SEND Commissioning Support Officer

East Sussex County Council; Lewes; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

East Sussex County Council in Lewes is seeking a SEND Commissioning Support Officer to help run the Joint Commissioning Team’s finance, administration, and project work across Children’s Services and Health.

You will coordinate across workstreams, support contract monitoring and data reporting, and engage with stakeholders to ensure commissioned services meet needs and timelines.

Qualifications

• Experience in commissioning and project management valued.
• Experience with financial administration and contract monitoring preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support finance and administration across the Joint Commissioning Team.
• Coordinate across workstreams and monitor contracts and frameworks.
• Engage stakeholders and analyse data for reporting.
• Plan, organise and communicate effectively to meet deadlines.

Job description

Job Description

Are you committed to securing better outcomes for children and young people? We'd love to speak to you about working with the Joint Commissioning Team.

The SEND Commissioning Support Officer is central to the efficient and effective running of the various work streams within the Joint Commissioning Team. The Joint Commission Team sits within the Education Division, and works across the Children's Services Department and with Health.

SEND Commissioning Support Officers support the wider Joint Commissioning Team's finance and administration, project work, monitoring and oversight of contracts and frameworks. As each of the work streams within the Joint Commissioning Team is unique, the Commissioning Support Officer (CSO) helps to ensure we avoid overlap or gaps in provision. This is a key role within the team and essential to the effective running of the team.

The SEND Commissioning Support Officer role is responsible for assisting the Joint Commissioning team with areas including Financial Administration and Control, Commissioning and Project Support, Coordination Across Workstreams, Stakeholder Consultation and Engagement and Data Analysis, Research and Reporting.

We are looking for candidates who are able to:

• Work with service providers, stakeholders and service users across partnerships.
• Plan and organise a varied workload for self and others, working to short deadlines.
• Communicate effectively with a range of people in a clear, concise and accurate manner, changing messages to suit different audiences.
• Provide practical problem solving and the ability to analyse and interpret financial information, policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate knowledge of special educational needs and disabilities, including SEND Reforms and wider commissioning processes.

We warmly welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented in our current workforce, including people from ethnically diverse backgrounds, disabled people and people from LGBTQ+ communities.

We are working towards recruiting a workforce that reflects our community, because we recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experiences. We are committed to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice, and to creating an inclusive and supportive working environment.

If you have any questions about the building accessibility for the building this role is based in, please contact the hiring manager.

Education

There is no specific educational requirement listed, but experience in commissioning and project management is valued.

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Additional Information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For further information please go to Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .

If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.

This role can be taken up as a secondment for internal ESCC staff subject to line management approval.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity contact Terina Bryant, Commissioning Manager, [e-mail] to request a MS teams call or phone call.

I've worked with the council for over 10 years, and I stay here because I find it really rewarding. I know that I'm making a difference. - Joe, Information Analyst