Placements Officer SO2
Placements Officer SO2
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21-09-2024
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Job Description
23 months contract with a Local Authority
Job Summary:
- To commission a range of external care placements to meet the needs of the Council s Looked After Children.
- To ensure the delivery of Value for Money in all the team s commissioning processes.
- To negotiate the costs of individual and volume agreements to deliver ongoing efficiencies.
- To develop the provider market to meet the evolving needs of the complex client group.
- To ensure that the appropriate contract framework is in place for each placement made.
- To advise social workers on other staff on the most appropriate placement option available.
- To ensure that all children and young people in external placements are safeguarded from harm and have the appropriate care packages in place to meet their needs.
- To act as an interface between external agencies and the operational services to maximise placement stability and minimise placement disruption.
- To contribute to the development and implementation of the Department s service strategy its performance and its contribution to the Council s objectives.
- To manage within a quality and equalities framework based on Council policy and performance targets professional standards and best practice.
- Contribute to the development and delivery of services in a manner that reflects the diversity of the group s users and staff.
- To support the Team Manager (Access to Resources) and adhere to the Council s standing orders and financial regulations.
- To work closely with partners in Health Education and other Council groups external providers and the private and voluntary sector to ensure that the most appropriate joint planning/funding arrangements are agreed and progressed.
- To play a major role in developing and implementing the Service Centre Plan of the Access to Resources Integrated Service.
Key Duties/Accountabilities (Sample):
- To play an active role as a member of the Integrated Children s Commissioning Service.
- To develop and maintain a work programme that ensures the appropriate tasks and processes are completed to agreed timescales and standards.
- To assist in the design and implementation of working systems electronic and other information flows.
- To participate in corporate groups where appropriate representing the Access to Resources Team as agreed.
- To ensure that the Council s financial policies are implemented and that financial arrangements are adhered to.
- To play a key role in safeguarding the external placements budget by directing operational social work staff on the most costeffective placement options.
- To contribute to the development of a team plan and associated monitoring and reviewing processes.
- To maintain and update the approved lists and contracts for children s agency placements and all related records and documentation.
- To attend organisational meetings on the most complex cases to determine best outcomes for Looked After Children in external provision.
- Any other duties reasonably requested by management.
- Carry out all accountabilities in compliance with the Council s Policies and Procedures.
Skills/Experience:
- Knowledge of the range of complex needs of Looked After Children and an understanding of the most appropriate interventions to meet those needs.
- Excellent organisational skills including the ability to manage competing demands respond to emergency situations and manage your workload effectively.
- Experience in partnership working with statutory sector partners.
- Experience in contract monitoring and performance management.
- Experience of market management and working with external providers.
- Experience within a statutory children s setting
- Knowledge and experience of systems for meaningful engagement with young people in planning delivering and reviewing services.
Knowledge of the range of complex needs of Looked After Children and an understanding of the most appropriate interventions to meet those needs. Excellent organisational skills including the ability to manage competing demands, respond to emergency situations and manage your workload effectively. Experience in partnership working with statutory sector partners. Experience in contract monitoring and performance management. Experience of market management and working with external providers. Experience within a statutory children s setting Knowledge and experience of systems for meaningful engagement with young people in planning, delivering and reviewing services.
Employment Type
Full Time
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