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This permanent, full-time position has a starting salary of £38,090 per annum based on a 36-hour working week.

We are hiring a new Resource Officer to join our fantastic and supportive Allocations team. The role is open to hybrid working and as a team we split our time between working from home and collaborating together in the Woking office.

Our Offer to You

26 days’ holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years’ service

Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave

A generous local government salary related pension

Up to 5 days of carer’s leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year

Paternity, adoption and dependents leave

An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing

Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping

A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents

About the Role

The Allocations team focus on finding the best placements for children and young people, whether it’s fostering, residential care, or supported accommodation. We handle searches across both our in-house provision and external providers.

Our team is incredibly supportive and is part of the Gateway to Resources Service within the Children’s, Families and Lifelong Learning Directorate. We collaborate closely with other professionals and agencies to ensure that each child and young person is matched with a placement that will help them achieve the best outcomes.

In this role, you will manage a caseload of children and young people, actively seeking out the right placements for them. This includes both planned and emergency placements for children, young people, and care leavers. It’s a really rewarding role where you can make a significant difference in their lives.

You will be part of a team that is dedicated to making a positive difference in the community, one placement at a time, by putting people first and striving for excellence in everything we do.

Your Application

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours:

Ability to negotiate appropriate levels of service provision to make sure that best value for money is secured

Ability to develop and maintain a good working knowledge of providers

Effective organisational and time management skills to work towards challenging deadlines

Excellent communication and negotiation skills with the ability to build effective relationships with internal and external professionals

To apply, we request that you submit a CV and you will be asked the following 4 questions:

Please tell us what interests you most about working in the Allocations Team and supporting placements for vulnerable children and young people?

Please describe a situation where you had to communicate effectively and negotiate with stakeholders to achieve a positive outcome. What approach did you take, and what was the result?

What do you understand about the challenges and priorities involved in finding suitable placements for children and young people? How would you ensure that each placement supports the best possible outcomes for them?

Please tell us about any skills, abilities and experience you have, whether from previous roles or other contexts, that believe would help you succeed in this role?

Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description & Our Life at Surrey handbook to get an insight into working at Surrey.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 01/11/2026 with interviews planned to follow.

Contact Us

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills, or any barriers to employment. For an informal discussion please contact Shaunie Paxton by e-mail at [email protected].

An enhanced DBS ‘Disclosure and Barring Service’ check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children’s and Adults’ Barred List checks will be required for this role.

Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation and will move to new authorities in April 2027. This role is currently employed by Surrey County Council and will remain so until then. If you are employed by Surrey County Council on 1st April 2027, your employment will transfer under TUPE arrangements to one of the new councils, with your current terms and conditions protected. The provisional allocation for this post is West Surrey Council, subject to final confirmation through the wider transition process later this year. Please see more information here: Information for applicants on Local Government Reorganisation - Surrey County Council.

Our Commitment

We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum shortlisting criteria, as displayed on the advert, we guarantee you an interview.

Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we’re committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, we value inclusion and warmly welcome you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs.