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Job Category : Sec / Admin

Location : Halton Borough Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:30

Salary: £10.42

1. Responsible for data entry onto service specific IT systems

• Provision of  administrative support to customers of the shared service when preparing for audits and inspections
• Creation  and assistance in the maintenance of  manual and computerised filing systems to enable up to date and accurate information to be retained and retrieved
• Assistance  in the administration of financial transactions including placing orders, goods receipting and dealing with enquiries
• Responsible for the efficient organisation of internal, external and multi-agency meetings including arranging meetings, preparing and sending out agendas, booking rooms, attending and taking minutes of meetings, distributing minutes and following up on actions as appropriate
• Respond to with service specific enquiries, assess the urgency of enquiries and handle appropriately
• Provision of a word processing service including typing letters, short reports, presentations, client notes etc
• Responsible for updating and monitoring Council’s Record of employee lone working

Provision of  general administrative support as and when required including filing and photocopying

Education and Qualifications:

Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent and ideally should have 5 passes at grade C or above including English and Maths

Experience:     

Experience of managing administrative and information systems

Thorough knowledge, use and experience of IT packages including Microsoft Office

Experience of meeting administration including taking minutes and organising meetings using Microsoft Outlook          

Experience of using bespoke software systems within Local Government

Experience of setting up and modifying administrative and information systems

Experience of using Agresso

Job Category : Human Resources

Location : 160 Tooley Street, Southwark Council

Hours Per Week : 21.60

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00

Salary: £17.90

The role will require occasional travel to schools.

Principle accountabilities

1. Under the direction of the Human Resources Business Partner, provide a human

resources service to an allocation of around 30 schools within an agreed service level

agreement on a traded basis. Provide advice and guidance as needed to all schools that

trade with the service.

2. Plan the work for your allocated schools with the Human Resources Business Partner to

ensure that quality standards and deadlines are met, priorities are identified and

delivered to deadline and, where problems or concerns arise, they are resolved quickly

and effectively with the schools concerned.

3. Under the direction of the Human Resources Business Partner, provide high quality,

professional human resources advice, guidance and support to schools on the full range

of human resources issues including: organisational change, redundancy, redeployment,

case management, employment tribunals, industrial action, disciplinary, grievance,

performance, absence management, ill health retirement, recruitment, pay and terms

and conditions of employment.

4. Manage a personal allocation of employee relations case work. Influence, persuade,

coach and support school leaders to take appropriate action and manage risks in

accordance with agreed policies and procedures. Refer more complex cases to the

Human Resources Business Partner.

5. In collaboration with other team members, review and update audit documentation to

evaluate school compliance with human resources legislation and recommended

policies and procedures, undertake audits and report on findings on an annual basis.

6. Under the direction of the Head of Schools Human Resources, develop and undertake an

annual customer satisfaction survey and analyse and report on the findings.

7. Collate and record information in response to freedom of information requests and

other ad-hoc reporting on behalf of the Head of Schools Human Resources.

8. Support the Human Resources Business Partner to deliver change programmes in

schools including: collating contractual information, undertaking job evaluation,

calculating redundancy severance for affected staff, supporting redeployment,

producing and disseminating documents, collating and checking information required

for TUPE transfers, and undertaking job evaluation.

9. Arrange meetings on behalf of the Head of Schools Human Resources and Business

Partners, co-ordinating dates and attendance and taking notes as required.

10. Develop effective working relationships with constituent trade unions including:

supporting collective and local consultation and working in partnership to promote fair

and appropriate outcomes to individual human resources cases.

Knowledge and qualifications

1. CIPD or other recognised human resources qualification, or equivalent knowledge, skills

and experience.

2. Evidenced continuing professional development.

3. Understanding of human resources legislation and best practice.

4. Understanding of the principles of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

Experience

1. Working as an effective HR professional in a unionised organisation.

2. Working in a customer focussed environment.

3. Developing effective working relationships to understand the needs of customers and

other stakeholders and providing well informed advice.

4. Delivering successful human resources strategies to support continuous improvement.

5. Delivering high quality and accurate work to deadline in a fast paced, changing

environment.

Skills and abilities

1. Customer focused and driven by the achievement of high standards and achievements

through service/business delivery.

2. Able to work collaboratively as part of a team to ensure service objectives are met.

3. Able to work quickly and accurately under pressure whilst ensuring attention to detail.

4. Able to challenge, influence and persuade staff and managers in a variety of situations.

5. Able to create and build effective relationships and professional credibility with a range

of senior managers, stakeholders and professional staff.

6. Able to work on own initiative as well as plan, prioritise and meet deadlines.

7. Able to understand, assimilate, interpret, present and communicate complex

information.

8. Effective written and oral communication skills including report writing and presentation

skills.

9. Numerate with the ability to understand, manipulate and analyse HR data.

10. IT skills sufficient to produce clear written reports, spreadsheets, presentations and other

documents, to use HR management systems to record and analyse data, and maintain websites.

Job Category : Social & Health Care Qualified

Location : Southwark Council

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time :09:00

End Time :17:00

Salary: £30.46

Southwark Adult Social Care is recruiting a locum Deputy Team Manager to start as soon as possible to join the Transfer of Care Team based at Jenni Lee House, near the Kings College Hospital site at Denmark Hill, London. The Deputy Team Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day operational oversight of social workers and their work products. This includes providing social work practice guidance and management oversight relating to case progression and management of - often complex -  discharges, complaints and disputes, safeguarding and mental capacity. The post holder will take an active part in networking with NHS trust colleagues and form part of the management team overseeing team performance and attending regular discharge review meetings, updating the acute trust about discharge plans and responding to system escalations as pressures on acute trusts increase. A proven track-record of multidisciplinary working/close partnership working with other local authority colleagues/GPs/NHS and a sound understanding of ordinary residence and current out-of-hospital pathways is essential for this role. Good working knowledge of the Continuing Healthcare process and the relevant framework is essential for this role. 

The post holder will be required to supervise 4-5 qualified social workers. 

NOTE: This role requires the Deputy Team Manager to be in the office at Jenni Lee House with frontline colleagues on average 4 days per week. This role cannot be carried out working from home, apart from scope of approximately 1 day/week working from home for more administrative parts of the role

Knowledge, including educational qualifications:

To be a registered Social Worker with Social Work England. Post qualification training/award at higher or advanced level or equivalent expertise or experience in a relevant field.

Knowledge of current and proposed Social and Health Care legislation particularly that relating to adults. An appreciation and understanding of current issues in social work practice, social sciences and theory.

Excellent knowledge of safeguarding, mental capacity and deprivation of liberty legislation and best practice. 

Experience:

Experience or knowledge of chairing safeguarding meetings, multi-agency cases and conferences. 

Experience of safeguarding mental capacity, best interest and deprivation of liberty best practice. 

To have experience of working with multiple agencies to facilitate holistic assessments. To collaboratively support people in achieving their goals, outcomes and maximisation of their independence. (E)

Experience of holding and effectively managing complex, high risk or high profile cases. (E)

Aptitudes, Skills & Competencies:

To apply social work ethics, principles and values to guide

professional practice. (E)

Ability to take responsibility for the professional learning and

development of others through supervision, mentoring, assessing, research, teaching, leadership and management. (E)

Job Category : Financial

Location : Lincoln County Offices (Newland)

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 08:30

End Time : 16:30

Salary: £14.75

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic individual who would like to join us as a Senior Finance Technician on a one- year fixed term contract within our Technical Team, which is part of Lincolnshire County Council's Financial Services Team. This role may lead to a permanent role for the right person.

We are looking for someone who is preferably AAT qualified, has a good understanding of financial and accounting processes, how these are represented in financial IT systems, and has experience of working with a major ERP system.

The role sits within a small Systems Governance team and will focus on supporting the Finance Team Manager to identify improvements and changes to all Council IT systems which interact with the Council’s finance function, to ensure that these systems are maintained and developed to work effectively and within a sound financial governance framework. This is not a systems development role per se, but instead will require working with the Council’s Corporate Systems team as well as external systems suppliers who have responsibility for systems development.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES, TASKS & DUTIES

The specific accountabilities of this role will be flexible and will change to meet

the needs of the organisation as required but will include (or be equivalent in

nature to) those listed below:

i To assist in ensuring that there is effective strategic financial planning

and financial management in relation to all revenue and capital budgets.

To assist in the coordination and delivery of financial planning for all

revenue and capital budgets.

ii. Providing financial support and advice in support of a specified area of

the Council, including in relation to:

Budget setting

iii. Identification and costing of budget pressures for future years, through

liaising with Budget Holders, Senior Managers and the Head of Finance.

Budget monitoring

iv. Advising Budget Holders and Senior Managers on the monitoring of

budgets.

v. Overseeing the financial support arrangements and highlighting

any weaknesses regarding maintenance of accounts.

vi. Assessing the effectiveness of budget monitoring arrangements.

Financial Reporting

vii Reviewing and challenging Budget Holder outturn projections ensuring,

in particular, that budgets are realistic, resources have been allocated

promptly and outturn projections look reasonable in relation to spending

to date.

viii Advising Budget Holders and Senior Managers on the overall financial

position and key issues.

ix Assisting with the development of systems to help improve the accuracy

of outturn projections, particularly for large, more volatile and high risk

budgets.

x Assisting with the provision of supplementary reports for high risk areas.

Liaising with the Finance Managers, Heads of Finance and Serco re key

concerns.

Efficiency savings

xi Identification of potential areas for delivery of future efficiency savings.

Assisting Senior Managers and Budget Holders with the development of

plans for delivery of efficiency savings and providing advice thereto.

xii Monitoring the delivery of efficiency savings throughout the year and

reporting therein.

Value for money

xiii Assisting Senior Managers with the evaluation of the value for money

provided by services.

xiv Analysing national and local data to assess value for money.

xv Working with Senior Managers and Budget holders to develop

strategies for improving value for money.

xvi Monitoring delivery of those plans and reporting thereon.

Performance

xvii Working with Senior Managers, Budget Holders and the performance

teams to assess performance, highlight opportunities and

help develop plans for improvement, if necessary through re-alignment

of resources.

xviii Advising on maximising performance within financial constraints.

Pension Fund

xix Ensure financial and administrative procedures are adhered to by both

the Pension Fund Custodian and Administrator.

Provide back and middle office support to the Investment Manager in

respect of the Pension Fund's In House UK Equity Portfolio.

Liaise with the Pension Fund's Fund Managers to ensure their valuation

and performance figures are correct.

Monthly balancing and reconciliation of the Pension Fund Investments.

Ensure the required financial data is submitted to Government bodies

within the set timescale.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• AAT membership as a minimum and significant relevant financial

experience.

• Detailed knowledge and understanding of principles of financial

management, accounting principles and practice.

• Detailed knowledge of Financial Strategy, financial regulations, financial

procedures, schemes of authorisation and their rationale within the

control framework

• Good Communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively with

officers, external auditors and partners, including funding bodies and

government departments and agencies, so as to secure their confidence

and respect.

• Good ICT skills, including corporate finance systems (e.g. Agresso) and

Financial Modelling and Excel.

• Good staff management skills to over see the work of other Senior

Finance Technicians and Finance Technicians.

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: £16.29

The Education Welfare Officer will enable pupils to receive maximum benefit from the education provision made available to them by assisting their regular attendance at school through: 

- Supporting individual pupils and their parents 

- Enabling effective communication between parents, carers, guardians and school 

- Monitoring school and pupil attendance data to provide support and focus efforts to unblock wider barriers to attendance 

- Helping allocated schools develop effective policies and procedures on attendance through termly conversations with school attendance leads sing data to identify pupils and cohorts at risk of poor attendance.

Key responsibilities:

- To develop, implement and review Attendance Plans for pupils and their families designed to help them overcome non-attendance difficulties. 

- To engage parents in attendance contacts and in formal meetings regarding poor attendance.  

- To deliver interventions directly to young people and / or the family unit and where required broker services, as part of the plan, from partner agencies, voluntary or community groups. 

- To be persistent in the engagement of families or individuals who may be resistant by using assertive, creative and practical engagement strategies. 

- To identify and work with the school and the family of pupils who persistently and severely absent, or at risk of becoming so.  

- Where required, to provide families with advice and guidance on the implications of non-school attendance and contributing to the process of applying due process, including legal proceedings in the event that statutory participation levels are not maintained. 

- To work and maintain effective communications with partner agencies and support family members in accessing and engaging with universal and targeted services as required. 

- To attend case conferences, statutory reviews, court and other meetings as required. 

- To maintain timely and concise electronic case records and written reports that evidence the work undertaken and the progress achieved. 

- When required, take statutory action against parents using penalty fines and preparing witness statements for the Family Proceedings or Magistrates Court.  

- To review termly attendance data with allocated schools to identify action to improve attendance for individual pupils and meet school attendance targets.

1. QUALIFICATIONS

5 GCSEs including Maths and English or NVQ level 3 in an appropriate field

A recognised qualification in a related profession e.g. Education, youth work, child and family development 

2. STATUTORY or ROLE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

Full UK driving licence and use of own vehicle

Ability to undertake occasional evening and weekend work 

Willing to take majority of annual leave during school holidays.

3. EXPERIENCE

Experience of working as an education welfare officer / school attendance officer / equivalent, or direct face to face working with pupils and parents in an educational or social care setting for a minimum of one year

4. KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

To have a clear understanding of safeguarding and protecting families from risk and harm

Good self-organisational skills, able to work independently and as part of a team

Knowledge and understanding of the problems and difficulties faced by families and the ability to help them find constructive solutions.

A broad knowledge and understanding of Social care, Education and health legislation and services, and how they can support families

Specific knowledge of legislation and practice in relation to children and young people's participation in education

Knowledge of child development and needs

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

Able to be persistent, creative and tenacious in engaging with children, young people and families who present challenging behaviour and may be resistant to change

A good understanding of how to work effectively with other professionals and service providers in a multi-agency environment

Ability to use Microsoft office packages to keep clear, written and electronic records and provide monitoring information as required to a high standard.

Demonstrable ability to deliver successful interventions for families with complex needs that deliver outcomes  

Job Category : Social Care - Qualified

Location : Worthing Hospital, West Sussex County Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:30

Salary: £27.81

*We can offer £35 ph plus £150 pw expenses if the candidate lives outside West Sussex ( This will need to be confirmed if submitting at this rate ) *

Location : Worthing Hospital 

Working arrangements :Hospital based you will be required to attend the hospital 4 days per week  - will be required to attend the hospital to support with duty and visit the wards to undertake assessments and attend family meetings etc We also work as part of the multi-disciplinary team covering A&E and the emergency floor. 

Job Description : 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 : Social & Healthcare Qualified

Location : Plymouth City Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 08:30

End Time : 17:30

Salary: £38.54

 Directing work with children, young people and families in multiple

settings/locations, ensuring the child/young person’s voice is central to all

case work and recording including:

o Delivering recognised packages of support and tools to engage

children, young people and families to achieve positive outcomes.

This will require climbing stairs and lifting small children and their

equipment, travel to and from destinations, lone working and

occasional weekend and evening working

o Building purposeful, effective relationships with children and families,

demonstrating a high level of skill in evidence based, effective social work approaches to helping children and families which support

change

o Working to tight deadlines, managing conflicting demands and

interruptions

(30%)

 Undertaking assessments of need and risk; plan for outcomes, reviewing in

line with procedures and applying understanding of the key risk factors

affecting child welfare and development including:

o Analysis of the decision-making, the difference between opinion and

fact, the role of evidence and the reasoning of any conclusions

reached and recommendations made

o Maintaining timely and accurate case recording in line with practice

standards, managing information in line with the council’s policies,

procedures and guidance on data protection

(40%)

 Undertaking Court work and may be called upon to give evidence on behalf

of the Local Authority (15%).

 Participating positively in supervision, practice development and newly

qualified worker scheme requirements (15%)

Essential qualifications/knowledge

 Degree or higher qualification in Social Work that has resulted in

registration with relevant professional regulatory body for the profession

 Knowledge of the legislative frameworks for child and family social work

Desirable qualifications/ knowledge

 Knowledge of child and family social work in a statutory setting

 Understanding of child development, including the impact of different

parenting styles on development; the impact of loss, change and uncertainty

in the development of resilience and assessment of vulnerability

Essential experience

Some experience of working in a child care setting, which may have been

gained though student placement or voluntary or paid work

Advanced Practitioner role Capped case load and no duty

Up to £250 per week for expenses

Job Category : Social Care - Qualified

Location : Durban House, West Sussex County Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediately 

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:30

Salary: £30.44

** CANDIDATES MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE IN CARE ACT ASSESSMENTS AND S117 REVIEWS ** 

Payrate : £38. We are bound by the MoC, which means pay rates are capped. Whist we are able to pay up to £40, this rate is for those deemed to be at Qualified Social Work Practitioner level with over 2 years experience. 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. 

Location -Durban House - Bognor - The staff will be required to travel across the entire county to complete Care Act assessments and s117 reviews. 

Working arrangements - Mix of home and office will need to be in the office at least 2- 3 days per week 

Job Description : In this exciting role, you will be required to act as a lead professional responsible for delivering a statutory social work service to those people who access or need the service, to include assessment, planning, implementing and review, and being responsible for leading on a specialist area of service delivery, ensuring that key developments are communicated to colleagues and that business change is successfully implemented. You will work effectively in partnership with other staff and voluntary agencies, and demonstrate a thorough understanding of all the relevant health, voluntary and private services in the area. The role will involve regular exposure to people who access or need the service and/or subject matter which may place significant emotional demands on you, for example significant work involving dealing with highly complex social work cases and leading on safeguarding enquiries. You should be resilient in working with challenging behaviours from those accessing the service. You will act as a senior professional representative for the service by working with a focus on ensuring the effective delivery of services to those people who access or need the service, acting with integrity, professionalism and respect on behalf of the organisation, ensuring at all times that the needs of individuals and the business are paramount. You will also provide regular supervision to other qualified Social Workers within the team. You will remain up-to-date and compliant with all relevant legislation and adhere to organisational procedures, policies and codes of conduct as well as Social Work England professional standards in order to uphold a high-quality, seamless service. You will be expected to work within organisational, policy and legislative requirements.

Key Skills:

1. Ability to work proactively as a member of the team to make an accurate

assessment of needs and negotiate and implement effective plans and

outcomes, whilst prioritising workload and meeting deadlines.

2. Demonstrable evidence of leadership skills when working in partnership with

people, carers, colleagues, and a variety of external agencies in complex

situations to meet people’s outcomes.

3. Expertise of managing situations with complex and competing risks, utilising

a risk enablement approach, and using evidence-based practice. Solution

focussed with the ability to analyse complex situations and provide forward

thinking strategies and solutions that consider a variety of possible strength-

based solutions, balancing risks, resources and desired outcomes.

4. Expertise in leading on safeguarding enquiries.

5. Highly developed communication skills to influence in a multi-disciplinary

setting and communicate clearly and effectively to explain complicated

information to a wide range of people and negotiate and persuade others to

adopt a particular course of action that they may not otherwise wish to take.

6. Able to model and use social work skills in practice, supervision, mentoring

and leadership to develop and maintain an environment in which

professionally curiosity, critical reflection and analysis is valued, staff are

supported their find own solutions and practice capability is developed.

7. Able to employ a range of social work approaches and interventions, based

on theory, research evidence and evaluation, linking theory to practice

including acting as a subject matter expert in one or more specialist areas of

intervention.

8. Working autonomously with a highly complex, varied caseload often involving

managing high levels of risk, prioritising, and organising own work and work

of others to meet agreed performance expectations.

9. Able to diagnose, research, analyse and interpret highly complex or technical

information to make or support effective and robust judgements; and write

reports and implement recommendations. Using evidence gained to inform

good practice and maintain a focus on positive outcomes for service users,

families, carers and communities. Ability to think creatively, innovatively and

laterally and to adapt to changing situations in a measured and flexible

manner to tailor the advice.

10.Ability to be proactive in maintaining up-to-date knowledge and

understanding of changes in legislation and effectively lead and supervise

others to enhance and support legally compliant practice.

Qualifications and/or experience:

• Degree in Social Work or a recognised equivalent Social Work qualification

e.g. Diploma in Social Work.

Job Category : Social Care - Qualified

Location : Crawley Library, West Sussex County Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:30

Salary: £28.04

Pay : Payrate : Up to £38 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 ph plus £150 pw expenses if the candidate lives outside West Sussex ( This will need to be confirmed if submitting at this rate ) 

Location - Crawley / East Grinstead - office is based at Crawley Library 

This is for the adults community team 

Working arrangements - Mix of home and office and face to face to visits In this varied and challenging role, you will work with both Health & Social Care colleagues to provide an excellent Social Work Service. In West Sussex we have a real focus on strengths-based approaches and community led support; both yourself and the team will be working hard to support people to regain their skills and independence following their hospital admission, wherever possible. As an experienced Social Worker, your focus will be on delivering statutory social work service. This includes undertaking complex work, and ensuring work is delivered in a timely manner. You will work collaboratively with individuals and effectively into the future. You will remain up to date and compliant with all relevant legislation and adhere to organisational procedures, policies, codes of conduct and the values of West Sussex. You will also carry a small complex case load and supervise a small number of staff within the team, including supporting our duty function. The role will involve you working with the Northern area Social work teams. These teams comprise the Mid-Sussex, Horsham and Crawley teams, working out of County Hall North and Crawley Library (if designated to work with the Crawley team). To provide an accountable statutory social work service to those people who access or need the service to include assessment, planning and review. The worker is expected to work within organisational, policy and legislative requirements. Key Accountabilities •Act as a professional representative for the service by working with a focus on delivering services to those people who access or need the service, acting with integrity, professionalism and respect on behalf of the organisation, ensuring at all times that the needs of individuals are paramount. • We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. • Prepare for, and work with individuals, families, carers, groups and communities to assess their needs and circumstances, implement care packages and evaluate and monitor progress considering best value care package options. • Participate in a help desk/duty system and manage a caseload under regular supervision. Assess needs, risks and options taking into account legal and other requirements. Work effectively in partnership with other staff and voluntary agencies and gain a good understanding of all the relevant health, voluntary and private services in the area. • Report any allegation or suspicions of abuse or potential abuse of a vulnerable person to an immediate manager or supervisor. Contribute to Safeguarding Investigations and child/adult protection planning where appropriate. • Use professional knowledge to negotiate with and on behalf of those people who access or need the service and with a wide range of providers and other professionals. • Ensure effective implementation of department policies and procedures in line with statutory responsibilities. • Maintain accurate records of all work undertaken and produce case reports and correspondence for a variety of audiences including meetings, conferences, court, panels and other agencies. • To contribute to initiatives and development work as required. • To develop effective working relationships and communicate effectively with those people who access or need the service, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals in order to deliver the appropriate interventions. • Prepare for, attend, contribute and participate fully in supervision. • Support Family Aides/Community Support Workers and sessional workers in providing care and support for vulnerable people and their families as required. Assist in supervision and mentoring of students as appropriate. • Ensure the best value use of resources particularly when commissioning work. • Responsible for small expenditures from an agreed budget when appropriate. E.g. making necessary purchases in relation to situations arising with people who access or need the service. • Responsible for the care of, accuracy, confidentiality, security and maintenance of all individuals’ records and related manual and/or computerised information, including highly sensitive and confidential adult/child protection issues. • Support equality and diversity and respect individuals, carers and colleagues regardless of gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or ethnic origin. Challenge oppressive practice and behaviour. • Remain up to date and compliant with all relevant legislation and adhere to organisational procedures, policies and professional codes of conduct in order to uphold a high quality seamless service. Identify own continuing professional development needs and strive to meet these. • Equalities - Supports equality and diversity and respects anyone in contact with, working for and using the services provided by West Sussex County Council regardless of gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or ethnic origin. It is a generic SW role - They will be undertaking general social work within a locality team as per the role profile. We work with customers from 18 to end of life irrespective of conditions. Work that will be undertaking will include but not limited to : Adult Safeguardings Care Act Assessments and reviews Mental capacity Assessments Working and contributing to a duty rota as required **We are recruiting 1 Social Worker to join this team, offering flexible working approach home/office based working - negotiable at time of start. Workers must be able to undertake face to face visits.**

Job Category : Social Care - Qualified

Location : West Sussex County Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:30

Salary: £28.04

**CANDIDATES MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE IN CARE ACT ASSESSMENTS AND S117 REVIEWS ** 

Payrate : We are bound by the MoC, which means pay rates are capped. Whist we are able to pay up to £38, this rate is for those deemed to be at a qualified Social Worker with at least 2 years experience 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 ph plus £150 pw expenses if the candidate lives outside West Sussex ( This will need to be confirmed if submitting at this rate ) *

Working arrangements - Mix of both - office based 2 - 3 days a week and the rest from home Location - Durban House - Bognor - The staff will be required to travel across the entire county to complete Care Act assessments and s117 reviews .

Job Description :

In this challenging, but rewarding role, you will be required to act as allocated social worker responsible for delivering a statutory social work service to those people who access or need specialist mental health services, to include assessment, planning, implementing and review. This includes being responsible for leading on specialist areas of service delivery (for example peri-natal, early intervention, transitions and homelessness), ensuring that key developments are communicated to colleagues and that business change is successfully implemented. Required experience and skills (These will be used as the shortlisting criteria) Key Skills: 1. Ability to analyse and interpret complex people related information and data in order to prioritise needs and formulate plans for intervention and service provision. 2. Solution focussed with the ability to analyse a range of complex situations and provide forward thinking strategies and solutions that consider a variety of possible solutions and balance risks/resources and desired outcomes. 3. Ability to undertake direct work with those who access or need the service in order to support individuals. Ability to work in partnership with carers, colleagues and a variety of external agencies in order to deliver the most effective service. 4. Ability to work proactively as a member of the team to make an accurate assessment of needs and negotiate and implement effective plans and outcomes. Ability to be proactive in having up-to-date knowledge and understanding of changes in legislation, white papers, current research and best practice developments. 5. Highly developed communication skills in order to communicate clearly and effectively in both written and oral format, including the ability to explain complicated information to a wide range of people and negotiate and persuade others to adopt a particular course of action that they may not otherwise wish to take. 6. Ability to recognise the limits of own accountability and responsibility, and to seek appropriate support, advice and supervision. Qualifications and/or experience: • Degree in relevant professional or equivalent qualification e.g. Certificate of Qualification in Social Work or Diploma in Social Work. • Completion of relevant post qualifying training. • Registration with the relevant professional registration body and responsibility for maintaining registration with that body. • Approved Mental Health Practitioner (it is a requirement to have AMHP qualification or to be working towards the qualification to be complete within 2 years of appointment and to maintain level of knowledge). • Practice Teacher’s Award - Desirable • Full, valid driving licence. • Experience of working with service users with severe and enduring mental health problems in the community. • Advanced theoretical, practical and procedural knowledge of social work. Knowledge of current social work research, legislation, white papers and developments in best practice. Good, up-to-date working knowledge of legislation relevant to the specialist area of the post e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act. Job Description & Person Specification • Advanced knowledge of risk management within Mental Health. • Breadth of understanding of the therapeutic interventions that can be used and an excellent understanding of the partnership agencies including health, housing, learning, statutory, voluntary and independent sector. • Demonstrable experience of dealing with a wide breadth of issues and complex situations and using highly developed analytical skills to provide solution focussed and resource efficient options. • Evidence of good assessment skills, including the ability to ensure regular reviews and risk management with a variety of individuals, carers or families. Evidence of effectively prioritising work and meeting deadlines. • Experience of effective partnership working with those who access or need the service and maintaining a focus on the needs of the individual whilst handling conflict and disagreement. • Experience of forming effective working relationships within a multi-agency/ multidisciplinary setting. • Evidence of working with those who access or need the service to identify issues and identify specific action by means of creative and pragmatic solutions. • Experience of managing levels of risk within a caseload of complex safeguarding cases. • Experience of effectively coaching and supervising others, acting as a practice role model and promoting exemplary practice. • Sound and accurate IT knowledge. We will pay £35 per hour LTD plus £150 expenses per week, or £38 per hour LTD( IF THE CANDIDATE LIVES OUTSIDE OF WEST SUSSEX ). The person will need experience in working with people with mental health issues. The person will be required to travel around the County doing visits, please do not submit anyone that cannot travel

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.

Qualifications and/or experience:

• Degree in Social Work or a recognised equivalent Social Work qualification

e.g., Diploma in Social Work.

• Registered with Social Work England

• Approved Mental Health Practitioner (it is a requirement to have AMHP

qualification or to be working towards the qualification to be complete within

2 years of appointment and to maintain level of knowledge).

• Experience of undertaking assessments and social work intervention

planning, implementation and review by means of creative and pragmatic

solutions.

• Experience of working in partnership with those who access the service and

maintaining a focus on the needs and strengths of the people, and the

outcomes they want to achieve, whilst handling conflict and disagreement

• Experience of managing risk within a risk enablement approach

• Good, up-to-date working knowledge of relevant legislation e.g. Care Act

(2014), Mental Capacity Act (2005) etc.

• Valid, full driving licence. Desirable

Job Category : Social Care - Qualified

Location : Bridge House – Worthing, West Sussex County Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:30

Salary: £27.92

Pay : Payrate : Up to £38 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 ph plus £150 pw expenses if the candidate lives outside West Sussex ( This will need to be confirmed if submitting at this rate ) 

Location - Bridge House 

Working arrangements - Mix of home and office - Office based 2 days a week - face to face visits covering the areas of Worthing and Shoreham

***Please note that your CV submission will not be reviewed if you have not completed the screening/profile questions with the exact information requested*** 

Join us – make a difference in our communities We’re on a drive to achieve our ambition to provide West Sussex residents with the tools and support to help children, young people and adults with Lifelong Disabilities to achieve the outcomes that are right for them. We are creating a Lifelong Service for anyone that has a lifelong disability – learning disability, physical or sensory disability, acquired brain injury or autism – acquired before the age of 25, providing a consistent approach where we understand and work in partnership with children, young people and adults with lifelong disabilities, autism and their families in order to: • Offer early intervention • Build on an individual’s strengths to develop skills and independence • Build and promote links with the individual’s community • Promote and maintain safety and good health, and • Facilitate employment. 

About the job As a Social Worker within a dedicated reviewing team, your role will involve working with adults with lifelong disabilities, including physical and learning disability and autism. You will be responsible for supporting the local authority deliver its Adult Social Care Strategy by undertaking quality, strengths-based Care Act Reviews. You will be required to work at pace, and to consider a whole person approach to reviews, not just the services a person receives, but one that recognises peoples’ strengths, taking into account the wider support network and assets. Workers will be encouraged to explore creative approaches to managing personal budgets, that do not rely on funded services. Reviews will be targeted where the authority has determined the best opportunities lie to deliver alternative means of support and achieve savings. You will be expected to work within organisational, policy and legislative requirements. Reviews will need to be in person where required, although the authority is adopting new ways of working which means SWs will not be required to be on site every day. It is expected however SWs will be required to spend approximately (and a minimum of) 2 days per week present in West Sussex (either completing face to face visits or being on site), the other 3 days can be worked at home. We would be happy to see applications for SWs who can work a minimum of 3 days a week.

Key Skills:

1. Good assessment skills, including the ability to ensure regular reviews and

risk management with a variety of individuals, carers or families.

2. Able to effectively prioritise work and meet deadlines.

3. Able to analyse and interpret information and data, prioritise needs and

formulate plans for intervention and service provision.

4. Able to work in partnership with carers, colleagues and external agencies to

deliver an effective service.

5. Able to communicate clearly and effectively in both written and oral format,

including the ability to explain complicated information to others and use

negotiation and persuasion skills to encourage others to adopt a course of

action.

6. Able to recognise limits of own accountability and responsibility and seek

appropriate support, advice and supervision.

Qualifications and/or experience:

• Degree in relevant professional or equivalent qualification e.g. Certificate of

Qualification in Social Work or Diploma in Social Work.

• Registration with the relevant professional registration body and

responsibility for maintaining registration with that body.

• Theoretical, practical and procedural knowledge of social work. Good, up-to-

date working knowledge of legislation relevant to the specialist area of the

post e.g. The Care Act and the Mental Capacity Act.

Job Category : Administration

Location : Crawley Library West Sussex County Council

Hours Per Week :  37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:30

Salary: £11.59

Pay - Grade 5

 Location - Crawley Library 

Working arrangements - Monday - Friday 37 hours per week Office based 

Job description : Reporting to a Team Leader, you will provide a customer focused and efficient administrative service, prioritising your daily tasks in accordance with team requirements and service objectives. You will be responsible for delivering a range of administrative tasks to a high standard of quality within agreed timescales. These are likely to include such tasks as note taking at complex (often sensitive and / or confidential) meetings, arranging large scale events and meetings, co-ordinating statutory panels, collating and presenting information in a clear format, preparing reports and agendas, producing accurate meeting minutes and spreadsheets, and updating council IT systems in order to support service delivery. You may be asked to work at a designated office, provide support remotely or work flexibly across WSCC office hubs, dependent on service needs. You’ll need to be able to demonstrate personal resilience, integrity and professionalism when participating in sensitive, potentially disturbing or highly confidential meetings or processes.

 

 

 

 

Key Skills:

1. Good communication skills for answering telephone, email and face-to-face queries effectively, communicating with staff and customers.
2. Clear and effective written communication skills to produce accurate meeting minutes, write non-standard correspondence and reports, present data and financial information, and to write and respond to emails appropriately.
3. Good numeracy skills in order to work with figures and data to make sound and accuratefinancial calculations and data collection, working methodically.
4. Good analytical and problem-solving skills to analyse specialist information and draw practicalconclusions and appropriate actions with an understanding of relevant policies and procedures.
5. Ability to identify the most efficient and effective ways of working, embrace change and adapt tochanging situations and new ways of working positively and effectively, including the ability to learn new systems and processes.
6. Excellent IT skills enabling effective daily use of office applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word and Excel

Qualifications and/or experience:

• 4 GCSEs with A-C / 4-9 passes including Maths and English, or equivalent qualification orexperience demonstrating that level of numeracy and literacy.
  • Relevant technical knowledge of procedures and practices associated with delivering an administrative service.
  • Sound and accurate overall IT knowledge and experience in using Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Teams.
  • Experience of working in an office environment.
  • Some knowledge and technical skills in the use of major computerised systems (for example, SAP or Mosaic) – Desirable

Job Category : Social Care & Health Non-Qualified

Location : Nightingale Close 2, LQLiving

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time :09:00

End Time : 17:30

Salary: £11.53

The team leader would be responsible for a team of staff and would report to the Registered Manager

This would be full time hours and include some shift cover.  The role itself is flexible – so needs to be 37 hours a week with this in mind – so I am asking for a 37 hour a week flexible contract for one person with a temp to perm model.

To be responsible for devising and monitoring service rotas and to review them on a

monthly basis.

2. To contribute to monitoring repairs in the scheme and for reporting on these repairs to our

partner Interserve.

3. To ensure support planning and risk assessments within each service are in line with the

person centred principles and that they are reviewed within agreed timescales.

4. To ensure that all relevant services have in place recovery tools and/or positive behaviour

support plans.

5. To ensure that the service complies with H&S and fire regulations and that regular checks

/drills are carried out.

6. To ensure that particularly vulnerable people have detailed PEEPs in place.

7. To have a full understanding of the service contract including the number of contracted

hours and management off rota time.

8. To effectively manage complaints and deal with complaints in a positive way which ensures

that lessons learnt result in service improvements.

9. To manage, supervise and develop staff, working to agreed standards, policies and

procedures.

10. To ensure agency staff usage is in line with annual budgets and contractsPage 2 of 5

11. To ensure the service has in place a pool of flexible workers which prevents excessive agency

usage.

12. To develop and improve service quality and to carry out announced and unannounced file

audits.

13. To contribute to the LQ quality assurance process.

14. To carry out regular staff direct observation sessions.

15. To coordinate day to day financial transactions within the scheme/service including

monitoring budgets, petty cash and authorising expenditure are in accordance with LQ

policies.

16. To complete planned and unannounced petty cash checks on a regular basis.

17. To complete the actions set out in the LQ health and safety audit in the relevant timescales.

18. To ensure that LQ and Local Authority safeguarding policies and procedures for the

protection of children and vulnerable adults are implemented, promoted and managed

effectively within the area of responsibility.

19. To ensure there are adequate service user consultation events in place at the services and to

participate to the six LQ themed months.

Education & Qualifications

 • NVQ level 4/ Diploma level 4/5

• Relevant management qualification

Knowledge & Experience 

• Sound understanding of CQC and Supporting People and

the Quality. Assessment Framework or The Health and

Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated activities) Regulations

2014 (depending of whether registered or supported

living).

• Knowledge of practice issues relating to a range of client

groups.

• Knowledge of the recovery model of support

• MCA and DoLS

• Demonstrable and relevant experience of working with

people from more than one client group.

• Working in partnership with relevant stake holders.

• Experience of budgetary management.

• Managing/supervising and quality auditing the work of

others.

• Experience of disseminating appropriate information to

staff.

• Experience of delivering medication support (if required for

the service).

Job Category : Social Care - Unqualified

Location : Bridgewood Nursing Home, Enfield Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 07:00

End Time : 15:00

Salary: £13.21

Care home cook

Job Category : Driving

Location : Wearside Service Centre, Lewisham Council

Hours Per Week : 20.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 07:30

End Time : 17:30

Salary: £15.41

DBS required

20-25 hours per week / split shift required 5 days a week- not adhoc

7.30 start am/14:30 start pm flexible start and finish times

physically able and training would be provide

To undertake all duties allied to the safety and wellbeing of the customers in our care, using the ancillary equipment to meet the customer specification for Passenger Services, within cost and legal compliance.   

To accept responsibility for the processes of service delivery including health and safety and service led requirements