Teqniq is searching for a Brokerage Officer to work in the public sector.
37 hours per week.
3 months contract.
09:00-17:00
Job Description:
The Access to Resources Team (ART) at Lancashire County Council was established to source best value placements for Lancashire’s children in care; managing the provider market to meet placement need; and providing quality data/analysis to identify trends and gaps in provision. Key roles are to: Find fostering, residential, supported accommodation/independent living placements. Take ownership of the ‘business side’ of children’s social care by acting as a broker between professionals and the market to find the right placement for vulnerable CYP. Finding creative solutions to source more complex placements. Sourcing appropriate placements for CLA that best meet their needs, ensuring the best possible match, the optimum use of Local Authority resources, best quality and value for money. Providing an effective ‘knowledge hub’ for a range of professionals and managers working with children and families, about the market for support services. Ensure effective management of the market by shaping the market to better meet need. Ensuring effective contract monitoring and reporting arrangements are in place to provide best outcomes and value for money. Support the Local Authority to establish a more effective strategic overview of demand and meet its sufficiency duty by providing quality data/ analysis on the current and likely needs of our CLA. Providing intelligence to inform effective commissioning arrangements to ensure the right range of placements are available at the right price to meet need ART is now seeking to appoint to the following role within the team: Brokerage Officer The Brokerage Officer role involves: • Working with Children’s Social Care and Providers to make residential and fostering placements. • Screening and quality assuring individual placement requests, with a focus on ensuring requests are anonymised, up-to-date, accurate, and balanced, with an accurate description of the strengths of the young person, to maximise choice of placements. • Ensuring that all placements are made according to current agreed processes. • Ensuring that placement searches are prioritised based on the need. • Communicating with providers when placement offers are not received and thinking creatively to identify and source appropriate placements. • Ensuring that all information relating to placement searches is appropriately recorded in the relevant spreadsheets and folders. Skills required • Attention to detail. • IT skills using Word, Outlook, Excel and LCS • Communication with a range of stakeholders, including Children’s Social Care and Providers. • Problem solving skills, including finding creative solutions

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