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Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : Civic Centre, Enfield Council
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £25.00
Experienced Occupational Therapist required in the Single Point of Access Team

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. Ability to implement a self directed approach in line with the personalisation agenda and the Safeguarding Adults policy for the Council
2. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing, including report writing, presenting, negotiating and the use of IT
3. Ability to plan and maximise use of resources
4. Ability to negotiate with customers how best to meet their needs
5. Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary environment and have the ability to work in partnership with carers and families and liaise with other staff agencies to ensure that the needs of the service user are met
6. Ability to work using own initiative as part of a team while managing workload efficiently, prioritising work and adopting a flexible approach to changing and competing demands
7. Ability to implement and monitor quality standards
8. Ability to carry out assessments in line with Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 and responsibilities under the 1974 Health and Safety at Work Act and instruct/advise on appropriate techniques and equipment.

Desirable:

1. Highly competent in the application of resource allocation systems
2. Ability to navigate and apply the Council’s information technology systems to support Personalisation (Quickheart and Care First)

Experience and Knowledge

1. Experience of delivering services using computerised systems
2. Experience of providing services to vulnerable adults
3. Experience of performance management
4. Awareness of the Health and Social Care integration agenda
   Knowledge of legislative framework and good practice guidance
   Essential Qualification(s)
5. Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy recognised by the College of Occupational Therapists
6. Registered with Health Professions Council

Other Special Requirements

Car owner/driver is preferable

Job Category : Procurement
Location : Bromley Council
Hours Per Week : 15.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £19.11
DBS REQUIRED

Main Purpose
To take the lead in the coordination and completion of the Procurement and Contracting Cycle for potential providers for the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme for Summer and Christmas 2021 on a part-time fixed term basis (15 hours a week), starting as soon as possible and until end of January 2022.
To manage the effective communication of procurement and contract information to providers and expressions of interest, providing advice and guidance where necessary.
Coordinate and schedule the activities for the HAF programme for the Summer and Christmas period with oversight and support from the Education Project Manager.
To deputise for and proactively support the Education Project Manager in all aspects of the preparedness for the HAF programme as required and contribute to its overall effectiveness.

KNOWLEDGE
⦁ Good knowledge of key challenges, resource issues and client needs
⦁ Good knowledge of legislation and best practice relating to contracting and current agendas in Procurement.
⦁ An understanding of developments in contracting arrangements and processes.
⦁ Knowledge of effective partnership working strategies, particularly in the Education, Social Services and Voluntary Sector fields.
⦁ Good knowledge of current contract legislation and its impact on local Government.
⦁ Project Management Techniques

Experience

⦁ Experience of running complex tenders
⦁ Experience of joint contracting across a number of local commissioners
⦁ Suitable monitoring and contracting experience ideally in an Education or Social Services field.
⦁ Of effectively managing and delivering on projects.
⦁ Of working collaboratively and successfully as part of a team and in partnership with other agencies.
⦁ Of effective workload management.
⦁ Of promoting equal opportunities.
⦁ Of providing a customer focussed service.
Proven experience of delivering projects on target

Qualifications
⦁ Appropriate training/qualification or equivalent proven work experience.
GCEs or relevant experience in a similar post, ideally linked to Education/Health finance or contracting.

Special Requirements
Ability to work flexibly and occasionally outside of normal office hours.
The work will involve visits to settings where contracted services are delivered and therefore the access to a car and a clean driving licence is preferred.

Job Category : Catering (South-West)
Location : Selkirk House Plymouth
Salary: £15.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 18:00

Job Purpose and Context
Manage every aspect of the catering within the location delivering a service to customers which supports happy living, is of a high quality and meets their dietary needs.
• To deliver a service within agreed budgets and use resources appropriately.
• To lead the catering team ensuring food safety standards and health and safety requirements are met.

Knowledge and Understanding
⦁ People Management.
⦁ Food safety standards.
⦁ Health and safety legislation including control of substances harmful to health  (COSHH).
⦁ Basic knowledge of dietary requirements for older people and medical
⦁ Conditions and the impact of food types on medication.
Safe use of knives and kitchen equipment.

Experience
Proven chef management experience with a recognised catering qualification.

Qualifications
Intermediate or level 3 food hygiene certificate.
Cater craft or similar award.

Job Category : Facilities & Environmental Services
Location : London Borough of Hillingdon, Uxbridge
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £30.43

This is a post to cover a principal role, but will extend largely to conducting food safety inspections within the service to assist with our recovery plans following the pandemic lockdowns

EXPERIENCE
Significant and demonstrable practical experience of food safety or health and safety in a role where inspections, investigation-based enforcement activity, compliance-based enforcement, technical case work and the provision of advice are all undertaken.
Investigations and enforcement including serving notices, preparing papers for prosecution, writing statements, dealing with formal cautions in connection with food and/or health and safety.
Experience of acting as a witness on behalf of an employer and / or appearing in court or at an inquiry to give evidence and be questioned as a witness.
Experience of a varied and demanding workload and utilising time and resources efficiently.
Experience of working independently with the minimum of supervision dealing with problems and challenges using critical thinking and making reasonable judgements to resolve matters.
Experience of working on projects involving the implementation of a new work stream or similar.
Experience of working with Government departments and Government and EU agencies at a high level.

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: £21.06
We require two Environmental Health Officers that can assist with the enforcement of our selective licensing scheme

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.

Knowledge
Detailed and comprehensive knowledge of regulatory and discretionary responsibilities within the area of the teams responsibilities
Knowledge and awareness of the issues involved when working within a multi-racial community
Awareness of the communication and consultation techniques needed to obtain feedback from service users and to assist the focus of service development
Knowledge of housing regulation and public health functions as it relates to Environmental Health

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.

Salary: Negotiable
Term: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 08:00 – 16:30 Monday to Friday (extra hours as required)
Location: Coryton, London

The Company
We are a container sales business, part of a large group of freight, shipping and logistics companies based in London. Our container depot, based in Coryton now requires a Gate Manager. The organisation is shifting heavily to IT-based processes, and has a roadmap which includes automation and increased use of technology in an ever-shifting industry.
As part of the larger group of companies, the tools we’re deploying need to be properly managed at the yard-side of the business. Our organisation is importing vast quantities of equipment from abroad and we expect that the yard traffic will increase dramatically as a result. As we’ve recently implemented a new software system, the yard will be responsible for the successful tracking of containers moving in and out, and periodic stock checks of large volumes of containers.

The Role
As Depot Gate Manager, you’ll be responsible for learning how the new system is managed, as well as communicating between the various locations within the yard.
When vehicles arrive, you’ll be responsible for taking sufficient details of the boxes they’re there to collect or deliver. You’ll be comfortable communicating with drivers and the office team (based in Rainham) identifying the origin of the box and tallying this up with bookings in the system.
You’ll be tasked with liaising with the office team to coordinate the boxes and follow up with boxes of unknown origin, supporting the Container Control Manager with the accurate and efficient management of containers within the yard. You’ll work alongside the Yard Manager to coordinate efforts in Repairs, Maintenance and Upgrades and work with the transport and shunting team to coordinate effective management of the space.
Person Specification
 Time Management: You’ll be organised with your time, and be able to manage up to 50 vehicles during a busy day – and fill time during days with lighter traffic with organisational efforts such as stock takes, data management and coordinating with the office-team  IT Literate: The system requires IT competence for the successful management of containers into
and out of the yard. This system will be underpinned with security cameras. You’ll log into the camera tracking system to capture data not captured, or otherwise missed

Ideal Candidate:
The ideal candidate will have:
• Experience in shipping, container, freight, cargo and/or civilian or military logistics
• IT Literacy in depot management systems, container transport systems, Excel or other logistics systems
• Communications proficiency, able to confidently and ably communicate to drivers, office team members and gather information as is necessary
• Tenacity to get the pertinent information, remember the information and submit the data to the system
• Team Player personality to support the other teammates in the yard, the office team, and the other organisations working to get the space operating effectively and efficiently.

Job Category : Finance – Unqualified
Location : Hackney Service Centre, Hackney Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 10:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £15.74

Finance Assistant
Looking for someone who can analyse, control and input a large amount of data.

Job role :
To assist the Finance Team Manager(Temporary Accommodation
Solutions) in all financial matters related to the budgets and
processing of invoices, purchase management and
payments.

Essential skills & Abilities :
Spreadsheet skill a must.
IT literate – we use quite a lot of systems that they will need to learn to navigate quickly
Numerate – Our work is mostly financial, though we support other teams in creating and supporting their data needs for management reporting and statistical returns i.e. FOI’s
Attention to detail
Must demonstrate capability in managing priorities and deadlines
Quick learner

Desirable skills & abilities:
Works well within a team
Good communicator
Assertive – able to empower officers and stakeholders in providing timely returns
Flexible – able to pick up other areas of work
Previously experience in a payments or debtor team environment desirable

Job Category : Catering (North)
Location : Teal Beck House Otley
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time: 07:00
End Time: 17:30
Salary: £10.00

Job purpose and context
Deputise for the Chef Manager, managing every aspect of catering within the location ensuring that the service provided to customers supports happy living, is of a high quality and meets their dietary needs.
To support the Chef Manager to deliver a catering service within agreed budgets and resources are used appropriately.
To lead the catering team delivering food safety standards and health and safety requirements.

Knowledge
Basic knowledge of dietary requirements relating to older people.
Food safety standards.
Health and safety legislation including control of substances harmful to health (COSHH)
Safe use of knives and kitchen equipment.
People management.
Experience
Proven chef management experience with a recognised catering qualification.

Qualifications and mandatory training
Intermediate / Level 3 food hygiene certificate.
Cater craft or similar catering qualification.

Job Category : Housing
Location : Edmonton Centre, Enfield Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:15
Salary: £14.81

• To be responsible for providing a high quality neighbourhood management service to a designated patch, supporting residents to comply with their tenancy and lease conditions.
• To deliver an excellent and proactive housing management service to tenants with a high level of presence and visibility on designated patches, whilst delivering high performance.
• To be responsible for consulting with residents, members and senior officers with regards to housing management issues
• To support tenants sustain their tenancies.
• To work with residents so that they are satisfied with their home and local environment and to be active members of their community.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
1,The ability and commitment to provide excellent customer-focused services to residents.

2.Effective verbal and written communication skills
3.Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work independently to meet targets and standards
4.Ability to work positively and constructively with a range of agencies and stakeholders to achieve outcomes for residents
5.Ability to work constructively with resident groups and involve residents in the management of estates
6.Ability to work within tight deadlines as part of a team to deliver a range of services for residents

Desirable
Knowledge and understanding of tenancy management law and good practice
Experience of delivering housing management services in a diverse community
Ability to oversee an excellent standard of estate management and ensure grounds maintenance, estate cleanliness and health and safety issues are addressed

Job Category : Commercial
Location : London Borough of Newham, East London
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00

Please note the rate of pay for this role is £17.28 and start date is as soon as possible.
Strong inbox and diary management experience and skills would be essential.
Overall Purpose of Job

To provide efficient, effective and professional support to a Corporate Director, and their directorate as required.

To be part of the Executive Support Team, providing flexible support to a Corporate Director as well as over seeing administrative and continuous cover and delivering against consistent standards.

To provide effective communications and liaison between relevant Directorates, with the Chief Executive’s Office, Mayor’s Office, Mayor and Members, external bodies, Members of Parliament, Government Departments, partners and other stakeholders.

To maintain good relationships with the Chief Executive’s Office, Mayor’s Office, Mayor and Members and other officers within the Council, stakeholders and partnership bodies to support the Corporate Director.

KNOWLEDGE:

Knowledge of the role of providing executive support and the types of support a senior manager might expect
Detailed working knowledge of Microsoft office package including Word, Excel, Power Point and use of internet

Knowledge of customer care

Knowledge of performance management procedures and how to support staff.

Knowledge of the Council’s strategic objectives and how the Council is delivering through each Directorate these key priorities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Appropriate administrative qualification or equivalent level of attainment which may be work- based rather than academic

EXPERIENCE:

Experience of creating, developing and implementing office systems and procedures

Detailed experience of using Microsoft office packages

Experience of dealing effectively with customers face to face and on the telephone

Experience of organising meetings including agenda management and taking action notes.

Experience of maintaining complex diaries

Experience of managing staff/team

Experience of managing senior level meetings and contributing effectively to their running and delivery of priorities.

Job Category : Social Care & Health Non-Qualified
Location : London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £10.75

Working in Passenger Transport Services – Driving school buses

Job Category : Social Care & Health Non-Qualified
Location : London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Hours Per Week : 15.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £10.85

Working with vulnerable service user’s

Job Category : Housing
Location : Edmonton Centre, Enfield Council
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £14.00

The post is based within the Major Works Team under the line management of the Programme Manager and will manage all administrative aspects of the Major Works Team’s processes.

It is responsible for managing, co-ordinating and developing the business processes and IT systems used by the team. The post holder will collate and analyse performance information, which will be provided by the data team and ensure accuracy and ensuring robust reporting data for management and performance monitoring.

This role will co-ordinate works and inspections for surveyors, filing and scanning of documentation, staff and absence returns, stationery ordering, payment of accounts and invoices and preparation of papers and minute taking of relevant meetings.

This will be pivotal role in developing and maintaining vital links with other relevant teams within Housing and across the Council as whole. You will be first point of contact for the team and will either answer enquiries or ensure that the enquiry is passed on to a relevant team member and the enquirer is aware of this.
This role will be responsible for maintaining centralised systems to ensure that all relevant documentation is updated and copies of certification is updated on the document management system.
Place orders with contractors, track and monitor completions and where completions are outside timescales raise with project managers.

You will develop and maintain good business relationships whilst ensuring good practice, sound financial accounting & statistical work and maintaining the organisations vision.
At present the role will be working from home.

Knowledge*

1. Knowledge of IT systems including Word and Excel
2. Administrative process

Qualification(s)*

Relevant qualifications which demonstrate high level of numeracy and literacy

Other Special Requirements*

Maybe required to attend meetings outside normal working hours

Job Category : Manual Labour / General Industrial (South)
Location : The Ridings Banbury, Oxfordshire
Start Date : Immediate Start
Salary: Day £8.91 Night £9.03
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 16:00

Job Purpose and Context
⦁ To be responsible for the location being clean, pleasant and safe for customers to live in.
⦁ To also provide an effective and efficient laundry service, delivering a high level of customer care and encourage customer independence and choice to support happy living for the years ahead

Knowledge and Understanding
⦁ Cleaning procedures including use of equipment e.g. carpet cleaners.
⦁ Washing procedures including use of equipment eg washing machine, tumble dryer
⦁ Use of cleaning products in a safe manner.
⦁ Knowledge of how to make minor repairs to clothing e.g sewing on buttons
⦁ Health and safety in the workplace including COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health).
⦁ Confidentiality and data protection.
⦁ Recognising the signs of abuse.
⦁ Safeguarding of vulnerable adults.

Experience
 Previous cleaning experience and knowledge is desirable.

Qualifications
 Customer service level 2.

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified
Location : Civic Centre, Bromley Council, South East London
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
X2 experienced Senior Practitioner’s required in Referral & Assessment Team
Pay rate: up to £35ph

Please only refer applicants who can interview at short notice (within 2-3 days) of shortlisting. Applicants will need to be cleared and ready to start their placement in the next two weeks at the latest.

Qualified / Registered Social Workers only

Job Category : Catering (South)
Location : Teal Beck House Otley
Salary: £8.91
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 18:00

Job Purpose and Context
To contribute to happy living by delivering a quality catering service in line with health, safety and hygiene requirements

Knowledge and Understanding
⦁ Health and safety procedures including control of substances harmful to health (COSHH).
⦁ Basic food safety knowledge.
Safe use of knives and kitchen equipment

Experience
⦁ Previous catering experience.
⦁ Experience of working with older people.

Qualifications
Level 2 food safety certificate.

Job Category : Catering (North)
Location : Teal Beck House Otley, West Yorkshire
Salary: £13.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 07:30
End Time : 18:30

Job Purpose and Context
Manage every aspect of the catering within the location delivering a service to customers which supports happy living, is of a high quality and meets their dietary needs.
• To deliver a service within agreed budgets and use resources appropriately.
• To lead the catering team ensuring food safety standards and health and safety requirements are met.
Knowledge and Understanding
⦁ People Management.
⦁ Food safety standards.
⦁ Health and safety legislation including control of substances harmful to health · (COSHH).
⦁ Basic knowledge of dietary requirements for older people and medical
⦁ Conditions and the impact of food types on medication.
Safe use of knives and kitchen equipment.

Experience
Proven chef management experience with a recognised catering qualification.

Qualifications
Intermediate or level 3 food hygiene certificate.
Cater craft or similar award.

Job Category : Interims
Location : London Borough of Newham, East London
Hours Per Week : 40.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Please note this role is paying £400 Ltd pay per hour

To drive and support the implementation for large-scale systems upgrade programme within a Local Government Authority. The CRM business analyst will be supporting use in the delivery of CRM system upgrade programme. They will work closely with the Senior Business Analyst Functional lead to plan and deliver the User Acceptance Testing, Training and Go live of the CRM project. The person will facilitate workshops and hold training sessions to help deliver UAT and training phase of the project. .
The successful CRM business analyst must have extensive experience as a business analyst and have worked on at least one large CRM project previously.
Key Skills: Business Analysis, Business Process Analysis, Workshop Facilitation, Stakeholder Engagement, Delivery of UAT and Training .

Tasks may include:
• Manage and advise the project implementation process by meeting with stakeholders to arrange and execute go live plans
• Managing business change – Workforce Engagement, Change Impact Assessment & Change Readiness, UAT, and Training Plans.
• Implementing mechanisms to ensure all new processes are consistent, compliant with the strategic vision and meet the agreed level of quality.
• Testing and executing the new system to ensure that the right results are achieved and expected business benefits realised.
• Monitoring, measuring, and providing feedback on the performance of new processes.
• Creation of Test Scripts and Training Collateral i.e. Training Guides, Quick reference guides.
• Managing user acceptance testing and training Activities and operating business processes.

What you’ll bring
• You form strong and lasting relationships with stakeholders, and these interactions should be second nature to you.
• You have an ability to clearly articulate and present your ideas and solutions in line with the capabilities of the chosen technical solution.
• Flexible attitude, critical thinking, and the ability to engage with stakeholders at every level – from c-suite to end user.
• You can successfully translate business and customer needs into a great digital customer experience.
• Assisting in the creation of a Benefits Realisation Plan for the new processes.

The right candidate must have.
• Proven experience in stakeholder engagement, creative thinking, presentation, skills and working in cross-functional environments
• Experience of working in local authorities with knowledge of the basic services that are delivered by departments and the processes they operate.
• Experience of functional testing and executing User acceptance testing
• Demonstrable skills in facilitating UAT and training workshops, requirements gathering, leading UAT, Writing and executing test cases, documenting training and UAT plans, creating training collateral.
• Knowledge of solutions that have been implemented in other local authorities to improve service delivery and reduce costs.
• Excellent analytical and Excel skills; being able to quickly review and manipulate data to understand volumes of demand and failure demand and to draw out clear and concise findings and conclusions from a wide range of information.
• The ability to competently use Microsoft software e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Visio for visual reporting and feedback.
• Developing process modelling and meet the agreed level of quality.
• Assisting in the creation of a Benefits Realisation Plan for the new processes.

Job Category : Catering (North)
Location : Sandholme Fold Halifax, West Yorkshire
Salary: £13.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 07:30
End Time : 18:30

Job Purpose and Context
Manage every aspect of the catering within the location delivering a service to customers which supports happy living, is of a high quality and meets their dietary needs.
• To deliver a service within agreed budgets and use resources appropriately.
• To lead the catering team ensuring food safety standards and health and safety requirements are met.
Knowledge and Understanding
⦁ People Management.
⦁ Food safety standards.
⦁ Health and safety legislation including control of substances harmful to health · (COSHH).
⦁ Basic knowledge of dietary requirements for older people and medical
⦁ Conditions and the impact of food types on medication.
Safe use of knives and kitchen equipment.

Experience
Proven chef management experience with a recognised catering qualification.

Qualifications
Intermediate or level 3 food hygiene certificate.
Cater craft or similar award.

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified (North)
Location : Orchard Gardens Bishopstoke, Eastleigh, Hampshire
Salary: £9.50
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 19:00
End Time : 07:00

We are looking for Care assistants to cover part time and full time day & night shifts. Both positions are a 12 hour shift pattern either 8am – 8pm or 8pm to 8am. Full time will be 4 /days/nights per week. we still promote flexible working and a flexible work pattern can be discussed.

Job Purpose and Context
⦁ To enable customers to lead as active and independent lives as possible by providing holistic and personal care.

⦁ To promote choice to customers in their daily living by providing care which meets Care Quality Commissions (CQC) fundamental
standards and supports happy living for the years ahead

Knowledge and Understanding
⦁ Ability to read, understand and complete / contribute to care plans.
⦁ Health and safety in the workplace.
⦁ Manual handling procedures.
⦁ Safeguarding vulnerable adults.
⦁ Food hygiene.
⦁ Mental Capacity Act
Understanding of confidentiality and data protection within a care setting.

Experience
No prior experience of working in a care environment is required

Key Activities
Provide person centered care and support (including laundry, housekeeping and kitchen duties) as identified in the care plan, whilst promoting choice and enabling customers to maintain independence and dignity.
Assist in keeping the location clean, safe and odour free for customers.
Maintain and complete accurate documentation of all care and support undertaken. Recognise, document and report any changes in the care plan, and participate in customer reviews as required