Care Contracts Co-ordinator

Are you passionate about supporting people and making a difference when it is most needed? Join our dynamic team at Caring Together Charity as our Care Contracts Co-ordinator for Cambridgeshire. and this is exactly what you will be doing. The Care Contracts Co-ordinator helps shape the support for unpaid carers in our community at the most critical of times by ensuring those they care for are looked after even when they might not be in a position to do it themselves. You'll manage key contracts, ensuring the delivery of essential services to carers and their families. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring carers get the support they need, when they really need it. Responsibilities include overseeing contract management of our hospital contracts amongst others,  leading a team of Rapid Responders, and maintaining high-quality service delivery while adhering to KPIs and budget requirements.. You'll also play a crucial role in staff development, compliance, and safeguarding.  The ideal candidate will hold a minimum of an NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care, with strong care management experience. Excellent organisational and communication skills are essential. You will also need to be comfortable and confident in attending and speaking at meetings with service providers across Cambridgeshire.  What we can offer you A supportive working environment on a hybrid basis, between home, the office in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, and across the county as you undertake care assessments and provide support to your team. The opportunity to make a positive impact to the lives of unpaid carers across Cambridgeshire. Ongoing learning and development 25 days annual leave plus eight bank holidays The option to buy or sell up to five days annual leave (subject to certain criteria being met). Access to a 24/7 GP, EAP service and confidential counselling service Death in service benefit of three times your annual salary Paid carers leave Salary: £26,780.00 Hours: 37.5 hours per week plus out of hours on call duties (Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm although flexibility needed to meet the needs of the role) If this sounds like the role you for you, please click on Apply Now to apply straight away or click on the right hand side to download the job pack with further details. Please include a covering letter with your application explaining how you would plan to manage the contracts and a team in Cambridgeshire effectively and how you would also be able to provide things like overnight cover or support short notice cancellations if needed when members of the team have leave or sickness.  We look forward to hearing from you! REF-(Apply online only)