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Royal Greenwich Integrated Commissioning are recruiting for a Personalised Commissioning Officer (part-time) to join our Children’s Services workforce.

Are you passionate about helping vulnerable children? Want to be part of a motivated team who work in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same? Then this may be the job for you! The Personalised Commissioning Team identifies solutions that support children to receive stable, loving care in a place that they can call home ensuring they are in safe and loving homes. We build collaborative relationships with social workers and with providers in the children’s care market and source and negotiate bespoke packages of accommodation, care and support for children.

The right candidate will lead and manage the commissioning of individual support packages, working with children’s social workers, service leaders in social care and a range of independent and voluntary sector providers, including independent sector fostering agencies, supported accommodation and residential homes to develop relationships and secure provision that meets Greenwich’s requirements and standards.

Make a difference to our children’s futures, your future and ours and apply today.

Join us to support a new vision for Commissioning in Childrens Services.

The Royal Borough of Greenwich Council and the South East London Integrated Care Board have come together to create an integrated approach to commissioning services within Greenwich. We've developed a new long-term vision with the help of residents and partner organisations, which will build on all our strengths to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families.

Please view the Job description and Person specification for more information about this vacancy.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact: mandeep.bhogal@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

If you require any assistance in viewing or accessing this opportunity, please contact: recruitment@royalgreenwich.gov.uk or call 020-8921-8977

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

Early Advert Close: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

Full Employment History: A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.