Strategic Head of Placements needed in Kingston £28.77 per hr PAYE – Reference:468747
This role will involve:
The Strategic Head of Placements leads the service in safely accommodating children in care and young people leaving care through the implementation of the placement sufficiency strategy. They are responsible for the effective delivery of placement services. This includes: the efficient and effective brokerage of care placements for children and young people; ensuring all care placements and contracts are managed effectively and deliver excellent value for money; leading on the quality assurance of care provision not regulated by Ofsted or the Care Quality Commission; development of the placement market to secure choice, responsiveness and the availability of care placements to meet local needs; and contract management of care placement providers and commissioning collaboratives or consortia.
The post-holder will contribute to wider strategic planning and policy development, particularly as they relate to children in care, young people leaving care and the provision of care placements. As a senior leader in the organisation, the post-holder will be expected to develop and support a culture of partnership and innovation, so that services are child-focused, flexible and adaptable, and the whole organisation learns from mistakes, shares knowledge and improves.
This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis.
If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to katie@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.
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