Do you want to join a dynamic, creative team, working with service providers who support people to lead happy and healthy lives?
A new opportunity has arisen in the Pembrokeshire County Council Commissioning Team and we are looking for someone who has a strong interest in social care to support unpaid carers within the County. We passionately believe that individuals should be supported to exercise choice and control over their lives to maintain their caring role.
The team supports a range of social care and third sector providers to develop personalised support, which ensures that the person's voice is central to all decision making. Our service areas include, older people, working age people with Learning Disabilities, Children, Neurodiversity, Mental Health, Housing Related Services, Unpaid Carers and Advocacy.
The successful candidate will;
- Effectively support Commissioning and Contract Management Officers (CCMO) to establish and manage Adult, Young Persons and Community Services contracts to ensure value for money, quality and strategic relevance.
- Work with providers to develop and support the market in using creative thinking and problem solving techniques within the scope of guidance/requirements from Welsh Assembly, the Local Authority and the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.
- Support with the development and implementation of quality assurance systems, monitoring and review processes for all commissioned and contracted services to ensure that service standards are met and required outcomes are delivered.
You must have:
Experience of working with or within a social care or similar environment for example; the community and voluntary sector, housing services in a paid for or unpaid capacity.
The ability to work with members of the community, service users and their families, service providers and voluntary organisations to promote an inclusive approach and to involve them in the development of services.
Ability to analyse and interpret quantitative and qualitative data.
Ability to travel around the County to undertake planned and responsive site visits.
We request that all applicants submit online applications. If you are unable to do this, please contact the Recruitment Administrator as early as possible on 01437 776358. Additionally, if you have any further needs or require any further support in the recruitment process please get in touch on 01437 776358 or by emailing recruit@pembrokeshire.gov.uk If you are an existing user, please ensure you are logged in to your account prior to starting an application form.Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person specification.Employment Checks This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check.
Where it is appropriate for your role and responsibility, the personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by visiting https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.
Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.
Please note that at this point, Pembrokeshire County Council is not accepting applicants who require a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite to a right to work in the UK. Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy. Safeguarding Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council. We aim to support vulnerable children and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well-being. The Council's Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for every member of staff and Service within the Council, setting out responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk as well as the methods by which the Council will be assured that it is fulfilling its duties.
This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.
Support & Additional Info - Please contact the HR Systems Team as early as possible if you're unable to apply online by emailing hrsystemsteam@pembrokeshire.gov.uk .
- Please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries relating to this vacancy by emailing Recruit@pembrokeshire.gov.uk .
- Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as 01/04/2023.
- Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.
Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.
