Community Partnership Officer

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10 July 2019
Permanent
Lawn View House, Station Road, Sutton-In-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NH17 5GA
Adult Social Care and Health
26 July 2019
£26,999 - £31,371 per annum

This post is based within the Council’s Quality and Market Management team. We are a dynamic team committed to developing and sustaining the social care market in Nottinghamshire, in partnership with a range of independent sector providers as well as service users, carers and social work staff.

You will be responsible for monitoring provider activity and performance in line with service specifications and contracts and supporting the delivery of good quality homecare services in Nottinghamshire. You will be able to manage, analyse, and respond to a range of information about service quality, volume and performance. Working in a busy, challenging environment, you will need to be self-motivated with a flexible approach and able to work both independently and as part of a team.

We are looking for someone that shares our enthusiasm and commitment; a proactive problem solver able to develop and maintain effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders. You will have excellent communication skills together with an understanding of the challenges faced by social care providers, particularly in the homecare sector.

Disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.

Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.

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