Homefinder and Brokerage Officer

6 months ago

Swindon, United Kingdom Swindon Borough Council Full time

At Swindon Borough Council, we want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for - the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.

**Your next role**

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambiguous and innovative Children’s Home finding and Brokerage Officer to join our team which is responsible for the sourcing of placements for children in care.

As a Home finding and Brokerage Officer you will hold a caseload of searches for homes and support for children and use existing contracts and knowledge of the market to source placements for children. This will include in house foster homes and also working with external providers. You will be working closely with operational teams, commissioners and other colleagues to ensure that children are in homes matched to their needs, close to Swindon and that providers delivering solutions that offer value for money and achieve good outcomes for children.

You will need to be a self-motivated individual with the skill, experience and commitment to working as part of a team and individually. You will have experience in working in pressured environments, organising your workload and being able to work flexibly to prioritise and manage a number of tasks concurrently.

You will have a good understanding and awareness of brokerage and commissioning, ideally in relation to services for children. You should also have a working knowledge of care options for children. You will be confident in liaising with others and offering professional challenge, negotiation skills and to be involved in assessing and monitoring the quality of services.
- You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”)._

**Your next package**

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.

**Your next steps**

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

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