Commissioning Officer

2 weeks ago


Yate, United Kingdom South Gloucestershire Council Full time

**How you'll make a difference**:
***
- The Children and Young People’s Commissioning team have specific responsibility for the procurement and commissioning of a range of services for children and young people, including services for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
- As the Commissioning Officer, you will make a difference by quality assuring referrals, maintaining records and monitoring placements and providers, improving the provision of those services commissioned by the Council for children and young people living in South Gloucestershire.

**What will you be doing?**

Working in the children's placement team, it will be your responsibility to co-ordinate and administer the start of the service by liaising with care providers and securing the most appropriate placements for Children and Young People which are a best and most cost-effective match.-
- When required, you will implement and monitor contracts, processing of invoices and contributing to project planning, partnership working and the development of commissioning plans.**
**Working in partnership with a wide range of partners so that we meet our strategic commitments
Importantly, you will work in co-production with colleagues, partners, people who use services and carers to ensure the services we commission meet outcomes
You will be supporting commissioning and partnership working for specific groups of people such as carers, older people or people with learning difficulties
You will support the quality assurance of the services we commission.
- You will be responsible for the supervision of one part-time Assistant Commissioning Officer.

**What we need from you**:
***
- You will have relevant knowledge and experience of working in an organisation that commissions and contracts in social care or similar services and able to demonstrate a flexible approach to working across different areas.
- You will need excellent interpersonal skills to establish a positive relationship with a wide variety of stakeholders’ contacts and customers.
- You will have demonstrable experience of meeting service standards, targets and deadlines, be well organised with excellent time management skills and able to manage competing demands.
- Desirably, you’ll have a degree or professional qualification in social care, health care or business studies

**How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different**:
***
- We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives and we offer genuine **flexibility **to help them achieve that **work/life balance.**
- We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our **training and development **offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
- As part of our benefits package you will receive **generous annual leave** (pro rata),** employee wellbeing** support and you will have access to a range of **staff discounts,** including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
- Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.- We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of
- We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life
- We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.
- We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.**We’re making a difference, be part of it**
- This is a Limited Term Contract, covering Maternity Leave, at 18.5 per hours per week.
- The working pattern will be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning.- Salaries pro-rated to hours worked
- Interviews: 2nd July 2024-
**or 01454 865203)**

**Salary From**:

- £33,945

**Salary To**:

- £36,648

**Hours per week**:

- 18.5

**Vacancy type**:

- LTC

**Location**:

- Yate

**Team**:

- Children's Social Care

**Advertising End Date**:

- 23 Jun 2024


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