Commissioning Support Officer

The Education Commissioning Team are seeking an enthusiastic and organised person to take on the role of Commissioning Support Officer. You will join a friendly, hardworking and committed team within the Children and Families Directorate.

You will:

• provide support to the whole Education Commissioning team on a range of commissioning activities covering education, special educational needs and disabilities, and alternative provision.
• oversee the use of AV1 Robots, as an education tool, managing the allocation of AV1 Robots, monitoring usage and supporting internal staff and schools with information on AV1's.
• provide administrative and analytical support and support the administrative processes involved in the alternative provision dynamic purchasing system (DPS) for children accessing alternative provision including:
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    • monitor attendance of children and young people on alternative provision.
    • develop and analyse surveys
    • complete data entry and processing data
      • carry out the day-to-day administration of the Alternative Provision Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS).

You'll need:

• NVQ III in Business Administration (or equivalent) or previous experience in business administration.
• ICT skills including a working knowledge of Excel, data collection and analysis techniques
• organisational skills, the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• to enjoy working with a range of different practitioners and most importantly want to help improve outcomes for children and young people.

Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact Carolyn Knight - carolyn.knight@staffordshire.gov.uk

Interviews will be held w/c 28th July

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.