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Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified

Location : Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough CouncilHours Per Week : 37.00Start Date : Immediate StartStart Time : 09:00End Time : 17:30Salary: £29.13The Disabled Children’s service supports children who have a lifelong, permanent and substantial disability. The service is made up of five teams: Enablement Team, 0-11 Team, 11+ Team, Eligibility Team and Occupational Therapy Team. The 0-11 team specialises in delivering early intervention in collaboration with children, their families and key agencies, including health and education.  we are seeking an experienced social worker to undertake eligibility assessments for on going support and intervention from the disabled children service, this will be a non case holding roleKey ObjectivesTo participate in effective partnership working and engagement and to work collaborativelywith a range of organisations, statutory and voluntary in delivering services to children, youngpeople and adults.To work in co-production with children, young people, adults, their carers and signifcantothers in undertaking assessments and planning;To complete written records, reports and assessments to a good standard as required in linewith Children’s and Adult’s Services policies and practices.To ensure that the views of Children and Young People are listened to as part of any processundertaken;Knowledge / Education:Essential DesirableAn appropriate qualification i.e Masters or Degree in Social Work or recognised predecessor equivalent such as DipSW, C.Q.S.WKnowledge of legislation underpinningCommunity Care / Children’s Services Appropriate CPEL credits and /or post qualifying awards to demonstrate postqualifying competence.Childrens Services PostsUnderstanding of how the division operatesand knowledge of policies/procedures;Management qualification, e.g. D.M.S.,C.M.S;Hold a professional developmentqualification e.g. Practice Teachers Award,PQ6, NVQ Assessor Award;A sound understanding of the Law relatingto Children and FamiliesAn understanding of child and adolescentdevelopmentAdult Social Worker PostsWelsh Language Level 2 to Level 5. Fordetails on the levels please refer to TheWelsh Language Skills Guidelines, whichcan be found in the Welsh Services sectionof the RCT Council Website.Knowledge and understanding of the MentalCapacity Act and the Mental Health Act.Knowledge of the Mental Health (Wales)Measure 2010Knowledge and understanding of the unitednations principles for older and disabledpeople.Welsh Language Level 1 – All employeeswill be required to undertake a basic WelshLanguage Induction to reach this level.Please refer to The Welsh Language SkillsGuidance onlinewww.rctcbc.gov.uk/WelshSkillsExperience:Essential DesirableMinimum of 3 years post qualifyingexperience.For those who qualified after 1st April 2016in Wales successful completion of SocialCare Wales registration requirement ‘FirstYear in Practice’ and ConsolidationProgramme for Newly Qualified SocialWorkers and first re-registration after 3years post qualifying;Experience of working with service userswho have complex needs;Supervisory experience;

Experience of multi-disciplinary working.

Job Category: – Social Care Qualified

Job location: King Square, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3AR, United Kingdom

 Somerset Council

Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start

Salary: Â£28.48 per hour

What will I be doing?

You will be working with children subject to Child In Need and Child Protection Plans, in pre-proceedings and in legal proceedings. You will work with some children in our care whose permanence plan is still being determined. In our well established Family Safeguarding model, you will be able to work alongside adult-focused practitioners to inform assessments and plans, in the specialist areas of substance misuse, domestic abuse, and mental health. 

Here in Somerset, our manageable caseloads let you be innovative and creative – undertaking direct work with children and young people to hear their voice and understand their experiences. You will work with parents and the wider family network, with access to Family Group Conferencing, to support them to identify strengths, tackle problems and change interactions and behaviours. With permanent Team Managers, you’ll be supported with regular and reflective group and personal supervision.

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

You will be passionate about relationship-based social work, proud of your profession, and able to reflect and think creatively about how you can build relationships to make a difference to children and families. 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.

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, within a friendly team who are passionate about the work that they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset. We are continuing to develop our use of motivational interviewing to support families with identifying opportunities for change and working to achieve and sustain this alongside them, with the support of our multi-agency partners. Up-to-date technology is provided to help you stay connected to your team and manager through virtual meetings, team check-ins and service sessions.

Anything else I should know?

Based in Bridgwater, we are very open to flexible working options. You will need to hold a full driving licence and have access to your own vehicle as travel is required.

Job Category: – Social Care Qualified

Job location: Plough Lane, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 0LE, United Kingdom

Herefordshire Council

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £29.29 per hour

45p per mile business mileageUp to £150 per week accommodation expense

We are looking for a Social Work Manager to help us on our improvement journey. Come and join us on our Restorative Journey of Improvement to gain the best for children and families in Herefordshire. 

We need a qualified and experienced children’s social work manager to manage one of five social work teams, undertaking Safeguarding & Support work.  You will be experienced in child in need and child protection work, PLO pre-proceedings, care proceedings and adoption work.You will manage a team of social workers and family support workers with input from a Managing Practitioner within our new locality structure.  You will be committed to providing the highest quality of supervision and case direction, focussing at all times on improving outcomes for children.  You will be organised and a strong communicator and decision-maker.  You will work effectively as part of a service management team, committed to embedding good practice, with a focus on relationship based and restorative practice.

Herefordshire is on a journey, and we would like you to be part of our next chapter. This is an exciting opportunity to have a genuine impact on the local authority and help improve and protect the children and young people within it.You will be fully qualified (Degree in Social Work or equivalent), with significant post qualification social work experience, plus evidence of CPD and Social Work England registration. This position will be located in our northern region, with the primary base of operations at the Leominster Multi-Agency Office, ensuring accessibility and collaboration within the area. Your proven record of effective service delivery will include managing staff and budgets, while implementing service and quality improvement methods successfully in pursuit of challenging performance expectations.Herefordshire Council Safeguarding & Support Teams The Children’s Safeguarding & Support teams are based across Herefordshire as we move to a locality-based model. Teams will be located in the North, South and Central areas of the county with good transport links to get around the City as needed. The staff are very welcoming and are always keen to offer help and guidance if needed to anyone new to the team.There are six teams which are made up of a Team Manager and five social workers each.  The locality base for this post is Leominster, with flexibility for working at home within a plan agreed as part of your appointment to the post, however you will be expected to attend some meetings in person and attend the office as agreed each week. We work alongside families in improving outcomes for their children, we have a restorative approach to social work and this is also evident in the team culture and senior management style as we are available for discussions on complex matters, working together to ensure the right outcomes are achieved for our families Social Workers work closely with the Council’s Legal Team to complete Court applications, which can be a learning experience for Social Workers but plenty of support is available to help when needed.  We have Case Progression Officers who support the teams in ensuring we meet court timescales and contribute to identifying training that may be required to ensure that our staff feel equipped & supported. Regular supervision takes place each month and you will have supervision with a Service Manager , who is available on a daily basis, for both formal and informal supervision sessions and case discussions. We are excited to welcome new Social Workers so please consider joining us!

Job Category: Housing
Job location: Ashfield District Council,
Urban Road, Kirkby, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG178DA, United Kingdom

Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start

Salary: Â£17.12 per hour

Overall job purpose The post holder will be responsible for delivering a high quality tenancy and estates management service across the District including estate based activity within an area, ensuring that tenants are complying with the terms of their Tenancy Agreement.

Key tasks and responsibilities – post specific Manage tenancy related matters, ensuring that tenants are aware of their responsibilities under the Tenancy Agreement and provide advice and assistance to tenants as necessary. Investigate and deal with anti-social behaviour and other breaches of tenancy conditions as appropriate including enforcement, taking detailed witness statements, mediation, conciliation, monitoring and preparation of legal documentation. This will involve close working with legal representatives and other partners and attendance at Court. To ensure that the Tenancy and Estates Service complies with relevant legislation, good practice, policy and regulatory requirements. Responsible for the monitoring and managing of own case load in line with performance targets, prioritising workloads to deliver stretching targets and deadlines, where many of the cases will be complex and of a very sensitive and emotive nature. Maintain a highly visible profile on Council estates to provide an excellent estate management service. Ensure Estate Management Inspections are undertaken on a regular basis to ensure the environment is maintained to a high standard. This will involve remedying problems and working with partners and residents. Deal with requests for permissions and alterations and improvements to properties. Undertake property inspections for tenanted properties. Review introductory tenancies in line with procedures and legislation.

Skills 

Excellent interpersonal skills – face to face and telephone 

Excellent IT skills – proficient in use of MS Word, Excel and

databases 

Ability to organise workload and to work with minimal

supervision 

Ability to demonstrate creativity and initiative to problem

solving 

Have the ability to interpret legislation and policy 

Knowledge 

Current social housing issues 

Up-to- date knowledge of housing practice 

Ways of consulting and involving residents Essential Interview

Experience 

Experience of working in Social Housing 

Dealing directly with the public and delivery of high quality

customer care 

Dealing with and liaising with a range of voluntary, statutory

and partner agencies 

Presenting evidence in Court   Form

Qualifications 

 Evidence

3 G.C.S.E.’s Grade A-C to demonstrate literacy & numeracy

skills, or, through previous employment experience, able to

demonstrate good literacy and numeracy skills

Additional information / other requirements of the post

will be required to work at Urban Road, Kirkby and any other locations across

the Council district.

ï‚· The working week will be 37 hours and will be worked between 8.00am and 6.00pm, Monday

to Friday in accordance with the department and rota/cover requirements.

ï‚· The employee will be required to work outside of normal working hours/attend evening

meetings as part of their role, for which an appropriate payment or time off in lieu will be

granted.

ï‚· The post holder is eligible for essential car user allowance, subject to meeting the

requirements in the Car Allowance Policy.

ï‚· The post involves driving and so the post holder will be required to undertake relevant DVLA

checks.

ï‚· The role will involve lone working, office duty cover and visiting tenant homes.

Job Category: Technical
Job location: Flint House, Church Street, Flint, Flintshire, CH6 5BD, United Kingdom
Flintshire County Council

Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start

Salary: Â£17.12 per hour

Time served, fully qualified electrician, able to produce a high standard of work in both tenanted and void properties and have experience within social housing. A wide knowledge base is essential and the candidate will need to have excellent testing and diagnostic skills and able to trace and rectify faults within domestic properties including repairs to various types of central heating systems

Job Category: – Legal

Job location: Augusta Park, Victoria, Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 8DN, United Kingdom,

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start

Salary: Â£22.65 per hour

We are desperate to source a qualified solicitor to undertake regulatory prosecutions and advice, mostly Magistrates’ Court, and to support the Planning & Licensing Committees. If they have Adult Social Services experience then all the better.

Job Category: – Manual Labour
Job location: lewisham

 Lewisham Council

Hours per week: 35
Start date: Immediate start

Salary: Â£17.03 per hour


Main Purpose of the job:

To work flexibly and collaboratively to take care of the internal and external cleaning of an estate, block or designated area.
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Summary of Responsibilities and Personal Duties:

•    Sweep and clean all internal and external areas on a scheduled and a reactive basis, including the safe use of appropriate equipment, chemicals, and materials.
•    Remove fly-tipping, lumber or other bulky items, from communal areas and dwellings to an appropriate area, including loading vehicles and if appropriate, driving to a disposal site.
•    Carry out systematic checks on a scheduled or reactive basis, and ‘sorting or reporting’ problems, including but not limited to chutes, litter bins, communal lighting, fire safety hazards and communal repairs
•    Request and monitor repairs to communal areas, using appropriate means or as identified by managers or supervisors
•    Identify and report any welfare or safeguarding concerns about vulnerable residents
•    Identify and report nuisance, anti-social behaviour or criminal behaviour and provide evidence to support enforcement action – including the provision of information on individuals, actively looking for evidence as required, and providing witness statements
•    Look after and use appropriate uniform, personal protective equipment and devices relevant to your role including mobile phones and personal safety devices.
•    Ensure high quality outcomes across all task, including the compliance with and standards or systems required
•    Carry out any other tasks, commensurate with the grade, which managers identify.
•    There may be opportunities to work at weekends on a rota basis.

Skill

•    A clean, full manual UK/EU driver’s licence

Experience

•    Able to prioritise work to ensure service guarantees schedules and standards are met

General Education

•    Must be literate and numerate

Personal Qualities

•    Organises own work with minimal supervision 
•    Doesn’t walk by a potential safety hazard – reports it or takes action appropriately 
•    Takes responsibility for own safety and creating a safe working environment
•    Consults, listens and shows empathy to others 
•    Proactive in solving problems and involving others where necessary 
•    Aptitude and willingness to learn new skills

Physical

•    Must be fit to carry out physical work including some heavy lifting on a daily basis 

DBS Disclosure Required?      No   

Job Title : Occupational Therapist Reablement CA11 1331 Grade K

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

Hybrid working – 50% of working hours are to be face to face

Become a pivotal member of our Reablement Team and have a positive impact on individuals’ lives post-hospitalisation, and rebuild confidence.

Our goal is to support people to be as independent as possible. As an Occupational Therapist, you will provide professional support, train team members, and act as an expert advisor on equipment and decision-making. You will conduct strengths-based assessments and design innovative reablement plans tailored to individual needs, encouraging independence and minimising long-term care needs.

With the autonomy to manage your time and schedule, you’ll be able to provide bespoke care to individuals in your diverse caseload, ensuring their unique needs are met with compassion and expertise.

You’ll benefit from invaluable support provided by our Principal Occupational Therapist and have access to a range of opportunities for career progression, like our leadership or coaching programmes.

We’re looking for applicants with an Occupational Therapy qualification, along with a minimum of two years post-qualification experience. Holding a valid full UK driver’s license is essential, as you’ll be conducting visits to clients in their own homes or other settings, such as hospitals.

Job Category: – Admin & Clerical

Job location: County Hall, Usk, Monmouthshire, NP151GA, United Kingdom
 Monmouthshire County Council
Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start

Salary: Â£13.69 per hour

Your responsibilities are to:-

Administration

• Dealing quickly and accurately with safeguarding referrals and putting them on the system
• Responsible for timely and professional managing of incoming and outgoing correspondence from the social work teams (e.g. letters, emails, mail merges and verbal communications)
• Responsible for storing information correctly e.g file management of paper and electronic notes and records 
• Gather information and copy to respond to Data Protection Subject Access requests (DSARs)
• Responsible for administrative tasks e.g. photocopying, scanning, printing, room bookings, transport and hotel bookings etc.
• Data base validation, reporting and updating databases as we move from one system to another
• Booking meetings, diary management and sending meeting invites and corresponding minutes
• Responsible for maintaining supplies and stock control (e.g. Stationary)
• Conduct timely �file audits� to ensure that Children�s files have appropriate documentation prior to transfer to the next team
• Adhoc administrative tasks to meet service requirements as requested

Finance

• Petty cash and recording transactions in line with the process.
• Recording and monitoting the distribution of the cash expenditure within the serivce.

Developing and Maintaining Relationships:  Communication

First Point of Contact and Response

• To provide a professional service handling incoming calls regarding safeguarding referrals, taking and passing on messages and accurately recording contacts.
• Raising any serious issues with relevant Senior Managers. 
• Ensure a good presence in the office and around Children�s Teams to provide regular face to face support.
• Regularly attend the Digital Champion�s meeting and cascading information to the team.
• Responsible for building relationships of trust through open and interactive communication 
• To validate and complete/ record information using the right methods/tools (e.g. face to face, leaflets, noticeboards, HUB, Children�s Services HUB)
• Troubleshooting and working with colleagues to investigate solutions to presenting issues 
• Support colleagues to gather customer feedback and develop services which incorporate these 

Customer Relations

PLANT ï¿½ internal database

• Responsible for creating and maintaining all Children�s records including: s and Reviews to ensure that they meet the statutory guidelines.
• Support and help train colleagues and Social Work teams to use the system and any future system
• Responsible for systems administration e.g. adding a new user, removing duplicates, troubleshooting.
• Responsible for creating new cases and closing cases down This will include use of the , maintenance of all electronic file systems and any other relevant systems linked to your Social Work teams. 
• Maintain PLANT notifications to record child and family changes (e.g. GP Records)

Human Resources

• Support managers with general administration and recruitment if needed 
• Assistance with the recruitment process, 
• Helping new starter laptop set ups ie short cuts and email salutations

Staff Development and Support

• To assist with training, supporting and sharing knowledge with new starters and existing colleagues. ( PLANT, systems and all other processes) 

PERSON SPEC

• Solid admin/customer relations experience
•  able to handle complex work as well as the basic and evidence must be visible on the cv please.  
• Must be proactive with a good attention to detail.
• Can do attitude and definitely a team player.  
• Strong system and IT skills are essential.
• Generallly we are looking for a helpful person who goes that extra mile in pursuit of getting tasks done efficiently and timely.

Job Category :   Social Care – Unqualified
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £14.59

We are looking for a Family Support Workers to join our Interventions Hub and Support for Families Team.

About the Job

The Interventions Hub is essential in helping families get the right help at the right time.  That’s why we are developing our early intervention and prevention services to make sure families can access a range of services and tiered support to prevent escalation and family breakdown.

You should have experience of working with children, young people and their families and be committed to working with families to enhance parenting capacity and improve the life chances of children and young people.

What we need from you

You will be required to deliver services that enable parents with children who are identified to be in need, to build on their capacity and enhance and promote their child’s health and development. You should be self-motivated, well organised and able to work as part of a team as well as independently. 

You should be able to work flexibly.

You will be required to have a full valid driving licence and sole use of a vehicle.

Experience / Knowledge

Experience of working directly with vulnerable children and parents/carers in the community

Skills and Abilities

Knowledge and understanding of the 1989 Children Act and the Social Services and Well-being Act (Wales) 2014.

Theoretical and practical knowledge of Child Development and Parenting skills.

Knowledge of observation, planning and assessment processes.

Knowledge of Child Protection procedures.

Experience of e-mail and word processing.

Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with service users, staff, managers, other agencies and the public.

Report writing abilities.

Able to manage own workload and work unsupervised.

To take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and other persons

Job Category: Social Care Qualified

Job location: Ty Brycheiniog, Brecon Enterprise Park, Brecon, Powys, LD3 8BT, Powys County Council

Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start

Salary: Â£29.22 per hour

Job Category: Social Care Qualified

Job location: Meadow House, Littleworth, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG182TB, 

Nottinghamshire County Council

Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start

Salary: Â£20.29 per hour

Hybrid role, minimum of 3 days in the office. Hours- Monday-Thurs 8:30am-5pm and Friday 8:30am- 4:30pm. Family Support and Safeguarding team, based at Meadow House in Mansfield. Successful applicant must be a car driver and have access to their own vehicle.

Job description

You will be working in a child protection and child in need team, as a social worker responsible for children who are subject to child protection and child in need plans. You must have experience of writing child and parenting assessments, social work evidence templates and robust child in need and child protection plans. You will have experience of working with domestic abuse, sexual abuse, harmful sexual behaviour, parental mental health, parents alcohol and substance misuse and contextual safeguarding, such as child criminal and child sexual exploitation. We do have a separate looked-after and court team but you would be responsible for initial court paperwork to initiate care proceedings or pre-proceedings processes and may have some looked after children subject to s.20 or ICO’s until transfer.

You will be hard working, reliable, timely, the ability to adhere to strict deadlines and have excellent administration skills, including recording case records on children’s files. 

You will have a formal social work qualification, a clean driving licence and access to your own vehicle (with business insurance cover).

Job Category: Facilities & Environment 

Job location: High Oakham Road, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 5AJ, Nottinghamshire County Council

Hours per week: 25
Start date: Immediate start

Salary: Â£13.26 per hour

Job description

Located at a children’s residential unit in Mansfield

The purpose of the role is to be manage the site on behalf of property services 

The main purpose of the job is to work with the residential team to ensure that the site is safe and maintained

You will be ensuring that minor repairs and maintenance is carried out, You will also be responsible for ensuring all of the buildings compliance is completed.

The position is for 5 hours per day 8.30 – 14.00 inc ½ hr unpaid lunchbreak 

Job Category: Financial

Job location: Orchard Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN1 1YL, Lincolnshire County Council

Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start

Salary: Â£12.21 per hour

Hybrid working after 2 weeks initial training 1st two weeks office based in Central Lincoln, followed by 2 days in office set day Wednesday followed by 3 days working from home

Job description

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• Take live phone calls, and manage incoming emails.  To be the 1st point of contact for Credit Control and Adult Care Charging Teams, dealing with customer enquiries.
• Manage Tier 1 questions, providing copy invoices / taking card payments / dealing with care breaks and adjustments
• Refer queries to originating departments as necessary and monitor receipt of responses.
• Liaise with originating department regarding appropriate further recovery action/write off.
• Refer complex debts to the Senior Credit Controller.
• Make contact with debtors by telephone, letter and email.
• Access debtors to establish their financial circumstances and ability to pay.
• Report any problems with the achievement of debt review targets to the Senior Credit Controller.
• Review invoices and reminder letter for quality control.
• Provide advice on debt recovery process as and when required.
• Prepare debt cases for County Court action.
• Assist the Credit Control & Compliance Manager & CC Co-ordinator with providing solutions to problems

Job Category: Admin & Clerical

Job location: Churton Road, Rhyl, Denbighshire, LL18 3ND, Denbighshire County Council

Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start

Salary: Â£12.85 per hour

Job description

BSO Role within Children Services – Please note this role will require minuting.

A vacancy exists for an enthusiastic, motivated Business Support Officer with excellent organisational skills. The postholder will support the Business Support Manager in ensuring, the efficient running of the administrative function, by providing a comprehensive high quality administrative service.

Duties of the post will include:

Contribute to the planning, development and organisation of support service systems, procedures and policies. 

Provide administrative and organisational support including minute taking and support to other staff. Arrange, attend and participate in regular meetings. Provide cover for comparably graded colleagues or above due to holidays, sickness and other unforeseen events.

• Minute Taking
• Contribute to the planning, development and organisation of support service systems/procedures/policies. 
• Coordinate events as required. 
• Manage manual and computerised record/information systems. 
• Collate data/information and produce reports/information/data as required 
• Collate complex documents and other IT based tasks. 
• Provide administrative and organisational support to other staff. 
• Operate relevant equipment/ICT packages (e.g. Word, Excel, databases, spreadsheets, internet) 
• Provide administrative and organisational support including minute taking. 
• Processing invoices, coding sheets, monitoring and inputting onto budget spreadsheets. 
• Provide guidance and support to staff and others. 
• Arrange, attend and participate in regular meetings. 
• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required. 
• Be responsible for petty cash as and when required. 
• Provide cover for comparably graded colleagues or above due to holidays, sickness and other unforeseen events. 
• Ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times. 

Undertake other relevant duties as agreed by Line Manager. 

Job Category: – Social Care Qualified

Job location: Civic Campus, Euclid Street, Swindon, SN1 2JG,  Swindon Borough Council

Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start

Salary: Â£50.00 per hour

Swindon will be re-introducing the £100 expenses for all existing and future placements up to 31st December. This is applicable to all candidates living 50 plus miles or more from Swindon only. 3 days per week required in the office.

Job description

This service will provide a quality assurance and reviewing service across differing levels of need to drive
strengths-based practice and culture. Quality Assurance Reviewing Officers (QARO’s) ensure that statutory
and regulatory safeguarding requirements are met for independent reviewing for children in care, child
protection and fostering reviewing functions and go beyond that to focus on the delivery and improvement
of services for Children, young people and their Families through the provision of high-quality independent
oversight of practice, and effective partnership working with all those involved with the child.
The service will provide independent, professional support and challenge and be accountable for service
improvement, ensuring quality assurance of practice across the whole service. The service will champion a
child’s right to family life.

The primary role of a QARO is to ensure that children are central to the assessment of their needs and any
plans to support them. They will ensure that the voice of the child or young person is heard, that children
are a central focus in decision making and that their rights and responsibilities are being championed.
QAROs will organise and facilitate a range of meetings to meet statutory obligations under the Children Act
1989 and Working Together 2023, focusing on building relationships; ensuring effective participation and
taking a strengths based approach.

QAROs will support and challenge operational practice to ensure outcomes for children are achieved.
As an innovative and reflective leader, they will need to be able to demonstrate:

1. A strong value base that informs their work with individuals, carers, families and partner organisations
2. A relentless commitment to quality – and to be able to talk about what good practice ‘looks like’
3. A capacity for honest reflection and openness to learning;
4. Ability to establish professional, effective working relationships with a range of partners/colleagues,
   individuals, families and their carers

Job Category: – Interims

Job location:  The Crescent, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4DY

Somerset Council

Hours per week: 29.5
Start date: Immediate start

Salary: Â£37.32 per hour

Key Responsibilities

• Case Management: Lead on individual learner cases, coordinating multi-agency support and ensuring timely interventions for those at risk of exclusion, disengagement, or becoming NEET.
• Pathway Planning: Develop personalised education and progression plans that reflect each learner’s strengths, interests, and aspirations, including vocational routes and supported internships.
• Alternative Provision Oversight: Coordinate high-quality alternative education placements for students who cannot access mainstream settings, ensuring they are purposeful and lead to recognised outcomes.
• Post-16 Transition Support: Work closely with careers advisers, colleges, training providers, and employers to ensure smooth transitions and sustained engagement in post-16 destinations.
• Multi-Agency Working: Attend and contribute to Team Around the Child (TAC) meetings, PEP reviews, and safeguarding discussions to ensure education remains central to planning.
• Attendance and Engagement Monitoring: Track attendance, progress, and wellbeing, intervening early to prevent drop-out or disengagement.
• Student Voice and Empowerment: Ensure young people are actively involved in decisions about their education and future, promoting confidence and self-advocacy.

Skills and Attributes

• Strong understanding of NEET prevention strategies and post-16 pathways
• Knowledge of SEND, safeguarding, and statutory responsibilities
• Excellent communication, coordination, and case management skills
• Commitment to inclusive education and lifelong learning

Job Category: – Interims

Job location:  The Crescent, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4DY, United Kingdom

Somerset Council 

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £52.33 per hour

 Key ResponsibilitiesEarly Identification of NEET Risk: Use data and professional insight to identify students at risk of disengagement or exclusion, and implement targeted support strategies.

NEET Risk Tracking: Maintain and monitor a live register of students at risk of NEET, using attendance, attainment, and wellbeing data to inform support plans.

Provision Coordination: Identify and place learners in appropriate alternative provision or post-16 pathways, ensuring quality assurance and alignment with learner needs.

Transition Support: Provide hands-on support for transitions between KS4 and Post-16, including college applications, interviews, and access to careers advice.

Multi-Agency Working: Attend and contribute to Team Around the Child (TAC) meetings, PEP reviews, and safeguarding discussions to ensure education remains central to planning.

Engagement & Attendance: Work directly with schools, colleges, and providers to improve attendance and engagement, including home visits and outreach where necessary.

Staff Support & Guidance: Offer practical advice and coaching to school staff on inclusive practices, behaviour support, and trauma-informed approaches.

Youth Voice & Empowerment: Ensure young people are involved in planning their education and future, helping them build confidence and self-advocacy skills.

Skills and Attributes

Strong operational knowledge of KS4 and Post-16 education and NEET preventionExperience in team leadershipExcellent communication and problem-solving skillsCommitment to inclusive practice and learner-centred support

Job Category: Trades & Operatives

Job location: 1 Catford Road, Catford, London, Greater London, SE6 4RU,
Lewisham Council 

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: Â£41,580.00

Main Purpose of the job: 

To be responsible for completing a range of Repair & Maintenance work for Tenants and

voids properties within the Borough of Lewisham.

To ensure that completed repairs are to a high standard, whilst ensuring high levels of

customer care and satisfaction.

To ensure that associated works such as removing/refitting kitchen units, wall and floor tiling,

skirting, panelling and ducting etc are carried out also to a high standard.

Attend appointments between 8am-5pm Monday to Friday.

Knowledge

Repairs and Maintenance (S)

Health and Safety regulations (S) 

Must be able to drive and have a good knowledge of the local area

Ability to effectively manage time, and a positive attitude 

Excellent time keeping and attendance 

Ability to work under pressure 

Attention to detail

Qualified City and Guilds, NVQ level 3 (S)

Possess an up to date unvented hot water systems certificate/license 

Skills

Leak fault finding Locating and repairing hot and cold water bursts(S)

Measuring for fittings and listings of necessary materials

Installing Bathrooms and Kitchens

Replacing immersion tanks and immersion heaters

Experience

Demonstrable experience of working in the building trade industry(S)

Experience of working within diverse communities(s)

Experience of working within teams

Professional Qualification and Education

City And Guilds and/or NVQ professional Craft level qualification(S)

Good level of literacy and numeracy

Good social skills.

Equality & Diversity

To create thriving communities and places people are proud to call home

Encourages staff to be open to Encourages staff to be open to an inclusive and diverse culture,

Appreciating an inclusive and diverse culture, appreciating the value of diversity and encouraging others to do so.

Acts as a role model in own attitudes and behaviour to give an example for in own attitudes and behaviour to give an example for others to aspire to. 

Personal Qualities

Flexible to using new technology and work patterns

Able to adapt to differing systems and circumstances

Job Category: – Legal

Job location: Plough Lane, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 0LE,

Herefordshire Council

Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start

Salary: Â£32.16 per hour

– Joining our Contracts and Major Projects Team, you will provide legal advice and assistance on a wide range of issues varying in complexity, including contracts, grants, procurement and major projects. You will be able to demonstrate your knowledge and experience within these areas and drafting a wide range of contracts including standard construction contracts such as JCT or NEC4.