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Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified

Location : Welshpool Ty Maldwyn Area Office, Powys County Council

Hours Per Week : 18.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:30

Salary: £12.42

Qualifications & Training

•          A good standard of education

•          QCF 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent

Skills

•          Ability to organise, prioritise and manage a caseload

•          Ability to demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities and no–discriminatory practice

•          Commitment to the principle of confidentiality 

•          Must have knowledge and commitment to the principles of social care as embodied in relevant legislation

Knowledge

•          Understanding  of the needs of Services Users and their Carers

•          Understanding of safeguarding issues

•          Knowledge of Community Care Legislation

•          Must have knowledge and commitment to the principles of social care as embodied in relevant legislation

Experience

•          Experience of working with older people 

•          Experience of undertaking review and re assessments of needs with older people 

•          Experience of risk assessments and promoting independence of older people   

•          Experience of working in a care-related service

Main Purpose of Post:

To be part of a Reviewing team that will ensure that the assessed needs of older people are met through the reviewing process.

To work closely with Reablement in terms of ongoing assessment and reviews.

To commission long term care as a result of a review.

Principal Responsibilities:

1          Local Authorities meet their statutory obligations under Child and Family Legislation, Mental Health Law and the NHS and Community Care Act and others.

2          The needs of older people individuals and their carers are reviewed holistically, packages of care negotiated, monitored and reviewed.

3          Risks to older people and others are assessed and balanced in a way that promotes independence of older people and their carers. 

4          Recommendations in relation to the allocating scarce resources are made.

5          Equal opportunity and respect for diversity and difference is promoted.

6          Social inclusion of isolated and vulnerable people is promoted.

7          Awareness of the policies and procedures in relation to safeguarding

8          Duty to report and inform managers of any concerns Collaboration and multi-disciplinary working with other agencies is strengthened in order to achieve the best outcomes for older people.

9          Accountability for their actions through effective, accurate recording of decisions/recommendations.

10        Prioritising reviews and their work load alongside the senior practitioner.

11        Engaging in direct work with older people and carer/s to carry out review which may result in a reassessment

12        In working with older people and carers, CSOs seek to enhance their problem solving capacities in a way that support maximum independence and choice.

13        Person centre reviews and outcome based care planning

14        Seeking to maximise the financial and material resources available to older people from all possible sources.

Job Category : Building Services & Maintenance

Location : Municipal Buildings, Knowsley, L36 9YU, Knowsley Borough Council

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:30

Salary: £29.00

This is not a comprehensive list of all the tasks, which may be required of the post holder.  It is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role.

1.         To undertake all day-to-day activities necessary to ensure that the council complies with all statutory regulations and requirements relevant to its portfolio of operational assets (buildings).

2.         To manage the day-to-day performance of contractors to ensure the delivery of professional services required to fulfil a series of corporate policies and/or working procedures, in relation to a broad range of statutory compliance disciplines (such as water hygiene, asbestos management, fire alarms and emergency lighting, gas and electrical safety and fire safety). 

3.         To support the Principal Compliance Officer to ensure all tenders written for the procurement of professional services are fully inclusive and deliver the aims of the contract whilst providing the Council with value for money.

4.         To undertake site visits to operational assets to: –

a)         become and remain familiar with detail of each site, so ensuring site specific services are delivered;

b)         undertake spot checks on contractor’s performance;

c)         check site record keeping is sufficiently robust to pass both internal and external audit;

d)         ensure buildings are compliant with relevant regulations;

e)         check customer satisfaction with the services the team directly and indirectly deliver.

5.         To support site managers and duty holders with day-to-day guidance on statutory compliance issues.

6.         To support the Principal Compliance Officer, in the day-to-day supervision of the Statutory Compliance Assistant to ensure that the duties of the post are performed to a high standard.

7.         To support the Principal Compliance Officer in ensuring the delivery of a programme of appropriate statutory compliance training for all persons in accordance with relevant regulations, guidance and legislation. 

8.         To maintain a record of statutory compliance services, repairs, site visits for each operational asset, to allow for reporting and audit regimes which demonstrate levels of statutory compliance.

9.         To liaise with other officers, departments, customers and external agencies to ensure that all works are conducted with minimum disruption to front line service delivery.

10.       To support management in ensuring effective and appropriate value for money services are delivered within allocated budgets.

11.       To support the Management Team in the development and implementation of strategies, plans, policies, procedures, relevant to the work of the Service.

12.       To work with other members of the Assets Service to ensure delivery of complimentary services and economies of scale for the authority.

13.       To support the formal escalation process to ensure duty holders and responsible officers take prompt and appropriate action to remediate any issues in relation to statutory compliance services in their premises.

14.       To support the Group Manager (Building Projects and Maintenance) and the Head of Assets to ensure that effective financial management and monitoring systems are adhered to, to ensure the capacity to delivery services, including robust audit trails.

15.       To contribute to the production of reports to senior officers, elected members and external partners as required by the Head of Service and other senior managers.

16.       To represent the service area at internal and external working groups and meetings as required.

17.       To undertake any other duties as required by the Head of Assets and Assistant Executive Director (Governance and Assets), that are commensurate within the grade and the post in responding to changes in work load and accepting responsibility for customer care.

            An understanding of Statutory compliance regulations and legislation (in particular fire safety) would be an advantage, but candidates will be expected to support all statutory compliance disciplines. Candidates should also be familiar with Microsoft Excel and Teams.

Job Category : Engineering & Surveying

Location : Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time :17:30

Salary: £35.98

Highways, Structures, or Traffic Engineering equivalent qualification or experience.

The post holder will carry out the supervision of civil engineering schemes, including major multidisciplinary schemes, ensuring that the works are carried out in accordance with design and specification. 

Key Duties/Areas of Responsibility

•          Ensuring that delivered works, comply with the stated specification, ensuring good workmanship, quality materials are tested as necessary to appropriate standards and ensuring that the required specifications and safety standards are met.

•          Monitor delivered works progress against submitted programmes, assess the accuracy of planned completion dates and suggest improvements to sequencing, co-ordination or methods where possible.

•          Measurement of completed works in accordance with the appropriate method of measurement, and the keeping of proper records of work done in the form of a site diary, together with details of other relevant issues or occurrences on site

•          Identification and promotion of solutions at ‘early warning’ meetings or similar to design issues and to site problems or events where these have been raised by the contractor for resolution.

•          Advise construction teams on the suitability of proposed method statements and risk assessments and advise of any unsafe working practices on site and report accordingly

•          Act as the Supervisor during works undertaken under NEC ECC forms of contract, (or the Proper Officer’s representative on site for ‘section 278’ works).  

•          Assist with, and where appropriate conduct, survey work of a variety of types and the checking of setting out, approving such minor amendments as may be necessary.

•          Liaison with members of the public, residents, utilities contractors and others

•          Undertake pre works inspections and surveys as necessary and develop schedules of works for minor schemes such as programmes for bus stop improvements or maintenance works.

•          To attend emergency situations and meetings out of hours if necessary.

•          Supervise other technical staff, including planning and allocating work, checking work is done to time and carrying out on-job training 

•          Manage, monitor and control financial budgets with large expenditure/income

•          Monitor and review standard procedures, operational practices and set up revised working practices.

•          As required from time to time, carry out site inspections and surveys and if appropriate initiate or attend to remedial action in the event of transportation asset failure.

•          To deputise for the Senior Engineer roles and other roles within the scope of the service as and when required, including attending meetings during and out of hours where that is necessary.

Job Category : Sec / Admin

Location : Town Hall, Corporation Street, WA10 1HP,  St. Helens MBC

Hours Per Week :37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start              

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:30

Salary: £10.42

To work as part of a busy team, providing administrative support to enables the effective and compliant procurement of good, services, and works, while maintaining systems and data. Overseeing the administration of processes and procedures related to procurement activities, that support excellent customer outcomes.

1.         Overseeing and administering processes and procedures related to procurement activity across the Council.

2.         Administering systems required to support service delivery, including, amongst others; group email, CRM, requisitions, stores, e-procurement, vendor set-up, and webpages; helping address issues, making improvements, and assisting internal and external users as required.

3.         Provide excellent levels of customer service, overseeing general communications (correspondence and enquiries) with customers and providing advice and guidance where required.

4.         Prioritise own workload, to pre-determined deadlines and to comply with any relevant regulatory or legislative requirements.

5.         Complete any and all required forms, returns, documents, etc., including those required by external organisation and outside agencies.

6.         Responsible for the administration of financial matters, such as petty cash, orders and payments, etc..

7.         Support the delivery of meetings and events, including taking notes or confirming actions and outcomes, as well as representing the Council and Service at external events.

8.         Maintain and distribute records and information, including the use of relevant ICT systems and office equipment.

9.         Analyse and evaluate data and information, using this to produce reports as required, and present insights (what the data tells us) to others.

10.       Contribute to the overall performance of the team, and support others in delivering against agreed targets and outcomes, including assisting in the management of corporate contracts. 

11.       Support the continuous and discontinuous improvement of the procurement service, through developing guidance and tools, reviewing processed, and identifying opportunities for enhancement or innovative solutions to service challenges. 

12.       Undertake continuous personal and professional development.

13.       Liaise with colleagues across the council, to ensure appropriate professional advice is obtained as necessary, such as; legal, audit, health and safety, equalities, and human resources.

14.       Supporting the investigation and response to customer requests in line with corporate policies and procedures, including; freedom of information, data protection, and complaints.

Job Category : Engineering & Surveying

Location : Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time :17:30

Salary: £35.98

Key Duties/Areas of Responsibility

•          Planning and designing transport infrastructures projects and proactively monitoring its progress, managing risks, resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective action

•          Defining the project’s governance arrangements, facilitating the appointment of individuals to project teams and regularly reporting progress updates to the programme manager, ensuring effective quality assurance and the overall integrity of the project

•          Produce costs estimates, drawings, contract documents, bills of quantities and schedules of work, managing the project’s budget including third party contributions to the project, monitoring expenditure and costs against delivered and realised benefits as the project progresses

•          Supervise site works including the setting out and measurement of the works and ensure that the required specifications and standards for safety and reliability 

•          Provide consultancy advice and produce comprehensive technical reports for Council representatives and clients, utilising appropriate technical data

•          Carry out site/premises inspections and surveys and initiate enforcement action 

•          Liaise with internal departments and external bodies including developers regarding the extension/alteration of the public infrastructure and other engineering work, making appropriate recommendations

•          Demonstrate a high level of technical expertise and provide advice to internal and external clients on complex traffic and transportation related matters

•          Supervise other technical staff, including planning and allocating work, checking work is done to time and carrying out on-job training

•          Managing communications with all stakeholders

•          Monitor and review standard procedures, operational practices and set up revised working practices.

•          Where required, carry out design work to procedures and using engineering standards and codes of practice following evaluation of traffic and transportation schemes utilising investigatory, feasibility and analytical techniques

•          As required from time to time, carry out site inspections and surveys and if appropriate initiate or assist with remedial action in the event of transportation asset failure.

•          To deputise for the Senior Construction Project Manager roles and other roles within the scope of the service as and when required, including attending meetings during and out of hours where that is necessary.

•          Experience of identifying, developing and designing traffic and transportation schemes including the use of associated project management techniques 

•          Good knowledge of project and project management methods including MSP, PRINCE2, Association of Project Managers (APM) and/or Project Management Institute (PMI).

•          Preferentially an NEC Contract/Project Management qualification together with experience of applying civil engineering contracts and use of procurement frameworks within the sector.

•          Producing complex technical and Member reports including presentation of reports at a wide range of Council Meetings and other Forums

•          Evidence of delivering projects/work programmes to quality, time and budget

•          Knowledge of traffic and road safety legislation and its practical legislation (e.g. Highways Act 1980, Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, Road Traffic Act 1988, Traffic Management Act 2004)

•          Active participation in partnership groups and steering group meetings with external organisations and building consensus in respect of LTP delivery

•          Knowledge of the Local Transport Plan process

•          Supervision of staff including planning and allocation of work

•          Experience of monitoring and control of large budgets

•          Monitoring and reviewing standard procedures and operational practices

•          Utilising a range of IT systems and applications

•          Practical knowledge of specialist IT software packages e.g. Autocad, Mapinfo, GIS or similar

•          Practical knowledge of regulatory requirements and legislation affecting the service including extensive experience of leading service Safety, Health and Environmental compliance with particular focus on Construction Design and Maintenance Regulations (CDM)

•          Experience of assessing customer/stakeholder requirements and providing highways and traffic scheme solutions to meet them

Job specific qualifications: Project Management, Highways, Structures, or Traffic Engineering equivalent qualification or experience.

Job Category : Social Care & Health Non-Qualified

Location :  London Borough of Havering

Hours Per Week :12.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 16:30

End Time : 21:30

Salary:  £16.25

Are you passionate and committed to working with children and young people? Do you have experience of supporting children and adolescents with some complexities in their lives in order for them to be their best selves, and to accompany them on their journey into adulthood? Are you dedicated to ensuring that young people get the opportunity to participate fully in the co-design and delivery of services so that their voices can be heard? Then we have a very exciting role for you!

Now is the time to join our busy and vibrant youth service team to create learning opportunities with young people and to support them to navigate some of the complexities in their lives. We are seeking to recruit sessional youth support workers to assist with the delivery of youth work provision within Havering. We are looking to resource the following provision in particular: detached or “street-based” sessions, gender-based group work sessions and LGBTQ+ group work sessions. 

If you have experience of supporting vulnerable children and young people from a variety of backgrounds and with complex needs through group work and 1:1 interventions, as well as a knowledge of how to engage young people as individuals as well as within their peer networks and contexts, and an understanding of contextual safeguarding concerns such as exploitation, substance misuse, difficulties in education and missing episodes, we want to hear from you!

Please note: applicants must have availability for evening sessional work, with sessions starting anytime from 4.30pm and finishing by 9.30pm. These roles are initially for 12 hours a week with opportunity for more hours depending on service demand.

Job Category : Engineering & Surveying

Location : Ballard House, West Hoe Road, Plymouth City Council

Hours Per Week :37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:30

Salary: £18.81

Plymouth City Council is recruiting a Building Survey to support the Facilities Management Team with the delivery of repairs and maintenance across a diverse range of properties within Plymouth City Council’s corporate property estate.

You’ll get to enjoy an amazing quality of life by the sea in the home of the UK’s first National Marine Park with the flexible ability to hybrid work with a mixture of home working and office working.

You will be delivering programmed and responsive maintenance works and condition surveys in support of the council’s maintenance and capital programme plans. This is a really exciting time to be joining the team as we undertake a programme of capital improvements to our estate.

Key activities will include carrying out site inspections to determine the most appropriate remedial works, including reviewing supplier quotations and estimates, and providing technical advice on strategic projects.

The successful applicant will have demonstrable customer service and IT skills, enabling them to respond to work requests, originating both from members of the public and colleagues.

This role is suitable for flexible working subject to the needs of the service.

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified (Adults)

Location : Hackney Service Centre, Hackney Council

Salary: £23.56

Social Worker position available in the Integrated Learning Disability Service Hackney. This is a multidisciplinary team. We have vacancies in the Preparing for Adulthood sub team as well as the Ongoing Support and Complex Cases sub team. 

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

•          An experienced qualified social worker (2 years +) To hold and manage a complex and challenging caseload of up to 20 adults .

•          an experience of, and interest in working with adults with learning disabilities and their families is highly desirable 

•          To have knowledge and expertise in understanding and carrying out responsibilities under the Care Act, including undertaking safeguarding enquiries under s42, mental capacity act ideally with experience of managing adults subject to proceedings in the court of protection. 

•          To undertake s9 care act assessments, person centred care and support plans, reviews , safeguarding enquiries 

•          to evidence effective case management, purposeful evidence based interventions, analytical assessments and high quality written work.

Job context;

•          To report to Senior Practitioner and Team Manager where appropriate

•          The post holder will be required to work flexibly in line with health and social care integration priorities.

•          To work flexibly in a hybrid way; from home, hackney service centre, and see adults face to face in care homes and their own homes

2x Preparing for adulthood

1x Reviews/complex cases.

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified

Location : Durban House, West Sussex County Council

Hours Per Week :37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time :17:30

Salary: £30.44

Location : full time based in either Bognor or Worthing,  the candidate can choose.  

Degree in relevant professional or equivalent qualification e.g. Certificate of Qualification in Social Work or Diploma in Social Work.

• Completion of relevant post qualifying training.

Payrate: £38.  We are bound by the MoC, which means pay rates are capped. Whist we are able to pay up to £40, this rate is for those deemed to be at Qualified Social Work Practitioner level with over 2 years experience. 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. 

Car driver essential as the successful candidate will need to do local community assessment work.  

Our Lifelong Services Teams have a unique focus, and our Senior Social Work Practitioners are exceptional at supporting the teams to deliver legislatively compliant services. We offer a dedicated, strengths-based approach to disability that we know makes a positive difference. Whether we are engaging with people seeking advice, providing equipment or skills training, or starting a journey with people that may lead to a personal budget to meet complex needs, we are always looking to deliver the best outcomes. About the job The Transition Teams are county-wide teams that offer a service to young people from the age of 16 who have lifelong disabilities. Lifelong disability transition services are for those young people with physical disability, learning disability and/or autism. The focus of the team is support people moving from childhood to adulthood and plan for the time after the person turns 18.

1. Key responsibilities 

Act as a senior professional representative for the service by working with a focus on ensuring the effective delivery of services to those people who access or need the service. 

Manage and advise on complex cases within a specialist area including working alongside many other agencies, dealing with complex family dynamics, managing complex risk levels and dealing with legal issues. This will include effectively leading on the most efficient use of resources to produce the appropriate outcome and staff management. 

Take a lead and proactive role within the discipline of a specialist area, this may involve being a dedicated representative for a particular forum or being at the forefront of developments within a particular field. 

Develop effective working relationships and communicate effectively with those people who access or need the service, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals in order to deliver the appropriate interventions and service delivery. 

Responsible for the adoption of business and leadership changes and resource deployment as directed. Identify any issues of service delivery and its development paying attention to business plans. Identify gaps and seek to fill needs on service development. 

Responsible for promoting a strengths-based approach in both your own practice and that of the whole team, and for the application of creativity in support planning in exploring all potential options for meeting needs and outcomes, and consideration of the availability of resources across the service. 

Lead in initiatives and development work as required.

Represent the service at events and meetings with external agencies, making commitments as directed and agreed.

Maintain accurate records of all work undertaken and produce case reports and correspondence for a variety of audiences including meetings, conferences, court, panels and other agencies. Monitor colleagues’ record keeping as part of supervision.

Responsible for the professional supervision of Social Work professionals and unregistered practitioners, including contributing to the performance management and professional development of those staff. This will include mentoring/coaching colleagues and assisting with the setting and monitoring targets and objectives to ensure a fully effective team, as required.

Responsible for expenditures from an agreed budget when appropriate. E.g. making necessary purchases in relation to situations arising with people who access or need the service such as commissioning respite care.

Support equality and diversity and respect individuals, carers and colleagues regardless of gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or ethnic origin. Challenge oppressive practice and behaviour.

Responsible for the care of, accuracy, confidentiality, security and maintenance of all individuals’ records and related manual and/or computerised information, including highly sensitive and confidential adult/child protection issues.

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified

Location : Durban House, West Sussex County Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:30

Salary: £30.44

Location – Office Durban house – which is a large area cover from Emsworth, over to Selsey, Witterings, Chichester, Tangmere, Midhurst, Hazelmere, Petworth

Working arrangements – In office, doing face to face visits and some working from home. Expectation to be in the office at least once a week.   All assessments are face to face.   Hours are 9-5

 Job Description –

 Our Chichester community team have a dedicated focus to work and support adults with a range of needs relating from physical health needs, mental health needs, sensory impairments, neurological conditions, acquired brain injuries at later age. We also work collaboratively with individuals and family or friend, carers to identify people’s strengths, networks and community assets. We offer a dedicated, strengths-based approach in our work that we know makes a positive difference for the customer. Whether we are engaging with people seeking advice and providing information or starting a journey with people that may lead to a personal budget to meet complex needs, we are always looking to deliver the best outcomes. The Chichester community team covers a large, diverse geographical area. The team works with adults age 18+ with a range of physical, mental health and substance misuse difficulties, providing statutory Care Act assessments, reviews and completing safeguarding enquiries. The volume of work is significant due to the large area covered. This is an exciting opportunity, and we are looking for staff who share our passion for the customer group we support and who can help us to be even better than we are today and improve the customer’s journey. If you are happy to join our team and wish to take this opportunity, then we would like to talk to you. Due to the nature of the role, travel is needed and a driving licence is essential. As a Social Worker within our team, your role will involve working with adults from 18 years and upwards with physical disabilities, including some memory problems or sensory disabilities. You will be responsible for achieving positive change and improved outcomes, managing a busy and varied caseload by providing a statutory accountable social care service to those people who access or need the service. You will be undertaking Care Act assessments and reviews including mental capacity act assessments, processing safeguarding enquiries as a LEO, working as part of a team. You will be expected to work within organisational, policy and legislative requirements. For this role you will be expected to demonstrate relevant theoretical Social Work concepts, practices and detailed organisational knowledge relating to the provision of a professional Social Work service dealing with complex issues and ethical dilemmas. You will be solution focused and systematic with the ability and willingness to work flexibly to assist customers, carers and families and have a good understanding of partner agencies. You will be evidence based, challenging and curious in your professional approach whilst empathising and building up good and honest relationships with individuals, families and other partners e.g. health, housing, support providers. In this exciting opportunity, you will be able to organise your own workload and time, respond independently and creatively to unexpected problems and situations (with available support from your seniors for advice and guidance when required), and you will have the ability to take a person-centred approach and work with families and advocates whilst ensuring the voice, views and aspirations of the individuals are heard in assessments and reviews. Peer Forum is also part of your assessment process where you will have the opportunity for peer support and advice on availability and support for your customer in wilder community and available local resources and support. You will be able to practice with a strengths-based approach, drawing on people’s own resources, and those of the community, to meet people’s eligible needs and personal outcomes.

Job Category : Social Care Qualified

Location : Priory House, Central Bedfordshire Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00

Salary: £32.00

We are responsible for assessment and social care interventions to ensure positive outcomes for people in compliance with health and social care legislation. We talk with people to find out what matters most to them, their strengths and what they want to achieve and build these into their personalised care and support plans

Your Role

• You have a Social Work/OT/Nursing qualification and HCPC/SWE/NMC* registration. You will demonstrate and uphold best practice standards and codes of ethics.

• You will assess the needs of people, their families, carers, using standard assessment tools, so that plans made are timely and evidence-based.

• You will plan, implement, review & evaluate interventions to ensure positive outcomes for people, using up to date knowledge of relevant legislation and best practice.• You provide a person centered response to safeguarding in accordance with legislation for children, young people and adults, responding to crisis situations ensuring immediate protection, reducing risk and promoting wellbeing

Job Category : Housing

Location : Civic Centre, Enfield Council

Hours Per Week : 35.00

Start Date : immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00

Salary: £20.00

We are transforming our Market Management Service to reshape the private rented sector to ensure it meets residents housing needs. 

The Market Management Service oversee the procurement and management of temporary accommodation and private rented housing, including over 3000 temporary accommodation homes and approximately 600 private rented homes. 

The new Market Management Service contains four teams:

•          Market Shaping – to intervene into the private rented sector to improve supply and standards

•          Housing Access – to coordinate access to temporary accommodation and private rented housing

•          Housing Solutions – to provide a comprehensive leased temporary accommodation service combining housing options advice and housing management

•          Private Rented Housing – to provide a commercially-focused, social letting service that will deliver decent, sustainable private rented homes.  

The role

We are recruiting 1.5 Private Rented Housing Officers to join our new Private Rented Housing Service. 

We want ambitious, proactive people who can find creative and innovative solutions to local problems and a passion for customer service.

You will be equipped with mobile technology and will be responsible for all aspects of tenancy and property management, including repairs, inspections, investigating complaints and dealing with tenancy related issues.

You must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong IT skills and be able to work autonomously and inclusively in a team.

You have experience of working in Property Management, Housing Management or hold a property-relevant degree and have a valid UK driving license and have access to own vehicle to perform your duties. 

Job Category : Housing

Location : Sutton Gate, Sutton Housing Partnership

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00

Salary: £19.37

Lead the operational delivery and co-ordination of the Voids and Allocations across the in-house repairs team, People and Place and in partnership with Encompass 

Management of voids repairs delivery from subcontractors

Uphold SHPs Values, Behaviours and Leadership expectations at all times

Oversee and monitor that properties are allocated and let efficiently, to the organisations voids and lettings standard.

Liaise with the in house repairs service and subcontractors to ensure that timescales for completing routine and major voids works are strictly adhered to and actively challenge poor performance. 

Completion of KPI’s,  ensuring full reconciliation and validation is completed with effective holistic commentary developed.

Ensure CORE returns are uploaded in a timely manner and fully reconciled to lettings completed. • To identify and ensure implementation of measures and initiatives that would improve the void property turnaround times, including trend analysis and forecasting. 

Key Outcomes:

Improved resident satisfaction for new tenants 

Meet KPI target for voids 

To identify and ensure implementation of measures and initiatives that would improve the void property turnaround times, including trend analysis and forecasting. 

Deliver mobility within the housing stock to ensure mutual exchanges and under occupation moves are maximised

Supporting regeneration decant moves

Promote successful contract partnering and performance management of sub contractors

Implementation of pre-tenancy passport for all SHP new tenants

Identify synergies across existing SHP service, to align processes/skills for delivering value for money.  

To produce meaningful reports 

To undertake quality, financial and management monitoring

Essential Experience:

Extensive track record of managing the multiple functions of the voids, allocations and lettings process for a social housing provider. 

 Proven record of managing a high performing team in voids, allocations and lettings.

Comprehensive understanding of working within a choice based lettings environment.

Budget management experience with forecasting competency.

 Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels and having challenging conversations. 

Ability to prioritise, make decisions and provide clear leadership for staff.

 Strong influencing and negotiating skills with decision makers, both within and outside the organisation. 

Experience of motivating, coaching and developing staff within dispersed teams.  

 Good understanding of housing and landlord regulatory and compliance requirements 

Desirable:

Lead and managed a team that has delivered top quartile performance in voids and lettings processes. 

Ability to work confidently with IT software packages , eg Google, Microsoft Word, Excel etc and bespoke Housing Management systems such as Northgate and a choice based letting system.

Job Category : Housing

Location : Sutton Gate, Sutton Housing Partnership

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:15

Salary: £20.57

Provide excellent place-based housing management

services to tenants and leaseholders.

Enforce SHP’s arrears recovery policy and procedure

including proactive discussions with residents,

pre-court visits and court/eviction attendance.

Prepare cases for court action and represent the

Council/SHP in court.

Be responsible for residents on your patch at tenancy

termination and sign up to ensure properties are

returned in good, clear condition and let promptly.

Complete settling in visits, probationary tenancy visits,

and occupancy checks and enforce any breaches of

tenancy.

Provide advice and support for our vulnerable

customers and where necessary signpost them to other

services that are able to sustain their tenancy.

represent SHP at case conferences and multi-agency

meetings managing effective stakeholder relationships

and seeking joint solutions to housing issues.

Actively encourage and undertake resident

consultation and community development initiatives

that offer opportunities for residents to be involved

and influence the services they receive. Identify and

support residents who want to start new resident

associations.

Maintaining detailed, evidence based records

using attention to detail and excellent verbal

and written communication skills.

Remaining assertive whilst responding

sympathetically and with understanding to

residents with personal and sometimes

distressing issues.

Working on your own and as part of a team with

minimal supervision.

CIH or other relevant Qualification.

Job Category : Sec / Admin

Location : Town Hall, Corporation Street, WA10 1HP, St. Helens MBC

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:30

Salary: £10.42

To work as part of a busy team, providing administrative support to enables the effective and compliant procurement of good, services, and works, while maintaining systems and data. Overseeing the administration of processes and procedures related to procurement activities, that support excellent customer outcomes

Responsibilities & Outcomes

1.         Overseeing and administering processes and procedures related to procurement activity across the Council.

2.         Administering systems required to support service delivery, including, amongst others; group email, CRM, requisitions, stores, e-procurement, vendor set-up, and webpages; helping address issues, making improvements, and assisting internal and external users as required.

3.         Provide excellent levels of customer service, overseeing general communications (correspondence and enquiries) with customers and providing advice and guidance where required.

4.         Prioritise own workload, to pre-determined deadlines and to comply with any relevant regulatory or legislative requirements.

5.         Complete any and all required forms, returns, documents, etc., including those required by external organisation and outside agencies.

6.         Responsible for the administration of financial matters, such as petty cash, orders and payments, etc..

7.         Support the delivery of meetings and events, including taking notes or confirming actions and outcomes, as well as representing the Council and Service at external events.

8.         Maintain and distribute records and information, including the use of relevant ICT systems and office equipment.

9.         Analyse and evaluate data and information, using this to produce reports as required, and present insights (what the data tells us) to others.

10.       Contribute to the overall performance of the team, and support others in delivering against agreed targets and outcomes, including assisting in the management of corporate contracts. 

11.       Support the continuous and discontinuous improvement of the procurement service, through developing guidance and tools, reviewing processed, and identifying opportunities for enhancement or innovative solutions to service challenges. 

12.       Undertake continuous personal and professional development.

13.       Liaise with colleagues across the council, to ensure appropriate professional advice is obtained as necessary, such as; legal, audit, health and safety, equalities, and human resources.

14.       Supporting the investigation and response to customer requests in line with corporate policies and procedures, including; freedom of information, data protection, and complaints.

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified

Location : Halewood Centre, Halewood, L26 9UH, Knowsley Borough Council

Start Date : Immediate Start

Salary: £10.42

This is not a comprehensive list of all the tasks, which may be required of the post holder.  It is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the work to be undertaken.

1.         To assist the service user with their personal care, offer practical assistance and advice   within an enabling approach.  

2.         To provide intervention and support following Care Line call request 

3.         To promote and support the use of Assistive Technology to maximise impendence 

4.         Assist in identifying service user and carer’s needs and aspirations and contribute to the development of person centre support plans. 

5.         To maintain accurate and appropriate records and complete documentation in accordance with the service policy and procedures, professional standards and satisfy legal requirements including medicines management

6.         Actively participate in supervision and My Time  and demonstrate an active commitment to continuous personal development by attending relevant training and development opportunities including team meetings

7.         To be aware of the appropriate action to be taken in emergency situations including acting as an alerter in safeguarding issues

8.         To work with other professionals to promote independence and assist in the achievement of service user outcomes

9.         Comply with risk assessment and actions identified to manage those risks any newly identified risks to be recorded and reported to the Senior Rapid Response Officer 

10.       Adhere to KMBC health and safety policy and procedures

You are expected to embrace and display these qualities. Your line manager will discuss your behaviour with you, during your My Time and My Time Extra meetings.

•          Integrity. You are required to be open and honest, maintain high standards of personal behaviour and display strong moral principles.

•          Accountability. You must take personal responsibility for your actions and decisions and understand the consequences of your behaviour.

•          Communication. You must listen and talk to others, taking account of other people’s points of view. You should share information and strive to work together.

•          Respect. You must treat people with care and dignity, observing the rights of other people, and helping and supporting others where you can.

Job Category : Financial

Location : County Hall, Somerset Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time :17:00

Salary: £10.98

1.         Maintain systems to enable practices and procedures to operate to specified standards (e.g. administer imprest and unofficial funds, verifying clients personal finance records, security of cash).

2.         Prepare orders for goods/services, receive and check delivery notes, invoices and accounts. Process invoices for payment after certification by an appropriate senior member of staff. 

3.         Check financial information and arrange amendments as necessary (eg monthly downloads and uploading of journals).  Deal with general queries from colleagues, suppliers and clients relating to the financial information systems (eg payment queries).

4.         Prepare invoices for services/goods provided, receive and check payments, update financial records and investigate debt recovery.

5.         Use IT systems to input and extract information and distribute information to appropriate staff (eg SAP, spreadsheets)

6.         Extract statistics for the completion of statutory returns, drawing relevant issues to the attention of Senior Officers 

7.         Act as a point of contact for staff, clients and suppliers to give routine advice and information relating to the work of the team. 

8.         Prepare and process routine correspondence, reports and other documents 

9.         Contribute to the office management of departmental buildings in the area, to propose and implement solutions to many and varied problems (eg ICT, accommodation, health & safety).

10.       Understand, uphold and promote the aims of the council’s equality, diversity and inclusion policies; health, safety and wellbeing of self and others; and Organisational values in everything you do. Equality and Diversity practice covers both interaction with staff, service users and communities and includes challenging discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity for all.

•          Ability to collate and record data, facts and figures with care, accuracy and attention to detail.

•          Ability to form and maintain good working relationships with colleagues at all levels.

•          Ability to communicate with others in an appropriate, concise and accurate manner, orally and on paper.

•          Ability to meet deadlines and prioritise time.

•          Ability to solve issues and/or seek advice when necessary.

•          Ability to enthuse, lead and supervise.

Happy to accept 2 years referencing for this role

Client – KCC Management Information and Intelligence Team
Category: Social Care Qualified
Location: Kent County Council
Start date – ASAP
End date – 1 year from start
Pay – £500 per day (umbrella)
DBS – Basic required
Days per week – 5
Notice period – 2 weeks

Job Purpose

The Business Analyst will be responsible for identifying, tracking and monitoring the benefits of the projects that fall within the Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Transformation Programme. Currently within the Safety Valve programme this accounts for approximately 50 projects and following the issuing of the Improvement Notice from the Department for Education this will now include projects from KCC’s partners in Health and Education as part of the Accelerated Progress Plan. The programme is of critical importance, both in terms of the need to achieve the right outcomes for children and young people with SEND, the improvement requirements set by the Department for Education and to manage the financial pressures KCC is currently facing.

The programme has been operational since September 2022, and there are numerous projects within the programme in various stages of delivery. The focus will be on benefits management, to understand the anticipated impacts and benefits of projects to ensure that KCC meets its objectives. The post holder will be working alongside the existing programme team, Finance, Analytics and the Management Information to track and evidence the benefits, provide assurance reporting and develop processes to support and govern benefits realisation.

Qualifications:
Educated to Degree level or relevant experience
Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. BCS or IIBA) (desirable)

Experience
Experience working as a Business Analyst with 3+ years of experience in a relevant field/domain
Previous experience applying the processes and techniques to manage, evaluate and realise benefits
Pulling together plans and outcome reporting to highlight both the benefits, gaps and risks within projects
Proven record of stakeholder engagement, working across teams and reporting to senior managers and directors
Experience working in a complex fast-paced environment with a broad scope of work
Turning complex projects outcomes into simple measures
It would be advantageous but not essential to have experience in SEND or work within a Local Authority

Skills and Abilities
Application of structured approaches to identify, track, measure and evaluate benefits
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and be flexible and use the most appropriate tools and techniques
The ability to identify qualitative and quantitative business benefits and create meaningful measures to assess the impact of changes
Stakeholder relationship management, from working with individuals to facilitating workshops
Persuasive communication skills to influence and gain buy-in
The ability to work alongside project leads and provide advice and coaching
The ability to challenge existing practices and processes and highlight activity that needs to be prioritised or paused
Capable of supporting individuals in building a business case and putting together project plans
The ability to understand the strategic objectives of the programme and to bring a positive approach to change among project leads
The ability to report clearly to stakeholders both internally and externally
Self-motivated and comfortable with ambiguity

Knowledge
Knowledge of benefits management and realisation
Familiar with a range of tools and methods to identify project benefits
Knowledge of Microsoft products and reporting software
It is desirable but not essential to have knowledge of the SEND system and/or pressures facing Local Authorities

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: £26.38

The Children’s Services Commissioning Team are responsible for the delivery of externally commissioned & bespoke services to children, young people and their families. We are looking for a Visiting Placement Project Officer 

to join the recently established Commissioning Team in Cardiff Children’s services. 

This is an exciting role, where the successful applicant will undertake visits to bespoke placements as part of Quality Assurance Activity as well as residential providers to monitor the services that look after our children. 

This role provides a development opportunity to enhance how Children’s Services respond to the needs of our children, by working with local providers, the wider market, stakeholders, and external agencies ensuring quality of provision and identifying opportunities for improvement in the services available to our looked after children and young people.

This is a full time, hybrid position where visits to providers are a core task, in the South Wales region and sometimes further afield. You will also be able to work from home in-between visits. 

We wish to appoint someone who can demonstrate effective analytical, communication and engagement skills. Experience of commissioning, procurement, contract monitoring and management is required under the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales).

Aspects of the role will include, 

Visits to providers

Communication with children and young people in the providers 

Reports as required on service performance.

Advise and support the Strategic Commissioning Manager & Operational Managers in relation to areas of concern and remedial actions

Be part of multi-agency planning meetings to ensure provision is meeting need 

Contribute to safeguarding processes 

Contribute towards the development of good working relations and collaborative arrangements with stakeholders, including partner Councils, the Health Board and providers, private and voluntary sector agencies and service user organisations, including supporting any formal arrangements for stakeholder engagement.

Prepare reports, attending and chair meetings and contribute to Welsh Government reports and returns as required

Job Category : Admin / Clerical

Location : Princess Royal University Hospital, Bromley Council

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 08:45

End Time : 17:00

Salary: £17.09

• Educated to a high level – first degree or equivalent. 
• ·  Progression to BR10 would require completion of the post graduate certificate in Commissioning in Public Care or any other relevant commissioning qualification 

additional support required in the team to assist to reduce the timescale between care act assessment and service going in.

To discharge the Authority’s responsibilities under the Children Act 1989 and other relevant legislation with respect to children in need, children in care and young people leaving the care system.

To discharge the Authority’s responsibilities under ASCOF and other relevant legislation with respect to clients with disabilities, vulnerabilities and care needs.

To ensure the council’s eligibility criteria, policies and procedure are followed in relation to service users.

To help create packages of support to prevent unnecessary reception of children and young people into care and to assist adult clients to remain in their own home where possible and/or to move to suitable and appropriate residential care.

To match service user needs to potential placements.

To monitor the performance of current providers of placements and support services.

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

To ensure that all services commissioned in both placement and support services meet the Council’s Best Value requirements.

To identify the most appropriate and best match of service to client to ensure that clients have their needs met and are safeguarded.

Summary of Duties: Children’s / Adult Placement Officer

1. To receive referrals and assessments from care managers and social workers for clients requiring placements in a timely, professional, efficient and positive manner. To assess the needs and desired outcomes and to match these against an appropriate provision in order identify the best value placement for the client.

2. To make recommendations to the social worker and/or funding panel on the most appropriate and best value options that will meet the service user’s needs. To take responsibility for ensuring that the provider/organisation is both fit for purpose and able to meet the needs of the service user, including undertaking reference, registration and evaluation checks on the providers.

3. To ensure, where required, that notifications of service changes are made to the Finance department to ensure that, where required, financial assessments are undertaken of the client for calculation of contribution to the cost of the care package (adult services only).

 Job Description & Person Specification

    5. To negotiate the cost of all placements and support packages to ensure that the Authority receives the best value service and the most appropriate care and support for our clients, taking into account all cost implications for recommended placements.

6. To commission a range of assessments (medical, parenting, risk, fostering and psychological) as required and identified by the care plan at the request and approval of the Head of Service.

7. To undertake inspection and evaluation visits to providers for both individual clients and for general database records. To produce a report of findings, including recommendations as to the suitability of the provider to meet needs of potential placements. To regularly review and monitor the provision ensuring that up to date Ofsted and CQC reports are received and reviewed, Statements of Purpose and references are regularly updated.

8. To undertake investigation of complaints and concerns as raised by the team, social workers or managers regarding external providers. To produce reports of findings; to meet with providers and agree action plans to remedy any identified faults or failings and to monitor and maintain progress updates against the action plan.

9. To assist the Leaving Care team to identify suitable and appropriate accommodation for young people to move on to when they reach the age of 18 years as required by the Pathway Plan.

10. To ensure communication with Adult services is maintained for young people identified as likely to need Adult services, in particular as they move towards the age of majority.

11. To liaise with social workers and other professionals and agencies regarding assessments of care needs and potential service providers in order to assist the development of appropriate and coherent care planning. This may include the negotiation with other agency representatives around contributions to service funding.

12. To attend London Care Placements Steering Group meetings as required.

13. To participate in a duty rota system dealing with all emergency placements received whilst the duty officer, including following through overnight & weekend placements by updating Carefirst and liaising with social workers on the longer term plans.14. To keep social workers and managers informed of the progress of longer term placement finding progress, liaising and consulting with related departments, eg SEN, EWOs on information around changes to placements