Social care Work, Jobs in Gloucester, Eng (with Salaries)

Commissioning Officer
Gloucestershire County Council —Gloucester
- £37,280 - £40,777 a year
- Hybrid work
- English
- In-person
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
14d
Fostering Support Worker - Gloucester
Five Rivers Child Care Ltd —Gloucester
- £25,202 - £29,970 a year
- Full-time
- Care experience
- IT
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Annual leave
Quick apply
14d
GDASS Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA)
GreenSquareAccord —Gloucester
- £30,553 a year
- Travel
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
Social Care Worker
Choice Care Group —Tewkesbury
- £12.80 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Care plans
- Employee assistance programme
- Life insurance
Learning and Mentoring Lead
Imagine Mentoring and Support Ltd —Gloucester
- £15.50 - £18.50 an hour
- Full-time
- English
- Supervising experience
- Driving
- Free parking
Quick apply
Adult Social Care Practitioner
Gloucestershire County Council —Cheltenham
- £33,143 - £36,363 a year
- Hybrid work
- English
- IT
- Communication skills
- Free parking
- Annual leave
5d
Youth Mentor
MM Mentoring —Gloucester
- Up to £800 a week
- Part-time
- Working with children
- Mentoring
- In-person
Quick apply
GDASS Floating Support Worker
GreenSquareAccord —Gloucester
- £24,865 a year
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
7d
Care Coordinator (Trainee)
Mega Nursing and Care —Gloucester
- £14.85 - £17.46 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Accounting
- In-person
- Care plans
- Paid training
- Referral programme
Quick apply
14d
Brokerage Officer
Gloucestershire County Council —Gloucester
- £33,143 - £36,363 a year
- Hybrid work
- English
- In-person
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Head of Safeguarding
Mears Group —Gloucester
- Up to £75,000 a year
- Monday to Friday
- Driving
- Travel
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
2d
Health Care Assistant
Within Reach services Limited —Gloucester
- £12.71 - £14.20 an hour
- Part-time
- Childcare
- Driving
- Organisational skills
- Free parking
- Store discount
Quick apply
6d
Advanced Practitioner – Social Care Academy
Herefordshire Council —Hereford
- £46,142 - £50,269 a year
- Relocation assistance
- Annual leave
Learning Mentor (SEN)
Valley Bridge School, Spaghetti Bridge —Gloucester
- £22,692 a year
- Full-time
- Working with children
- Mentoring
- School
- Sick pay
Quick apply
7d
Senior Childrens Complex Care Assistant
Network Healthcare - Complex Care Team —Gloucester
- £17 - £19 an hour
- Part-time
- In-person
- Care plans
- Nursing
Quick apply
11h
Care Assistant
Extra Care —Gloucester
- £14.33 an hour
- Part-time
- No travel
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
Family Support Worker
Dingley's Promise —Cheltenham
- £14 an hour
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Working with children
- Bachelor's degree
- In-person
- Employee assistance programme
- Sick pay
Quick apply
5d
Case Responsible Officer (Substance Misuse)
Gloucestershire County Council —Gloucester
- £37,280 - £40,777 a year
- Hybrid work
- English
- No degree
- School
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
8d
Business Support Officer – Foster Carers
Community Foster Care —Gloucester
- £24,784.50 - £29,009.57 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Accounting
- Free parking
- Work from home
Quick apply
Community Care Assistant
Mega Nursing and Care —Gloucester
- £15.11 - £16.46 an hour
- Part-time
- No experience needed
- English
- Travel
- Referral programme
Quick apply
14d

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Commissioning Officer

Gloucestershire County Council -
Gloucester

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Job details

Fixed term contract
£37,280 - £40,777 a year
14 days ago

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
Annual leave
Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Employee discount
Car scheme

Qualifications

English

Full job description

Date: 1 Jul 2026

Job Location:
Gloucester

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This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

Job Title: Commissioning Officer
Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 5, 2nd Floor
Salary: £37,280 - £40,777 per annum (pro-rata)
Hours per Week: 22.2
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Duration: 6 Months
Closing Date: 15/07/2026
Job Requisition Number: 14459
This post is open to job share

About The Role

The core role is to find homes for children in care. This could be foster families, residential homes or supported accommodation for older young people.

Key tasks:
Work as part of a placement (home) finding team.
Lead on specific area of placement finding, eg residential care.
Review profiles for children needing care.
Liaising with Social Workers and providers to make matches for a case load of children and young people.
Complete record keeping and paperwork for each child.
Be part of a duty rota to manage emergency placement searches for same day home finding.
Work alongside GCC’s inhouse fostering service

About You

It is a busy and fast paced role, working to tight deadlines and you need to be able to work in this way. You will be part of a team of staff undertaking placement finding, with admin support and a contract monitoring team to support with managing existing placements for children. The team work closely together with daily MS teams calls and a lively MS teams chat stream.

Everyone works together and we are all passionate about finding the right home for every child or young person.

We have monthly team meetings and work in the office 1 to 2 days a week. You can work in the office daily if this suits. We are based at Shire hall.

Core hours at 9am to 5pm and this is required to manage the demands of the service provision.

The role involves handling confidential information about children, therefore appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and a check of Local GCC records.

About Us

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:
Flexible and agile working opportunities
25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
Career development and qualification opportunities
Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for
employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
An in-house Occupational Health service
Employee discount scheme
Cycle to Work scheme
Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network

How to apply

If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please express an interest in this position by submitting a CV today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Lara Wiseman - [email protected]

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below: -

Commissioning Officer - Job Profile

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months' employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.

Applications from any Gloucestershire County Council's employees who are currently on the redeployment register or at risk of redundancy will be considered first at shortlisting stage.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

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social care jobs in gloucester, eng

Commissioning Officer

Fostering Support Worker - Gloucester

GDASS Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA)

Social Care Worker

Learning and Mentoring Lead

Adult Social Care Practitioner

Youth Mentor

GDASS Floating Support Worker

Care Coordinator (Trainee)

Brokerage Officer

Head of Safeguarding

Health Care Assistant

Advanced Practitioner – Social Care Academy

Learning Mentor (SEN)

Senior Childrens Complex Care Assistant

Care Assistant

Family Support Worker

Case Responsible Officer (Substance Misuse)

Business Support Officer – Foster Carers

Community Care Assistant

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