Care Systems Development Officer

Are you as passionate as we are about technical innovation, continuous improvement, and delivering benefits to organisations?

Are you a dynamic, self-motivated individual with a successful record of IT system implementations, business analysis, and enabling people to utilise systems to their fullest extent?

We may just have your ideal job!

About our role

We are looking for a Care Systems Development Officer to join our motivated, forward-thinking established Care Systems Team who provide business advice, guidance, and technical support of our current and future social Care Systems to adults and children’s services managers, their teams, and partner agencies who deliver Social Care services to vulnerable people across Staffordshire.

The role will support or lead the delivery of change and design projects aimed to embrace digital advancements in our technology alongside essential projects to ensure systems remain responsive during a period of innovation.

The broad scope of the role requires a results-focused approach, supported by well-developed business analytical skills, technical experience, and project management skills. The collaborative nature of the work requires excellent communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills. The team is highly regarded and has a wealth of knowledge and a wide range of experience, we are looking for an inspirational self-starter with a drive to succeed, who demonstrates a positive ‘can do’ attitude.

What you’ll bring to the role

• Demonstrable experience in implementing digital improvements in a social care environment.
• Significant knowledge of social care and experience in managing change both within a technical framework and at an organisational/people management level.
• Creditable experience of effectively and quickly building relationships with a variety of stakeholders across internal and external teams including IT suppliers to understand, influence, and capture user needs and to develop new ways of doing things.
• The adaptability to manage a wide scope of technical work, working at pace and flexibility within an evolving, iterative programme of work.
• Evidence where you have helped business areas assess and understand their problems and helped them successfully improve.
• Experience in challenging the status quo, working in collaboration with partners, driving improvement activity across a business area or organisation, and using your influencing and negotiating skills to achieve agreed outcomes.

An advert and job description only tell you so much - we'd love to hear from you. If you'd like a further discussion about the role, please contact Nicola Gibson 

(Nicola.gibson@staffordshire.gov.uk / 07773 791448)

We're happy to talk flexible working and we'll consider applications on a full or part-time basis.

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.