Teqniq is searching for a Brokerage Officer ( children services) to work in the public sector.

35 hours per week.

3 months contract.

09:00-17:00

Job Description:

To commission placements and support services for Looked After Children and care leavers, ensuring that the needs of individual children and young people are closely matched within available resources and using Best Value principles and to have the lead responsibility for assessments on all IFA, Residential and Semi-Independent resources commissioned by Enfield.

Responsibilities:

1. To ensure QA visits to all residential and semi-independent resources where a looked after child is placed prior to placement or within agreed timescale and critically evaluate the provision against Ofsted evaluation reports.

2. The post holder will be travelling within Enfield and across the country. There will be an expectation that the post holder will undertake at least 6 assessment visits per month, with the majority of placements being outside of the London Borough of Enfield.

3. To collate and analyse the assessments information and to produce a report quarterly for the Team Manager, Senior Placements Officer and Head of Commissioning/AD - Strategic Commissioning.

4. To ensure that robust management information is available to the Manager, Access to Resources and Head of Commissioning/AD-Strategic Commissioning in terms of quality, quantity and cost.

5. The post holder will take the lead in developing an annual assessment programme for Residential, IFA and semi-independent provision reporting to the Senior Placements Officer and the Team Manager and to ensure that services are developed which are sensitive and responsive to individual need and provide value for money

6. To ensure that placements are matched to children’s needs through evidence based practice, relevant guidance, inquiry report conclusions and the principles of the legislatory framework.

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