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Job Category: Admin & Clerical

Job location: King Square, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3AR, Somerset Council

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £26.55 per hour

Position is offered on a hybrid basis. Minimum one day per week in the office base which is Bridgwater House

Key Information

• 37 hours per week. Monday - Thursday 8.30am - 5.00pm. Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm
• This role offers hybrid working. There will be an expectation that the post holder will work from the Bridgwater House office alongside business support and operational colleagues in Children’s Social Care a minimum of one day per week.

What will I be doing?

We’re working to improve the lives of children in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that helping a team of social workers who assess potential Kinship and foster carers. Your day-to-day work will involve:

• Processing fostering and Kinship applications
• Taking telephone calls 
• Chasing references
• Managing a busy mailbox by monitoring and responding to email requests
• Arranging and minuting meetings as required by the Team
• Updating our database system with client details 
• Supporting Social Workers and Operational staff with day to day IT and admin queries

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you:

• Are passionate about helping to improve the lives of vulnerable children and young people living in Somerset.
• have a warm, friendly, non-judgemental manner in order to help the families we support feel comfortable. You will need to be calm and kind in difficult situations and conversations.
• Have experience working in an office environment
• Know your way around Microsoft 365 (especially Word, MS Teams and Excel) and are comfortable using databases
• Can deal with changing and competing deadlines and priorities (not everybody can, and that’s ok – but it’s super important in a role like this one)
• Are educated to GCSE Grade 4 (C ) or above standard in English and Maths.

Job Category: Social Care Qualified

Job location: Neuadd Brycheiniog, Cambrian Way, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7HR, Powys County Council

Hours per week: 28

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £26.55 per hour

Job Category: Interims

Job location: Civic Campus, Euclid Street, Swindon, SN1 2JG, Swindon Borough Council

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £55.05 per hour

Purpose

To support delivery of the council�s people strategy (At our Best) and the Swindon Plan as a senior member of the HR Operations team.

To balance your role as strategic advisor and member of the Senior Management Team to a specific service with supporting the council in its ambition to be an employer of choice. 

To be an expert strategic HR and organisational development advisor to senior leaders across the breath of complex HR issues.

To contribute to the improvement of services through the design, delivery, and implementation of people strategies and solutions that deliver organisational excellence. 

To be a role model in bringing the council�s culture, values and behaviours, and new ways of working to life.

Accountabilities

o contribute to the strategic management of the council as an extended member of the Senior Management Team to an allocated Directorate / Service, ensuring that people related issues are considered in the design and delivery of services.

Strategic alignment: Partner with senior leaders to develop, implement, and embed HR strategies that support long-term goals, drive organisational performance and ensures the council�s financial sustainability.

Organisational design & change management programmes: Lead initiatives around the design and delivery of restructuring, workforce planning, and transformation to ensure organisational agility and scalability. 

Talent and development strategy: Collaborate on succession planning, leadership development, and talent acquisition strategies to build a robust talent pipeline and support a culture of growing our own.

Culture & engagement: Champion initiatives including the At our Best programme that enhance employee engagement, inclusion, high performance, continuous improvement and a values-driven culture.

Performance & capability: Drive performance management processes and support capability building across teams.

Data-driven insights: Commission and interpret HR analytics to inform evidence-based decisions, identify trends, and recommend proactive solutions. 

Employee relations & risk management: Provide guidance on complex employee relations issues, ensuring compliance and mitigating risk in line with council policies, employment law and best practice to deliver innovative people solutions. To provide and evaluate risk-based options, and advise upon risk ahead of key decisions, adjusting plans as necessary.

To commission the HR&OD & Enabling Services centres of excellence to develop and embed innovative interventions that drive transformational change across and within services. 

To provide coaching and risk-based advice and support to senior managers and leaders, enabling and empowering them to make informed decisions while ensuring their accountability for decisions. 

To embed HR best practice and develop high standards of people management within services.

To assist in developing and rolling out organisational HR policy, practice and procedure ensuring their consistent application within services.

To be a positive influencer and constructively challenge ideas and proposals to ensure sound people implications are considered ahead of decisions being made. 

To network and build positive relationships with key stakeholders and external partners. 

To develop and maintain excellent trade union relationships, particularly regarding HR change and cultural development. 

To use computerised systems, technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital solutions to deliver an effective service.   

To ensure EDI is integral to the work of the function and adheres to all legal and mandatory requirements. 

To lead / contribute to people management and organisation change workstreams as required. 

To lead the compilation of responses to requests for employment data or staffing information.

To chair working groups as requested, ensuring the needs of the department on a particular issue are clearly articulated and considered as appropriate.

To be a visible, engaging, and inspiring member of the HR Operations leadership team and wider senior management team of the assigned service / s.

To work with the HR Operations leadership team to identify and grow future talent, to enable succession planning within the HR Operations team and wider HR & OD Service.

To escalate complex problems / issues and areas of risk to the Head of HR Operations and Delivery or other members of the HR and OD Leadership team.

To deputise for the Head of HR Operations from time to time, as required.

To contribute to the effectiveness of the services provided by the HR &OD Service; and support and advise on the departmental contribution to business processes, making suggestions for improvement / change where appropriate.

To be a positive ambassador for the HR Operations team and wider HR and OD Service. 

To attend HR Operations team meetings and other HR and OD Service meetings as required. 

To maintain own continuing professional development in consultation with the Head of HR Operations and to liaise / network with other HR practitioners as appropriate.

Any other duties commensurate with the grade and purpose of the post.

Job Category: Interims

Job location: Civic Campus, Euclid Street, Swindon, SN1 2JG, Swindon Borough Council

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £45.04 per hour

Role Purpose

To lead and develop HR Operations at SBC, ensuring the function delivers efficient, customer-focused, and digitally enabled services. The role will provide immediate leadership to the HR Operations team, establish performance standards and KPIs, deliver a clear HR Operations service offer, and drive improvement initiatives.

The interim HR Operations Manager will also ensure the service is positioned to scale and adapt to future needs, balancing resources with demand, strengthening data quality and reporting, and embedding a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & People Management

Lead, support, and develop the HR Team Leader and their team to ensure capability, accountability, and high-quality service delivery.

Integrate the Assistant HR Business Partners into the HR Shared Service Centre model.

Role-model inclusive and visible leadership, embedding Council values and behaviours.

Operational Excellence & Service Standards

Rapidly establish and implement KPIs and Service Standards (SLAs) for HR Operations.

Communicate service standards and the HR Ops service offer clearly to key stakeholders, ensuring transparency and accountability.

Deliver consistent, timely, and customer-focused HR operational support across the employee lifecycle.

Data, Insights & Reporting

Partner with the HR Data & Insights team to design and deliver performance reporting mechanisms, including demand management, prioritisation, and team workload allocation.

Strengthen HR data integrity, reporting, and analytics to inform operational and strategic decision-making.

Improvement & Transformation

Own and deliver the HR Operations improvement plan, ensuring recommendations from Business Transformation and audit reviews are implemented effectively.

Develop, implement, and refine HR templates, procedures, and systems to improve efficiency, compliance, and scalability.

Investigate opportunities for AI and other digital tools to enhance efficiency, scalability, and job enrichment.

Undertake detailed analysis of resource requirements against current capacity, factoring in technological advancements, and make evidence-based recommendations.

Stakeholder Engagement & Reassurance

Lead a stakeholder engagement and reassurance exercise to restore confidence in HR Operations.

Build strong relationships with managers, staff, trade unions, and corporate leaders to ensure HR services are trusted, transparent, and aligned to organisational needs.

Skills & Experience

Significant leadership experience in HR Operations or Shared Services within a local authority or complex public sector environment.

Strong track record of leading HR teams, improving performance, and embedding robust service standards and SLAs.

Experience of delivering transformation and process improvements in HR Operations, ideally in a unionised environment.

Demonstrable experience of workforce resource analysis and capacity planning, including the application of technology to enhance efficiency.

Skilled in managing HR data quality, reporting, and analytics to support decision-making.

Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage and reassure at all levels.

Understanding of audit and compliance requirements within public sector HR operations.

Awareness of emerging digital solutions and ethical AI applications in HR.

Values & Behaviours

Embodies Swindon 2028 values of prevention, inclusion, sustainability, and digital enablement.

Builds trust through visibility, openness, and accountability.

Champions equity, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of HR service delivery.

Pragmatic, improvement-focused, and able to deliver results at pace.

Job Category: Admin & Clerical

Job location: County Hall, High Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1UD, Isle of Wight Council

Hours per week: 8

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £13.26 per hour

Job description

The role is on-site at Building 41, Newport Road, Cowes, ISLE OF WIGHT PO31 8BX. 

Outline of the role and requirements of Building 41 reception cover:

Receptionist duties including being the professional, friendly, and engaging face of Building 41, opening up in the morning and closing the building down in the evening, meeting and greeting members and visitors, showing people to their booked meeting rooms, showing new members round the building and setting them up to work from the building (eg providing WiFi codes, showing them where the kitchen facilities are).

Showing people round the facilities if they request a tour, refilling the coffee machine, and keeping the kitchen area and co-working areas presentable. This is an enjoyable role in a very pleasant work environment, requiring a professional and enthusiastic approach when engaging with members.

Hours are 08:45 – 17:15 with an hour lunch break. 

Address is Building 41, Newport Road, Cowes, ISLE OF WIGHT PO31 8BX. It is on the Number 1 (Park & Ride bus route) and there is a free car park, bike storage, showers, and free access to tea and coffee.

Training will be provided in advance at Building 41 and a building manual will be available during cover.

Job Category: Social Care Qualified

Job location: 40 Station Road, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG175GA, Nottinghamshire County Council

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £20.29 per hour

Job description

The area of work in in Ashfield, office base is within area covered.  Experienced social worker needed for busy child protection time.  Worker must have experience in completing court work.  Worker will require minimum 3 years experience in permanent setting.

Job Category: Trades & Operatives

Job location: County Hall, High Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1UD, Isle of Wight Council

Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £16.80 per hour

Job Purpose
To undertake individually or as a member of the maintenance team the maintenance and upkeep of public rights of way in order to provide safe and convenient use by the public. 

Job Context (key outputs of team / role nd specific examples of role profile accountabilities): 

• The driving of a 4x4 vehicle in accordance with current driving test standards and to hold a current full ordinary driving licence.
• To operate and carry out daily maintenance of grass/hedge cutting machinery and all hand tools and to hold any necessary licences in respect of the same.
• The cutting back and clearing of hedges and rough verges.
• The felling of small trees, tree branches and sawing through and removing sections of fallen trees.
• The installation/fitting of public rights of way posts and signage.
• The installation and maintenance of stiles, gates, bridges, steps and all types of fencing.
• The construction and maintenance of paths and drainage systems.
• To carry out general ditching and site clearance operations.
• To carry out snow clearance operations and assist with clearing up duties in the event of storm damage or flooding.
• To carry out the daily maintenance and basic checks of Rights of Way vehicles and all plant/machinery e.g. checking of oil, water, tyres, lights etc.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Role Profile requirements (and Job specific examples); E = Essential; D = Desirable

• Evidence of practical experience in an appropriate work environment and ability to advise others on relevant issues (Experience of rights of way, agricultural, countryside/grounds working).    E
• Knowledge of relevant health and safety procedures (Experience of Health & Safety responsibilities including risk assessment).    E 
• Safe and competent use of relevant equipment and tools (Ability to drive a 4x4 vehicle and to operate strimmer, chain/pole saw and all hand tools and to hold valid licences and certificates at all times).    E   

Qualifications
Role Profile requirements (and Job specific examples); E = Essential; D = Desirable

• European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent.        E 
• May require relevant certification  (Appropriate certification for the operation of Chainsaw and cross cutting; Safety, Health and Welfare).    E 
• GCSE level qualifications or equivalent experience        E    

Other Requirements

• Tact and patience when dealing with the public and landowners.
• Sufficiently fit and able to walk up to six miles per day and to work in all weather conditions and as a lone worker when necessary.

Job Category: Social Care Qualified

Job location: Plough Lane, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 0LE, Herefordshire Council

Hours per week: 18.50
Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £26.48 per hour

The role

To work with the current team to screen safeguarding concerns as they are raised via our Advice and Referral Team (ART), gather relevant and proportionate information and make a timely decision upon whether S42 criteria is met. 

We want to enable risk and reward innovation as we embrace opportunities to integrate, develop and embed new approaches to how we deliver our services to the public.

That is why we are now seeking enthusiastic, creative, motivated and forward thinking Social Workers to join us.  Based in Plough Lane, Hereford, you will have immediate access to a wide range of knowledge and skills within our established Safeguarding Triage Team.

The team actively applies Making Safeguarding Personal. Making contact with the customer is a key aspect of the role and provides key evidence for deciding next steps. Working relations with partner agencies are very developed and any new worker will be expected to maintain and extend multi-disciplinary working. 

About You

You must have experience of working in adult safeguarding previously and an excellent working knowledge of legislation relevant to adults.

The ability to drive around the County to respond to service need is essential, the team work from Plough lane 2-3 days per week and work from home.

If you are a qualified, Social Work England registered Social Worker, with relevant experience and a strong commitment to a personalised and outcome focussed practice, we are keen to hear from you.

About us

We are a small, dedicated team who are growing and we work well together 

We have close links with our partners and providers

We are proud that the person is at the centre of all safeguarding ‘Nothing about me, Without me’

We have a brilliant Safeguarding Adult Board who make safeguarding everyone’s business with innovative campaigns like ‘Cutting it’ and regular Practitioner Forums on safeguarding topics to embed learning

Flexible working, utilising Microsoft teams but with the option to work from the office as desired

Job Category: Professional 

Job location: 45 Church Hill Road, Walthamstow, E17 9RX, 

London Borough of Waltham Forest

Hours per week: 18.50
Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £13.17 per hour

Job Category: Social Care Non-Qualified

Job location: 45 Church Hill Road, Walthamstow, E17 9RX, 

London Borough of Waltham Forest

Hours per week: 21
Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £17.54 per hour

Job description

* Experience of working in Residential setting for older people over the age of 65 years living with Dementia with fair understanding/knowledge of CQC inspections and standards

* Managing staff - Supervision/Training/Handovers

* Managing medications - Ordering/administering and returns

* In charge of the care home as duty officer

* Ability to prioritise workload and full of initiative  

* Health & Safety at Work and Infection Prevention Control 

* Staff Rota

* Allocation of duties

* Shifts - including weekend and Bank Holidays

* Ability to use computer - send/receive emails, work on words & excel

* Good communication & organisational skills

* Ability to write reports and send out letters

* QCF (NVQ) in HSC level 3 minimum

Job Category: Social Care Non-Qualified

Job location: Ashwell Road, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 7TY, Rutland County Council

Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £11.44 per hour

Job description

To provide care and support to adults with a learning disability within a day service setting.

Supporting with meaningful activities, employment, learning, education and accessing the local community.

Providing support with personal care, to include washing, dressing and medication.

Job Category: Social Care Qualified

Job location: Neuadd Brycheiniog, Cambrian Way, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7HR, Powys County Council

Hours per week: 28
Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £26.55 per hour

Job Category : Social & Health Care Qualified

Location : Sumner House, Southwark Council

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00
Salary:  Â£37.52

****Under the London Pledge paying up to £37.52****

Work directly with children and provide a clear and accurate assessment of a child and his/her family’s needs in line with statutory guidance, undertake interviews, observations and gather information from children, families and other agencies as directed by the Team Manager.

On the basis of assessed needs and risks, devise, implement and review care plans, including the development and management of protection plans within a child protection framework.

Manage the caseload as directed and organise and plan work activities prioritising tasks and responsibilities.

Ensure that statutory responsibilities are undertaken for children including visiting children, arranging reviews, reporting to the court, delivering within timescales and meeting any other national and local performance targets.

Provide written and verbal reports, which are concise, informative and based on analysis of complex evidence.

Provide focused and purposeful social work interventions, within a systemic framework with explicit aims and objectives about desired outcomes within the context of managing risk to children.

Work closely with the other practitioners to devise written plans and implement clinical interventions with children and their families, in various settings including family homes.

Organise complex information and produce comprehensive, analytic, high quality reports which make cogent arguments based on the evidence.

Present complex information in writing and person in a range of settings, including with families, foster carers, police, courts and colleagues as requested by the Team Manager.

Establish rapport and build and maintain a professional, respectful and honest relationship with children and their families, to develop trust and assist in safeguarding children and promoting positive and timely outcomes.

Maintain case records and management information on appropriate systems, ensuring that case files are organised and up to date.

Work purposefully with other agencies to promote positive outcomes and ensure an integrated approach, which takes account of the views of other professionals.

Apply research knowledge of social work interventions and statutory guidance to inform social work practice. 14. Deliver services flexibly across different parts the service (as dictated by service need) and within homes, schools or community settings where required.

Must have a recognised Social Work Qualification, be registered with Social Work England and be at least 2 years post qualifying.

36 hours a week with capacity for flexible working to visit children when needed outside of core hours. 2 days in the office, with the remainder used to visit children and attend meetings as required – and some working from home within that when not visiting children or in the office.

Based in Sumner House in Peckham – must be available to come into the office at least 2 days a week. Will also need to travel likely outside of London to visit children who are looked after in homes outside of London


Knowledge, including educational qualifications:

Essential

(E)

How

assessed

1. Must hold a recognised social work qualification and have

a current registration with the HCPC (Health & Care

Professions Council)

2. Knowledge of childcare legislation, statutory guidance

including that relating to Fostering Services, and the

London Child Protection Procedures. 

Experience:

3. Experience of working with children, families and foster

carers in social work settings, effectively as part of a multi-

agency team and completing assessments.

Aptitudes, Skills & Competencies:

4. Ability to develop professional relationships with foster

families, and to communicate effectively with children and

young people alongside social care teams and other

agencies to promote positive outcomes for children

5. Ability to maintain case records and record information

appropriately, ability to produce coherent reports with

clear recommendations to a range of audiences 

6. Understanding and knowledge of issues relating to

communities from diverse backgrounds and a commitment

to work anti-oppressively. Align with ‘Social work matters’

and its key principles of openness, transparency,accountability and leadership

Job Category: Social Care Qualified

Job location: Castle heights, Chapel Street, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 1NP,

Flintshire County Council

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £25.58 per hour

Job description

Flintshire  Family Intervention Team (FIT team )CP and Court teamChildrens Services To provide a comprehensive social work service in a variety of settings within a framework of relevant legislation and procedures, supporting children, young people, families and groups within the community. Social Workers will take responsibility for a caseload according to qualifications and experience. • To form, develop and maintain professional relationships with children and young people and their families through direct casework, supervision, shared activity and counselling, in such a way that the child/young person’s family’s needs are met. • To provide a service, which meets primary needs, promotes development, and assists behavioural difficulties and vulnerabilities • To identify and assess risk of abuse, failure to protect, or harm to children. • To advise senior managers as to any concerns in respect of children/young people with particular reference to there being at risk of abuse or harm. • To identify, contribute to and suggest ideas for good practice and its development, and to take a lead in a special area of responsibility. • To value, recognise and respect the diversity, expertise and experience of individuals, families and carers and enable them to make informed decisions and express their needs. • To challenge discrimination, disadvantage and other forms of inequality, injustice and oppressive practice. • To maximise the financial and material resources available to service users and carer(s) from all possible sources and ensure value for money care packages. • Ensure that service users and carers are aware of the Department’s Complaints procedures. • To case manage child protection work. •To understand the changing culture, health and social needs of the locality to inform current and future practice and service provision. • To establish good practice by example • To provide verbal and written information to aid care planning activities and to provide evidence for assessment of need and care plan approaches. • To implement designated actions from care plans. • To gather and interpret information on agreed criteria related to the care of a client or implementation of procedures. • To lead meetings to define care planning activities and to evaluate evidence for assessment of need and care plan approaches. • To set up mechanisms for monitoring and evaluating delegated actions from care plans. • To derive and interpret information related to the care of a service user or implementation of procedures • To communicate effectively and in the best interests of the client in case conferences, planning meetings, discussions with clients/families, inter-agency personnel, team members and in staff supervision. • If required, to give evidence in court in relation to care. • To work within established protocols, negotiate expectations/roles in liaison with others, e.g. in the key worker role / in multi agency working. • To represent the Team as required on behalf of a service user - this includes representing individuals and the dept/team in meetings/conference. • To attend child protection meetings. • To appropriately challenge the judgements and decisions of others where there is evidence that the needs of those you are working with are not being met.

Job Category: Admin & Clerical

Job location: Trent Bridge House, Fox Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG2 6BJ, 

Nottinghamshire County Council
Hours per week: 23

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £13.26 per hour

This is an extremely interesting post providing administrative and practical support to a visually impaired Social Worker within Nottinghamshire County Council. The role will include various tasks such as diary management, arranging meetings, note taking, reading aloud relevant correspondence, data input, collation of records and support with manual and electronic form completion. Excellent communication skills are required along with a genuine commitment to deliver a high standard of support. 

You will be an experienced administrator, being able to demonstrate proven IT skills and competency in the use of Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams. Accuracy and numeracy skills are essential to ensure tasks are completed to a high standard whilst maintaining confidentiality and acting within the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) at all times. You will have the ability to work under pressure, prioritise work effectively and meet deadlines.

An understanding of and commitment to Equal Opportunities and Health and Safety is essential.