Adult Social Care Commissioning in Dorset is a major undertaking, with over £100m spent each year to meet local needs. Joining us as a Social Care Commissioning Officer means your work will have a clear and direct impact on people’s lives across the county. We currently have an opportunity within the team, focusing on domiciliary care, with scope over time to build experience across more areas while developing a specialism. What’s in it for you You’ll be part of a supportive and inclusive commissioning team working on work that genuinely matters. We offer flexible and hybrid working, access to learning and development, and the chance to build strong partnerships across the care sector, the NHS and wider council services. You’ll also benefit from Dorset Council’s wider employee benefits and our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. What you’ll be doing In this role you’ll work closely with local care providers, operational teams and health partners to commission services that deliver positive outcomes and make best use of public funding. You’ll help shape and deliver commissioning activity through strong relationships, data-led insight and effective contract management, ensuring services meet agreed quality, performance and value expectations while responding to local need. About you experience or knowledge of social care, health or related support services strong analytical, planning and organisational skills, including working confidently with Excel data experience of partnership working, negotiation and delivering projects or programmes understanding of the local care market, particularly older people’s services, is desirable a genuine commitment to improving outcomes for vulnerable people you’ll be a confident communicator who can balance attention to detail with an understanding of the wider system. Further Information This post requires significant travel. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed. This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders. Please see our adult safeguarding policy. Interviews will be held in County Hall, Dorchester For an informal discussion, please contact: Simon Fielder, Commissioning Manager for Care Homes – 01202 868318 Steve Fletcher-Kolli, Commissioning Manager for Domiciliary Care – 01202 868203 About Us At Dorset Council, it's not just about the work we do, it's about how we do it. Hear directly from our employees about what makes Dorset Council special in this short video: Unable to show this video due to your cookie preferences At Dorset Council, we are working together to create a fairer, more prosperous, and more sustainable Dorset for everyone, now and in the future. We: provide essential services that support over 300,000 residents work in partnership to make a real difference value every role and the impact it has on our communities support our employees to grow, develop, and thrive You will: be part of a team that works together for a better Dorset have access to a range of benefits and support receive training and development opportunities to help your career progress We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation where different skills, perspectives, and backgrounds strengthen both our council and the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. If you declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role, we will offer you an interview. We also want our recruitment process to be accessible, if you need any reasonable adjustments, just let us know on your application. This role is UK-based, and we will need to confirm your Right to Work as part of the appointment process. We use generic job descriptions and person specifications, so the job title in any attachments may differ from the advert. If needed, we will provide additional details in a context statement. If you’re passionate about making a difference, we’d love you to join us. Find out more about how to apply.