Lead Commissioner - Commissioning placements - Rutland
Liquid PersonnelRutland, East Midlands, United Kingdom · Posted Sep 18, 2024Description
Liquid personnel are currently working exclusively with Rutland council to recruit for a lead Commissioner. This role is ideal for a social worker with experience working within placement finding and commissioning or for someone currently working within a commissioning team within children and family services looking for a step up.
Rutland is a small local authority that offer a very supportive management structure, small manageable caseloads and a great work life balance to go alongside their GOOD Ofsted rating.
Duties of the Lead Commissioner
As the Lead commissioner you will support the directorate management team to achieve value for money when it comes to commissioning placements across SEND and Childrens social services. The main duties of this role include:
- Manage the effective commissioning of children’s services placements
- Support the service managers with commission priorities and support the team development in seeking to commission placements
- Report to the HoS on progress with commissioning priorities and budget saving
- Lead fee and price negotiations at service level
- Devise new service delivery models for both internal and external providers
Benefits of the role
Not only is Rutland an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ authority, but they also offer a large number of other benefits including generous annual leave entitlement and local authority pension contributions. Other benefits include:
- Salary ranging from £43,000 - £47,000
- Stable and supportive management structure
- Cleary defined and outlined career progression opportunities
- Flexible working arrangements
- Free onsite parking
Key requirements for the role
In order to be considered for this role you must:
- Have experience within commissioning within a LA setting
- Experience giving advice and guidance to internal and external stakeholders
- In depth knowledge of children and family services
- Full UK right to work and driving licence
If you are interested in finding out more about this role then give me a call on 020 7440 0630 or drop me an email on Charlie.rowson@liquidpersonnel.com
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