Post 16 Specialist Commissioning Lead
Gloucester
This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
- Job Title: Post 16 Specialist Commissioning Lead
- Job Location: Shire Hall
- Salary: £46,731 - £49,764 per annum
- Hours per Week: 37.00
- Contract Type: Fixed Term
- Duration: One year
- Closing Date: 01/06/2025
- Job Requisition Number: 11540
- This post is not open to job share
About The Team & Role
We have an exciting opportunity working within the Post 16 education sector. This vital post will ensure that quality assurance and monitoring, in line with the commissioning cycle, is embedded across SEND Services and that appropriate processes and policies are in place, underpinned by best practice and child centred approaches.
The role will include quality assurance and monitoring of independent and post 16 provision and identifying new solutions regarding how best to support some of the most complex/vulnerable children/young people in Gloucestershire to access their education entitlement in partnership with education providers. This will be achieved by the development, implementation and review of systems to support children with the highest level of need and promoting holistic working across education, health and social care.
About You
To be successful you will need excellent organisational skills to allow you to prioritise workloads and ensure our service levels are maintained. We also need your customer-focused nature to help build working relationships with your stakeholders. You’ll also bring your excellent knowledge and experience of the Post 16 Education sector so that you can effectively build relationships with and support our providers to develop their offers.
About Us
For all your hard work, you will receive the following:
Flexible and agile working opportunities
25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
Career development and qualification opportunities
Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
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.
An in-house Occupational Health service
Employee discount scheme
Cycle to Work scheme
Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
How to apply
If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your
application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.
For an informal chat about this post please contact Sarah Poultney sarah.poultney@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Closing date 01/06/2025
Additional Information
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-
Post 16 Specialist Commissioning Lead - Job Profile
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 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.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.