Lead Commissioner - Commissioning placements - Rutland

Liquid personnel are currently working exclusively with Rutland council to recruit for a lead Commissioner. This role is ideal for a social worker with experience working within placement finding and commissioning or for someone currently working within a commissioning team within children and family services looking for a step up. Rutland is a small local authority that offer a very supportive management structure, small manageable caseloads and a great work life balance to go alongside their GOOD Ofsted rating.

Duties of the Lead Commissioner

As the Lead commissioner you will support the directorate management team to achieve value for money when it comes to commissioning placements across SEND and Childrens social services. The main duties of this role include:

• Manage the effective commissioning of children’s services placements
• Support the service managers with commission priorities and support the team development...