Complaints and Mediation Officer

This is an opportunity to play an important role in delivering statutory social care complaints arrangements across Adult Social Care and Children's Services. You will assess and investigate complex complaints, prepare evidence-based reports, facilitate mediation and complaint meetings, and work with customers, employees, independent investigators and external stakeholders to achieve fair outcomes and support service improvement.

Contract Type: Fixed Term for 6 months

Working Hours: 37 hours per week x 1 post available

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

We've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more...

· A good understanding of social care services, statutory requirements, and social care complaints processes.

· Experience of completing complex investigations to demanding timescales and quality standards.[Include essential experience]

· Experience in a large, customer-facing organisation delivering a range of services.

. Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills.

. Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities, interruptions and multiple deadlines.

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 information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Paul Spencer, Head of Customer Service, by email at paul.spencer@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Closing Date: 15th November 2026

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: TBC

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