Hours and Pay

Salary £39,152 - £41,771 per annum Salary Band £30,001 to £40,000 Post Type Permanent Hours Per Week Full time

Job and Application details

Categories Social Care - Adult Service
Directorate N/A Published Date 25/09/2025 Closing Date 19/10/2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Darlington Borough Council’s People Group as a Commissioning Officer (Working Age Adults). This is an exciting time to work in the Commissioning Contracts and Brokerage Team to shape and transform the system in the context of a challenging national Social Care and Health agenda.

Darlington Borough Council fully supports agile working and flexible working arrangements. As an organisation we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. The post holder maybe required to travel on occasion, but it is expected that the role will be largely working from home.

Reporting to the Strategic Commissioning Manager, you will support the work of the Commissioning and Contracts Team to ensure that resources are used to commission services that make a positive impact, meet statutory obligations and contribute to overall strategic objectives. You will work as part of a team, with a focus on the management of specific projects and outcome-based commissioning, as well as transformational and ad-hoc projects, providing challenge and advice for the delivery of agreed targets. Demonstratable experience in management of safeguarding systems and processes. You will be joining an innovative and ambitious team which has a sharp focus on service improvement and also meeting the needs and aspirations of the local people within Darlington. This will be a challenging but extremely rewarding role for an individual with a genuine commitment to improve outcomes of children and adults within Darlington.

About you. You will be passionate about achieving good outcomes for vulnerable children and adults, resilient and positive, with the ability to support, challenge and influence partners. You will have an eye for detail and be resilient with excellent relationship building skills. You will have Commissioning experience including implementing, monitoring and reviewing policies and procedures. You will be able to bring ideas and experience of finding solutions to the challenges in the social care market in order to improve care and support for residents. You will have excellent analytical and interpretational skills being familiar with a range of information sources and research methodologies, including the analysis of complex demographic and demand led trends.

The rewards for working at Darlington Borough Council go beyond the salary you will receive; we have numerous additional benefits such as:

• 32 days Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays, with option to purchase additional Annual Leave (pro-rata for part time working)
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with option to make Additional Voluntary Contributions
• Flexi-time Scheme
• Generous Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave schemes
• Staff equality forums
• Green Car Leasing Scheme
• Access to a wide range of training, learning and development
• Physiotherapy service
• Confidential counselling service
• Great wellbeing offer
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Dolphin Centre Fit for Life Discounts
• Local and National retailer discounts
• Vivup employee benefit app and Lifestyle Savings
• Arriva Employee Travel Club

For the full range of benefits we offer, please see our Why work for us internet page, which also includes our Total Reward Booklet and Employee Benefit Video.

https://www.darlington.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers-1/why-work-for-us/

Find out further information about us and what it’s like to work for our great team by visiting the Jobs and Careers home page.

https://www.darlington.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/

For detailed information on this role, please refer to the Role Profile and Person Specification.

Interview date for this post will be Thursday 6 November 2025.

The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced Adult and Child Barred list check.

General Information for Applicants:

For an informal discussion please contact Stacey Annandale Lead Commissioning and Contracts Manager (Adults) on 07741184844 or Alison Moffitt Strategic Commissioning Manager (Adults) on 07788354243.

If you have any further questions regarding applying for this role or the questions and required fields within the application form, please contact the HR Support team on 01325 403217 or HR@darlington.gov.uk .

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