Childrens Placement Commissioning Manager - Brent, United Kingdom - Remedy Recruitment Group

Remedy Recruitment Group
Remedy Recruitment Group
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Brent, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Remedy Recruitment Group are currently seeking an experienced Childrens Placement Commissioning Manager to work within Brent Council on a permanent basis.


Job Purpose

  • Have operational responsibility for the placement commissioning and resources team (CRT), discharging statutory and nonstatutory duties for children, young people and their families.
  • Ensure that Looked After Children in Brent are safe and have the best chance to succeed through securing outcomes focused placements that meet the needs of individual children with complex vulnerabilities, including Looked After Children and Care Leavers,in line with Safeguarding and Quality Assurance statutory guidance protocols.
  • Take responsibility and accountability for ensuring the service area achieves its strategic plans by promoting an appropriate culture, empowering others and demonstrating high practice standards.
  • Develop, shape and deliver an overarching programme of placement commissioning to meet the needs of children and young people, and to ensure the LA has access to sufficient and appropriate high quality placements to meet their needs, working closely withcarers, children and young people.
  • Ultimately, the post holders will take an operational and strategic lead for all CYP placement commissioning, contracting and market management activity, ensuring this is undertaken with key internal and external stakeholders, including children and youngpeople and market providers to develop and deliver high quality services.
  • Deliver a robust quality assurance and safeguarding programme for all placement commissioned activity.
  • Lead the provision of a flexible, highquality, costeffective and efficient Children's placement commissioning service ensuring that commissioning and quality assurance activities comply with legislation and regulation and the Council's policies and proceduresand take responsibility for effective budget monitoring / delivery of value for money
  • Contribute to the overall management of the CYP Commissioning Service and the wider Forward Planning, Performance and Partnership Service and deputise as necessary for the Commissioning and Market Insight Manager and Head of Service.

You will need to be:


  • Eligible to work in the UK

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