Assistant Commissioning Officer

South Glos; Yate; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility

Hybrid/remote work

Job summary

South Gloucestershire Council is seeking an Assistant Commissioning Officer to coordinate placements and care packages for children and young people, working with care providers to secure high-quality, cost-effective placements.

You will process provider invoices, support commissioning officers, and contribute to service improvement, with interviews on 14 September 2026; role is 18.5 hours/week (Mon/Tue all day, Wed morning), salary pro-rata.

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification in social care, healthcare or business studies.
• Experience coordinating and contracting social care or similar services.
• Flexible approach and ability to handle changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and administer services by working with care providers to secure high-quality, cost-effective placements for children and young people.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, partners, carers, children and young people to ensure commissioned services meet needs and deliver outcomes.
• Process provider invoices and respond to finance-related queries, ensuring payments are handled efficiently and accurately.
• Support commissioning officers and managers across the wider partnership and contribute to service development and improvement.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Flexible/adaptable

Relationship building

Organisational skills

Education

Level 3 qualification in social care/healthcare/business studies

Job description

How you'll make a difference

The Children and Young People’s Commissioning team commissions and procures a wide range of services that support children, young people and families across South Gloucestershire, including those in the council's care.

As an Assistant Commissioning Officer, you will play a key role in arranging placements and care packages that help children and young people achieve the best possible outcomes. Working closely with social care professionals and service providers, you will support service delivery, build positive relationships and contribute to the continuous improvement of services across the authority.

What you will be doing

• It will be your responsibility to coordinate and administer services by working closely with care providers to secure the most appropriate, high-quality and cost-effective placements for children and young people.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues, partners, carers, children and young people, you will play an important role in ensuring commissioned services meet individual needs and deliver positive outcomes.
• You will process provider invoices and respond to finance-related queries, ensuring payments are handled efficiently and accurately.
• Supporting commissioning officers and managers across the wider partnership, you will contribute to the continuous development and improvement of services, helping to achieve better outcomes for children, young people and their families.

What we need from you

• It is essential that you hold a Level 3 qualification, ideally in social care, healthcare or business studies.
• You will have experience working within an organisation that commissions and contracts social care or similar services.
• We are looking for someone who can demonstrate a flexible and adaptable approach, with the ability to work across a range of service areas and respond effectively to changing priorities.
• Given the nature of this work, you must have strong interpersonal and communication skills, to enable you to build and maintain positive working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, providers, partners and customers.

What you need to know

• This role is 18.5 hours per week, working all day on Monday and Tuesday, and Wednesday morning.
• Your salary is pro-rata to hours worked.

Interviews to be held on 14th September 2026.

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different

• We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance.
• Please note; that although the role is contract as office based - the placements team work predominantly from home, with occasional work in the office.
• We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
• As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
• We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.

• We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of
• We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life
• We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.

We’re making a difference, be part of it!