Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicestershire, LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary: £34,350 - £37,950 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Working Hours: 37 per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 24th November 2024
Interview Date: W/c 9th December 2024
We are looking to recruit a Quality and Contract Officer whose role is to:
• Monitor service providers and contractual arrangements to address issues of performance and compliance
• Effectively support providers of adult social care services to improve practice and performance
• Proactively support providers to meet objectives improving the quality of services
• Ensuring positive outcomes for people and carers are achieved by supporting commissioned service providers to adhere to contractual terms and conditions.
About You:
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- NVQ level 4 or experience
- Knowledge providing social care services
- Knowledge of the provision of high quality services which are appropriate and sensitive to the needs of all people using the service
- Understanding of risk management at an operational level
- Ability to make evidence based decisions and persuade motivate others to meet objectives
- Ability to work under pressure, prioritise and organise work , set standards and work to clear objectives.
- Analytical skills and ability to use data and balance risk to provide clear recommendations and evidence based decisions and solutions instead of the abiity to make evidence based decisions.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.
For informal enquires please contact Natalie Smith Tel: 0116 305 3738 Email: polly.adcock@leics.gov.uk
We particularly welcome applicants from black, minority, ethnic (BME) communities, disabled people and lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities, as they are currently under represented within our workforce.
For further information about working for Leicestershire County Council, please click here.
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.
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