Senior Placements Officer

Job Title: Senior Placements OfficerLocation: Dudley CouncilRate: 160.21 (PAYE) or 209.57 (Umbrella) per dayJob DescriptionTo oversee and co-ordinate the brokerage of internal and external placement options for Children in Care and Care Leavers, ensuring best practice and best value principles apply.You will provide a placement finding service for children''s social work teams and be responsible for managing and organising a caseload of children who require both planned and emergency placements.You will be required to negotiate placement costs with independent fostering agencies, independent residential children''s homes and supported accommodation providers among others.You will develop an understanding of the market across children''s services and ensure that all brokerage activities are in line with directorate strategies and plans, strategic commissioning principles and operational imperatives.You will be required to manage a small team of Placement Officers and direct the activities of any associated Business Support resources.You will support the development and implementation of systems to track and assure the quality of the commissioned services in line with individual placements and across regional/sub-regional framework agreements, working closely with the Strategic Commissioning Manager, Contracts Officer and Quality and Safety Officer.Key ResponsibilitiesLead and coordinate the sourcing of internal and external placements for Children in Care and Care Leavers, ..... full job details .....