Adult Community Commissioner

Job summary

At Swindon Borough Council, we want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because thats who were doing it for the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, youll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. Its all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.

"As an Adult Community Commissioner no two days are the same and its a busy environment which I enjoy. Swindon is small enough that you are absolutely connected to both the people and to the market, change can happen quickly and innovation can be tested with a willing and responsive market."

Main duties of the job

As an Adult Community Commissioner you will be part of a team of four community commissioners working to develop, shape and provide services and community responses to meeting the needs of adults, including older people and working age adults.

You will deliver change through working with social care teams, a wide range of providers as well as with health and housing colleagues. You will ensure that services give best value and ensure that the lived experience of adults with needs is central to shaping services in the commissioning cycle.

As the Commissioning function moves ever closer to integrated commissioning across social care, health and housing you will be involved in shaping and implementing this. You, with commissioning colleagues, will be driving the changes to respond to meeting the needs of adults through a range of community led support and innovative solutions that lead to increase independence.

You will be a great communicator and collaborator and be able to make change happen. You will be able to access a range of learning and development opportunities so that your skills and knowledge keep growing and are kept up to date with current policy and developments.

In this role you will champion, influence and implement Adult Social Care values, vision and strategy to support people to have the best life and to safeguard them from harm.

About us

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. Its why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, youll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. Well look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, well achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon by 2030 together. And youll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Our current benefits include:

Flexible working

27-33 days plus bank holidays dependent on NHS service

A career average revalued earnings (CARE) pension scheme

Purchase of annual leave

Leisure and Legal Services discounts

Eating Out, Shopping and Entertainment discounts

Candidates must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act for the effective performance of a customer-facing role).

Please note Swindon Borough Council terms and conditions apply to this role.