Sourcing Care Senior Assistant

• This role is 37 hours per week, working Monday to Friday.
• This contract will be Hybrid working, working from home and the office when required.
• This role offers 25 days of annual leave, excluding the bank holidays when the service is shut. The opportunity to accrue TOIL is available.

We’re working to improve the lives of Adults with Care and Support needs in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that. Your day-to-day work will involve:

• Liaise with staff and managers across a range of agencies and forums (including statutory health and care services, our independent care provider market, and the wider voluntary and community sector) to actively source high quality, person-centred care and support for individuals in an efficient manner
• The awarding of contracts across multiple systems
• Supporting providers with increases and decreases to an individuals care package.

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you:

• Have knowledge of the statutory legislations within which care sourcing/brokerage functions operate and a sound understanding of adult social care
• Will need to be a well organised, efficient ‘people-person’ who enjoys building professional relationships and engaging with a wide range of individuals across partner agencies
• Should be able to work in a person-centred way, putting clients first as well as advocating for our providers You should be able to communicate and negotiate with confidence, problem solve, motivate and effectively influence others, to obtain the desired service outcome for individuals we support.
• Are able to use multiple IT systems and inputting data.
• Will need an English and Maths GCSE Grade 4 or above.
• Will benefit from having an NVQ Level 2 in Business administration or equivalent.

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Charlie Stark on charlie.stark@somerset.gov.uk.

Interviews are planned to take place on the 4^th of July, however this may be subject to change.

If you have everything you need, just hit the apply button. We can’t wait to hear from you.

This job requires a criminal background check (DBS) via the disclosure procedure.