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Job Category : Commercial
Location : London Borough of Newham
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £17.75

Overall Purpose of Job
To be responsible for dealing effectively with the corporate complaints, Members enquiries and Ombudsman enquiries.
To work as part of a team to deliver high quality responses to customers complaints and enquiries.
To develop and maintain good relations with service areas and partner agencies
Promote a positive image of the Council and to enhance its reputation.
To take a lead role on a specific area of work or projects on behalf of the Manager
KNOWLEDGE:

Knowledge of local government and local government services
Knowledge of complaints processes
Continually keep up to date with the law and guidance in relation to their work area
Knowledge of Microsoft Office including use of email, databases, spreadsheets, PowerPoint and Word.

Knowledge of research techniques
QUALIFICATIONS
A levels or equivalent educational standard or equivalent work related attainment in a customer care environment

EXPERIENCE:
Experience of working in at least one of the following areas:
Corporate complaints
Housing

Experience of conducting detailed investigations of complaints preferably within a comparable local authority section.
Experience of successfully dealing with Members and the public, including communicating difficult issues effectively orally and in writing
Experience of working positively to engage with and understand the needs of stakeholders and Members.
Experience of project management and/or research work and relevant techniques.
Experience of working with computer based systems
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Good problem solving and evaluation skills
High level of interpersonal skills
Ability to think laterally and to develop creative and innovative solutions allied with an ability to respond to change.
Well developed oral, written and presentation skills
Able to represent the Team and the Council at meetings with partners and other external agencies.
Ability to understand complex information

Able to use the sections computer based systems

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : Enfield Highway Library, Enfield Council
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £20.45

We require an experience manager to over see two teams, Shared lives and Outreach. Direct line managing 3 team leaders. The ideal candidate would have experience of support adults with learning disabilities. We have a small shared lives scheme that provide family homes for vulnerable adults, and an outreach team that supports adults maximise their independence. The team have gone through changes and need strong leadership and support. auditing skills and strong IT skills
Purpose of the Role:
To provide comprehensive leadership and management to the Adult Placement Scheme and Outreach Team, in delivering high quality placements, care and support to our customers
Allocate resources to ensure best value in delivering services.
To ensure H&S and other legislation and best practice is adhered to
To apply managerial, professional and administrative skills and knowledge in ensuring that:

⦁ Staff are recruited, trained, supervised and efficiently organised to provide a high-quality service
⦁ The service meets the standards set by IWE and external regulation including CQC Fundamental standards and Key Performance Targets relevant to the service.
⦁ Staff and carers are recruited, trained, supervised and efficiently organised to provide a high-quality service
⦁ The service assists in promoting independence and supporting users to maximise their independence for as long as possible

Skills and Competencies
(In this section you should list between 4 and a maximum of 8 essential recruitment and selection criteria and 2 desirable criteria)

Essential:

1. Proven ability of managing staff within a CQC registered service
2. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing, including report writing, negotiating and excellent IT skills
3. Ability to plan and maximise use of resources as well as manage a budget effectively
4. Ability of implementing the highest standards of H & S including risk management within the various work environments
5. Experience of allocating resources to ensure best use and value
6. Ability to work in partnership with staff and external teams to ensure a smooth cohesive service is delivered
7. Ability to work using own initiative as part of a team while managing workload efficiently, prioritising work for the team and adopting a flexible approach to changing and competing demands
8. Ability to structure work routines to ensure all performance indicators for the service are met

Desirable:

1. Experience of carrying out minor building works
2. Previous experience of working with IT systems within a social care setting

Experience and Knowledge

1. Experience of working in a Health or Social Care setting with a range of adults with different levels of needs
2. Extensive knowledge of relevant legislation, policies and guidance that underpin the service
3. Extensive knowledge of resources to support the provision of enablement to promote independence (e.g. Telecare, equipment and other interventions)
4. Experience of recruitment, managing staff including allocation of work, performance management and staff development.
5. Previous experience of meeting provider registration requirements

Essential Qualification(s)

1. NVQ/QCF level 4 or equivalent

Job Category : Admin & Clerical
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: £9.81

To provide general business support to various teams with the service including minute taking and data entry (to WCCIS) in line with the relevant legislation, regulations and national standards.
To work to provide quality services to all users and carers.
To work in partnership with other professionals, services users, carers and agencies, both internally and externally.

Candidate will be able to to travel to Barry Docks Office when needed as well as work from home.

Job Category : Admin & Clerical
Location : Docks Office, Vale of Glamorgan Council
Hours Per Week : 18.50
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £9.81

To provide general business support to various teams with the service including minute taking and data entry (to WCCIS) in line with the relevant legislation, regulations and national standards.
To work to provide quality services to all users and carers.
To work in partnership with other professionals, services users, carers and agencies, both internally and externally.

Candidate will be able to to travel to Barry Docks Office when needed as well as work from home.

Job Category : Manual Labour
Location : RIVER PARK HOUSE, London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 30.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 10:00
End Time : 16:00
Salary: £11.20

cleaner required to work in our coroners court in barnet
Main Responsibilities

1. To carry out:
   General cleaning tasks, including mopping, sweeping, dusting (both low and high levels), damp wiping and buffing of both horizontal and vertical surfaces which include desks, cabinets, walls, doors, chairs, vision panel, windows, and sills, cleaning washrooms to include descale of toilets, urinals and showers, vacuuming floors and soft furnishing, emptying, and cleaning of waste bins with remove of waste sacks to the designated recycling areas and to place in the appropriate bin.
   Periodic cleaning to include insides of fridges and microwave ovens with the moving of small surface equipment to clean surrounding areas.
   Spillage cleaning – to include blood and bodily fluids
2. To ensure a full knowledge and understanding of designated duties, work areas, activities and expected standards of performance.
3. To ensure that you carry out all allocated cleaning duties to satisfaction of Haringey and as instructed by the Management Team.
4. To understand that the corporate monthly percentage scores for audits are to be maintained along with associated paperwork as required.
5. To ensure that that the cleaning duties are carried out within the contracted hours and if completed before this time, to assist with additional tasks as instructed by your Supervisor/Management Team.
6. To understand Haringey’s policies and procedures and to complete all relevant paperwork required for the Management Team
7. To understand and comply with Haringey’s health and safety policies and procedures.
8. To ensure and maintain high standards of personal hygiene, with special attention to hands, fingernails, hair care and general appearance. For reasons of safety whist working, you must wear: the ‘Haringey Facilities Team’ uniform allocated to you, sturdy closed toed shoes, and minimum jewellery.
9. To ensure that your issued uniform is always maintained and presentable. To wear appropriate PPE as required.
10. To be responsible for your own health and safety and always maintain a safe working environment for others in your workplace.
11. To ensure that you do not attempt any work activity to include use of chemicals, substances, and machinery unless you have been trained to do so and with the authority of the Management Team
12. To understand and adhered to the absent and sickness procedure and report sickness, absence or accident, to your Supervisor/Management Team, allowing sufficent time to cover your shift.
13. To ensure that all cleaning equipment and machinery is checked for safe to use prior and on completion of the cleaning task and is returned clean and tidy to the store area.
14. To be responsible for your cleaning storage area, ensuring that it is clean, tidy, and sufficiently stock with relevant chemicals and materials and with no personal items.
    To preform cover or miscellaneous cleaning duties as appropriate or as instructed

Job Category : Admin & Clerical
Location : Badminton Road Council Offices, South Gloucestershire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £10.01

This placement is for 6 months.
Key areas of focus are to:
• You will carry out standard and routine electronic processing, dealing with sensitive and private information accordingly.
•Daily you will be sorting and opening mail, verifying original documents, logging in-coming cheques and escalating queries and issues when required.
•You will deliver and collect post around the council building, and this will include carrying out physical handling of boxes, mail crates and office supplies.
•You will be handling confidential and sensitive documents appropriately and securely in accordance with Data Protection requirements.
•Occasionally you will cover Front Reception at Badminton Road offices and interact with customers face to face and over the telephone.
You will work alongside colleagues within the scanning and printing teams to ensure the smooth running of all departments.
The candidate should have:
• You will have the ability to check written and numeric information accurately.
•You will be able to handle sensitive, confidential information appropriately and have an awareness of Data Protection.
•You will have previous experience of using Microsoft Office.
•You will be able to carry out physical handling of storage boxes, mail crates and office supplies.
•You may have experience of processing mail/ documents.
•Although not essential, you may have previous experience of working in a customer care or an office/ reception setting.
•Although not essential, you may have experience in dealing with visitors face to face and queries over the phone, knowing when to escalate accordingly

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified
Location : Luton Borough Council

Start Date : Immediate Start
Salary: £40-£42 per hour

PURPOSE OF POST:

To be a team leader, line managing, supporting and coaching a team of six Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) Officers, assisting with training and ensuring that standards of customer service are maintained and reporting to the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) manager.

To work alongside the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub team receiving and handling all initial children social care contacts and queries entering the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub via telephone or in written format.

To prioritise the most vulnerable and at risk and recommend appropriate advice and action, escalating to relevant services as required and in line with Local Safeguarding Children’s Board Thresholds.

Ensuring that all contacts are signposted or handed over to appropriate staff and services for efficient action.

Experience
Substantial post qualifying experience including in – depth experience in the field of child and family social work

Demonstrable experience of coaching / mentoring and managing
professional staff

In-depth service specific knowledge of children’s safeguarding and management of risk

Specialist Knowledge
Knowledge of current legislation, national guidance and best practice relevant to the post

Knowledge of social care needs of children and families

Education and Training
Relevant professional
qualification, e.g.: Dip
SW, CQSW

Registered with the
Health and Care
Professions Council

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified
Location : Luton Borough Council

Start Date : Immediate Start
Salary: £36 per hour

PURPOSE OF POST:

Receive and co-ordinate complex referrals, undertake the resulting assessments/devising care plans, arranging action and reviewing services for children and families, including influencing the direction of future services

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES: %

1. Complete professional assessments of need and risk in respect of service users and 25% carers using the Department of Health and Luton Borough Council criteria for children in need and significant harm. Taking the lead role and responsibility, you co-ordinate the multi agency approach to prevent and address child protection issues and children in need.
2. Undertake statutory duties under the Children Act 1989 and other legislation and 25% guidance relating to service users and carers e.g. care proceedings, arrangements for adoption/permanency, risk assessments and investigations in relation to the protection of children. Including arrangements for obtaining and carrying out Court Orders, attending court as the Council’s representative and providing instruction to legal counsel.
3. Plan professional intervention using the appropriate available resources ensuring 20% needs are met through negotiation and consultation with professional colleagues and service users. Promote anti discriminatory practice and the empowerment of service users.
4. Keep appropriate case records, statistics and information. Provide case reports 15% and witness statements for Court when required, accountable to the requirements of both internal/external agencies inline with Luton Borough Council Policies and Procedures.
5. Ensure that the needs of service users are regularly reviewed and changes in 10% circumstances and newly identified needs are addressed. This will necessitate organising and chairing multi agency meetings.
6. When necessary and subject to accreditation, carry out, when required the role of 5% practice teacher foe students on professional qualifying courses.

Specialist Knowledge

Substantial knowledge of legislation and statutory responsibilities relating to Children and Family Services, including appropriate Quality standards.

Knowledge and understanding of child development and issues of family dynamics.

Demonstrable understanding of service eligibility criteria concerning need and of risk of significant harm.

Education and Training

Dip SW, CQSW, or recognised equivalent professional qualification.

Other Requirements

Able to visit children and families in their
own homes (regularly)

Able to work outside normal office hours
(occasionally)

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified
Location : Luton Borough Council

Start Date : Immediate Start
Salary: £36 per hour

PURPOSE OF POST:
Receive and co-ordinate referrals, undertake assessments/formulate care plans, arrange action and review services for children and families.

Complete professional assessments of need and risk in respect of service users and carers using the Department of Health and Luton Borough Council criteria for children in need and significant harm. Taking the lead role and responsibility, you co-ordinate the multi-agency approach to prevent and address child protection issues and children in need.
Undertake statutory duties under the Children Act 1989 and other legislation and guidance relating to service users and carers e.g. care proceedings, arrangements for adoption/permanency, risk assessments and investigations in relation to the protection of children. Including arrangements for obtaining and carrying out Court Orders, attending court as the Council’s representative and providing instruction to legal counsel.
Plan professional intervention using the appropriate available resources ensuring needs are met through negotiation and consultation with professional colleagues and service users. Promote anti-discriminatory practice and the empowerment of service users.
Ensure that the needs of service users are regularly reviewed and changes in circumstances and newly identified needs are addressed. This will necessitate organising and chairing multi agency meetings.

Effectively and comprehensively gather record and analyse sensitive and confidential data on the relevant database, collating key information relating to children’s safeguarding and protection, maintaining accurate and up to date records in accordance with the Data Protection Act, provide case reports, relevant documentation and witness statements for court when required and enable the production of statistical and management reports as required.

Experience
Some experience in social/health care field.
Knowledge
Substantial knowledge of legislation and statutory responsibilities relating to Children and Family Services, including appropriate Quality standards.
Knowledge and understanding of child development and issues of family dynamics.
Some understanding of service eligibility criteria concerning need and of risk of significant harm.

Education and Training
Dip SW, CQSW, or recognised equivalent professional qualification.
Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified
Location : Luton Borough Council

Start Date : Immediate Start
Salary: £30-£32 per hour

PURPOSE OF POST:

The Adult Social Care Division exists to promote the independence, inclusion and well-being of all adults with social care needs. It aims to do this by enabling people to:

• Have control over their lives.
• Live safe, healthy and fulfilled lives.
• Have an active role in a stronger and prosperous community.
• Access the support they need in order to be as independent as they choose.

You will be expected to: 1) receive and co-ordinate complex referrals, undertake the resulting assessments including Approved Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP) and Best Interest Assessor (BIA) and carers assessments; 2) coach and mentor Social Care Assessors who are undertaking assessments, support planning and review tasks; 3) influence the direction of future services.

Experience
Demonstrable post qualifying experience in social/health care field.

Demonstrable experience of coaching/ mentoring/developing

Demonstrable experience of working work with and challenging cases – with access to support and supervision – where there may be issues of vulnerability and risk and where crisis intervention may be required in compliance with health and safety policies.

Experience of the customer interface environment and demonstrable commitment to customer satisfaction including knowledge of the different adult client groups.

Experience of advocacy and user involvement issues including promoting the involvement of people in developing their own care/support plans

Significant experience of collaborative, partnership and inter-agency working.

Skills/Abilities
Self-motivating and managing, high achiever, dynamic and innovative, able to work as part of a team and meet strict deadlines and targets.

Able to undertake AMHP and or BIA assessments
Able to quality control and assure services

Able to promote the benefits of working together as one multi-disciplinary team and one department to minimise duplication and make best use of scarce resources

Able to advise, guide, assist, supervise to direct work, coach, develop and mentor the case work practice of Social Care Assessors. Including evidence of ability to evaluate alternative lines of action, identify degrees of priority and urgency and make creative and sound judgments in providing solutions on case work issues.

Able to make professional judgements, accept the consequences of own actions and negotiate resources in a multi-disciplinary setting.

Able to communicate effectively (orally and in writing) and work with customers, carers and with a wide range of other professionals.

Able to maintain high quality records, write clear, concise reports and correspondence dealing with complex issues. This will involve using Council computer database and case recording systems

Value for money minded with evidence of ability to creatively design cost effective care packages, being clear about the impact of decisions on costs, implement lean processes and maintain effective administrative and organisational procedures

Able to represent the Agency in court, or a similar setting.

Able to set and maintain the highest standards of personal, professional and ethical behaviour and gain the trust and

Specialist Knowledge
In depth knowledge and understanding of social care legislation and regulation and how to interpret this in a modern context including:
Personalisation
Care Act 2014
Making Safeguarding personal
MCA DoLS
Multi-disciplinary complex case work
CQC Care Standards
No recourse to public funds
Transition
Transforming Care
Continuing Healthcare
Rehabilitation & Reablement
Telecare & Other Technologies
Knowledge of and application of the Early Help & preventative agenda
Ability to support staff working with complex family dynamics

Education and Training
BSC, Dip SW or CQSW, (or Foreign qualification where certified by Social Work England) + at least PQ in one relevant area and hold GSCC or equivalent registration

Current and Valid registration with Social Work England or equivalent professional body

Demonstrable commitment to continuous professional development. Willing to undertake further PQ training

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified
Location : Luton Borough Council

Start Date : Immediate Start
Salary: £15-£20 per hour

PURPOSE OF POST:
To work within the Integrated Family Partnership Service. To provide a wide range of support services for vulnerable children and their families, including direct work with children, young people and adults.

To work closely with partner agencies and commissioned services to achieve positive outcomes for children, young people and their families.

Experience
Demonstrable experience of working with children and families in a social care, educational or health care setting
Skills/Abilities
Demonstrable ability to work in conjunction with professionals from own and other agencies and to engage and work in partnership with mothers, fathers and carers and with children and young people in order to agree and carry out planned work

Able to analyse and assess needs in partnership with families and prepare clear and concise plans, targets and reports relating to the needs and protection of children.

Demonstrable ability to organise workload and carry out tasks on own initiative.

Able with guidance to participate in decision making where issues of child protection and family support are paramount.

Specialist Knowledge
Demonstrable knowledge of the effects of deprivation and abuse on the wellbeing of children Demonstrable knowledge of child/human development.
Education and Training
Training in areas of work related to children and families.

NVQ3 in child care or equivalent
Other Requirements
Able to work evenings and weekends when necessary and able to travel effectively in the Borough and elsewhere on a daily basis

Able to converse with ease with members of the public and provide effective help or advice in accurate and fluent spoken English

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified
Location : Luton Borough Council

Start Date : Immediate Start
Salary: £35 per hour

PURPOSE OF POST:

To receive and handle all initial Children’s Social Care contacts and queries entering the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) via telephone and written methods.

To prioritise the most vulnerable and at risk individuals and recommend appropriate advice and action, ensuring that all contacts are signposted or handed over to appropriate staff and services for timely and high quality action.

Experience
Substantial post qualifying experience including in – depth experience in the field of child and family
social work

Demonstrable experience of coaching / mentoring including practice teaching

In-depth service specific knowledge of children’s safeguarding and management of risk.
Skills / Abilities
In – depth ability to demonstrate a high level of competence in the practice of child and family social work

Demonstrable ability to swiftly and effectively
manage contacts and referrals in line with practice standards and best practice.

Demonstrable aptitude
towards delivery of the highest possible standards of professional practice by all MASH members, achieved through effective co working and provision of guidance, challenge, advice and assistance.

Excellent organisational, skills.

In-depth skills to make and act upon sound professional judgements based on levels of risk

Demonstrable ability to organise and prioritise work, planning tasks and working well to competing deadlines and meeting agreed targets

Ability to develop the professional needs of others and work closely with partners in the MASH as well as externally

In-depth ability to communicate and build effective relationships with customers, staff, public and other professionals

In-depth ability to negotiate with and influence a range of audiences including service users and other professionals

Demonstrable ability to undertake research and
initiate change / development as a result

Specialist Knowledge
Knowledge of current legislation, national guidance and best practice
relevant to the post

Knowledge of social care needs of children and families

Education and Training
Relevant professional
qualification, e.g.: Dip SW,
CQSW,

Registered with the Health and Care Professions
Council

Other
Understanding of the application of service specific threshold criteria

Able to work in the
evenings,
including attending evening meetings as required

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : Westgate Place, Winchester, A2Dominion
Start Date : Immediate Start
Salary: £11.50

Purpose
To provide personal care to clients living in extra-care accommodation and/or in the wider community in accordance with individual care plans and the A2Dominion Group philosophy of care.
Key responsibilities / deliverables
In accordance with individual care plans, provide clients with physical support which may include household and domestic tasks, shopping, food preparation, personal hygiene and self-care.
Administer medication in accordance with individual care plans, the Medication Policy and relevant training.
Provide emotional support in a sensitive and empathetic manner, offering guidance in accordance with procedures and the boundaries of the job role.
Provide support to enable tenants to maintain independence with daily living and participate in tasks and activities inside and outside their home, and to access services appropriate to their abilities.
Respond to calls received through the emergency alarm system, or by telephone from the call centre and take appropriate follow up action.
Report to the line manager concerns regarding safeguarding issues or significant changes in the health and social circumstances of a client, contributing to specific care needs as directed.
Record relevant information on contact sheets at each visit in accordance with procedures and maintain all other relevant records.
To attend team meetings, training, and appraisal and supervision meetings as requested.
Support the induction and training of new and existing employees as requested.
To understand and comply with the Group’s health and safety policies and procedures at all times including (but not limited to): Personal Safety, Emergency Procedures, Manual Handling and use of aids and equipment.

Knowledge, skills and competencies

Qualifications / training:
Good standard of Maths and English
RCF Level 2 In Health & Social Care or equivalent (or willing to study towards)
Evidence of training covering; health & safety; fire safety; first aid; manual handling; food hygiene and infection control; medication; safeguarding; personal care
Knowledge / Skills:
Previous employment or personal experience of providing care and/ or support to others.
Understanding the needs of older people in maintaining their independence.
Understanding Care Standards
Ability to keep accurate records, following administrative procedures and confidentiality guidelines.
Awareness of professional boundaries and how to manage these.
Basic Computer skills.

Job Category : Admin / Clerical (Kingston & Richmond)
Location : Twickenham Training Centre, Achieving for Children
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £12.62

The OD Support Officer is responsible for a number of the support functions in the Organisational Development team. The role will work with the OD Business Partner to manage a wide range of OD projects, including the ASYE programme, Health and Wellbeing offer, Workforce Surveys and the OD support packages (for example coaching, mentoring and talent development)

This role is pivotal in making sure all OD activities events are managed in a timely and efficient way and they support AfCs drive to have a highly skilled workforce who can provide the best possible outcomes to the children, young people and families that they work with.

The post holder will work in partnership with other colleagues in the OD to field OD related questions, support the process for OD event promotion and marketing, review and monitor the viability of OD activity on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. The role will be expected to review the effectiveness of any activities, which will include working with colleagues to make any necessary changes or adjustments to future activities. The post holder will have excellent verbal skills and will be able to support projects and initiate activities in relation to L&D, enabling managers, employees and partners to receive a competent and timely service.
About the job activities
Supervision of people

1. No direct line management is expected of this role
2. Occasional deputising where required for colleagues to cover temporary absences
   Contacts and Relationships
3. Work effectively and collaboratively within the Wellbeing and Employee Engagement team, the wider Workforce Development Service, and internal and external partner agencies
4. Build trusting relationships with colleagues across the company and in partner agencies
   Decision making
5. Make decisions on individual enquiries from customers and know when to seek line management support for more complex employee related queries, or be aware if actions or decisions have an organisational wide impact.
6. Make decisions on prioritising your own workload where needed.
7. Make decisions related to viability and value for money on OD events .
   Key duties and responsibilities this will include:
8. Working collaboratively with the Head of Service and the OD Business Partner to develop and implement the OD strategy and programme initiatives across AfC
9. 2
10. Supporting the OD Business Partner to engage, influence and negotiate with a range of key internal and external stakeholders
11. Supporting the management of OD activities, ensuring all opportunities are delivered on time and provide good value for money.
12. Supporting the OD Business Partner and Lead trainer with evaluating the impact of provision
13. Dealing with enquiries in relation to OD activities
14. Supporting data quality processes, including inputting, processing and reviewing data and managing correcting errors.
15. Coordinating a range of coaching/mentoring initiatives across AfC
16. Supporting the commissioning of OD events to meet organisational goals/ objectives
17. Working with HR and OD Business Partners to support workforce planning and organisational change initiatives, providing support with the planning on a range of matters including organisational design, succession planning and skills/performance capability analysis
18. Working collaboratively with the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Board to provide organisational development support to enable AfC to meet local objectives
19. Keeping up to date with learning developments, researching new technologies and methodologies in organisational development, workplace learning and making recommendations as appropriate.
20. Monitoring, reporting and presenting on key project metrics.
    Providing an excellent customer experience to both internal and external workforce . The post holder will be expected to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade of the post

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified
Location : Luton Borough Council

Start Date : Immmediate Start
Salary: £28-£32 per hour

PURPOSE OF POST:

The Adult Social Care Division exists to promote the independence, inclusion and well-being of all adults with social care needs. It aims to do this by enabling people to:

• Have control over their lives.
• Live safe, healthy and fulfilled lives.
• Have an active role in a stronger and prosperous community.
• Access the support they need in order to be as independent as they choose.

You will be expected to: 1) receive and co-ordinate complex referrals, undertake the resulting assessments including Approved Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP) and Best Interest Assessor (BIA) and carers assessments; 2) coach and mentor Social Care Assessors who are undertaking assessments, support planning and review tasks; 3) influence the direction of future services.

Complete professional strength based and holistic assessments of need and risk for highly complex and challenging cases in respect of customers and carers using Luton Borough Council eligibility criteria. This will include safeguarding cases and undertaking AMHP and BIA assessments. This involves:

Undertaking statutory duties under the Care Act 2014, Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2005, other legislation and guidance relating to customers and carers and maintaining professional registration
Overseeing a duty role as necessary and prioritising level of intervention (including allocating initial assessments to social care staff) as appropriate
Keeping appropriate case records, statistics and information utilising Council computer case recording systems, and other IT systems where required.
Providing reports for Court and other purposes, meeting the needs of internal/external agencies and complying with Luton Borough Council Policies and Procedures
Working with other professionals and partners to achieve effective joint working through initiatives that require a multi-agency approach, participating in and organising and chairing multi agency meetings
Undertaking training and keeping up to date to with legislative changes and best practice
Coach, develop, mentor and provide support on case work issues to a group of unqualified staff / Social Care Assessors. Providing effective leadership, support and challenge to enable them to undertake assessments, including risk assessments, complete Resource Allocation paperwork and support customers and carers with support planning and review tasks. This involves:
Ensuring that customers and carers are involved in timely assessment and support planning and review processes

Experience
Demonstrable post qualifying experience in social/health care field.

Demonstrable experience of coaching/ mentoring/developing

Demonstrable experience of working work with and challenging cases – with access to support and supervision – where there may be issues of vulnerability and risk and where crisis intervention may be required in compliance with health and safety policies.

Experience of the customer interface environment and demonstrable commitment to customer satisfaction including knowledge of the different adult client groups.

Experience of advocacy and user involvement issues including promoting the involvement of people in developing their own care/support plans

Significant experience of collaborative, partnership and inter-agency working.

Desirable
Experience of managing and supervising staff
Impairments, mental health, autism, learning disabilities, physical disabilities

Skills/Abilities
Self-motivating and managing, high achiever, dynamic and innovative, able to work as part of a team and meet strict deadlines and targets.

Able to undertake AMHP and or BIA assessments

Able to quality control and assure services

Able to promote the benefits of working together as one multi-disciplinary team and one department to minimise duplication and make best use of scarce resources

Able to advise, guide, assist, supervise to direct work, coach, develop and mentor the case work practice of Social Care Assessors. Including evidence of ability to evaluate alternative lines of action, identify degrees of priority and

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified
Location : Luton Borough Council

Start Date : Immediate Start
Salary: £26-£28 per hour

PURPOSE OF POST:

Receive referrals, undertake assessments (including complex cases), provide rehabilitation for mobility and independent living skills for adults and/or children with a visual impairment and where appropriate undertake tasks involved in support planning and review.

Promote personalised care pathways ensuring choice and control for all eligible individuals. You will be expected to work with others to influence and shape the local environment, to promote social inclusion and accessibility and ensure that identified needs are understood individually, by locality and fed into strategic commissioning.

Undertake additional tasks from time if required to do so, usually for a temporary period.

Experience
Post qualifying experience in the field of rehabilitation of visually impaired and deafblind people.

Experience of the customer interface environment and demonstrable commitment to customer satisfaction including knowledge of the different adult social care client groups.

Experience of advocacy and user /carer involvement issues

Experience of collaborative, partnership and inter-agency working.
Experience of working with children and young people with visual impairments. Desirable

Skills/Abilities
Dynamic and innovative, able to work as part of a team and meet strict deadlines and targets and manage/implement change.

Able to communicate effectively (orally and in writing) and work with service users who have a visual impairment or are deafblind, their carers and with a wide range of other professionals. This includes being able to teach and successfully impart knowledge in relation to new skills and strategies to people with a visual impairment.

Able to promote the benefits of working together as one multi-disciplinary team and one department to minimise duplication and make best use of scarce resources.

Able to maintain high quality records, write clear, concise reports and correspondence dealing with complex issues. This will involve using Council computer database and case recording systems

Able to evaluate alternative lines of action, identify degrees of priority and urgency and make creative and sound judgments in providing solutions to case work issues.

Value for money minded with evidence of ability to design cost effective care packages, being clear about the impact of decisions on costs, and maintain effective administrative and
organisational procedures

Able to set and maintain the highest standards of personal, professional and ethical behaviour and gain the trust and respect of others.

Able to work under pressure

Specialist Knowledge
Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of social care legislation and regulation and how to interpret this in a modern context including:
Personalisation
Eligibility criteria
Safeguarding & MCA DoLS
The social care needs of visually impaired people
Rehabilitation services including equipment, adaptations and new developments/innovations that can support people with visual
impairments /deafblind
CQC Care Standards

Basic knowledge of welfare benefits in order to advise customers and a willingness to acquire knowledge

Education and Training
Dip HE in Rehabilitation studies or degree (lasting at least 2 years full time or equivalent if completed part time, or if qualifying prior to the 2 year course, at least 3 years professional work experience with this customer group).

Job Category : Social Care & Health Non-Qualified
Location : ALEXANDRA HOUSE, London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £21.77

Haringey Early Help Youth Service is seeking an interim Senior Youth Practitioner within the prevention team which provides targeted support to vulnerable young people and their families. The purpose of the prevention team is to ensure the service is better able to, and better focussed on, dealing with emerging risk and need.

About the Role
As a Senior Youth Practitioner, you will have direct line management responsibility for a small team of Youth Practitioners providing allocated assessment and intervention to young people and their families. You will be responsible for the allocation of young people and families, undertaking quality assurance tasks including Early Help assessments/outcome-based support plans to ensure that needs are identified and effectively addressed at the earliest opportunity as well as providing robust case supervision and management oversight.
In addition to this, Senior Youth Practitioners also lead on the planning/delivery/evaluation of targeted group and outreach work for young people to promote the personal, educational, creative and social development of young people, helping them reach their full potential.
You will be reporting directly to an Early Help team manager who leads both the prevention and contextual safeguarding targeted youth support teams.
About You
We are looking for an individual with excellent and extensive practice skills and experience providing allocated support to young people and their families. In addition to this you will have experience of directly line managing front line practitioners as well as providing case supervision and management oversight for young people and families receiving allocated assessment and intervention.
Most importantly we are looking for an individual who has an unwavering passion for working with young people and families, with the vision and drive to further improve outcomes for young people and their families and the skills to be part of a team that inspires and supports stakeholders.

About Placement
This agency placement is intended to be for a 3 month period whilst the recruitment, selection and onboarding process takes place for permanent recruitment.

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

Shropshire Council’s Enable supported employment service has a vacancy for a Disability Employment Officer to support people with disabilities into employment. This post is for approximately 6 months.

The successful applicant will provide support to clients, assess and review referrals to the service and advise on future employment and career options, liaise with employers and referring organisations, help with job searching and post employment support. The post will also work closely with social care providers to ensure an integrated route to employment.

You will need to be a good communicator with good inter-personal skills focussed on achieving positive outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity to demonstrate develop and enhance your skills in a rewarding and challenging environment.

You must possess a good level of education. You must have experience of supported employment and be able to travel to a wide variety of locations.

Job Category : Legal
Location : Halton Borough Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £18.00

To provide support services to social work staff, through the provision of guidance and assistance in effective delivery of childcare proceedings to ensure that the requirements of the Childcare Act are met.
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
To provide support services to social work staff, through the provision of guidance and assistance in effective delivery of childcare proceedings to ensure that the requirements of the Childcare Act are met.

To prepare Local Authority applications in care proceedings, as directed by the Group Solicitor.

In consultation with Legal Services provide social workers and their line managers with timetable for all Court processes and proceedings.

Coordinate LAM’s between Legal Services and social workers.

To issue proceedings using the Family Public Law Portal and serve documents/papers on Legal representatives/Courts, and the client team.

To be able to use IT and office equipment and software to produce documentation necessary for the role

To assist solicitors in ensuring case files are kept updated using the councils case management systems,

To contribute to the provision of an efficient and effective legal service with a commitment to continual improvement and performance management.

To manage work related pressures from deadlines, interruptions, and the caseload and balance those conflicting demands of the job

To attend court and meetings with counsel, as necessary (if applicable to the role).

To assist with disclosure of documents for court and court bundles as agreed by the Group Solicitor.

To co-ordinate the attendance at Court of social workers, managers and external parties

Requirement to work flexibly when required

To assist solicitors with case progression, including but not limited to diarising of directions, ensuring directions are met, liaising with outside professionals to obtain reports as directed by the court and LA solicitor, keeping records of where directions are not met and reporting to the Group Solicitor

Job Category : Administration
Location : County Hall North, West Sussex County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £10.83

Please note we require 2 people for this order, initially until October. The role is office based, no remote working.
Interviews will be face to face.
About the job
You will be part of a business support team which provides support to the Partnership to enable it carry out its functions. It’s a challenging and rewarding role involving taking minutes at meetings, supporting the commissioning of local child safeguarding practice reviews and supporting delivery of the partnership’s day to day work.
The job requires prolonged periods of concentration in order to take minutes, process documents and prepare reports and other complex documents for distribution. This role also requires regular travel across West Sussex locations and occasionally beyond, for which your travel expenses will be paid.

Qualifications and/or experience:
Administrative experience using appropriate office systems and practices.
Experience of working on own initiative, prioritising own workload, working to strict deadlines and co-ordinating a variety of activities.
Experience of organising and minuting complex meetings involving a range of partners and agencies discussing sensitive information.
Experience of dealing with a wide range of professionals at a senior level.
Finance experience, including the ability to accurately raise and track invoices and payments – Desirable