About the role
We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and tenacious individual who has high aspirations for people in North Northants drawing on social care services, you will have experience in leading a Brokerage function, developing social care systems, have extensive knowledge on the provider market, including operational contacting and payments.
The role is a fixed term role for 6 months giving an opportunity to gain experience within the wider commissioning directorate.
What will you be doing?
You will work with the Head of Service to further develop a robust brokerage service, understanding the importance of quality care, as well as having a good understand of frameworks and ensuring best value.
You will work with our commissioned providers, work effectively with system partners internally and externally and where necessary you will lead, support, and engage our people and their families through home closures.
You will be skilled in applying the principles of quality improvement, leadership, influencing change, and working in partnership with multiple stakeholders.
About you
You will have a proven track record of implementing changes focused on making a difference.
You will be a strength based, creative, solution focused with the ability to work at pace, you will demonstrate the ability communicate in various formats across differing audiences.
You will show evidence of compassion, kindness and have a strong team work ethic.
For an informal discussion please contact Matthew.Jenkins@northnorthants.gov.uk
Our benefits
Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.
You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!
Why choose us?
We offer a vibrant working environment with:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.
About us
Our Values and Behaviours
Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:
Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy
Our Key Commitments
Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.
We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.
North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council’s pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.
We aim to be a carbon neutral Council by 2030.
Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)
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