Our BenefitsWe value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your familyBuy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice schemeTake your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstancesMake Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savingsAccess to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growthPaid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working dayAccess to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion networkOpportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition AwardsAn Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemesTake a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.About the roleAre you an ambitious and inspirational individual with the capability to make a difference to people’s lives by making high quality care placements in a timely and cost-effective way?Then we want to hear from you!Cambridgeshire County Council is looking for Brokers to support our Brokerage Team on a permanent basis. This is a unique opportunity to be part of an established high performing team with an outstanding reputation for leading the way in our Adult’s Commissioning Directorate.Can you rise to the challenge? Cambridgeshire County Council is embarking on a new phase of service delivery and this brings some exciting opportunities to work with us. If you have the passion for putting social care at the heart of everything you do and the ambition to help shape our future, we would love to hear from you.If you would welcome this new challenge then apply online today or, for an informal discussion about the role, contact ashley.collop@cambridgeshire.gov.uk Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of a basic Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.About youThe successful candidate will be:Educated to GCSE Level standard, NVQ3 or equivalent standard (e.g. GNVQ, Certificate in Management, BTech) with C grades in Maths and English Extensive office administrative experienceFully proficient at using IT systems, with a good working knowledge the Microsoft Office package Knowledge of Data Protection and Equal Opportunities legislation and their requirementsUnderstanding of financial management, procedures and processesAble to prioritise workload and manage multiple cases Able to consistently produce work of a high standardGood interpersonal skills – able to communicate in a friendly, open and constructive manner via email and telephoneAble to work on own initiative with minimal supervisionCommitment to continuous service developmentAdaptable and flexible to the needs of the Team with a willingness to learn and develop About usCambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.https://youtu.be/DDE1nplZttYVisit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers