Team Manager, Children's Brokerage and Quality

London Borough of Havering; Romford; Hybrid; GBP 61,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

London Borough of Havering is seeking a Team Manager for Children’s Brokerage and Quality to oversee commissioning of placements and support packages for vulnerable children across the borough. The role involves managing a small team, ensuring value for money within a £14m budget, and driving the development of in-house children's homes.

You will work in a hybrid environment in Romford, reporting to the Assistant Director of Children’s Commissioning, and collaborate with senior social care

Responsibilities

• Manage approximately 8 staff including the Advanced Practitioner, Brokerage and Quality officers and an apprentice.
• Commission placements and packages that deliver value for money against a budget of over £14m per annum.
• Help develop and deliver our ambition of creating and running our own children’s homes locally.
• Provide professional support and challenge to brokerage accommodation for children in care and care leavers, including secure transport where needed.

Job description

Job-ID: 4248Location: Romford, United KingdomWorkplace: HybridSchedule: Full timePosted: Closes: Team Manager for Children's Brokerage and Quality - Salary - Grade 10 - 61,476 to 66,078paWorking across children's services, the Children's Brokerage and Quality team negotiates and secures safe homes for children to live, both in an emergency and for long term placements, and also secures quality packages of support including short breaks.This covers independent fostering agencies, children's homes, residential and special schools and support packages for children with disabilities, to remain in their family home.The manager is responsible for ensuring a the commissioning of placements and packages that deliver value for money against a budget of over 14m pa. Alongside, you will be instrumental in delivering our ambition of developing our own children's homes locally.This post reports to the Assistant Director, Children's Commissioning and works closely with senior leaders in social care,
providing professional support and challenge to brokerage accommodation for children in care and care leavers, Children in Need as well as support packages including secure transport to improve the lives and life chances of children. This post manages approximately 8 staff including the qualified social work Advanced Practitioner, Brokerage and Quality officers and an apprentice (tbc). This role is instrumental in driving our ambition to build and develop our own children's home provision, and improve the lives and life chances of our care experienced young people. You will be notified if your application has been successful. Interview date to be confirmed.

Additional Information

We want everyone to choose Havering. When you apply for a job with
us, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. Our residents and service users come from all walks of life, and so do our employees. Find out what it means to Choose Havering. The London Borough of Havering has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We practice anonymised recruitment.

About the company

With its excellent transport links into central London, extensive town centre regeneration and the highest concentration of green space anywhere in London,
Havering has a unique offer as a place to live, work and visit. By making the most of its position and opportunities, Havering is becoming a hub for start-ups and expanding businesses, as well as construction, logistics, engineering and manufacturing industries.Find out why you should work for Havering Council.