Commissioning Officers

We are investing in our Commissioning Service, particularly focused around Children's placements and are looking to recruit two Commissioning Officers to join our team. On a day-to-day basis, you will provide commissioning and brokerage advice, in relation to internally and externally provided social care services, on behalf of Ceredigion County Council, liaising with internal and external stakeholders, including providers, Health Board and care management teams. You will also provide an effective and efficient brokerage service and arrange the delivery of external provider services, in a cost effective manner, that meets the specified requirements and assessed needs., We welcome applications from non-Welsh speakers. All successful applicants requiring support to learn/improve their Welsh language skills will be offered funded lessons, during work time, to help reach the desired standard. Our offer to you We are committed to developing our people and will not only provide support to enable you to quickly and confidently take ownership of this role's key areas of responsibility but in addition, we are committed to supporting your development in order that you can progress your career with us.

• with a commitment to the delivery of quality service provision through contractual arrangements to ensure best value
• with an ability to prioritise personal workload
• with an ability to learn new areas of knowledge quickly and maintain effective record/reporting systems
  
  In exchange for your skills and commitment we will offer you a range of employee benefits including flexible working, competitive annual leave allowance, pension scheme with 14.6% employer contribution, enhanced family benefits, lifestyle savings and employee health and wellbeing packages. More information about our wide-ranging employee benefits can be found here.
We believe work-life balance is very important. To support you in achieving this, you will have access to the following discretionary benefits:
• Hybrid Working: Subject to certain conditions being met, you may choose to work from home or in an office location.
• Flexi-time: Hours may be worked within a defined bandwidth, Monday to Friday, subject to service needs., What we offer
Work-life balance Lifestyle savings scheme Generous employer pension scheme Cycle to work scheme Learning and developmentWhere you'll work Finance and Procurement We ensure the Council remains financially resilient through careful and responsible monitoring of funds, effective corporate procurement, prompt and accurate payments of financial assessments/creditors and timely collection of local taxation/debts. Canolfan Rheidol Our Aberystwyth office, Canolfan Rheidol is an award winning building. The office, with its open plan design, provides an excellent space for collaborative working.