Short Breaks Personalisation Officer

Nottingham City Council, Leicestershire County Council, East Midlands Group

Job Location:

Nottingham - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 5 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 18.5 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is 32597 (Level one) rising to 35412 per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location:The Short Breaks Team is based at Loxley House; however this role is for hybrid working

Weve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity youve been looking for Read on to find out more

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme we strive to create an innovative inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for one part time Short Breaks Personalisation Officer to join our busy team!

The Short Breaks Personalisation Officers play a vital role in supporting families and disabled children/young people to access person centred appropriate short breaks provision.

The Personalisation Officers responsibilities can be split into two main areas:

access to Short Breaks Services for disabled children and young people in line with pathway one and two provision:

Processing applications made directly by families/professionals and de-escalations from the Childrens Disability Service
Screening for eligibility criteria
Assessing families needs through utilising application forms professional supporting letters liaison with schools and other agencies and the Resource Allocation System (RAS). This is including the completion of home visits and other visits necessary to gain a holistic view of the child/young person and capture their voice
Identifying level of support needed and indicative budget
Completing annual reviews for Pathway Two support packages and processing Pathway One re-applications to ensure services are still appropriate and meeting needs
Following up and answering short breaks enquiries

2. Assisting and enabling service users to use their Personal Budget to meet their social care and or health care needs by helping them plan and source both paid support and unpaid informal support from their social networks and communities.

Completing person centred support plans and other mandatory documentation to request and refer to the appropriate identified services in line with the child/young persons identified SEND outcomes.

About You

The ideal candidate will have high standards of communication with vulnerable adults and children as well as being able to work in partnership with other professionals and agencies and the ability to communicate in varied ways with disabled children and young people.

The Personalisation Officer is expected to work directly with citizens to identify appropriate support and provision in line with their personal support plan / care plan and direct payment (if relevant).

Please ensure that the personal statement in your CV demonstrates the following:

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Knowledge of Personalisation and Person Centred ways of working
Knowledge of the SEND outcomes framework
Ability to work in a person-centred way to develop individual care and support plans which meet identified outcomes (inclusive of conducting home visits)
Experience of managing and prioritising own workload working independently and recognising when support from your line manager is required
Experience in maintaining electronic case files and administrative systems

A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

You can find the job description for this post here

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements depending on the role including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional informationfor applicants page.

For informal enquiriesplease contact Natalie Davies - Short Breaks Coordinator by telephone onor by email at

Closing Date: 28th November 2025

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held:in December 2025

If you have any technical issues when completing your application please contact our Employee Service Centre: applying to this job you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

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DescriptionContract Type: PermanentWorking Hours: 18.5 hours per weekWorker Type: Hybrid WorkerSalary: Starting Salary is 32597 (Level one) rising to 35412 per annum (pro rata for part-time)Location:The Short Breaks Team is based at Loxley House; however this role is for hybrid workingWeve got an ex...