Temporary Placement Support Worker/Admin - Children’s Commissioning Reference no: Barnsley 0009 5059 / 1 Pay rate: £15.17 per hour PAYE Hours per week: 37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours This opening assignment is for 6 months City: BARNSLEY Hybrid working Enhanced DBS is required Within the Children's Commissioning function an opportunity has arisen for a talented individual to work as part of the placements team in identifying and maintaining suitable placements for children and young people coming into the care of the local authority. You will have the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including Social Care and Health colleagues, providers of residential children’s homes, fostering and 16+ semi-independent accommodation. You will need to manage competing priorities and work in a demanding but rewarding role within Barnsley’s established children’s placements team. You will be part of a team responsible for processing referrals for Looked After Children and Young people who require a placement/setting to live. You will liaise directly with a range of providers to secure appropriate and suitable placements for Barnsley children and young people. This post will also work with the lead commissioner for Children's placements and will support working with existing and developing new providers as part of our approach in managing placement sufficiency. This will also include support to the lead commissioning officer on quality assurance and the contract completion and compliance processes. Key responsibilities:
* Identify suitable placements to meet assessed needs in consultation with other internal stakeholders and managers.
* Support and maintain the development and updating of systems for the compilation of statistical data.
* Support the process of contract completion, compliance and monitoring in respect of independent fostering and residential placements
* Support the payment process for independent providers to ensure prompt and accurate payments are made.
* Contribute to the process for accrediting independent placement providers as part of the agency’s obligations to the White Rose Regional consortium
* Conduct user satisfaction surveys to inform future placement planning
* Establish and maintain links with independent service providers across the Borough
* Attend meetings as required and undertake any identified actions
* Provide support as required to the outcomes of any relevant panels which may be identified for the support of children’s placements.
* Provide information from the data-bases to assist with internal reports, external enquiries and any other appropriate data requests.
Qualifications:
* BTEC (Higher) in Administration or Business and Finance or equivalent relevant qualification or extensive equivalent experience.
Knowledge:
* Knowledge of computer databases/programmes including Microsoft Office Software – Word, Excel, Access
* Knowledge of EXCEL and spreadsheet management
Experience:
* Extensive experience in delivering either administrative support to children’s services or direct work with children and families such as family support work or youth work.
* Demonstrable experience of working with digital payment or performance systems.
* Experience working in children’s services or a related field.
* Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role or context and ideally within a public sector organisation.
Skills & Abilities:
* Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite), particularly Excel.
* Good negotiating and organisation skills.
* Ability to prioritise and manage workloads
* Ability to provide verbal and written reports utilising relevant statistical data.
* Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including Social Care and Health colleagues, providers of residential children’s homes, fostering and 16+ semi-independent accommodation.
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