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Adult Social Care Brokerage Officer: Accommodation Based
| Posting date: | 20 November 2024 |
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| Salary: | £42,861 to £44,439 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 December 2024 |
| Location: | London, London, N1 1XR |
| Company: | Islington Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 54999736 |
Summary
About The Role
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, experienced and skilled individual as an Accommodation Based Broker within our Adult Social Care Brokerage Team.
The Brokerage Officer – Accommodation based will be primarily responsible for finding cost effective and timely services for sourcing placements across all accommodation based services, including care homes and supported living. You will be working with the social care teams to achieve good outcomes, sourcing placements that are value for money and developing good working relationships with providers to contribute to managing the market in Islington.
This is a nine-month, fixed term contract to provide maternity cover.
About you
If you are comfortable working in a fast-paced service, able to work on your and as part of a team and thrive under pressure, you are exactly who we are looking for.
You will place the needs and aspirations of the people of Islington at the centre of everything you do, working with providers in ensuring that services are accessible, of the highest quality and represent value for money.
You will be comfortable working across professional, service and organisational boundaries to ensure a collaborative approach to achieving our ambitions.
You will have great knowledge of the brokerage market within and outside the NCL ensuring best practices for the Council and our residents.
You will have sound knowledge of the Care Act to ensure providers are compliant with CQC protocols. Also, an extensive knowledge in IT will be essential as the role will require working on a social care system and Microsoft applications.
About us
Islington Council is firmly committed to ensuring that public money is spent in ways that directly match public needs. Careful assessment of needs combined with effective partnership working allows us to provide high quality, outcome focused and cost-effective services.
We hold our commissioning service in high regard, recognising it as a key service which has an extremely positive impact on the quality of life enjoyed by Islington residents.
We commit to our staff and provide a wide range of learning and development opportunities as well as a supportive and collaborative working environment in which people can thrive. In return we simply ask that you share in our commitment to the residents of Islington.
Working for our organisation
Islington is a place rich with diversity and culture. As a council our sense of purpose couldn’t be clearer: we serve. It’s in the logo. We are committed to challenging inequality in the borough and as one of the largest employers we know that to look after the place and the planet, we have to look after our people. Together we can change the future.
We are determined to create a more equal Islington, where everyone who lives here has an equal chance to thrive.
To do this, everyone who works at Islington Council lives by a set of values which guide us in everything that we do: collaborative, ambitious, resourceful, and empowering. They spell out ‘CARE’, which is what we think public service is all about.
Our offer to you
We are committed to challenging inequality in the borough and as one of the largest employers we know that to look after the place and the planet, we have to look after our people. Our staff benefits include:
- Up to 31 days leave per year, increasing to 36 days after five years of local government service
- A range of flexible working arrangements to maintain a healthy work-life balance, as well as a 35-hour working week
- Learning and development opportunities to maximise your potential
- Competitive pay and a commitment to paying all staff the London Living Wage at minimum
- Excellent local government pension scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme and discounted gym memberships
- Local discounts from restaurants, shops, health and beauty therapists, and more!
Recruitment information
It is the policy of Islington Council that no user of service, present or future employee or job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their sex, perceived or actual sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion or belief, age, creed, colour, nationality, national origin, ethnic origin, or disability, or on the grounds of their association with someone in one of these groups; nor is disadvantaged by any conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justified. We welcome applications from Black and Minority Ethnic candidates and acknowledge our responsibility to mitigate against racial discrimination.
Islington Council operates a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria and we are committed to providing support to applicants who request reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process and throughout their career with us.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff, and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts are subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The post is subject to a basic DBS check and 3 years referencing.
Please note: Priority will be given to those at risk of redundancy within Islington Council. Current employees who are part of the redeployment pool must meet the essential criteria for shortlisting to be prioritised.
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We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, experienced and skilled individual as an Accommodation Based Broker within our Adult Social Care Brokerage Team.
The Brokerage Officer – Accommodation based will be primarily responsible for finding cost effective and timely services for sourcing placements across all accommodation based services, including care homes and supported living. You will be working with the social care teams to achieve good outcomes, sourcing placements that are value for money and developing good working relationships with providers to contribute to managing the market in Islington.
This is a nine-month, fixed term contract to provide maternity cover.
About you
If you are comfortable working in a fast-paced service, able to work on your and as part of a team and thrive under pressure, you are exactly who we are looking for.
You will place the needs and aspirations of the people of Islington at the centre of everything you do, working with providers in ensuring that services are accessible, of the highest quality and represent value for money.
You will be comfortable working across professional, service and organisational boundaries to ensure a collaborative approach to achieving our ambitions.
You will have great knowledge of the brokerage market within and outside the NCL ensuring best practices for the Council and our residents.
You will have sound knowledge of the Care Act to ensure providers are compliant with CQC protocols. Also, an extensive knowledge in IT will be essential as the role will require working on a social care system and Microsoft applications.
About us
Islington Council is firmly committed to ensuring that public money is spent in ways that directly match public needs. Careful assessment of needs combined with effective partnership working allows us to provide high quality, outcome focused and cost-effective services.
We hold our commissioning service in high regard, recognising it as a key service which has an extremely positive impact on the quality of life enjoyed by Islington residents.
We commit to our staff and provide a wide range of learning and development opportunities as well as a supportive and collaborative working environment in which people can thrive. In return we simply ask that you share in our commitment to the residents of Islington.
Working for our organisation
Islington is a place rich with diversity and culture. As a council our sense of purpose couldn’t be clearer: we serve. It’s in the logo. We are committed to challenging inequality in the borough and as one of the largest employers we know that to look after the place and the planet, we have to look after our people. Together we can change the future.
We are determined to create a more equal Islington, where everyone who lives here has an equal chance to thrive.
To do this, everyone who works at Islington Council lives by a set of values which guide us in everything that we do: collaborative, ambitious, resourceful, and empowering. They spell out ‘CARE’, which is what we think public service is all about.
Our offer to you
We are committed to challenging inequality in the borough and as one of the largest employers we know that to look after the place and the planet, we have to look after our people. Our staff benefits include:
- Up to 31 days leave per year, increasing to 36 days after five years of local government service
- A range of flexible working arrangements to maintain a healthy work-life balance, as well as a 35-hour working week
- Learning and development opportunities to maximise your potential
- Competitive pay and a commitment to paying all staff the London Living Wage at minimum
- Excellent local government pension scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme and discounted gym memberships
- Local discounts from restaurants, shops, health and beauty therapists, and more!
Recruitment information
It is the policy of Islington Council that no user of service, present or future employee or job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their sex, perceived or actual sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion or belief, age, creed, colour, nationality, national origin, ethnic origin, or disability, or on the grounds of their association with someone in one of these groups; nor is disadvantaged by any conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justified. We welcome applications from Black and Minority Ethnic candidates and acknowledge our responsibility to mitigate against racial discrimination.
Islington Council operates a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria and we are committed to providing support to applicants who request reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process and throughout their career with us.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff, and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts are subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The post is subject to a basic DBS check and 3 years referencing.
Please note: Priority will be given to those at risk of redundancy within Islington Council. Current employees who are part of the redeployment pool must meet the essential criteria for shortlisting to be prioritised.
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