Specialist Commissioning Deputy Manager
Gloucester
This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
- Job Title: Specialist Commissioning Deputy Manager
- Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 4, 3rd Floor
- Salary: £52,265 - £56,050 per annum
- Hours per Week: 37.00
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Closing Date: 08/06/2025
- Job Requisition Number: 11382
- This post is not open to job share
About the Team and Role:
An exciting opportunity has become available to work in the Specialist Commissioning Team for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs (SEN). The team makes a significant and positive impact on the lives of Children and Young People and their families. By working directly with schools and various professionals, you can contribute to ensuring that Children and Young People receive appropriate support and opportunities for their development and learning.
Being part of the Specialist Commissioning Team gives you the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders, such as educators, social workers, healthcare professionals and policy makers. This interdisciplinary approach fosters a stimulating work environment, enabling you to gain valuable insights, share expertise, and develop your own professional network.
The overall purpose of this role is to deputise for the SEND Sufficiency and Development Service Manager and lead the team operationally.
About You:
To be successful in this role, you will need to have a proven track record in leadership and management and substantial experience of working within the education sector. You will also have experience of managing statutory and non-statutory agreed processes with an excellent knowledge of the SEN sector. You will bring experience of multi-agency working across health, social care and education. You should be well organised and be able to develop innovative and creative solutions to operational challenges. You will be professionally curious and value working collaboratively as a team to share good practice.
About Us
For all your hard work, you will receive the following;
• Flexible and agile working opportunities - it is possible to perform this role remotely, although we expect a certain level of office attendance too (especially towards the start). If you are interested in working remotely, we can provide more details.
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• 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
• Enrolment in the 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
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network. Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)
How to apply
Please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Tracy Oosthuizen - tracy.oosthuizen@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Additional Information
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-
Specialist Commissioning Deputy Manager - 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.
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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.