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Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : Civic Centre, Enfield Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £14.81
Provide an efficient and effective service in respect of the administration of and casework relating to the formal assessment, statementing and review procedures, including placement and provision, for pupils with special educational needs, working closely with the Named Officers. The postholder would be required to do this within the context of the Code of Practice on the Identification and Assessment of Special Educational Needs, the national and local education system and local policies and objectives. Undertake Casework relating to the provision of transport support for children and young people with special educational needs to facilitate their attendance at school or college

Previous relevant experience of administrative work or casework related to children with Special Educational Needs and an understanding of the SEN Code of Practice

Experience of working in a front line service and dealing with customers
Ability to use initiative, work methodically, manage and prioritise own workload and work of others to meet deadlines, maintaining quality of service when under pressure

Experience of communicating and dealing with other professionals, parents, their advocates, schools by letter, face to face or on the telephone

Ability to assimilate and reproduce information from a range of professional reports and letters

Job Category : Interims
Location : London Borough of Newham
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:15

Assessment Team ACO role – 4 days a week at a daily rate of up to £300.00 per day essentially this role is line managing the Monitoring Review Officers; current postholder leaves 21/12 and they ideally want someone to start then though this is clearly not likely.

Interviews can be help next Tues, Weds, Thurs
Successful applicant must have experience of commissioning/management within EHCP service

Job Context

1. The post holder reports to Group Manager SEN
2. The post holder has line management responsibility for up to 3 staff
3. The post holder should show awareness of the available budget to support children with SEN, the need to work within budget constraints and value for money principles
4. The post holder may be required to work occasional evenings and weekends in order to meet service requirements

Job Category : Admin / Clerical
Location : London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £17.27

. Purpose of the Job:
To support in leading and managing in the provision of high-quality administration and systems, that support Children’s Services. This includes working closely with the Head of Service, Service/Team Managers, multi-agency staff/partners, children and their families, contributing to the overall strategic development of the service.
Ensure that all aspects of the administration service are managed and assist in establishing joint working across the teams and services. Line manage the Business Support staff and manage the statutory central administrative systems and procedures, ensuring implementation to deliver effective and quality support to Children’s Services, providing core and nuanced support.
Be responsible for the day to day oversight of the administration of the systems and processes, such as KPIs and service performance.
Support other managers through all operational activities in ensuring that all the team contribute to the provision of a professional, client needs-led service.  Lead on supporting the BSOs to deliver a high-quality Business Support service.
Main Responsibilities

1. Manage and prioritise the work within the administration team in support of managers and teams. Ensure business needs pertaining to Business Support are met and that performance management indicators are achieved and recorded for BSO staff. Ensure that business objectives are upheld, and that administrative staff support for teams is time-conscious, relevant, and appropriate.
2. Ensure work output is in line with compliance, relating to legislation, policy and procedures. This includes: Performance; Learning and Development; PDPs/Appraisals; HR-related functions; Absence (Sickness/Annual Leave) and Recruitment.
3. Work closely with the Head of Service, Service Manager and other Managers to ensure appropriate administration of business needs and requests.
4. Liaise with internal and external bodies, dealing with enquiries and initiating action where necessary and refer when appropriate.
5. Support the Head of Service and Team Managers with staffing (recruitment and interviews) and business-related areas (administration management and business performance data analysis).
6. Apply the necessary timescales and protocols for completion of meeting minutes, correspondence relating to statutory meetings, maintaining all related data entries to the electronic record system relating to statutory functions regarding the central administration service and complaints meetings for children and their families.
7. Undertake the responsibility for the management of the general running of the office (i.e. equipment, stationary inventory) and plan and arrange inductions and IT for new staff, following the corporate and service-specific induction procedures.
8. Work in partnership with other administration staff throughout the division to ensure consistency, efficiency and quality.
9. Develop, monitor and review systems in accordance with service needs across a range of areas, to ensure good practice is being adhered to.
10. Be fully conversant in IT as a requirement to carry out the post and assist teams with queries.
11. Develop and maintain multi-agency relationships and foster teamwork and involvement across the service.
12. Regularly participate in service/divisional/management meetings.

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : Flying Start, Vale of Glamorgan Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 16:30
Salary: £11.96

To work closely with the Flying Start Speech and Language Therapist working across childcare and Early Years services to implement plans for children with delayed speech and language development.
The role is a mix of working from home and office based working, with the expectation of visits in the community for 1:1 home based sessions and childcare visits.
Access to transport is essential to enable travel throughout the county.
The role is 37 hours per week
Hourly rate can increase to a maximum of £13.21per hour, however this is dependent on experience and qualification and would need to be discussed and agreed prior to recruitment.
Candidate must hold a Level 3 Early Years/Childcare/Education qualification as a minimum, with relevant training completed in speech and language within the Early Years.
DBS – enhanced covering both adult/child barred lists.

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : Barry Community Enterprise Centre (BCEC), Vale of Glamorgan Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £11.96

Offer 1:1 parenting support virtually, and face to face in the community.
Knowledge of key parenting strategies around; setting boundaries, implementing positive routines and strengthening family relationships.
Assess individual family needs and create a tailored support plan.
Able to conduct pre and post evaluations to monitor outcomes for the family.
Multi-Agency working – forming strong links with internal and external partners.
Delivery of key messages to partner agencies.

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : Flying Start, Vale of Glamorgan Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 16:30
Salary: £11.96

Under the direction of a qualified midwife, the post holder will provide postnatal support to vulnerable women and their families in the community via Flying Start and outreach support.
The role is a mix of working from home and office based working, with the expectation of visits in the community for 1:1 home based sessions.
Access to transport is essential to enable travel throughout the county.
The role is 37 hours per week
Hourly rate can increase to a maximum of £13.21per hour, however this is dependent on experience and qualification and would need to be discussed and agreed prior to recruitment.
Candidate must hold a NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care, NNEB, or equivalent relevant qualification as a minimum, with experience of working with pregnant parents and new born babies.
DBS – enhanced covering both adult/child barred lists.

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : Station Road Centre, Redbridge Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £19.17

This role will have a specific victim lead.
Overall Role Purpose:
Reporting to the Senior Practitioner, the post holder will be responsible for the management of a caseload and to identify, develop and deliver, in partnership with other YOTPS staff and relevant external partner agencies, appropriate interventions and preventative initiatives, designed to prevent offending, reduce re-offending and anti-social behaviour by young offenders. To represent the YOTPS while undertaking court duty.

Knowledge & Experience
Educated to “A” level standard or equivalent as a minimum
A qualification relevant to one of the following disciplines is desirable:

Youth Justice
Social Work;
Youth and Community;
Education;
Police;
Health;
Probation; or
Other relevant discipline
Knowledge / Experience Field Title
At least one year’s proven experience as a Youth Offending Case Manager using AssetPlus as assessment and planning tool.

A well developed working knowledge and understanding of the Children Act 1989, Crime and Disorder Act 1998, the Data Protection Act, GDPR and other relevant legislative frameworks and developments.

A good knowledge of the latest development of youth justice initiatives.

Knowledge of the causes of crime and effective interventions to reduce offending and re-offending behaviour, youth crime and anti-social behaviour.

An understanding of the roles and responsibilities of relevant statutory partner agencies.

A sound understanding of the research into effective practice with children and young people, particularly in the area of youth crime prevention.

Knowledge and understanding of child development, adverse childhood experiences and trauma informed practice.

Experience in writing Pre-Sentence Reports.

Job Category : Admin / Clerical
Location : WINKFIELD CENTRE, London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:45
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £13.39
DBS REQUIRED for this role
Role Purpose

1. To provide professional business support that facilitates the delivery of frontline services and the council priorities.
2. Ensuring the delivery of an effective and efficient service within required timescales and in line with corporate and service policies and operating guidelines
3. To work in partnership with services to ensure that any risks, issues or opportunities are identified and quickly addressed.
4. To champion continuous improvement to ensure that services are efficient as possible.
5. To work to a quality standard of right first time every time

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Abilities/Experiences

⦁ Experience of providing excellent business support functions ideally in a complex or regulated environment delivering high quality services
⦁ Ability to work under pressure and respond effectively to rapidly changing priorities and deadlines.
⦁ Ability to maintain simple information, recording and filing systems (manual and computerised).
⦁ Ability to enter, collate, compile and distribute information (including statistical data) consistently and effectively using a variety of methods best suited to meeting client outcomes
⦁ Experience of IT systems and how they support service delivery
⦁ Experience of delivering service improvements through a programme of continuous improvement.
⦁ Effectively working as part of a team.

Qualifications (only if applicable)

Knowledge/Skills

⦁ Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite of products
⦁ Knowledge of the IT based systems in use within the Council for general and specialist functionality and how they support service delivery
⦁ Strong written and verbal communication skills
⦁ Knowledge of council services and role they play in meeting needs of the community.

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : Docks Office, Vale of Glamorgan Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £13.00

Intake and Family Support Team – 2 full time Social Care Officers (hours could be split for part time workers). Workers in this team must be able to travel to the Vale.

Social Care Officers in this team support Social Workers and form relationships with families to help them achieve what they want to. They help families in a purposeful way and manage risk confidently. Workers in this team offer empathetic support to families who have just been referred to Child and Young People Services who are often in crisis and as such workers need to be calm, and child focussed when things are unpredictable.

Social Care Officers will take a support role, are expected to complete well-being assessments and work with families with care and support needs. They will carry out a range of tasks across the team. It is a varied and interesting role and the team works with families looking to utilise all parts of their networks to minimise risk to children and build resilience. They are involved in all aspects of work, including planning and review for children receiving care and support as well as those with a child protection plan. Work in this team is about helping people work out what matters to them and then helping them achieve their goals.

Some experience of working with children and families is preferred.

Job Category : Technical
Location : 52 Derby Street, West Lancashire Borough Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £25.60

Key Objectives

To acquire by purchase, lease or licence any interests in any land and property that may be required by the Council.
To dispose of any interest in any land and property not required by the Council by sale, lease or licence.
To manage the Council’s Commercial Investment portfolio and advise the Council on appropriate strategies for the effective asset management of the portfolio.
To advise on rent reviews, lease renewals, dilapidations and disputes connected to the Council’s portfolio.
To provide property management and valuation advice on the certification of valuations including those for Right to Buy properties on behalf of the Council including signing off delegations as appropriate.
To assist in the preparation and maintenance of the Council’s Property Asset Register and undertake periodic asset revaluations to satisfy International Standards and the District Auditor.
To provide advice on estate and property management issues to the whole of the Council as and when required.
To ensure the effective management and promotion of the
Investment Centre as part of the economic development offered to businesses.
To lead strategic projects in relation to land and property assets including the SAMP process.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Membership of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

Degree, or equivalent qualification required

Accredited as a Registered
Valuer

Experience of managing a Commercial Investment Portfolio within a large public sector organisation

Experience of assisting in the production of Property Asset
Registers

Up-to-date knowledge on the certification of Red Book valuations

Other
Commitment to Equality

Commitment to Health & Safety

Satisfactory Baseline Personnel
Security Standard Check

The ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English language. This includes the ability to converse with ease with customers and colleagues and provide advice in accurate spoken English

Driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use.

Job Category : Human Resources
Location : Wykeland House, Hull City Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £16.70

ROLE & PURPOSE OF JOB:
To provide a cost effective support service to the Hull and East Yorkshire LEP including administration, and implementation of HR, Health and Safety, Finance, Procurement, Risk Registers, IT and Facilities policies and procedures to support management and operational staff and ensure the safety and integrity of the LEP office environment. Also provides performance and monitoring information to demonstrate compliance and assurance of systems and processes in place to the Chief Operating Officer.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
Review, develop, manage and implement an effective and efficient business support service for the organisation, ensuring that service priorities are promoted through continuous improvement in systems, policies and procedures, implementing and monitoring Service Level Agreements, where appropriate.
Take the lead in giving professional support, advice, guidance and direction on operational matters in line with LEP policies and priorities in order to comply with the requirement of the Accountable Body and Government
Customer Focus – Provide an effective and confidential executive support to the Chair of the LEP, Chief Operating Officer and provide a secretariat role to the LEP Board, providing background information for key meetings sufficiently in advance to ensure that the Chief Operating Officer and LEP Chair are effectively prepared.
Performance Management – Review, develop and implement new office systems with the management team to achieve efficiencies and improve levels of customer service by anticipating future needs of the LEP and by identifying and responding to the implications of changes in legislation and government policy.

Qualifications:
Degree or equivalent experience.
NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety or willingness to undertake course. Desirable
Relevant Experience:
Experience of delivering and planning services at an operational level.
Experience of successfully managing activity and performance targets.
Ability to build and maintain effective teams, ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of all staff within the team.
Significant office management experience including managing others, anticipating future service needs and the development, implementation and monitoring of policies and procedures.
Working in a partnership and multi-service environment.
Experience in developing and managing procurement and contracts for services.
Experience of establishing and maintaining effective information management and administrative systems.
Experience of working in a senior administrative role and managing projects and programmes of work.

Job Category: (Drivers (Care).
Location: Hackney Council
Working days & hours: Monday to Friday with working hours as a split shift:
07:45 – 10:30
14:15 – 16:30

Total of 5 hours per day

Job Summary:

Driving bus, operating tail lift (training given).
Helping with wheelchair clamping (training given).
Help service users on and off the bus
Completing a daily defect sheet
Location: 43 Andrews Road, London, E8 4RL

Job Description:

Hackney Council request a driver to driver their small mini buses. This is providing transport for the elderly and people with learning difficulties, also people in wheelchairs. We collect from their homes and take them to Oswald St. Day Centre in Hackney. Later that day we transport them back home.

Job Category : Sec / Admin
Location : Brunswick House, Hull City Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £10.01

To work as a member of the CYPFS complaints team providing a frontline service to families children and young people by telephone, email and face to face. To provide administrative support to the service. To manage the effective and efficient planning of the work of the team using an electronic allocation and diary system.

RESPONSIBILITIES
To be able to use and maintain Microsoft packages and case management systems.
Screen incoming correspondence, log on system, send acknowledgement and allocate to a member of complaints team
Respond effectively to telephone and other enquiries including receiving and responding to complaints.
Compile statistics reports
Liaise with complaint coordinators and team managers regarding complaint case updates
Retrieve and interrogate data, ensuring appropriate information is provided to relevant people.
To maintain all appropriate staff and service information where required.
Manage and monitor complaint case tracking tools
Manage and monitor and track complaint action plans
To attend and participate in meetings, and supervision as required.
To work flexibly and as part of a team.
To participate in training and development activities as necessary to ensure up to date knowledge, skills and continuous development.
To actively promote Hull City Council’s Policies on Equal Opportunities and to work in an anti-oppressive manner.
To comply with the requirements of all Hull City Council policies, procedures and staff instructions, including responsibilities for health and safety, safeguarding children and equality and diversity.
To undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade.

RELATIONSHIPS
The post holder will be expected to work as a member of the complaints service team within children and families’ services, maintaining a close working relationship with other colleagues, service users, and other agencies.

PHYSICAL CONDITIONS
The post holder will be based at Brunswick until 19th January then at Lowgate . All offices are non-smoking environments

SOCIAL CONDITIONS
The service is available 5 days a week between the hours 8:30 to 5pm Monday to Thursday and 8:30 to 4:30pm Friday. Hours are worked on a flexi-time basis.

Employee specifications
Detailed below are the types of skills, experience and knowledge which are required of applicants applying for the post. The “Essential Requirements” indicate the minimum requirements and applicants lacking these attributes will not be considered for the post. The points detailed under “Desirable Requirements” are additional attributes to enable the applicant to perform the position more effectively or with little or no training. They are not essential, but may be used to distinguish between acceptable candidates.

Essential requirements
SKILLS
Ability to provide an empathic and non-judgemental service to families children and young people who may be distressed and upset
Ability to pass information effectively, accurately and concisely between service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing and on the telephone/face to face
Ability to make quick decisions and use initiative and be able to adapt to different work situations
Ability to work without supervision
Ability to work as part of team
Ability to use a variety of computerised systems/packages, including word processing, spreadsheets and databases and maintain accurate records.
Ability to organise and prioritise workloads and assist in the achievement of deadlines
Ability to undertake further training where required
Ability to provide a responsive and flexible service as needs change.

KNOWLEDGE
Microsoft packages
Filing and diary systems
Understanding the issues of confidentiality and data protection.

EXPERIENCE
General office work/ procedures including telephone call handling
Microsoft packages
Experience of maintaining record systems both manual and computerised.
Dealing with constant and conflicting demands

Job Category : Admin & Clerical
Location : Contact One Vale (C1V), Vale of Glamorgan Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £10.01

Contact OneVale are inviting applications for Welsh speaking Customer Service Advisors to join our busy contact centre in Barry. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our established team, handling varied enquiries which span many different service areas within the council. We are looking for motivated team members who thrive in providing exceptional customer service in a varied and fast moving environment!

Job Category : Security
Location : London Borough of Havering
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £24.00

We are currently recruiting for a Public Protection Officersto work within the Outbreak Control Service for an organisation based in Havering. The purpose of the role will be to conduct covid-secure inspections of businesses in Havering and provide enforcement advice and support to the Outbreak Control Service regarding workplace compliance, outbreaks and events.

Within this role, you will have the following duties:

1. Conducting covid-secure inspections of business premises, reviewing risk assessments and offering advice on control measures, ensuring that cases are dealt with in an appropriate and timely manner.
2. To deliver interventions as necessary to meet the needs of the service.
3. Provision of assistance and support as required to ensure the consistency of enforcement approach across the Borough.
4. To provide support and advice regarding both event safety and Covid Risk Assessments for specific events.
5. Provide support and guidance for the regulatory team undertaking investigations and enforcement action relating to Covid 19.

Desirable qualifications for this assignment: BSc/MSc Degree in Environmental Health approved by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health; or CIEH/IEHO Diploma in Environmental Health Or IOSH or NEBOSH or equivalent Health and Safety qualification or relevant experience in a Health and Safety role.

Job Category : General Industrial
Location : Beresford Centre, Basingstoke and Deane BC
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 16:30
Salary: £8.91

*** Please be aware that Basingstoke and Deane BC does not have on site car parking. workers will need to make sure that they have made alternative arrangements for parking ***

Job Category : Interims
Location : London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £16.29

Opportunity to join the Brokerage Service as a Deputyship and Appointeeship Officer (SO1)
Looking for an officer to support the Deputyship and Appointeeship Team to manage the Councils Court of Protection and Department for Work and Pensions Appointee application process and managing income when appointed.
The role will involve working with Adult Social Services staff, care providers, client family members, solicitors, making payments on time whilst maintaining financial controls and promoting a good standard of service.

Role Purpose

1. To be responsible for administering the Councils Deputyship and Appointeeship accounts.
2. To administer the Court of Protection and Department for Work and Pensions
   Appointeeship application process and the Councils statutory duty under Section 48 of the National Assistance Act 1948.

To manage the financial affairs of service users that has been medically assessed as lacking mental capacity and may be vulnerable to financial abuse. To manage and safeguard the finances of vulnerable service users who are lacking mental capacity, by making applications to the Court of Protection on behalf of the Deputy as instructed by the manager.
Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

1. Care Act 2004 and Mental Capacity Act 2005
2. Knowledge of the role of the Office of the Public Guardian and Court of Protection.
3. Knowledge of DWP legislation.
4. Extensive knowledge, experience and understanding of working with vulnerable, older people, elderly and disabled people (with learning disability).
5. Previous experience of working within legislation governing Appointees and Deputyships.
6. Practical experience of financial administration and to carry out numerical calculations.
7. Practical experience of dealing with the general public.
8. Possession of communication skills to convey Policy and statutory requirements to service users.
9. Ability to gather information in a variety of ways, analyse data and present results to managers.
10. Ability to facilitate self-advocacy whilst supporting people to achieve independent living.
11. Maintain effective and efficient financial administrative systems ensuring that office procedures are adhered to.
12. Ability to work under pressure and respond effectively to rapidly changing priorities and deadlines.
13. Ability to prioritise, be flexible and arrange workloads to set targets.
14. Ability to write reports letters, memos and briefs.
15. Ability to communicate clearly and tactfully with members of the public, staff and external agencies.
16. Ability to attend external meetings and visits to clients’ properties possibly in a state of disrepair.
17. Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : Shirehall, Shropshire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary : £11.50

Enable has a vacancy for 2 x Key Workers for the new ESF Step Up programme to support NEETS customers aged 15 to 24 into employment, education or training for 37 and 17.9 hours per week.
This is an exciting opportunity to support Enable in Shropshire. You will need to be a good communicator with good inter-personal skills focussed on achieving positive outcomes and be able to work on your own initiative.
You must possess a good level of education. Ideally, you will have experience of working with supported employment customers or related areas and be able to demonstrate that you have the skills and understanding to support people who are unemployed into work, education or training.
Enable are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from candidates who have disabilities or ongoing health conditions.

Job Title : Independent Reviewing Officer – Grade N
Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : County Hall, 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: £22.12

Willing to pay up to £45 per hour
Immediate start to March 22 so a 3 month assignment
Qualified, Registered
Candidates will be Interviewed

Job context
The Children and Young People’s Service provide services which follow from specific legislation, including the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004 as well as other Government guidance and policy. We are committed to providing good quality services to support children young people and their families.

The post holder will operate in an environment of transformational change and innovation, be able to manage change in a time of financial constraints and have the confidence to promote the voice of children and young people in both the delivery and development of services. Other key requirements are: –

To have a commitment to shared values and the common purpose of developing a culture of interagency working; including statutory bodies, third and private sector organisations.
To ensure that strategic visions are translated into local plans in collaboration with professionals, partners and service users.
To be able to undertake the duties of the role within a very rural environment which will include regular travelling to meeting venues some of which may be in isolated rural settings
To be able to provide the service in accordance with the needs of children and young people which may involve working outside normal office hours.

Knowledge
Knowledge and experience of current research and good practice standards in relation to children & families at a local and national level.
Knowledge of the legal framework for working with children & families, in particular the care planning, child protection and human rights
Awareness of current national developments for children and families
Knowledge of equality and diversity legislation / policy / guidance
Knowledge of principles and models of Quality Assurance.
Understanding of key stages of child development
Understanding of Management Information Systems and performance indicators
Experience
Significant post qualifying experience in children and families work
Extensive case management experience of cases with complex, professional and ethical issues including child protection, court proceedings, case conferences and other formal processes.
Extensive experience of chairing professional, multi-agency meetings.
Experienced in assessment, planning and delivering outcomes for children
Experience of intra and inter-agency work.
Experience of implementing / delivering against a performance management and quality assurance framework.
Professional Qualifications/Training/Registrations required by law, and/or essential for the performance of the role
 Diploma in Social Work or equivalent  HCPC Registered

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified (Kingston & Richmond)
Location : Guildhall Complex, Achieving for Children
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £28.00

Working in an R&A team. Covering the borough for Richmond upon Thames. Work is mixed between time in the office and working from home. Duty rota is in groups. Week on week off.
All of our social work roles work in partnership with children, young people and those connected to them, in order to co-create plans that meet the identified need. Our Bank workers may wish to undertake short term or long term duties. This may include but not limited to;
⦁ Undertaking child and family assessments
⦁ Carrying out child protection enquiries
⦁ Duty Tasks
⦁ Direct work with children and young people
⦁ Chairing Child in Need and Core Group Meetings
Attending out of borough visits
Qualifications
⦁ Educated to a degree level with a relevant professional qualification in social work
⦁ Successful completion of Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE)
⦁ Active Social Work England registration and proven evidence of continuing professional development
Skills and experience
⦁ Knowledge of relevant theory that informs practice delivery.
⦁ Experience of building strong partnerships, maintaining relationships and co-producing solutions to challenges across a diverse set of stakeholders, including children, young people and their families. Advocating the voices of those we are working with.
⦁ Appropriate understanding of developing and implementing effective interventions to vulnerable children and families that achieves sustainable positive outcomes
⦁ Experience of effective recording, monitoring and evaluation of interventions using a wide range of tools and Management Information Systems (in accordance with local policy) and producing accurate reports, presentations, written updates to a range of stakeholders (which may include families, children or young people).
⦁ Experience of using ICT to communicate, manage data and present ideas to inform or influence others.
⦁ Knowledge of statutory legislation and relevant national policy, including safeguarding.

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Personal attributes
⦁ A passion to demonstrate and promote our values (Trust, Respect and Empower) through professional behaviours and relationships with all stakeholders.
⦁ To deliver Achieving for Children’s vision, mission and values to support children and young people to live safe, happy, healthy and successful lives.
⦁ Good organisational abilities including: time management, problem-solving and prioritisation.
⦁ Able to work flexibly and independently with a commitment to the organisation culture.
⦁ Personal determination, drive, energy and ambition to overcome obstacles, achieve challenging objectives, celebrate success and deliver excellent outcomes for children. Taking a strength based approach to managing situations.
⦁ Commitment to collaborative working within Achieving for Children and across organisational boundaries in the best interests of children and families.
Good communication and interpersonal skills that are open, honest, persuasive and pragmatic, including ability to negotiate and influence