to promote the scheme and improve outcomes for vulnerable adults

Key Responsibilities

Providing ongoing supervision, guidance and support to carers.

Monitoring placements and ensuring compliance with regulatory and quality standards.

Maintaining accurate records, reports and financial information.

Reviewing placements and contributing to service improvements and business plan targets.

Building effective partnerships with internal and external organisations.

Promoting and marketing the Adult Placement Scheme through presentations and community engagement activities.

Representing the service at meetings locally, regionally and nationally when required

About You

An NVQ Level 4 in Care or an equivalent care-related qualification.

Experience of working with adults with disabilities.

Experience of community-based work and partnership working with a range of agencies.

The ability to recognise and utilise alternative methods of communication.

Strong report-writing and record-keeping skills.

A commitment to anti-oppressive and inclusive practice.

The ability to work independently and manage a varied workload.

Strong assessment skills and sound professional judgement

Why Join Us?

This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of adults with disabilities while contributing to the development of a valued community-based service. You'll join a supportive team committed to delivering high-quality care and promoting independence, choice and inclusion.

Membership of West Midlands Pension Fund – with generous employer contributions

Enhanced Holiday Entitlement – 30 days, increasing with length of service

My Rewards Scheme – access to over 800 brands providing discounts and savings

Health and wellbeing support – independent and confidential employee assistance and counselling

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application.The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post.Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words.Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.

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Reference: 37c303c0830c0f4050a60d1a519be04211eb5733 · Posted 2 hours ago · Closes 4 Nov 2026 · Listed via Birmingham City Council

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