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Location

South Kesteven, Lincolnshire | United Kingdom

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Job description

Hampton's are working in close partnership with a large children's social care provider who are looking to grow their team with a Commissioning Manager to assist in the development of their children's homes across Scotland.

As the Commissioning Manager, you will build deep rooted partnerships with Local Authorities/other purchasers to identify their needs and provide business information to position our clients services to meet such needs.

Our client has a valued reputation for providing outstanding levels of care, helping children and young people with a range of complex needs. Their continuity of care allows the young people to develop their lives with optimism and enthusiasm through the use of positive therapeutic and behavioral approaches.

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 + £4800 car allowance

Remote Working with regular travel across Scotland

Duties and Responsibilities:

• To be the primary customer interface between Local Authorities, Educational Services and Foster Care Services across a defined geographical area. The Relationship Manager will be accountable for building relationships that lead to new admissions and new service development across our clients' Residential, Educational and Fostering Services.
• To develop partnerships with all levels of decision makers and influencers within Local Authorities, Educational and Fostering Services engaging customers sharing our client proposition within their specialist residential, education and fostering services. Decision makers and influencers include Commissioning Teams, Children with Disabilities Teams, Social Workers, Youth Offender Teams, Youth Justice Teams, Educational Service Providers, Foster Placement Leads, CCG's and Service Procurement
• To exercise professional judgement to help Local Authorities, Educational and Foster Services identify suitable young people for our services and to recommend, where appropriate, admission to our clients services
• To develop professional relationships to achieve occupancy targets, revenue objectives and report on regional demand & trends
• To manage the referral process and contribute to price negotiations, coordinating with Referral Coordinators and the Service Development Director. This may include identifying, writing and maintaining regional framework agreements, preferred provider lists, and contract tenders.

Qualifications:

• Candidates must be qualified to degree level or equivalent, or able to demonstrate a high level of intellect and common sense.

Experience:

• Experience in specialist care environment, ideally in children's services
• Experience of managing and developing a team.
• Experience of business management and planning oversight
• Experience of financial planning and budgeting
• Experience of producing metric/KPI's

Key Information:

• Base annual salary of £45k - £50k based on experience and demonstrable success
• Car allowance of £4800 per annum
• Location: Scotland
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Bonus based on company and regional achievement of targets
• Sick Pay

If you believe that you are well suited for this position and would like to have a discussion in confidence, please email a copy of your CV or call Connor on 01926 354 604

Hampton's Resourcing prides itself on creating opportunities for Social Care Senior Managers to challenge themselves to continually develop their skills and experience. Our aim is to consistently find work for the most talented individuals within Children's and Adults Social Care services, across the UK

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