Job Description
20 months contract with a local authority
Summary
* The Service Organiser, positioned within the Commissioning & Placements Group, is essential in coordinating, managing, and supporting various specialized functions. This role is vital to the commissioning and contract management efforts across the group, with a focus on areas such as children in care, care leaver residential placements, short breaks, respite care, and education placements within the independent specialist school sector.
Responsibilities
* Act as the primary contact for commissioning referrals.
* Monitor databases and address any identified gaps.
* Track progress and collect necessary information from social workers, partner agencies, providers, and families.
* Assist the team in preparing information for quality assurance, audit reviews, and contract arrangements.
* Ensure accurate recording and administration of documentation for the group's functions.
* Support correspondence and reporting as part of the group's quality assurance, audit reviews, commissioning processes, and contract management arrangements.
Experience
* Proven experience in updating and monitoring the Commissioning and Placement Group databases.
* Experience in documenting and raising safeguarding concerns.
* Competence in completing accurate and timely case records.
Qualifications
* Ability to track progress and gather information for all commissioning and contract management functions.
* Ability to monitor departmental progress with the support of Commissioning and Contract Officers, ensuring adherence to relevant time frames.
* Adherence to General Data Protection Regulations.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Additional Information
* Working hours: 37 hours per week
* Location: Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG2 7QP, United Kingdom
* Interviews will be conducted in person at County Hall, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7QP, lasting no longer than 45 minutes.
* Application deadline: 24th September 2025, apply ASAP.
Requirements
Based within the Commissioning & Placements Group, the Service Organiser will be responsible for co-ordinating, managing and supporting a range of specialist functions within the Commissioning and Placements Group. The post will support commissioning and contract management work across the group, including but not confined to children in care and care leaver residential placements, short breaks and respite care, and education placements within the independent specialist schools sector.