Service Co-ordinator – Children & Edcuation

Job details

Salary - Grade
GBP £39,150 to £40,344 39150 - SO1
Contract Type
Permanent
Contracted Hours
Full Time - 36 hours per week
DBS Required
No
Department
Children & Education
Service
Commissioning
Closing date
07/02/2025

The London Borough of Hackney, and our partners are at the forefront of joint working for children and young people. Together with our colleagues at Northeast London Integrated Care Board, we are creating a new Integrated Children’s Commissioning & Health Service which sits across the Children, Education and Health Directorate. 

We are seeking a Service Co-ordinator to work within our newly created Integrated Commissioning Service. You will be primarily responsible for supporting the Head of Commissioning and their senior team of Strategic Commissioning Managers, each with their individual portfolio areas of (i) Education, SEND and Early Years; (ii) Children’s Social Care, Youth and Early Help; and (iii) Health and Public Health. Commissioning is a collective activity and you will be expected to support conversations and decision making across service areas and commissioners, liaising with a variety of internal and external stakeholders and providing administration support to the wider team. 

Your experience gained within an administration role along with your calm and customer focussed approach is what we are looking for. IT literate, you will have practical knowledge of working within Education, Health or Social Care and have the ability to work on your own initiative. We are seeking team players who are skilled and passionate people to invest energy and enthusiasm into the startup and delivery of our new commissioning service. 

As a Council, our most outstanding asset is our staff, who are highly dedicated to serving our residents and committed to our goals as an organisation. 

If you want to work in a place where you can represent our values so we achieve the best for our residents, please click on the apply button below.

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Therefore, we do not accept supporting statements or CV’s.

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As part of the application process, you will need to complete a number of competency based questions. These questions allow you to demonstrate your suitability for the role and provide examples of your skills, knowledge and experience outlined in the job description. 

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Closing date for applications: 07 February 2025 (22:59) 

Assessment / Interviews: 26 February 2025

We are passionate about equal opportunities and welcome applicants with a broad diversity of talent and those who are interested in flexible working arrangements.

Our vision is that Hackney is a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, age and marital status. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, as this group is currently under represented in our workforce.

The Council has a dedicated employment support service (Hackney Works), which offers Hackney residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you are thinking about applying for a job, please contact the Hackney Works team to find out what support is available hackneyworksjobs@hackney.gov.uk