Service Manager - Operational Commissioning

An opportunity has arisen for a Service Manager within our Commissioning and Infrastructure team within the Council's Adult Social Care directorate.

We are seeking a dedicated and strategic individual to provide support, development, and oversight to key operational areas within our commissioning and infrastructure service. This will include providing leadership to the brokerage function for residential placements, non-residential packages of care, and direct payments, the Adult Social Care payments team as well as the tendering and procurement of Adult Social Care contracts.

You will ensure that Adult Social Care is compliant, safe and helps people to achieve the outcomes that matter to them in their life. Through effective brokerage and tending of contracts you will help to maximise independence and ensure our services are able to prevent, reduce and delay the need for long term care. You will manage resources effectively and exploit opportunities to drive inefficiencies, manage and control costs.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate, and experienced leader who is committed to continuous improvement. You will have experience of working in local government, public sector or similar environment and have demonstrable experience of commissioning, preferably within Adult Social Care.

You will be an excellent communicator and used to working with a range of both internal and external stakeholders. Through collaboration you will manage and implement change working flexibly and developing innovative approaches.

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We're keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions., Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce.

We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.