Brokerage and Personalisation Manager

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Job Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is Grade J £48,474 (Level one) rising to £51,515 (Level four) 'pro rata for part-time'

Location: Loxley House

We've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more...

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

To provide operational leadership and embed best practice in relation to the Brokerage and Placement Service that sources interventions for vulnerable adults and children, via a range of purchasing methods, including commissioned provision, Direct Payments and Individual Service Funds, to secure compliant and value for money provision from external services providing the best outcomes for citizens.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• A good working knowledge and experience of working within the legislative frameworks for Adults and Children's Social Care

• Significant experience and knowledge of delivering a person centred, strengths-based approach in respect of brokering and placements sourcing for adults and children's provision and establishing effective mechanisms to support these functions.

• Experience of establishing and maintaining effective partnerships and working relationships, with a wide range of stakeholders to achieve jointly agreed outcomes and best value.

• An ability to convey a clear vision, taking a strategic approach towards the management of staff, empowering solution focused staff and fostering a culture of continuous improvement

• An ability to effectively use a range of IT systems, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, bespoke social care systems and to support the identification and implementation of any new systems that support the smooth running of the team

• A knowledge and understanding of the needs of minority and disadvantaged groups, and ability to ensure their needs are reflected in work outcomes.

- A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

You can find the job description for this post here

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Claire Wells by email at claire.wells@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Closing Date: 20th September 2024

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: TBC

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About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years' service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working - to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we'd like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.