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Lead Commissioner - Commissioning placements - Rutland

Rutland

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Seniority
Lead / management
Stated salary
£43,000 – £47,000 per year
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
15 Sept 2026

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the posting

  • 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 in seeking to commission placements

Report to the HoS on progress with commissioning priorities and budget saving

Lead fee and price negotiations at service level

Devise new service delivery models for both internal and external providers

  • Benefits of the role
  • Not only is Rutland an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ authority, but they also offer a large number of other benefits including generous annual leave entitlement and local authority pension contributions. Other benefits include:

Salary ranging from £43,000 - £47,000

Stable and supportive management structure

Cleary defined and outlined career progression opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Free onsite parking

  • Key requirements for the role
  • In order to be considered for this role you must:

Have experience within commissioning within a LA setting

Experience giving advice and guidance to internal and external stakeholders

In depth knowledge of children and family services

Full UK right to work and driving licence

If you are interested in finding out more about this role then give me a call on 020 7440 0630 or drop me an email on [email protected]

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