Grade H SCP 27 £38,220- SCP 31 £41,771Contract: Permanent, 37 Hours per week.Interview date: TBCFor further information about this role, contact Stuart Smythe Stuart.smythe@bolton.gov.uk
Please note: This interview process includes a 10 minute presentation. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
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Please note that we offer flexible working options to fit with your work/life balance.
The Role
- Are you able to shape and build relationships with partners?
- Are you resourceful, adaptable innovative, and able to problem solve?
- Are you able to work across the commissioning cycle to develop services in the community?
- Do you understand the needs of the local community?
If this sounds like you, why not come and join Bolton Council’s Start Well Commissioning Team and help us transform services and support for the people of Bolton.
The Start Well Commissioning Officer post remit includes ensuring services deliver the best outcomes for children and young people. You would assist in the planning, development, co‑ordination, and delivery of an ongoing programme of commissioning projects, providing effective challenge, support, and project management on a range of existing programmes of work to improve the lives of the people of Bolton.
About You
- Highly motivated, energetic people with great people skills and the capacity to forge excellent relationships and effective multi‑agency working.
- Enthusiastic and able to work strategically on a range of projects, delivering multiple projects within timescales while achieving required outcomes.
- Excellent analytical skills and lateral thinking to develop creative and innovative solutions.
- Excellent IT skills, in particular Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel.
- Team player able to work effectively with others to improve and change services across Children’s Services.
- Experience of overcoming barriers to deliver successful outcomes.
- Capable of working on your own initiative to drive and enable improved outcomes for the people of Bolton.
Application Requirements
We will require a CV, plus a response to the two points below, maximum 500 words per statement.
Please describe your understanding of the Commissioning Cycle and what is your experience of commissioning children’s social care and health services.
Please describe your experience of working with partners, key stakeholders and service users to co‑design services or your experience of working on projects or specific programmes of work.
If you would like to find out more about the post, please contact 01204 332410 and your request will be directed to the appropriate officer.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance – this post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Employment offers are conditional subject to satisfactory clearances. For roles where a criminal records check from the DBS is required, this includes satisfactory clearance of this check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily bar an individual from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of an individual’s offence/s. Information provided by you or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here. Bolton Council’s policy on the Employment of Ex‑Offenders is available here.
This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.
This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service‑related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.
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