Placement Finding & Brokerage Officer
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 09 Hydref 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Competitive |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 08 Tachwedd 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Bury, BL9 0SW |
| Cwmni: | inploi |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 75748769 |
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About the role
The Childrens Commissioning Team have a full time 12 month fixed term contract opportunity for the right candidate to join us in the role of Placement Finding and Brokerage Officer to cover maternity leave.
The primary focus of this role is to find and secure placements and support services for children and young people who need our care and support. You will need to identify services to meet the needs and outcomes of the child which is high quality, best value for money and available when a child needs it.
You will need to build good working relationships with a range of professionals both inside and outside the Local Authority, including care providers, social care, education and health. You will work with professionals to understand the needs of the child and ensure that referrals are strengths based so that targeted searches can be completed to meet their needs and outcomes.
You will be pro-active, well-organised and be able to work with initiative in our busy team. You will need to have a flexible approach and the ability to sometimes work within short deadlines and find placements quickly will be needed.
The role is hybrid based at 3 Knowsley Place in supporting agile working. The position will require some working in the office to meet the needs of the service which will be at least 2 days per week.
Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work on a rota basis.
About Bury
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.
Please note we are unable to support with sponsorship at this time.
As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way
Benefits of working for Bury Council
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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.
We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.
If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.
Next steps
If you are interested in this opportunity, please complete the application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight and tell us how you match the requirements and what you will bring to the role.
For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Marie Thomson, Strategic Lead Commissioning - Children in Need on 0161 253 7633 or 07356 104802.
Interviews will be held week commencing 10th November 2025.
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