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Job Category : Admin / Clerical
Location : London Borough of Newham, East London
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £10.85
minute taker for child protection conferences. must have relevant experience.

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified.
Location : London Borough of Tower Hamlets, East London.
Hours Per Week : 35.00.
Start Date : Immediate Start.
Start Time : 09:00.
End Time : 17:00.
Salary: £30.55 per hour.

Seeking someone with management background for MASH team (children’s) who can support the Team Manager to make threshold decisions for cases. This role requires someone with at least 5 years post qualification and 2 years MASH experience to carry out the work as required.

The person in this role is also required to give social workers advice and overall support on day to day basis.

They will also be responsible for chairing our daily MASH meetings with all the key partners.

Job Category : Human Resources.
Location : Newham Dockside, London Borough of Newham, East London.
Hours Per Week : 36.00.
Start Date : Immediate Start.

Start Time : 09:00.
End Time : 17:00.
Pay rate £23.00 per hour.

1. Has experience in managing Employee relations cases
2. Has experience with leading on organisational/transformational change processes
3. Has an understanding of the context of HR and best practice in a public sector/local government setting
4. Has the ability to advise on HR policies and procedures and make recommendations for improvements?
5. Has TUPE experience (in/out)
6. CIPD level 5 desirable

Team – North Kent.
Pay rate – Max £340.00 per day (umbrella).
5 days per week.
Start date – Immediate Start.
Location – Full time remote working.
DBS – Basic required

 
Job details –
Must have Local Authority experience
Extensive knowledge of code of practice
Complex cases in North Kent, very challenging area – currently 3,000 cases

Purpose of the Job:
To oversee a team responsible for discharging the Local Authority’s statutory functions in
relation to the statutory assessment process and for carrying out the day to day duties
associated with arranging provision for children and young people in a defined geographic
area.
To ensure a high-quality service is delivered to children and young people and their
families/carers though the Statutory Assessment (SA) process and in relation to all
processes in relation to children and young people who have an EHC plan. This includes
the ongoing monitoring of high-quality provision for those children and young people with
Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans.

EXPERIENCE
Practical experience in a relevant field to include working with parents and schools in challenging situations

Experience of managing conflicting priorities

Significant management experience including performance management
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Ability to establish effective working relationships with professionals, children, young people and their parents/carers
Effective communication skills including diplomacy and sensitivity to the needs of others without the use of jargon
Ability to support children, young people and families to implement the EHC plan
Able to solve problems in a constructive and solution focussed manner
Resilient
Effective networking skills
Able to use all IT equipment and software to the level required of the role
Evidence of being able to work successfully under pressure and priorities tasks to manage workload effectively
Evidence of being able to successfully manage a team to deliver service
Ability to analyse and interpret information from a wide range of sources including professional reports and to convey information in a range of appropriate formats fit for intended audience
Able to challenge staff (and self) effectively to improve own, individual and team performance
Knowledge of the importance of early intervention and support
Takes responsibility for problem solving and decision-making providing support and challenge, as necessary.
Seeks to drive forward national and local strategies through team and self-motivation
Promotes equality of opportunity for children and young people and KCC colleagues as related to national and local strategies and policies.
Able to self-reflect and improve own skills and performance

Job Category : Admin / Clerical.
Location : London Borough of Newham.
Hours Per Week : 36.00.
Start Date : Immediate Start.
Start Time : 06:00.
End Time : 14:00.
Salary: £13.39 per hour.

Business Support Officer based in a busy Council depot.
Split shift rota 6am to 2pm and 2pm to 8pm
£13.39 per hour
Overall Purpose of Job

1. To support the Council’s vison and resilience agenda by providing a consistently high quality, cost effective and timely business support service.
2. To ensure that the administrative functions are carried out to a high level of accuracy and to corporate standards.
3. To ensure that continuous cover and support is provided to managers and staff based across council offices.

EXPERIENCE:

⦁ Previous experience of secretarial, clerical and administrative work.

⦁ A proven record of communicating in person, by telephone and in writing in a calm, courteous and confident professional manner.

⦁ A proven record of providing administrative support within a team.

Track record of working in an office environment

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

⦁ Able to work accurately and methodically.

⦁ Understanding of confidentiality issues and how this is observed and maintained.

⦁ Able to work on own initiative to manage and prioritise own workloads.

⦁ Ability to deal with telephone enquiries in a tactful, courteous and efficient manner.

⦁ Ability to work flexibly as part of a team.

⦁ Ability to prioritise own work and work of others to meet deadlines.

⦁ Ability to work on own initiative, identifying and implementing solutions to problems.

⦁ Ability to deal diplomatically with difficult situations and individuals.

⦁ Ability to contribute to corporate/service projects and initiatives.

Job Category : Facilities & Environmental Services.
Location : London Borough of Tower Hamlets, East London.
Hours Per Week : 35.00.
Start Date : Immediate start.
Start Time : 09:00.
End Time : 17:00.
Salary: £22.94.

We are seeking staff to assist with our Housing Licensing project – carrying out inspections and processing HMO applications
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Provide high quality specialised services in the area of private sector Housing and advise on the full range of issues which meet the needs of Tower Hamlets multi-racial community including managing projects and assisting in policy development as required.

Qualifications & Experience
⦁ Experience of responding effectively to changing demands and priorities, meeting targets and deadlines and maintaining quality services
⦁ Experience of working in an Environmental Health department investigating complaints.
⦁ Degree or Diploma in Environmental Health
To be progressing towards the near completion of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health(CIEH) Experiential Learning Portfolio or logbook, professional examinations and interview.

Job Category : Social & Healthcare Qualified.
Location : Luton Borough Council – Luton Bedfordshire.
Hours Per Week : 37.00.
Start Date : Immediate Start.
Salary: £28.00 per hour.

Nations Recruitment are currently recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to join the Looked After Children Team for Luton Borough Council.
The successful Social Worker will be joining a supportive and agency friendly authority with strong, supportive and long-standing management.

Benefits as a Looked After Children Social Worker include:
Competitive Rates
Remote Working
Possibility of an extended contract

Duties as a Looked After Children Social Worker include:
Work effectively on complex situations, use their initiative and evaluate their own and others practice.
Responsible for a caseload of more complex cases, providing advice to other social workers in relation to their cases.
Provides casework supervision to other social workers in the team and may also supervise students, trainees, less experienced professional team members, support staff and volunteers.
Participate in the planning / reviewing of cases.
Develop and maintain effective relationships with service users, their families and carers.
Provide advice and support and promote independence and early intervention, as necessary.
Liaise with colleagues in own or other departments or external agencies to gather relevant information for assessment and care planning activities.
Maintain and update case notes and other records to required ethical and quality standards.
Write high quality reports as required and where required give evidence in court in relation to care proceedings.

Requirements as a Looked After Children Social Worker include:
Social Work England registration
Eligible to work in the UK
Hold a full UK licence
Post-qualified experience
Degree level or equivalent in Social Work

Job Category : Social & Healthcare Non-Qualified.
Location : Luton Borough Council – Luton Bedfordshire.
Hours Per Week : 37.00.
Start Date : Immediate Start.
Salary: £170.00 per day.

Youth Offending Service (YOS) and Targeted Youth Services (TYS) A Partnership between Bedfordshire Police, Bedfordshire Probation Trust, Luton Borough Council, Luton Clinical Commissioning Group & Luton Health & Well-being Board
As the Operations Manager you will effectively manage the day-to-day operations and delivery of youth justice and Targeted Youth Services in Luton to achieve best outcomes for children, young people, families, and victims and protect the public from serious harm. Ideally you will have a relevant professional or degree level qualification, ideally as a qualified social worker, probation office, police chief inspector.

The key objectives of the post:

Manage and direct the operational staff and resources across the service to meet the statutory aim of preventing offending and re-offending by children and young people in Luton.
Manage and direct the Targeted Youth Service staff, resources, and budgets to assess the needs and provide services to support young people and families where a young person is vulnerable.
Promote and maximise the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people (and their family members) and victims known to the service and protect the public from serious harm.
Increase awareness, understanding and confidence in the youth justice system by other agencies and members of the public
Contribute and assist in the operational and strategic development of the YOS, Youth Justice and Targeted Youth Services in Luton
What skills and experience you will need to be the Operations Manager

Able to act as a role model for the service and lead by example.
Able to work effectively with others, co-operate with colleagues and help the service achieve its goals
Commitment to providing a high-quality service to meet the aims of the Youth Offending Service
Able to build a harmonious team, mentoring/supporting/encouraging and helping to reduce stress and tension between members.
Able to keep professional detachment.
Demonstrates commitment, tenacity and integrity.
Previous experience of establishing and maintaining long term partnerships between statutory agencies and voluntary and independent sector agencies and work with a wide range of people to effect crime reduction in Luton.
You will have substantial and up to date specialist knowledge, skill and expertise in fast and frequently changing youth justice and children’s services arenas.
Experience of management responsibility for the Targeted Youth Service element. This will include management of casework, leading on case allocation and risk management for the service; also managing detached programmes, and group work curriculum’s within neighbourhood localities.
In relation to TYS, the post holder will maintain effective links and working relationships within the Department and with relevant statutory, voluntary, and private agencies.

Additional Information
You will be required to work some out of office hours including evenings/weekends and less often bank holidays, and participate in a 7-day on call’ rota system including attending where court cover may be required or where issues of safeguarding and/or risk of harm to the public occur (on average approximately 1 weekend in four).
A normal office environment, although travel throughout the Borough, Bedfordshire and the eastern region on a regular basis is expected. Some travel around the eastern region of England and to London and other areas of the country from time to time.

Job Category : Social & Healthcare Qualified.
Location : Luton Borough Council – Luton Bedfordshire.
Hours Per Week : 37.00.
Start Date : Immediate Start.
Salary: £28.00 per hour.

Candidates will ideally have:
• Have at least 2 years’ experience of working as a social worker in an Asssessment Team
• Social Work England registration
• Be self-motivated and able to use own initiative
• Be able to work under pressure and in stressful and challenging situations
• Be able to demonstrate sensitivity, vigilance and professionalism in their work
• Have a can-do attitude and flexible approach
• Eligible to work in the UK

Job Category : Social & Healthcare Qualified.
Location : Luton Borough Council – Luton Bedfordshire.
Hours Per Week : 37.00.
Start Date : Immediate Start..
Salary: £28.00 per hour.

Interviews are held over SKYPE
Key skills and experience of Social Worker for our Adoption team

We are looking for a qualified social worker with in-depth experience in the field of child and family & adoption social work. You’ll need experience of coaching and mentoring including practice teaching, however we do not require you to have a Practice teaching qualification. We need someone who has knowledge of children’s safeguarding and management of risk.

Our ideal candidates will need to be able to negotiate, organise, prioritise and plan tasks and work to competing deadlines while meeting agreed targets. We need you to be confident in making and acting upon sound professional judgements based on levels of risk.
• You will have the opportunity to develop on your already existing knowledge and understanding of current legislation, national guidance and best practice relevant to this role as well as knowledge of social care need of children and families.
• We do ask that you have Dip SW, CQSW or recognised equivalent, substantial professional social work qualification and registered by the Social Work England.
• The post is based in an open plan office at Unity House.
• You will need to attend frequent meetings in a variety of locations and make visits to family homes. Home visits frequently undertaken alone, subject to risk assessment and in accordance with the Lone Worker’s policy.
• Applicants must be willing to undergo child and/or vulnerable adults protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

Luton Borough are practising COVID restrictions with regards to safeguarding their employees.

Job Category : Social & Healthcare Qualified
Location : Luton Borough Council – Luton Bedfordshire
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start.
Salary: £38.00 per hour

About the job
We’re passionate about helping you develop your career through regular supervision, coaching and mentoring. We are proud about the rapid achievements we’ve made through our daily SCRUM meetings and the imbedded Agile improvement framework. We work SMART and we strive for the best.

You will be leading and managing a team to achieve better outcomes for children, young people and their families through the delivery of high quality services. Strategically developing the service to meet specific legislation, regulations, inspection requirements and other local targets.

This is a tremendously important role, as you will drive the overall operational management responsibility for the day to day running of Luton Borough Council’s Children Service’s to ensure excellent practice across the team that make up the service.
About you

You will be an experienced social worker with strong communications skills. You will lead and manage an experienced team of managers, practitioners, professionals aimed at supporting the best possible outcomes for children and young people. You will be able to build effective relationships with children and families, staff, public and other professionals.

You should have in-depth knowledge of legislation national guidance and best practice relevant to the post including statutory responsibilities relating to Children and Family Services, including appropriate quality standards and you’ll be part of a team that achieve high levels of performance.

We do ask that you have Dip SW, CQSW or recognised equivalent, substantial professional social work qualification and registered by the Social Work England.
Application process

Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. Therefore, it is essential in making your application you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) (Amendments) Order 1986. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.

Job Category : Social & Healthcare Qualified.
Location : Luton Borough Council – Luton Bedfordshire.
Hours Per Week : 37.00.
Start Date : Immediate Start.
Salary: £34.00 per hour.

About the job
The Family Safeguarding Service is a dynamic front line service which identifies, assesses and manages risk for children and vulnerable families. Working together with our MASH and Family Safeguarding colleagues, and our partners such as the police, health, and early help we focus on finding the best solutions for children and families.

There’s plenty of opportunity to step up in your career or to consolidate your experience. We’re passionate about helping you develop your career through regular supervision, coaching and mentoring. We are proud about the rapid achievements we’ve made through our daily SCRUM meetings and the imbedded Agile improvement framework. We work SMART and we strive for the best.

About you
You will be an experienced social worker with strong communications skills. You’ll be able to build effective relationships with children and families, staff, public and other professionals.

You should have in-depth knowledge of legislation national guidance and best practice relevant to the post including statutory responsibilities relating to Children and Family Services, including appropriate quality standards and you’ll be part of a team that achieve high levels of performance.

We do ask that you have Dip SW, CQSW or recognised equivalent, substantial professional social work qualification and registered by the Social Work England.

Job Title : Social Worker – Adults – 2 YRS + PQE (GRADE I-K).
Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified.
Location : London Borough of Tower Hamlets, East London.
Hours Per Week : 35.00.
Start Date : Immediate Start.
Start Time : 09:00.
End Time : 17:00.
Salary: £24.22.

• To provide a professional social work service to adults, their families and
carers in line within the requirements of the Care Act 2014 and the focus of the
promoting wellbeing and identifying significant impact.

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified.
Location : London Borough of Tower Hamlets, East London.
Hours Per Week : 35.00.
Start Date : Immediate Start.
Start Time : 09:00.
End Time : 17:00.
Salary: £28.14.

Social Worker
• Working with Children and Families
• Completing single assessments of parents and the potential risk to their child/children
• Working with parents with mental health issues, substance misuse and domestic violence
• Working with children and families with learning disabilities
• Undertaking Child Protection and Child in need home visits
• Section 47 investigations
• Carrying out duty work; making referrals and Assessments
• Writing court reports
• Working with diversity
• Actively contributing to team working, supporting colleagues, covering for colleagues in their absence and taking part in team meetings
• Prepare Child Protection conference report and Looked after child review reports
• Prepare court reports for care proceedings
• Prepare care plans for children and young persons
• Attend and participate in Child Protection conference and Reviews.
• Attend and participate in Looked after child review
• Organise and chair core group meetings with other professionals
• Participate in Strategy meeting with other professionals
• Attend and Chair placement planning meetings for Looked after children
• Prepare and monitor and review care packages for looked after children
• Organise and chair to prepare and review Child in Need agreement meetings with other professionals
• Carry out viability assessment on prospective kinship carers
• Attend and contribute to various multi-disciplinary meetings these include Child Protection Conferences; Child in Need Meetings, complex professionals meeting and Pre-proceedings meetings under the Public Law Outline.

Job Category : Legal.
Location : London Borough of Tower Hamlets, East London.
Hours Per Week : 35.00.
Start Date : Immediate Start.
Start Time : 09:00.
End Time : 17:00.
Salary: £26.45 per hour.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To act as lawyer in a Team of lawyers primarily responsible for non-complex legal matters arising from the Council and external clients included with the portfolio of work covered by the team.
2. To assist with the co-ordination, supervision, direction and control of the day to day activities within the Team.
3. To assist the Principal Lawyer – Planning in the overall operational development of the Team and provide cover as and when required to other parts of the legal service.
4. To assist in the development and implementation of the Council’s Legal Services Team Plan, Lexcel and Investors in People.

Qualifications & Experience

Practising Solicitor/Barrister or FILEX with relevant experience in the post or similar.

Experience in advice, interpreting legal issues, preparing written advice and conducting legal casework relevant to the post.

Ability to work unsupervised on a varied and extensive caseload of routine matters and to work effectively under pressure prioritising tasks.

IT literate, able to understand and operate basic work packages including outlook.

Job Category : Human Resources.
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: £14.47.

• Two HR assistants are required to support a busy HR function.
• Knowledge of HR is not essential but an understanding of Office 365 and databases / systems is.
• Role will be initially for three months while permanent recruitment is completed

Job Category : Interims.
Location : London Borough of Tower Hamlets, East London.
Hours Per Week : 35.00.
Start Date : Immediate Start.
Start Time : 09:00.
End Time : 17:00.
Salary: £241.21 per day.

The Electrical/ Mechanical project Engineers role is to work within a busy Technical Services Team that delivers works across a corporate property portfolio (Non-Housing) under the direction of the Senior Electrical/ Mechanical Engineer set within a wider M&E team under the leadership of the Senior Planned Maintenance Surveyor. The Electrical Engineer post holder will organise, manage and oversee the delivery of a high quality, cost effective compliance, electrical and project engineering service in accordance with the needs of various client groups requiring a broad based knowledge of all aspects of Electrical project works

The electrical project role is to organise and manage the allocated projects, (electrically biased) works allocated to ensure delivery of these aspects of the team’s overall objectives. To provide an exemplary professional service to ensure that properties are effectively and efficiently maintained, repaired, adapted, improved or replaced, in accordance with client requirements, good practice, legislative and statutory requirements and to achieve agreed performance targets.

The role is also responsible for the compliance project management focusing on but not limited to Fire Alarm, Emergency lighting, CCTV and Lifts PPM regime. The role includes refurbishment projects from design/ specifications through procurement to delivery on site of above aspects of electrical projects.

As an acknowledged electrical project engineering expert across the broad portfolio of works including but not limited to electrical refurbishment projects of large multi floor office blocks, through to the technical expert to guide electricians in the correct processes to maintain the councils broad range of equipment in its portfolio of Non-housing buildings ensuring reactive repairs are correctly specified and delivered. The development of designs from conception for fire alarm and emergency lighting systems through specification and formal tender process to managing project delivery within agreed time and cost constraints.

Job Category : Driving.
Location : London Borough of Tower Hamlets, East London.
Hours Per Week : 35.00.
Start Date : Immediate Start.
Start Time : 09:00.
End Time : 17:00.
Salary: £10.75 per hour.

PCV Driver required to to drive School buses.
The role:
Driving the vehicle to a safe standard
Displaying excellent customer service is given at all times
Adhering to road conditions
Ensuring all procedures are followed
Being smart and presentable at all times

Job Requirements
Full in date DBS Check required
PCV Licence
CPC, Driving Licence

Job Category : Trade & Operatives.
Location : London Borough of Newham.
Hours Per Week : 37.00.
Start Date : Immediate Start.
Start Time : 08:00.
End Time : 16:30.

Pay Rate in £18.00 per hour
FRA Multi-trade operatives for Planned & Cyclical Repairs contracts (Fire Risk Assessment). Ideally from a Carpentry background.

Job Category : IT.
Location : London Borough of Newham.
Hours Per Week : 36.00.
Start Date : Immediate Start.
Start Time : 08:45.
End Time : 17:30.

**** PAYING UP TO £400 PER DAY UMBRELLA ******
The role of the Information Cyber Security Manager is to lead and manage IT cyber security risks and to act as the responsible officer for IT cyber risk management and responding to audits.

The Information Cyber Security Manager will need to lead and provide expert advice on the selection, design, justification, implementation and operation of information security controls and management strategies to maintain the confidentiality, integrity, availability, accountability and relevant compliance of information systems.

The Information Cyber Security Manager should inspire creativity and flexibility in the management and application of information management and IT, supporting the Council’s ambitions to be a more agile and flexible organisation with respect to workforce management.

The Information Cyber Security Manager should provide effective management that will contribute to the continuous improvement of the Councils’, actively contributing to council-wide and departmental initiatives to meet corporate objectives and user needs.

Leads, promotes and assists in the implementation, where practicable, of procedures designed to attain compliance of the ISO27001 (BS7799), ISO20000 (ITIL) and other relevant ICT standards. This will involve establishing security processes that can ensure compliance and accreditation with ICT security best practice.

Information security qualification, for example, Post Graduate Certificate/Diploma in Information Security, CISMP or CISSP. A SSCP, PCI-DSS, Cyber Essentials Plus or CAP with equivalent demonstrable experience.