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Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : Ty Dewi Sant, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £18.53

Temporary Recruitment Manager until March 2022 To drive Social Services Social Work and Occupational Therapy Recruitment campaign. Taking the lead on the recruitment of social work and occupational therapy service. We are looking to drive the agenda and recruit staff with pace, there is an urgent need to focus on social work vacancies in children’s and adult services with a focus also on occupational therapy over the next 3 months.
Take a lead and support recruiting managers with all aspects of recruitment, and marketing.
Identify and collate all the social work vacancies and occupational therapy, including temporary posts (i.e grant funding posts which are not part of the core establishment) across the social services portfolio to remove duplication, and streamline the process of getting positions advertised.
Research where marketing has the greatest impact through traditional advert formats (i.e specific publications) and digital solutions (i.e. websites, social media, local radio, Spotify etc) including costs, contractual arrangements to secure the best value for money and the revenue implications required for ongoing campaigns including staff and finances
Design creative, modern and attractive advertisements.
Exploring, and reporting innovative approaches implemented in other areas to attract and retain social workers and OT’s beyond ‘pay’ and identify how these could be implemented in Flintshire, taking a lead as appropriate
Ensure the social service is fully exploiting all the marketing channels, research and cost the most appropriate marking media. Across the UK and consider whether we should explore opportunities across English speaking countries.
Co-ordinate telephone, teams and face to face interviews and attending them as and when required.
Assist with the preparation and running of open days/job fayres for SW and OT posts. This may include evenings or weekend when potential staff are available.
Attend careers and jobs fairs
Ensure that all recruitment trackers are updated daily and that iTrent forms are submitted timely

Knowledge and Experience
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Confidence to approach candidates that aren’t actively looking for roles via CV databases or LinkedIn search.
Experience of hiring in high volumes
Able to work to deadlines or targets
Excellent knowledge and skills in marketing and recruitment of people.
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Good knowledge of digital marketing and experience in the field of recruitment.
Excellent IT skills including appropriate digital platforms.
Data driven with excellent reporting skill.
Programme management skills
Works at pace and works well under pressure to deliver, using own initiative

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : Council Offices, Castle heights, Chapel Street, Flint, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £21.50

Targeted Support Team Vacancy
We are looking to recruit an experienced Social Worker. The role is predominantly preventative social work. The worker will need good assessment skills on complex cases and be able to liaise with other professionals. Undertaking Part 3 assessments and producing excellent Part 4 Care and Support plans with subsequent Reviews.
We also take children on to the Child Protection Register, so the Social Worker will need relevant child protection experience. We are also involved in the PLO process and take children into the Court arena into Care Proceedings.
As part of a busy Team we need a worker who can support their colleagues as part of a duty system in place.
We are looking for a social worker experienced in providing children’s services in a statutory social work setting, adhering to statutory guidance, local policy and legislation.

To start immediately.

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : Ty Dewi Sant, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £15.12

Social Services and Health jointly provide early intervention/prevention support to people who identify as having mental health problems.
The purpose is to support peoples’ well-being and promote recovery. They do this within the Primary Mental Health Care team and we are looking for a Social Worker to continue this essential work. Set in a busy team of Health and Social Services workers, you will be supported to work alongside people and their families to identify community based solutions, connect with available resources to enable people to achieve their personal outcomes.
The post holder will work in a variety of community settings with people presenting with factors affecting their mental well-being. The post seeks to identify what matters to people in order to promote their general health and prevent further decline, and will look to promote peoples roles as parents, employees and family. You will be well connected with community assets and seek to make links with these to offer solutions with people. You will support people to co-produce assessments and this includes carers.
Qualification as AMHP is desirable for this post, not essential.

Job Category : Sec / Admin
Location : County Hall, Raikes Lane, Mold CH7 6NB – Phase 3, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £8.91

We require 2 assistants to join the community development team

MAIN PURPOSE/REASON FOR THE JOB:
This is a large generic team their role as a whole is to provide administrative and clerical support to the gas service, capital works service and electrical services as well as providing general administrative support to housing asset management team and all other section of Housing Services based in County Offices Flint.

This role also processes right to buy applications and works closely with the insurance provider to process tenant’s insurance applications

Job Category : Sec / Admin
Location : The Westwood Centre, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 16:30
Salary: £8.91

Job Purpose
To provide administrative support as directed by the Early Years Support Manager, Childcare Development Officer and Early Years Project Support Officer to ensure an effective and efficient service is delivered to families in Flintshire who have childcare requirement. This role will support the administration of the funding for part time educational places, grant funded childcare, and support activities to develop the Childcare Sector in Flintshire.
To provide a modern and effective customer focused business support.

Principal Accountabilities

1. To provide a full reception (first point of call) service to internal and external customers and clients which will involve receiving, recording, assessing, resolving or actioning enquiries, requests for service and complaints either electronically, by telephone, by post or in person. The postholder must ensure that these are processed at the first point of contact wherever possible and within Corporate Service Standards, before escalating the enquiry for a response.
2. To provide general administrative duties e.g. process applications and registrations, authorisation of grant/other payments, submitting translations, the receiving and distributing of incoming and outgoing post daily and deliveries in line with FCC policies and procedures of GDPR and Health Safety.
3. To provide timely and accurate data inputting into corporate information systems and producing reports in line with schedules, requests and deadlines.
4. To provide a full range of document management activities such as electronic records management; scanning, archiving, filing, etc.
5. To undertake a range of Microsoft Office based tasks e.g. production of letters, marketing material, spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations etc.
6. To contribute to the maintenance of communications on the intranet and internet sites ensuring the information is accurate and up-to-date and identify opportunities for improved electronic access to services such as web e-forms.
7. To organise venues for training courses and other events, booking delegates, assisting with catering, booking travel; updating and circulating information as required.
8. To provide a meetings management service e.g. booking centre rooms, organising venues, set up, booking lunches, taking and circulating minutes, ensuring actions are followed up as necessary.
9. To organise and prioritise individual workload, anticipating fundamental day to day problems and as appropriate resolve them either on own initiative and/or in direct liaison with colleagues and direct report.
10. To contribute and make recommendations to the development of smarter administrative procedures applying lean techniques to assist with the provision of an effective business support service.
11. To process applications for grant funding, assuring the quality and accuracy of all evidence collected to meet funding claims and requirements and timely submission.
12. To undertake termly eligibility rechecks, approve and resolve payments, process resource orders on P2P. Check, pay and raise invoices as per schedule and deal with any associated queries.
13. To order, distribute and maintain stationery stocks. Keep inventory and logs for IT equipment and assets.
14. To provide a support service to the management including diary management, bookings, preparing draft communications, sensitively managing incoming calls and providing support as necessary.
15. To keep policy and procedure manuals up to date and circulate updates to relevant people as and when necessary.
16. To ensure that the centre facilities and resources are used appropriately. To complete and record centre safety logs for maintenance checks, undertaking contractor call outs and to be responsible for removing/reporting/escalating any risks in relation to Health and Safety on a daily basis. To support the maintenance of a central record for the Centre Management.
17. To monitor the car parking facility at Westwood Centre to ensure the users are parking within guidelines for safety and permitted use.
18. To work collaboratively with other key stakeholders to ensure the delivery of a quality service.

Job Category : Sales / Marketing
Location : County Hall, Raikes Lane, Mold CH7 6NB – Phase 3, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £13.58

Provide a pro-active, responsive and strategic media relations service for all Council departments, to support, protect and enhance the Council’s reputation and profile.

Manage and develop key news and promotional elements of the web site including the home page profile, initiating and increasing customer access to and understanding of the services the Council provides.

Job Category : Housing
Location : County Offices, Flint House, Church Street, Flint CH6 5BD, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 18.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £10.19

This post is within the Business Performance Team to provide Housing and Assets Service Manager, Managers and the wider team with a comprehensive and confidential, administrative and secretarial support service to perform all duties in a timely, efficient and effective manner.
To provide a high level meetings management service in respect of key statutory meetings, coordinating diaries, taking minutes, circulating notes and information where appropriate
Knowledge and Experience
Good knowledge and experience of a repairs and maintenance operational service.
Good knowledge of the Flintshire area and stock.
Knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office, excel and electronic diaries.
Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
Excellent attention to detail

Job Category : Finance
Location : County Hall, Raikes Lane, Mold CH7 6NB – Phase 1, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 16:30
Salary: £12.20

1. To provide advice and guidance to managers and employees on the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), Teachers’ Pensions and Peoples Pension schemes. Liaising with representatives of those schemes.
2. To undertake payroll related pension administration, ensuring correct application, accuracy and timescales are met for internal and external clients. Ensuring that work is completed within statutory and service level agreements deadlines.
3. To maintain a thorough knowledge of all the pensions schemes covering all employees and external clients of the Council. Having a correct understanding and application of the LGPS, Teachers Pensions, Peoples Pension Schemes and /Statutory Schemes/Legislation/Council Policies and Procedures/Conditions of Service/Discretions and other relevant regulations/ guidance as they affect payroll related pensions administration.
4. To Liaise with the team leader – payroll/systems to ensure all guidance relating to the LGPS, Teachers & Peoples Pensions Scheme are conveyed to the relevant HR & OD team members
5. To contribute to the development of staff within the Employment Services team with regard to pensions knowledge. To provide assistance to and comply with requests from internal and external auditors. To liaise with the supplier of HR & Payroll software with regards to legislative changes, pension related system queries and any subsequent required system updates.
6. To ensure that any identified deficiencies and/or scope for improvement in pension administration and compliance are progressed at the earliest opportunity, including the use of the HR/Payroll system and the Council’s infonet and internet facilities.
7. To produce, populate and reconcile all pension returns to the multiple scheme providers within the deadlines set for each scheme. To ensure that all pensions related correspondence and queries are dealt with in a timely manner.

Job Category : Admin / Clerical
Location : London Borough of Hillingdon
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £16.29
This role required Enhanced DBS & barred list check (Child & adult)

The Child Missing Education Officer (CME) will support the lead officer for Children Missing Education and support the work of the Participation Team to ensure it carries out its responsibilities to the highest possible standards and in accordance with legislation and Hillingdon’s CME policies and procedures.
Core responsibilities will include:

• To support schools and other council officers in the identification and tracking of children missing education in line with Hillingdon’s CME policy.
• To provide advice and guidance for schools and colleagues on children missing education and escalate referrals to the Multi Agency safeguarding Hub as appropriate.
• Attendance at children at CIN/CP meetings.
• The candidate will also support statutory work in relation to Hillingdon’s responsibility for NEET young people.

Strong administrative skills are essential for this role.
Please ensure candidates are aware the role is currently temporary and requires a blended work approach with some office based working.

Job Category : Drivers
Location : 4632 – Stockport – Warren Street, ASDA
Start Date : Immediate Start
Salary: £11.50

Job Category : Finance
Location : County Hall, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £18.85

As one of the largest local authorities in Wales, with a net revenue budget of £327m and a capital programme of £62m, we are a Council with high ambitions, and pride ourselves on being a Council which performs highly for its local communities.
Our finance function is at the heart of our organisation, helping the Council to achieve its goals against a challenging financial backdrop. It does this by providing financial advice and information to support decision making which enables the Council to balance its budget whilst also ensuring that external financial reporting is delivered to the highest standards and to statutory deadlines.
As Principal Accountant, you will undertake a key role in our professional Corporate Finance team and have the opportunity to make a direct impact on influencing how we shape and provide diverse, quality and cost effective Council services to our communities.
Our Principal Accountants are generic roles providing an opportunity for your professional skills and expertise to be used across all our finance areas. Right now, we need a talented individual to work as part of our Capital, Technical and Financial Systems function. The successful applicant, along with their team, will have specific technical responsibilities in relation to the delivery of the Council’s statutory financial reporting requirements, management of the Council’s investment and borrowing activities and advising on and promoting compliance with relevant accounting standards, codes of practice and government regulations (including those related to VAT). The successful candidate will also have a key role for the budget preparation and financial reporting of the Council’s Capital Programme.
Professional Qualification
The post holder undertakes work of a highly complex and diverse nature which requires advanced high level knowledge and skill in Finance requiring professionally qualified status of Chartered Accountant (CCAB), recognised by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).

Job Category : Catering / Hospitality
Location : County Hall, Raikes Lane, Mold CH7 6NB – Phase 3, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £9.50

We require an assistant to join our Well-Fed enterprise to support the running of the food store
Job Purpose
To support the cook in delivering a catering service to the school, carrying out the full range of kitchen/catering duties.
. Basic cooking and preparation of food and beverages e.g. preparing snacks, reconstitution of prepared foods, preparation of vegetables, salad and fruit, etc, ensuring adherence to food hygiene and health and safety standards, regulations and guildelines.

2. General kitchen and dining room duties including the setting up and clearing away foods, moving tables and chairs, washing up, and packing & unpacking despatch containers, maintaining a high standard of cleanliness at all times.
3. Under the supervision of the cook, receive and check orders and stock as necessary.
4. To exercise customer care skills to provide customers with a friendly and helpful service.
5. Undertake any other duties which are commensurate with the general nature & grade of the post.
6. Staff at all levels have responsibilities for Training & Development in accordance with the County Council’s policy.

Experience
Experience in a kitchen is not essential as full training will be provided

Job Category : Building Services & Maintenance
Location : Council Offices, Castle heights, Chapel Street, Flint, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 16:00
Salary: £9.23

Joiner

Job Category : Building Services & Maintenance
Location : Council Offices, Castle heights, Chapel Street, Flint, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £21.50

Plumbing and Heating Engineer required to cover day to day responsive maintenance and break downs to council owned properties.
Opportunity to cover out of hours call out rota
Qualifications – CCN1, CENWAT, CKR 1, HTR 1, CPA 1.
JOB PURPOSE

1.1 The Post Holder will be responsible to the Assistant District Maintenance Officer for day to day maintenance, repair works and new build construction of Flintshire housing stock and other Council-owned properties.

2.0 PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

2.1 To carry out all aspects of plumbing and related work including domestic, water service systems, rainwater pipes, soil stacks, sanitary fittings and all associated works, tiling, minor plastering work.

2.2 To be able to work from detailed specifications and drawings.

2.3 To collect orders and instruction, complete documentation such as works orders and timesheets, and return completed documentation to Assistant District Maintenance Officer on a daily basis.

2.4 To work alone, or with trades, carry out work at council-owned properties to provide a quality customer driven service to set standards to our customers.

2.5 To identify, be responsible and accountable for the ordering, collection, safe storage and use of materials.

2.6 To respond to emergency needs such as entering properties for emergency services, make safe any damage as required.

2.7 To report any defects/damage of tools, plant or vehicles to the Assistant District Maintenance Officer.

2.8 To ensure full compliance with all safety procedures and requirements of statutory legislation and report all Health and Safety issues to the Assistant District Maintenance Officer, or supervising officer, immediately.

2.9 To use, maintain and keep clean any allocated transport, tools and plant, protective workwear, mobile telephones and any other equipment allocated to employee within Corporate and Departmental procedures.

2.10 To carry out occasional specialised work, such as asbestos removal, in accordance with safe working practices.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

6.1 Must be apprentice trained and time served and/or hold an appropriate craft qualification, minimum City and Guilds or NVQ Level 3.

6.2 Experience of assessing/inspecting plumbing works and undertaking fault finding and diagnostic work.

6.3 Experience of, and ability to use, the required portable power tools.

6.4 Experience of working as an electrician in a repair/maintenance and contracting environment.

6.5 Knowledge, and experience, of working within all Health and Safety Legislation relevant to the construction industry.

6.6 Experience of working on own initiative and within a team.

6.7 Able to communicate effectively with a diverse range of people.

Job Category : Technical
Location : Magdalen House, Bootle, L20 3NJ, Sefton MBC
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £31.66

Main Duties and Responsibilities:
1 Contribute to the delivery of a Service Plan for their team and Asset Management, which will be managed through a performance framework.
2 To assist the Team Leader in the effective and efficient operation of the Property and Facilities team and to ensure a high standard of professional service delivery.
3 To assist in the provision on a commercial basis of all necessary advice and professional services involved in the management of land and property (operational and non-operational) including:
• Acquisitions and disposals including Compulsory Purchase and compensation.
• Negotiation of Leases and all other property interests including renewal under the Landlord and Tenant Acts and rent review.
• Inspections, valuation and reports for all purposes to meet both client and statutory purposes.
• All Rating (Uniform Business Rates, etc) matters and related Appeals
4 To assist in the formulation of all appropriate budgets and the operation of systems for monitoring and controlling expenditure within the remit of the team including the production of accurate and timely management information to assist in the reporting of KPI’s and KPQ’s.
5 To undertake project briefs from Asset Management and other Council service areas. To manage such briefs effectively and efficiently to meet the client’s requirements.
6 To assist and support any other member of the Property and Facilities team particularly on specific projects or areas of responsibility as required by the Team Leader, using initiative and a high level of professional skill and personal integrity.
7 To provide Valuations for statutory and all other purposes, particularly those required for the annual revaluation of the Council’s asset base.
8 To support the activities of the Team Leader and to deputise where appropriate in Management Team Meetings, etc.
9 To meet all appropriate Estates management and professional practice requirements in accordance with the Codes, Regulations, Practice and Guidance notes of the RICS, the Council’s Standing Orders and Scheme of Delegation

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : St. Peters House, Bootle, L20 3ZA, Sefton MBC
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £23.73

Experienced practitioner with considerable experience in the field expected to undertake complex cases including assessment and management of risks. Recognised by peers as a source of reliable knowledge and expertise demonstrating critical knowledge of the range of theories and models for social work intervention. Expected to oversee the teaching and assessment of social work students carrying out practice learning placements as required. Required to give evidence in court in relation to care proceedings

Qualifications
SW Degree or equivalent

Current registration with HCPC

Experience
Minimum 2 years post qualification experience in statutory Adult’s Social Care service

Demonstrable skills, knowledge and aptitudes
Knowledge of NHS and Community Care Act, Mental Health Act other appropriate legislative frameworks, statutory guidance and processes for vulnerable adults.

Knowledge of the assessment frameworks and other relevant assessment and planning tools.

Knowledge of Human Growth and Development.

Ability to research, cascade and incorporate new guidance and procedure into work quickly and effectively; and use to inform professional decision making.

Ability to demonstrate advanced skill level in applying needs-led assessment and planning.

Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of theory and practice of care assessment.

Ability to develop practical and procedural knowledge across a defined specialist area.

Job Category : Sec / Admin
Location : Magdalen House, Bootle, L20 3NJ, Sefton MBC
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £10.70

Business support worker – completing minutes for North/Central locality services 2 x Minute takers required. Worker required to work within the office 5 x days per week.

Job Category : Social & Healthcare Unqualified
Location : Colwill Lodge, Plymouth City Council
Start Date : Immediate Start
Salary: £10.81
Provide high standards of care and support for service users across emh care & support Group, in line with care and support plans and compliant with CQC Regulations
Promote individual rights and personal dignity for service users and provide
them with every opportunity for physical, mental, emotional and spiritual development.
Provide the funded hours of support for each individual in line with their individual support plan.

Job Category : Technical
Location : Alltami Depot, Alltami, Mold CH7 6LG, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.50
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £18.85

Fleet Services provides a fleet management and maintenance service for our whole organisation. The Fleet Manager provides a critical role where you’ll be expected to draw on your capabilities for effective collaboration, pragmatic problem solving and a close eye for performance standards, ensuring our varied fleet of 300+ vehicles and workshop operate effectively.

Working in partnership with our single supplier your strong aptitude for relationship and contract management will be key. Ensuring our Authority’s Operator’s Licence undertakings and other statutory obligations are met will be an essential ability when providing advice on compliance and the application of road transport legislation to our diverse range of operations. You’ll need to work closely and effectively with operational managers and supervisors to maximise efficiency, flexibility and value to deliver excellent customer service for fleet users.

Using your transport management qualification, along with your broad experience and initiative to work across operational boundaries, you’ll develop systems that will control the fleet and ensure that vehicles are maintained in accordance with good practice and transport legislation
The Postholder should hold a degree and be a Chartered Member of a recognised Transport related institute, or with demonstrable experience in the provision and delivery of Fleet Management and Maintenance at a management level, preferably in direct service provision, who has the ability to demonstrate and use well developed leadership, managerial, financial aptitudes. A recognised qualification in Transport Operation and Law, holding as a minimum the Transport Manager’s Certificate of Professional Competence in Transport Operations.

Requires knowledge and experience of handling complaints and resolution of service failures using tact and diplomacy. Must be able to demonstrate and use well developed enthusiastic leadership, managerial, financial and interpersonal skills.

Must have the following:

1. Health & Safety qualification e.g. Institution of Occupational Health & Safety (IOSH) certificate in Managing Safely in Construction.
   ILM / NVQ Level 4 in management or extensive experience in managing a team
2. CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) for Transport Managers (Passenger Transport) Level 3 and/or (Road Haulage) Level 3

Job Category : Manual Labour
Location : Ballard House, West Hoe Road, Plymouth City Council
Start Date : Immediate Start
Salary: £9.90