Placement Relationship Officer

Borough of Brent; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in the United Kingdom is seeking a motivated Placement Relationship Officer to join the Commissioning Team for a 12-month maternity cover. The position requires a strong background in adult social care and experience in stakeholder engagement. Responsibilities include supporting service commissioning, ensuring compliance with contract standards, and monitoring provider quality. The role offers hybrid working options and benefits like up to 33 days annual leave, a generous pension scheme, and various learning opportunities.

Benefits

Up to 33 days annual leave

Excellent pension with employer contributions

Hybrid and flexible working options

Supportive family-friendly policies

Health and wellbeing support

Financial support for education and childcare

Travel perks including Zipcar access

Learning and development opportunities

Access to exclusive discounts

Qualifications

• In-depth understanding of adult social care.
• Passionate about improving the quality of services in Brent.

Responsibilities

• Support the commissioning of services within the community.
• Monitor contracted providers to ensure quality improvement.
• Understand market supply and demand to shape services.

Skills

Experience in commissioning care services

Stakeholder engagement

Quality assurance skills

Manage multiple workstreams

Communicating and influencing skills

Job description

This Job posting is only open to Internal Applicants at Brent Council

Salary range: £42,060 - £44,685 p.a. inc. London weighting

Contract: Secondment / Fixed Term (12 months maternity cover)

Hours of work: 36 hours per week

Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

The Post

We are seeking a Placement Relationship Officer to join our Commissioning Team to cover a period of maternity leave. This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual to shape and enhance relationships with existing community based providers in Brent and drive improvements across the sector.

You will play a key role in:

• Supporting the commissioning of services within the community
• To further ensure that all commissioned provision is meeting required contract standards and outcomes.
• Undertake contract monitoring with designated providers, identifying quality concerns and working with providers to develop, implement and monitor quality improvement plans, supported by the Supplier Relationship Manager.
• Understanding supply and demand in the market and helping to grow and shape services accordingly.

The Person

You should have an in-depth understanding of adult social care and be passionate about improving the quality and sustainability of services in Brent.

The ideal candidate will bring:

• Experience in commissioning care services, preferably within adult social care.
• A proven track record in stakeholder engagement, particularly with community based providers
• Strong skills in quality assurance
• The ability to manage multiple workstreams while maintaining a focus on outcomes.
• Communicating and influencing skills.

We know people achieve their best when they feed valued. At Brent, you’ll benefit from:

• Up to 33 days annual leave(depending on length of service) plus bank holidays
• Excellent pensionwith generous employer contributions(LGPS)
• Hybrid and flexible working optionsavailable for most roles
• Supportive family-friendly policiesfor parent, guardians, and carers
• Health and wellbeing support,including access to eye test support and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial supportsuch as education sessions, childcare deposit loans, and season ticket loans
• Travel perksincluding Zipcaraccess, affordable parking nearby, a Cycle to Work scheme, and great onsite facilities
• Learning and development opportunitiesto help you grow your career
• Access to My Brent Rewardswith exclusive discounts on shopping, travel, leisure, and entertainment

Additional Information

If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

This position is only open to current employees of Brent Council or Temporary Agency Workers currently working in Brent Council. External candidates are not permitted to apply for internal only roles.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us.

• Locations Brent Civic Centre, HA9 0FJ, GB