About the role
One of the key priorities within Adult Social Care in North Northamptonshire, is to develop true and meaningful co-production.
There is a difference between co-production and involvement: involvement means being consulted, while co-production means being equal partners and co-creators.
Could you be our new Co- Production Officer?
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join the Commissioning and Performance Team, to lead on co-production and other engagement work. We are looking for someone who is:
- friendly
- keen to meet and talk to people
- able to engage with people, carers, and families
- an excellent communicator
- able to capture the views of others and analyse them in a meaningful way
What will you be doing?
The post holder will:
- understand co-production best practice and the benefits of working in this way
- be able to provide feedback to inform various projects, activities. strategies and policies
- lead on the development and implementation of a comprehensive participation and engagement strategy across Adult Social Care
- be able to lead and facilitate one-to-one and group sessions.
- be able to prepare reports and make recommendations to update and advise colleagues
- identify gaps in participation and engagement within Adult Social Care
- influence and encourage engagement and commitment of all relevant partners
- develop an Expert by Experience data base
- map co production work across North Northamptonshire
- raise awareness of co-production throughout the Council
About you
The candidate will have:
- experience of working, with minimal supervision, in a developmental role
- excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects, and to prioritise workloads with tight and conflicting deadlines with minimum supervision
- brilliant interpersonal and communication skills; verbal, written / presentation and listening, with the ability to build effective relationships within and outside of the organisation
- experience of collecting, collating, analysing, and presenting information in a meaningful way
- excellent communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with a diverse range of individuals and groups
- experience of engaging people who might have previously found it hard to take part in activities, and access services and support
*We will be holding face to face interviews week commencing 24th February 2025
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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