Internal only - Commissioning Officer - Strategic Safeguarding
at South Gloucestershire Council
Yate, England, United Kingdom -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 10 Nov, 2024 | GBP 36648 Annual | 11 Aug, 2024 | N/A | Good communication skills | No | No |
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Description:
HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE
The Children and Young People’s Commissioning team have specific accountability 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 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
Responsibilities:
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.
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- 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 assist with 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.
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Hospital/Health Care
Pharma / Biotech / Healthcare / Medical / R&D
Health Care
Graduate
Proficient
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Yate, United Kingdom