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South Tyneside CouncilHead of Commissioning, Assurance and Reform
South Tyneside Council job vacancy
- Midnight Sunday 5th October
- Closing Date
- £105,922
- Salary
About the Council
Ideally located in the heart of North-East England, South Tyneside is a unique mix of coastal beauty, urban development, and a rich sense of community spirit.
At South Tyneside Council, we’re passionate about creating a place where everyone can live healthy, happy, and fulfilling lives. ‘Our council’ has a clear focus and belief that collectively people and organisations really can make a difference to people’s lives.
About the role
We’re looking for a visionary leader with extensive experience working across the commissioning landscape.
Reporting to the Director of Adult Social Services and Commissioning, you will be a figurehead for your service area, liaising with Members, non-executive directors and external agencies to influence agendas and increase inward investment.
This is a high-profile role leading the service areas with a real focus on improving outcomes for residents in South Tyneside, whilst also securing services which deliver best value for money.
In this role you will maintain high standards of commissioning practices across the department. You will build on good health and care partnerships to develop innovative models of care and support to transform people’s lives.
As a great leader you will be able to identify the opportunities for improved outcomes, performance and value build on evidence and sound analysis.
About You
We’re seeking a forward-thinking individual with significant experience and a thorough understanding of commissioning, contract, transformation and change initiatives particularly within a social care context but we recognise the benefit of working within a wider health and care context.
You will be able to demonstrate strategic planning skills that support innovation and improvement in our services and leadership skills that empower and enable our staff in their development and delivery.
This is a unique opportunity to shape and develop the commissioning for social care and for services across the wider council. If this sounds like the role for you, we'd love to hear from you!
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Why join South Tyneside Council?
You will gain access to the Tyne and Wear Pension fund, a wide range of well-being support and development opportunities. You will also have access to a range of staff discount and benefit schemes.
Why work for us?
Benefits of working for South Tyneside Council
We can offer you fantastic benefits including:
- an attractive annual leave entitlement which increases with length of service
- automatic membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
- access to occupational health services
- training and development opportunities
- hybrid working for better work/life balance
- flexible working from 6am - 10pm, Mon - Fri
- flexi leave
- childcare vouchers
- care lease scheme
- cycle to work scheme
- corporate leisure membership
- home electronics salary sacrifice
And more!
What makes South Tyneside unique?
South Tyneside has a fascinating past, inspirational present and an exciting future. Immersed in history and yet bursting with contemporary energy, South Tyneside offers a diversity of breathtakingly beautiful beaches, family fun, a heritage that is both ancient and deeply enriching, and a mix of bustling towns and villages. With cultural hotspots and a fabulous, year- round programme of events, South Tyneside has something for everyone.
Not everyone, when they think of South Tyneside, will think of sleepy country villages. But away from the town centres of South Shields, Jarrow and Hebburn, the villages of Boldon, Cleadon and Whitburn offer leafy lanes, cosy pubs, independent shops and historical connections.
South Tyneside has some of the most competitive housing prices in the UK, making the cost of living more affordable and a work / life balance more achievable.
Being on the outskirts of three big cities – Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland and Durham – South Tyneside is ideally located within easy reach of the hustle and bustle of city life but with the serenity of wide-open spaces and award-winning beaches.
The beach life that South Shields provides enables workers and families to enjoy the sand or surf minutes after leaving the office or school playground.
Located in the heart of North East England, you can quickly access the A19 and the A1 which connects the area to Yorkshire, the Midlands, the South of England and Scotland to the North.
By train, you can be in London in less than 3 hours and Edinburgh in one and a half. Flights are available to over 80 destinations from the region’s International Airport, including London, Dubai and Amsterdam.
South Tyneside is on the Tyne and Wear Metro network, which delivers over 40 million passengers to their destination each year. A ferry which connects South Tyneside to North Tyneside and a regional bus network.
South Tyneside is warm and welcoming and we’d love for you to join our South Tyneside team!
How to apply
For more information and to apply, please contact:
Helen Alwell
Helen.Alwell@tile-hill.co.uk | 07725 554 802