About The Service
Cardiff Council's Adult Services Commissioning Team have a key role in the purchasing of services and the overall management and monitoring of the services that support adults with Social Care needs, across the Social Services function. Social Services currently purchases approximately £140 million of external services for the citizens of Cardiff.
The key priorities of the Service are:
To provide the highest quality of social services possible
• To integrate health and social services
• Breaking down the barriers, joining up services in the Community and across the Council
• Provide value for money for the Council and the residents of Cardiff as much as possible.
The post holder will contribute to the provision of an effective business and administrative service within Adult Service’s Contracts and Commissioning Team in accordance with the Council’s policies, business support processes and procedures.
About the job
The Commissioning Administrative Assistant will work within the Adult Services Contracts and Commissioning Team.
The role will be responsible for:
• Providing a reception service to the Contracts and Commissioning Team and maintain business support systems in respect of telephone messages, word processing, databases, registers, correspondence, minute taking, photocopying, filing and stationary supplies.
• Support the team to delivering commissioning priorities and projects across the specialist functions
• Support the administration of quality assurance and performance management systems for commissioned services
What We Are Looking For From You
Local people (including those who are vulnerable) depend on us to keep delivering services even in the most challenging of times.
We are looking for an individual who is committed to delivering exceptional public services in Cardiff.
The ability to speak other languages, in particular Welsh, and Community Languages would be an advantage.
Additional information
If after reading the job description, you have any questions about the role please contact Peter Lawrence by email on p.lawrence@cardiff.gov.uk to arrange a Microsoft teams meeting or a telephone discussion.
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Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.
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We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.
Due to the current interim working arrangements, we are unable to provide recruitment packs or accept application forms via the post.
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• Application Guidance
• Applying for jobs with us
• Behavioural Competency Framework
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• Recruitment of Ex-Offenders
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