Getting the small details right makes a big difference to our children and families Are you friendly, professional and a good communicator? Make the change to TeamNEL to make a real, lasting difference We're looking for a compliance assistant to join our social care commissioning team on a full time, permanent basis. What will your day look like? This is a fast-paced role which requires the use of initiative and planning to support the work of the children’s commissioning team and the work they do to find the right homes and education places for vulnerable children and helping to keep these children safe and secure. The role will require you to deliver an effective and efficient service including: Creating and administration of systems to monitor compliance Issuing contracts on behalf of the local authority and monitoring returns Issuing and tracking agreements issued by the local authority to external providers Working in partnership with finance colleagues to ensure value for money in relation to placements Noting and escalating quality assurance concerns Who are we looking for? You will have experience of being part of a team that works in a high pressure environment. You will have effective communication and ICT skills and the ability to build good working relationships across the team and wider to ensure we are operating effectively and meeting all compliance requirements. You will have excellent attention to detail and be able to manage your own workload ensuring tight deadlines can be met. Why join us? Joining our Children’s Commissioning Team means becoming part of a service that makes a real and lasting difference to the lives of children and young people across our community. Working with us means contributing to a service where your work has purpose every day—helping to improve outcomes for our children, our future. Key Dates We aim to interview candidates w/c 9th March 2026 For more information, please refer to the attached guidance and role profile. If you would like an informal discussion, please contact vicki.gilbert@nelincs.gov.uk We reserve the right to close our adverts early if we have received a significant volume of suitable applications.