Job Broker
Gloucester
This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
- Job Title: Broker
- Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 5, 2nd Floor
- Salary: £24,294 - £25,545 per annum
- Hours per Week: 37
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Closing Date: 22/12/2024
- Job Requisition Number: 9917
- This post is not open to job share
Are you ready for a new challenge and looking for the next step in your career?
We have a Broker role available in our Integrated Brokerage Team in Brokerage and Commissioning Services, which offers an excellent opportunity to work as a part of great team bringing your expertise and skills to the next level!
The post is based at Shire Hall in Gloucester.
About the role:
You will be working as part of team helping individuals, their families, hospitals and social care staff to ensure people are able to access a safe and effective care package and aid their discharge from hospital. You will be responsible for supporting the delivery of a comprehensive administration and supporting function to the service area to meet the needs of internal and external customers. You will manage information on the service areas systems and databases.
About you:
You will be an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual; customer-oriented team worker with experience of working in a fast-paced environment. You will be committed to helping people and ensuring their needs are met.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as an organisation, care about. Read more about our values on our website.
If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role.
About us:
Gloucestershire County Council Adult Social Care is on an exciting journey, working to the Three Conversation approach, a model that re-emphasises focus on people, their strengths and the networks and community around them.
- Regular formal and informal support
- Safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
- Access to training and development and leadership conferences, enabling you to develop your skills.
- Flexible working opportunities, including flexi-time and remote working (subject to the needs of the role - please discuss this at interview)
- 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays
- Membership of a Local Government Pension Scheme
- Clear career progression pathways, to support you in progressing professionally and personally
- Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
- Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
- Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
We’re closer than you think:
We are an easy commute from many locations, view our commuting times map to see what we mean. However, we understand that commuting isn’t for everyone, so if you are in the process of relocating, why not email us to discuss opportunities further.
How to apply:
To start your journey with us, click ‘Apply’ today!
For an informal discussion, please contact ASCrecruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk to arrange a convenient time for a call back.
Please write your application with consideration for the criteria in the Job Description. This should include examples of why you should be considered and the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post. You will find a link below to our Job Description.
Note to internal applicants: To ensure best practice, vacancies are to be applied for within the Success Factors internal career site. Should you require support in setting up your internal profile, please visit Accessing SuccessFactors - Staffnet (gloucestershire.gov.uk) for guidance. Should you experience any issues logging in, please email ContactUs@gloucestershire.gov.uk or call 01452 425888 for support.
Additional Information:
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received and / or due to the needs of the service. The advert will be open for a minimum of 7 business days. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.