Total 135 Manager job vacancies in Worthing, BN11 2DH

At Liaise, we are inspired by our values of Positive, Progressive, and Personal support and we are looking for Support Workers who believe in our vision to ensure that every person we support leads a happy, purposeful life. We are looking for a proactive, dynamic Registered Manager. You will work with extraordinary people who achieve fantastic successes.

You will oversee the care delivery within the service, manage & supervise the staff team and ensure the highest standards of care are provided. As the Registered Manager, you will also be responsible for liaising with CQC and continuously monitor the clinical needs of our service users.

Key Duties:


Formulation of support plans.
Writing of residential core assessments, pathway plans and other competent reports to professionals as necessary.
Direct work with people we support and their families as part of the family support work to assess risks, strengths and viability of living in the community.
Day to day running of the projects, policies and procedure, finance and all administration involved.
Managing and working with set budgets.
Maintain up-to-date both manual and electronic records and databases.


Candidates will need to have:


Clear enhanced DBS Record
Experience of Social Services and Local Authorities.
MUST have a health & social care degree and or management qualification within the health care sector or an equivalent.
Must have sound knowledge and understanding of CQC and current legislations.
Excellent presentation and communication skills.
Full UK Driving Licence (desirable).
Minimum of two years’ experience in a similar role.


Package


Market leading pay rates
Length of service leave (up to five extra days holiday)
Fully funded Blue Light Discount Card
Access to Wagesteam – our financial wellbeing app that lets you access your pay as and when you earn it, get discounts at supermarkets and helps you save.
Employee Assistance Programme (access to free telephone counselling and legal advice)
Free compliance training, and opportunities to develop
NEST Pension Scheme
Flexibility in creating your own rota to suit your life
Free enhanced DBS check
Life Assurance (2 x salary)


The successful applicant will need to pass an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory referencing prior to commencing employment.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome, and encourage, applications from all backgrounds – we are happy to discuss any possible reasonable adjustments. Please note the Registered Manager role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

At Liaise, we are inspired by our values of Positive, Progressive, and Personal support and we are looking for Support Workers who believe in our vision to ensure that every person we support leads a happy, purposeful life. We are looking for a proactive, dynamic Registered Manager. You will work with extraordinary people who achieve fantastic successes.

You will oversee the care delivery within the service, manage & supervise the staff team and ensure the highest standards of care are provided. As the Registered Manager, you will also be responsible for liaising with CQC and continuously monitor the clinical needs of our service users.

Key Duties:


Formulation of support plans.
Writing of residential core assessments, pathway plans and other competent reports to professionals as necessary.
Direct work with people we support and their families as part of the family support work to assess risks, strengths and viability of living in the community.
Day to day running of the projects, policies and procedure, finance and all administration involved.
Managing and working with set budgets.
Maintain up-to-date both manual and electronic records and databases.


Candidates will need to have:


Clear enhanced DBS Record
Experience of Social Services and Local Authorities.
MUST have a health & social care degree and or management qualification within the health care sector or an equivalent.
Must have sound knowledge and understanding of CQC and current legislations.
Excellent presentation and communication skills.
Full UK Driving Licence (desirable).
Minimum of two years’ experience in a similar role.


Package


Market leading pay rates
Length of service leave (up to five extra days holiday)
Fully funded Blue Light Discount Card
Access to Wagesteam – our financial wellbeing app that lets you access your pay as and when you earn it, get discounts at supermarkets and helps you save.
Employee Assistance Programme (access to free telephone counselling and legal advice)
Free compliance training, and opportunities to develop
NEST Pension Scheme
Flexibility in creating your own rota to suit your life
Free enhanced DBS check
Life Assurance (2 x salary)


The successful applicant will need to pass an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory referencing prior to commencing employment.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome, and encourage, applications from all backgrounds – we are happy to discuss any possible reasonable adjustments. Please note the Registered Manager role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

The Opportunity

Salary: Hay B £56,713 to £59,946 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: 37 hours per week, full time

Location: Countywide - your base location can be from Chichester, Worthing, Horsham, or Bognor. You will need to travel across the county to locations that are not always accessible by public transport.

Closing date: 12 November 2024

Interview date: 18 November 2024 at County Hall, Chichester

Are you experienced in safeguarding children?

Do you have a passion for leading others?

West Sussex County Council (WSCC) are looking for a Business Manager for West Sussex Safeguarding Children's Partnership.

The vision for the West Sussex Safeguarding Children Partnership (WSSCP) is to develop "an assured Safeguarding Partnership, which collectively engages with children and their families, enabling them to thrive."

We're looking for a dynamic and experienced manager to provide strategic level to support our partners, being instrumental in managing how each partner agency safeguards and promotes the welfare of children. You will lead three partners: Sussex Police, NHS Sussex, and West Sussex Children's Services.

You will provide on-going support to statutory partners and the Independent Scrutineer, with wider multi-agency impact, and will manage the Partnership Business Team. This high-profile role is essential in improving safeguarding arrangements and front-line inter-agency practice.

You will be pragmatic in your problem-solving decisions, make judgements based on analysis and principles, and tackle varyingly difficult situations of a technical, professional, or people related nature.

We need someone who is passionate about safeguarding children by providing a clear county wide understanding of best practice and experienced in working with partner agencies at a strategic level. You will be self-motivated and experienced in management or leadership, with the confidence to manage, oversee and advise on safeguarding with detailed understanding of statutory and relevant guidance, knowledge of policies and procedures and the ability to provide specialist advice and information to others.

For more information on the Key Skills, Qualifications and/or Experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached. Please refer to the key skills in your cover letter.

About Us

The West Sussex Safeguarding Children Partnership (WSSCP), hosted by West Sussex County Council, is the key statutory mechanism for agreeing how the relevant organisations in each local area will co-operate to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and ensuring the effectiveness of what they do.

Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 statutory guidance sets out expectations about how we, as a safeguarding children partnership, provide help, support, and protection for children and their families.

The business team within West Sussex Safeguarding Partnership is agile and dynamic and drives forward the safeguarding priorities for the children of West Sussex. This team is fast paced, motivated and passionate about delivering their service. A key role for the business manager is to engage with partner agencies such as the Police, Health and Districts and Boroughs to ensure the best possible outcomes with sustainable positive change.

For further information about us and about working in Children's Social Care at West Sussex County Council, please visit the West Sussex Safeguarding Children Partnership website to find out more.

Benefits

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance, and are rewarded for the work they do.

For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.

Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE05431.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact our Embedded Coordinator Safeguarding team at

To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter.

In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, five years referencing and an occupational health check.

Equity, inclusion, and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.

Functional Responsibilities Support the commissioning and transformation of mental health services within Norfolk and Waveney at Place level, progressing projects, bespoke work and reporting risk and issue management, Take a lead as directed in the interface and collaboration with the strategic commissioning of mental health services ensuring integrated working is prioritised, Be responsible for the successful planning, delivery, and implementation of agreed projects within agreed financial and time constraints, Provide relevant and timely specialist advice and guidance on responsible pathway area, Manage risk and issues, by tracking mechanisms and be pro-active inresolution and escalation processes, Planning, commissioning, researching, and evaluating related services, Developing project proposals, business cases and service specifications and any other documentation required, Develop and implement data collection systems to provide accurate and timely data, To share best practice, Contribute to performance improvement, taking a lead for identified areas whereagreed, Manage Small/Medium sized projects for full life cycle, Provide relevant and timely specialist advice and guidance on own portfolio of projects/function, See attached Job Description and Person specification for full duties of role and responsibilities.

The post holder will: Be responsible for the performance management and professional standards of Matrons, Ward/Department Managers and Nurse Specialists to ensure delivery of healthcare performance standards and Trust objectives within their designated area of responsibility. Take the lead for safety and quality for all nursing services provided within their designated area of responsibility, undertaking investigations and producing reports where required. Act as a positive role model through the provision of effective senior professional nurse leadership and demonstration of competent, accountable, high quality clinical practice. Provide day-to-day visible (in uniform), accessible and authoritative leadership in clinical areas. Be responsible for the standards of ward based and outpatient-based care delivered within their area(s) to ensure the delivery of patient care is always of the highest possible standard and for improving patient experience. Actively support the Division in the provision and ongoing development of high quality, modern, dynamic, and patient centred services. Provide support to patients, and their relatives/carers. Be responsible for optimising patient flow to ensure patients are in the right bed at the right time to receive the right care. Work in liaison with other Directorates and Divisions and the wider local health community and local service providers to ensure care pathways are optimised, supporting resolution of any issues where they are identified. To work closely with other Directorates and Divisions to ensure that related clinical pathways work in tandem with those in these areas and are as efficient as possible in all respects of the care delivered to patients. To ensure that the services within the Division work together seamlessly providing safe high-quality care to patients. Provide support in relation to workforce development, training, recruitment and performance management of the nursing teams within the Division.

To Support the Matron and inpatient ward manager to ensure that high quality patient focused care is delivered within the Childrens and Young Persons Day Unit (CYPDU), surgical day case and Childrens Outpatient Department. To actively participate in the day-to-day clinical and operational management of the service. To act as an expertly skilled clinical nurse, leader and role model whilst providing direct quality patient care. To utilise expert clinical judgement, decision making and skills in relation to the assessment and management of children within the service. To work within the Child and Young Persons Day Unit, Childrens Outpatients and surgical teams on nursing issues and management of clinical governance issues. To participate in the supervision, teaching, mentorship and appraisal of pre and post registration nurses. To work collaboratively with the multi-professional team and inpatient ward manager to ensure the delivery of high quality service provision. The post holder will be required to work flexibly to achieve the key responsibilities of the post. To maintain and support the efficient use of physical and /or financial resources. Please see Job description and person specification for full details

About The Company:

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with a turnover of £1.7bn and 50,000+ colleagues. We deliver innovative, award-winning services to the public and private sectors and our mission is to make people and places the best they can be.
This role sits within our Catering business division that provides hospitality and catering, private dining, vending & corporate event services to a wide range of prestigious clients, within the Education & Healthcare market.
Working at OCS is more than just a job; it's an amazing opportunity to begin or expand your career in Facilities Management. OCS has an ambition to become an 'Employer of choice' in our sector and is proud to invest in our colleague's personal and professional development. OCS provides our colleagues with opportunities to gain qualifications through funded development programmes aligned to the knowledge, skills, and behaviours attached to their roles.

About The Role:
As part of your role, your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Work with the Team to create seasonal food and drink menus for the site and any events for the client and its visitors
• Oversee all staff, including kitchen assistants, chefs, and servers, ensuring that the team's creations meet the client's needs. They must also ensure that all legal and company requirements are meet daily
• Be responsible for training team members on menus, serving procedures, company etiquette, safety standards, and regulations
• You will need to adhere to budgets set by their line manager when planning catering operations, allocating the budget for food, cooking equipment, staffing, and equipment
• Establish relationships with vendors and ensure that food and other supplies are bought from the correct vendor, ensuring the best prices are obtained

What are we looking for?

• You should have experience in the management of Contract Catering operations and teams and should also have a full understanding of the entire catering operation
• Possess a Level 3 in Catering and Hospitality or equivalent, as well as unit management experience within the Contract Catering sector
• You should have proven leadership skills, with the ability to lead, mentor, and motivate a team of chefs
• Experienced in building relationships with clients and staff, ensuring that the client's expectations are met every day
• Can work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing demands is crucial

The ideal candidate should meet the following criteria:

• Must have the Right to Work in the UK
• Must be prepared to undergo a DBS or Enhanced Security check
• A NVQ Level 3, Higher National Certificate (HNC) or Higher National Diploma (HND) in Hospitality is beneficial
• Have management experience within the contract catering industry is essential
• Excellent customer service skills are essential
• Be able to handle varied situations and find practical solutions
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Good time-management and organisational abilities
• Can handle sensitive and confidential information
• Competent with Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel
• While not always mandatory, having a food hygiene certificate (Level 2) is advantageous

How to Apply:

If you are interested in joining a business that encourages professional development, career progression and the chance to work with inspirational people then please click apply and register your interest! You can also sign up to our job alerts when registering which will notify you when other suitable vacancies are available. We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

Scheme Leader - Rotherham - £11.62 per hour

Typical Shifts are: Monday - Sunday 7am - 2pm, 2pm - 9pm, 9pm - 7am

Join Voyage Care and Feel Valued, we reward your dedication with:
Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
Wagestream giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.
Funded Blue Light Card hundreds of discounts at high street retailers etc.
24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families
Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families
Enhanced retirement leave
Long service awards

Scheme Leaders with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support are at the heart of our management teams. We’re currently searching for a fantastic Scheme Leader to join us in leading our supported living service's in Rotherham. This service is a welcoming and friendly environment with a dynamic team that supports a fantastic group of people!

Scheme Leader with us you'll be helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives, whilst assisting the Manager with the day-to-day supervision and management of the service. You could be allocating shifts, booking in training, inducting new colleagues, conducting supervision’s and appraisals, developing and updating care plans, ordering medication, ensuring the people we support are supported to manage their finances and day-to-day management of the service in the absence of the manager. You’ll never lose sight of why you choose to do this, as our Scheme Leaders are still at the heart of providing day-to-day support.

This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference to the lives of others, whether that’s helping our colleagues grow in confidence or the people we support gain independence so that they meet their goals.

We’re interested in our Scheme Leader having both the right experience and the right values. This is why at this service our Scheme Leader should have previous experience in a similar role and a Level 3 in Health & Social Care as well as experience working with individuals with autism, acquired brain injury, complex individuals with mental health needs, traumatic backgrounds and challenging behaviours.

Why choose us?

We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You, and so long as you’ve got the passion to make someone’s life better, we can give you all the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career.

We encourage our staff to Grow Together through our excellent training programme, starting at induction and following you through your career, with opportunity for promotion and progression as well as job security in a sector leading organisation.

Don't hesitate to apply today and make a real difference to the lives of the people we're supporting!

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.

Position: Deputy Service Manager
Location: Worthing - commutable from Horsham, Shoreham-by-sea, Bognor Regis etc
Salary £35,000

A hardworking, ambitious individual is required as a Deputy Service Manager for a small domiciliary care company based in Worthing.
The organisation strives for an atmosphere of safety and happiness creating the perfect environment for all the residents. The home has a high level of individual care with excellent facilities to create the best quality of life for all.

Job Requirements:

• Previous management experience
• Experience with Learning disabilities
• Have a positive attitude towards improving Standards of Care.
• Possess good, strong leadership skills and works well as part of a team.
Have a strong personality and the desire to succeed

Skills/ Qualifications:

• Learning disability / autism experience
• Proven track record of successful unit management.
• Sound knowledge of CQC and Care Standards
• Registered with CSCI / CQC
• Dynamic & Enthusiastic

For more information on how to apply for this fantastic opportunity please contact James Shields on 02079527641 or email a copy of your up to date CV for immediate attention to j.shields@purosearch.com

At Liaise, we are inspired by our values of Positive, Progressive, and Personal support and we are looking for Support Workers who believe in our vision to ensure that every person we support leads a happy, purposeful life. We are looking for a proactive, dynamic Registered Manager. You will work with extraordinary people who achieve fantastic successes.

You will oversee the care delivery within the service, manage & supervise the staff team and ensure the highest standards of care are provided. As the Registered Manager, you will also be responsible for liaising with CQC and continuously monitor the clinical needs of our service users.

Key Duties:


Formulation of support plans.
Writing of residential core assessments, pathway plans and other competent reports to professionals as necessary.
Direct work with people we support and their families as part of the family support work to assess risks, strengths and viability of living in the community.
Day to day running of the projects, policies and procedure, finance and all administration involved.
Managing and working with set budgets.
Maintain up-to-date both manual and electronic records and databases.


Candidates will need to have:


Clear enhanced DBS Record
Experience of Social Services and Local Authorities.
MUST have a health & social care degree and or management qualification within the health care sector or an equivalent.
Must have sound knowledge and understanding of CQC and current legislations.
Excellent presentation and communication skills.
Full UK Driving Licence (desirable).
Minimum of two years’ experience in a similar role.


Package


Market leading pay rates
Length of service leave (up to five extra days holiday)
Fully funded Blue Light Discount Card
Access to Wagesteam – our financial wellbeing app that lets you access your pay as and when you earn it, get discounts at supermarkets and helps you save.
Employee Assistance Programme (access to free telephone counselling and legal advice)
Free compliance training, and opportunities to develop
NEST Pension Scheme
Flexibility in creating your own rota to suit your life
Free enhanced DBS check
Life Assurance (2 x salary)


The successful applicant will need to pass an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory referencing prior to commencing employment.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome, and encourage, applications from all backgrounds – we are happy to discuss any possible reasonable adjustments. Please note the Registered Manager role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Commissioning Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Under the guidance of the Senior Programme Manager, support a portfolio of contract management and service improvement projects, coordinating with other leads to ensure synergy and to avoid duplication of effort. Manage relationships across the programme area e.g. working collaboratively with existing or potential new providers to facilitate care pathway development across primary, secondary, social and community care and other sectors ensuring clinical and patient engagement in the planning and delivery of transformation and redesign programmes. Support the Senior Programme Manager in providing oversight to the development, implementation and evaluation of time-limited projects to improve children and young peoples mental health in line with the NHS Long Term Plan and local strategic priorities or performance needs. Implement commissioning strategy in agreed areas facilitating where necessary investment and disinvestment within the programme area in conjunction with clinical commissioning leads. Using knowledge skills and experience, work collaboratively with the community, CYP, clinicians, local authorities and providers to review existing patterns of care, redesign outcome based care models and pathways meeting local needs, national standards and measurably improve health outcomes while at the same time reduce health inequalities. Develop and support models to ensure children, young people and their families are central to the commissioning process. Monitor delivery of benefits arising from pathway implementation, identifying gaps that inform ongoing service redesign. Ensure that services for CYP across the system are aligned wherever possible, maximising opportunities to integrate to make best use of system resource. Work closely with contracting and performance colleagues to ensure that contracts and procuments associated with individual services contribute to the overall care model/systems. Ensure appropriate workforce planning and development is built into the design of care models and pathways. Work with public health colleagues to ensure appropriate health needs assessments are undertaken and utilised in service development in this sector. Work within the whole CYP and maternity team to develop systems to ensure that all service developments are based upon robust needs assessment, evidence base, affordability, value for money and delivery of key targets. Work with Senior Programme Manager to co-ordinate the delivery of projects, initiatives and services to time and in a cost effective way. Support the identification and sharing of best practice. Operate in a highly political and sensitive environment. Work with stakeholders across the integrated care system to collaboratively find solutions to any challenges that arise. Project Management Support the team in the delivery of project plans, allocating tasks as appropriate, identifying risks, issues and dependencies, considering best practice and current options and ultimately making decisions in the best interest of the project. Develop a comprehensive and cohesive plan for each project, which is consistent with the overall project timetable, meets the strategic direction of the team and minimises unnecessary disruption to stakeholders involved in the process and is operationally sound. Pro-actively manage stakeholders, respond to and resolve conflict between different stakeholders when this arises through facilitation or other appropriate mechanisms. Coordinate and oversee regular contract performance meetings with identified providers. Ensure the flexibility of the project if required to meet conflicting/changing requirements. Responsible for the planning and organisation of numerous events/meetings. Ensuring communication tools are used to their maximum value for circulating the minutes, agenda and presentations in a timely manner. Demonstrate effective stakeholder management across different departments and at all levels. Support other programme managers within the CYP Mental Health Team as and when required. Take into account the impact of any change the projects will have on the business and oversee handover of any products to ensure full ownership and buy-in within the business Advocate the projects at senior and executive levels and ensure active engagement and sponsorship within NHS as a whole. Ensure that the projects maintain business focus, have clear authority and that the context, including risks, are actively managed in alignment with the strategic priorities of NHS.

It’s an exciting time to join our Highways Team here at Staffordshire County Council.

Our vision is to help Staffordshire’s economy grow, so that everyone has the opportunity of a good job and good prospects in a beautiful, safe, accessible, vibrant, cultural, prosperous, business friendly and sustainable county.

Staffordshire has great places and great connections, boasting the beautiful rural landscape of a shire county together with excellent transport links to major destinations across the country.

We are committed to fixing more roads and improving transport and digital connections and we are making significant investment into the quality of our roads. To ensure we can deliver our ambitious Highways Transformation we are looking to grow our team of highway engineering professionals and develop talent for the future.

Main Responsibilities

As a member of the Highways Maintenance and Network Management team you will:

• act as the contract management lead for the commissioning of routine, reactive, cyclical and winter highway maintenance services.
• lead on the development of service (functional) specifications for Highway Maintenance.
• establish, develop and maintain relevant contacts and stakeholder relationships to enable effective regional working.
• Coach, mentor, empower and develop team members to ensure they deliver a customer focused, modern professional service, challenging work practices as required.

The Ideal Candidate

You’ll have proven experience in the management, delivery and commissioning of highway maintenance activities together with:

• Degree or equivalent professional qualification in a relevant discipline e.g. Civil Engineering
• Professional qualification at Incorporated Engineer level or knowledge/experience at equivalent level
• experience of procurement, contracts and performance management of providers.
• the ability to develop and maintain partnerships to support ongoing service delivery.

The interview date for this vacancy will be Thursday 28th November 2024.

For an informal chat about the role please contact David Walters, Head of Highway Maintenance & Network Management at: david.walters@staffordshire.gov.uk

Please note we reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

The post holder will be responsible for coordinating and managing a varied range of capital investment projects ensuring that projects are delivered successfully. Maintain a high profile within the Trust through developing and building strong links with key individuals and departments; Engaging local partners and keeping them informed of progress. Running of capital projects within a defined project methodology, budget, and timetable. Engage with and manage design and building teams across the project areas. Set and monitor key target dates for the development and completion of the Project.

We are looking for an experienced social care professional who has a thorough understanding of adult social care and commissioning to take forward key projects within the County.

The post is based within the Older People and Physical Disability Commissioning Team, working as part of a team of five Commissioning Managers.

This post will lead on home and community care, with a particular focus on commissioning of Home Care and Market Sustainability. The post will also lead on Carers across older people and physical disabilities (OPPD) Commissioning.

Main Responsibilities

You will:

• Develop and implement strategies and plans to deliver the Council's strategic objectives.
• Lead on developing future commissioning arrangements for home and community care.
• Develop innovation and service specific solutions to meet needs and improve outcomes which are co-produced with people and their carers/families.
• Manage and deliver projects to timescale and budget.
• Form and maintain positive working relationships with providers, and internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop opportunities for closer collaboration with commissioners in the NHS and other authorities.
• Learn from best practice both within the sector and outside and translating that into working practice.

The Ideal Candidate

What you’ll bring:

• You will be able to analyse data and determine priorities based on evidence and develop and produce documents written to a high standard.
• You will be a skilled and experienced commissioner who has a track record of engaging and shaping markets to improve outcomes for people who receive support.
• Have an understanding of the legislative requirements for adult social care, as well as practice implications, and through promoting strength-based approaches to adult social care support personalisation and achieve greater independence.
• Be an expert communicator and able to develop and sustain working relationships with internal and external partners and stakeholders.
• Have a commitment to engagement and coproduction and experience of involving people who use services and their families/carers in the planning and development of services and policies.
• You will work at a strategic level but also have a sound understanding of adult social care operations and legislation.

Interviews will be held: 26 November and 5 December.

For further information about this role please contact Helen Trousdale Lead Commissioner helen.trousdale@staffordshire.gov.uk

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

To assist the Executive Director of Corporate Affairs and ICS Governance in ensuring the ICB discharges its functions, meets its statutory duties, current legislation and in line with its Constitution in all aspects of its business, in corporate governance and risk management.