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Job Category : Trade & Operatives

Location : 48 STATION ROAD, London Borough of Haringey

Hours Per Week : 38.50

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 08:00

End Time : 16:30

Salary: £20.02

Fencers required for working in tenanted properties

Main Responsibilities:

1. Sets metal or wooden post in upright position in posthole.

• Inserts metal tubing through rail supports.

• Attaches fencing to frame.

• Nails pointed slats to rails to construct picket fence.

• Mixes and pours concrete around base of post or tamps soil into posthole to embed post.

• Blasts rock formations with dynamite to facilitate digging of postholes.

• Welds metal parts together, using portable gas welding equipment.

• Cuts metal tubing, using pipe cutter.

• Lays out fence line, using tape measure and marks position for postholes.

1.  Aligns posts, using line or by sighting, and verifies vertical alignment of posts with plumb bob or spirits level.

Candidate Specification

Fencer

Knowledge and Experience:

• Must possess working knowledge of fencing materials, methods and tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings or other structures. 
• Must be able to use maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull or carry objects.
• Must be able to bend, stretch, twist or reach out with your body arms, and/or legs.
• Must be able to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Must possess a working knowledge of site safety and how it affects working practices in relationship to yourself and other persons.
• Awareness of working to promote equality of access to a service within a diverse community.

Skills and Abilities

• Awareness of Health & Safety.
• Ability to carry out repair work in other trades.
• Literacy/Numerate – able to complete timesheets and basic forms and reports.
• Ability to ensure protection of tenants’ property.
• Able to consistently produce work to an acceptable quality standard and output level.
• Able to consistently produce work to an acceptable quality standard and output level.

Job Category : Interims

Location : Civic Centre, Bromley Council

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date : immediate Start

Start Time : 08:30

End Time : 17:00

Salary: £417.20 Per Day

Special Conditions of Service:

● Agile Working scheme in operation.

● The post holder will be required to work flexibly outside of normal working hours in accordance with the exigencies of the service, this includes attendance at evening meetings, weekend working and service responses to emergencies.

● The ability to travel inside and outside of the Borough for which expenses will be payable in accordance with the council’s conditions of service.

● To attend evening meetings in accordance with service requirements.

Duties/Responsibilities:
The post holder will be responsible for: 

1. Allocating rent reviews and lease renewals, some of which may be complex and/ 

or political and ensuring that the Council’s income from its Rent Roll is delivered. 

• The establishment and delivery of commercial property management services 

which may include acquisitions, disposals, valuations (RICS Red Book Asset Valuations as appropriate), valuations and landlord and tenant, CPO (as occasion requires), any other valuation work such as rating as required. 

• Act as the organisational lead on managing the Council’s Asset Valuation process, liaising closely with the Capital Accountancy team and Internal and External Auditors. Ensure that asset valuations are prepared to specification ensuring compliance with statutory regulations and requirements. 
• Ensure the Council fulfils its statutory and   fiduciary responsibilities with respect to property valuation, property disposal and estate management. 
• Ensure the team’s professional standards in fulfilling the Council’s statutory and contractual obligations as the Council’s position as landlord or tenant of property. 
• Ensure that excellent and effective estate management and valuation records are maintained to fulfil the requirements of the Asset Management Framework, and to help inform the future direction of the Council. 
• ProvideprofessionaladvicetotheCouncilonmattersrelatingtotheworkarea.
• Ensuretheinvolvementofandconsultationwithstakeholdersinthedeliveryof

services. 

• The establishment and implementation of appropriate commercial strategies and improvement programmes for the Council’s commercial property and other let portfolios, including compliance with H & S and other statutory requirements and in accordance with agreed leases. 

10.Ensure the implementation of good/best practice principles in the area of Asset Management, including a “corporate landlord” approach to property management. 

See attached

This is pending permanent recruitment to the role so would be for approximately 3 months however may be subject to extension.  

FT 36 hours per week 

Agile Working – On average 2 days in office

Job Category: Social & Health Care Non-Qualified
Location: Sumner House, Southwark Council
Hours Per Week: 36.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:15
Salary: £19.78

You may already be working within Southwark and want an opportunity to change roles into this fast-paced service. If you are organised, self-driven and excited about this outreach role, do apply. We are looking for a relationship-based practitioner who can develop supporting meaningful relationships, with compassion and respect.

The role of a Personal Advisor is both demanding and rewarding. It requires Personal Advisors to be a corporate parent for up to 22 young people, demonstrating friendliness, reliability, and good listening skills. Visit to young people age 18 and over take place at a minimum of 8 weekly. This pans out to be a minimum of 3 visits a week. Personal Advisors routinely initiate contact with young people and their network in between visits. Records of the visits are shared with young people and written up within 72 hours. Statutory reports are required whenever there is a significant change of circumstance. These are known as pathway plans. They are written in a personalised way with young people a minimum of every 6 months, which pans out to be one completed week.

If you have the qualities to ensure our care experienced young people will benefit from your appreciation and belief in them as unique individuals, please apply. You will be joining an existing dedicated workforce we are proud of. Team members support each other through conversion, joint visits, team meetings and supervision.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
• To support and enable young people who are currently in care, and those who have left care and are eligible for leaving care services, to make a successful transition to adulthood through practical and planned interventions.• To provide a comprehensive and effective service, within Southwark’s practice framework, assessing need, and planning and working purposefully with young people.
• To support our young people, their networks and professionals, to manage risk, safeguard young people, and promote positive outcomes.
• To provide a service which is relationship-based and works collaboratively with our young people, centred around our young people, and which responds in a timely manner within statutory guidelines, working collaboratively with the team.

Knowledge:
• Knowledge of the health, education, training and work experience needs of young people and how these can be met.
• An understanding of the needs of children looked after, and care leavers, including adolescent development, the impact of trauma, transition to independence, environmental factors, and risk and protective factors.
• Knowledge of relevant legal and regulatory framework relating to children, young people and families, particularly leaving care regulations. • Knowledge and understanding of the problems and issues faced by people living in an inner city, multi- racial/cultural community.
• Knowledge of roles and responsibilities of key children’s agencies.
• Understanding of systemic practices, and restorative and attachment- informed approaches.

Experience:
• Experience of working directly with vulnerable children or young people, in a professional or voluntary capacity, implementing effective interventions with successful outcomes.
• Experience of group work with young people and delivery of intervention programmes, with successful outcomes.
• Computer literacy skills at a level to maintain case records within information management systems, and ability to use technology to support online communication.
• Experience of working effectively as part of a team and balancing personal workload

Special Conditions of Recruitment:
• A satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level is required.
• Comply with and promote the Council’s Equal opportunities policy.
• Occasional requirements to work evenings and weekend.

Job Category: Social & Health Care Non-Qualified
Location: 10 Keyworth Street, Southwark Council
Hours Per Week: 36.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 08:00
End Time: 20:00
Salary: £20.11

Rough sleepers Initiative.
You will be working directly with Southwark’s Rough Sleepers.
They will be coming into the supported hostels bed for 12 weeks and during this time you will be working collaboratively along various internal and external agencies to get the best outcome for them.

Purpose of Job:
• To work with our partners to eliminate rough sleeping in Southwark
• To undertake rapid assessments of need for all new rough sleepers on arrival into the supported hostel service  
• Provide a coordinated and personalised case management service that enables each rough sleeper to be allocated into suitable next stage accommodation within a maximum 12 week period.
• To build strong effective relationships with clients, staff and partner agencies to support clients at the start of their recovery from street homelessness, ensuring rapid and effective reconnection to all requires services
• To contribute towards the safe running of a supported hostel

JOB CONTEXT:
Number of staff managed:
• No staff management responsibilities, but will be involved in assisting or training new staff at the team manager’s direction or request. It will also involve representing the Council at external meetings.

Key Interfaces:  
• Internal: Regular contact with the Supported Hostels teams, Rapid Rehousing team Navigators, members of staff from Housing and Modernisation and other council services.
• External: St Mungo’s Street Population Outreach Service and Navigators, Health, drug & Alcohol Services, Slam, DWP The Community Safety Unit, Southwark Anti-Social  Behaviour Unit, Youth Offending Team, Police, Probation Service, private sector landlords, Hostels and Bed & Breakfasts, service users, their friends, relatives and advisors. 

Health and Safety:
• The job holder is required to take reasonable care for the safety and health of themselves and others who may be affected by their acts; and to co-ordinate with management in the promotion and maintenance of health and safety measures.

Equality:
• The post holder must demonstrate commitment and enthusiasm to promote the principle of equality in employment and service delivery.
• The post holder must be familiar with and promote the Equality Employment Policy

Knowledge, including educational qualifications:
• Thorough understanding of inner city housing issues and in particular Rough sleeping and Supported housing provision.
• Awareness of issues and challenges facing rough sleeping and solutions to eliminate Rough Sleeping.
• A good knowledge of services, benefits and support available to applicants experiencing housing problems.

Experience:
• Experience of providing an effective engaged face to face  service to vulnerable members of the public and the voluntarily sector.
• Experience of implementing an equality and diversity approach to service delivery.
• Experience of working in a team.
• Experience of high quality risk management within a hostel settling and effective record keeping including electronically to a high standard.
• Experience of successfully working to performance targets and tight deadlines in a busy environment.

Job Category: Marketing & Communications
Location: 160 Tooley Street, Southwark Council
Hours Per Week: 36.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £172.00 per day

Project managing the upcoming People powered southwark campaign. Managing the action plan, updating timetables, keeping the project on time and on budget and working with the communications team to produce work.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
• The post holder will work across the Communications service.
• The post holder will be required to work with a wide range of stakeholders across the division, department, council and partners, using influencing and negotiation skills in order to drive forward service improvement and change.
• You will need to ensure that statutory, policy and good practice developments are reflected in robust systems and procedures and will take responsibility for highlighting gaps and recommending improvements to be linked to the delivery of business and service plans affecting the team, unit, division and department.
• The post holder will undertake a range of projects on behalf of the service using effective project management methodologies and approaches to drive service improvement in partnership with relevant stakeholders.

Project officer activities on behalf of service may include:
• Delivering complex policy development, procedural review, business planning, quality management etc.
• To drive, manage and assist in the review of current business processes and recommend changes in working practices and policies to bring efficiencies and performance improvement, using best practice approaches in change management.
• Working alongside senior managers to create service officers and service structures.

Knowledge, including educational qualifications:
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and best practice and have an understanding of procedures and systems, proposed legislation, Government initiatives and Council policy and strategies relevant to the division.
• Knowledge of complex policy development, procedural review, business planning, quality management.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies and approaches.
• Understanding and application of equalities and diversity in a service improvement environment.

Experience:
• Using best practice approaches in change management.
• To lead on service development and service improvement projects on behalf of the division, from project start up to embedding and mainstreaming using established projects management methodologies e.g. PRINCE2.
• Analysing and reporting complex data.
• Experience of using effective project management methodologies and approaches.

Special Conditions of Recruitment:
• Comply with and promote the Council’s Equal opportunities policy.

Job Category: Marketing & Communications
Location: 160 Tooley Street, Southwark Council
Hours Per Week: 36.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £160.00 per day

Supporting the communications team throughout the upcoming People Powered Southwark campaign. Arranging photo calls and filming opportunities, liaising with partners and case studies, writing communications like social media posts and e-newsletters and other communication jobs as required.

Job Context:
• Southwark is a modern council delivering for its residents in the heart of London. It is a vibrant and diverse borough with exciting and ambitious plans for the future.
• Our external affairs division supports senior officers and members to shape and communicate these plans for the benefit of Southwark and its residents. It brings together the services which support the political leadership of the council, with our communications, marketing, public affairs and policy development.
• The marketing team research, plan and deliver effective marketing to promote the council’s work and deliver change in our local community.
• The marketing team will work strategically with other teams within the division to ensure that the impact of our marketing is maximised specifically by complimentary media and public affairs work.

Purpose:
• To promote the work of Southwark Council and explain its policies to residents, businesses, visitors and other target groups.
• To work with departmental experts to deliver campaigns which bring about behaviour or perception change on matters which affect Southwark and its residents.

Principle accountabilities:
To deliver engaging and innovative marketing elements of integrated communications campaigns which deliver behaviour and/or perception change.
• To project manage the production of marketing material including printed publicity, advertising, graphic design, copywriting and use of digital advertising.
• To present campaign options and proposals to members and officers in an authoritative and informative manner.
• To critically evaluate the impact of marketing work, including its delivery as part of broader communications and influencing objectives.
• To commission, brief, manage and evaluate the work of design contractors, illustrators, copywriters, media agents, photographers, and other marketing professionals.
• To contribute to the production of council publications with high quality copy and photography.
• To manage and develop the distribution of publicity material to selected target markets.
• To provide advice to senior officers and members on a range of communications issues.
• To provide marketing advice to departments about the most effective ways to deliver the impact their departmental objectives require.
• To keep up with best practice in marketing, attending meetings of professional bodies, training events and reading material as agreed as part of the annual work plan.
• To raise the profile of Southwark by developing and maintaining links with relevant external organisations, including representing the council on external groups.
• From time to time, may participate in divisional or departmental projects, and undertake any other duties as appropriate to the post and grade.

Job Category: Social Care – Qualified
Location: Welshpool, Powys County Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:30
Salary: £27.71

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Occupational Therapist based within the Powys Council Social Services Team until 31.03.24 to provide assessment of people’s needs to support them to move into our new Extra Care Scheme in Welshpool. Working in partnership with our Social Work Team, Clwyd Alyn Housing association and others to support people to move into their new home within the Extra care Scheme. The applications are open now and the homes will be ready to move into in February 2024. Home working possible with face-to-face visits as required. Pay rate approx £35 per hour.

Job Category: Admin & Clerical
Location: The Alps Depot, Vale of Glamorgan Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £11.59

MAJOR PURPOSE OF POST:
• Working with tenants who require support to achieve outcomes that relate to becoming better off financially, healthier or more independent in the home and community.
• Overseeing health and safety at sheltered housing schemes, monitoring the quality of gardening and cleaning services and reporting communal repairs.
• The post-holder will divide their time between delivering services at a designated scheme and working in other areas on a floating basis.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The job description refers to the principal duties and responsibilities of the Post. It does not necessarily list in detail all the tasks required to carry out these duties and responsibilities.
• Undertake key responsibilities for a caseload of clients within the sheltered scheme to promote independent living and safety in their homes.
• Co-ordinate support services from other agencies, carers and relatives as necessary within the Sheltered Housing Scheme.
• To make daily contact with tenants as required, being proactive in checking on their welfare in line with their individual support needs.
• To ensure the designated scheme is linked to the relevant alarm response system, and to maintain regular liaison with the staff in relation to any tenant, including making referrals for dispersed alarms where required.
• To respond to emergencies as they occur.
• To seek, build and maintain partnerships with external agencies providing services. To utilise those services to provide maximum benefit for clients and to use the relationship to promote the council’s sheltered schemes and services.
• To develop and maintain an up to date and extensive knowledge of service available to the client group and be able to signpost tenants to these services and empower them to make use of them independently.  
• To advocate on behalf of clients where required to ensure that they receive services to which they are entitled.
• To complete, maintain and review all records for sheltered schemes and all clients to a high standard; including support plans, risk assessments, daily logs, personal files, emergency details, building and fire records and monitoring information (e.g. outcomes monitoring required by the Supporting People Team).
• To develop protocols , guidance and procedures for the use of on site facilities to include the laundry, guest room, fitness suite  and any IT or electronic equipment provided for residents use in line with the relevant Council Policies and Health and Safety legislation.
• To ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times.  
• To undertake the Premise Management function for the buildings and services provided to sheltered schemes and take the lead in investigating and resolving issues as and when they occur to ensure that the council provides a high quality and safe environment in its sheltered schemes.
• To be responsible for the security of purpose built schemes and to make tenants aware of the scheme security.
• To promote and market the council’s housing services and schemes including the benefits of downsizing and/or measures that can be put in place to enable a property to remain safe and accessible for the tenant.
• To ensure that all tenants of designated properties are offered an assessment of their needs when they become eligible for the service and to repeat this offer periodically to ensure any needs are addressed promptly.
• To use this offer process to monitor the well-being of tenants and work closely with housing officers to report any concerns about any aspect of a tenancy or property.
• Undertake initial and continuous support and risk assessments for customers and ensure that support plans are a comprehensive and detailed record of the outcomes that are achieved for clients.
• To ensure that periodic checks on all matters of Health and Safety and Fire Safety at purpose built schemes take place and to work with the appropriate technical officer to achieve this.  
• To ensure that tenants with mobility issues living in sheltered schemes have up to date Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans and that these plans are identified in site log books and are reviewed periodically.
• To act as keyholder for the complex and associated properties.
• To be responsible for stock control of cleaning items, first aid supplies and associated stationary.
• To provide a first aid emergency response to residents and visitors to the Sheltered Housing Complex
• To be responsible for the periodic testing of emergency alarm equipment including hard-wired systems, dispersed alarms where requested and pendants and the recording of this testing.  
• To ensure that personal objectives derived from the council’s corporate plan are achieved.
• To encourage tenants to become involved with activities and groups to enhance participation and accountability and where necessary to be responsible for the management of cash where tenants are required to contribute.
• To organise, develop and procure  social events as desired by the tenants and encourage them to take the lead in organising themselves thereby ensuring they are fully engaged in the services available to them, promoting independence and wellbeing.
• To engage with the wider community, developing strong links with schools, voluntary groups and other service providers to ensure that residents are not excluded from services in their local area.
• To carry out assisted viewings and sign ups when required at sheltered schemes
• To manage the hiring of Scheme Guest Rooms and the associated cash handling in line with the Councils Financial Standing Orders and Procedure notes and audit recommendations,
• To provide cover to other sheltered schemes if required e.g. holidays and longer term absences.
• To provide help, advice, guidance and support to colleagues in matters related to later life and aging.
• Ensure compliance with the Council’s Financial Regulations, Standing Orders, Policies and Procedures
• To implement the principles of the Council’s Equal Opportunity Policy whilst carrying out the above duties
• To adhere to Health and Safety legislation / relevant Council policies and procedures and to take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and other persons who may be adversely affected by your acts / omissions.
• To implement the principles of the Council’s Environment Policy while carrying out the above duties.
• Such other duties and responsibilities commensurate with the grade and in accordance with the general character of the job as may reasonably be required by the Chief Officer from time to time.

Job Category: Social Care & Health Qualified
Location: Council Offices (Mendip District Council), Somerset Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 08:30
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £19.31

Somerset Council’s ASC department are starting a new Learning Disabilities & Autism service. We are looking for passionate, enthusiastic, experienced Senior Social Workers and Senior Practitioners who will support the service Manager in running either the Taunton team or the Mendip team.
We need leaders who are able to provide sound legislative advice to Social Workers and Adult Social Care Practitioners. They will supervise no more than 4 Social Workers, they will manage triage and allocation lists and work with the Service Manager on strategies to achieve the best outcomes for Service Users in their area.
Please note, if the CVs do not have experience of supervision, they will not be offered an interview.
Candidates need to commit to 2 days in the office.

This is a hybrid role.

Job Category: Social Care & Health Non-Qualified
Location: Bromley Council, Bromley Council
Hours Per Week: 36.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 08:45
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £17.09

Brief summary of the role and responsibilities:
• In accordance with divisional and departmental policy and procedures to undertake assessments of Adults and Carers.
• To provide practical support and information for Adults and Carers.
• Within divisional and departmental policy and procedures formulate and implement individual support plans by arranging and monitoring the delivery of services/payments to Adults and Carers.
• To work in conjunction with team colleagues and other professional staff to ensure that service user’s needs are met.
• Monitor, review and evaluate services in order to ensure that they are provided effectively and in accordance with need

MAIN PURPOSE:
Under direction and guidance:
• In accordance with divisional and departmental policy and procedures to undertake assessments of Adults and Carers.
• To provide practical support and information for Adults and Carers.
• Within divisional and departmental policy and procedures formulate and implement individual support plans by arranging and monitoring the delivery of services/payments to Adults and Carers.
• To work in conjunction with team colleagues and other professional staff to ensure that service user’s needs are met.
• Monitor, review and evaluate services in order to ensure that they are provided effectively and in accordance with need.    
 
EXPERIENCE:
• Able to demonstrate experience of having worked within Health and Social Care directly with Adults and Carers.
• Working across a range of agencies and understanding their role.
• Evidence of continued professional/personal development.

QUALIFICATIONS:
• A relevant social and health care qualification is preferable but not essential at BR8, i.e. NVQ.
• The progression criteria for BR9 requires successful completion of a relevant qualification e.g NVQ3 or able to demonstrate appropriate skills and experience at that level.
• Minimum standard of English GCSE Grade A -C or equivalent.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Car Driver must be mobile and able to travel independently to various locations around the borough carrying equipment.
• A satisfactory criminal record bureau disclosure is required.

Job Category: Social Care & Health Non-Qualified
Location: Bromley Council, Bromley Council
Hours Per Week: 36.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 08:45
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £24.57

We are looking for an experienced Care Manager Assistant to work closely with the Senior Social Worker to avoid Social Admissions to Hospital. This will involve supporting Carers by completing urgent assessments and support plans to prevent Cares breakdown. Also supporting Vulnerable adults ensuring they have the appropriate support to meet their assessed needs.

You will have a knowledge/experience of facilitating safe Hospital discharges, strong working knowledge of the Care Act 2014 and its application. Timely strength-based assessments Also, knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and experience completing Mental Capacity assessments.

You will be supporting Younger Adults with physical disabilities and sensory impairment and Older Adults to live as independently as they are able and work with their carers to ensure risks are appropriately managed. You will need to be flexible, committed, and hard working with a willingness to work to quality standards. You will be working within a multidisciplinary framework and need to have good communication and negotiating skills. You will be working with Partner agencies and will be required to develop close working relationships with them.

You will need to be able to travel around the borough of Bromley to complete home visits in urgent situations where necessary.

MAIN PURPOSE:
Under direction and guidance:
• In accordance with divisional and departmental policy and procedures to undertake assessments of Adults and Carers.
• To provide practical support and information for Adults and Carers.
• Within divisional and departmental policy and procedures formulate and implement individual support plans by arranging and monitoring the delivery of services/payments to Adults and Carers.
• To work in conjunction with team colleagues and other professional staff to ensure that service user’s needs are met.
• Monitor, review and evaluate services in order to ensure that they are provided effectively and in accordance with need.

KNOWLEDGE:
• Demonstrate a sound working knowledge of Social Services legislation and practice.
• Demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding of the Care Act 2014, the Mental Capacity Act 2005, and other relevant legislation
• Ability to develop knowledge of local services and community resources.
• Awareness and commitment to Equal Opportunities Policy.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of safeguarding
• Demonstrate an awareness of budgetary constraints.

EXPERIENCE:
• Able to demonstrate experience of having worked within Health and Social Care directly with Adults and Carers.
• Working across a range of agencies and understanding their role.
• Evidence of continued professional/personal development.

QUALIFICATIONS:
• A relevant social and health care qualification is preferable but not essential at BR8, i.e. NVQ.
• The progression criteria for BR9 requires successful completion of a relevant qualification e.g NVQ3 or able to demonstrate appropriate skills and experience at that level.
• Minimum standard of English GCSE Grade A-C or equivalent

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Car Driver must be mobile and able to travel independently to various locations around the borough carrying equipment.
• A satisfactory criminal record bureau disclosure is required.

Job Category: Interims
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: £468.49 per day

Role Purpose:
The post holder will take senior level responsibility for system wide development and delivery of multiple Children’s Services programmes and undertake an operational management role as well as providing ad hoc resource when required. Within a relatively small team the post holder will be expected to demonstrate a large degree of flexibility around roles and to support colleagues whenever required.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• Extensive knowledge of Children Services, specifically relating to Early Help & SEND.
• Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.
• Previous experience in the development and implementation of strategies that are informed by all relevant stakeholders including children and young people.
• Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales.
• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
• Knowledge of project principles techniques and tools such risk management, project life cycle and quality controls.
• Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
• Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.
• Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
• Strategic thinking – ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
• Experience of managing and motivating a team.

Job Category: Financial
Location: Badminton Road Council Offices, South Gloucestershire Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £16.60

We are looking for two finance officers to process invoice payments in the commissioning service, and resolve queries with care providers and from the billing team.
The invoices pay for care and support delivered by care agencies, and the billing team invoice people in receipt of care where they have been assessed as able to make a financial contribution towards the care received.
Existing knowledge of paying invoices via Mosaic and/or CM2000 would be an advantage, but training will be provided.

Occasional requirement to work in the offices at Badminton Road, Yate.

Job Category: Interims
Location: Badminton Road Council Offices, South Gloucestershire Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £244.00 per day

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced interim Strategic (Lead) Commissioning Manager to lead older adult commissioning teams within the adults commissioning service until a permanent member of staff is recruited.

The role will support and implement the new commissioning strategy across the services as well as overseeing day-to-day activity across the teams.

*Experience and knowledge of commissioning and contracting for these services is essential in order to lead the teams that contract for, quality assess and pay invoices for service provision.
*The teams include care homes, home care, extra care housing, voluntary sector, and brokerage.
*The teams use Mosaic and are implementing the Provider Portal module, they are also implementing PAMMS. Knowledge of these systems would be helpful.
*Line management essential, the position currently manages a team of 35 to 40 permanent and temporary staff including 5 Commissioning Managers as direct reports.

In this role you will need to be in the Council offices or at other local locations for up to 2 or 3 days per week, and potentially more frequently during initial induction and orientation.

Role Purpose:
• You will implement the commissioning strategy set out by the Service Manager.
• You provide management of the older people’s services commissioning teams which includes overseeing commissioning managers and officers.
• This includes analysis, monitoring, project management, financial oversight and strategic input into a range of local, sub regional and regional commissioning strategies and projects.

Essential Criteria (Requirements that must be met)
• The post holder will have a degree or equivalent professional qualification in management and social care.
• Substantial and successful experience, in local government, voluntary or private sector in the delivery of children’s and young people’s services and or commissioning and contract management over a number of years.
• Experience of leading, managing and developing a team to effectively deliver a range of quality and cost effective commissioned services that meet statutory and non-statutory requirements of the Council.
• An understanding and experience of the changing environment within which Local Government Services operate and problem solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to negotiate and influence colleagues and partners, for example, private sector and voluntary sector.
• Competent use of Microsoft office packages, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Well organised with excellent time management skills.
• A sound  knowledge of IPC model of commissioning and adult’s legislative practices, policies and standards and how these apply to local authorities
• Substantial knowledge and experience of strategic and general management concepts.
• Leadership experience, with the ability to manage, co-ordinate and plan the managed area.
• Experience of developing and maintaining complex partnerships.
• Financial and commercial acumen with experience of managing budgets.
• Experience of managing projects.
• Knowledge of delivering against equality, diversity and inclusion objectives within relevant service areas.

Job Category: Financial
Location: Badminton Road Council Offices, South Gloucestershire Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £13.17

We are looking for an Assistant Finance Officer to assist with processing invoice payments in the commissioning service, and resolve queries from the billing team.
The invoices pay for care and support delivered by care agencies, and the billing team invoice people in receipt of care where they have been assessed as able to make a financial contribution towards the care received.
Existing knowledge of paying invoices via Mosaic and/or CM2000 would be an advantage, but training will be provided.

Please note candidates may be required to come into the offices at Badminton Road to work.

Skills:
• Relevant knowledge and experience of working in an organisation that delivers a range of financial and data processing services, including using a wide range of systems for paying and raising invoices and using electronic systems.
• Ability to analyse and evaluate standard information from a range of sources in order to inform judgements and make decisions.
• Well developed organisational skills, and ability to set and work to tight deadlines and to prioritise workload in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications:
• A minimum of three GCSEs (including English Language and Maths), or equivalent or a relevant equivalent vocational qualification, or able to demonstrate equivalent level.

Job Category: Social Care & Health Qualified
Location: Mendip Hub, Somerset Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 08:30
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £29.33

About the job

Why should I choose Somerset Council?

Good question.
Well, for a start, we’re a hugely ambitious council, committed to improving lives for the residents, communities and businesses of Somerset. And that’s why we’re working so hard to build a sustainable organisation with a culture that rewards, values and recognises our staff, and gives everyone here the opportunity to grow and develop, personally and professionally.
If you’re looking for a place where you work truly matters – where YOU truly matter – we might be just right for you.
We also promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.

We can offer you:
• Small supportive teams to progress your career.
• Strengths and relationship-based approach to underpin your work.
• Regular high-quality systemic supervision.
• Flexible working and trust in your professional autonomy.

What will I be doing?
• Working in CLA you will have the opportunity to support profound changes to a child’s life, building long term relationships to see them through their journey.
• Working in the Mendip CLA Team will give you a unique opportunity to work with unaccompanied asylum seeking young people.
• While we are looking for someone with this experience, we are able to consider all applicants as there will be additional training and support provided.

We are looking for Social Workers who are passionate and enthusiastic to join us in improving outcomes for our most vulnerable young people within the Children Looked After (CLA) service. We have come a long way in our improvement journey; join us as we strive to provide a gold star service for all children and young people.

Permanence is our passion for those children that need it the most; promoting positive outcomes for children both educationally and socially with reconnection for all families wherever possible.

Extensive training and development opportunities are supported by weekly CPD, on-site Consultant Social Worker support, pod working, and Advanced Social Work Practitioner (AP) Programme with role specialism.

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?
• You will need to be a qualified social worker registered with Social Work England and have substantial experience working with children and families in social work.

Anything else I should know?
• Our Mendip hub is in the centre of Shepton Mallet, nestled in the Mendip Hills close to Glastonbury, Frome and Bath.
• DBS information.
• This post requires a criminal background check via the Disclosure procedure.

Job Category: Administration
Location: Durban House, West Sussex County Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediately Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:30
Salary: £11.59

Pay – Grade 5
Location – Durban House Bognor
Working arrangements – Mostly working from home, with occasional travel around the county needed. Current arrangement is 1 day a month in Bognor. 37 hours per week, over 5 days with some flexibility around working hours to cover the core hours 9-5.

Job Description –
The key skill needed is the ability to produce succinct and professionally presented and worded minutes and actions in relation to adult safeguarding. They will also need to undertake general admin duties, setting up meetings, distribution of confidential documents, electronic filing i.e. uploading to Mosaic and customer records, able to put information into a spreadsheet, monitor email inbox and respond to incoming messages. Reporting to a Team Leader, you will provide a customer focused and efficient administrative service, prioritising your daily tasks in accordance with team requirements and service objectives. You will be responsible for delivering a range of administrative tasks to a high standard of quality within agreed timescales. These are likely to include such tasks as note taking at complex (often sensitive and / or confidential) meetings, arranging large scale events and meetings, co-ordinating statutory panels, collating and presenting information in a clear format, preparing reports and agendas, producing accurate meeting minutes and spreadsheets, and updating council IT systems in order to support service delivery. You may be asked to work at a designated office, provide support remotely or work flexibly across WSCC office hubs, dependent on service needs. You’ll need to be able to demonstrate personal resilience, integrity and professionalism when participating in sensitive, potentially disturbing or highly confidential meetings or processes.

 Key Skills:

1. Good communication skills for answering telephone, email and face-to-face queries effectively, communicating with staff and customers.
2. Clear and effective written communication skills to produce accurate meeting minutes, write non-standard correspondence and reports, present data and financial information, and to write and respond to emails appropriately.
3. Good numeracy skills in order to work with figures and data to make sound and accurate financial calculations and data collection, working methodically.
4. Good analytical and problem-solving skills to analyse specialist information and draw practical conclusions and appropriate actions with an understanding of relevant policies and procedures.
5. Ability to identify the most efficient and effective ways of working, embrace change and adapt to changing situations and new ways of working positively and effectively, including the ability to learn new systems and processes.
6. Excellent IT skills enabling effective daily use of office applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word and Excel.

Job Description & Person Specification
 Qualifications and/or experience:
• 4 GCSEs with A-C / 4-9 passes including Maths and English, or equivalent qualification or experience demonstrating that level of numeracy and literacy.
• Relevant technical knowledge of procedures and practices associated with delivering an administrative service.
• Sound and accurate overall IT knowledge and experience in using Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Teams.
• Experience of working in an office environment.
• Some knowledge and technical skills in the use of major computerised systems (for example, SAP or Mosaic) – Desirable
 
Key responsibilities:
• Communicates with and develops good working relationships with relevant managers and colleagues in order to deliver an effective service.
• Delivers timely and efficient specialist administrative support to a team or across teams with an awareness of team requirements and priorities.
• Prioritises own day to day work, working with colleagues to deliver objectives and a customer focussed service.
• Produces accurate, factually and grammatically correct meeting notes and reports.
• Updates and maintains relevant computerised and manual records relating to the service appropriately and accurately.
• Follows procedures and processes in order to respond independently to day-to- day telephone, email and written queries including using initiative to resolve unexpected problems where necessary.
• Refers complex or technical queries, and those unrelated to the service appropriately, working under guidance on unusual or difficult problems.
• Appropriate and careful daily handling of confidential and sometimes sensitive or personal financial or other related information relating to the service.
• Responsibility for processing and / or raising Purchase Orders and invoicing.

Job Category: Social Care – Unqualified
Location: Blue Dragon 179-185 Newport Road, Cardiff Council
Start Date: Immediately Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £10.42

Job Category: Social Care – Unqualified
Location: Blue Dragon 179-185 Newport Road, Cardiff Council
Start Date: Immediately Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £10.42

Cleaner required for CTS wash and workshop.

Job Category: Procurement
Location: Guildhall, Royal Borough of Kingston
Hours Per Week: 36.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £19.73

Role Purpose:
• The Council is focused on delivering the best possible outcomes for its communities.
• To do this the Council needs employees who thrive in an agile and networked organisation and who can support continuous improvement within a constructive organisational culture.
• The role reports directly to the Quality Assurance Lead.
• This role is responsible for monitoring, review and reporting of ASC service providers quality by liaising with service users, carers and service providers to ensure the quality of services commissioned.
• This role captures service user and carer feedback, maintains frequent contact with specific service providers, and collates information and intelligence to inform safeguarding, contract management, commissioning and procurement activity.
• This role works closely with colleagues across ASC to agree areas for review and improvement.