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Job Category : Social & Health Care Qualified
Location : Queens Road 1, Southwark Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £27.79

Essential: –
Experience with various complex caseloads in Older People and Physical Disabilities
Prior experience using IT Databases e.g. Mosaic/Liquid Logic
Safeguarding investigations experience
2 years’ experience post ASYE

Position: Continuing Health Care Social Worker – Specialist Post (Adult Social Care and Continuing Health Care Team)

Job Summary: We are seeking a dedicated Social Worker to join our collaborative team, working closely with Adult Social Care and the local Continuing Health Care (CHC) team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in multi-disciplinary settings, the ability to work independently, and a comprehensive understanding of the CHC framework, the Care Act, and ability to conduct face-to-face assessments and reviews with a person-centred and strengths-based focus.
Key Responsibilities:
• Conduct CHC Assessments and Reviews, ensuring a thorough and person-centred and strengths-based approach.
• Collaborate effectively within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver optimal care outcomes.
• Demonstrate a robust understanding of the CHC framework to guide practice and decision-making.
• Perform Care Act Assessments and Reviews, upholding the principles of the Act in all professional activities.
• Present cases with clarity and confidence to the Social Care Funding Panel.
• Engage in dispute resolution meetings and/or CCG panel discussions as required.
• Assess Mental Capacity and make Best Interest Decisions in line with legal and ethical guidelines.
• Undertake Safeguarding Enquiries where necessary, prioritizing the safety and well-being of individuals.
Work Schedule:
• Full-time: Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week.
• Hybrid Work Model: 2 days remote, 3 days in-office (negotiable).
• Initial two-week induction period to be conducted in-office.

What we offer:
Southwark Older People and Physical Disabilities Service offer a number of key benefits to all staff including Locum workers, which make the Borough and Service and attractive proposition for locum staff.

• Access to a broad range of on-site, Microsoft Teams led and e-learning training, tailored to support Continuing Professional Development requirements, and best practice in the delivery of strengths-based statutory social care.
• Flexible working arrangements to be agreed with line manager, Use of Team Oyster card for visits, without the need to pay and be reimbursed.
• Supportive and responsive management structure, with a strong focus on supervision as a forum for enabling and facilitating reflective practice.
• Convenient location. The Queens Road office is in the heart of Southwark. It is well connected to bus routes and the Queens Road train station (which is two stops from London Bridge and Canada Water) is directly opposite the road from the office.
• Varied and challenging cases. The work completed within the team supports the ongoing development and experience of the members within.
• The role will be initially for 3 months but we anticipate will be extended pending permanent recruitment.
This role is an excellent opportunity for a Social Worker who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of individuals through collaborative and informed practice, preferably with previous CHC experience.

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : Llandrindod and Brecon

Hours Per Week : 36.00 Full time or less than 30 hrs
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £12 – £15 per hour

We are looking for carers in the Llandrindod and Brecon area to work on a domiciliary round, we have full & part time options available

who drive and have access to their own vehicles. They must live in the area or be able to travel to the area daily. 

Service Outline for Home Care Workers.
Role: To care for service users in their own home in a way which respects their dignity and promotes independence.

1. General Responsibilities
   Provide assistance with activities of daily living.
   Carry out services as specified in the client’s Planned Care Schedule and adhere to any timetables that have been agreed for each client.
   Give a high standard of personal care and understanding at all times.
   Observe the needs of the client and ensure they are being met at all times. Where needs change or become more complex report these to your Homecare Co-ordinator or Manager.
   Liaise with relevant caring personnel such as GPs and the District Nurse if this is a necessary part of the required care.
   Deal with service users and their families with

Enhanced DBS required

Experience
An understanding of care provision.
Suitable references
Fully trained

Skills & attributes
Excellent communication skills – to liaise with clients and social workers.
Able to work alone & as part of a team when required.
Able to demonstrate empathy and a caring nature.
The ability to be patient when under pressure.
Ability to cope and adapt to change.
Written skills -Able to complete care documentation accurately.

Physical Abilities & Skills
To be willing to learn how to operate hoists and equipment to assist clients in moving and transferring.
Additional requirements
If using your car – you must have valid driving licence & insurance.
Walking routes limited, but available.
Ability to prepare simple meals.

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : Llandrindod and Brecon

Hours Per Week : 36.00 Full time or less than 30 hrs
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £12 – £15 per hour

We are looking for carers in the Llandrindod and Brecon area to work on a domiciliary round, we have full & part time options available

Service Outline for Home Care Workers.
Role: To care for service users in their own home in a way which respects their dignity and promotes independence.

1. General Responsibilities
   Provide assistance with activities of daily living.
   Carry out services as specified in the client’s Planned Care Schedule and adhere to any timetables that have been agreed for each client.
   Give a high standard of personal care and understanding at all times.
   Observe the needs of the client and ensure they are being met at all times. Where needs change or become more complex report these to your Homecare Co-ordinator or Manager.
   Liaise with relevant caring personnel such as GPs and the District Nurse if this is a necessary part of the required care.
   Deal with service users and their families with

Enhanced DBS required

Experience
An understanding of care provision.
Suitable references
Fully trained

Skills & attributes
Excellent communication skills – to liaise with clients and social workers.
Able to work alone & as part of a team when required.
Able to demonstrate empathy and a caring nature.
The ability to be patient when under pressure.
Ability to cope and adapt to change.
Written skills -Able to complete care documentation accurately.

Physical Abilities & Skills
To be willing to learn how to operate hoists and equipment to assist clients in moving and transferring.
Additional requirements
If using your car – you must have valid driving licence & insurance.
Walking routes limited, but available.
Ability to prepare simple meals.

Job Category : Legal (Specialist)
Location : London Borough of Newham
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £16.00

To provide effective administrative support to the legal service, in the
provision of advice to Councils, their Members and Officers and external
stakeholders.
Support the provision of legal expertise through a shared delivery back
office support service and contribute to the delivery of a portfolio of high
quality, solution focused legal work across multiple disciplines and sites
and to customers in different organisations

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : Brookfield, Park Road, WA9 1HE, St. Helens MBC
Hours Per Week : 10.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £12.18
Purpose of the Post:

To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and assist professional members of the Contact Cares service to provide integrated, multidisciplinary programmes of reablement aimed at promoting independence and helping to restore/maintain the service user’s ability to remain within the community.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To remain alert and aware throughout the night shift and undertake regular and discreet checks on the services users, ensuring that all checks and incidents are appropriately recorded in accordance with Departmental and CQC guidelines.

To undertake regular checks on exit doors, windows, waste bins and electrical appliances in accordance with health and safety requirements, remaining mindful of fire, trip and security risks.

To attend to the service user’s personal care needs i.e. washing, bathing, changing, toileting.

To assist the District Nursing Services in helping service users maintain appliances such as catheter and colostomy bags.

To undertake bed making and handling of soiled bed linen and ensuring that service users have adequate clean and serviceable clothing; and notifying the Duty Manager of the need for replacements and / or repairs.

Knowledge
An understanding of the rehabilitation processes that enable older people to return home and continue to live as independently as possible

Knowledge of Health and Safety issues

Skills and Abilities
Able to demonstrate positive interpersonal skills with clients, carers and professional colleagues.

Able to demonstrate appropriate and effective communication skills, both verbally and in writing.

Demonstrate an ability to work both unsupervised, using own initiative where approriate and as part of a team

Good observation skills

Ability to follow verbal and written instructions

Experience
Caring for elderly and disabled people in a formal of informal setting e.g. caring for family

Working unsupervised on a day to day basis, as well as part of a team

Liaising with other agencies

Job Category : General Industrial
Location : Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 16:30
Salary: £12.59

Grounds Maintenance section seasonal requirements

Main Purpose of Post/Job Summary
The post holder will be required to work in all weather conditions and as a team member contributing to the maintenance of the full range of the Council’s parks, gardens and open spaces as appropriate.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Undertake work in public parks, playing fields, landscaped areas and similar open spaces, i.e. general maintenance of these areas eg grass cutting, hedge trimming, sweeping, hoeing, raking, edging, removal of litter and rubbish, constructional labouring work, erection and dismantling of sports and other equipment, cleaning eg Council buildings such as changing rooms and toilets
2. Patrol and attendance activities, collection and issuing of fees and tickets and maintenance of orderly conduct by the public to ensure Council bylaws are complied with.
3. Horticultural operations eg planting, pruning, seeding and turfing and grounds maintenance eg basic setting out and marking of sports areas, spiking, scarifying, top dressing and fertilising and maintenance of Council’s tennis courts.
4. Assistance to higher graded gardeners in more skilled tasks, which includes planning seasonal works, assistance with propagation and nursery care of plants, site preparation and construction.
5. Carry out driving duties as instructed by the Line Manager. Driving duties to include: driving and responsibility for allocated vehicles i.e. vehicle checks (eg oil and water checks), required routine maintenance and cleaning, transportation of goods, equipment and personnel, assisting in the loading and unloading of vehicles using mechanical aids where appropriate, completing of associated paperwork and familiarity in the use of telecommunications equipment in accordance with Road traffic legislation.
6. Operate and control various grounds machinery and hand tools as allocated by Team Leader/Supervisor, ensuring staff and public safety is adhered to. Ensure machinery is not damaged or lost.
7. Attend Court to represent Newry, Mourne and Down District Council as and when required.
8. Assist in ordering and maintaining stock and equipment, through their relevant Team leader and Line Manager.
9. Prepare parks for opening and closing as a key holder to Council parks as and when requested, which also includes advising the Leisure Department on the availability of playing facilities.
10. Liaise with members of public and deal with all enquiries in appropriate manner, in accordance with Council policies.
11. Where the Post Holder is in possession of a current PA1-PA6 spraying qualification they will carry out spraying operations and maintain all necessary records in compliance with COSHH Regulations.

Education / Qualifications
⦁ NVQ Level 1 Horticulture AND a minimum of 12 months relevant experience to include the use of commercial grounds maintenance machinery. Examples: Strimmers, walk behind or ride on mowers, leaf blowers, hedge cutters and other hand tools

OR

⦁ In lieu of qualification, a minimum of 2 years relevant experience to include the use of commercial grounds maintenance machinery. Examples: Strimmers, walk behind or ride on mowers, leaf blowers, hedge cutters and other hand tools

⦁ Current category B driving licence

Experience
⦁ Experience of working with grounds maintenance equipment while in the presence of members of the public and / or traffic.

⦁ Experience of keeping written records for operational issues eg equipment defect

Job Category : Human Resources
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: £18.95

Under the leadership of the HR Operations management team provide a professional, high quality, accurate customer focused HR Support Service to all our customer groups which is fully compliant with regulatory, legislative, HMRC and local council requirements. Providing excellent fully compliant employee lifecycle administrative support services. Working in partnership with the wider HR Team to support HR Transformation.

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £13.47

Cardiff Council and the Vale of Glamorgan Council are working together to provide an innovative new Adolescent Resource Centre (ARC) / Edge of Care Service for 11-17 year olds. Taking a strength based approach, our aim is to work co-productively with families to improve relationships and enable young people to remain living within their family home.

The ARC has been delivering services to young people who require intensive interventions and access to therapeutic interventions across Cardiff for the last three years. As a result of this success, alongside an increase in need and regional funding, the Service is expanding to become a Regional Edge of Care Service, which will operate across two locations across Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan.

As part of this Service, you will be working within Cardiff’s experienced team providing flexible and responsive care packages of respite, intervention, outreach and family support.

You will be working with young people across Cardiff at their homes and at our centres at a time of need delivering positive outcomes. You will provide structured, evidence-based interventions enabling families to develop problem solving skills, resilience and achieve positive change. You, and the team will provide a rapid response to children and families in crisis, enabling them to address and overcome the difficulties that have led to the family being at risk of breakdown, and prevent further escalation.

As a Support Worker, you will have some experience of working with adolescents who present with challenging behaviour, you will have experience in working with carers and as part of a wider team. You will be working flexibly that includes some evenings and weekends.

Driving license and full use of a car is essential. Enhanced Child and Adult DBS needed.

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : East Surrey Hospital, West Sussex County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £28.03

Location: East Surrey Hospital
Working arrangement : Full Time
Working pattern: Mixture of home and hospital – Candidate will be required to attend the hospital for 4 days per week to support with duty and visit the wards to undertake assessments and attend family meetings. They will also be required to visit customers in their own homes to undertake assessments. We also work as part of the multi-disciplinary team covering A&E and the emergency floor.

Payrate : £35 per hour . We are bound by the MoC, which means pay rates are capped. Whist we are able to pay up to £38 per hour, this rate is for those deemed to be at a qualified level for at least 2 years . Please ensure your candidates are aware that the pay rate they request may not be the rate they are offered; managers are assessing skills and competency at interview. If the candidate is being offered less than requested, we will make the reasoning clear whilst providing feedback *We can offer £35/hr plus £150 pw expenses if the candidate lives outside West Sussex ( This will need to be confirmed if submitting at this rate ) *

Job description : Undertake Care Act assessments, Mental Capacity assessments on the ward and in customers’ homes and to progress through support plans to the brokerage team, undertake safeguarding’s as required, be part of the duty team as required to take and triage calls, attend MDTs on the ward. The aim is making a positive difference to the people of West Sussex. The requirement of the hospital Social Work Team is to respond within timescales to assess people both in the hospital and those that have recently been discharged from hospital. We assist them with arranging any care and support they may need in the longer term to maximise their independence. The work is varied fast paced and there are opportunities to gain experience in working with a variety of professionals both in the Hospitals and Community Resources including the Voluntary sector. The Team are supportive and we are committed to offering opportunities for workers to develop themselves as Practitioners.

As a Social Worker, you will:
• Accountable for delivering a statutory social work service
• Have compassion and empathy to support individuals who need our services
• Work in partnership with colleagues to deliver a high standard of social work practice
• Work hard to support people to regain their skills and independence following their hospital admission wherever possible.
• Have access to a strong and dynamic social work service with clear leadership

Please note that this role includes flexible working arrangements and the ability to work in remote environments.
Experience and Skills Key Skills:

1. Experience of working proactively as a member of the team to make an accurate strengths-based assessment of needs and negotiate and implement effective plans and outcomes (in line with relevant legislation), working in partnership with carers, colleagues and a variety of external agencies to meet people’s outcomes.
2. Experience of applying a risk enablement approach and using evidence-based practice.
3. Experience of analysis and interpretation of people related information and data to prioritise needs and formulate plans for intervention and service provision.
4. Experience of contributing to or undertaking safeguarding enquiries.
5. Ability to provide informal supervision and develop the capabilities of less experienced social care practitioners, and to mentor and coach students and apprentices.
6. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact effectively with a range of stakeholders to provide clear advice and guidance and interventions.
7. Ability to recognise the limits of own accountability and responsibility, know when to seek appropriate support, advice and supervision, and to prioritise and organise work and meet agreed performance expectations.
8. Sound and accurate IT skills to ensure effective record keeping, compliant with data protection and respecting confidentiality

Job Category : Human Resources

Location : Royal Borough of Kingston

Hours Per Week : 28.80

Start Date : Immediate start

Start Time :09:00

End Time :17:00
Salary: £346.36

Permanent role, based in Kingston and Sutton

Grade J

We are a shared service between Kingston and Sutton Councils providing HR and Organisational Development services to both Councils as well as a number of arm’s length companies and traded services to schools.  These companies are all different – in size, their customer groups and their aims. HR & OD needs to ensure that it is able to deliver against all their organisational priorities through the use of a flexible service delivery model.

To operate in this model we will all be:

• Easy to do business with and responsive
• Commercially astute
• Flexible, creative problem solvers
• Professionals with collaborative and participative working styles
• Well trained, technically competent and knowledgeable in our fields
• Engaged in life long learning
• Advocates of a culture that fosters performance excellence, full participation and personal and organisational growth
• Accountable at individual, team, service and organisation level

As a service we will:

• Continually assess our effectiveness
• Review our practices to enable simplicity and timeliness
• Exploit digital technological opportunities
• Take a pragmatic approach
• Focus on the customer not the process
• Recognise that we are part of a wider system and operate as a key part of this

Role purpose

The Council is focused on delivering the best possible outcomes for its communities.  To do this the Council needs managers who thrive in a networked organisation and who can provide strong operational leadership.  

• Be focused on either Kingston or Sutton and will work across the directorates within that borough although there is an expectation you will support the other borough if priority demands it
• Take a lead responsibility for one or more Directorates of Kingston and Sutton Councils, as directed, acting as a strategic relationship manager and interface between HR/OD and the business.
• Identify the need for OD and/or HR interventions and to provide or commission advice, support and enhanced solutions, as appropriate.
• Provide challenge and support to the lead area, to actively contribute in achieving objectives within the service plan and those of the wider agenda.
• Lead on organisational development projects, both Directorate and Council wide, including identification of need through to design, development and implementation.
• Be an active member of the respective service area DMTs etc (where applicable). To actively participate in Directorate DMTs and groups e.g. Health and Safety group, Corporate Equality & Diversity group where required.

• All OD Business Partners will be flexible to work in any area of the OD Services as required by the needs of the service to ensure best use of resources. 
• Responsibility for the overseeing of HR & OD objectives will be a requirement

Knowledge and Experience                                        

Substantial HR & OD experience of working in a large and complex shared services environment

Demonstrate post qualifying experience of providing a range of HR and OD Services at strategic and operational levels

Experience of working within a commercial environment                

An understanding of the strategic objectives of an organisation and how this relates to the OD function             

Significant experience of advising and supporting all levels of management and staff on all disciplines relating to Organisational Development                         

Influencing, building and sustaining relationships in order to achieve results                      

Proven experience of delivering successful OD and Council wide projects and supporting organisational change             

Experience of assisting and advising managers through change and service redesign with an understanding of the business and implications involved                                  

Thorough knowledge of employment legislation and experience of interpreting this to support the business                  

Experience of benchmarking and analysis of information including data trends to make informed decisions and support investigations and the development of organisational policy            

Experience of working in a highly unionised environment                            

Excellent working knowledge of relevant legislation and statutory guidance                      

Line management experience            

Qualifications/Training                                               

Chartered Member of the Institute of Personnel & Development (MCIPD) or with the necessary criteria and prepared to apply for chartered membership                           

An OD qualification equivalent professional knowledge gained through experience of working as an OD Specialist or as a HR Generalist with an OD focus                                 

Evidence of continuous professional development and keeping up  to date with employment law and best practice across all sectors              

Practical Skills  

Skills and Personal Attributes                                     

Good facilitation skills            

Detailed knowledge and understanding of employment legislation and policies and procedures with the ability to translate this understanding into HR policy             

Ability to build strong relationships               

Commercial awareness                      

Design of OD and Learning and Development interventions            

Ability to understand the meaning of diversity and promote equality                                 

Exceptional analytical skills – ability to not only accurately analyse and interpret data but to identify trends and translate this to effectively provide advice and make decisions on all OD related issues             

Strong verbal, written and reasoning skills including the ability to produce clear and concise documents, to present reports and brief/train stakeholders at all levels                    

Highly developed negotiation and influencing skills              

A broad understanding of the Public Sector and the challenges faced by local authorities             

Ability to work quickly, accurately and to tight deadlines, managing various casework and projects across a range of related subjects              

Personal Qualities and Attributes                                          

A knowledge of Equality, Inclusion & Diversity issues                       

Ability to anticipate and understand challenges and opportunities                          

The desire to drive change to support the transformation of the councils                           

Ability to understand, interpret and apply employment legislation for use in the councils                         

High level problem solving with the ability to balance risks and make decisions                 

Highly developed organisational skills with the ability to identify and manage workloads and deadlines including those whose output you may have responsibility for                        

Flexible and adaptable to work across the Directorates as required                        

High level customer service skills with a business solution focus                              

Excellent inter-personal skills and in particular the ability to negotiate and influence by expressing ideas and views effectively at all levels                              

Forward thinking, innovative and creative, prepared to consider different approaches; solution focused             

Willing to be accountable – for own achievements and the delivery of objectives              

IT literate in line with the requirements of the role and understanding of maximising digital technology to benefit organisations                      

Political sensitivity and awareness of local government and political issues            

Job Category : Education (qualified)

Location : London Borough of Hillingdon

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00

Salary: £258.35 per day

To provide operational leadership to the Attendance Support team and make a critical contribution to fulfilling the Council’s statutory duties in addressing poor school attendance (Education Act 1996 Section 444).

Provide educational direction and expertise through joint working with colleagues in schools and other services including health, social care and the voluntary sector. 

Develop, lead and manage interventions to improve school attendance across the borough. 

To work strategically with schools, Social Care, Fostering, SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Team), YOS (Youth Offending Service) & other agencies to ensure that process and practice across services support Hillingdon’s children with school attendance. 

Lead, develop and deliver programmes of practice development for the Attendance Support team and a programme of training and engagement for attendance leads in schools.

Provide management oversight of officers. Take the lead for monitoring and tracking attendance for all children in Hillingdon.

A. Job Description

1. People Management

• To assist with the selection, development and performance of the Attendance Support team in line with the Council’s HR policies.
• To ensure all team members receive the appropriate level of communication to maintain engagement with the Council’s vision, priorities and activities.
• To assist with leading team meetings, organising agendas, rotas for chairing and ensuring minutes are taken.  

2. Resident & Community Contribution

• To demonstrate understanding of the Council’s Customer Care Standards and ensure these standards are met in order to deliver the Council vision of ‘putting our residents first’.
• The Attendance Support Manager will lead and manage a team of officers with caseloads where the prevailing issue is nonparticipation in education, but may also include working with:
  • higher need families with complex and multiple difficulties involved in or at risk of being involved in crime, antisocial behaviour, disengagement with education and risk of homelessness or edge of care; and
  • Lower need families experiencing difficulties that are likely to become more complex and entrenched without a brief solution focused intervention.

To ensure all team members receive the appropriate level of communication to maintain engagement with the Council’s vision, priorities and activities.

1. QUALIFICATIONS

Professional qualification in related field e.g. education, youth work

Evidence of relevant CPD.

2. STATUTORY or ROLE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

Ability to undertake occasional evening and weekend work, including residential weekends 

Full UK driving licence and use of own vehicle

Willing to take majority of annual leave during school holidays.

3. EXPERIENCE

Leading, managing and delivering evidence-based interventions with children, young people and their families, who present with challenging behaviours and multiple and complex needs through partnership working with families, communities and agencies

Senior Leadership Team experience within a schools’ context (or similar)

Experience of successful multi-agency and partnership working including resolving conflict and managing differences effectively

Experience of building capability and capacity of other professionals

Significant experience of assessing and managing risk and vulnerability with an emphasis on safeguarding in a multi-agency environment

Experience of leading and managing practitioners in the delivery of support packages to families with complex needs including barriers to ensuring children and young people’s participation in education

Experience of successfully managing teams in delivering outcomes and results

4. KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Vision, passion and an ability to lead, influence others actions, challenge practices whilst maintaining good professional working relationships enabling best outcomes for children and families

Broad knowledge of relevant legislation, guidance, government policy and research in relation to children and families with ability to apply knowledge in an operational setting

Ability to develop innovative solutions to problems and to conceptualise new collaborative ways of working to achieve shared goals.

Specific knowledge of policy, legislation and practice as it relates to children and young people’s participation in education, employment and training.  In particular the Education Act 1996 in relation to school attendance

Knowledge and understanding of the key issues relevant to the development of children, young people and their families to ensure the securing of good outcomes including those associated with participation in education

Able to form and maintain appropriate professional relationships and boundaries with children, young people and families to ensure effective engagement in family interventions

Ability to use ICT and service specific software. 

Analytical skills to understand, interpret and utilise statistics and management information to inform operational working and strategic development 

Excellent presentation, communicating and influencing skills

Effectively use communication skills to build relationships with Headteachers and Senior School Leaders, families and other agencies to assist children and young people to access their education. 

Ability to work in more than one phase.

5. COMPETENCIES

“Can do” positive attitude

Demonstrates a commitment to changing work practices and processes, and a willingness to try new ways of working or thinking.

Takes responsibility and delivers results

Adapts to changing demands to ensure that objectives are met, overcoming problems and making well considered decisions.

Team working

Acts as a role model to others in the team, sharing knowledge and experience when necessary, whilst respecting and valuing the contribution other team members’ experiences can bring.

Communication

Demonstrates well developed written and verbal communication skills; and the confidence to present reports and verbal accounts credibly to a variety of different audiences.

Customer Care

Develops contacts and relationships with customer/ client groups, regularly reviewing service delivery and taking responsibility to ensure quality service provision.

Takes ownership of personal development

Takes action to develop own and others’ capability and knowledge by promoting and supporting developmental opportunities to improve performance.

Job Category : Building Services, Trades & Maintenance

Location : Ty Blaen, Torfaen Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date: Immediate Start

Start Time : 07:00

End Time : 15:00

Salary: £12.32

Driving waste vehicles around Torfaen and assisting with the collection of waste

This role is paid at £13:47 after the initial 12 week period with increments of pay added annually. 

Good chance of a full time role with the Authority if placement is successful

1. To carry out Waste collection services as agreed with your Supervisor.

• To carry out job chats on a yearly basis in order to establish your crew’s needs.

• To distribute promotional literature as and when required.

• To liaise with the Waste Awareness Officer/Enforcement Officer where there are areas of non-compliance by residents of Torfaen.

• To monitor the performance of your crew on a daily basis and report back to your Supervisor, where there are issues with performance.

• To contribute to raising public awareness of the twin bin scheme and other waste initiatives introduced throughout Torfaen.

• To identify and provide additional assistance for members of the public who are experiencing difficulties in carrying out the separation of their waste.

• To carry out regular audits of the number of waste receptacles collected by your team, and relay this information to your Supervisor.

• To gain an accredited professional award that will be determined by Management.

1. To work with the Education Officer, which involves school visits and road shows where you will be expected to interact with students and residents of Torfaen helping and advising on any twin bin related issues.

1. Work in a safe manner ensuring that all protective clothing is worn.

1. Work within the Councils Health and Safety Policies and Procedures.

1. To work within the Councils policies and procedures.

1.1Educated to GCSE level

1.2 Must hold a Full Clean UK Driving Licence HGV cat C

1.3 Experience in the field of Refuse/Recycling collections

Experience

2.1 Proven supervisory experience

2.2 Proven knowledge in the delivery of refuse/recycling

2.3 Ability to provide practical and creative solutions to refuse/recycling issues.

Skills and Abilities

3.1 To be an effective communicator with good interpersonal skills

3.2 Customer care skills when dealing with members of the public

3.3 Able to deal positively and objectively with conflict

Personal Attributes

4.1To be committed to team working and be able to contribute to the effective functioning of the team

4.2 Use resources effectively to achieve value for money

4.3 To have an adaptable style in order to accept change and be flexible in attitude

Job Category : Legal

Location : ALEXANDRA HOUSE, London Borough of Haringey

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00

Salary: £27.92

Haringey legal services are building an exciting new new disrepair team within the litigation team, to deal solely with our disrepair caseload. Join our Lexcel accredited legal service, renowned for delivering outstanding client care to our council. With a new in-house Housing Disrepair Legal Team, funded and ready for action, we offer a unique chance to influence and cultivate our team ethos from the ground up. Be a part of a pioneering venture that is set to redefine service standards within the council. As a Senior Lawyer within our newly established Housing Disrepair Legal Team, you will provide expert legal counsel on both routine and complex housing disrepair cases whilst running your own caseload. Your role is pivotal in managing and overseeing case progression, ensuring a deep understanding of client needs, and contributing to the strategic direction of the team. You will supervise junior members of the team and also support the Deputy and Principal Lawyer in leading and developing our team members, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement in our processes.”

Job Category : Social Care & Health Non-Qualified

Location : 48 STATION ROAD, London Borough of Haringey

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date : immediate  Start

Start Time :09:00

End Time : 17:00

Salary: £19.95

1. Working within strengths-based model of practice and holding a non-complex caseload to support residents to improve their independence and wellbeing by working closely with partners and maximizing the use and benefit of community resources. 

2. Undertake strengths-based assessments, reviews and support planning that enable residents to maximize their independence, improve quality of life and build their resilience. 

3. Provide practical support to residents and carers, that helps support them such as accessing living aids: accessing the welfare benefit system in order to provide advice and information to service users. 

4. Assist in arranging short term care and in providing clients and carers with respite to reduce carer breakdown 

5. Work with adult clients, relatives, carers and communities to help them make informed decisions, enabling them to clarify and express their needs and contribute to support planning. 

6. Liaise with colleagues across the Haringey health and social care partnership in order to gather information relevant to assessment and support planning activities. 

7. Maintain and update reliable, timely and accurate case notes, systems and other records, write reports as required; support social worker to collect information and present to legal. 

8. Undertake reviews of care packages 

9. Contribute to effective Multi Disciplinary Team working by inputting through meetings and working with others to achieve best outcomes for those accessing services 

10. Attend safeguarding strategy meetings were required. 

11. Complete Continuing Health Care checklists and identify those that require full assessments

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Examples and evidence which demonstrate your genuine motivation for continuing to develop a career in Adult Social care 

Awareness and understanding of the part that Adult Social Care plays in maximising the independence of vulnerable Adults – demonstrably gained experience or exposure to social care in a voluntary, paid or personal basis     

Evidence that you have researched the social care ethics and values and that you can explain what they are and demonstrate that you share these values and have behaved in ways that evidence this 

Examples that demonstrate that you have an achievement focus and have achieved or delivered what has been required and expected of you

Ability to develop positive and productive relationships with people, including the ability to empathise, motivate and inspire as well as fulfilling your part of any requirement 

Ability to be creative and positive in identifying solutions with residents that maximise and build upon their strengths

Ability to develop positive and productive working relationships with colleagues to deliver successfully both as an individual and as part of a team  

The ability to produce coherent and business like written communication such as  high quality assessments, reviews, support plans and reports.

Ability to plan and prioritise to meet deadlines and targets

Knowledge and awareness of issues relating to communities from different racial and cultural backgrounds and Equal Opportunities

Job Category : IT

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: £17.54

Connected Care is a 24 hours, 365 days a year emergency service provided in house by Haringey Council. It offers vulnerable residents a personal alarm system which can be activated in case of an emergency. Additional it provides a mobile response service if there is an emergency in the residents home. We are looking for 2 x Digital Care Technician to work within the Connected Care Service.

The Digital Care Technician play a vital role in ensuring that all equipment is installed, deinstalled and maintained safely and effectively in a timely manner to ensure service is maintained (this involves use of tools and ladders). As well as ensuring all customers and their family members/carers understanding how the equipment works and can use it effectively.

The role is Monday to Saturday – only 1 Saturday will be worked within the month and the shift pattern is 9am to 5pm. 36 hours per week.

The candidates we are looking for should have experience of installing and maintaining lifelines and telecare equipment in vulnerable service users homes. As this role requires the candidate to drive to service users home to install equipment, we are looking for experienced and competent drivers who hold a full clean UK driving licence. Council fleet vehicles are provided but passing the council driving assessment would be a requirement to use these. In the meantime they would be required to use their own vehicles and mileage would be paid

• Full current UK Driving Licence.

• Good practical knowledge and skills required across multiple disciplines –

electrical, computer hardware/software, telecoms and assistive technology.

• Ability to fault find and give technical support

• To have good communication skills, both verbal and written and be able to use

a range of information technology within service delivery.

• Good organisational skills, be able to prioritise work as appropriate and under

pressure.

• Ability to liaise effectively with people both inside and outside the Council

including service users, their families, professional staff and suppliers.

• Ability to demonstrate and assistive technology and explain their use and

operation to existing and potential users.

• Ability to participate in review process with customers and to work jointly with

other professionals to ensure users’ needs are met and enhance quality of life.

• Ability to keep detailed electronic records and notes including regular updating

of Data Base.

• Ability to undertake lone working as required.

• Ability to work jointly with partner providers and to liaise with a range of internal

and external agencies in the delivery of projects and other activities.

• Ability to partake in quality assurance processes including monitoring and

evaluation.

• To demonstrate proactivity in identifying solutions to improve outcomes.

• To use tools to install equipment i.e. drills and ladders.

• Excellent customer services skills.

Job Category :Social Care – Unqualified
Location : Thomas Hardy House, Enfield Council
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £18.58

Enfield Early Help Service
We are looking for enthusiastic and able Case workers with at least 2 years experience to join the Early Help Service.
Early Help Service is based within Children and Family Services. It is a preventive service which offers support and advice to families, with children aged 0-18 years that live in or attend a school in Enfield. We are looking for enthusiastic and able Case worker with at least 2 years experience to join the Early Help Service. We will expect excellent writing skills, clear understanding of risk and good assessment skills. The post holder will have a varied caseload, offering support to empower parents / carers to build on family’s strengths preventing family breakdown and the involvement of statutory services The post holder will be accountable to the Early Help Service Deputy Team manager. This is an exciting opportunity to join a strong service that works together with families, to achieve positive outcomes for children and young.

Worker need to be able to demonstrate previous experience in similar role.
The role will be working Hybrid with 2/3 days office based. This role is community based and office based.
This is not a social worker role.

Job Specifics – Skills, Experience, Knowledge & Abilities (You are not restricted to 2 criteria for each category)

Essential:

1. To have significant experience of direct work with children young people and their families in the family home or in the community.
2. Experience of working effectively in co-operation and partnership with a range of communities, partner agencies, private sector bodies, public agencies, voluntary bodies and statutory agencies appropriate to the service area.
3. Working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with parents, professional and voluntary sector to meet the needs of vulnerable children and families who have multiple and complex needs to achieve sustainable and positive change
4. Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work assertively to achieve sustainable and positive change. Including negotiation and problem solving in a multi-disciplinary setting. Good written skills and the ability to carry out assessments, written reports and evaluating outcomes. keep accurate records, organise, plan and coordinate work.
5. Ability to keep accurate records, organise, plan and coordinate work and proficient use of IT systems e.g. Outlook, MS Office and electronic case management systems.

Desirable:

1. Experience of working with complex case reviews such as multi-agency professional meetings e.g. Multi Agency Panels, Safeguarding or TAFs (teams around the family).
2. Trained to deliver accredited parenting programmes
   Behaviours

Appropriate behaviours are key to the delivery of our vision for Enfield.

We want staff who will work collaboratively, flexibly and constructively, and exhibit this ethos in all their dealings with residents, colleagues and partners. Our leaders will be exemplars of the following behaviours and encourage them in staff at all levels;

Take Responsibility
We want staff who are willing to make decisions and be accountable for them. Staff should have a positive can-do attitude where they see problems as challenges which can be overcome. They should accept responsibility for service delivery, be clear about their service offer and deliver what they promise.

Open, Honest and Respectful
We want staff who are comfortable and confident to acknowledge the difficulties and the barriers they face. They should also be able to constructively challenge the way things are done where there is evidence that it impedes service delivery. Challenge should be conducted in a professional, courteous manner with the aim of reaching a mutually agreeable resolution.

Listen and Learn
We want staff who are prepared to actively listen and reflect on customer concerns with a view to understanding the customer’s point of view. Staff should be able to receive constructive criticism and be prepared to adapt the way they operate and deliver services where appropriate.

Work Together to find solutions
We want staff who can work collaboratively with other departments and partners, freely sharing their knowledge and skills to identify solutions to address customer concerns.

Candidates: Please ensure you address these behaviours in your responses to the essential (and desirable if applicable) criteria above.

Competencies*:

Please choose a maximum of 6 most important competencies for the role from either the Staff Competency Framework (up to SO2) Leadership Competency Framework (PO1 and above) and list here in ranked order. Candidates will be asked to address these when making their application.

1. Adaptable 4. Plan and Organise
2. Empower individuals 5. Customer and Community Focus
3. Build relationships 6. Upholds standards
   Knowledge*

• Knowledge of early help and integrated processes
• Knowledge of the parenting issues and vulnerabilities ·
• Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection legislation.
• Awareness of the strategies that can be used to empower change within families
Knowledge of accredited parenting programmes
Qualifications & Professional registration criteria

Candidates: Please ensure you address these qualifications in your responses to the essential (and desirable if applicable) criteria, you will be expected to meet these requirements of the role and they will be explored with you at interview.

1. NVQ level 3 qualification or equivalent in the field of Child Care, Education, Health.

Special requirements

Candidates: Please note you will be expected to meet these requirements of the role and they will be explored with you at interview.

1. Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Check

Job Category : Sec / Admin

Location :Kinmel Park Depot, Denbighshire County Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 08:00

End Time : 16:00

Salary: £12.18

JOB PURPOSE

Under the guidance of senior staff: be responsible for undertaking administrative, financial, organisational processes within the service / directorate.  Assist with the planning and development of support services.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

          Deal with complex reception/visitor etc. matters.

          Contribute to the planning, development and organisation of support service systems/procedures/policies.

          Coordinate events as required.

          Manage manual and computerised record/information systems.

          Collate data/information and produce reports/information/data as required

          Collate complex documents and other IT based tasks.

          Provide administrative and organisational support to other staff. 

          Operate relevant equipment/ICT packages (e.g. Word, Excel, databases, spreadsheets, internet)

          Provide administrative and organisational support including minute taking.

          Processing invoices, coding sheets, monitoring and inputting onto budget spreadsheets.

          Provide guidance and support to staff and others.

          Arrange, attend and participate in regular meetings .

          Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.

          Be responsible for petty cash as and when required.

          Provide cover for comparably graded colleagues or above due to holidays, sickness and other unforeseen events.

          Ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times.

          Undertake other relevant duties as agreed by Line Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

          Experience of development, management and operation of administrative systems.

          NVQ 3 or equivalent qualification or experience in relevant discipline.

          Excellent numeracy/literacy skills.

          Excellent communication skills

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

          Effective use of ICT and other specialist equipment/resources.

          Full working knowledge of relevant polices/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation.

          Excellent ICT skills.

          Work constructively as part of a team, understanding roles and responsibilities and your own position within these.

          Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities.

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

5 GCSE’s, Grades A – C or equivalent to include Maths and English

NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification or experience in relevant discipline            

ECDL or equivalent or commitment to gain within 18 months of appointment

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Experience of development, management and operation of administrative systems          

Experience of working within local government

JOB RELATED KNOWLEDGE    

Excellent IT skills to include word processing, spreadsheets and databases

Full working Knowledge of relevant polices/codes of practice & awareness of relevant legislation           

Note taking

SKILLS  

Excellent numeracy and literacy skills 

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Ability plan and prioritise the delivery of workload

Excellent communication skills – face to face, in writing, telephone and email

Work constructively as part of a team

Respects and maintains confidentiality at all times

OTHER REQUIREMENTS          

Empathy with the Welsh language and culture         

Ability to speak Welsh

Job Category :Financial – Senior Posts

Location :County Hall, Somerset Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:30

Salary: £39.53

The Head of Strategic Finance is responsible for providing high-quality financial, strategic accounting advice to major services within the Council. They are responsible for the financial health of Somerset Council, working closely with the Service Director Finance & Procurement   to ensure the development of the financial strategy, assessing investments, and ensuring legal and regulatory compliance.

Leads and co-ordinates the Council’s key financial processes of Budget Setting, and Budget Monitoring for both revenue and capital funding and spend. Lead the Council’s Tax Setting and managing the Collection Fund.

Undertake strategic and tactical financial analysis, modelling, and evaluation to support leaders with data-driven decision making. Ensuring the Council meets its saving targets and other financial aims and objectives.

Leads and co-ordinates the Council’s key financial processes of Budget Setting, and Budget Monitoring for both revenue and capital funding and spend. Lead the Council’s Tax Setting and managing the Collection Fund.

Responsible for Somerset Pension fund and the Council’s Treasury Management activities around investments and debt management. The fund’s investment will be managed to achieve a return that will ensure solvency of the fund and provide long term cost efficiency and effectively manages risk 

Responsible for the Council’s capital programme, including the Council’s investment portfolio and Council owned or part owned investment companies. Work closely with the capital team to lead the improvement of the budget setting process, and monitoring of the programme.  Make authoritative recommendations that have a significant impact on the business over the short and long term. Recommendations could be technical or professional in nature. 

Lead the development and implementation of strategy for an important area of responsibility within a function, anticipating complex issues, challenges, and opportunities, whilst ensuring integration with wider functional strategy.

This position is to cover 3 months long term absence.

Qualification/Knowledge/Experience/Skills

Qualifications

•          Be a fully qualified Accountant (CCAB or equivalent) and with significant post qualification experience of working in complex organisations. Essential

•          Evidence of work related continuing professional development. Essential

Skills

•          Applies expertise to act as the Council’s ambassador for developing appropriate plans or performing necessary actions based on recommendations and requirements.

•          Uses expertise to act as the lead on planning, organising, prioritising, and overseeing activities to efficiently meet business objectives.

•          As part of the Finance Management Team leads on analysing data trends for use in reports to guide decision making.

•          As part of the Finance Management Team leads on developing, monitoring, interpreting, and understanding policies and procedures, making sure they match council strategies and objectives.

•          As part of the Finance Management Team leads on interpreting and applying knowledge of laws, regulations, and policies.

•          Has extensive knowledge of local government finance including detailed knowledge of local government funding and pensions. 

•          A proven track record of making significant positive impact through system and process improvements. 

•          Evidence of dealing with governance.

•          Evidence of working with and influencing stakeholders and partners.

Experience 

•          Experience level enables post holder to provide leadership to others regarding work related systems, processes, and challenges. 

•          Experienced in strategic management and leadership across company functions directing substantial resources over long-time frames.

Job Category : Human Resources

Location : Atlas House, Corporation Street, WA9 1LD, St. Helens MBC

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start 

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:30

Salary: £12.18

Purpose of the Post:            

To undertake administrative and operational duties for the Corporate Payroll section and as required by the Merseyside Pension Fund (MPF), ensuring prompt delivery of services is maintained to stakeholders and customers. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. To assist in the maintenance of the on-line payroll related systems, providing guidance, training, response to requests for information and practical assistance to Employees, Managers, Head Teachers, Unions, External clients/agencies and use of systems to other Human Resource staff.   

• To complete and dispatch statutory returns, documents and forms and exchange highly sensitive information and including those to outside agencies e.g. Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs, Merseyside Pensions Fund and Teachers Pension Agency ensuring that all summary, monthly and yearly returns are calculated, balanced, completed and are in accordance with legislation and data protection principles, including communicating directly with Government Connect.

• To compile financial information including; invoicing and reconciliation for third party organisations, operating in accordance with the Council’s financial regulations, legislation and the stipulated requirements of external bodies

• To maintain accurate pension membership records working in conjunction with transactional HR staff, utilising the Merseyside Local Government Pension Fund’s system; administer the Council’s Retirement and Severance scheme providing manually calculated pension estimates and costings as required. 

• To calculate, process and reconcile the payrolls for the Council and external clients’ accounts in compliance with legislation.

• To assist in the delivery of Auto Enrolment, providing operational guidance to individual employees and Human Resource Staff.

• To have working knowledge of the legislation governing deductions from pay. 

• To check pension adjustments made via the payroll system arising from contractual changes e.g. strike action, opt outs and maternities and to audit the starter/leaver process of an employee carried out by transactional HR 

staff and in discussion with senior members of the section, advise of corrective action when necessary.

• To assist in the development of others within the section.

1. To utilise available databases and report writing tools in order to produce required information relating to both payroll and pensions. 

1. To undertake duties relating to the calculation/deduction of PAYE and National Insurance ensuring that information is sent to and received by HMRC on a daily basis and that it is implemented.

1. To process invoices both incoming and outgoing relating to the Corporate Payroll section using the Council’s manual and electronic systems. 

1. To maintain the Teachers Enhanced Pension scheme, and payments arising from the death of a beneficiary.

1. To process the salary sacrifice/deduction schemes.

1. To comply with the Council’s Comprehensive Equality Policy and to ensure that it is implemented within the service area of the post.

1. To comply with the Council’s Information Management Framework (including the Data Protection Policy, Code of Practice and Social Media Policy).

1. To comply with the Council’s Health and Safety Policy and associated safe working procedures and guidelines.

1. To comply with the Council’s Code of Conduct a fundamental aspect of which are “the Seven Principles of Public Life”, and to conduct oneself with the highest standards of conduct that they require.

This post is not subject to Disclosure.

This post is not Politically Restricted in accordance with the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.

The details contained within this job description reflect the content of the job at the date it was prepared.  However, it is inevitable that over time, the nature of the job may change.  Existing duties may no longer be required and other duties may be gained without changing the general nature of the post or the level of responsibility entailed.  Consequently, the Council will expect to revise this job description from time to time and will consult the postholder/s at the appropriate time.

Job Category : Financial

Location : 160 Tooley Street, Southwark Council

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00

Salary: £34.87

To be the principal operational and strategic lead responsible for managing and delivering Transactional Finance Services for the Council, with budget responsibility of circa £3 million per annum.

To lead on modernisation of Transactional Finance that delivers both transformation of the service and meets the strategic channel shift required by the ‘digital first’ corporate strategy.

To ensure accounts payable, accounts receivable and banking functions are managed to perform effectively and efficiently within the Transactional Finance, meeting the needs of both internal and external customers.

To be responsible for the operational administration, management and development of:

•          The councils SAP accounts payables and SAP accounts receivables functions and services, and payables functions relating to adult social care through Mosaic

•          The councils SAP master data and user management functions and services.

To have responsibility for managing the Council’s sundry debt programme and management of payments of SAP AR invoices totalling £620m in year.

Responsibilities

1. Drive the implementation and further development of Transactional Finance, particularly

those relating to transactional processing activities with the aim of seeking areas of

further operational efficiency across the Council.

2. Ensuring achievement of performance targets and quality of service provision from

accounts payables and accounts receivables (processing) team, credit control and SAP

management (control) team, banking team and all related contractors.

3. Supporting the delivery of effective and efficient services with a view to delivering

improved value for money in the future.

4. Improving customer relationships both internally and externally through improved service

delivery.

5. Provision of expert analysis and advice on accounts payable, accounts receivables and

SAP operational functions.

6. Providing high quality information and appropriate financial advice to budget holders and

senior officers.

7. Promoting the principles of centralised shared services to support the achievement of

the Council’s service objectives.

8. Promoting, applying and supporting effective financial control across financial business

processes both within and outside the Transactional Finance.

9. Supervision of staff within own teams and other staff or contractors as required.

10. Ensuring the integrity and control of AP / AR / Banking functions in accordance with and

in support of audit processes and recommendations by centralising accountability.

11. Ensuring the integrity and control of SAP master data and other SAP support functions

in accordance with and in support of audit processes and recommendations by

centralising accountability.

12. Ensuring financial control of all Exchequer systems and interfaces into the financial

accounting modules of SAP through regular reconciliation and reporting of issues.

13. Ensuring financial control of all income and banking management systems and

processes interfacing into the financial accounting modules of SAP and AIM, including

providing expert advice on the governance around income collection, payment systems

and income management systems and aspects related to income management across

the Council.

14. Developing further automation of the various service areas across Transactional

Finance, including the use of robotics and artificial intelligence.

Knowledge, including educational qualifications:

Relevant degree or MAAT or CCAB qualification and / or work

experience of at least equivalent level. 

Knowledge of relevant aspects of local government finance

including local authority accounting and financial administration 

Knowledge of issues affecting local government finance and

proposed changes in key financial or other regulations,

particularly in so far as they relate to the key roles of the post.

Extensive knowledge of change management and service development

techniques, preferably gained in a Local Government environment. 

Experience:

Experience in all relevant management competencies per the

schedule below 

Extensive recent experience of Local Government Services of

which a significant period at a senior level 

Experience of the following:

– Financial planning

– Provision of financial information to inform effective

decision making including ensuring the effective

maintenance of financial records to support this

– Financial monitoring, forecasting and reporting

– Financial administration

– Staff management

Experience of change management, implementing major change in a

significant organisation.