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Job Category : Social Care & Health Non-Qualified
Location : Priory House, Central Bedfordshire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:45
End Time : 17:15
Salary: £20.25

Our community Reablement service delivers a successful short term therapy assessment and care program, that supports our residents to live well in their own homes, reducing their long terms care needs and maximising their health and wellbeing. Due to the pandemic the service has actively responded and adapted to support people through the implementation of a rapid Discharge to Assess HomeFirst model. As an experienced Registered Manager, you will work closely with health and social care partners across an integrated care system and be at the foreground of exciting change and transformation. We have an innovative and vibrant approach to enhance and broaden the services that support people leave hospital, and with our partners design and support the development & delivery of a social care crisis response model, enabling people to remain in their homes, avoiding the need for admission to hospital or residential care settings.

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : Darby House, Telford and Wrekin Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £10.92

The Brokerage Team works as part of the Commissioning and Procurement Team in Adult Social Care Team to source care from contracted care providers which will support people to live the lives they want to lead.
Our Adult Social Care Team was found to be ‘Outstanding’ in a recent peer review and we are looking for outstanding candidates to come and join our brokerage team to carry on our good work.
This is an exciting time to join the team as we reset our care services and emerge from Covid with new systems and vigour.
Our Brokers source social care to support physical and personal day to day needs, psychological support, specialist accommodation, home from hospital support, transport and day services for vulnerable adults in our Borough. This post will also source end of life care for adults
This team works tirelessly to ensure that our residents have good quality care that is person centred and focused on individuals’ outcomes.

The Role
This is a fast paced role with priorities changing rapidly often during the same day. Reporting to the Self Directed Support Team Leader, you will be a resilient motivated individual and use you wide ranging Social Care Market knowledge and experience of health and social care to broker services and support for Vulnerable People in accordance with the Care Act 2014. As an innovative, vibrant thinker, you will influence colleagues, negotiate with, and manage, providers to deliver best value for money services. Your understanding of the Council’s cost challenges, operating processes and legislation around Vulnerable People will drive you optimise contractual agreements whilst safeguarding people and improving their outcomes. Focusing on continuous improvement methodologies you will work closely with social work teams, procurement, commissioners, partners and wider Council teams to provide value for money brokered solutions and, where applicable, suggest alternative options where it would offer better overall outcomes and value.
As an experienced team player, your support and close working relationship with colleagues in your wider team will be invaluable to ensure the whole team is always available and able to respond and support our internal and external customers.

Key requirements
You will be a resilient driven individual with a proven working knowledge of the health and social care sector and the brokerage function alongside an up to date understanding of the legislation associated with care and obligations relating to Vulnerable People. You must be an experienced and proficient user of all Microsoft packages and SharePoint You must be a flexible worker as the brokerage team manages care across 7 days so a rota is in place for occasional weekend and bank holiday working to meet demand as required.

Job Category : Revenue & Benefits
Location : London Borough of Newham
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £22.00 per hour

4 posts are for Council Tax officers and 4 are for Housing Benefit officers
Job Context

1. The post holder reports to a Council Tax and Benefits Team Manager.
2. The post holder will be expected to work across any of the service points within the service.
3. The post holder will work flexibly and work as an effective team member.
4. The post holder may be required to undertake home visits or property inspections.
5. The post holder will be required to work some evenings, weekends and occasional public holidays in order to meet service requirements and in order to ensure appropriate representation of the Council with residents, the Mayor and elected members, and external bodies.
6. The post holder will be required to wear a uniform and to ensure that all staff adhere to this dress code.

KNOWLEDGE:

Good knowledge of Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit legislation and other welfare benefits.
And/or
Good knowledge of Council Tax legislation.

Understanding of Data protection, Freedom of Information and related security and confidentiality policies and procedures.

Detailed knowledge of Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit legislation and other welfare benefits.
And/or
Detailed knowledge of Council Tax legislation.

EXPERIENCE:

Experience of processing all types of housing and council tax benefit claims and dealing with all associated tasks.
And/or
Experience of dealing with all tasks relating to the collection of Council Tax.

Experience of appropriately applying knowledge of Housing and Council Tax benefit and/or Council tax legislation and regulations.

Experience of working within a customer-focused front-line service, in the public, private or voluntary sector.

Experience of operating, updating and retrieving data from IT systems.

Experience of working effectively across disciplines.

Job Title : Care Assistant (Night Only Worker)
Job Category : Social Care & Health Non-Qualified
Location : Allison House, Central Bedfordshire Council
Hours Per Week : 40.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 07:30
End Time : 21:30
Salary: £8.91
Required for 40hrs night shifts from 21.30 until 07.30

Job Title : Staff Nurse (SO2)
Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : Bridgewood Nursing Home, Enfield Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £17.27
70 bedded nursing home comprising of 6 units catering to residential, nursing, nursing dementia, residential dementia, learning disability.

Job Title : ASB Officer (Q076)
Job Category : Housing & Planning
Location : Council Offices, Charnwood Borough Council, Leicestershire, East Midlands
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £14.38
To assist in managing ASB cases from low to high risk.
Job Purpose
To contribute to ensuring the Council achieves its vision and business objectives.
To ensure that tenants, leaseholders and customers are at the heart of all services and that all staff demonstrate a commitment to the development and implementation of the Council’s involvement frameworks.
To hold primary accountability for all anti-social behaviour case management, within a designated caseload.
Delivery of an effective and appropriate service to all service users, fairly and without discrimination.
Experience
Experience in the delivery of a high quality anti-social behaviour service

Experience in participating in multi-agency working.

Experience of preparing witness statements and legal documentation relating to anti-social behaviour issues.

Experience in handling difficult customers in a compassionate and sensitive manner.

Experience of pro-actively promoting and undertaking face to face and group meetings to reach effective and agreeable outcomes.

Experience in the use of anti-social behaviour IT systems.

Experience of giving evidence in court on anti- social behaviour cases.

Job Title : Virtual School Education Officer – SO1
Job Category : Education (qualified)
Location : London Borough of Hillingdon, Uxbridge, London
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £176.89 per day
We are looking to appoint a dynamic practitioner who has experience of working with vulnerable young people preferably in an education setting. We are seeking candidates who can demonstrate experience of working across the age range 2-18 and preferably have knowledge of working with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children, those with Special Educational Needs, Children Missing from Education or those who are NEET. This is an exciting opportunity for a professional experienced in working with young people, to try something different, fulfilling and rewarding.

You will be in charge of a caseload of approximately 35 young people in the care of Hillingdon Local Authority and your job will be to ensure they have the support to overcome barriers to their learning so they achieve their full potential.

You will track and monitor their progress and attendance; you will lead their Personal Education Planning meetings and agree targets and action plans to support their education. In doing so, you will liaise closely with and support foster carers and residential home key workers, social workers, personal advisors and designated teachers/student support services in schools and colleges.

The successful candidate will have good knowledge of the English education system, including assessment across the Key Stages and post 16 pathways.

We are seeking someone who is passionate about enabling Looked After Children and Care Leavers to progress educationally in line with their non-looked after peers.
Our ideal person sticks to deadlines, thinks on their feet, is hardworking, supportive of staff and the team around the child, approachable and friendly. They will be excellent at managing a very busy schedule, organised and pro-active, especially in setting up enrichment activities for our young people. In relation to this role there may be occasional evening and weekend work and there is a need to travel depending on the location of the young people on your caseload.

ROLE PURPOSE:

To work closely with the Hillingdon Virtual School team and Headteacher to:

• Raise the attainment of Looked After Children and Care Leavers via a focus on admissions, attendance, attainment, progress, tuition, enrichment and promoting inclusion
• Hold a caseload of Looked After Children (placed in and out of borough) as decided by the Virtual School Headteacher
• Track the attainment and progress of all Looked After Children (from Nursery to age 18) on their caseload
• Raise the attainment of Looked After Children by chairing and producing high quality, timely Personal Education Plans (PEPs) and monitoring the progress and outcomes of PEP targets.
• Promote a multiagency approach to working with Looked After Children and Care Leavers, particularly in regards to their education
• Advise and support Care Leavers still in education, employment or training, as required
• Contribute to the provision of enrichment and extra-curricular learning activities for Looked After Children and Care Leavers
• Pro-actively develop and maintain effective working relationships with other agencies to ensure joined up services for Looked After Children and Care Leavers

Please note, the successful candidates will be employed on a term-time only basis.

Job Category : Legal
Location : Basildon Council
Hours Per Week : 36.25
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:15
Salary: £27.98
The objective of the Solicitor to the Council Service is to provide a highly efficient and cost-effective legal service to facilitate the lawful exercise of the Council’s functions and the achievement of its policies and objectives and at all times to safeguard the interests of the Council and propriety in the exercise of its functions.
Some activities of the service are carried out in fee-earning teams responsible for litigation, regeneration, property and contracts work under the overall supervision of the Solicitor to the Council.
Our approach to the practice of law is based on a friendly and open style of working and a determination to avoid unnecessary complexity. We are committed to achieving the objectives of our clients by finding solutions to their problems in a professional, courteous and efficient manner. We believe in an innovative and energetic approach to the practice of law, placing particular emphasis on personal service, speed of response, value for money, accessibility and the highest standards of professional excellence.

This role will be to cover work within the corporate litigation team – this will include prosecutions mainly, but may also involve advice work and housing.
EXPERIENCE
Substantial open court experience and interest in advocacy
Defended advocacy experience
Demonstrable knowledge of Litigation practice
Managing and supervising staff

Job Title : Care Assistant – Halcyon Court Headingley
Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified (North)
Location : Halcyon Court Headingley, Headingley, Leeds
Salary: Day £8.91
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 19:00
End Time : 07:00

We are looking for Care assistants to cover part time and full time day & night shifts. Both positions are a 12 hour shift pattern either 8am – 8pm or 8pm to 8am. Full time will be 4 /days/nights per week. we still promote flexible working and a flexible work pattern can be discussed.

Job Purpose and Context
⦁ To enable customers to lead as active and independent lives as possible by providing holistic and personal care.

⦁ To promote choice to customers in their daily living by providing care which meets Care Quality Commissions (CQC) fundamental
standards and supports happy living for the years ahead

Knowledge and Understanding
⦁ Ability to read, understand and complete / contribute to care plans.
⦁ Health and safety in the workplace.
⦁ Manual handling procedures.
⦁ Safeguarding vulnerable adults.
⦁ Food hygiene.
⦁ Mental Capacity Act
Understanding of confidentiality and data protection within a care setting.

Experience
No prior experience of working in a care environment is required

Key Activities
Provide person centered care and support (including laundry, housekeeping and kitchen duties) as identified in the care plan, whilst promoting choice and enabling customers to maintain independence and dignity.
Assist in keeping the location clean, safe and odour free for customers.
Maintain and complete accurate documentation of all care and support undertaken. Recognise, document and report any changes in the care plan, and participate in customer reviews as required

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified (North)
Location : The Manor House Harrogate, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Salary: Day ££9.33
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 19:00
End Time : 07:00

We are looking for Care assistants to cover part time and full time day & night shifts. Both positions are a 12 hour shift pattern either 8am – 8pm or 8pm to 8am. Full time will be 4 /days/nights per week. we still promote flexible working and a flexible work pattern can be discussed.

Job Purpose and Context
⦁ To enable customers to lead as active and independent lives as possible by providing holistic and personal care.

⦁ To promote choice to customers in their daily living by providing care which meets Care Quality Commissions (CQC) fundamental
standards and supports happy living for the years ahead

Knowledge and Understanding
⦁ Ability to read, understand and complete / contribute to care plans.
⦁ Health and safety in the workplace.
⦁ Manual handling procedures.
⦁ Safeguarding vulnerable adults.
⦁ Food hygiene.
⦁ Mental Capacity Act
Understanding of confidentiality and data protection within a care setting.

Experience
No prior experience of working in a care environment is required

Key Activities
Provide person centered care and support (including laundry, housekeeping and kitchen duties) as identified in the care plan, whilst promoting choice and enabling customers to maintain independence and dignity.
Assist in keeping the location clean, safe and odour free for customers.
Maintain and complete accurate documentation of all care and support undertaken. Recognise, document and report any changes in the care plan, and participate in customer reviews as required

Job Title : Care Assistant – Glendale Walton on Thames
Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified (London & Surrey)
Location : Glendale Walton on Thames, Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
Salary: Day £9.25
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 19:00
End Time : 07:00

We are looking for Care assistants to cover part time and full time day & night shifts. Both positions are a 12 hour shift pattern either 8am – 8pm or 8pm to 8am. Full time will be 4 /days/nights per week. we still promote flexible working and a flexible work pattern can be discussed.

Job Purpose and Context
⦁ To enable customers to lead as active and independent lives as possible by providing holistic and personal care.

⦁ To promote choice to customers in their daily living by providing care which meets Care Quality Commissions (CQC) fundamental
standards and supports happy living for the years ahead

Knowledge and Understanding
⦁ Ability to read, understand and complete / contribute to care plans.
⦁ Health and safety in the workplace.
⦁ Manual handling procedures.
⦁ Safeguarding vulnerable adults.
⦁ Food hygiene.
⦁ Mental Capacity Act
Understanding of confidentiality and data protection within a care setting.

Experience
No prior experience of working in a care environment is required

Key Activities
Provide person centered care and support (including laundry, housekeeping and kitchen duties) as identified in the care plan, whilst promoting choice and enabling customers to maintain independence and dignity.
Assist in keeping the location clean, safe and odour free for customers.
Maintain and complete accurate documentation of all care and support undertaken. Recognise, document and report any changes in the care plan, and participate in customer reviews as required

Job Title : Care Assistant NVQ2 – Sandholme Fold Halifax
Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified (North)
Location : Sandholme Sandholme Fold Halifax, Halifax, West Yorkshire
Salary: Day £9.25
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 07:00
End Time : 21:00

Job Purpose and Context
⦁ To enable customers to lead as active and independent lives as possible by providing holistic and personal care.

⦁ To promote choice to customers in their daily living by providing care which meets Care Quality Commissions (CQC) fundamental
standards and supports happy living for the years ahead

Knowledge and Understanding
⦁ Ability to read, understand and complete / contribute to care plans.
⦁ Health and safety in the workplace.
⦁ Manual handling procedures.
⦁ Safeguarding vulnerable adults.
⦁ Food hygiene.
⦁ Mental Capacity Act
Understanding of confidentiality and data protection within a care setting.

Experience
No prior experience of working in a care environment is required.

Qualifications
Care level 2 diploma.

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified (North)
Location : Townend Close Keighley, Keighley, West Yorkshire
Salary: Day ££9.20
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 19:00
End Time : 07:00

We are looking for Care assistants to cover part time and full time day & night shifts. Both positions are a 12 hour shift pattern either 8am – 8pm or 8pm to 8am. Full time will be 4 /days/nights per week. we still promote flexible working and a flexible work pattern can be discussed.

Job Purpose and Context
⦁ To enable customers to lead as active and independent lives as possible by providing holistic and personal care.

⦁ To promote choice to customers in their daily living by providing care which meets Care Quality Commissions (CQC) fundamental
standards and supports happy living for the years ahead

Knowledge and Understanding
⦁ Ability to read, understand and complete / contribute to care plans.
⦁ Health and safety in the workplace.
⦁ Manual handling procedures.
⦁ Safeguarding vulnerable adults.
⦁ Food hygiene.
⦁ Mental Capacity Act
Understanding of confidentiality and data protection within a care setting.

Experience
No prior experience of working in a care environment is required

Key Activities
Provide person centered care and support (including laundry, housekeeping and kitchen duties) as identified in the care plan, whilst promoting choice and enabling customers to maintain independence and dignity.
Assist in keeping the location clean, safe and odour free for customers.
Maintain and complete accurate documentation of all care and support undertaken. Recognise, document and report any changes in the care plan, and participate in customer reviews as required

Job Category : Financial
Location : RIVER PARK HOUSE, London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:45
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £27.08
Role Purpose
Auditor (Quality Assurance):-

To assure quality of practice across Children’s Social Care
• To undertake audits and report on findings.
• To prepare both quantative and qualitative reports for presentation to senior
managers.
• To improve practice through the delivery of the Quality Assurance
Framework to ensure effective outcomes for children and families.

Overall, the Auditor (Quality Assurance) is to provide a proactive approach to quality assurance in
order to ensure that the quality of work across the organisation is improved.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Essential Criteria:

1. Understanding, knowledge and ability to follow guidelines to ensure compliance with Health and Safety at Work, Data Protection and other statutory requirements.
2. Health and Safety aspects/issues, first aid/manual handling etc in relation to the working environment, ie hazardous materials and relevant processes/legislations
3. Knowledge and experience of using IT including an electronic integrated children’s system (eg: MOSAIC or similar)
4. Understanding and commitment to promoting and implementing the Council’s Equal Opportunities policies.
5. To undertake any other temporary duties consistent with the basic duties and/or objectives of the post.
6. This position requires the post holder to have a satisfactory DBS check.

Qualifications

1. Social Work qualification and active HCPC registration
2. Evidence of post-qualification continuing professional development

Knowledge/Skills

3. Comprehensive knowledge and application of relevant legislation, regulation and statutory guidance relating to children, young people and their parent / carers
4. Knowledge of national issues relevant to looked after children and child protection, including relevant research and evidence based models of best practice
5. Well-developed written, oral and presentation skills.
6. An ability to influence and develop positive relationships with senior managers within the Council and partner agencies, whilst at the same time providing appropriate levels of challenge to policy and practice.
7. Knowledge of the quality assurance function with relevant audit skills

Job Category : Catering / Hospitality
Location : Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 16:00
Salary: £11.92
Require a chef de partie to prepare and serve food for students
Chef de partie must be capable of running a section and delivering food to a very high standard
Chef de partie must have very high hygiene standards ,trained to Level 3
Chef de partie must be able to follow company recipe cards
Chef de partie must be well mannered and work within a team

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : Charles Babbage House, Enfield Council
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:45
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £28.09
An advanced practitioner required to suppoort assessment team

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : Centenary House, West Sussex County Council, Worthing, West Sussex
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £30.55
WSCC SW TEAMS – BENEFITS
Currently planning the roll out of the Family Safeguarding model and starting to arrange training in motivational interviewing for our perm and agency staff.
Unfilled vacancy gap less than 5% so teams well staffed.
Agency staff are treated as part of the service and encouraged to attend transformational and other leadership events

Caseloads in A&I South team – on average, 20 per Social Worker
With this vacancy we are also able to offer £100.00 weekly expenses.

Job Category : Financial
Location : Badminton Road Council Offices, South Gloucestershire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £15.33
The Finance Officer post plays an important role in supporting the Department for Children, Adults and Health. Under the direction of the Senior Finance Officer, the Finance Officer supports the delivery of a range of quality and cost effective financial management and financial support services. This role will primarily support work relating to areas covered by High Needs Block funding, Schools Block funding and Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) recovery plan.

Job Title : Designated Social Care Officer SEND (MM1)
Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : Cheviots, Enfield Council
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £20.76

This is a strategic role accountable for developing strategies, action plans and processes which support the continued development of the SEND agenda to ensure it is embedded within social care operations and practice across both children’s and adult services. To contribute to and influence the development of services and support for children and young people with SEND.
To establish and lead a network of social care SEND ‘champions’ and link workers. Facilitating and overseeing the implementation of the SEND agenda within social care through this network and gathering insight and intelligence from them and other groups such as the parent carer forum to inform future planning. To support development of a data dashboard in relation to social care data and report to the SEND development group and SEND partnership board.
To be responsible for developing social care aspects of the Local Offer that provide relevant advice and information and meet all legislative requirements. With in – depth knowledge, and understanding of both social care operations and the SEND agenda , identify areas where social care services need further development to ensure compliance with the SEND Code of Practice – generating solutions and implementing strategies and plans to address this – aligning these to social care’s operational and business plans and statutory obligations.
To negotiate with and influence others, build and nurture effective partnerships, working collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders across the Local Authority, community, parent and voluntary organisations, promoting opportunities for co-production. Gather feedback from children and young people – develop case studies to ensure that the voice of the child at heart of our practice influencing future service developments.
To participate in Quality Assurance and dip sampling of EHCP To act as the regional and national interface, representing social care at key regional and national events, and be a source of expert professional advice on SEND reforms relating to social care within the Local Authority. To ensure that learning from SEND inspections is used to improve practice and inform service developments.
To attend the SEN Panel as the Social Care lead to ensure Social Care actions are communicated and followed up from the Panel as well as ensuring wider learning from Panel impacts on practice.
The post holder will represent Enfield Council at key regional and national events and will be a source of expert professional advice on SEND reforms relating to social care within Enfield and will seek to learn nationally from the evidence base of best practice.

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : Harbour Buildings Waterfront West, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Dudley
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £18.34
This post would suit an experienced Occupational Therapist with a physical and or mental health background who is able to assess need and make recommendations for relevant support and housing options, including adaptations and re-housing. Recent experience working with both adults and children with complex needs, in the community, is required.