Commissioning Officer - Placements
Posted 2 hours 46 minutes ago by We Manage Jobs(WMJobs)
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families? If so, Birmingham Children's Trust wants you!
Birmingham Children's Trust is responsible for ensuring vulnerable young people in our care - and those leaving care - have access to safe, high quality accommodation and the support they need to thrive. To achieve this, The Placements Commissioning Team must commission services that deliver value for money, meet quality standards, and maintain accurate placement records so we can plan effectively for future demand.
As a Commissioning Officer, you will be part of a busy placements commissioning team. Alongside contributing to duty cover (up to one day per week) and wider commissioning tasks, you will take a lead role in ensuring we have the right accommodation options for specific cohorts of young people. This hybrid role is based in Birmingham; you must reside within a suitable commutable distance around Birmingham and have the correct right to work documents to work in the UK. We do not support sponsorship.
Key Responsibilities- Working closely with providers to secure sufficient, appropriate placements that meet identified needs
- Collaborating with providers, young people and social workers to ensure placements offer good quality and value for money
- Onboarding new provision that can meet need and health and safety expectations
- Maintaining accurate placement information using Excel and other databases
- Ensuring financial records relating to placements are complete, accurate and compliant
- Undertaking placement visits and contributing to quality assurance activity
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships
- Flexibility and confidence in managing changing priorities
- An analytical approach with the ability to understand and work with data
- Curiosity, attention to detail and a willingness to learn as an individual and develop our service using creativity and innovation
- A proactive mindset and commitment to improving outcomes for young people
- Ability to travel to various locations to undertake placement visits (sometimes at short notice)
Please note that as part of our onboarding process, a successful candidate will be required to undergo a series of background checks with Experian, including Experian DBS, Right to Work, and Digital ID verification. A full employment history will also be required to comply with schedule 2 of the Children's Homes regulations.
Our Benefits- A generous annual leave package of 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service and 35 days after 10 years of service
- Free on site parking at our offices on One Avenue Road (Aston) and Lifford House (Stirchley). On site electric car charging ports are also provided free of charge
- Full access to an employee benefits scheme including occupational health services, reward schemes, benefit discounts (including the Blue Light Card), health & fitness and personal wellbeing support
- Pension scheme - you will receive a local government career average pension scheme in line with the local government pension scheme
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Depending on the role, you may be asked to undergo an appropriate level of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to assess your suitability for working with children and young people. The level of check (Standard, Enhanced, or Enhanced with Barred List) is determined based on the specific responsibilities of the role and the level of contact with children and young people.
We are committed to the fair treatment of all applicants, including those with criminal records. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar an individual from working with us; this will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of the offence.
Please note that we reserve the right to close the job early if we reach the required number of applications.