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Job Category: Admin & Clerical
Location: Vale of Glamorgan (SRS), Vale of Glamorgan Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 08:00
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £12.17

Licensing Assistant needed to cover maternity leave. Must have some licensing or regulatory experience plus supervisory experience.
The job description refers to the principal duties and responsibilities of the Post. It does not necessarily list in detail all the tasks required to carry out these duties and responsibilities.

⦁ To process and determine licence/permit/registration applications dealt with by the Licensing Section of the Shared Regulatory Services and carry out any other relevant administrative and clerical functions.
⦁ To expedite the resolution of both contentious and non-contentious licence/permit/registration applications.
⦁ To process and determine more complex cases, including the drafting of reports to Committee/Cabinet and the exercise of the functions allocated by the Scheme of Delegation to Officers.

⦁ Respond to a range of routine and more complex written, telephone and “face to face” requests for specialist advice and guidance.
⦁ To supervise and train Licensing Support Officers in the administration and issue of licences, registration and permits.
⦁ To deputise when required for the Senior Licensing Officer including representation as required at Committee and Licensing Hearings
⦁ To procure and purchase goods and services utilised by the Licensing Section and be responsible for the control and monitoring of all stock levels

⦁ To receive payments in respect of applications, issue receipts, record transactions, allocate to correct cost centres and undertake end of day reconciliations to ensure correct financial accounting
⦁ To represent the Shared Service at meetings with various stakeholders and to work collaboratively on promoting compliance with legislation and crime reduction measures, such as the Scrap Metal Stakeholder Meetings.
⦁ To assist in the compilation of effective marketing, promotion, education and awareness campaigns undertaken by the Licensing Section.
⦁ To have responsibility for the management of office systems for the effective communication and exchange of information between the authority, responsible authorities, other agencies and customers and ensure that statutory timescales and internal performance measures are achieved.

⦁ To keep abreast of all relevant licensing legislation. This includes interpreting changes in legislation or statutory guidance and contributing to any necessary amendments to licensing processes, documents and databases.
⦁ To be responsible for monitoring performance within the Licensing team including the collation, analysis and presentation of statistical information required in connection with performance indicators, performance management or other statistical returns.
⦁ To be the point of contact for external agencies such as the Police, DWP, HMRC & Immigration in the investigation & detection of crime.
⦁ To collate and manipulate complex data, including the production of witness statements and approve disclosure confidential data in accordance with data protection regulations.

⦁ To inspect vehicles and determine whether they are issued with a License.
⦁ Develop and undertake Systems Administrator role for Licensing software and make software configuration amendments when necessary.
⦁ Undertake/delegate/monitor specialist licensing projects and any other admin/financial/statistical or project work as required.
⦁ Update as necessary the Licensing website and Public Registers.

⦁ To maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job and participate in appropriate training activities.
⦁ To participate in the Service’s out of hour’s response arrangements (including emergency response arrangements) as and when directed.

Job Category: Social Care – Qualified
Location: North Yorkshire House, Scarborough, YO11 1NL, North Yorkshire County Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 08:30
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £16.06

SEN Casework Officer – Home based
Overview:
• 1 – 3 staff full time or more if part time
• Guide: £17 per hour. Pay rate is flexible – Suggested pay rate will be considered if above please submit rate of pay on CV for consideration

Requirements:
• We are seeking recruit a temporary SEN Casework Officer to undertake the writing and reviewing of Education, Health and Plans as agreed against a quality assurance tool. We are seeking to attract suitably experienced SEN caseworkers with experience and detailed knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice to assist in this process.
• The position will primarily be virtual and home based.

Benefits:
• Induction package as an Agency worker to North Yorkshire County Council
• Work alongside a supportive and knowledgeable team
• Work from home
• Flexible working

Job Category: Social Care – Qualified
Location: Northallerton Registration Office, Northallerton, DL7 8AD, North Yorkshire County Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate start
Start Time: 08:30
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £29.00

We are seeking 1 x qualified OT to work within the Scarborough area

Initially, this is a 12 week placement.

This is a full-time role (37 hours per week) working between the hours of 8:30 and 5pm Monday to Friday.
The role will involve undertaking assessments within individual’s own homes.

Hybrid working available, the successful candidate will be able to write up assessments from their own home if they wish but must be able to undertake assessments face to face.

The ideal candidate:

• Experienced in adaptations to a person’s home to facilitate independence such as disabled facilities grants
• Moving and handling experience
• Community based assessment experience

Job Category : Education
Location : Lambeth Town Hall, London Borough of Lambeth
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £101.78

To provide comprehensive support to the EHC Plan Co-ordinators, maintaining accurate, efficient and effective administrative systems and records.
To provide effective administrative support to enable the effective and efficient initiation, assessment and review of children with Special Educational Needs, ensuring that procedures and timescales are fully compliant with both statutory and locally derived procedures.
Support a person centred, outcome focused multi agency approach to assessment, planning and review, ensuring that children, young people and parents are treated as equal partners in the assessment and planning process.
Guiding settings and parents to the right provision at SEN Support level. Directing them to the Local Offer to find more information on the services available.
Supporting settings and parents to provide the right information if an EHC needs assessment request is made.
Relevant Experience
Experience in this area of work gained by either education (degree or equivalent) or through a minimum of 3 years experience

Experience of working and liaising with parents, carers and other agencies in a multi-disciplinary setting

Experience of managing conflicting demands and priorities, working to tight timescales

Experience of producing reports for a variety of complex audiences

Experience of managing complaints and resolving disagreements.

Experience of chairing meetings

Key Knowledge
Detailed Knowledge of legislation related to Special Educational Needs and other relevant legislation relation to children and young people with SEN.

Knowledge and understanding of the role of different agencies in this area of work in providing services related to the statutory assessment procedure and meeting the educational need of SEN pupils and young people.

Knowledge of issues relating to support to pupils with SEN, which will enable the post holder to resolve day to day operational issues.

Working knowledge of standard IT packages

Job Category : Social Care Qualified
Location : Priory House, Central Bedfordshire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:45
End Time :n17:15
Salary: £33.00

Your Customers
• People with care and support needs, carers and significant others
• Staff from other agencies, including NHS, Police, Education, Housing, VCS and others as appropriate
• Third party care & support contractors
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 : Construction & Trades
Location : Powys County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 16:00
Salary: £14.63

To support and assist the Fleet Operations Supervisor to deliver a high functioning, customer focused HGV & LCV Inspections and maintenance service in accordance with DVSA regulatory standards, Corporate Fleet Policies and manufacturers’ recommendations. To provide an ‘out of hours’ service during the winter period and bank holidays to provide assistance to other service areas across the Council as required. (Winter standby is 1 week in 4 with allowance and company vehicle from October to April) There are various vehicle and plant equipment brands, including several very specialist vehicles from Refuse and Recycling vehicles to gritters and road repair vehicles. The role is not purely one of service, repair, and inspection of vehicle chassis’ but one of investigating electrical, hydraulic, and special vehicle systems.
Experience

Experience in heavy vehicle or heavy plant maintenance.
Experience in vehicle inspection to meet the standards set by DVSA

Knowledge

Knowledge of Health and Safety
Mechanical knowledge of a broad range of vehicles, machinery, equipment and tools
Knowledge of diagnostic equipment
Qualifications & Training

Accredited nationally recognised qualification in the repair and maintenance of vehicles or heavy plant to QCF level 3 or Current IRTEC Advanced Technician licence holder or DVSA Nominated tester
Possess a full current valid Category B driving licence
Possess a full current Category C driving licence or the capability to attain a Category C licence within 2 years after probationary period
DVSA nominated Tester
Health and Safety Certificate to a minimum standard of IOSH Working Safely or equivalent
Commitment to undergo any future training required for the role

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : St Richard’s Hospital, West Sussex County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £27.92

Pay : £38 per hour or £35 per hour plus £150 per week expenses
Location – St Richards Hospital
Working arrangements : Mixture of home and hospital – will be required to attend the hospital to support with duty and visit the wards to undertake assessments and attend family meetings etc We also work as part of the multi-disciplinary team covering A&E and the emergency floor. Most people attend the hospital about twice a week but this is flexible and depends on the rota.
Job description :

The aim is making a positive difference to the people of West Sussex. The requirement of the hospital Social Work Team is to respond within timescales to assess people both in the hospital and those that have recently been discharged from hospital. We assist them with arranging any care and support they may need in the longer term to maximise their independence. The work is varied fast paced and there are opportunities to gain experience in working with a variety of professionals both in the Hospitals and Community Resources including the Voluntary sector. The Team are supportive and we are committed to offering opportunities for workers to develop themselves as Practitioners.

As a Social Worker, you will:
• Accountable for delivering a statutory social work service
• Have compassion and empathy to support individuals who need our services
• Work in partnership with colleagues to deliver a high standard of social work practice
• Work hard to support people to regain their skills and independence following their hospital admission wherever possible.
• Have access to a strong and dynamic social work service with clear leadership Please note that this role includes flexible working arrangements and the ability to work in remote environments.
Experience and Skills Key Skills:

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

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : Park Avenue (65c), Enfield Council
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £13.63

THE MENTAL HEALTH ENABLEMENT SERVICE
Which is based at Bush Hill Park, Enfield has a vacancy for
MENTAL HEALTH ENABLEMENT OFFICER
Enfield Council’s Mental Health Enablement Service works closely with people who have severe and enduring mental health support needs in order reduce hospital delay discharge and to improve their ability to live independently and participate in the community, as well as improve quality of life and well-being.
Working mainly 1:1 in people’s homes and in the community, we provide short-term intensive support to achieve a range of agreed and personalised outcomes. Our work includes resettlement and outreach work, and support to access opportunities in employment, education and leisure. Another part of the Enablement Service is the Drop In, which offers advice, information, advocacy and support, and community links.
Provide high quality and comprehensive support to the service user to empower them to plan, work towards and achieve their outcomes.
Working effectively individually and as part of a team, to achieve service outcomes and actively contribute to the development and smooth running of the service in accordance with local policies procedures and legislation.
Enable service users to maximise independent living, community participation, and healthy living in a personalised way
Some supervisory responsibility and where required, would be expected to
assist with the induction of staff, on the job training of colleagues and students, and the allocation and checking of work.
According to the role of the post, supervise/take the lead role to work with service users to assess, design, plan, implement and support care plans/management of cases as directed by the line manager in order to maximise individual service user opportunity and development.
The successful candidate will work as part of a team, and induction, supervision and training will be available.

Job Specifics – Skills, Experience, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential:

1. As a regular and intrinsic part of this role requires you to speak to members of the public in English, the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential and consistent with the requirements of this role. This role also requires you to be polite and courteous when conversing with the public.
2. Proven experience of working as main support worker to a caseload of adults who have primary, severe and enduring mental health needs
   3 Experience of working independently in the community, providing practical and emotional support to service users, using a person-centred approach
   4 Understands the principles of personalisation
   5 Works effectively and co-operatively in a team
   6 Knowledge of the Care Act 2014

Desirable:

1. Good IT skills

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : Halton Borough Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £21.03

We are looking for a committed and passionate worker who is interested in not only improving outcomes for Halton’s most vulnerable children but also driving forward improvements in practice across Halton.
The role involves chairing Children in Care Reviews and you may also be asked to chair Child Protection Conferences. You will have responsibility for ensuring that each child has an outcome focused plan that meets their needs and is effectively implemented within agreed timescales in line with relevant statutory requirements. The role also carries various quality assurance functions in relation to departmental and partnership practice, identifying and following up concerns about practice standards, contributing to case auditing and service reviews as required.

1. Primary Purpose

1.1 Rigorously assess the quality and effectiveness of local authority planning and support for children in care or those children subject to child protection plans.

1.2 Monitor, review and report best practice and poor practice within Children’s Services to the Lead Member for Children and Young People and the Strategic Director for Children’s Services.

1.3 Provide professional support, advice and challenge to senior members within the organisation regarding child protection processes and procedures and care planning.

1.4 Act as the responsible adult for identified children and young people who is able to challenge and question on behalf of the child the decisions and actions of the Local Authority may take with regard to care planning and support arrangements.

2. Range of Duties

2.1 Act as an independent chair for child protection conferences, children in care statutory reviews, child protection strategy meetings, professional carer reviews and any other reviews/analyses of case decisions as requested by the head of service.

2.2 Secure an integrated approach to care planning and make sure all participants are encouraged and able to participate effectively in the meeting/review taking place.

2.3 Monitor, audit and review the quality and effectiveness of assessments and plans for children and young people and the related policy and procedures.

2.4 Promote the full participation of children and their families in the child protection and children in care processes.

2.5 Make sure children young people and their families are fully informed of their rights to make representations, offer compliments and receive advocacy services.

2.6 Monitor the care and pathway plans of children in care with the aim of making sure that actions required to implement these plans are carried out and outcomes monitored.

2.7 Be involved in resolving disputes with regard to contested care planning decisions and report concerns to senior managers, the Strategic Director for Children’s Services or the Chief Executive for the Council should disputes remain unresolved.

2.8 Report unresolved disputes regarding care planning decisions to CAFCASS for resolution within the Family Court

2.9 Develop and coordinate audits of fieldwork services to provide children’s management team with information that can be used to measure performance against service and council performance indicators.

2.10 As part of quality assurance role to make sure practice complies with procedure and policy within the service area. To record and report best practice where noted and to challenge and report poor practice to relevant manager

2.11 Ensure high quality practice which is sensitive to the needs of children in the care of the local authority and children subject to child protection plans.

2.12 Contribute and offer advice to the work or inter agency and multi agency forums including Halton Safeguarding Children Board and sub groups and Children in Care Partnership Board.

2.13 Make sure appropriate advice on procedure and practice is available to other departments and agencies

2.14 Participate in and contribute to the development and delivery of both in house and inter agency learning and development activities.

2.15 Manage a team of Quality Assurance Assistants and support their Continued Professional Development.

2.16 Prepare reports for committees, sub committees, elected members and others as requested,

2.17 Make sure diversity and equality of opportunity is valued and promoted.

2.18 Make sure child protection plans and children in care statutory reviews are reviewed regularly, and in accordance with Policy and guidelines.

2.19 Use experience and expertise gained as a qualified and registered social worker to develop and encourage best practice.

2.20 Deputise for the Senior manager as and when required.

Job Category : Facilities & Environmental Services
Location : The Basildon Centre, Basildon Council
Hours Per Week : 36.25
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 07:30
End Time : 15:00
Salary: £12.12

Cemetery Cover

Job Category : Manual Labour / General Industrial
Location : Barleylands Depot, Basildon Council
Hours Per Week : 36.25
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 07:30
End Time : 15:30
Salary: £9.94

Pride Team

Job Category : Facilities & Environmental Services
Location : The Basildon Centre, Basildon Council
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 16:30
Salary: £9.55

Summer mowing

Job Category : Admin & Clerical
Location : Docks Office, Vale of Glamorgan Council
Hours Per Week : 18.50
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £9.99

Working within CYPS Finance Team
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The job description refers to the principal duties and responsibilities of the Post. It does not necessarily list in detail all the tasks required to carry out these duties and responsibilities.

1. In relations to the Service, the post holder will have the following specific responsibilities:

⦁ Assist case managers in updating and maintaining computerised databases and manual records.
⦁ Assist in maintaining filing systems to meet statutory requirements.
⦁ Provide a typing and word processing service.
⦁ Take and prepare minutes of meetings.
⦁ Assist in providing a reception service to callers both in person and by telephone.
⦁ Collect, record and distribute mail.
⦁ Monitor the need for and order stationery and other items as required.
⦁ Record sickness and annual leave when required to do so.
⦁ Photocopying, laminating and shredding as required.
⦁ Maintaining supplies of forms.
⦁ Assist in setting up systems as required.
⦁ Completion of appropriate paperwork for recorded delivery mail.
⦁ Supply an administrative support role to the Team.

2. To take responsibility for ensuring available resources are used to meet service users’ needs in a flexible and creative way within agreed parameters.
3. Where appropriate, to monitor and process payments, administer Paypoint transactions and travel warrants, record financial transactions and assist in compiling financial reports.
4. To support the team in the preparation of plans within the Council’s planning cycle.
5. To be aware of and have an understanding of relevant legislation, guidance, policy and procedures, good practice guidelines and national standards.
6. To use relevant information from the management information system to enable accurate monitoring and to inform Team Managers/Practitioner Managers of any irregularities.
7. To provide statistical information for the Team Managers/Practitioner Managers as required.
8. To promote and represent the work of the Directorate with all partner agencies.
9. To contribute to the Annual Team Plan.
10. To participate in programs that ensure good team work and staff care.
11. To contribute to positive public relations with regard to the Directorate and the Council.
12. To maintain such records as necessary.
13. Represent the service corporately and where required with user and planning groups.
14. To develop good working relationships across the Directorate and other partners.
15. To assist the Team Manager in meeting the annual performance targets for the team.
16. To assist the Team Manager in ensuring good practice is promoted and enhanced within the team.
17. Ensure compliance with the Council’s Financial Regulations, Standing Orders, Policies and Procedures
18. To implement the principles of the Council’s Equal Opportunity Policy whilst carrying out the above duties
19. To adhere to Health and Safety legislation / relevant Council policies and procedures and to take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and other persons who may be adversely affected by your acts / omissions.
20. To implement the principles of the Council’s Environment Policy while carrying out the above duties.
21. To report without delay any safeguarding concerns to the appropriate safeguarding officer.
22. Such other duties and responsibilities commensurate with the grade and in accordance with the general character of the job as may reasonably be required by the Chief Officer from time to time.

Job Title : Contracts Lawyer
Job Category : Legal (Specialist)
Location : London Borough of Hillingdon
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : 02/01/2023
End Date : 29/09/2023
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £35.00

A Contracts Lawyer, preferably with Local Government contract experience is required to cover a period of maternity leave in the New Year. The successful candidate will be dealing with contracts from all departments across the Council.

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : Magdalen House, Bootle, L20 3NJ, Sefton MBC
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £14.09

Main Duties:

1. To work sensitively with children with moderate to severe learning disabilities, and complex health needs, to develop their social and communication skills, and promote friendships, independence, and self-esteem.
2. To conduct assessments and support the planning of appropriate interventions and outcomes.
3. To consult meaningfully with children, young people, and their parents/carers to ensure that services are appropriate, tailored to individual need, reliable, and sensitive.
4. Ensure that the needs of children and young people are met through the delivery of planned interventions.
5. To act as Lead Professional where appropriate
6. To access wherever possible the fullest range of mainstream community resources and facilities in keeping with our aspirations for social inclusion and to provide activities that enable children to enjoy and achieve.

Qualifications;
Level 3 child care qualification or equivalent

Experience;
Experience of delivering and evaluating leisure opportunities for disabled children and young people.
Experience of working with parents and carers of disabled children and young people.
Experience of multi-agency working with statutory or voluntary agencies in order to provide a wide range of different leisure opportunities.
Experience of supervising staff.
Experience of dealing with child safeguarding issues.

Job Category: Social & Healthcare Qualified
Location: Midland House, Plymouth City Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £435.68

Role outline: Innovation Lead
Reports to: Practice and Improvement Lead
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Rate: £450 – £550 per day
Contract: – 6-9 months
Location: – Office based in Plymouth two days per week with home working option remaining days

Person specification:
• An experienced and qualified social worker, you will be a motivational communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
• You will model and lead a restorative and strengths based approach to professional relationships and practice, building confidence in staff to work and think creatively and support practical and effective work to identify and achieve the best outcomes for children and young people at pace. Creative and innovative approach to your work and interaction with individuals and teams.
• You will lead a small project team and react confidently and pro-actively in a rapidly changing environment bringing expertise and leadership to support the work streams above and other priorities that may develop.
• You will combine all our values with your comprehensive and innovative practice experience and creative mind-set, focussing on working alongside staff to coordinate and facilitate innovative, dynamic and pragmatic solutions, broadening the variety of ways that help and support is offered and what it looks like.
• You will use a big picture thinking approach to work collaboratively to understand complex issues, develop ideas and build creative responses, delivering new ways of working.

Skills and capabilities:
• Lead and motivate colleagues and external partners – demonstrating an optimistic, flexible approach to explore gaps and emerging ideas, and coordinate the development of new interventions.
• Develop strong relationships and build trusting partnerships across the multi-agency spectrum, building a collaborative approach and supporting everyone to work at their best.
• Create and maintain accurate monitoring and reporting systems for work undertaken within the team with planned and achieved outcomes.
• Self-starter with the ability to use initiative and judgement to identify problems and propose
• Management experience.
• Leading and developing a project from an early stage.

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: £11.47

Cardiff Children’s Services are looking for a number of social work assistants to work with Children.
This could be for any of the below teams.
CHAD
Locality
I&A

The successful candidate will join our established and supportive team who, with the support of the Principal Social Worker (PSW) and Team Manager will assist with the delivery of services. The successful candidate will be responsible for case allocation of a small caseload of where necessary for the particular team.

Relevant qualifications and experience in the following will attract a premium hourly wage in relation to the following:
• Youth
• Speech and language
• Occupational Therapists
• Counselling,
• Experience in deliver CBT/DBT skills.

EXPERIENCE / KNOWLEDGE:
Experience of working with older people and adults with a physical disability through direct contact in a working environment.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to make relationships with se5rvice users and carers.
• Administrative ability
• Good communication skills
• Organisational skills.

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES:
Mostly office based but could be called on to visit service users as needed.

Job Category: Social Care – Qualified
Client Location: Northallerton Registration Office, Northallerton, DL7 8AD, North Yorkshire County Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 08:30
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £22.96

We are seeking 1 x qualified OT to work within the Scarborough area
Initially, this is a 12 week placement.
This is a full-time role (37 hours per week) working between the hours of 8:30 and 5pm Monday to Friday.
The role will involve undertaking assessments within individual’s own homes.
Hybrid working available, the successful candidate will be able to write up assessments from their own home if they wish but must be able to undertake assessments face to face.

The ideal candidate:

• Experienced in adaptations to a person’s home to facilitate independence such as disabled facilities grants
• Moving and handling experience
• Community based assessment experience

The PAYE rate for this role is £29 hour, with slight room for negotiation for the ideal candidate. To discuss please call Anna on 07773652442.

Experience:
• Post qualification experience of occupational therapy practice in a community setting. (Not newly qualified OTs).
• Experience of undertaking assessments and interventions with people of all ages.
• Demonstrable experience of contributing to the safeguarding of vulnerable adults. (Not newly qualified OTs)
• Experience of working positively in a changing environment.

Qualifications:
• Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy and
• Professional skills and registration in line with the Health Professions Council and College of Occupational Therapists.

Other Requirements:
• Ability to travel around the County.
• Ability to attend meetings outside of normal business hours.

Knowledge:
• Knowledge and understanding of the impact of physical and sensory impairments and learning disability on independence and activities of daily living for all age groups.
• Understanding and application of the social model of disability.
• Knowledge and understanding of how Equality & Diversity, Dignity & Respect and Human Rights apply to this role.
• Wide knowledge base of disability equipment and its application.
• Theoretical and applied medical, surgical, sociological, psychological and psychiatric knowledge.
• Knowledge of the basic framework of community care legislation and regulations.
• Knowledge of basic health and social care policy.
• Knowledge of statutory requirements, including requirements in respect of carers, equality and anti discrimination legislation, maintaining a safe working environment, data protection and confidentiality.

Job Category: Social Care – Qualified
Location: Magdalen House, Bootle, L20 3NJ, Sefton MBC
Hours Per Week: 36.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:30
Salary: £27.87

We are looking for social work practitioners who are able to undertake work across our social work teams including child in need, child protection, children in care and children with disability.
Sefton is a changing and vibrant authority, already on a journey of aspiration and ambition as it works towards an exciting 2030 vision and delivering our 5 year children and young peoples plan.
Sefton is an exciting place to be and we would like social workers to join us, to be part of our journey of continuous improvement. Sefton has a committed workforce and we are keen to drive down caseloads and achieve good outcomes for our children and Young People.
If you come to work for Sefton, we have a flexible working policy for all staff with the ability to work from home and car parking if you come to the office. We believe training and supervision is key to our workforce and this will be available for anyone who joins sefton. Consistency and stability is important to us and we are able to offer 6 month contracts to those that join us and pay can be negotiated, subject to previous experience and suitable reference checks.

JOB PURPOSE:
To contribute to the operational delivery of an effective Children’s Social Care Service as part of a team responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and young people continuously improving outcomes.
To be responsible for social work provision including managing own caseload whilst managing the reputation of the Department and Council and complying with national and service procedures and guidance.

QUALIFICATIONS:
SW Degree or equivalent.
Current registration with SWE.

EXPERIENCE:
Minimum 2 years post qualification experience in statutory Children’s Social Care service.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND APITUDES:
• Knowledge of Children Act 1989 /2004, Adoption & Children Act 2002, Children and Young Persons Act 2008, other appropriate legislative frameworks, statutory guidance and processes for Looked After Children and Children subject to Child Protection Plans.
• Knowledge of the Assessment Framework and other relevant assessment and planning tools.
• Knowledge of child development and family dynamics
• Ability to make informed child centred judgments.
• Ability to communicate effectively and undertake direct work with children and young people.
• Ability to produce excellent child centred and outcome focused reports and plans.
• Ability to follow through on agreements with children, young people and families and demonstrate client empathy.
• Ability to take advantage of, and use, information technology, including ICS.
• Ability to work within professional and ethical standards including the HCPC Code/Standards of Conduct for Social Workers.

OTHER:
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to own professional development and that of other colleagues.
• Ability to understand and demonstrate a commitment to equality and diversity.
• Must be legally entitled to work in the UK.
• The Council operates a no smoking policy. Employees are not allowed to smoke in the workplace or to take smoking breaks during work time.

Job Category: Sales / Marketing
Location: Selby District Council, North Yorkshire County Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:30
Salary: £18.00

The Tourism Development Officer is responsible for delivering tourism business development activity from the Selby District Visitor Economy Strategy and Action Plan; supporting local tourism businesses and visitor attractions to reach their full potential.

The role is for a minimum of three months and needs someone with sound experience and understanding of the visitor economy sector. The aim is to support achievable growth and development of the visitor product in Selby District, the Heart of Yorkshire.

You will be comfortable in working with a variety of partners, building relationships with the sector and stakeholders. A degree or significant experience in this field of work is essential.

This is a hybrid role which combines home and office working with some site visits.

PAYE Rate: £18.00 per hour.