Brokerage Manager - Newham Council

Posted 01 June 2020
Salary £48.00 - £50.00 per hour + depending on experience
Job type Contract
Discipline Social Care
Referencerem08786_1591019337
Contact NameHolly Astrop

Job description

Remedy Recruitment Group are currently seeking an experienced Brokerage Manager to work within Newham Council.

Job Purpose

  • To manage a placement, support and alternative homes finding service for looked after children, care leavers and disabled children and young people
  • To quality assure the work of the team and placement referral information, providing high support and high challenge where required, to enable best matches to be made between the identified needs of children/young people and potential providers
  • Secure effective and value for money (quality, cost and outcomes) placements and packages of care ensuring tight financial control on spend
  • Analyse departmental requirements working with commissioning colleagues to identify additional services as and when required
  • With the contracts team to act as the link between children's services managers and providers, working alongside commissioners, to fulfil the care plans of children and young people
  • To develop and implement robust systems to the ensure effective recording of activities undertaken and any specific data inputting requirements, leading the team in applying appropriate scrutiny and monitoring of searches to avoid drift
  • To ensure that the team are able to provide support, advice and information to children's services managers, providers, and carers and seek innovative and imaginative care and support solutions for children and young people with complex and multiple needs

You will need to be:

HCPC registered

Eligible to work in the UK

Why Choose Remedy?

Competitive pay rates

Access to exclusive roles that aren't available from other agencies

1st tier agency

Up to £250 for each social work professional you refer to us who we place*

If you are interested and would like to find out more please apply to this advert with a copy of your updated CV. Alternatively, please send your CV directly