Full Time | Permanent | Monday to Friday
Salary: Competitive – depending on experience
Make a Difference Every Day
At Major Healthcare, we’re passionate about providing high-quality, person-centred support to children, young people and adults across the UK.
As our services continue to grow, we’re looking for an enthusiastic and organised Placement Coordinator to join our Newton Aycliffe team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with experience in health and social care who enjoys building relationships, solving problems and ensuring the right people receive the right support at the right time.
If you’re looking for a rewarding career with genuine opportunities to develop and progress, we’d love to hear from you.
What You’ll Be Doing
As a Placement Coordinator, you’ll play a key role in coordinating care packages and matching the right Support Workers to the people we support.
Working closely with Local Authorities, families, Support Workers and our internal teams, you’ll help ensure our services are safe, responsive and delivered to the highest standard.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Coordinating new and existing care packages.
- Matching Support Workers based on skills, experience and availability.
- Building positive relationships with Local Authorities, commissioners, families and healthcare professionals.
- Liaising with Support Workers regarding availability, shifts and placements.
- Working closely with Recruitment, Compliance, Learning & Development and Operational teams.
- Ensuring staffing remains safe, compliant and person-centred.
- Responding quickly to changes in service requirements.
- Maintaining accurate records and updating internal systems.
- Supporting the mobilisation of new services and care packages.
- Delivering an excellent service to both colleagues and external professionals.
- Support the on-call service on a rolling rota.
What We’re Looking For
Essential
- Previous experience within Health & Social Care.
- Experience coordinating care packages, staffing or placements.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Ability to prioritise workload and work in a fast-paced environment.
- Good IT skills and confidence using multiple systems.
- Understanding of safeguarding and safer recruitment.
- A positive, professional and solution-focused attitude.
Desirable
- Experience working within children’s services, supported accommodation or complex care.
- Knowledge of CQC and/or Ofsted regulations.
- Experience working with Local Authorities and commissioning teams.
- NVQ Level 3 (or above) in Children and Young People’s Workforce, Health & Social Care or an equivalent qualification.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
Learning & Development
We’re committed to helping our colleagues grow.
From your first day you’ll have access to:
- Comprehensive company induction.
- Face-to-face Basic Life Support (BLS) training.
- NAPPI training focused on Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) and de-escalation.
- Our brand-new Learning Hub platform.
- Ongoing CPD and refresher training.
- Career progression opportunities, including Level 4 qualifications and leadership development.
At Major Healthcare, Learning & Development isn’t just a tick-box exercise. We invest in our people because confident, knowledgeable colleagues deliver the best outcomes.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary.
- Monday to Friday working.
- Friendly and supportive management team.
- Ongoing training and professional development.
- Clear career progression opportunities.
- Employee referral scheme.
- Company pension.
- Free on-site parking.
- Company events.
- The opportunity to genuinely make a difference every day.
Why Major Healthcare?
We’re more than just a healthcare provider.
We’re building a team of passionate people who care about delivering outstanding support and making a positive difference to the lives of children, young people and adults.
If you’re looking for a company that values your ideas, invests in your development and supports your career, we’d love to welcome you to the team.
Safeguarding & Equality
Major Healthcare is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Successful applicants will be subject to safer recruitment checks, including an Enhanced DBS, right to work checks and satisfactory references.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Ready to Join Us?
If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and become part of a growing organisation that’s passionate about delivering outstanding care, we’d love to hear from you.
