Social Care Buyer (Temp)

Cornwall Council

  • Cornwall
  • Permanent
  • Part-time
  • 2 days ago
Job Category: Social Care & SupportJob Description:*Please note that although the closing date for this advert is 1st October 2025, applications will be reviewed on a weekly basis. Any applications submitted by midnight on Thursday's, will be reviewed on Friday's with interviews to be held the following week. This means that the advert will be withdrawn should the vacancies become filled before the closing date*The Service & Team:The Social Care Buyers are part of three Purchasing Teams with the People Commissioning Service, part of Care and Wellbeing Directorate.The Role:If your skills base lies in negotiation, facilitation, effective communication and juggling competing priorities, this may be the role for you. It is a position with variety and no two days are the same.Your day to day duties include:
  • From care and support plans, creating profile requirements in a package to go out to the Provider market
  • Use online CRM and other online purchasing systems and liaise directly with Providers to find and match care capacity with care needs waiting to be delivered.
  • Coordinate and liaise with social worker teams, hospital staff, other health and social care professionals to support people to increase/decrease or consider alternative options for their care needs
  • Help contracted Care Providers to bid on packages in areas where they have capacity
  • Work with Providers to identify and optimise care capacity in particular geographical areas
  • Complete the necessary administrative paperwork and audit trials around these processes
All this to help people stay independent at home and put the right care in the right place at the right time for the people of Cornwall.There are multiple roles which could be full or part time.This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.This position will be subject to a enhanced criminal record disclosure check.Working Pattern:The roles are usually Monday to Friday however contracts allow for working 7 days per week. Usual working hours are 37.5 hours per week 9-5. However flexible working to allow for other commitments can be discussed.What you'll need to succeed:
  • Previous experience in Social Care would be desirable however training can be provided for people with the necessary skills
  • Must be able to demonstrate excellent customer care skills
  • Ability to work in a pressured environment with the ability to process a large volume of work with speed and a high degree of accuracy
  • Plan, organise and manage time and workload effectively
  • Ability to build and maintain relationships with all levels of staff including those from partner organisations and providers
  • Sound knowledge and skills of IT applications including the ability to update and amend information systems e.g. data bases, spreadsheets and client records
  • Demonstrate effective and robust negotiation skills to achieve positive outcomes
  • Demonstrate an aptitude with numerical data in order to successfully utilise calculation tools and support planning information.
Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advertWhat you'll get in return:Cornwall Council's ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.Our core employee rewards and benefits include:· a competitive salary.· a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions· a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.· A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme· Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.Additional Information:Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this roleThe full role profile is attachedWe recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Helen Leyva-Sanchez -Application ProcessPlease attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as 'Application' on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here - .Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.About Us:Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year.We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - .Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It's a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.

Cornwall Council