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Job Category : Social Care – Qualified

Location :London Borough of Sutton

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time :09:00

End Time :17:00

Base Salary :    £34,809.00

Top Point Salary :£44,628.00

Salary – (Grade 8): £34,809 – £44,628 (£44,628 unconsolidated maximum)

Social Workers receive a Welcome Bonus of £1000 paid in your first month salary followed by a Retention Bonus of £1000 after your first completed year of service, a retention bonus of £2000 after your second completed year, followed by a retention bonus of £3000 every completed year thereafter.

● As a social worker in the London Borough of Sutton your role will be to act as an officer of the Local Authority and execute statutory functions ensuring that individuals are safeguarded and supported to achieve positive outcomes.

● You will work in partnership with people, other professionals and agencies and intervene to safeguard individuals, promote social change, maximise independence and provide appropriate information and advice about third sector and universal services which support positive outcomes.

● You will have the ability to apply professional curiosity and use social work theories and knowledge to formulate and test hypotheses reaching a professional judgement and decision.

● You will produce a good standard of professional documentation relevant to your service area and be able to prioritise your workload and work within defined timescales.

● Principles of human rights and social justice are fundamental to the role and you will be required to be able to effectively balance the protection of individual rights against the need 

to use professional authority and accountability effectively to safeguard vulnerable individuals.

● You will uphold the profession and act a representative of the Local authority in a variety of forums.

Person specification (knowledge, skills, experience and behaviours required in the role)

1. Social work qualification and at least one year’s post qualifying experience in a social work role and be able to meet the requirements of the social work regulator. With the exception of Newly qualified Social Workers (ASYE).

2. A current valid UK driving licence and the use of a car for work, with valid insurance covering business use – where required.

3. Demonstrate an effective and active use of supervision for accountability, professional reflection and development

4. Demonstrate an ability and understanding of the frameworks, theory and research which are applicable to the practice setting.

5. Demonstrate a working knowledge and understanding of the legal and policy frameworks and guidance that inform social work practice and which safeguard vulnerable service users. (Relating specifically to the area in which this post is placed).

6. Demonstrate an ability to clearly and effectively communicate with service users, families and carers colleagues, and other professionals ensuring that individual’s views opinions and wishes are explicitly recorded using a range of tools and techniques applicable to the service sector.

7. Have excellent organisational skills and be able to prioritise workload according to risk and need.

8. Demonstrate the ability to work as an autonomous professional and an ability to produce succinct and clear professional documentation which is of an excellent standard and in line with statutory and local timescales and local protocol.

9. Demonstrate skills in sharing information appropriately and respectfully and recognise lines of accountability and the boundaries of professional autonomy and discretion.

10. Be familiar with and demonstrate practice which meets the required level within social work frameworks. The PCF and KSS underpin the role and expectations of a Social Worker in the People Directorate.

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified

Location :London Borough of Sutton

Start Date :Immediate Start

Start Time :09:00

End Time :17:00

Base Salary : £34,809.00

Top Point Salary : £44,628.00

Salary – (Grade 8): £34,809 – £44,628 (£44,628 unconsolidated maximum)

Social Workers receive a Welcome Bonus of £1000 paid in your first month salary followed by a Retention Bonus of £1000 after your first completed year of service, a retention bonus of £2000 after your second completed year, followed by a retention bonus of £3000 every completed year thereafter.

As a social worker in the London Borough of Sutton your role will be to act as an officer of the Local Authority and execute statutory functions ensuring that individuals are safeguarded and supported to achieve positive outcomes.

● You will work in partnership with people, other professionals and agencies and intervene to safeguard individuals, promote social change, maximise independence and provide appropriate information and advice about third sector and universal services which support positive outcomes.

● You will have the ability to apply professional curiosity and use social work theories and knowledge to formulate and test hypotheses reaching a professional judgement and decision.

● You will produce a good standard of professional documentation relevant to your service area and be able to prioritise your workload and work within defined timescales.

● Principles of human rights and social justice are fundamental to the role and you will be required to be able to effectively balance the protection of individual rights against the need to use professional authority and accountability effectively to safeguard vulnerable individuals.

● You will uphold the profession and act a representative of the Local authority in a variety of forums.

Person specification (knowledge, skills, experience and behaviours required in the role)

1.Social work qualification and at least one year’s post qualifying experience in a social work role and be able to meet the requirements of the social work regulator. With the exception of Newly qualified Social Workers (ASYE).

2. A current valid UK driving licence and the use of a car for work, with valid insurance covering business use – where required.

3. Demonstrate an effective and active use of supervision for accountability, professional reflection and development

4. Demonstrate an ability and understanding of the frameworks, theory and research which are applicable to the practice setting.

5. Demonstrate a working knowledge and understanding of the legal and policy frameworks and guidance that inform social work practice and which safeguard vulnerable service users. (Relating specifically to the area in which this post is placed).

6. Demonstrate an ability to clearly and effectively communicate with service users, families and carers colleagues, and other professionals ensuring that individual’s views opinions and wishes are explicitly recorded using a range of tools and techniques applicable to the service sector.

7. Have excellent organisational skills and be able to prioritise workload according to risk and need.

8. Demonstrate the ability to work as an autonomous professional and an ability to produce succinct and clear professional documentation which is of an excellent standard and in line with statutory and local timescales and local protocol.

9. Demonstrate skills in sharing information appropriately and respectfully and recognise lines of accountability and the boundaries of professional autonomy and discretion.

10. Be familiar with and demonstrate practice which meets the required level within social work frameworks. The PCF and KSS underpin the role and expectations of a Social Worker in the People Directorate.

Job Category : Engineering & Surveying

Location :Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Hours Per Week :37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:30

Salary: £12.50

The post holder will work as part of a multi-skilled Highway and Transportation Service within the Regeneration & Environment Directorate and provide technical assistance to professional staff particularly in the investigation, preliminary and detailed design, preparation and supervision of Highway and Transportation projects as well as day to day management of public transport and highway network management issues. 

Rotherham Borough Council operates a hybrid working system, where office attendance is required a minimum of 3 days per week, but is subject to service requirements.

Ideally the successful candidate should live within a 1 hour commute of Rotherham.

The successful candidate must have experience, and be competent in letter writing, as the role will require responding to correspondence from members of the public, Councillors, Members of Parliament, together with other stakeholders. In addition, the role will also require the processing of Purchase Orders, processing of highway permits, and managing the correspondence database.

Experience 

Working in a technical role, providing advisory/regulatory advice within a customer-focused service delivery organisation

Managing projects including performance management, reporting against targets

Carrying out research, analysis and producing the relevant reports/action plans

Exercising effective financial control and working within budget constraints

Communicating and liaising with a wide range of people

Maintaining sensitive and confidential information

Managing and developing staff, including carrying out performance and development reviews and recruiting and selecting staff

Performance management and quality assurance systems

Reviewing and revising business processes and implementing new ways of working 

Using a range of computer applications and ICT including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentation software, internet and e-mail

2. Qualifications

Level 6 qualification e.g. Bachelor Degrees, Graduate Certificates and Diplomas, or Level 5 qualification e.g. Diplomas of HE and FE, foundation degrees and HNDs, plus experience in relevant areas of work over a period of years 

Or

Evidence of the equivalent level of knowledge gained through work experience

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified

Category : Permanent Recruitment

Location : London Borough Of Barnet, Barnet Council

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date : Immediate start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00

Base Salary : £42,795.00

Must haves: 

• Must have a minimum of 2 years UK experience working in adult social care as a social worker

• Must have experience of supervising or mentoring social worker staff

• Must have experience of complex case work

Expectation to:

Social Worker Lead Practitioners are expected to deliver Barnet’s vision of strengths based social care we rely on working closely with our partners and importantly our competent, confident, creative, and caring workforce

Responsibilities will include:

• The mentoring and supervision to staff within the team ensuring professional standards and best practice.

• Ensuring that the responsibility of safeguarding adults at risk is a fundamental element of this job and that the principles are embedded in all procedures, practices, professional advice, decisions and support. 

• Working alongside and when required deputising for the team manager to prompt an environment of a supportive team enabling them and yourself to work with individuals to promote and support independence choice and control with wellbeing at the heart of everything we do.

• Conducting individual complex assessments and safeguarding enquiries to establish clear, relevant, proportionate, and appropriate options for the individual to meet their identified outcomes. 

• Working in partnership with adults, their families, carers and advocates, colleagues, external organisations to provide appropriate, professional social work support for vulnerable older people, adults with physical and sensory impairment or learning disability and carers

We offer a 36 hour a week, hybrid working with a mixture of office and home working, although staff are welcome to be office based fulltime if they wish. 

In return you will get: 

• Supportive and visible leadership, enabling staff to talk about opportunities and express concerns. 

• Free parking where available near our offices.

• Modern office working environment including free tea and coffee

• Tools, processes, and investment in excellent learning and development that help staff to be happy, efficient and effective

• 31 days annual leave

• Staff discounts of up to 25% with over 1,500 retailers national wide

• Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, car leasing, home & electronics , travel and gym membership 

• Employee well-being service including confidential employee assistance

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents.

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified

Category : Permanent Recruitment

Level 1 Name : People Services

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified

Client : London Borough of Sutton

Client Location : London Borough of Sutton

Justification : Permanent Recruitment

Status : Open

Client Owner : Bill Brittain

Client Manager : Bill Brittain

Start Date : Immediate Start

Base Salary : £37,038.00

Top Point Salary : £44,814.00

Grade 8 £37,038 – £44,814 (£46,857 unconsolidated maximum)

Social Workers within Adult Services receive a Retention Bonus of £1000 for every completed year in service

Whole package totals up to £47,857 (including Retention Bonus)

Social Workers within this service area are able to work flexibly between home and work to meet the needs of the service whilst recognising the benefits that a hybrid model of working can bring.

We are looking for confident and skilled Social Workers to work within the Adult Services team. Our objective is to deliver the best outcomes in improving the quality of life for Adults within Sutton.

Job Category : Housing & Planning

Client : Charnwood Borough Council

Location : Council Offices, Charnwood Borough Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 08:00

End Time : 16:00

Salary: £12.40

1. Carry out all types of Bricklayer and roofing repair in a multi-skilled environment allied to the Bricklayer trade trade.

2. Complete work to a high standard in a timely manner.

3. Working in tenanted and empty properties.

4. Use of PDA will be required, training will be provided

5. Clothing and PPE provided

6. Own transport required, Mileage will be paid at standard rates

7. initial six month contract

8. Interviews will take place at the council offices

9. Pay rate £20 per hour  

Job Category : Revenue & Benefits

Location : London Borough of Hillingdon

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00

Salary: £28.72

Undertake work on the Housing Benefit Subsidy by completion of subsidy workbooks including detailed manual calculations. Carry out quality assurance checks on the Housing Benefits, Council Tax. Assist accountants, internal auditors and District Auditors during the annual subsidy audit with particular emphasis on explaining benefit calculations/payments in order to justify that payments have been made in line with Benefit legislation reduction 

Job Category: Social & Health Care Qualified
Location: 160 Tooley Street, Southwark Council
Hours Per Week: 12.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 15:00
End Time: 21:00
Salary: £16.21

The role will be for 12 hours a week working in the Kingswood Estate area in the south of Southwark, leading both outreach work on the estate currently on a Monday and Friday evening, and developing a new 3.15-5.45pm provision from the local library.

Job Purpose:
• To deliver and supervise high quality universal and targeted activities for children and young people within the borough youth centres and other setting as required, in order to enable the service to achieve the aims and goals of relevant corporate plans and strategies in relation to children and young people.
• To manage the day-to-day operation and development of youth centre facilities and youth workers, delivering  opportunities to children and young people.

Job Responsibilities:
• To take the lead in the front line delivery of youth work programmes and activities, working directly with children and young people to support their personal development and contributing to the achievement of relevant corporate targets for the service.
• To actively participate in the annual programme planning process to ensure a varied and interesting range of activities for young people
• To be responsible for promoting children and young people’s participation in all aspects of planning, monitoring and evaluating activity, including the Youth Parliament

• To promote and publicise a programme of positive activities available across the borough maximising the uptake of the facilities by undertaking outreach work, contacting other local providers and attending liaison meetings with appropriate partners/interested parties, including local tenants/residents groups, schools, parents and carers groups, Friends of groups and other community organisations.
• To work in partnership with other agencies such as schools voluntary sector partners and council departments
• To support and/or contribute to developing new youth projects and facilities, fund raising initiatives, including grant aid applications and other income generating opportunities.

• To line manage and provide supervision, guidance and support to up to three youth workers, following Southwark’s performance management process. This includes responsibility for individual performance appraisal, as well as the development of individual work plans.
• To ensure high standards within the service recordings systems (electronic and paper), and all requirements for collection, recording, maintaining of data and reports are adhered to in all youth work sessions
• To ensure the effective completion of administrative duties and facilities management as appropriate.

• To support the team leader on ensuring that day to day operational tasks related to youth facilities i.e. the service buildings, sites and installations (including IT) are good working order, safe, secure for both staff and visitors and compliant with relevant health and safety legislation.
• To ensure the service actively promotes council policies in relation to equal opportunities, confidentiality of information, data protection, business risk assessment and Health and Safety of staff and service users.
• To have due regard to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and to follow and implement the child protection procedures adopted by Southwark Safeguarding Children’s Board and the service.
• To participate in training and personal development activities which are appropriate to the role, to meet statutory and departmental requirements.

Job Category: Admin / Clerical
Location: Laurence House – First Floor, Lewisham Council
Hours Per Week: 35.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £34.74
 
Job Purpose:
To deliver a wide range of both routine and more complex administrative tasks within the corporate business support service in order to support the effective and efficient delivery of Council services.
 
Provide on-going support and guidance to Business Support Officers.
 
Knowledge:
• Excellent understanding of the organisation, management and control of administrative, business support and customer contact processes. S
• Working knowledge of one or more of the core services supported by the relevant business support hub. S
• Working knowledge of the requirements relating to handling sensitive data and information, particularly in relation to the Data Protection Act 1998.
• Knowledge of financial procedures and regulations. S
• Good knowledge of customer service provision.
• Working knowledge of Health & Safety in the workplace.
 
Aptitude:
• Ability to effectively develop and implement a wide range of administrative, business support and customer contact processes.
• Ability to research information and produce accurate management information in a range of formats.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, planning and organising a varied workload within a changing environment to meet tight deadlines on a day Able to maintain discretion with dealing with confidential information.
 
Skills:
• Excellent ICT skills including spreadsheets, databases and processing. S
• Confident user of core business ICT systems (including but not limited to
• ICS/ IAS, Meridio and Microsoft packages).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a high level of numeracy. S
• Highly developed customer care skills, including an ability to deal sensitively with a wide range of customers and maintain good relationships with internal or external partners (within the public, private and voluntary sectors). S
• Highly developed organisational and time management skills.
 
Experience:
• Demonstrable experience of providing a high-quality and comprehensive administrative service, delivering core business processes to agreed performance standards. S
• Demonstrable experience of dealing with the public face to face, by telephone and via web enquiries. S
• Experience of working within a team.
• Experience of mentoring, guiding and training other staff on a daily basis. S
• Demonstrable experience in handling contentious and confidential issues in an effective manner. S
• Experience in working within a pressurised environment, prioritising and organising conflicting workloads. S
• Experience of liaising effectively with both statutory and non-statutory agencies.
• Experience of working on own initiative, but identifying when it is necessary to seek advice or refer on to a senior officer any highly complex or contentious issues.
 
General Education:
• Good standard of general education

Job Category: Planning
Location: London Borough Of Barnet, Barnet Council
Hours Per Week: 36.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
Salary: £24.31
 
Rate £30.35 per hour (approx 36 hrs per week).
Hybrid working – This role offers 4 days from home with 1 day in the office (Thursday)*
 
*subject to service requirements – some flexibility will be required to attend events at weekends and in the evenings + site visits
 
 
Qualifications:
• PRINCE2 or equivalent project/programme management qualification – Essential
• A degree in any property related or development consultancy discipline such as surveying, (or working towards such) of a professional body in the construction or property discipline such as RIBA, CEng, RICS or RTPI or other appropriate professional qualifications – Highly Desirable
 
Requirement – Experience and Knowledge:
• Experienced in project management of complex, urban public realm capital projects. – Essential
• Previous experience of managing a variety of senior stakeholder groups across a complex stakeholder landscape – Essential
• Experience of working in Local Authority / Public Sector – Essential
• Knowledge and practical delivery of schemes from inception to occupation and project closure (post defects resolution period). i.e. RIBA stages 0-7. – Essential
• Experience of community and business engagement – Highly desirable
• Knowledge of town centres, regeneration, transport planning, highways – Highly desirable
 
Intro:
This is an exciting time to be in Barnet. The borough is London’s most populous, with around 400,000 residents, over 23,000 businesses, 130,000 jobs and 30 town centres and high streets – the most of any borough in London. Barnet’s new Local Plan and Growth Strategy direct significant future housing growth towards Barnet’s network of town centres.
 
This provides an unrivalled opportunity to deliver not just housing but sustainable, mixed-use communities that address the challenges faced by high streets, support economic growth, and deliver a range of environmental, health and well-being outcomes.
 
About the Role:
The Council and the Town Centres team follow a place-based approach to town centre regeneration; we have a team of dedicated officers focussing on individual, key town centres, engaging with the local business and resident community, gaining an in-depth knowledge of the area, scoping, commissioning and delivering projects that will most impact the specific centre.
 
As a result of this place-based approach the Town Centres team has a diverse portfolio of regeneration projects and needs high calibre project and programme management who has an appreciation of place and can help shape and deliver projects. Project development and delivery also require close working and collaboration with other council teams, peers, service colleagues, partners and stakeholders. Officers are expected to model and maintain the council’s values and behaviours, inspiring others.
 
The Town Centres team are currently looking for an individual to lead on the teams projects in North Finchley Town Centre, including; an interim public realm improvement works project, a larger scale public realm piloting scheme, a community events programme, and a public realm design framework.  This is an exciting and varied role that puts the individual in charge of managing some of the team’s key schemes.
 
The individual in question will be flexible, highly motivated and enthusiastic, inspiring others around them and aiming to bring about change for the better.  The majority of the projects are ongoing, so the role will also require someone who is able to pick up new projects quickly and enjoys a challenge.

Job Category: Admin / Clerical
Location: Hackney Service Centre, Hackney Council
Hours Per Week: 36.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:10
Salary: £17.27
 
The purpose of this role is to assist the Recycling Officer in the administration, organisation, promotion, consultation, installation, operation and monitoring of kerbside, estate and bring site recycling schemes within Hackney.
 
 
EXPERIENCE:
• Experience of organising a high volume, varied workload without day to day supervision.
• Experience of liaison with a wide range of people.
• Experience of working in a Recycling or Waste Management Environment
 
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS:
• Ability to attend evening meetings.
• To assist local Community Groups and other Organisations and attend their meetings whether they be held during normal working hours or in the evenings and/or weekends.
 
DESIRABLE:
• Hold a current full driving licence.
 
 
Job Role:
• To provide support to the Recycling Officer to increase recycling and waste minimisation activities within the Borough.
• To liaise with different groups associated with multi-occupancy dwellings and bring sites (including the commuter and park recycling bins) within the Borough and actively promote the expansion of the number of communal recycling facilities and promote their use.
• To assist the Recycling Officer to manage kerbside recycling schemes (eg. dry recyclables’ collection), estates based recycling schemes and reuse projects, as needed, as well as support to manage public recycling-on-the-go and public bring sites.
 
• To assist the Recycling Officer to manage the waste awareness and education service as and when required.
• To provide word processing and database support to the Recycling Office, typing letters, reports, memos, and producing spreadsheets and other information related to recycling activities.
• To process customer queries and complaints within Recycling Operations in accordance with Council procedures.
 
• To maintain operational information and schedule and performance monitoring data. To correlate and analyse data received and provide various statistics related to the work of the Recycling Operations (eg. recycling tonnages, performance indicators, etc), using Excel packages.
• To take notes at various meetings and circulate minutes as requested.
• To monitor existing multi-occupancy/communal/kerbside recycling schemes/reuse schemes and deal with any day-day problems to ensure satisfactory operation; give consideration to the expansion or modification of these schemes to maximise participation and make the best use of resources. To advise residents of siting of recycling containers.
 
• To research and produce draft reports and letters related to waste minimisation and recycling as and when required.
• To attend and participate in meetings and functions (which may occur in the evenings or weekends) and to present talks where necessary.
• To advise and, where appropriate, assist local community groups and voluntary organisations in setting up recycling schemes.
 
• To undertake ordering of equipment and materials in accordance with Council procedure, Standing Orders and Financial Regulations.
• To undertake all duties and inter-actions with employees, partner providers and customers fairly, and without unlawful discrimination and with due regard to the Council’s Diversity and Equality in Employment and Service Delivery Policies.
• To maintain a working environment in which diversity is respected and responded to, and equality of opportunity is promoted.
 
• To implement policies and procedures necessary to meet customer care needs and which reflect the Council’s vision and core values.
• To ensure a positive image to customers and other individuals and organisations and promote the service by whatever means are appropriate and available.
• To ensure all complaints are responded to in accordance with Council procedure.
 
• To assist the Recycling Officer and Manager with the completion of funding applications for recycling projects, and ensure compliance with terms and conditions laid down by the funding body and meet agreed timescales and milestones.
• To assist in the implementation of action plans that translates the Council’s overall strategic objectives into operational initiatives to ensure that the Council meets its statutory requirements and local targets with regard to Recycling and Waste Minimisation.

Job Category: Finance – Unqualified
Location: Hackney Service Centre, Hackney Council
Hours Per Week: 36.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £18.76

Hackney is one of the UK’s highest performing local authorities, serving one of London’s best places to live and work. We have achieved a huge amount: our services, our schools, our public spaces are all amongst the very best. We have changed the reputation, not just of the Council, but of Hackney itself. Bringing jobs and investment into the borough, securing the legacy from the 2012 Games, and making this a place of which we can all be proud.
 
We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and the workforce can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.
 
Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, age and marital status. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, as this group is currently under represented in our workforce.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
• To carry out the financial assessments of service users receiving chargeable care services to determine their ability to contribute towards the cost of their care.
• To carry out the administrative and financial routines in order to collect care charging income for the Council including; Mosaic upload, billing, statements, dunning, debt chasing, customer account enquiries, reconciliation, refunds, service suspensions, terminations and adjustments.
 
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
• Knowledge and experience of accounting procedures in local authority or equivalent.
• Knowledge and experience of accounts receivable.
• A general knowledge of the Adult Social Care and Care Charging Policy.
• Experience of using Databases & MYOFFICE (Outlook, Word, Excel, E-Docs etc) in the work environment on a daily basis to a competent standard and speed.
• Experience and knowledge of operating financial administrative systems e.g CedAR.
• Experience of effectively communicating financial matters to customers and providing excellent customer services.
• To have knowledge and understanding of equality and diversity issues and experience of delivering user sensitive services to the adult social care client groups.
 
 
ABILITY AND SKILLS:
• Use, analyse and interpret financial and non-financial information.
• Reconcile complex manual/computerised accounts to strict deadlines.
• Communicate effectively, orally and in writing and to provide a responsive financial support/advisory within the department.
• Determine priorities and work on own initiative.
• Contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of financial and administrative systems.
• Work collaboratively with operational staff and managers and to assist them in the effective discharge of finance responsibilities.
• Work effectively in a team.
• Communicate effectively with the adult social care clients or their financial representatives.

Job Category: Education
Location: Magdalen House, Bootle, L20 3NJ, Sefton MBC
Hours Per Week: 36.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:30
Salary: £21.25

Job Purpose:
• To contribute to the processing of statutory assessments and the production and annual review of Statements/EHC plans for children and young people in accordance with the and the Children and Families Act 2014 and Special Educational Needs Code of Practice 2015.
• To support the Lead SEN Officer in planning, delivering and monitoring the statutory assessment processes to ensure that Sefton pupils with SEN make good progress and that available resources are used effectively and efficiently.
• To implement the changes in the identification, statutory assessment and monitoring of pupils with special educational needs arising from the Children and Families Act 2014 and operational delivery of statutory services within SEN and inclusion functions.
• To ensure that SEN and inclusion services are delivered in line with the principles set out in clause 19 of the Children and Families Act 2014 with children, young people and their parents being supported to participate as fully as possible.

Qualifications & Training:
• Education to degree level in field relevant to the post (Essential)
• Evidence of further study in the fields of education or social care (Desired)
• A professional qualification relevant to this post, e.g. qualified teacher status (Desired)
• Evidence of continued professional development (Essential)
• Accredited training in ICT (Desired)
 
 
Experience & Knowledge:
• Experience of working in local government, education settings or the voluntary sector with individuals, groups and organisations. (Essential)
• Able to understand and process information relating to children’s special educational needs (Essential)
• Administrative experience which evidences enhanced skills of collating and analysing information and report writing (Essential)
• Experience of work in Special Educational Needs (Essential)
• Understanding of local/national developments in SEN (Essential)
• Knowledge of current legislation and guidance relating to SEN (Essential)
• Experience of multi-agency working (Desired)
• Experience of working with special needs pupils in an educational setting (Desired)
• Experience of and commitment to applying a model of strength to issues affecting children, young people and their families (Essential)
• Experience of advising and negotiating and mediation work (Essential)
 
Other:
• Able to fulfil the travelling requirements of the post
• Enhanced disclosure (DBS)

Job Category : Interims
Location : Civic Centre, Bromley Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £300.31 per day
Estates Surveyor

• MRICS qualified or demonstrable experience of undertaking general practise estates surveying roles for Local Authorities
• General practise surveying position with focus on Landlord & Tenant work across a diverse Local Authority commercial portfolio of operational and income producing investment assets
• Excellent understanding of statutory obligations relating to Local Authority transactions, Landlord & Tenant 1954 Act, procurement regulations etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to tailor the approach to the audience, draft logical and coherent briefing notes for Members, Senior Management and for audit trail purposes.
• Attention to detail is a key, as is an enthusiastic and solutions based approach to projects.

Bromley Council operates a hybrid working policy with all team members required to work from the Civic Centre a minimum of two days per week, one of which is Wednesday’s. Applicants will require a UK driving licence and access to a car for undertaking site inspections.

Job Category : Facilities & Environmental Services
Location : MORTUARY, London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 16:30
Salary: £15.17

Pest Control Opertaive
Main Responsibilities
To demonstrate the minimum competencies that support Haringey Pest Control Service.

1. To work towards recognised level of pest control competence qualification such as Promotion of Health Certificate in Pest Control, or a BPCA Diploma in Pest Control part 1 or Level 2 RSPH/BPCA
2. To work as part of a team delivering high quality Pest Control and associated services to residential, commercial and industrial premises as well as other open spaces, including the undertaking of pest control treatments as directed.
3. To assist in Pest Control activities in correlation with the Lead Pest Control Operative and Pest Control Coordinator.
4. To assist in projects related to pest control such undertaking surveys, block treatment or sewer baiting pest control works as required.
5. To assist in undertaking pest control treatment in conditions and circumstances which could include filthy and verminous premises and its occupants , biting and stinging pests, dead animals, as well as the general risk of abuse or physical violence or infectious disease from premises clients and other persons..
6. To operate and maintain all pest control equipment necessary for the provision of the service, including the safe use of ladders
7. To undertake relevant administrative duties and to maintain records accurately including keeping detailed notes and plans of the treatment carried out and in the required form, including entry of data onto computer systems as appropriate.
8. Ensure customers are kept informed giving safety information sheets and details of the methods used including pesticides, poison and location used.
9. To ensure all work is carried out using safe working practices in accordance with good practice ( COSHH assessments, product instructions or as instructed) to protect the environment, personal health and safety , health and safety of others, and the property and possessions of customers, when undertaking operational activities.
10. Ensure all poisoning, dead or trapped pests are removed and disposed of in accordance with best practice or as instructed.
11. To carry out any other duties commensurate with the basic objectives of the post, as may be required from time to time.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience
General pest control Knowledge

1. General Pest control knowledge including-Identification of pests, pest eradication, proofing and prevention measures.
2. Specific knowledge and understanding of Health and safety risks and action required to ensure safe treatment

Experience

1. Experience in carrying out pest control in premises including lone working and applying customer care standards
2. Experience of maintaining accurate records, either in written format or using electronic equipment.

Skills

3. Meet the physical demands of the job, including:
   ⦁ wearing protective clothing, incl. respirators.
   ⦁ Driving between appointments throughout the day
   ⦁ climbing and carrying ladders, climbing scaffolding if required.
   ⦁ carrying and operating mechanical and electrical equipment safely.
   ⦁ entering confined and hot or cold spaces (mostly loft spaces)
4. Ability to manage a demanding workload within required time scales
5. Ability to self-determine the most effective method of pest treatment and control.
6. Communicate effectively, sensitively and considerately with customers from different social, ethnic and professional backgrounds, service users, colleagues and outside agencies.
7. Ability to follow written and verbal work standards, treatment methods, work guidelines procedures and safety requirements.
8. Work as an effective and co-operative team member to ensure that the team and Unit achieve its objectives.
9. Work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and its users, including the performance of duties outside normal working hours where required, and respond effectively to changing circumstances and emergencies.
10. Drive a light goods vehicle with either automatic or manual gears (candidates must possess a full and valid UK driving licence)
11. A clear personal commitment to equal opportunities and an understanding of their relevance to this post

Qualification

12. The postholder must either hold a Royal Society for the Promotion of Health Certificate in Pest Control, a BPCA Diploma in Pest Control part 1 or Level 2 RSPH/BPCA or equivalent qualification.
13. Evidence of on going training and CPD.

Job Category : Housing
Location : The Deane House, Somerset Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £19.31

Provide advice, information and assistance to applicants who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Help applicants to explore their housing options and find suitable accommodation that meets their needs. To work with a range of partners and agencies to prevent and reduce homelessness in the community. Referral signposting to supporting agencies. – Remote working, Duty rota 2 days a week, details discussed at interview. – Team size roughly 10 including management support – Case load to be managed alongside homelessness duty cover

Work Experience Knowledge & Skills
Effective written and verbal communication
Ability to deal inventively and sensitively with a wide range and spectrum of people in greatly varying circumstances.
Ability to establish and manage realistic applicant expectations.
Ability to manage a diverse caseload effectively where detailed and complex investigations are required, working with precision and attention to detail.
Ability to maintain accurate detailed and timely case notes and other evidence-based records.
Good organisational and administrative skills.
Ability to speak fluent English as stated in
Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016)
Qualifications
Essential
Education qualification to at least A level standard or acquired knowledge to NVQ level 4 and ongoing commitment to continuous professional development and where required will acquire specialist accreditation and skills

Job Category : Social & Healthcare Qualified
Location : Kennet House, Wiltshire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 08:45
End Time : 17:30
PAY RATE is £35 – £40 per hour depending on experience

Team: Support and Safeguarding East
Location (office): Our main work base is Kennet, House, Devizes.
• You will have access to free, priority parking.
• Our team is positioned adjacent to the East of Wiltshire, with easy links to A road and M3 corridor.
• We offer a hybrid working model, so you will also have more opportunities to work remotely from home or across the county.

About the team
The East Support and Safeguarding Service works with children, young people, and their families from early help through to permanence.
We are looking for an experienced Social Worker to join the team.
The team benefits from a management structure headed by Team Manager, with Assistant Team Managers who offer direct supervisory role to Social Workers and pride themselves on offering quality monthly supervision through reflective, open, and strength-based support.
We offer multi-disciplinary team support including key workers who will co-work cases with you as lead social worker.
We offer dedicated Practitioner Support; these roles are in place to support with minute taking of your meetings with families and professionals (CIN and Core Group review meetings).
We offer access to wider wellbeing support service for practitioners which includes a brand-new support service to reduce the likelihood of secondary trauma in our staff.
Through our teaching partnerships with Bournemouth University, we offer you teaching opportunities, masterclass and more.

About the role
We are ambitious for our families and child, for our staff and for ourselves and are determined to see all Wiltshire families thrive. If you share this vision then please get in contact and help us to continue being a progressive, supportive, and learning organisation.
A ‘one journey’ model means you stay with the child from the front door right the way through to permanence if required.
We are looking for a Social Worker with experience in referral and assessment casework and leading on Child in Need and Child Protection plans and, in some instances, supporting legal processes to secure a child or young person’s permanence.
The successful candidate will be provided a protected casework, using a case weighting tool.
The successful candidate be able to apply a hybrid working model, so you will also have more opportunities to work remotely from home or across the county.

Job Category : Technical
Location : County Offices, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 16:00
Salary: £15.12

Time served, fully qualified electrician, able to produce a high standard of work in both tenanted and void properties and have experience within social housing. A wide knowledge base is essential and the candidate will need to have excellent testing and diagnostic skills and able to trace and rectify faults within domestic properties including repairs to various types of central heating systems.

Job Category : Admin & Clerical
Location : Queens Road 1, Southwark Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £14.93

To cover the duty admin system, answering phone calls, responding to emails and dealing with service users who are coming into the building to provide documents and collect weekly money for personal expenses

Responsibilities

1. Identify the need for office support tasks and take proactive steps to provide cover for colleagues when required (e.g. PA support), duties may include; dealing with incoming phone calls, meeting arrangements and note taking, minute taking, data management, duty support.
2. Apply council wide administrative processes which support the work of the service; e.g. ordering goods and services, sending out letters etc.
3. Maintain IT systems, including local and corporate IT systems, spreadsheets, databases and text files. To be able to produce appropriate outputs, e.g. reports.
4. Update IT systems to ensure that individual records are up to date with information required for statutory returns and local datasets, ensuring the data is up to date, accurate and reliable.
5. Scanning and uploading of documents to the information system, ensuring accuracy and appropriate disposal of paper documents.
6. Dealing professionally with incoming phone calls, emails and correspondence; taking messages in an efficient manner and redirecting calls to the appropriate officer where necessary.
7. To respond to enquiries sensitively and efficiently, from professionals and service users on the role and function of the service, either orally or in writing, taking into account individual circumstances.
8. To maintain strict confidentiality of all records produced and received and be aware of requirements of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
9. Compose and produce written and statistical reports, using council IT systems, such as MOSAIC, or with Microsoft Office suite and other appropriate software. This may be running standard reports or the worker may design for a specific need.
10. Take specific responsibility for a function related to the smooth operation of the office environment, which may require some specific knowledge (e.g. health and safety issues), or co-coordinating others’ activities.
11. To carry out the duties and responsibilities of the job in accordance with the Council’s Health and Safety Policy and relevant Health and Safety legislation and to actively promote equalities through the application of the Council’s employment practices and procedures in accordance with relevant legislation.
12. Undertake other duties appropriate to the post that may reasonably be required from time to time.

Knowledge, including educational qualifications:
Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office at a level to compile reports (including embedding tables/diagrams), correspondences, presentations, maintaining spreadsheets, meeting arrangements.
Knowledge of the nature and operation of adult and children’s social services
Awareness of health and safety issues within an office environment.
Understanding and appreciating the importance of and need for confidentially.
Experience:

1. Experience of working to directorate and corporate policies, procedures and practice including performance frameworks and their application within a social care setting.
2. Experience of compiling and maintaining records and administrative systems.
3. Experience of data cleansing, producing statistical information.
4. Experience of composing written materials; including original correspondence, appropriate use of email, simple reports and administration of meetings including note/minute taking.
5. To have extensive administrative experience, including data input and retrieval.

Job Category : Manual Labour
Location : Unit 2 Sandgate Street, Southwark Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 07:00
End Time : 13:00
Salary: £13.23

6 days a week Mon-Sat 36hrs
Street litter picker, Sweeper,
changing dog, litter bins
Able to read maps and follow schedules.
Job Purpose

To be responsible for ensuring the security, safety, and cleanliness in relation to the cleaning of designated streets and estates within Southwark. These will determined by the needs of the service.

Principal Accountabilities

To undertake cleaning duties specified below in the following areas of the Council’s estates and highways:

⦁ Corridors, utility rooms, balconies and pedways, entrances and lobbies, refuse stores, lifts/stairs and landings, store rooms, external areas and other areas and accommodation that might exist.

Cleaning duties using appropriate equipment and materials, to include:

⦁ Sweeping of hard floors and walkways, damp and wet mopping of hard floors and walkways.

⦁ Sweeping of external areas e.g. pathways/pavement/channels and courtyards.

⦁ Scrubbing of internal and external hard floors, walkways and other areas as might be directed.

⦁ Wall wash, high cleaning of walls, associated furniture, fixtures, fittings and internal window cleaning.

⦁ Collection and removal of bulk/bagged refuse from all areas on the estate.

⦁ Emptying of external litterbins and rotation of paladin refuse stores.

⦁ Litter picking/leaf clearing/snow clearing.

⦁ Cleaning of major spillage, soilage and other deposits.

To attend training sessions organised by supervisory staff and to use new equipment after training, and to carry out new methods or procedures as and when directed.

To follow all procedures relevant to maintaining the security of Council property as directed.

To clean, maintain and store all cleaning equipment and materials as directed and to report all defective equipment and materials to the Supervisor.

To note when cleaning materials and other supplies are required and to order or request that an order be placed for the necessary materials and supplies with the Supervisor.

To be responsible for the security of all cleaning equipment and materials under the employees control.

Carry out all duties with due regard to:

⦁ Health and Safety at Work Act
⦁ The Council’s Equality and Diversity Policy