Commissioner

WMJobs; Warwick; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council is seeking a Disabilities, Mental Health and Autism Commissioner to work closely with people who use services, families and partners to design cohesive, impactful services.

You will lead engagement and co-production activity, oversee the WAA framework, and drive continuous improvement in community opportunities, short breaks and respite provision while building strong relationships with social care, health partners and other authorities.

Qualifications

• Experience using engagement and co-production to shape services.
• Knowledge of commissioning, service redesign, and strategic planning.
• Experience in social care and/or health services.

Responsibilities

• Oversee community opportunities, short breaks and respite provision under the Working Age Adults framework.
• Review current provision, identify future requirements, drive performance and implement improvement.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to address challenges and ensure high-quality, sustainable services.

Skills

Engagement

Co-production

Commissioning

Market engagement

Partnership working

Project management

Negotiation

Communication

Job description

Warwickshire County Council,

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of people with disabilities, mental health needs and autistic people? Do you have a talent for collaboration and a drive to shape the future of vital services? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Disabilities, Mental Health and Autism Commissioner.

About The Role

As a key member of our team, you’ll work closely with people who drawn on support, families, and stakeholders to truly understand need and aspirations. You’ll use engagement and co-production to design cohesive, impactful services that make a difference. Building strong relationships will be at the heart of your role—whether it’s with people who use our services, service providers, social care and support staff, health partners, or other local authorities.

You’ll have a range of responsibilities including oversight of community opportunities, short breaks and respite provision under the Working Age Adults (WAA) framework, ensuring services are responsive, high-quality, and sustainable.

Key Requirements

• Use commissioning approaches and customer engagement to review current provision, identify future requirements, drive performance and implement evidence-based improvement.
• Market Engagement - Foster meaningful communication and updates with the market to build relationships, align priorities and address gaps.
• Issue Resolution - Collaborate with stakeholders to tackle challenges as they arise.

We’re seeking someone with:

• A passion for engagement and coproduction, driving positive change and creating inclusive services.
• A solid understanding of commissioning, service redesign, and strategic planning.
• Experience in Social Care and / or Health,
• Strong partnership working, project management, negotiation, and communication skills.

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feelsvalued, included, safe, supported,andwelcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

To discuss the role please contact Emma Guest on [e-mail]

Closing date: 16th November 2026

Interview date: TBC

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact [e-mail] and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more

Additional Information

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.