Assistant Commissioning Support Officer

Southampton City Council; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Southampton City Council is seeking a passionate Assistant Commissioning Support Officer to join its dedicated team focused on Living and Ageing Well. This role entails supporting transformational change in Adult Social Care, managing performance of commissioned services, and working collaboratively with stakeholders to enhance service delivery. The position offers flexible working arrangements and a supportive work environment aimed at professional development.

Benefits

Local government pension scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Up to 13 days of Flexi Leave

25 days annual leave (pro rata)

Salary sacrifice schemes, benefits, and discounts

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Strong track record in commissioning or a related area.
• Experience monitoring performance indicators.
• Familiarity with government policy related to Adult Social Care.

Responsibilities

• Support commissioning staff and assist with the whole commissioning cycle.
• Monitor performance of commissioned services.
• Drive transformational change in Adult Social Care.

Skills

Communication

Transformational change

Performance management

Project assistance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Assistant Commissioning Support Officer

We have an exciting opportunity for a permanent full timeAssistant Commissioning Support Officerto join Southampton City Council (SCC) within the new commissioning team for Living and Ageing Well.

About Southampton:

Southampton is a city of hope, history and diversity. The city is located on the South Coast within an hour of London, twenty minutes to the beautiful New Forest and only 30 minutes to the fabulous beaches of Bournemouth and Poole.

Southampton is a city of culture, with a diverse population, vibrant arts and music scene, a premiership football club and a busy international port. Southampton’s community is exciting and eclectic.

Southampton, like many cities in the UK, has its challenges austerity and the cost-of-living crisis is affecting many families and organisations.

About the team:

You will be joining a new commissioning team within the Council’s commissioning service to deliver transformational change and service improvement for the benefit of our residents. This is an exciting portfolio which includes leading the commissioning, service redesign and development of home care, care homes and a range of housing with care options. It will involve working in close collaboration with social care providers, health services and the Integrated Care Board on a number of joint strategic initiatives, including the Better Care Fund and priorities in relation to hospital discharge and admission avoidance. Other key areas of work will include leading the development and re-procurement of our community equipment services and working closely with housing and adult social care colleagues to enhance and embed our offer of Care Technology into health and care pathways.

The role offers the opportunity to support at the forefront of our ongoing transformation journey in Adult Social Care and provides significant opportunities for professional development within a supportive and collaborative culture.

About the role:

TheAssistant Commissioning Support Officerfor Living and Ageing Well will have a broad and varied portfolio including supporting with transformational change and performance management of commissioned services. You will play a key role in supporting the commissioners to transform commissioned services to improve outcomes for Southampton residents.

The role will be responsible for supporting commissioning staff and assisting with the whole commissioning cycle including planning and service redesign, contract management and performance.

For further information about this role please view the job description.

About you:

We are looking for a highly motivated individual, with strong communication skills, including the ability to handle challenging conversations and diffuse conflict and work collaboratively with providers to monitor their performance with a strong track record of success in commissioning or a related and transferable area and the ability to maintain a substantial and varied workload.

You will have a Bachelors degree or equivalent level of experience of in a specialist area and have an excellent working knowledge of relevant government policy in relation to the areas covered by the role.

You will have experience of monitoring performance indicators, working with other stakeholders, assisting with projects, and achieving outcomes to timescale, as well as successfully supporting service development and improving outcomes. You will have a solid understanding of our Adult Social Care Policies (available on our website) as well as be familiar with the Care Act and our duties within it.

This role includes regular travel within and around Southampton as well as hybrid office working. You will need to have access to a car or bike, as some locations are not accessible via public transport. If you feel you have the necessary background, experience, and skills to undertake this role we would like to hear from you.

What we can offer you:

Here at SCC we have a range of different perks and benefits, a few examples can be found below.

• A generous local government pension scheme.
• Flexible working (role dependant). Up to 13 days of Flexi Leave.
• Hybrid working arrangements (role dependant).
• 25 days annual leave (pro rata), plus bank holidays.
• Online Benefits – salary sacrifice schemes, benefits and discounts.
• Great local transport links.
• Employee assistance programme with access to our health wellbeing and support.

For further information on our benefits package please visit: Employee benefits (southampton.gov.uk)

Contact details for informal discussion:

For further information and details regarding the post of Assistant Commissioning Support Officer for Living and Ageing Well, please contact Charis Hardy, Senior Commissioner, at [e-mail]

Recruitment contact details:

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