Personalised Commissioning Officer

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Woolwich to assist with the appointment of a Personalised Commissioning Officer, on a 3-month contract, likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration. Rate of Pay: £18.80 - £23.67 per hour Responsibilities:

• To take a lead role in identifying and securing provision, including placements for looked after children, which are appropriate to meet the needs and reflect the strengths and preferences of individual children referred.
• To negotiate with providers to secure the best match for an individual children or young person and ensure the best price for accessing the provision.
• To establish and maintain professional relationships with senior managers in a range of independent and voluntary sector providers, including managers of independent sector fostering agencies in order to improve their understanding of, and ability to meet, Greenwichs requirements and standards.
• To undertake quality assurance visits on providers in assessing the nature of their provision and whether it meets expected quality standards.
• Write reports on quality assurance visits that feed into the overall quality assurance framework.
Please note:
• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires an enhanced DBS