Unqualified Senior Broker
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 13 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £25.90 yr awr |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 13 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Southwark, South East London |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 3 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | Nations Recruitment |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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Job Category : Social & Health Care Non-Qualified
Location : Talfourd Place, Southwark Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £25.90
Please ensure candidates have significant experience as a broker - particularly in children's services.
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
To develop and provide a flexible and high quality Placements Service with the purpose of:
improving placement choice and stability for children in care; improving the experience of
social workers, foster carers and children in identifying suitable placements; delivering the best
possible value to the Council in terms of cost and quality of placements.
To provide bespoke packages of practical support to foster carers, young people and families in
the community to maximise placement viability and stability, prevent placement breakdown and
retain foster carers. Also to identify matches between children and suitable foster carers who can
meet their emotional, educational, cultural and health needs, and who can provide stability and a
sense of belonging.
To work collaboratively to provide a service which is both relationship-based and which responds
in a timely manner within required timeframes.
This is a senior role NOT an entry level role and the pay reflects that
Ensuring our children and young people have the best possible placements that are proportionate to their assessed needs and that help them to achieve their full potential is absolutely key. You will be a very experienced, highly motivated, well organised and determined colleague who understands why we must get placements and support right for our children.
We operate in a fast paced and dynamic market place and your work style and work ethic must reflect this.
CHILDREN's SERVICES: You will work as part of the Access To Resources Team (ART) - responding quickly to referrals from Social Work Teams seeking the right placement and support for our children and young people.
You will work with the service to identify trusted providers in Supported Accommodation, Residential care and Fostering agencies where we place our children
This is a hybrid role requiring colleagues to be in the office at least 2 days / week and up to 5 days for the week when they are on duty
You will work proactively within the Placements Team to ensure all children are placed in suitable placements, monitoring referral patterns and use of Independent Fostering Agencies
In this role you will negotiate on placement costs/support packages to ensure cost effective placements. Also ensuring
placements are agreed by authorising managers and placements contracts (IPAs) are completed in a timely manner as well as
Mosaic finances.
Once placements are agreed you will keep in touch with the providers and children building relationships and demonstrating to providers that we are investing in them
You will be expected to undertake a number of Quality Assurance visits to placements that you or team members make
You will attend a team meeting every week day at 9 A.M. to track and maintain an overview of all children waiting for placements and monitor progress on
identifying suitable carers / homes - you will be expected to proactively contribute to the discussions
Knowledge, including educational qualifications:
Essential
(E) or
Desirable
(D)
How
assessed
(S/ I/ T)
Must hold a recognised social work qualification or equivalent child care
equivalent qualification
Knowledge of the placement needs of looked after children E S
A strong interest in promoting permanence and placement stability E I
Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and key fostering and residential
legislation, guidance and National Minimum Standards E
I
Knowledge of roles and responsibilities of key children's agencies E I
Experience:
Experience of developing and managing information systems and using
data to monitor and evaluate performance
Experience of working with foster carers and a commitment to achieving
placement stability through the development of placement support
services
Experience of interpreting performance data from a complex database to
ensure sound strategic management of the service.
Experience of working on own initiative, organise workloads, determine
priorities and meet deadlines.
Experience of financial and resource management within a social care
environment
Aptitudes, Skills & Competencies:
Ability to analyse, interpret & explain data with a focus and drive on
positive outcomes for children
Ability to motivate staff and deal effectively with any performance issues
Ability to apply work within national and local policies and procedures as
they relate to fostering, and to ensure financial accountability and
transparency
Able to be solution-focused and to work within a systemic framework
Ability to delegate and negotiate where necessary
Ability to manage change effectively
Leadership / Delegation/ influencing and negotiations/ oral
communication / written communication / analytical judgement / decision
making / planning and implementation / customer orientation / change
orientation / confidence / Displays initiative, can-do attitude
Location : Talfourd Place, Southwark Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £25.90
Please ensure candidates have significant experience as a broker - particularly in children's services.
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
To develop and provide a flexible and high quality Placements Service with the purpose of:
improving placement choice and stability for children in care; improving the experience of
social workers, foster carers and children in identifying suitable placements; delivering the best
possible value to the Council in terms of cost and quality of placements.
To provide bespoke packages of practical support to foster carers, young people and families in
the community to maximise placement viability and stability, prevent placement breakdown and
retain foster carers. Also to identify matches between children and suitable foster carers who can
meet their emotional, educational, cultural and health needs, and who can provide stability and a
sense of belonging.
To work collaboratively to provide a service which is both relationship-based and which responds
in a timely manner within required timeframes.
This is a senior role NOT an entry level role and the pay reflects that
Ensuring our children and young people have the best possible placements that are proportionate to their assessed needs and that help them to achieve their full potential is absolutely key. You will be a very experienced, highly motivated, well organised and determined colleague who understands why we must get placements and support right for our children.
We operate in a fast paced and dynamic market place and your work style and work ethic must reflect this.
CHILDREN's SERVICES: You will work as part of the Access To Resources Team (ART) - responding quickly to referrals from Social Work Teams seeking the right placement and support for our children and young people.
You will work with the service to identify trusted providers in Supported Accommodation, Residential care and Fostering agencies where we place our children
This is a hybrid role requiring colleagues to be in the office at least 2 days / week and up to 5 days for the week when they are on duty
You will work proactively within the Placements Team to ensure all children are placed in suitable placements, monitoring referral patterns and use of Independent Fostering Agencies
In this role you will negotiate on placement costs/support packages to ensure cost effective placements. Also ensuring
placements are agreed by authorising managers and placements contracts (IPAs) are completed in a timely manner as well as
Mosaic finances.
Once placements are agreed you will keep in touch with the providers and children building relationships and demonstrating to providers that we are investing in them
You will be expected to undertake a number of Quality Assurance visits to placements that you or team members make
You will attend a team meeting every week day at 9 A.M. to track and maintain an overview of all children waiting for placements and monitor progress on
identifying suitable carers / homes - you will be expected to proactively contribute to the discussions
Knowledge, including educational qualifications:
Essential
(E) or
Desirable
(D)
How
assessed
(S/ I/ T)
Must hold a recognised social work qualification or equivalent child care
equivalent qualification
Knowledge of the placement needs of looked after children E S
A strong interest in promoting permanence and placement stability E I
Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and key fostering and residential
legislation, guidance and National Minimum Standards E
I
Knowledge of roles and responsibilities of key children's agencies E I
Experience:
Experience of developing and managing information systems and using
data to monitor and evaluate performance
Experience of working with foster carers and a commitment to achieving
placement stability through the development of placement support
services
Experience of interpreting performance data from a complex database to
ensure sound strategic management of the service.
Experience of working on own initiative, organise workloads, determine
priorities and meet deadlines.
Experience of financial and resource management within a social care
environment
Aptitudes, Skills & Competencies:
Ability to analyse, interpret & explain data with a focus and drive on
positive outcomes for children
Ability to motivate staff and deal effectively with any performance issues
Ability to apply work within national and local policies and procedures as
they relate to fostering, and to ensure financial accountability and
transparency
Able to be solution-focused and to work within a systemic framework
Ability to delegate and negotiate where necessary
Ability to manage change effectively
Leadership / Delegation/ influencing and negotiations/ oral
communication / written communication / analytical judgement / decision
making / planning and implementation / customer orientation / change
orientation / confidence / Displays initiative, can-do attitude