Senior Placements Officer
Duration: Initially 3 months
Hours: 36 hours per week
Rate: £33 umbrella an hour (£25 PAYE an hour)
Working arrangement: 2 days in the office, 5 days in the office when on duty
Southwark Council are looking for a Senior Broker to join their Access to Resources Team (Children’s Services).
Responsibilities:
Responding quickly to referrals from Social Work Teams seeking the right placement and support for children and young people
Work proactively within the Placements Team to ensure all children are placed in suitable placements, monitoring referral patterns and use of Independent Fostering Agencies
Help develop and manage systems that track all referrals, placements, placement moves and endings and ensure that high quality management information is available to assist in the planning and review of the service
Undertaking the sourcing and negotiation of suitable placements and to contribute information about the market for health to maintain the quality of services
Negotiate on placement costs/support packages to ensure cost effective placements
Requirements:
Experience as a broker
Social work qualification or equivalent child care equivalent qualification
Knowledge of the placement needs of looked after children
Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and key fostering and residential legislation, guidance and National Minimum Standards
Experience of developing and managing information systems and using data to monitor and evaluate performance
