About the vacancy Vacancy ID: 1515
Organisation: Carmarthenshire County Council
Section: Strategic Joint Commissioning
Number of vacancies: 1
Contract type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Carmarthenshire
Grade: Grade E
Salary: £25,584 - £28,624
If part time and/or term time, the full time salary quoted (based on 37hrs) will be pro-rata'd accordingly
Hourly Rate : £13.26 - £14.84
Contract Hours 37
Come and join our team Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of our community's most vulnerable individuals? Do you possess the drive and motivation to excel in a dynamic and impactful role? If so, we invite you to become a vital part of our well-established Commissioning team!
The Commissioning Division has a key role in ensuring care providers comply with their duty to provide effective, reliable and safe services while securing value for money. With increasing focus on the commissioning function, it is incumbent that the Authority ensures contract compliance and contract management to ensure service delivery meets commissioning expectations and that it operates sound and prudent systems for contract and fee negotiations.
The Broker post is responsible for arranging Community Care placements for Service Users assessed in need of Community Support under the Social Services and Wellbeing Act 2014. The role will include working closely with the Community Resource Teams professionals for arranging those placements.
This is a role that requires excellent communication and inter-personal skills to build positive working relationships with a range Professionals.
For an informal discussion, please contact Toby Turner-Donohue (TTurner-Donohue@carmarthenshire.gov.uk) or Gareth Morris (GJMorris@carmarthenshire.gov.uk)
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Welsh language level - Verbal: Level 3 - You will need a good level of conversational Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level
Closing Date: 14/04/2025, 23:55
The Rewards We offer an excellent benefits package including:
- Competitive salary
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing addition annual leave
- Access to staff health and wellbeing support
- Personal development and career progression
- Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle-to-work scheme
- Flexible working and family friendly policies
Additional Information We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.
Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the essential criteria and are registered on our redeployment pool. Eligibility: You will be asked about your nationality and if you are legally allowed to work in the United Kingdom. This is to find out if you are eligible to apply for this vacancy. This is a requirement for working within the Council or partner organisations: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work.
P lease Note: If you do not meet the eligibility criteria your application will not progress. If it becomes clear at a later stage in the process that you are not eligible to apply, your application may be withdrawn, or the offer retracted.
How to Apply: All applications for this vacancy must be made using our online application system. If you have an impairment which prevents you from applying online, please email: jobs@carmarthenshire.gov.uk or contact 01267 234567 and ask for 'Recruitment' to discuss alternative arrangements to support you in the process.
Please see the 'How we Recruit' guidance on the Careers Page for more information on the recruitment process.
