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SalaryStrategic Commissioning Manager - Children's Social Care
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: Grade 12
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Commissioning Manager to join the Children's Commissioning Team in Dudley as the Strategic Commissioning Manager for Social Care.
Commissioning is a critical part of ensuring the best possible outcomes for children and young people whilst at the same time delivering value for money. Our mission statement is 'Children first and at the heart of all we do' and there can be no better job satisfaction than working as part of a team who are improving outcomes for children.
The Children's Commissioning Team is looking for an experienced Commissioning Manager that will lead our commissioning arrangements across children’s Social Care. Leading a team of skilled commissioning, quality and placements staff, you will be responsible for the delivery of a number of diverse projects and key activities including:
- Implementing commissioning models that improve outcomes for children and young people
- leading on the development and delivery of Social Care sufficiency strategies and arrangements
- developing quality assurance and contract management arrangements for commissioned children's services
- securing outcome-focused Social Care placements that meet the needs of children
- ensuring there is a sustainable, diverse and skilled market
- delivering plans to ensure demand and market development meets the needs and ambitions of people in Dudley, with a particular focus on children and families.
If you are have a strong drive to improve outcomes for children and young people and enjoy working in a busy environment, then this role is for you.
The successful candidate will be :
- an experienced commissioner and experienced manager who has extensive knowledge of commissioning for children
- a dynamic leader, able to manage change and motivate staff
- ensure projects are delivered with success on time and within budget within a challenging Social Care landscape.
The post holder will report to the Service Manager for Children's Commissioning and will be responsible for leading programmes that actively contribute to the Children's Directorate outcomes and vision. Commissioning and Management experience is essential. See Person Specification and Job Description for further details. If you require any further information regarding this post please contact Ayesha McKechnie on 01384 817084 or email Ayesha.McKechnie@dudley.gov.uk
‘The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.’
Children’s Enhanced DBS Check
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; therefore, the post is subject to medical clearance and an enhanced DBS check.
So that we can demonstrate Dudley’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application.
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N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications
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Strategic Commissioning ManagerChildren's Social Care PS_May 2024.doc
Strategic Commissioning ManagerChildren's Social Care - JD_May 2024.doc
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