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Job Category : Admin & Clerical
Location : Eastbourne Town Hall, Lewes and Eastbourne Councils
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £11.79

We are looking for a customer service advisor to join our team, based in Eastbourne Town Hall. –
This is a full time office based role.
Job Purpose

Provide excellent customer service at the first point of contact for repairs.
Taking personal ownership and responsibility for resolution of customer property repair issues and requests.
Diagnosing customer requests to prioritise and allocate orders for the best customer service outcome and cost-efficient service delivery.
Provide accurate advice and guidance for customer access to property services and information.

SKILLS & ABILITIES
Able to communicate effectively with customers, colleagues, council officers and external agencies.
Ability and commitment to help challenging and distressed customers.
Ability to actively listen in order to extract and assess important information to ensure that the appropriate arrangements are made to support the customers needs.
Ability to work calmly and sensitively.
To be confident, flexible and the ability to work on own initiative.
Customer focused.
Ability to use IT systems to gather, store and process information.
Ability to work, support and deliver services within the Councils
Equalities Policy.

Job Category : Environmental
Location : Scarborough Market Hall, North Yorkshire Council
Hours Per Week : 16.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £12.00

Morning 6.30am until 8am
Afternoon 4pm until 5.30 pm
Monday to Saturday
Opening/Closing shifts, Alarms, basic upkeep
Based at Scarborough indoor market
There is parking space in morning
There is on street parking in the afternoon
Job Purpose:

1. Opening and closing of the Market Hall including setting of the Alarm system.
2. Undertaking the cleaning duties involved in the upkeep of the Market Hall, including general inspections and state of repair reports.
3. Deputising for the Market Assistant on urgent matters (in their absence).
4. Communicate clearly with market traders on issues arising
5. Minor maintenance works as and when required.
6. To assist with the implementation of security procedures and practices within the Market Hall.
7. Assist in the event of emergency evacuation (fire etc).
8. Provide assistance to the market supervisor as and when required.
9. Have a good working relationship with colleagues and market traders
10. Any other duties as assigned by the market superintendent in consultation with the Postholder.

Knowledge and Experience
⦁ Basic numeracy & literary skills
Ability to communicate clearly with council employees, market traders and members of the public

Job Category : Social Care & Health Non-Qualified
Category : Agency Workers
Location : 48 STATION ROAD, London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £19.95

1. Working within strengths-based model of practice and holding a non-complex caseload to support residents to improve their independence and wellbeing by working closely with partners and maximizing the use and benefit of community resources.
2. Undertake strengths-based assessments, reviews and support planning that enable residents to maximize their independence, improve quality of life and build their resilience.
3. Provide practical support to residents and carers, that helps support them such as accessing living aids: accessing the welfare benefit system in order to provide advice and information to service users.
4. Assist in arranging short term care and in providing clients and carers with respite to reduce carer breakdown
5. Work with adult clients, relatives, carers and communities to help them make informed decisions, enabling them to clarify and express their needs and contribute to support planning.
6. Liaise with colleagues across the haringey health and social care partnership in order to gather information relevant to assessment and support planning activities.
7. Maintain and update reliable, timely and accurate case notes, systems and other records, write reports as required; support social worker to collect information and present to legal.
8. Undertake reviews of care packages
9. Contribute to effective Multi Disciplinary Team working by inputting through meetings and working with others to achieve best outcomes for those accessing services
10. Attend safeguarding strategy meetings were required.
11. Complete Continuing Health Care checklists and identify those that require full assessments

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Examples and evidence which demonstrate your genuine motivation for continuing to develop a career in Adult Social care.

Awareness and understanding of the part that Adult Social Care plays in maximising the independence of vulnerable Adults – demonstrably gained experience or exposure to social care in a voluntary, paid or personal basis
Evidence that you understand the regulatory framework of The Care Act 2014 and the statutory responsibilities of the Council.

Examples that demonstrate were you have been in a challenging situation and what approaches you have taken to manage the situation to resolve.

Evidence that you are able to develop positive and productive relationships with people, including the ability to empathise, motivate and inspire as well as fulfilling your part of any requirement.

Ability to be creative and positive in identifying solutions with residents that maximise and build upon their strengths.

Ability to develop positive and productive working relationships with colleagues to deliver successfully both as an individual and as part of a team.

The ability to produce coherent, well-constructed communication, emails, letters as well as assessments, reviews, support plans and reports.

Ability to plan and prioritise work to meet service designed and performance deadlines. To contribute to statutory departmental targets

Knowledge and awareness relating to the diverse demographic of Haringey communities. To address unconscious bias from different racial and cultural backgrounds

Job Category : Legal
Location : ALEXANDRA HOUSE, London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £60.00

The Role:
We are looking for an experienced Principal Lawyer – Contracts and Procurement, to join our Lexcel Accredited Legal Service. The successful candidate will be a Solicitor, Barrister or Filex with excellent knowledge and demonstrable experience of complex contracts and procurement matters, preferably in a local government setting. You will report to the relevant Head of Legal and work closely with colleagues and clients to deliver excellent services.
Responsibilities:
Carry a caseload advising on all aspects of complex contracts and procurement work, be involved at a high level in advising on strategic, corporate and governance matters, management of the Contracts and Procurement Team ( 6 team members) and attend the legal services Extended Management Team.

Indicative Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
▪ Deep and detailed knowledge of principles and practices gained through extensive experience and development in a specific field.
▪ Degree level or equivalent qualification plus relevant experience.
▪ Membership of appropriate professional body by examination e.g., CIPFA, RICS or evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
▪ Excellent communication skills.
▪ Ability to work with high level internal and external stakeholders.
▪ Ability to manage complex service delivery within a challenging and political environment.
▪ Understands the commercial context of the service they provide.
▪ Ability to exercise initiative and good judgement in delivering service and Council aims and objectives.

Job Category : Admin & Clerical
Location : 160 Tooley Street, Southwark Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £19.11

Job Summary:

Team Collaboration: Work as part of a team to maintain the integrity and availability of all revenues and benefits systems, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of council tax, business rates, and housing benefit overpayment documentation and notices.

Systems Management: Take responsibility for aspects of day-to-day systems management, including planning and coordinating system and subsidy reconciliations and managing batch schedules.
Technical Support: Provide technical expertise to support departmental projects and transformational change.

Principal Accountabilities:

Application Management: Provide advice, expertise, and guidance on revenue and benefits application management, offering cost-effective and innovative solutions.
Technical Advice: Respond to and provide technical advice on user inquiries, including complex issues referred by senior managers.
Issue Resolution: Investigate issues in conjunction with users, software suppliers, and other relevant parties. Take ownership of disseminating lessons learned and make recommendations for process improvements, implementing them once approved.
System Improvements: Proactively identify and implement improvements to system outputs and reporting to enhance compliance and efficiency.
Account Reconciliations: Ensure timely and accurate completion of account reconciliations (circa £300m), including:
Housing and council tax reduction award postings, payments, and returns
Cash receipts for revenues and HBOP
Revenues refunds
Revenues suspense payments, reallocating to correct accounts to maximize income collection
Reconciliation Discrepancies: Investigate and resolve any reconciliation discrepancies reported by service areas in conjunction with Team Managers.
Documentation Issuance: Issue housing benefit and council tax reduction award notifications, including debtor invoices, council tax and business rate bills, reminders, and summonses.
Batch Schedule Management: Establish and manage Northgate batch schedules, reviewing and amending as necessary to incorporate changing software, business processes, working practices, and priorities.
Direct Debits: Ensure the timely scheduling and production of all council tax and business rates direct debits.
Court Documentation: Provide court lists, posting dockets, and evidence lists for Revenues Officers attending court.
Government Returns: Support the Senior Systems Officer in the timely scheduling and preparation of revenues and benefits Government returns, ensuring the correct software and parameters are used.
Data Security: Encrypt and decrypt DWP data transfers, ensuring compliance with GDPR data security restrictions and the Government Connect secure email service.
System Maintenance: Maintain the Northgate application to ensure maximum availability.
Operational System Issues: Identify recurring operational system issues and opportunities for process and service improvement.
User Account Management: Ensure revenues and benefits system user accounts and document management systems for 500+ users are maintained in compliance with security and access policies, system protocols, audit recommendations, and ICT best practice guidelines.
Audit Participation: Participate in audits of system administration, using recommendations and conclusions to improve the quality assurance function.
Test Schedules: Develop, write, and run detailed test schedules for enhancement and timetabling of live processing runs.
Project Support: Provide technical support and assistance to ongoing and new projects within revenues and benefits.
Policy Implementation: Interpret and implement policies as directed by the Team Manager.
Management Reports: Schedule, prepare, and analyze monthly management information reports for timely distribution to revenues and benefits Operational Managers and Team Leaders.
Forecasting and Reporting: Develop models for forecasting and predicting trends to support management reporting.

Year-End Planning: Support senior officers in the planning and implementation of year-end and roll-over processes.
Training and Development: Support junior officers in the training and development of their skills.

Job Category : Social & Health Care Qualified
Location : Queens Road 1, Southwark Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £24.83

Essential: –
Experience with various complex caseloads in OPPD
Prior experience using IT Databases e.g. Mosaic/Liquid Logic
Safeguarding investigations experience
2 years’ experience post ASYE

What we offer: Southwark Older People and Physical Disabilities Service offer a number of key benefits to all staff including Locum workers, which make the Borough and Service and attractive proposition for locum staff.
Please see below: –
-Access to a broad range of on-site, Microsoft Teams-led and e-learning training, tailored to support Continuing Professional Development requirements, and best practice in the delivery of strengths-based statutory social care. –
-Flexible working arrangements with a current 50/ 50 home /office split (Monday to Friday) or variation to this by agreement.

• Use of Team Oyster card for visits, without the need to pay and be reimbursed.
• Supportive and responsive management structure, with strong focus on supervision as a forum for enabling and facilitating reflective practice.
• Opportunities for transition to permanent contract, and subsequent opportunities to undertake further qualifications such as Practice Assessor, or Best Interests Assessor.
  -Competitive hourly rate. -Convenient location. The Queens Road office is in the heart of Southwark. It is well connected to bus routes and the Queens Road train station (which is two stops from London Bridge and Canada Water) is directly opposite the road from the office.
  -Varied and challenging cases. The work completed within the team supports the ongoing development and experience of the members within. The role will be initially for 3 months but we anticipate will be extended pending permanent recruitment.
  Overview of the Team and role: The Case Management team undertake longer-term (6 weeks or more), complex social work interventions, working with older adults and physically disabled people; including those with concurrent mental health and substance misuse needs. The team’s work includes complex mental capacity work, including Court of Protection applications where indicated; and undertaking Safeguarding enquiries as well as assessments and unscheduled reviews under the Care Act 2014, and multi-disciplinary input to Continuing Health Care processes.
  The successful candidate will be integrated into our team’s duty rotation schedule, which is integral to our operational framework. Engaging in the duty rotation not only supports our team’s efficiency but also enhances the individual’s professional growth within our organization. Applicants need to have experience of working with adults with complex needs, and 2 years post qualifying statutory experience.

Job Category : Social & Health Care Qualified
Location : Queens Road 1, Southwark Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £27.79

Essential: –
Experience with various complex caseloads in Older People and Physical Disabilities
Prior experience using IT Databases e.g. Mosaic/Liquid Logic
Safeguarding investigations experience
2 years’ experience post ASYE

Position: Continuing Health Care Social Worker – Specialist Post (Adult Social Care and Continuing Health Care Team)

Job Summary: We are seeking a dedicated Social Worker to join our collaborative team, working closely with Adult Social Care and the local Continuing Health Care (CHC) team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in multi-disciplinary settings, the ability to work independently, and a comprehensive understanding of the CHC framework, the Care Act, and ability to conduct face-to-face assessments and reviews with a person-centred and strengths-based focus.
Key Responsibilities:
• Conduct CHC Assessments and Reviews, ensuring a thorough and person-centred and strengths-based approach.
• Collaborate effectively within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver optimal care outcomes.
• Demonstrate a robust understanding of the CHC framework to guide practice and decision-making.
• Perform Care Act Assessments and Reviews, upholding the principles of the Act in all professional activities.
• Present cases with clarity and confidence to the Social Care Funding Panel.
• Engage in dispute resolution meetings and/or CCG panel discussions as required.
• Assess Mental Capacity and make Best Interest Decisions in line with legal and ethical guidelines.
• Undertake Safeguarding Enquiries where necessary, prioritizing the safety and well-being of individuals.
Work Schedule:
• Full-time: Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week.
• Hybrid Work Model: 2 days remote, 3 days in-office (negotiable).
• Initial two-week induction period to be conducted in-office.

What we offer:
Southwark Older People and Physical Disabilities Service offer a number of key benefits to all staff including Locum workers, which make the Borough and Service and attractive proposition for locum staff.

• Access to a broad range of on-site, Microsoft Teams led and e-learning training, tailored to support Continuing Professional Development requirements, and best practice in the delivery of strengths-based statutory social care.
• Flexible working arrangements to be agreed with line manager, Use of Team Oyster card for visits, without the need to pay and be reimbursed.
• Supportive and responsive management structure, with a strong focus on supervision as a forum for enabling and facilitating reflective practice.
• Convenient location. The Queens Road office is in the heart of Southwark. It is well connected to bus routes and the Queens Road train station (which is two stops from London Bridge and Canada Water) is directly opposite the road from the office.
• Varied and challenging cases. The work completed within the team supports the ongoing development and experience of the members within.
• The role will be initially for 3 months but we anticipate will be extended pending permanent recruitment.
This role is an excellent opportunity for a Social Worker who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of individuals through collaborative and informed practice, preferably with previous CHC experience.

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : Llandrindod and Brecon

Hours Per Week : 36.00 Full time or less than 30 hrs
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £12 – £15 per hour

We are looking for carers in the Llandrindod and Brecon area to work on a domiciliary round, we have full & part time options available

who drive and have access to their own vehicles. They must live in the area or be able to travel to the area daily. 

Service Outline for Home Care Workers.
Role: To care for service users in their own home in a way which respects their dignity and promotes independence.

1. General Responsibilities
   Provide assistance with activities of daily living.
   Carry out services as specified in the client’s Planned Care Schedule and adhere to any timetables that have been agreed for each client.
   Give a high standard of personal care and understanding at all times.
   Observe the needs of the client and ensure they are being met at all times. Where needs change or become more complex report these to your Homecare Co-ordinator or Manager.
   Liaise with relevant caring personnel such as GPs and the District Nurse if this is a necessary part of the required care.
   Deal with service users and their families with

Enhanced DBS required

Experience
An understanding of care provision.
Suitable references
Fully trained

Skills & attributes
Excellent communication skills – to liaise with clients and social workers.
Able to work alone & as part of a team when required.
Able to demonstrate empathy and a caring nature.
The ability to be patient when under pressure.
Ability to cope and adapt to change.
Written skills -Able to complete care documentation accurately.

Physical Abilities & Skills
To be willing to learn how to operate hoists and equipment to assist clients in moving and transferring.
Additional requirements
If using your car – you must have valid driving licence & insurance.
Walking routes limited, but available.
Ability to prepare simple meals.

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : Llandrindod and Brecon

Hours Per Week : 36.00 Full time or less than 30 hrs
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £12 – £15 per hour

We are looking for carers in the Llandrindod and Brecon area to work on a domiciliary round, we have full & part time options available

Service Outline for Home Care Workers.
Role: To care for service users in their own home in a way which respects their dignity and promotes independence.

1. General Responsibilities
   Provide assistance with activities of daily living.
   Carry out services as specified in the client’s Planned Care Schedule and adhere to any timetables that have been agreed for each client.
   Give a high standard of personal care and understanding at all times.
   Observe the needs of the client and ensure they are being met at all times. Where needs change or become more complex report these to your Homecare Co-ordinator or Manager.
   Liaise with relevant caring personnel such as GPs and the District Nurse if this is a necessary part of the required care.
   Deal with service users and their families with

Enhanced DBS required

Experience
An understanding of care provision.
Suitable references
Fully trained

Skills & attributes
Excellent communication skills – to liaise with clients and social workers.
Able to work alone & as part of a team when required.
Able to demonstrate empathy and a caring nature.
The ability to be patient when under pressure.
Ability to cope and adapt to change.
Written skills -Able to complete care documentation accurately.

Physical Abilities & Skills
To be willing to learn how to operate hoists and equipment to assist clients in moving and transferring.
Additional requirements
If using your car – you must have valid driving licence & insurance.
Walking routes limited, but available.
Ability to prepare simple meals.

Job Category : Legal (Specialist)
Location : London Borough of Newham
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £16.00

To provide effective administrative support to the legal service, in the
provision of advice to Councils, their Members and Officers and external
stakeholders.
Support the provision of legal expertise through a shared delivery back
office support service and contribute to the delivery of a portfolio of high
quality, solution focused legal work across multiple disciplines and sites
and to customers in different organisations

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : Brookfield, Park Road, WA9 1HE, St. Helens MBC
Hours Per Week : 10.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £12.18
Purpose of the Post:

To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and assist professional members of the Contact Cares service to provide integrated, multidisciplinary programmes of reablement aimed at promoting independence and helping to restore/maintain the service user’s ability to remain within the community.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To remain alert and aware throughout the night shift and undertake regular and discreet checks on the services users, ensuring that all checks and incidents are appropriately recorded in accordance with Departmental and CQC guidelines.

To undertake regular checks on exit doors, windows, waste bins and electrical appliances in accordance with health and safety requirements, remaining mindful of fire, trip and security risks.

To attend to the service user’s personal care needs i.e. washing, bathing, changing, toileting.

To assist the District Nursing Services in helping service users maintain appliances such as catheter and colostomy bags.

To undertake bed making and handling of soiled bed linen and ensuring that service users have adequate clean and serviceable clothing; and notifying the Duty Manager of the need for replacements and / or repairs.

Knowledge
An understanding of the rehabilitation processes that enable older people to return home and continue to live as independently as possible

Knowledge of Health and Safety issues

Skills and Abilities
Able to demonstrate positive interpersonal skills with clients, carers and professional colleagues.

Able to demonstrate appropriate and effective communication skills, both verbally and in writing.

Demonstrate an ability to work both unsupervised, using own initiative where approriate and as part of a team

Good observation skills

Ability to follow verbal and written instructions

Experience
Caring for elderly and disabled people in a formal of informal setting e.g. caring for family

Working unsupervised on a day to day basis, as well as part of a team

Liaising with other agencies

Job Category : General Industrial
Location : Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 16:30
Salary: £12.59

Grounds Maintenance section seasonal requirements

Main Purpose of Post/Job Summary
The post holder will be required to work in all weather conditions and as a team member contributing to the maintenance of the full range of the Council’s parks, gardens and open spaces as appropriate.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Undertake work in public parks, playing fields, landscaped areas and similar open spaces, i.e. general maintenance of these areas eg grass cutting, hedge trimming, sweeping, hoeing, raking, edging, removal of litter and rubbish, constructional labouring work, erection and dismantling of sports and other equipment, cleaning eg Council buildings such as changing rooms and toilets
2. Patrol and attendance activities, collection and issuing of fees and tickets and maintenance of orderly conduct by the public to ensure Council bylaws are complied with.
3. Horticultural operations eg planting, pruning, seeding and turfing and grounds maintenance eg basic setting out and marking of sports areas, spiking, scarifying, top dressing and fertilising and maintenance of Council’s tennis courts.
4. Assistance to higher graded gardeners in more skilled tasks, which includes planning seasonal works, assistance with propagation and nursery care of plants, site preparation and construction.
5. Carry out driving duties as instructed by the Line Manager. Driving duties to include: driving and responsibility for allocated vehicles i.e. vehicle checks (eg oil and water checks), required routine maintenance and cleaning, transportation of goods, equipment and personnel, assisting in the loading and unloading of vehicles using mechanical aids where appropriate, completing of associated paperwork and familiarity in the use of telecommunications equipment in accordance with Road traffic legislation.
6. Operate and control various grounds machinery and hand tools as allocated by Team Leader/Supervisor, ensuring staff and public safety is adhered to. Ensure machinery is not damaged or lost.
7. Attend Court to represent Newry, Mourne and Down District Council as and when required.
8. Assist in ordering and maintaining stock and equipment, through their relevant Team leader and Line Manager.
9. Prepare parks for opening and closing as a key holder to Council parks as and when requested, which also includes advising the Leisure Department on the availability of playing facilities.
10. Liaise with members of public and deal with all enquiries in appropriate manner, in accordance with Council policies.
11. Where the Post Holder is in possession of a current PA1-PA6 spraying qualification they will carry out spraying operations and maintain all necessary records in compliance with COSHH Regulations.

Education / Qualifications
⦁ NVQ Level 1 Horticulture AND a minimum of 12 months relevant experience to include the use of commercial grounds maintenance machinery. Examples: Strimmers, walk behind or ride on mowers, leaf blowers, hedge cutters and other hand tools

OR

⦁ In lieu of qualification, a minimum of 2 years relevant experience to include the use of commercial grounds maintenance machinery. Examples: Strimmers, walk behind or ride on mowers, leaf blowers, hedge cutters and other hand tools

⦁ Current category B driving licence

Experience
⦁ Experience of working with grounds maintenance equipment while in the presence of members of the public and / or traffic.

⦁ Experience of keeping written records for operational issues eg equipment defect

Job Category : Human Resources
Location : ALEXANDRA HOUSE, London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £18.95

Under the leadership of the HR Operations management team provide a professional, high quality, accurate customer focused HR Support Service to all our customer groups which is fully compliant with regulatory, legislative, HMRC and local council requirements. Providing excellent fully compliant employee lifecycle administrative support services. Working in partnership with the wider HR Team to support HR Transformation.

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £13.47

Cardiff Council and the Vale of Glamorgan Council are working together to provide an innovative new Adolescent Resource Centre (ARC) / Edge of Care Service for 11-17 year olds. Taking a strength based approach, our aim is to work co-productively with families to improve relationships and enable young people to remain living within their family home.

The ARC has been delivering services to young people who require intensive interventions and access to therapeutic interventions across Cardiff for the last three years. As a result of this success, alongside an increase in need and regional funding, the Service is expanding to become a Regional Edge of Care Service, which will operate across two locations across Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan.

As part of this Service, you will be working within Cardiff’s experienced team providing flexible and responsive care packages of respite, intervention, outreach and family support.

You will be working with young people across Cardiff at their homes and at our centres at a time of need delivering positive outcomes. You will provide structured, evidence-based interventions enabling families to develop problem solving skills, resilience and achieve positive change. You, and the team will provide a rapid response to children and families in crisis, enabling them to address and overcome the difficulties that have led to the family being at risk of breakdown, and prevent further escalation.

As a Support Worker, you will have some experience of working with adolescents who present with challenging behaviour, you will have experience in working with carers and as part of a wider team. You will be working flexibly that includes some evenings and weekends.

Driving license and full use of a car is essential. Enhanced Child and Adult DBS needed.

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : East Surrey Hospital, West Sussex County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £28.03

Location: East Surrey Hospital
Working arrangement : Full Time
Working pattern: Mixture of home and hospital – Candidate will be required to attend the hospital for 4 days per week to support with duty and visit the wards to undertake assessments and attend family meetings. They will also be required to visit customers in their own homes to undertake assessments. We also work as part of the multi-disciplinary team covering A&E and the emergency floor.

Payrate : £35 per hour . We are bound by the MoC, which means pay rates are capped. Whist we are able to pay up to £38 per hour, this rate is for those deemed to be at a qualified level for at least 2 years . Please ensure your candidates are aware that the pay rate they request may not be the rate they are offered; managers are assessing skills and competency at interview. If the candidate is being offered less than requested, we will make the reasoning clear whilst providing feedback *We can offer £35/hr plus £150 pw expenses if the candidate lives outside West Sussex ( This will need to be confirmed if submitting at this rate ) *

Job description : Undertake Care Act assessments, Mental Capacity assessments on the ward and in customers’ homes and to progress through support plans to the brokerage team, undertake safeguarding’s as required, be part of the duty team as required to take and triage calls, attend MDTs on the ward. The aim is making a positive difference to the people of West Sussex. The requirement of the hospital Social Work Team is to respond within timescales to assess people both in the hospital and those that have recently been discharged from hospital. We assist them with arranging any care and support they may need in the longer term to maximise their independence. The work is varied fast paced and there are opportunities to gain experience in working with a variety of professionals both in the Hospitals and Community Resources including the Voluntary sector. The Team are supportive and we are committed to offering opportunities for workers to develop themselves as Practitioners.

As a Social Worker, you will:
• Accountable for delivering a statutory social work service
• Have compassion and empathy to support individuals who need our services
• Work in partnership with colleagues to deliver a high standard of social work practice
• Work hard to support people to regain their skills and independence following their hospital admission wherever possible.
• Have access to a strong and dynamic social work service with clear leadership

Please note that this role includes flexible working arrangements and the ability to work in remote environments.
Experience and Skills Key Skills:

1. Experience of working proactively as a member of the team to make an accurate strengths-based assessment of needs and negotiate and implement effective plans and outcomes (in line with relevant legislation), working in partnership with carers, colleagues and a variety of external agencies to meet people’s outcomes.
2. Experience of applying a risk enablement approach and using evidence-based practice.
3. Experience of analysis and interpretation of people related information and data to prioritise needs and formulate plans for intervention and service provision.
4. Experience of contributing to or undertaking safeguarding enquiries.
5. Ability to provide informal supervision and develop the capabilities of less experienced social care practitioners, and to mentor and coach students and apprentices.
6. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact effectively with a range of stakeholders to provide clear advice and guidance and interventions.
7. Ability to recognise the limits of own accountability and responsibility, know when to seek appropriate support, advice and supervision, and to prioritise and organise work and meet agreed performance expectations.
8. Sound and accurate IT skills to ensure effective record keeping, compliant with data protection and respecting confidentiality

Job Category : Human Resources

Location : Royal Borough of Kingston

Hours Per Week : 28.80

Start Date : Immediate start

Start Time :09:00

End Time :17:00
Salary: £346.36

Permanent role, based in Kingston and Sutton

Grade J

We are a shared service between Kingston and Sutton Councils providing HR and Organisational Development services to both Councils as well as a number of arm’s length companies and traded services to schools.  These companies are all different – in size, their customer groups and their aims. HR & OD needs to ensure that it is able to deliver against all their organisational priorities through the use of a flexible service delivery model.

To operate in this model we will all be:

• Easy to do business with and responsive
• Commercially astute
• Flexible, creative problem solvers
• Professionals with collaborative and participative working styles
• Well trained, technically competent and knowledgeable in our fields
• Engaged in life long learning
• Advocates of a culture that fosters performance excellence, full participation and personal and organisational growth
• Accountable at individual, team, service and organisation level

As a service we will:

• Continually assess our effectiveness
• Review our practices to enable simplicity and timeliness
• Exploit digital technological opportunities
• Take a pragmatic approach
• Focus on the customer not the process
• Recognise that we are part of a wider system and operate as a key part of this

Role purpose

The Council is focused on delivering the best possible outcomes for its communities.  To do this the Council needs managers who thrive in a networked organisation and who can provide strong operational leadership.  

• Be focused on either Kingston or Sutton and will work across the directorates within that borough although there is an expectation you will support the other borough if priority demands it
• Take a lead responsibility for one or more Directorates of Kingston and Sutton Councils, as directed, acting as a strategic relationship manager and interface between HR/OD and the business.
• Identify the need for OD and/or HR interventions and to provide or commission advice, support and enhanced solutions, as appropriate.
• Provide challenge and support to the lead area, to actively contribute in achieving objectives within the service plan and those of the wider agenda.
• Lead on organisational development projects, both Directorate and Council wide, including identification of need through to design, development and implementation.
• Be an active member of the respective service area DMTs etc (where applicable). To actively participate in Directorate DMTs and groups e.g. Health and Safety group, Corporate Equality & Diversity group where required.

• All OD Business Partners will be flexible to work in any area of the OD Services as required by the needs of the service to ensure best use of resources. 
• Responsibility for the overseeing of HR & OD objectives will be a requirement

Knowledge and Experience                                        

Substantial HR & OD experience of working in a large and complex shared services environment

Demonstrate post qualifying experience of providing a range of HR and OD Services at strategic and operational levels

Experience of working within a commercial environment                

An understanding of the strategic objectives of an organisation and how this relates to the OD function             

Significant experience of advising and supporting all levels of management and staff on all disciplines relating to Organisational Development                         

Influencing, building and sustaining relationships in order to achieve results                      

Proven experience of delivering successful OD and Council wide projects and supporting organisational change             

Experience of assisting and advising managers through change and service redesign with an understanding of the business and implications involved                                  

Thorough knowledge of employment legislation and experience of interpreting this to support the business                  

Experience of benchmarking and analysis of information including data trends to make informed decisions and support investigations and the development of organisational policy            

Experience of working in a highly unionised environment                            

Excellent working knowledge of relevant legislation and statutory guidance                      

Line management experience            

Qualifications/Training                                               

Chartered Member of the Institute of Personnel & Development (MCIPD) or with the necessary criteria and prepared to apply for chartered membership                           

An OD qualification equivalent professional knowledge gained through experience of working as an OD Specialist or as a HR Generalist with an OD focus                                 

Evidence of continuous professional development and keeping up  to date with employment law and best practice across all sectors              

Practical Skills  

Skills and Personal Attributes                                     

Good facilitation skills            

Detailed knowledge and understanding of employment legislation and policies and procedures with the ability to translate this understanding into HR policy             

Ability to build strong relationships               

Commercial awareness                      

Design of OD and Learning and Development interventions            

Ability to understand the meaning of diversity and promote equality                                 

Exceptional analytical skills – ability to not only accurately analyse and interpret data but to identify trends and translate this to effectively provide advice and make decisions on all OD related issues             

Strong verbal, written and reasoning skills including the ability to produce clear and concise documents, to present reports and brief/train stakeholders at all levels                    

Highly developed negotiation and influencing skills              

A broad understanding of the Public Sector and the challenges faced by local authorities             

Ability to work quickly, accurately and to tight deadlines, managing various casework and projects across a range of related subjects              

Personal Qualities and Attributes                                          

A knowledge of Equality, Inclusion & Diversity issues                       

Ability to anticipate and understand challenges and opportunities                          

The desire to drive change to support the transformation of the councils                           

Ability to understand, interpret and apply employment legislation for use in the councils                         

High level problem solving with the ability to balance risks and make decisions                 

Highly developed organisational skills with the ability to identify and manage workloads and deadlines including those whose output you may have responsibility for                        

Flexible and adaptable to work across the Directorates as required                        

High level customer service skills with a business solution focus                              

Excellent inter-personal skills and in particular the ability to negotiate and influence by expressing ideas and views effectively at all levels                              

Forward thinking, innovative and creative, prepared to consider different approaches; solution focused             

Willing to be accountable – for own achievements and the delivery of objectives              

IT literate in line with the requirements of the role and understanding of maximising digital technology to benefit organisations                      

Political sensitivity and awareness of local government and political issues            

Job Category : Education (qualified)

Location : London Borough of Hillingdon

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00

Salary: £258.35 per day

To provide operational leadership to the Attendance Support team and make a critical contribution to fulfilling the Council’s statutory duties in addressing poor school attendance (Education Act 1996 Section 444).

Provide educational direction and expertise through joint working with colleagues in schools and other services including health, social care and the voluntary sector. 

Develop, lead and manage interventions to improve school attendance across the borough. 

To work strategically with schools, Social Care, Fostering, SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Team), YOS (Youth Offending Service) & other agencies to ensure that process and practice across services support Hillingdon’s children with school attendance. 

Lead, develop and deliver programmes of practice development for the Attendance Support team and a programme of training and engagement for attendance leads in schools.

Provide management oversight of officers. Take the lead for monitoring and tracking attendance for all children in Hillingdon.

A. Job Description

1. People Management

• To assist with the selection, development and performance of the Attendance Support team in line with the Council’s HR policies.
• To ensure all team members receive the appropriate level of communication to maintain engagement with the Council’s vision, priorities and activities.
• To assist with leading team meetings, organising agendas, rotas for chairing and ensuring minutes are taken.  

2. Resident & Community Contribution

• To demonstrate understanding of the Council’s Customer Care Standards and ensure these standards are met in order to deliver the Council vision of ‘putting our residents first’.
• The Attendance Support Manager will lead and manage a team of officers with caseloads where the prevailing issue is nonparticipation in education, but may also include working with:
  • higher need families with complex and multiple difficulties involved in or at risk of being involved in crime, antisocial behaviour, disengagement with education and risk of homelessness or edge of care; and
  • Lower need families experiencing difficulties that are likely to become more complex and entrenched without a brief solution focused intervention.

To ensure all team members receive the appropriate level of communication to maintain engagement with the Council’s vision, priorities and activities.

1. QUALIFICATIONS

Professional qualification in related field e.g. education, youth work

Evidence of relevant CPD.

2. STATUTORY or ROLE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

Ability to undertake occasional evening and weekend work, including residential weekends 

Full UK driving licence and use of own vehicle

Willing to take majority of annual leave during school holidays.

3. EXPERIENCE

Leading, managing and delivering evidence-based interventions with children, young people and their families, who present with challenging behaviours and multiple and complex needs through partnership working with families, communities and agencies

Senior Leadership Team experience within a schools’ context (or similar)

Experience of successful multi-agency and partnership working including resolving conflict and managing differences effectively

Experience of building capability and capacity of other professionals

Significant experience of assessing and managing risk and vulnerability with an emphasis on safeguarding in a multi-agency environment

Experience of leading and managing practitioners in the delivery of support packages to families with complex needs including barriers to ensuring children and young people’s participation in education

Experience of successfully managing teams in delivering outcomes and results

4. KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Vision, passion and an ability to lead, influence others actions, challenge practices whilst maintaining good professional working relationships enabling best outcomes for children and families

Broad knowledge of relevant legislation, guidance, government policy and research in relation to children and families with ability to apply knowledge in an operational setting

Ability to develop innovative solutions to problems and to conceptualise new collaborative ways of working to achieve shared goals.

Specific knowledge of policy, legislation and practice as it relates to children and young people’s participation in education, employment and training.  In particular the Education Act 1996 in relation to school attendance

Knowledge and understanding of the key issues relevant to the development of children, young people and their families to ensure the securing of good outcomes including those associated with participation in education

Able to form and maintain appropriate professional relationships and boundaries with children, young people and families to ensure effective engagement in family interventions

Ability to use ICT and service specific software. 

Analytical skills to understand, interpret and utilise statistics and management information to inform operational working and strategic development 

Excellent presentation, communicating and influencing skills

Effectively use communication skills to build relationships with Headteachers and Senior School Leaders, families and other agencies to assist children and young people to access their education. 

Ability to work in more than one phase.

5. COMPETENCIES

“Can do” positive attitude

Demonstrates a commitment to changing work practices and processes, and a willingness to try new ways of working or thinking.

Takes responsibility and delivers results

Adapts to changing demands to ensure that objectives are met, overcoming problems and making well considered decisions.

Team working

Acts as a role model to others in the team, sharing knowledge and experience when necessary, whilst respecting and valuing the contribution other team members’ experiences can bring.

Communication

Demonstrates well developed written and verbal communication skills; and the confidence to present reports and verbal accounts credibly to a variety of different audiences.

Customer Care

Develops contacts and relationships with customer/ client groups, regularly reviewing service delivery and taking responsibility to ensure quality service provision.

Takes ownership of personal development

Takes action to develop own and others’ capability and knowledge by promoting and supporting developmental opportunities to improve performance.

Job Category : Building Services, Trades & Maintenance

Location : Ty Blaen, Torfaen Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date: Immediate Start

Start Time : 07:00

End Time : 15:00

Salary: £12.32

Driving waste vehicles around Torfaen and assisting with the collection of waste

This role is paid at £13:47 after the initial 12 week period with increments of pay added annually. 

Good chance of a full time role with the Authority if placement is successful

1. To carry out Waste collection services as agreed with your Supervisor.

• To carry out job chats on a yearly basis in order to establish your crew’s needs.

• To distribute promotional literature as and when required.

• To liaise with the Waste Awareness Officer/Enforcement Officer where there are areas of non-compliance by residents of Torfaen.

• To monitor the performance of your crew on a daily basis and report back to your Supervisor, where there are issues with performance.

• To contribute to raising public awareness of the twin bin scheme and other waste initiatives introduced throughout Torfaen.

• To identify and provide additional assistance for members of the public who are experiencing difficulties in carrying out the separation of their waste.

• To carry out regular audits of the number of waste receptacles collected by your team, and relay this information to your Supervisor.

• To gain an accredited professional award that will be determined by Management.

1. To work with the Education Officer, which involves school visits and road shows where you will be expected to interact with students and residents of Torfaen helping and advising on any twin bin related issues.

1. Work in a safe manner ensuring that all protective clothing is worn.

1. Work within the Councils Health and Safety Policies and Procedures.

1. To work within the Councils policies and procedures.

1.1Educated to GCSE level

1.2 Must hold a Full Clean UK Driving Licence HGV cat C

1.3 Experience in the field of Refuse/Recycling collections

Experience

2.1 Proven supervisory experience

2.2 Proven knowledge in the delivery of refuse/recycling

2.3 Ability to provide practical and creative solutions to refuse/recycling issues.

Skills and Abilities

3.1 To be an effective communicator with good interpersonal skills

3.2 Customer care skills when dealing with members of the public

3.3 Able to deal positively and objectively with conflict

Personal Attributes

4.1To be committed to team working and be able to contribute to the effective functioning of the team

4.2 Use resources effectively to achieve value for money

4.3 To have an adaptable style in order to accept change and be flexible in attitude

Job Category : Legal

Location : ALEXANDRA HOUSE, London Borough of Haringey

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00

Salary: £27.92

Haringey legal services are building an exciting new new disrepair team within the litigation team, to deal solely with our disrepair caseload. Join our Lexcel accredited legal service, renowned for delivering outstanding client care to our council. With a new in-house Housing Disrepair Legal Team, funded and ready for action, we offer a unique chance to influence and cultivate our team ethos from the ground up. Be a part of a pioneering venture that is set to redefine service standards within the council. As a Senior Lawyer within our newly established Housing Disrepair Legal Team, you will provide expert legal counsel on both routine and complex housing disrepair cases whilst running your own caseload. Your role is pivotal in managing and overseeing case progression, ensuring a deep understanding of client needs, and contributing to the strategic direction of the team. You will supervise junior members of the team and also support the Deputy and Principal Lawyer in leading and developing our team members, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement in our processes.”

Job Category : Social Care & Health Non-Qualified

Location : 48 STATION ROAD, London Borough of Haringey

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date : immediate  Start

Start Time :09:00

End Time : 17:00

Salary: £19.95

1. Working within strengths-based model of practice and holding a non-complex caseload to support residents to improve their independence and wellbeing by working closely with partners and maximizing the use and benefit of community resources. 

2. Undertake strengths-based assessments, reviews and support planning that enable residents to maximize their independence, improve quality of life and build their resilience. 

3. Provide practical support to residents and carers, that helps support them such as accessing living aids: accessing the welfare benefit system in order to provide advice and information to service users. 

4. Assist in arranging short term care and in providing clients and carers with respite to reduce carer breakdown 

5. Work with adult clients, relatives, carers and communities to help them make informed decisions, enabling them to clarify and express their needs and contribute to support planning. 

6. Liaise with colleagues across the Haringey health and social care partnership in order to gather information relevant to assessment and support planning activities. 

7. Maintain and update reliable, timely and accurate case notes, systems and other records, write reports as required; support social worker to collect information and present to legal. 

8. Undertake reviews of care packages 

9. Contribute to effective Multi Disciplinary Team working by inputting through meetings and working with others to achieve best outcomes for those accessing services 

10. Attend safeguarding strategy meetings were required. 

11. Complete Continuing Health Care checklists and identify those that require full assessments

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Examples and evidence which demonstrate your genuine motivation for continuing to develop a career in Adult Social care 

Awareness and understanding of the part that Adult Social Care plays in maximising the independence of vulnerable Adults – demonstrably gained experience or exposure to social care in a voluntary, paid or personal basis     

Evidence that you have researched the social care ethics and values and that you can explain what they are and demonstrate that you share these values and have behaved in ways that evidence this 

Examples that demonstrate that you have an achievement focus and have achieved or delivered what has been required and expected of you

Ability to develop positive and productive relationships with people, including the ability to empathise, motivate and inspire as well as fulfilling your part of any requirement 

Ability to be creative and positive in identifying solutions with residents that maximise and build upon their strengths

Ability to develop positive and productive working relationships with colleagues to deliver successfully both as an individual and as part of a team  

The ability to produce coherent and business like written communication such as  high quality assessments, reviews, support plans and reports.

Ability to plan and prioritise to meet deadlines and targets

Knowledge and awareness of issues relating to communities from different racial and cultural backgrounds and Equal Opportunities