Lead Officer, Placement Brokerage

Lead Officer - Placement Brokerage

PO4: Starting salary 51228 pa. rising in annual increment to maximum salary of 54360 pa. including LW.

About Us:

Located in the heart of South London Lambeth Borough is a vibrant community of over 317600 residents. Stretching from the dynamic neighbourhood of Streatham in the South to the iconic landmarks of Waterloo in the North we are proud to be the 9th largest borough in London. Our diversity is our strength with more than 130 languages spoken making Lambeth the home of the Windrush generation Londons largest LGBTQ community and a thriving Portuguese-speaking community.

It is an exciting time to join Lambeth Council we have bold ambitions for the future of Lambeths communities and residents through ourLambeth 2030 Plan Our Future Our Lambeth.

With exceptional schools lush green spaces including Brockwell Park cultural gems like the Black Cultural Archives and world-renowned institutions such as St Thomass Hospital Lambeth offers an enriching and dynamic environment.

Please have a look at our dedicatedOne Lambeth Values and Behaviours page.

About the Team:

The Childrens Brokerage and Specialist Placements (CBSP) team is committed to securing safe appropriate and timely placements and services that meet the individual needs of children and young people while achieving best value for the borough. The team works collaboratively with social care teams providers and internal partners with a strong focus on problem-solving effective negotiation and positive outcomes. The team promotes a supportive inclusive and solution-focused culture with opportunities for staff to develop their knowledge negotiation commissioning quality assurance and leadership skills.

About the Role:

We are looking for an experienced Lead Officer who is confident working in a fast-paced high-demand environment and can respond quickly and effectively to changing priorities urgent requests and complex placement needs.

You will provide strong day to day leadership and management to the allocated team ensuring workloads are effectively prioritised and service requests are progressed promptly efficiently and to a high standard. You will lead on complex placement searches support staff with problem-solving negotiate effectively with providers and build positive professional relationships.

The role will also involve supervising and developing staff monitoring performance managing escalations and complaints identifying and managing risk and ensuring compliance with CBSP procedures legal frameworks and service standards.

We are looking for someone who is self-motivated dynamic enthusiastic flexible adaptable and open-minded with proven experience in childrens brokerage and placement services. You will need to be resilient solution-focused and confident making decisions negotiating and finding creative solutions to complex challenges. This is a demanding role where no two days are the same.

You will play a key role in driving continuous improvement developing staff capability and strengthening partnership working with a clear focus on securing safe appropriate and timely outcomes for children and young people while achieving best value for the Council.

DBS

Successful candidates will be asked to apply for an Enhanced/Standard/Basic Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information about the DBS can be found at will be required to undertake a Cifas check. Further information about Cifas can be found hereCifas

Contact Information:

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Adina Demle at .

How to Apply:

To be considered for interview your CV and supporting statement will clearly evidence how you meet the shortlisting criteria on the personal specification marked A for application:

Job description and Person Specification

We operate an anonymised application process so be sure to remove personal details when uploading your CV or personal statement.

Recruitment Timelines:

Advert close date: 11:59pm on Sunday13^th September 2026.

Shortlisting: 14^th September 2026.

Interviews: 21^st September 2026.

Please click here to view:Lambeth Staff Benefits

At Lambeth we are dedicated to providing quality services and equal opportunities for all. We are committed to safer recruitment and are proud to be a Stonewall diversity champion a Living Wage Employer and to guarantee interviews for all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the role. For a full list of our accreditations please clickhere.