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Job Category : Building Services & Maintenance
Location : Docks Way, Newport, NP20 2NS, Newport City Council
Hours Per Week : 37
Start Date : Immediate start
Salary: £12.18 per hour

Job Category : Management
Location : Catmose, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6HP, Rutland County Council
Hours Per Week : 37
Start Date : Immediate start
Salary: £28.50 per hour

To manage and lead the transport team with respect to preparing and delivering transport strategies and to provide strategic transport input to wider Council policies and strategies.

To be responsible for the delivery of and development of transport policies of the Council, both for public transport provision and managing the transport requirements of Children’s Services and Adult Social Services, ensuring integrated management and provision of transport services.

Identifying transport needs, managing contract performance, and managing across Council integrated budget.

To deputise for the Head of Highways and Transportation, when necessary, both within the Council and in respect of external meetings.

To provide strategic and operational leadership, to ensure an effective and sustainable network of public and passenger services across Rutland are provided.

You will provide strategic and operational leadership, to ensure an effective and sustainable network of local bus and passenger services across Rutland are provided.

To be successful in this role – you may have experience working in the following roles:

Transport Operations Manager, Home to School Transport Manager, Integrated Transport Unit manager or Fleet Manager.

Job Category : Social Care Non-Qualified
Location : High Cross Drive, Rogerstone, Newport, Newport, NP10 9AB, Newport City Council
Hours Per Week : 2.5
Start Date : Immediate start
Salary: £10.78 per hour

WORKING DAYS/HOURS:

Every other Thursday until March 2025 (Sgiliau Group) 4:00pm to 6:15pm

(16th Jan 2025; 30th Jan2025; 13th Feb 2025; 27th Feb 2025; 13th Mar 2025; 27th Mar 2025)

JOB PURPOSE:
To assist in the organisation and delivery of a group activities for disabled children and young people who are supported by social services.
The focus of the group activities is to support children and young people aged 10-17 years old to increase their skills and opportunities. The young people will be supported to develop a variety of skills from cooking, safety in the home and community along with enhancing their social and communication skills.

KEY RESULT AREAS:

1. To deliver and support the running of the group activity for the young people as appropriate to their age, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
2. To assist in the operation of the sessions where all children can experience a wide range of opportunities to develop their skills, ensuring they are involved in the planning process.
3. To meet the individual care needs of the children, including the provision of snacks and drinks, toileting / changing and keeping a high standard of hygiene.
4. To be responsible for the setting up and use of equipment and materials, ensuring their safe storage in a clean and orderly state. To inform the supervisor of any concerns regarding equipment and materials.
5. To communicate effectively and sensitively, both verbal and in writing with young people and parents whilst maintaining confidentiality.
6. To assist in promoting Equal Opportunities for all young people and their families who use the group activities.
7. To ensure compliance with all Health and Safety and other legal requirements associated with the operation of the scheme.
8. To contribute fully to team briefing and debriefing sessions at the start and end of each session, sharing relevant information regarding young people on a need-to-know basis.
9. To administer basic First Aid where appropriate and in line with relevant training.
10. Any other duties commensurate with the grade of this post as directed by the line manager.

This job description sets out the main result areas of the post at the date when it was drawn up. Such duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot in themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:
ESSENTIAL
Qualifications:
*Minimum of 5 GCSE passes at grade A to G or equivalent qualifications.

Knowledge:
*Knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding Procedures

Experience:
*Experience of working or volunteering with children and young people
*Experience of facilitating Play and Youth activities

Aptitude & Skills:
*Ability to problem solve and work under pressure as part of a team.
*Demonstrate good communication skills – both written and verbal with children, families and other relevant persons.
*To apply learned training when necessary
*To be flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the service

DESIRABLE
Qualifications:
*NVQ Level 2 in Play work or equivalent
*First Aid Qualification

• Team Teach Qualification

Knowledge:

• Knowledge around different communication methods.
  *Knowledge of Children’s Act, CIW regulations and Health and Safety legislation.

Experience:
*Previous experience of working / volunteering with disabled children / and or children with behaviours that challenge.

Aptitude & Skills:
*Able to work on own initiative.
*Self-motivated and enthusiastic.
*Able to demonstrate a passion for working with children and increasing play opportunities.
*Welsh speaking.
*Ability to establish good working relationships with children / young people based on respect and openness.
*Ability to liaise an establish good working relationships with professionals / parents / carers and the wider team.

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : Atlas House, Corporation Street, WA9 1LD, St. Helens MBC
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:45
End Time : 17:15
Salary: £35.21

A duty social worker is currently required. The Social worker will respond to referrals received from MASH and undertake assessments set to timescales no longer than 45 days. A duty social worker will be responsible for identifying needs and working with children and families to offer support and implements plans. The social worker will need experience of working with children and families in a safeguarding setting, and a range of skills and knowledge in dealing with section 47 enquiries, CIN, assessments, planning and working with professionals to support children and their families. The range of work involves working with children on child in need plans for a short term basis until step down, or step up to ICPC at this juncture cases would transfer to the longer term assessment service. The social worker will need to demonstrate effective communication skills and preferably have some experience of signs of safety ( although this is not essential) . The social worker will be able to work from both home and the office ( preferably 2 days a week in office or full week if on duty) . The social worker will work 1 week in 4 of being on duty.

Job Category : Interims
Location : Newham Dockside, London Borough of Newham
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £38.80

We at Major Projects team (Part of Highways Newham) are looking for an Interim Highway Designer who has a traffic engineering background. This person needs to assist a Principal Designer (PD) and the Project Manager (PM) for the delivery of a Multi-million Pound project. This project is a joint venture between Newham and London Legacy Development Cooperation (LLDC). The project is a highway realignment and public realm improvements project.
Overall Purpose of Job
To work alongside the PD managing the delivery of the design (both RIBA Stage 3 and 4) of a high valued major project in Newham highway. As well as being involved in the design, the candidate will also need to be involved in design changes during the construction stage, working with the project manager to answer any site queries or make alterations to the design as required to suit constraints on site. This will involve working with both internal team members and external organisations.
Job Context

• The candidate reports to the Principal Designer on a day-to-day running of the design delivery. The candidate is also expected assist a Senior Site Engineer and Project Manager as instructed by the PD during the delivery on site.

• The candidate is required to be proficient in Highways Design and the Manual Contract Document for Highways Works, to produce construction series drawings, utilising Autodesk AutoCAD software.

• The candidate is expected to attend design meetings with clients, with or without PD/PM and required to prepare technical notes and information for the PD’s review.

• The candidate has specific Health and Safety and risk management responsibilities in respect of co-ordinating service delivery

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Key tasks and responsibilities are intended to be a guide to the range and level of work expected of the candidate. This is not an exhaustive list of all tasks that may fall to the candidate and employees will be expected to carry out such other reasonable duties which may be required from time to time as set out by the PD or Senior Project Manager who sits above the PD

• To arrange for and manage workshops for various stakeholders, Architects and designers

• To liaise with external organisations including other boroughs, Network Rail, TfL, departments related to approval of designs.

• To undertake research, design and evaluate the cost and value of alternative options and solutions to identified problems

• To organise own workload together with the supervision of other project members to achieve targets set in conjunction with management of the project

• To assist the Site Engineer (SE) on queries related to design on a day-to-day basis who will be managing site works and civils contractor.

• To deputise, on occasion and as required, for the PD and SE.

Personal Specifications

Qualification

Relevant academic qualifications at degree level or equivalent

Member of Professional Institution and working towards Chartered Engineer with an appropriate Institution

Skills and Abilities

Job Category : Driving
Location : Wearside Service Centre, Lewisham Council
Hours Per Week : 10.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 19:00
Salary:£20.00

Required to drive and operate HGV vehicle within street market environment, load/move/fill market bins, assist in the street market cleansing operation.

Job Category : Interims
Location : Bridge Road Depot, London Borough of Newham
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £465.58 per day

Job description bullet points
· Develop and implement a data governance framework that aligns with the organisation’s overall strategy and objectives to deliver excellent homes and housing services. This involves developing data policies, processes and standards and ensuring their implementation throughout the service.

· Lead the design and implementation of practical data governance solutions to support organisational needs within the Housing Service, with linkages across the Council, including defining the oversight role of governance for knowledge and information management and implement a knowledge and information management strategy

Develop organisational key data recording standard requirements that will ensure good records that support the business and demonstrate compliance with national standards
· Support the delivery of asset and person data strategies and related data frameworks

· Apply data governance to optimise the safety and value of data throughout the data life cycle

· Implement and establish wider data management competencies within the service (such as data quality, metadata management, master data management, data modelling, and development of data standards and data strategy)

· Create and implement data quality standards, ensuring that data is accurate, complete and consistent. You will work with stakeholders across the organisation to establish data quality standards, processes, procedures, implement data validation and cleansing procedures.

· Advocate for better use and management of data within the organisation, to support our objective to deliver excellent homes and housing services. In particular, this can apply to work around sensitive data, eg. Projects supporting tenants with diverse needs, safeguarding activity and vulnerability.

· Foster a data-driven culture, promoting a data-driven culture across the organisation. This includes creating and delivering employee training to encourage data literacy and ensuring that everyone knows the significance of data management.

· Catalogue, monitor and identify data assets that are essential to the organisation’s operations or services.

· Assign ownership of data, ensuring there is a clear RACI (responsible, accountable, consulted and informed) matrix in the organisation

Incorporate governance of data into routine processes across the service

Job Category : Human Resources
Location : London Borough of Hillingdon
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £20.74

JOB PURPOSE To co-ordinate and lead on the internal and external recruitment campaigns and processes for Children’s Services to ensure we promote our roles effectively, have a good pool of applicants and successful candidates are on-boarded in an effective and timely way with a professional service delivered at all times.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop, design, and run recruitment campaigns, working to recruit hard to fill roles.
Process recruitment requests as they are approved, ensuring adverts are well written and placed in appropriate places.
As a user of ATS ensure that the system is used to its full advantage and that all inputs are of a high quality. Provide coaching on the system to hiring managers as required.
Ensure all approved roles are dealt in a timely manner.
Write compelling job advertisements for placement internally and externally e.g. Council website, and job boards that position Hillingdon as an employer of choice.
Support all hiring managers in the recruitment process.
Progress candidates and applicants through the system as required
In conjunction with the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager ensure all recruitment processes are based on best practice and deliver an inclusive approach and ultimately a diverse workforce across all areas of protected characteristics
Ensure all recruitment communications are properly branded and reflect the vision and values of the organisation.
Work with hiring managers to co-ordinate the interview and feedback process. This will entail making all the arrangements for interview and selection.
Support any early careers initiatives when required.
Deliver to the agreed service level agreements (SLA’s) for recruitment services into the business service areas
Undertake pre-employment checks and the onboarding process to ensure candidates are on-boarding promptly and efficiently by following the department’s policy and processes.
Work closely with recruitment managers to ensure a smooth induction package is in place for new starters.
Run reports from the ATS as required
Be a super user of the ATS

EXPERIENCE
Experience within recruitment, either in-house or agency
Experience of maximising recruitment systems and processes

Job Category : Housing
Location : Edmonton Centre, Enfield Council
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £17.54

Operational planner required to support DLO repairs service as part of ERD
To plan and schedule appointments / programmed works across the division to achieve maximum productivity, ensuring that suitably qualified operatives are correctly and efficiently allocated always. and Support the Management team.

Purpose of the Role:
To plan and schedule appointments / programmed works across the division to
achieve maximum productivity, ensuring that suitably qualified operatives are
correctly and efficiently allocated always.

2. Work to very tight deadlines in a dynamic and constantly evolving environment to
   arrange, coordinate and reschedule appointments using a high level of excellent
   customer relation management to ensure that residents receive a high level of
   service.
3. To be adaptable and flexible in coordinating the delivering complex repairs using high
   level of trade knowledge to diagnose and schedule multiple interdependent
   appointments.
4. To monitor and take appropriate action in real time to prevent service failure to by
   rearranging appointment with residents based on continually reprioritizing the trade
   staff work, based on housing policy and legislative requirements.
5. To manage the customer feedback and instigate remedial action for poor service
   delivery, close liaison with the resident and service user.
6. To ensure the emergencies priority works are completed with due regard for the
   health and safety of the public and legislative requirments.
7. To pro-actively manage operative resources to ensure appointments are kept and
   maximize the number of works orders completed at the first visit.
8. Dedicated to ensuring that the council’s customers receive an excellent standard of
   service.
9. Organise repairs projects juch as estate initiatives and schedule resources to support
10. Actively manage operative tme and monitor output during times of service
11. To monitor and report on operative performance in terms of missed appointments,
    customer satisfaction levels, etc and to escalate issues to the relevant manager.
12. Raise repairs to ERD’s specialist contractors or where the inhouse service does not
    have capacity to undertake the works, ensuring effective communication with the
    resident through to conclusion.
13. To maintain a comprehensive and up to date knowledge of all relevant legislation,
    procedures and best practice for the service area.
14. To liaise with internal and external agencies to ensure high standards of service

– Skills, Experience, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential:

1. Experience of using work scheduling/planning systems ICT or manual.
2. Customer service skill relating to defusing service failure conflicts.
3. High level of knowledge relating to repairs tasks and the time to be allocated for individual elements. and the
   interdependency between various trade.
4. Skilled in the use of various contracts arrangements including schedule of rates time and materials and lump sums and
   standard minute values.
5. Ability to plan, prioritise and organise workload to meet required deadlines.
6. Ability to respond to the needs of customers politely and efficiently, and to deal with issues calmly and objectively.
   Desirable:
7. Understanding of relevant legislation and codes of practice including H&S, Building Regulations, Fire Regulations, etc.
8. Understanding of issues around the delivery of maintenance and refurbishment contracts in an urban environment.

Qualifications & Professional registration criteria
Candidates: Please ensure you address these qualifications in your responses to the essential (and desirable if
applicable) criteria, you will be expected to meet these requirements of the role and they will be explored with you at interview.

1. Experience of working within operational support/business administration or Educated to A Level standard, or Level 3
   NVQ in business administration
2. Repairs Diagnostic Training

Special requirements

1. The ability to attend evening and weekend meetings when required
2. Repairs Service is to work flexibly ensuring the needs of the wider community are met week and provide emergency
   response, detail to be determined as required by service teams’ need and in cognisance of individual circumstances.

Job Category : Security
Location : ALEXANDRA HOUSE, London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 10:00
End Time : 19:00
Salary: £14.40

Role Purpose
The post holder will be responsible for the enforcement of parking, bus lane and moving traffic regulations using CCTV equipment, including mobile enforcement vehicles. This will involve using various sources of information to ensure an accurate, efficient, and effective front-line service to road users and residents of the borough.
Main Responsibilities

1. To operate camera enforcement (monitoring and recording) and other associated equipment in the Council’s CCTV control room, remote control rooms at other locations and in mobile (ANPR) enforcement vehicles in accordance with relevant policies, procedures and guidelines.
2. To proactively monitor attended cameras, review and assess footage of recorded (ANPR) parking and traffic contraventions against guidelines and policies, and the Council’s local contravention assessment criteria, making informed decisions on generating a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) on a case-by-case basis.
3. To use the council’s PCN processing system to input and process data and images relating to parking and traffic contraventions selected during the review process.
4. To compile and classify evidence data and maintain records and other documentation as required in accordance with the data protection policy of the Council.
5. To process, review and update CCTV exemption lists, accurately updating individual cameras, ensuring a seamless service to residents.
6. To collate video and/or photographic evidence for investigations, representations, appeals, court cases and update the case notes accordingly.
7. To report all signs and lines, street furniture, foliage obstruction to cameras, vandalism, and any other issue likely to affect the integrity and the quality of the evidence of the CCTV enforcement process to a supervisor or manager.
8. To be responsible for all access control and security procedures relating to the control room; to maintain the confidentiality and security of information obtained during official duties; to contribute to the maintenance of a professional and high-quality CCTV enforcement traffic and parking operation.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Experiences / abilities

⦁ Accurately preparing official notices, statements, records and documents under confidential/ secure conditions.

⦁ Holds a full driving licence; may become essential if required to drive council vehicles.

⦁ CCTV enforcement or CCTV surveillance/monitoring.

⦁ Experience of the use of parking IT systems to generate penalty charge notices.

⦁ An understanding of exemptions to traffic regulations and their application through IT systems and cameras.

Qualifications (only if applicable)
⦁ BTEC level 2, CCTV Parking and Traffic Enforcement or relevant experience within a similar role.

Knowledge/Skills
⦁ Working knowledge and equivalent experience of parking and moving traffic contraventions including school streets and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods.

⦁ Technical knowledge of the operation of CCTV enforcement cameras, and control room operating apparatus.

⦁ Strong communication skills with ability to speak authoritatively with contractors, police, colleagues and managers.

⦁ Detailed Knowledge of Haringey’s Values and how they should translate into practice.

Job Category : Administration
Location : West Sussex County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Pay rate: (Grade 8) £16.37/hr PAYE
Working Pattern: Full time, 37 hrs/week
Working arrangement: Hybrid
Location: Drayton Depot, Chichester but will involve travel across the County. The role is predominantly out on site across West Sussex but most likely to the Mid and east part of the County (Horsham, Crawley, Burgess Hill, Shoreham) depending on the business need. There will be some admin requirements and these can be done at an office (County Hall Chichester or Drayton Depot) or at home.

The successful candidate must have a valid UK driving license.

Candidate must have experience in the Streetworks field/undertaking Streetworks inspections so they can hit the ground running. We are limited on our capacity to train anyone at the moment.

About the role:

You will work within a forward-thinking network management team responsible for delivering duties under the Network Management Act 2004 for the expeditious movement of traffic on the highway network of West Sussex County Council and that of any neighbour

Job Category : Housing and Revenues
Location : Nottingham Community Housing Association
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £15.18

Prepare advertisements for and advertise void properties, appropriate to each tenure type to facilitate lettings, minimising re-let times to give our customers their next home and build sustainable communities.
Support Letting team colleagues in ensuring void times are managed within the agreed NCHA annual targets for all relets
Support allocations and lettings processes by responding to customer enquiries, preparing sign up packs and agreeing incentives to be applied on hard to let properties.
Process the termination of tenancies promptly and progress the return of keys to NCHA.
Ensure all systems and records are updated and maintained on an accurate and timely basis; producing associated reports on the allocations and void service as and when required.
Develop and maintain information required on new housing schemes for customers.
Administer the HOMESWAPPER scheme and downsizing scheme; including payments from the budget.
Deliver these functions in line with corporate aims and values, policies and procedures, meeting KPIs and outcome measures relevant to your role whilst remaining focused on providing excellent customer experiences and partner relationships as an ambassador for NCHA to enhance the organisation’s reputation.
Carry out any other tasks relevant to your role as instructed by your managers
Knowledge
Knowledge of current social housing issues.

Qualified to Charted Institute of Housing Level 2 or relevant equivalent qualification or be committed to undertaking ongoing professional development commensurate with the role.

Skills and experience
Experience of working in social housing or a lettings environment

Experience of delivering successful customer focused services

Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers by demonstrating tact, diplomacy, sensitivity and customer care.

Ability to solve problems fairly and logically

Demonstrable high level of numeracy, IT and literacy skills

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified
Location : Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £20.85

A social worker is required to undertake eligibility assessments for the children with disability service. This role will involve case holding only for the period of assessment.

Purpose of the post:
Experienced Social Work practitioners fulfil their duties, roles and responsibilities in line
with those described for Social Workers:
• Undertaking assessments in line with the Social Services and Well-being Act
(Wales) 2014 with children, adults and their families/carers, identifying outcomes
and where required developing care and support plans, which are monitored and
reviewed;
• risks to children and adults are assessed and balanced in a way that promotes coproduction independence and choice;
• strengths within the persons circumstances are identified and promoted;
• Have a responsibility to plan and work within the financial resources which have
been secured to deliver social care services within their area of accountability;
• social inclusion of isolated and vulnerable people is promoted; particularly
networking with community and family resources;
• work in collaboration with other agencies adopting a multi disciplinary approach
where appropriate;
• ensuring that electronically held records, including case recordings, assessments,
care and support plans and reviews are completed and/or updated in accordance
with departmental policy and procedures.
However, Experienced Social Workers perform additional duties and functions which reflect
their ability to undertake social work practice at a more complex level, as described below:
The core components of the Experienced Social Worker role include:
• Carrying a complex caseload;
• Acting as a resource for staff to provide professional advice and support on individual
cases;
• Providing support and guidance to Social Workers and other staff, including students
and those newly qualified;

Knowledge / Education:
Essential
An appropriate qualification i.e Masters or
Degree in Social Work or recognised
predecessor equivalent such as DipSW,
C.Q.S.W
Knowledge of legislation underpinning
Community Care / Children’s Services
Appropriate CPEL credits and /or post
qualifying awards to demonstrate post qualifying competence.
Childrens Services Posts
A sound understanding of the Law relating to Children and Families
An understanding of child and adolescent development
Adult Social Worker Posts
Knowledge and understanding of the Mental
Capacity Act and the Mental Health Act.
Knowledge of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010
Knowledge and understanding of the united nations principles for older and disabled
people.

Experience:
Minimum of 3 years post qualifying
experience.
For those who qualified after 1st April 2016
in Wales successful completion of Social
Care Wales registration requirement ‘First
Year in Practice’ and Consolidation
Programme for Newly Qualified Social
Workers and first re-registration after 3
years post qualifying;
Experience of working with service users
who have complex needs;
Supervisory experience;
Experience of multi-disciplinary working.

Job Category : Social & Healthcare Qualified
Location : Monkton Park Council Offices, Wiltshire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £27.92

The Reablement team positively impacts individuals’ lives following illness, injury, loss of confidence or hospital admission. The service is led by Occupational Therapists, alongside Occupational Therapy Assistants and Support Workers.
Our OTs work proactively with customers in their own homes to achieve greater independence, promote their well-being and minimise long-term care needs.
In this placement, you will conduct strengths-based assessments, and work with customers and their families to design and implement creative reablement plans to enable them to achieve their goals.
We’re looking for a qualified OT with at least two years of post-qualification experience. Holding a valid full UK driver’s license is required, as they’ll be conducting visits to clients in their own homes or other settings, such as hospitals.

Specific qualifications, knowledge, and skills required for this role:

Essential

Professional Qualification in Occupational Therapy (Diploma or degree)
Registered with the HCPC as an Occupational Therapist
Evidenced experience of professional and personal development following achievement of professional qualification, likely to be a minimum of 2 years post-qualification
Experience of working with adults
Significant knowledge and understanding of Health, Housing and Social Care legislation and wider policy context.
Significant up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance in relation to working with, and the safeguarding of adults.
Significant knowledge and experience of delivering adaptations through the Disabled Facilities Grant process.
Significant knowledge of reablement to support and promote independence.
Significant and up-to-date knowledge and experience of undertaking moving and handling assessments and writing moving and handling plans.
Experience of contributing to the supervision of staff and taking part in professional supervision
Well-developed interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with people in a variety of ways and levels.
Ability to professionally challenge
Literate, numerate and good computer skills
Ability to prioritise work and support others to do this.
A self-starter, well organised person who is passionate about delivery of high quality customer-centric services.
Must be able to write clear, accurate and evidence-informed documentation
Fully fluent in spoken and written English

Desirable

Experience of working in a social care setting
Experience of working in a reablement or intermediate care team
Experience of working as a Safeguarding investigating officer.
Experience of supervising occupational therapy students on practice placements. .
Experience of offering formal supervision and appraisal to staff.
Experience in offering training and support with moving and handling

Job Category : Housing
Location : The Deane House, Somerset Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £16.37

This post will be a Housing Officer for the Rough Sleeping Team.

This may include unsociable hours and is a front facing work, although there is some flexibility working at home. You may be required to attend outreach/in reach sessions and assisting on spotlight counts.

Minimum of 3 days per week on site

Work Experience Knowledge & Skills
Essential
Effective written and verbal communication
Ability to deal inventively and sensitively with a wide range and spectrum of people in greatly varying circumstances.
Ability to establish and manage realistic
applicant expectations.
Ability to manage a diverse caseload effectively where detailed and complex investigations are required, working with precision and attention to detail.
Ability to maintain accurate detailed and timely case notes and other evidence-based records.
Good organisational and administrative skills.
Ability to speak fluent English as stated in Part 7 of the Immigration Act(2016)

Qualifications
Essential
Education qualification to at least A level standard or acquired knowledge to NVQ level 4 and ongoing commitment to continuous professional development and where required will acquire specialist accreditation and skills

Role Purpose:
Provide advice, information and assistance to applicants who are homeless or at risk of
homelessness. Help applicants to explore their housing options and find suitable
accommodation that meets their needs. To work with a range of partners and agencies to
prevent and reduce homelessness in the community.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Advice & Guidance
Offer advice and information on topics such as homelessness prevention, housing options,
tenure rights and security of tenure. Communicate with applicants or their authorised
representatives through phone, email or letter. Make advice accessible to all applicants and help
them avoid or resolve homelessness and secure long-term housing solutions.
Progress Applications
Make enquiries and collect all relevant information from the applicant including financial
statements or health information and carry out other verification checks as necessary, including
authorised communication with statutory and voluntary agencies to support decision making.
Progress all homeless applications (Part 7 application) under current legislation, ensuring
compliance to the Homelessness Code of Guidance.
Progress all housing applications (Part 6 applications) in line with the Homefinder Somerset
Choice Based Lettings scheme and ensure these are completed in a timely manner.
Assessment & Plan
Carry out an assessment of circumstances and needs to identify what has caused the
homelessness or threat of homelessness and the housing needs of the applicant and any
support needs to be able to secure and retain accommodation. Following the assessment,
create a personalised housing plan with the applicant to help them retain or find accommodation.
Decision Making
Decide on what duties are owed to the applicant (e.g., interim duty, prevention duty, relief duty),
progressing all homeless applications, notifying applicants within target times whilst ensuring all
decisions comply with current legislation. Make appropriate referrals to partner agencies and
organisations to help with issues such as access to private rented accommodation, benefits,
relationship breakdown, debt, budgeting, warrant, substance misuse, domestic abuse, rough
sleeping, mental health, health, support, complex needs and learning difficulties.

Job Category : Housing
Location : Unit 2a, Somerset Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £20.98

Carry out specialist property maintenance surveys to mitigate the risk to the Council from housing legal disrepair claims, delivering specialist professional expertise, knowledge and deliver building pathology assessments of defects, and specify and quality check works required to rectify faults in line with legislation and Best Practice.

Knowledge
Understand the principles of data protection.
Principles of good customer service. Knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety legislation and requirements.
Detailed and up-to-date knowledge of all property related statutory responsibilities,
Government Policy, Regulatory Requirements, approved Codes of Practice, and guidance.
Sound working knowledge of the Building Regulations.
Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of equality issues and legislation.

Experience
A demonstrable track record and consistent achievement at professional level within an
organisation of comparable scope and complexity.
Significant experience in undertaking property related building pathology surveys.

Qualifications / Registrations / Certifications
A level or equivalent qualification and relevant surveying/construction professional qualification or experience.
Evidence of continuing development of professional and managerial skills, e.g. through
training, qualification and/or experience.

Skills
Competent in the use of Microsoft Office.
Political sensitivity and commitment to public service ethos.
Flexibility and ability to multi-task.
High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
Problem solving & decision making.

Job Title : Qualified Social Worker 009368 (Grade I)
Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified
Location : Ty Elwyn, Carmarthenshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.50
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £30.50

Roles are full time temporary in the Llanelli child care team, based in Ty Elwyn.

Qualifications, Vocational training and Professional Memberships
DPSW,CQSW, CSS or equivalent qualification

Job Related Skills and Competencies
A good working knowledge of children in need and the impact of neglect/abuse.
A good working knowledge of children who are Looked After and the impact this has on emotional development including secondary trauma.
A good working knowledge of Child Protection Policies and Procedures and have experience of Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Young People.
To understand the importance for all children and young people to have the right to receive a quality social work service in accordance with the
National and Local Child Care policy and strategy and to meet all statutory requirements.
Effective IT skills and the ability to confidently access Care First are essential for this post as is the ability to record and store information safely
Excellent report writing skills are essential

Knowledge
The successful applicant is required to have a good understanding of the legislation and function that underpins the Fostering Service, Child Protection, Child Care Theory and Practice
A good understanding of the impact that abuse and secondary trauma have on children and young people
Practical knowledge and understanding of Child Care Legislation, Guidance and Procedures
A good understanding of Child Protection/Safeguarding in line with the Wales Safeguarding Procedures

Experience
Experience of complex childcare cases and child protection work
A good understanding of the Fostering Service in Carmarthenshire and how it fits into Carmarthenshire’s Children Service

Job Category : Admin & Clerical
Location : 3 Spilman Street, Carmarthenshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 08:45
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £12.85

This post is categorised as multi-located, which means you will work from your contractual base, one of our other buildings, somewhere close to home or your home, depending on our service needs.
Qualifications, Vocational training and Professional Memberships
Recognised Business Qualification [or equivalent experience] at Certificate Level 2 / 3 [or prepared to work towards].
Evidence of continuous personal development.

Job Related Skills and Competencies
Excellent organisational skills, including managing time / workload, shifts in priorities to achieve agreed deliverables within time and resource constraints.
Excellent team working skills including reliability, adaptability, and diplomacy.
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
Ability to establish good working relationships with a wide range of internal and external customers, to respond, verify and resolve a range of enquiries to aid service delivery.

Knowledge
Knowledge of learning management systems and their application within the workplace.
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and Outlook.
Actively stays up to date with organisational guidelines and processes.

Experience
Experience of customer service/support.
Experience of maintaining computer records and attention to detail.

Job title: Senior Practitioner Children in Care (Perm) – Social Care Qualified
Job Category : Social Care Qualified
Job location: Plough Lane, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 0LE, Herefordshire Council
Hours per week: 37
start date: Immediate start
Salary: £18.85 per hour

Salary: 08HC £33,945 – £38,223 (plus market supplement of £5,000 per year £38,945 – £43,223)

Relocation package of up to £10,000 available
Qualifications and Training
A recognised social work qualification and registered as a social worker with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Evidence of continual professional development e.g. Post Qualifying Award or portfolio of CPD evidence
Practice Educator Stage 1 Desirable

Experience & Knowledge
Substantial diverse experience working with children and families
Experience of mentoring others
Experience of taking a lead on an area of practice
Experience of providing consultation, mentoring and developing qualified staff
Ability to function at a high level of autonomy including representation of the service at formal meetings or in court
Ability to organise and prioritise a complex workload and managing conflicting demands and timescales
Ability to use research to develop and inform practice
Demonstrable ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary setting
Up to date and working knowledge of relevant legislation

Working within the Children & Young People in Care Team you will thrive bringing your knowledge and experience to this supportive team, to make a difference. You will work closely with colleagues from multiple professions to ensure that the voice of the child is always heard. This is an exciting opportunity to have a genuine impact on the local authority and help improve and protect the children and young people within it.

We recognise the importance of feeling valued as a Social Worker and ensure that we celebrate staff achievements, give shout outs to recognise good practice and promote a working environment where staff feel valued, supported and developed in their role. Good training opportunities are regularly provided.

We Offer

A competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme, which includes:
Basic Salary of £33,945 – £38,223 (plus market supplement of £5,000 per year £38,945 – £43,223)
Market rate supplement £5,000 per year
Welcome payment £5,000 for experienced social workers joining our children’s teams
Relocation packages: support of up to £10,000
Flexible working: flexi-time, job-share, part-time hours and, in some instances, home working
Pension Scheme Enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS)
Professional development: protected time and budget to support social workers develop themselves and their careers.
Career progression: clear pathways to progress to senior social worker level
Generous Annual Leave: 31 days’ annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum
Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling
Payment of professional membership fees
Pick your perks – our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts.
About Us
Herefordshire is a beautiful, historic county located in the heart of the Marches on the border with Wales. We are one of the most rural and sparsely populated counties in England with a wealth of unspoilt countryside, distinctive heritage, and lively and attractive market towns.
Our priority in Herefordshire is to keep children safe and give them a great start in life. It’s the priority for the council, our partners and for all of us who work with Children & Young People.
How do we do this? By having dynamic, dedicated, passionate and professional staff who work in a culture that focuses on what we can achieve with children, what they can achieve themselves, and the relationship we build with families and partners to enable this. We have invested heavily in training and developing staff in our relational practice approach with our improvement partner Leeds City Council, so it’s an exciting time to join Herefordshire – we believe in investing in you so you can be the best you can be!
Herefordshire has a really strong team ethos. Our teams are passionate about the work they do and the positive difference they and the teams they are in make to people’s lives. This is all underpinned by the focus and support from their managers and the council as a whole.
We will deliver better support to our most vulnerable children and their families, develop stronger relationships with partners across the region, and beyond.
Come to Herefordshire and join the journey.
Herefordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & young people and vulnerable adults. If you are offered this position, it will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check and further pre-employment checks.

We will deliver better support to our most vulnerable children and their families, develop stronger relationships with partners across the region, and beyond. Therefore, we take our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults seriously and expect all of our staff, visitors and volunteers to share in this commitment.

Job title: Installer (Telecare and Assistive Technology) (Grade 5) – Social Care Qualified
Job Category : Social Care Qualified
Job location: Warwick Road, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 4AR, Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Hours per week: 37
start date: Immediate start
Salary: £14.84 per hour

Principal Accountabilities

1. To arrange appointments, assessing for Telecare service and making decisions on eligibility and its suitability.
2. To install, programme and demonstrate Telecare equipment to service users and their carers.
3. To provide additional support to existing customers when difficulties occur with understanding of equipment, use of equipment.
4. To assist with all monitoring and reviewing of telecare assessment, installation and maintenance associated with the Telecare Service.
5. To work closely with the Social Care and Health personnel to ensure needs of potential and existing customers are met in a timely and efficient manner.
6. To promote home safety, in particular with regards to the Telecare services.
7. To collect lifeline units from customers homes and other collection points as and when required.
8. To replace batteries and assist with any other non-engineering functions.
9. To clean, test and repair and recycle Telecare units, and organize the dispatch of any faulty equipment to the contractor ensuring all stock records are maintained in an orderly and accurate manner.
10. To programme new alarm units and other units ready for issue to new customers.
11. Operate a stock control system, assist with the preparation of performance indicator data and ensure electronic records are maintained
12. To keep abreast of developments in Telecare and its associated fields and to give advice and information as required.
13. To develop a holistic approach to customers so that any additional needs are identified which might require, for example, assistive technology equipment or referral for falls assessment.
14. To sign post service users and carers to other services as appropriate.
15. As a term of your employment you may be required to undertake such other duties and/or times of work as may be required of you, commensurate to your grade or general level of responsibility within the organisation
16. To comply with the relevant sections of the Authority s policy statement on Health, Safety and Welfare at Work.
17. To adhere to the principles of the Corporate Equality Policy and ensure commitment to anti-discriminatory practice.

Experience
Experience of liasing with other agencies both internal and external, e.g. Housing Dept. Social Services, Local Health Board.

Knowledge
Method of Assessment
Working knowledge of the current Health & Social Care & Housing agenda
Demonstrate a clear understanding of the range of needs of carers and people with disabilities.
Knowledge of current legislation relevant to the post, e.g. Disabilities Discrimination Act
Qualifications
Method of Assessment
Essential
A qualification in Social Care or considerable recent experience of delivering services to vulnerable adults.
Desirable NVQ in Customer Service

Skills & Abilities
Method of Assessment
IT skills
Good organisational and clerical skills

Advising: –
Provides accurate meaningful and consistent advice to customers, clearly laying out steps that will be taken by each party

Building Rapport: –
Listens patiently empathise with the customers situation and conveys a genuine desire to help and support.

Team Working:-
Is positively committed to the success of the team promoting supportive relationships, sharing information and being sensitive to others. Respects different views, values and opinions

Analysing & Understanding:-
Ability to use initiative, analysing what the customer truly wants/needs takes all relevant factors into account and arrives at logical conclusions

Communicating Effectively: –
Communicates clearly, concisely and appropriately: gets the message across to a wide range of customers and colleagues.
Ability to undertake risk assessments and an awareness of health and safety issues

Planning & Prioritising:-
Effectively manages own workload, prioritises effectively and consistently meeting deadlines.
Ability to maintain and monitor stocks of relevant items of equipment

Making the Most of Technology:-
Makes best use of available technology & demonstrates an aptitude for learning to use new technologies to improve own performance.

Interview and application form
Desirable Ability to carry out the supply, fitment of equipment in service users homes as specified
Ability to instruct service users and carers in the use of specific equipment Application Form