Commissioning Support Officer

Salary: £29,064- £31,537 per annum pro rata

Grade: G

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 22.5 per week

Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire

Are you passionate about giving children and young people the best possible start in life?

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, love a challenge, and have a talent for juggling multiple priorities with ease?

We're looking for a Commissioning Support Officer to join our dynamic and dedicated team. This is an exciting opportunity to shape a newly developed role and contribute to work that truly makes a difference.

We're seeking someone who is:

• Enthusiastic, motivated, and highly organised.
• Experienced in working with data and systems.
• Committed to improving outcomes for children and young people.
• A great communicator and collaborator.

You'll be joining a friendly, hardworking team with a d passion for delivering the best for children and young people across North Yorkshire.

Ready to make a real impact?

and help us shape the future for those who need it most.

Key Responsibilities

The role is incredible varied and on any given day you could be;

• Coordinating placements, searching for educational, residential, and fostering arrangements, including emergency requests.
• Ensuring robust and accurate record keeping for children
• Liaising with providers and service areas to complete referral forms, analysing and challenging provider costings, issuing of Individual Placement Agreements or drafting contracts.

• Conducting quality monitoring assessments and visits to ensure contract compliance and service quality.

• Working with Finance to manage placement costs and maintain budget records.

• Supporting the team in the preparation of tribunal and educational placement costings
• undertake a range of financial management processes, including processing orders, resolving issues, budget monitoring, maintaining commitment records and reconciling accounts.

You'll work alongside multiple services and stakeholders to help ensure some of the most vulnerable children and young people within our community are in a safe residential and education placement

To thrive in this role, you'll bring:

• A solid understanding of the systems supporting looked-after children.
• Experience in data tracking, performance reporting, and using data to inform decision-making.
• Confidence in attending and contributing to professional meetings.
  A collaborative mindset, working closely with colleagues toward- d goals.

Bonus skills that will make your application stand out:

• Knowledge of statutory frameworks within Children's Social Care and SEN 0–25 education.
• Experience using SEND databases or a strong understanding of commissioning and procurement processes.
• If you're passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people and have the skills to back it up, we'd love to hear from you.

Why Work for Us?

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier.

These include:

• A local government pension scheme with 18.1% employer contribution
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Employee discount benefits including shopping, supermarkets, gym discounts and more
• Travel loans
• Health Assured – confidential help and support for your wellbeing

For more information regarding the role contact Beverley Rigg via

Key Documents:

Job

Key Dates:

Closing Date: 02nd November 2025

Interviews will take place between 05th and 12th November

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.

We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of adults at risk.

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment.

Commissioning Support Officer

Salary: £29,064 - £31,537 per annum pro rata

Posted: 20/10/2025

Closing date: 02/11/2025

Closing time: 23:59