Brokerage Officer

_**Nineteen Recruitment is a multi-award winning, independent recruitment agency that specialises in the recruitment and provision of temporary and permanent staffing for the Education, Social Care, and Public Sectors.**_
- **We are delighted to be working with a local authority client, recruiting on their behalf for a Brokerage Officer, a role that is available on a full time basis.**_
- **This is a long term and commands a standard hourly rate of £13.67 per hour.**_
- **Job Description**_
- To source Care Packages to meet assessed needs for Adult Social Care
- Develop and maintain information on local care providers’ availability including all associated financial and administrative tasks
- Arrange care packages from a range of providers, external and in house; including complex packages of care and making required arrangements for the commencement of the package of care, ensuring all stakeholders are kept informed
- Ensure that relevant signatures and contracts are put in place to enable effective payment of providers and charging of clients
- Ensure that relevant agreements are completed and put in place in a timely manner, in line with contracts to enable the effective payment of providers and charging of clients
- Assist in the co-ordination of the system for paying creditor invoices, including payments to residential and domiciliary care providers, in a timely and efficient manner in accordance with Best Value Performance Indicators.
- Responsible for the production and distribution of information relevant to the brokerage function, to both internal and external stakeholders
- Notify the relevant commissioner of any gaps in care provision, with evidence that supports this
- Ensure joint funded packages are accurately recorded and paid in line with appropriate panel decisions
- Deal with actions on the Controcc portal in a timely manner
- Oversee enquiries and ensure that they are dealt with effectively, efficiently, and accurately
- Responsible for inputting and updating records both manually and electronically on multiple systems, including extracting required information
- Promote and maintain effective communications with other sections within Adult Social Services, Authority and outside agencies
- Assist in the provision of information as is required by members, other departments, the council’s external auditors, government departments and other agencies, for both internal and external reporting purposes
- Ensure own personal development through the Performance Development Review process
- To safeguard and promote the welfare of vulnerable adults and children for whom you have responsibility, or with whom you come into contact, to include adhering to all specified procedures.
- Ensure that you work in line with all the policies and procedures and ensure that you are aware of your obligations under these
- Behave according to the Employees’ Code of Conduct and ensure that you are aware of your obligations and responsibilities re: conflicts of interest, gifts, hospitality and other matters covered by the Code
- Carry out your role in line with the Client's Equality agenda
- To comply with health and safety policies, organisational statements and procedures, report any incidents / accidents/ hazards and take a pro-active approach to health and safety matters in order to protect yourself and others
- Any other duties of a similar nature related to this post that may be required from time-to-time
- **Who are Nineteen Recruitment?**_
- **Advantages of working via Nineteen Recruitment**:_
- _**Weekly pay paid via a PAYE equivalent model (at no cost to worker)**_
- _**Excellent level of support from the agency whilst you're in role**_
- _**Agency support with ongoing training / refresher training needs**_
- _**A point of contact between the worker and the client/place of work**_
- _**Offers the ultimate in flexible working**_
- _**You will be kept informed of any new and relevant work opportunities coming up in the future**_
- **Nineteen Recruitment is committed to equal opportunities and as such no applicant or worker will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, race or employment status.**_

**Salary**: £13.67 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Application question(s):

- Do you have a standard DBS check?

Work Location: In person