Commissioning Manager – 3 Permanent Posts

Salary:  £46,564- £50,427 per annum

37 Hours per week

Adult Care Commissioning is moving at pace to deliver an exciting and challenging portfolio of projects to deliver our vision for the future. In order to meet the challenges we have, and to improve outcomes for people who receive social care support in Staffordshire we are recruiting for three Commissioning Manager Posts.

The posts are

• Commissioning Manager – All age disability and Mental Health Commissioning Team – focusing on Improving Outcomes for people with Learning Disabilities and Carers.
• 2 Commissioning Managers – Older People and People with Physical and Sensory Disabilities. – focussing on 1. Improving outcomes for Older People and Enablement and 2. Improving outcomes for younger adults with a physical or sensory disability and social care workforce.

The posts will cover a range of projects and provide support to achieving our objectives.

Commissioning Managers need to be able to;

1. Have a clear understanding of ASC and the challenges faced in Staffordshire.

2. Work independently to a high standard and be able to meet deadlines and objectives. 

3. Be able to work across a range of partners and stakeholders. 

4. Take a lead to deliver specific commissioning projects,

We are looking for people who can work at a strategic level but also have a sound understanding of adult social care operations and legislation. A social work qualification and/or operations experience would be desirable but is not essential.

This Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

To apply for this post click on the ‘Apply’ button below.

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Closing Date: Sunday 6^th December 2020

For more information about the role please contact either: Andy Marriott (LD) – andy.marriott@staffordshire.gov.uk and Helen Trousdale (OPPD) – helen.trousdale@staffordshire.gov.uk

Please be aware, only application forms completed online will be accepted. We will not accept CV’s or Word application forms.

Our Values

The County Council has adopted a set of values that seeks to achieve the best outcomes for its citizens, communities and employees.

Our People Strategy sets out what we all need to do to make Staffordshire County Council a great place to work, where people are supported to develop, flourish and contribute to our ambitious plans. 

Our values are at the heart of the Strategy to ensure that the focus is on what is important to the organisation and the people it serves:

• Ambitious - We are ambitious for our communities and citizens
• Courageous - We recognise our challenges and are prepared to make courageous decisions
• Empowering - We empower and support our people by giving them the opportunity to do their jobs well.

Benefits for working for us….

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits including:

• An excellent local government pension scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement from 24 up to 33 days (plus 2 extra statutory days and bank holidays) depending on job role and length of service
• The option to buy up to an additional 2 weeks annual leave
• A range of flexible working options, depending on your job role, which includes agile working, flexible retirement
• Family Friendly Policies - maternity, adoption, paternity and parental leave
• Volunteering Scheme
• Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
• Access to health and wellbeing support (including Occupational Health, Physiotherapy and Counselling Services)
• Eye care vouchers
• Car lease scheme / cycle & car loan scheme / employee car share scheme
• Bus and rail travel discounts