Senior Children’s Service Brokerage Officer

6 months ago


Southwark, United Kingdom Fox Morris Group Full time

HYBRID WORKING

Fox Morris are working with Southwark Council in relations to finding a **Senior Children’s Service Brokerage Officer **to start work ASAP

**Responsibilities**
- Work proactively within the Placements Team to ensure all children are placed in suitable placements, monitoring referral patterns and use of Independent Fostering Agencies (IFAs), and ensure that senior managers are alerted to any risks or threats in relation to sufficiency.
- 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.
- Deliver a responsive and efficient service alongside the Fostering Service: ensure that all parties involved in the referral and placement process are kept fully informed when placements are made, and that children’s views are taken into account.
- Undertake the sourcing and negotiation of suitable placements, and to contribute information about the market for health to maintain the quality of services. To keep accurate records and reporting on placement and financial activities by updating individual case notes on Mosaic.
- Negotiate on placement costs/support packages to ensure cost effective placements. Also ensuring placements are agreed and placements contracts (IPAs) are completed in a timely manner as well as Mosaic finances.
- Help put systems in place to ensure foster carers and providers are paid promptly and that any additional or special payments are processed in a fair and transparent way, in keeping with the operating principles of the Fostering Payment Policy.
- Track and maintain an overview of all children waiting for placements and monitor progress on identifying suitable carers. Alert senior managers to any corporate threat or risks relating to the council’s sufficiency strategy.

You will be required to work Monday-Friday (9:00-5:00pm). This is based on a 6 month contract and the pay negotiable.

**Benefits of working with Fox Morris Group**

Referral Benefit Scheme.
- Free compliance (DBS, training etc.)
- Single point of contact consultant.
- 24h support.
- Regular communication updates.

If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the rate, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV.

**Job Type**: Temporary contract

**Salary**: £23.87-£30.00 per hour

**Experience**:

- Senior Brokerage Officer/Senior Placements officer: 1 year (required)
- Children Social Care/Looked After Children: 1 year (required)
- Borough Of/Councils/Council/Local Authority: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person



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