£39,264 - £49,083 | Full Time- 36 hours | Permanent | 30 Days Annual Leave
We are currently recruiting for two permanent positions in the Adult Social Care Commissioning team at Kingston.
You will take a lead role in the development of commissioning projects within a supportive and knowledgeable team. You will develop an understanding of residents' needs and opportunities to achieve improved outcomes and sustainable service delivery.
These roles will suit someone who has excellent interpersonal skills, is accomplished at analysing data, has a keen eye for detail and who is able to prioritise a fast-paced and varied workload. Please note we encourage you to apply if you feel you are a good match for this role, even if you have not had previous experience in social care commissioning.
The two roles are;
1. Lead role for Carers and People with Learning disabilities
This includes respite,shared lives, transport, community based support and facilitating access to further education, employment and day opportunities.
2. Lead role for older people and people with physical disabilities.
This includes areas including provision of equipment, reablement support, wider community based support and prevention.
Key responsibilities:
- Leading commissioning activity, working through all aspects of the commissioning cycle. Using technical skills in data analysis, research and working with a wide group of professionals including people who have lived experience of adult social care services.
- Work with the children and young people's service to strengthen commissioning arrangements for young people coming into adult services.
- Manage and monitor the performance of commissioned services.
Please state in your application, which role(s) you would like to apply for (you can apply for both if you have no specific preference).
The ASC Commissioning Team offers a supportive and innovative environment, with space to develop and make a true difference to residents of Kingston.
The roles sit in the Strategy & Transformation team within the Adult Social Care & Health Directorate. We are a vibrant and friendly team who support each other in developing skills, providing a safe space to share thoughts and innovative ideas and challenging ideas.
Please refer to the attached structure chart to view the teams structure within the service.
The roles are suitable for those with either commissioning, strategy & policy, community development or project management experience.
To be successful in either role, you will need:
- Knowledge of services and people's needs within the scope of the role.
- Experience of developing or redesigning a service
- Knowledge of the commissioning cycle, contract management and relationship management
- Experience in research and analysing data and developing evidence based recommendations.
- To demonstrate an understanding of key legislation for social care.
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to prioritise workload to meet deadlines
It is desirable that you have:
- Experience in project management
- Previous experience working in local authority within adult social care
As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we're committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We're constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.
In addition we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff supported by our IT infrastructure, Google Chromebooks and Google Apps, which have acted as a key enabler for collaborative and streamlined working. We operate hybrid working, a flexible working model which allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week. It enables staff to achieve a work life balance whilst still meeting the needs of the organisation.
Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:
- Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)
- Three volunteering days per year in Kingston
- Flexible and agile working arrangements
- Comprehensive learning and development programme
- Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
- Zip car scheme
- Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses
- Confidential wellbeing and counselling support
- Subsidised gym membership
