Children's Social Work, Head of Sufficiency and Brokerage, Norfolk

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Norwich, United Kingdom Pertemps Social Care Full time

Children's Social Work, Head of Sufficiency and Brokerage, Norfolk Pay rate – to £450 per day Contract role, Sufficiency and Commissioning Pertemps are recruiting for an experienced Head of Sufficiency and Brokerage in Norfolk. You will need experience of a similar role in a Local Authority setting.DetailsTo provide strategic leadership, direction, and management of the Sufficiency and Brokerage functions within Children’s Services. This role will ensure the local authority meets its statutory duties regarding sufficiency of placements for children in care and those on the edge of care, and delivers effective brokerage of high-quality, value-for-money placements. The postholder will lead on the development of placement strategies, market shaping, and partnership working to secure the best outcomes for children and young people.The Head of Sufficiency and Brokerage will lead on strategic market engagement and relationship management, with a particular focus on holding the market to account and fostering improved communication between social work teams, commissioning, sufficiency teams, and the wider market. The post holder will also be responsible for supporting interventions with individual young people and providers where situations have escalated, ensuring additional accountability is in place to maintain quality and safe homes for young people.This is a fixed term contract to develop and implement a strategic sufficiency plan ensuring the local authority has access to a diverse range of high-quality placements for children in care and those in need of support to deliver key savings in Childrens Services. Key relationships:Assistant Directors for Integrated CommissioningAssistant Directors and Heads of Service for Children’s Social CareChildren’s Services Leadership Team (CSLT)Integrated Commissioning TeamCabinet and Elected Members, particularly through Corporate Parenting BoardExternal partners, providers, and stakeholdersChildren, young people, and familiesThere is plenty of hybrid working availablePlease get in touch for more information. This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you: A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak toAn easy registration process (all done online)Referral schemes and incentivesOngoing compliance managed for youPrompt and reliable payroll and lots more.

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