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Adult Social Care Broker
| Posting date: | 18 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | £37,068 to £40,755 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 April 2025 |
| Location: | Kingston Upon Thames, South West London |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Kingston Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 3453 |
Summary
About the Role and our Ideal Candidate
About the role
The role is responsible for securing and setting up packages of care and support from within the local marketplace for adults with assessed care needs.
Identify new care and support packages using Liquid Logic and broker these packages within established timeframes using existing provider frameworks.
Negotiate placement and package costs within agreed rates
Draft, send and manage the contracts with providers to ensure timely signing and implementation.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date records to track vacancies, allocations and placements.
Cultivate and sustain positive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
About you
You will be an experienced Adult Social Care broker with knowledge of different client groups, with a keen eye for detail.
You will be able to communicate clearly, confidently and appropriately with colleagues using the best methods of communication.
You will have proven strong negotiation and influencing skills.
You will be able to demonstrate both agility and adaptability in mind set and ways of working.
You will be familiar with the use of Liquid Logic, Care Place and Care Cubed.
You will have knowledge of Safeguarding procedures and of the Care Act 2014.
About Us
The Brokerage Team supports Operational Teams in Adult Social Care by sourcing and commissioning services for Kingston residents who have been assessed as needing care and support. These services include Day Opportunities, Transport, Residential Placements, Supported Living and Care at Home Support.
Our Offer To You
As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.
In addition we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff supported by our IT infrastructure, Google Chromebooks and Google Apps, which have acted as a key enabler for collaborative and streamlined working. We operate hybrid working, a flexible working model which allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week. It enables staff to achieve a work life balance whilst still meeting the needs of the organisation.
Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:
Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)
Three volunteering days per year in Kingston
Flexible and agile working arrangements
Comprehensive learning and development programme
Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
Interest free season ticket loans
Local Government Pension Scheme
Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
Zip car scheme
Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses
Confidential wellbeing and counselling support
Subsidised gym membership
About the role
The role is responsible for securing and setting up packages of care and support from within the local marketplace for adults with assessed care needs.
Identify new care and support packages using Liquid Logic and broker these packages within established timeframes using existing provider frameworks.
Negotiate placement and package costs within agreed rates
Draft, send and manage the contracts with providers to ensure timely signing and implementation.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date records to track vacancies, allocations and placements.
Cultivate and sustain positive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
About you
You will be an experienced Adult Social Care broker with knowledge of different client groups, with a keen eye for detail.
You will be able to communicate clearly, confidently and appropriately with colleagues using the best methods of communication.
You will have proven strong negotiation and influencing skills.
You will be able to demonstrate both agility and adaptability in mind set and ways of working.
You will be familiar with the use of Liquid Logic, Care Place and Care Cubed.
You will have knowledge of Safeguarding procedures and of the Care Act 2014.
About Us
The Brokerage Team supports Operational Teams in Adult Social Care by sourcing and commissioning services for Kingston residents who have been assessed as needing care and support. These services include Day Opportunities, Transport, Residential Placements, Supported Living and Care at Home Support.
Our Offer To You
As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.
In addition we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff supported by our IT infrastructure, Google Chromebooks and Google Apps, which have acted as a key enabler for collaborative and streamlined working. We operate hybrid working, a flexible working model which allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week. It enables staff to achieve a work life balance whilst still meeting the needs of the organisation.
Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:
Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)
Three volunteering days per year in Kingston
Flexible and agile working arrangements
Comprehensive learning and development programme
Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
Interest free season ticket loans
Local Government Pension Scheme
Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
Zip car scheme
Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses
Confidential wellbeing and counselling support
Subsidised gym membership
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.