Brokerage Officer

About Us

At Oxfordshire County Council, we are committed to delivering high quality, sustainable services that meet the needs of our communities across health, education and social care. Our work is driven by strong values, a collaborative ethos and a focus on continually improving how we support both residents and providers. As part of our Commissioning pathway, we work closely with partners, senior leaders and service providers to ensure public services are responsive, effective and financially sustainable.

Our teams embrace innovation, champion equality, diversity and inclusion, and take pride in creating positive outcomes for the people of Oxfordshire.

As a Brokerage Officer you will be responsible for providing advice, sourcing and establishing person‑centred, high‑quality and cost‑effective care and support packages for individuals. You will lead on the day‑to‑day brokerage activities, including receiving referrals, identifying options, sourcing, negotiating and contracting arrangements.

Working with operational service providers, you will identify, source and establish effective health, education and care arrangements for children and young people. You will work in the Start Well area of the Brokerage Service and as a brokerage officer in this life stage you will source a wide range of placements for children and young people, including fostering, residential, secure, semi‑independent, education and transition placements.

You may also be required to source other services to complement care and support packages for children and young people.

As a Brokerage Officer you will also provide advice to our operational teams and providers, as well as having responsibility for cost effective negotiations and decisions. You will develop excellent working relationships with operational teams and providers to ensure we provide the highest standards and levels of support.

Ideally with a degree level, equivalent qualification or relevant experience in Health, Education, Social Care or Commissioning. You'll have previous experience of purchasing, sourcing, contract management or financial management, from either a private or public sector background in either children or adults' services. Ideally, we are looking for candidates that have experience of working in a children's brokerage environment as well as understanding the children's health, education and social care system.

You'll also understand the legislative frameworks for safeguarding vulnerable adults and children and well as knowledge of legislation, care quality practice and contract management for the Start Well age range. You will have a keen interest to specialise in our Start Well life stage (0-25).

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to work in partnership with stakeholders at all levels
• Capability of working flexibly and under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to negotiate with and influence others
• Comfortable analysing data with good IT capabilities e.g. MS Office suite. Someone who can demonstrate they meet the Oxfordshire County Councils Key Value and Behaviours

• You'll play a key role in shaping growth across a dynamic and expanding county, with flexible working options and a supportive, collaborative team.
• Culture of flexible working
• Technology to support agile working where role permits
• 30 day's holiday p.a. plus bank holidays
• Option to buy' additional holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support
• Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer's contribution of up to 19.9%
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Local and national discounts for shopping and travel

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