Care & Support Navigator — Assistant Commissioning Officer

South Gloucestershire Council; Yate; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 31,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Wellbeing support

Staff discounts

Flexible working

Job summary

South Gloucestershire Council is seeking an Assistant Commissioning Officer to join the Personalised Commissioning team within the Partnerships and Commissioning Service. You will broker care and support, work with social workers and care providers, and help integrate direct payments, balancing priorities and managing a caseload.

The role is part-time (30 hours per week), with a hybrid pattern of one office day in Yate and home working, and there are permanent and fixed-term contracts to 31

Qualifications

• Experience in commissioning in social care or similar service.
• Level 3 qualification in health or social care.
• Strong interpersonal skills and relationship building.
• Able to manage workload and competing priorities.
• Understanding of direct payments is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Broker appropriate care and support arrangements for individuals.
• Support integration of direct payments into Personalised Commissioning team.
• Manage a caseload to source suitable care solutions.
• Undertake duty cover at least once a week (8:30am–5:00pm).

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Workload management

Stakeholder relationships

Education

Level 3 qualification health/social care

Job description

South Gloucestershire Council is seeking an Assistant Commissioning Officer to join the Personalised Commissioning team within the Partnerships and Commissioning Service. You will broker care and support, work with social workers and care providers, and help integrate direct payments, balancing priorities and managing a caseload.

The role is part-time (30 hours per week), with a hybrid pattern of one office day in Yate and home working, and there are permanent and fixed-term contracts to 31