Community Commissioner, Adults
Ref: 170974
Salary: £66,243 p.a. plus benefits
37 hours per week
2 year fixed term contract
Swindon Borough Council are on an exciting journey to transform service delivery. We want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision in the new Swindon Plan is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.
Your next role
You will lead on:
- Independence and Enablement – transitioning this from a pilot to a scaled-up sustainable approach to increasing the independence of working age adults, working with Children’s social care, bridge to adulthood team, our adults learning disabilities team and our adults mental health teams.
- Older People care homes – The council owns two properties being operated as care homes by external providers. We need you to lead on shaping the strategic intent for the future of these homes to maximise the benefit to the council from an Adult Social Care perspective, whilst working collaboratively with property colleagues to ensure that it also meets property requirements. You will lead the commissioning and procurement process from start to finish, including taking a key decision on strategic direction through cabinet. This could be an incredibly significant and strategic contract; with opportunities to explore such as a contract length of over 50 years, requiring capital investment in the existing properties to increase the bed capacity and longevity of the homes, requiring a move to dual registration (residential and nursing) and requiring discounts and/or a mixture of block bed arrangements and/or first-refusal arrangements.
In this role you need to be able to work at a strategic level, whilst also getting hands-on with the doing and detailed delivery – no job is too big or small, the focus is on achieving the right outcomes. You will have access to specialist procurement and legal advice to support you but you will need to be able to lead on the end-to-end procurement activities as well as the commissioning.
The team operates a hybrid working model, you will need to be able to be in Swindon as and when the delivery of the commissioning activity requires it, this is likely to be a minimum of 2 days a week.
You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).
You will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Your next package
Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.
As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.
For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.
Please see our Vision and Values page for more details and our new Swindon Plan.
Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
Your next steps
Please read the role profile, which is available in the documents section to the righthand side of the page. To submit an application for this role, select Quick Apply.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early so early applications are encouraged.
For further information about the role please contact Grace Lynch, Director of Commissioning – People, [email protected]
As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.
If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application, please email [email protected]
Closing date: 6 July 2026
Interview date: 10 July 2026
