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Job Category: Social Care Non-Qualified

Job location: Williams Terrace, Treharris, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, CF46 5HH,  Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

Hours per week: 10

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £13.05 per hour

The candidate should be able to cook basic meals for the home and undertake paperwork to comply with Environmental Health.

Shifts are 7:30am to 3pm or 4pm to 8pm

Job Category: Social Care Non-Qualified

Job location: County Hall, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, NG2 7QP,

Nottinghamshire County Council

Hours per week: 30

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £13.26 per hour

Job Category: Social Care Qualified

Job location: County Hall, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, NG2 7QP, Nottinghamshire County Council

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £22.14 per hour

experienced social worker needed for a busy district team, court report writing skills essential, must have 3 years permanent post qualifying experience. Car and full driving license essential.

Job Category: Manual Labour

Job location: Pershore Lane, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR4 0AA,  Worcester City Council

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £12.21 per hour

7:30-3:30 Monday to Thursday

7:30-3:00 Friday

Grounds maintainance, strimming hedgecutting, blowing, litterpicking

Job Category: Financial

Job location: Trinity Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 3NJ, Sefton MBC

Hours per week: 22

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £30.84 per hour

Risk and Audit Service Manager 

1. To directly support the Head of Corporate Support to develop and maintain an independent review function to ensure effective, efficient and economic delivery of services
2. To be responsible for promoting / championing best practice in governance, objectively assessing the management of existing and emerging risks, and proposed developments. To provide evidence based opinions on all aspects of governance, risk management and internal control and making recommendations   to improve the risk management, control and governance processes.

Must demonstrate the following leadership competencies.

1. Provide clear vision and direction. 
2. Lead and manage change. 
3. Plan strategically. 
4. Lead people and performance. 
5. Work corporately as well as collaboratively with partners. 
6. Communicate effectively. 
7. Focus on excellence. 
8. Develop self and others. 
9. Personal resilience. 

Must demonstrate the following behaviours.   

1. Provide support with a view to improving quality. 
2. Provide appropriate and constructive challenge. 
3. Create a culture that looks for understanding and solutions. 
4. Visibly and positively respect and value staff. 
5. Communicate a consistent and clear message throughout the Council and with partners. 
6. Respect, listen to and value others views. 
7. Maintain a customer focus with a relentless pursuit of excellent outcomes. 
8. Have collective integrity and responsibility. 
9. Endeavour to improve outcomes for the communities of Sefton. 

Qualifications

Member of the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (CIIA) or a qualified accountant Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) with Internal Audit experience.  

a minimum of 5 years experience in managing complex audit services

experience of the work of a Finance Department of a Local Authority, other public body or large organisation relevant computer related or ICT qualification

Experience

Experience of the internal audit and regulatory environment applicable to public service organisations 

Experience of strategic objective setting 

Experience of developing initiatives to improve services

Experience of Project Management and evaluation techniques within the audit and risk and health and Safety functions. 

Experience of data collection and analysis for internal audit, risk management, Health & safety, Insurance, Emergency Planning and the ability to identify relevant sampling techniques and to challenge on the results of that analysis. 

Ability, Skills & Knowledge

Facilitating and negotiating and influencing skills

Indepth understanding of local government strategies and policies  relating to risk and resilience and internal audit management

Ability to establish and monitor Performance management  arrangements. 

An effective communicator with the ability to develop persuasive arguments and address concerns.

In depth knowledge of the regulations and legislation that govern Health & Safety, Insurance, Civil Contingencies and Audit

Ability to analyse information to ensure risk and resilience functions are effective and efficient 

An understanding of the complexity and importance of procurement and contract audit and the risks related to the organisations strategic objectives

Ability to interpret and assess issues based on early indicators and understand the impacts in order to make appropriate decisions 

Job Category: Driving

Job location: County Hall, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, NG2 7QP,Nottinghamshire County CouncilHours per week: 20Start date: Immediate startSalary: £12.85 per hourPassenger assistant required for a SEND contract that we operate from County Hall West Bridgford Nottingham, this duty is a split shift 07:30-09:30 and 14:30-16:30 Monday to Friday. term time only,This role includes supporting the children and driver while transporting the children form home to school 

Job Category: Admin & Clerical

Job location: County Hall, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, NG2 7QP,Nottinghamshire County CouncilHours per week: 37Start date: Immediate startSalary: £12.85 per hour

Working hours will be from 8:00-9:00am and finishing 4:00/5:00pm, when fully trained.Whilst training start time to be 08:30-09:00am.Please make candidate aware the rate of pay and how their leave is accrued/paid.Successful candidate will be expected to work from County Hall (West Bridgford – Nottingham) for 3-6 months whilst training.Once trained, the worker will be given the option to work from home 2/3 days, so someone who is self-motivated is essential.Due to the nature of the job will be required to be in the office 1/2 days a week, even when trained.There’s plenty of on-site parking along with a bus stop directly outside the site with connections to Barton & NCT buses.The candidate will need to be familiar with MS Office, and will be using 3 different systems throughout the day, so the ability to pick up systems and multi-task would be desired.High organization skills and the ability to plan/prioritise workloads would be essential. The team is quite small (six), so communication is vital.

job Category: Building Services & Maintenance

Job location: Block B3, New Road, Tir-Y-Berth, Caerphilly, CF82 8AU,  Caerphilly County Borough Council
Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £12.85 per hour

JOB PURPOSE

Provide an effective and efficient cleansing/waste collection service for the County Borough that includes the removal of waste, detritus and bulky items from pedestrian areas, grass verges, parks, roads, pavements, wasteland, houses and public properties.  It can also include street washing, undertaking yardman duties, working on Household Waste Recycling Centres, etc.

Job Category: Planning

Job location: Catmose, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6HP, Rutland County Council

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £22.85 per hour

We are seeking to appoint a Principal Planning Officer on a temporary basis for an initial period of three months, while we undertake recruitment for the permanent post.

The successful candidate must be highly experienced and able to hit the ground running, with a proven track record of managing major planning applications.  As this is a temporary post the successful applicant will need to be comfortable picking up applications part way through and moving the applications on to determination. This includes major industrial developments and residential schemes of up to 200 dwellings. The role requires someone who is self-reliant, well-organised, and capable of working independently with minimal supervision.

As most of the team work remotely, the potholder must be confident using IT systems and able to manage their workload effectively from a remote setting. Experience with Idox Uniform software is preferable. The role will also involve undertaking site visits, so access to transport and flexibility to travel within the area is essential.

An initial induction will be provided at the office to introduce internal systems and processes. Following this, the officer will be able to work remotely for the majority of the week. Office space is available should they prefer to work on-site more regularly.

We are looking for someone who can contribute immediately and maintain momentum on key applications during this transitional period.

Experience of working in an office environment

Good knowledge of local government procedures and practices

Good understanding of current planning issues and legislation

Extensive knowledge of planning policy regulations and processes.                                                                                     

Knowledge of the Neighbourhood Planning process 

Experience of negotiating and monitoring Section 106 agreements

 Experience of public speaking/presentation on planning matters

Experience of working with Elected Members

 Experience of giving planning evidence at hearings/inquiries

SKILLS   

To act in accordance with the principles set out in the Employee Code of Conduct and the Council�s Values, recognising the duty of all public sector employees to discharge public functions reasonably and according to the law. 

Demonstrates a positive attitude and approach to work.

Good organisational and analytical skills; methodical and high attention to detail.

Presentation skills

High level of skill in producing effective written documents � emails, letters, reports � clear and comprehensible writing style.

Numeracy skills � preparation, analysis of statistics. 

Demonstrates evidence of providing a high level of professional advice to customers, colleagues and Elected Members. 

Competently represents the Council at Committees, Tribunals, Appeals, Courts and /or hearings and Examination in Public.

Able to demonstrate ability to lead on specific projects and /or major development schemes.

High level negotiation skills.

Able to effectively manage and develop staff.

Job Category: Housing

Job location: Council Offices, Southfield Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2TX, Charnwood Borough Council

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £12.21 per hour

Job Purpose

• To provide an administrative service across the Strategic and Private Sector Housing Service.
• To deliver an effective and appropriate service to all service users, fairly and without discrimination.

Experience

Significant experience of clerical / office administration duties.

Experience working with computerised systems.

Experience working with Microsoft Office.

Experience of working in a Customer focused environment.

Skills/Knowledge

The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in understandable spoken English is a requirement of the post.

Ability to accurately input and extract information from Systems and spreadsheets.

Be organised with ability to meet targets and deadlines.

Good written and numeracy skills.

Good working knowledge of Excel.

Knowledge of Private Sector Housing Grants.

Job Category: Facilities & Environment

Job location:  Pembrokeshire County Council

Hours per week: 37

Salary: £31,500 

Start date: Immediate start

The candidate will be required to undertake Food Safety and Food Standards Inspections and produce post inspection letters, using an electronic template, including the issue of new food hygiene  ratings. 

A detailed electronic food hygiene and standards inspection form will need to be completed following each inspection.

Officers will need to undertake enforcement revisits to any premises which receive a rating of less than 3.

Officers will need to serve Hygiene Improvement Notices to remedy significant contraventions and gather admissible evidence where necessary.

Officers will need to have their own transport to convey them to and from inspections across Pembrokeshire.

Candidates will need to be fully qualified Environmental Health Practitioners with an appropriate Environmental Health degree AND Certificate of Registration as an Environmental Health Officer/Practitioner, with significant experience in Food safety and Food Standards enforcement, to enable them to be appropriately authorised.

Job Category: Social Care Non-Qualified

Job location: Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, Central Bedfordshire, SG17 5TQ,

Central Bedfordshire Council

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £29.28 per hour

This role is based within the Achieving Permanence Team so the primary focus is upon care proceedings and achieving permanence for children and young people. The candidate needs to have significant experience of court work including the completion of assessments, developing care plans and giving evidence.

Job Category : Planning

Location : Lambeth Civic Centre, London Borough of Lambeth

Hours Per Week : 35.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time :09:00

End Time : 17:30

Salary: £150.16

Describe in a few brief sentences

1. Your team

2. What you need the worker to do

3. What qualities for you’re looking for

Main purpose of post

To assist in providing a high quality, customer-focused service by dealing efficiently and effectively with planning applications and planning inquiries and by making a positive contribution toward the achievement of a high performance and cost effective service.

Key Unit Accountabilities

1. To deal with a range of planning applications including shopfront, householder, crossover, advert and lawful development applications, beginning with adverts, simple householder extensions and Lawful Development Certificates for proposed development, plus minor changes of use and conversions, listed building consent accompanying planning applications, and cases within conservation areas.
2. To deal with a range of development control issues, undertaking negotiations with applicants/prospective developers and representatives of other parts of the Council, as required.
3. To write reports for committees and other reports and papers, as required.
4. To draft statements of evidence for written representation planning appeals.
5. To undertake appropriate public participation exercises on planning applications and development projects and to analyse the results thereof.
6. To provide advice to applicants and the public on planning applications and development proposals under the supervision of a more senior officer.

Key Knowledge

An RTPI-recognised degree level qualification in Town Planning or equivalent

Sound basic knowledge of all relevant planning legislation, policies and procedures.

Relevant Experience

Experience of relevant development control work or related planning work is required.

Experience of providing planning advice to developers and/or the public.

Experience of processing applications including shopfronts, simple householder, crossover, advert and all types CLUPD, plus minor changes of use, LBC accompanying planning applications, cases in conservation areas and CLUED.

Experience of dealing with written representation appeals


Experience for SO2 Grade

Experience of processing applications as above, plus larger changes of use and conversion, more complex changes of use and modest new build schemes

Experience of dealing with minor S106 for conversions.

Experience for PO1 Grade

Experience of processing the full range of minor and other applications 

Experience of dealing with S106 including financial contributions.

Experience of dealing with minor public inquiries and informal hearings

Experience of briefing Members on own cases


Key Behaviours 

Focuses on Citizens: Level 1 – Responds appropriately to citizens

•          Gives friendly and polite advice

•          Follows up customer enquiries or requests for information

•          Seeks ways of helping citizens rather than sticking rigidly to the

•          ‘rules’

•          Corrects problems promptly and without getting defensive

Takes ownership: Level 1 – Is motivated to do a good job

•          Responds to problems in own area of responsibility.

•          Suggests solutions even if outside area of responsibility.

•          Willingly takes on tasks outside job scope.

Works collaboratively: Level 1 – Works well with others

•          Is a good team player and does their share of the work

•          Shares relevant or useful information with others

•          Values others input and expertise

Integrity: Level 1 – Acts with openness and honesty

•          Is open and honest with colleagues and citizens

•          Consistently delivers on promises

•          Does what they say they will do

Committed to the Borough: Level 1 – Talks positively about the Borough

•          Talks positively about the Borough e.g. to citizens or people in other organisations

•          Expresses pride and/or commitment to delivering excellent services


Thinks strategically and creates clarity: Level 1 – Is logical in their thinking

•          Is able to identify the underlying cause and effect of a problem or situation

•          Prioritises work based on the importance or urgency of the situation

Additional behaviours for PO1 Grade

Takes Ownership: Level 2 – Spots opportunities

•          Spots opportunities or problems in own area and takes action to capitalise on opportunities or resolve problems

•          Proactively gets involved in projects that are outside of immediate work area

Thinks strategically and creates clarity: Level 2 – Synthesises complex data

•          Is able to synthesise data from a range of sources to identify key issues and develop practical solutions•          Recognises patterns, themes and connections between data and information and uses this to tackle issues or create solution

Job Category : Legal

Location : Lambeth Town Hall, London Borough of Lambeth

Hours Per Week : 35.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:30

Salary: £28.86

Main Purpose

•          To assist in providing an efficient and effective legal service to the Council by providing paralegal support to the lawyers and the team

•          To conduct routine legal work under supervision of the Senior Lawyer

•          To attend court and instruct counsel as and when required.

•          To provide support to the Principal and Senior Lawyers in the administration of team procedures, team meetings and implementing team Lexcel procedures

•          To carry out the duties of the post in a pro-active and enabling manner and within the policy objectives of the Council.

Job Category : Building Services & Maintenance

Location : Multiple Locations, North Yorkshire Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:30
Salary: £39.59

The building control department ensures that buildings are designed and constructed in accordance with the Building Regulations and associated legislation. It is the responsibility of those carrying out the work to ensure that the provisions of the regulations are fully met. The role of Building Control is to check that they do so and ensure that corrective actions are taken when compliance has not been achieved.

The post holder will be competent in all building control and administrative matters ensuring that appropriate buildings meet the regulatory standards in safety, sustainability, accessibility, and design. They will initiate and assist with enforcement action to ensure delivery of the services obligations under the Building Act and associated legislation, whilst working within a highly competitive market.   In addition, the post holder will contribute to a strong and efficient performance culture with a focus on service excellence and customer satisfaction.

The building control service deals with reports of Dangerous Structures during normal working hours as well as out of office hours, along with the administration of Demolition Notifications, Initial Notice Applications, Competent Person Submissions and Exempt Enquiries on behalf of North Yorkshire Council.

The duties and responsibilities highlighted are indicative and may vary over time. The post holder is expected to undertake other duties and responsibilities relevant to the nature, level, and scope of the post.  

Job Purpose:

            •          Support the Building Control Service and the Management Team in effectively delivering the Building Control function throughout North Yorkshire and contribute towards the objectives of the service.
 

•          To undertake specialist or technical assessments/activities and make decisions on those assessments, using skills that would have been gained through qualifications and practical experience, to effectively deliver the Building Control function throughout the Council’s jurisdiction ensuring buildings comply with the relevant regulatory standards in terms of health, safety, sustainability, energy conservation, accessibility and design.

•          To assist with the effective management of a caseload of a full range of developments, examining plans and carrying out site inspections, initiating and dealing with enforcement action.  

Operational duties at Grade I

            •          With limited or no supervision, depending on the complexity and nature of the project:


Person Specification:

            Requirement   or 

                        Grade I Grade JK

Qualifications  

•HND/Degree level in a relevant subject such as Building Control, Building Surveying, Construction, Structural Engineering and/or be able to demonstrate learning at an equivalent level.
                        

•Student or Associate Member and working towards being a Corporate Member of a relevant professional body such as RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors), CABE (Chartered Association of Building Engineers), CIOB (Chartered Institute of Building) or equivalent

                        N/A

            •Chartered Member of a relevant professional body such as RICS, CABE, CIOB or equivalent.                   

            •Registered with the Building Safety Regulator to at least, or working towards, Class 1: Trainee Building Inspector as determined by the HSE Building Inspector Competency Framework (BICoF)                  

            •Registered with the Building Safety Regulator to at least, or working towards, Class 2: Building Inspector as determined by the HSE Building Inspector Competency Framework (BICoF) Desirabl

Knowledge      

•Demonstrate knowledge of the construction industry, methods, techniques and materials                     

•Good knowledge of Building Regulations, procedures and associated Building Control functions offered by a Local Authority              

            •          Good experience within Building Control dealing with a variety of different types of projects ranging from small domestic to relatively complex non-domestic/residential schemes.

            •Demonstrate a good understanding of local government services and procedures
            

Experience
            •          Experience of working within the construction industry in any of the various trades or professions          
            

            •          Experience of providing high standards of customer service across a range of diverse activities 
                        

            •          Highly effective written and oral communications skills with the ability to maintain accurate records.     
            

Skills & Competencies

•Technically competent individual who demonstrates logical methods of working, shows attention to detail and provides clear professional advice 
            

            •          Ability to understand architects plans, compile reports and records and undertake site inspection work.
                        

            •          A range of good ICT skills including efficient keyboard use to produce own correspondence, email management, data input and use of relevant office programmes and software.                 

            •          Good interpersonal/ people skills, self-motivated and a productive team player. 
                        

            •          Ability to work on your own initiative with supervision depending on competency level and complexity of task.
                        

            •          Well organised and with good time management skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines, maintaining accuracy and diligence                     

            •          Able to influence in a positive manner and support others with new ways of working to ensure business objectives are achieved.
                        

            •          Energetic and driven individual that demonstrates a solid work ethic.                    

Character        

•          Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
                        

            •          Ability to maintain good working relationships with stakeholders at all levels, representing the Partnership in an effective and professional manner.
                        

            •          Committed to continuous personal development.    
            

            •          Confident and self-motivated with an aptitude to think laterally.    
            

            •          Confidence to challenge how things are done and offer solutions or alternatives in a constructive and personable way.
            

            •          Commitment to the organisation’s aims and values for equal opportunities                       

            •          Actively pursuing personal development of skills and knowledge necessary for effective performance in the role, for the Team, Service and the Council
                        

            •          Able to respond to changes in workload and changing priorities by carrying out the role in a flexible manner which may include working extended hours, at the beginning and/or end of the day. 
                        

            •          Additionally, on occasions, out of hours working may be required by agreement.  
            

Availability / Locality / Mobility
            •          Ability to travel across the County                 

            •          Ability to work in various locations which will require the post holder to work on sites across rough terrain, climbing ladders and entering trenches                   

BSR Class 2a and above

Locations –

Harrogate

Northallerton

Malton

Job Category : Catering / Hospitality

Location : TRIANGLE CHILDREN CENTRE, London Borough of Haringey

Hours Per Week : 28.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:30

Hours: 5 days per week, 28 hours total

Location: Haringey

Rate: £12.25

We are seeking a reliable and experienced Nursery Cook to provide temporary cover at a nursery in Haringey. This is a key role in ensuring children receive fresh, nutritious meals that meet their individual dietary needs.

Key Responsibilities:

Prepare and cook fresh meals and snacks daily for children aged 0–5.

Cater to a range of dietary requirements, including allergies and cultural preferences.

Maintain high standards of hygiene and cleanliness in the kitchen.

Ensure compliance with food safety regulations and nursery policies.

Collaborate with the nursery team to plan balanced menus.

Keep accurate records of food temperatures, cleaning schedules, and allergy information.

Requirements:

Previous experience in a similar role, ideally within a childcare or educational setting.

Strong understanding of food allergies, intolerances, and dietary needs.

Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.

Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate 

Enhanced DBS check (required prior to starting).

Excellent communication and organisational skills.

Safer Recruitment Statement:

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. We follow safer recruitment practices to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children in our care.

Job Category: Admin & Clerical

Job location: County Hall, Usk, Monmouthshire, NP151GA, Monmouthshire County Council

Hours per week: 29.5

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £13.69 per hour

THIS ROLE IS 4 DAYS PER WEEK, ALL TRAINING IS OFFICE BASED

Your responsibilities are to:-

Administration

• Responsible for timely and professional managing of incoming and outgoing correspondence from the social work teams (e.g. letters, emails, mail merges and verbal communications)
• Responsible for storing information correctly e.g file management of paper and electronic notes and records 
• Gather information and copy to respond to Data Protection Subject Access requests (DSARs)
• General minute taking as requested ie: strategy meetings, which very occasionally may include travelling to meetings across and outside of the County
• Responsible for administrative tasks e.g. photocopying, scanning, printing, room bookings, transport and hotel bookings etc.
• Data base validation, reporting and updating databases as we move from one system to another
• Booking meetings, diary management and sending meeting invites and corresponding minutes
• Responsible for maintaining supplies and stock control (e.g. Stationary)
• Conduct timely �file audits� to ensure that Children�s files have appropriate documentation prior to transfer to the next team
• Adhoc administrative tasks to meet service requirements as requested

Experience

Recent and relevant experience of working within an administrative environment.

Experience of organising and facilitating meetings including minute taking and experience of organising diaries.

Experience of developing and maintaining administrative systems

Have experience of managing systems and data for record keeping, collation of information and statistics.

Communication and interpersonal skills

• Must possess high level oral and written communication skills, showing ability to maintain systems and produce documents to a professional standard.
• Must have the ability to communicate clearly with a range of individuals and organisations, by demonstrating a professional and sensitive approach.
• Must have the ability to build good working relationships
• High level of tact, diplomacy and a good understanding of the requirement of confidentiality.

Job Category: Housing

Job location: Wallfields, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8EQ, East Hertfordshire District Council

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £12.24 per hour

This is a hybrid role. The successful candidate will need to be able to attend the office at Wallfields , Pegs Lane , SG13 8EQ at least twice per week.

This is a Housing Options Triage and Support role for an initial 3 months with a view to extend for the right candidate.  Part of the role is to be the first point of contact for customers seeking housing advice via telephone, email or in person. To undertake an initial assessment of the customer’s needs and circumstances, book housing assessments, signpost them to other organisations as appropriate. Obtain information and documentation to process the housing register application and award housing points.

The successful candidate must be able to work from the office at least twice per week.

Job Category : Planning

Location :160 Tooley Street, Southwark CouncilHours Per Week : 36.00Start Date : Immediate StartStart Time : 09:00End Time : 17:00Salary: £42.27The post is located in the Old Kent Road Planning and Growth team. The team deals with all aspects of regeneration including determining planning applications, preparing the Old Kent Road area action plan and coordinating the council’s wider regeneration activities in the Old Kent Road opportunity area The post holder will lead on design related matters within the Old Kent Road team including providing design advice and working with applicants to improve the design of planning applications and pre-applications, discharging conditions relating to materials, mock up panels etc, commissioning and managing design codes and master planning, representing the council on design matters at the forthcoming examination in public into the draft Old Kent Road area action plan, and commissioning and managing design teams in preparing projects such as public realm and park improvementsPurpose of the job1.         Responsible for providing complex planning advice and applying this to the determination of planning applications, preparation of planning policy and guidance or other activities related to the town planning and regeneration service. 2.         To lead on design related matters within the Old Kent Road team including providing design advice and working with applicants to improve the design of planning applications and pre-applications, discharging conditions relating to materials, mock up panels etc, commissioning and managing design codes and master planning, representing the council on design matters at a forthcoming examination in public into the draft Old Kent Road area action plan.Principal accountabilities4.         To deliver complex and specialised town planning services including development management, the preparation of planning policy and delivery of planning related regeneration projects in accordance with recognised performance standards and delivery plans. 5.         To take responsibility for decisions and recommendations regarding development management, planning policy and other related planning and regeneration projects and activities that will have far reaching and lasting effects on the development of the borough and which have significant impacts on the local environment, economy and community. – Decisions and advice given by the postholder have the potential to have major impact on the development value of land in the borough, the amount of development that can take place, the delivery of council priorities such as affordable housing and have major environmental impactsKnowledge, including educational qualifications:The post holder must hold a degree in a relevant subject or a relevant professional qualification and provide evidence of continuing professional  developmentAn understanding of how services are provided in a Local Government context and political awarenessAn understanding of management concepts, practices and principles gained through experience An understanding of the issues and financial constraints facing local government and, in particular, the services provided by the units under the post holder’s direction.An in-depth understanding of town planning and urban regeneration issues in a major city context Experience: Substantial experience of town planning in a major city context Achievement of results to planned deadlines requiring complex technical work.Preparation of reports to committee and/or senior council officers and external organisations.Planning and carrying out public consultation exercises. Aptitudes, Skills & Competencies: Written communicationProduces written information which is clear and succinct.Presents ideas in a well-structured format and in a manner appropriate to the context and the audience.Able to create a clear brief for action where required.Customer orientationConstantly strives to achieve customer satisfaction.Is sensitive to the needs of internal and external customers.Demands a strong customer focus from all staff.Recognises the business importance of customer satisfaction.Change orientationLooks for continuous improvement to meet ongoing requirements.Responds positively to and learns from change.Is receptive to new ideas.Demonstrates flexibility and a willingness to challenge accepted or established practices and structures within appropriate limits.Technical knowledge and skillsHas specialist knowledge of planning and appreciates the processes in delivering the statutory planning service in a local planning authority Uses qualitative and quantitative techniques to measure performance in own specialism.Possesses the ability to provide support and guidance to skilled staff in technical matters that may be outside the post holder’s detailed area of expertise.Energy and resilienceIs enthusiastic and committed.Demonstrates a capacity for sustained effort and hard work over long periods.Remains calm, objective and in control in stressful situations.Maintains stable performance under pressure.Resilient and persevering.Copes with disappointments and setbacks.

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified (Kingston & Richmond)

Location : Moor Lane, Achieving for Children

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00
Salary: £34.00

About the role

As a Band 6 paediatric Occupational Therapist you will work in a range of settings as an autonomous

practitioner, providing high quality paediatric occupational therapy to support children and young

people with disabilities to achieve their potential. You will have the opportunity to work

collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to support children and young people’s occupational

therapy needs and provide specialist advice to other disciplines. You will carry a specialist caseload of children and young people with a variety of complex physical, learning and social needs and be responsible for writing reports for EHCP and MDT assessments/reviews. As part of the role you will contribute to the supervision of students on clinical placement and support workers who are working with children and young people on your caseload.


Qualifications

● Diploma/BSc/Graduate Diploma/MSc in Occupational Therapy.

● Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.

● Additional short specialist courses relevant to your own clinical area and documented

evidence of CPD (maintained portfolio).

Skills and experience

● Experience of clinical assessment and intervention as an Occupational Therapist.

● Passionate about and/or have experience in working as an OT in paediatrics.

● Working knowledge of child development, neuro-development and childhood occupations.

● Able to plan and prioritise workload, demonstrate initiative through being consistently

solution focused.

● Skilled in assessment planning, implementing and evaluating treatment, complying with

professional and service standards and working as an autonomous practitioner.

● Able to prepare clearly written reports for use by multiple agencies.

● Knowledge, training and experience of a using range of therapeutic techniques and

approaches, including non-standardised and standardised assessments.

● Knowledge/experience of physical and developmental disabilities and their impact on

occupational performance.

● Experience and participate in clinical audits/research.

● Able to communicate sensitive, condition related information to clients using empathy and

reassurance and able to reflect and critically appraise own performance.

● Able to provide and implement OT programmes within a specialist field and work

collaboratively to upskill school staff and caregivers through training, sharing advice and

strategies to support the child/young person.

● Supervision of students and / or support/junior staff.

Personal attributes

● Commitment to lifelong learning, willingness to travel to other sites and work flexibly.

● Strong organisational abilities including: time management, creative-thinking,

problem-solving and multitasking.

● Personal determination, drive, energy and ambition to overcome and achieve challenging

objectives, celebrate success and deliver excellent outcomes for children and young people.

Taking a strength based approach to managing situations.

● Commitment to resource-sharing and collaborative working within Achieving for Children and

across organisational boundaries in the best interests of children, young people and families.

● Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills that are open, honest, persuasive andpragmatic, including excellent negotiation and influencing skills.