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Warwickshire County Council; Radford Semele; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council is seeking a Disabilities, Mental Health and Autism Commissioner to help shape and commission services for people with disabilities, mental health needs and autism. You will engage with service users, families, providers and partners to design cohesive, inclusive services, ensuring they are responsive and sustainable.

The role emphasizes co-production, strong partnerships and expertise in commissioning, service redesign and strategic planning within the local

Qualifications

• 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. Fluency Duty requires accurate spoken English to the public.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Oversee community opportunities, short breaks and respite provision under the Working Age Adults (WAA) framework.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure services are responsive, high-quality and sustainable.

Skills

Commissioning approaches

Market Engagement

Issue Resolution

Engagement & coproduction

Commissioning, service redesign, and

Job description

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., 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.
• 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.

Company Culture

Working for Warwickshire - This is the difference you make Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. 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.

Benefits

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.