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Job Category: Building Services & Maintenance

Job location: Llanfoist Depot, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 9LH,  Monmouthshire County Council

Hours per week: 7.50

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £12.85 per hour

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to work within Recycling and Waste? 

We are looking for Recycling and Waste Collection Operatives to collect all aspects of waste throughout the county of Monmouthshire. 

If you are what we are looking for then we would be delighted to hear from you!

Your Responsibilities are:

• To collect waste from households and businesses as determined by the Council�s recycling and waste strategy and collection schedules from a variety of receptacles/bins. 

Recycling and waste collections include:

• Food waste
• Garden waste
• Residual waste (Black bags)
• Hygiene waste
• Dry recycling e.g. paper, glass, cans
• Trade waste

• To deliver a high quality Service to the Public by ensuring:

How will we know if you are the right person for the role? As the successful candidate you will have demonstrated:-

1. Relevant experience within a similar operational environment.
2. Experience of and willingness to work as part of an effective team.

1. A good understanding of Health and Safety issues and agreement to abide by the authority�s policies and procedures.
2. The ability to self-motivate and work without close supervision.
3. Good communication skills.
4. A commitment to providing a high quality Service to Monmouthshire residents and businesses.
5. A willingness to undertake any relevant training
6. Flexibility and ability to work outside the core hours to meet the needs of the service when required
7. It is desirable for the post holder has a clean and current driving licence but not essential.

1. Welsh Desirable - You may be required to learn or improve your existing skills through attending staff Welsh language training funded by the coun

Job Category: Driving 

Job location: Llanfoist Depot, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 9LH, Monmouthshire County Council

Hours per week: 7.50

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £14.84 per hour

Job Category: Legal

Job location: Fleet House, 59-61 Clerkenwell Road, London, London, EC1M 5LA, Southern Housing

Hours per week: 35

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £45.00 per hour

Job description

Location:

You’ll be based at one of our main offices in either Farringdon or Croydon with the option for working in a hybrid way when appropriate and as agreed with your manager. You’ll often have to travel between those two offices.  You may also be required to travel occasionally to our other offices at Isle of Wight, Maidstone or Sittingbourne

What you’ll be doing

• You’ll be managing a caseload of litigation cases as well as providing advice and assistance on various housing management matters (such as but not limited to, disrepair, injunctions, possession, leasehold disputes).
• You’ll be complying with the processes and procedures established in the team to ensure the efficient and effective provision of litigation and housing management disputes to Southern Housing in line with our HEART values.
• You’ll be liaising with colleagues at all levels across the organisation and our resident’s legal advisers.
• You’ll build and maintain effective working relationships with contacts with all of the team’s stakeholders – colleagues, resident’s solicitors, partners outside the Legal Services team and other third parties.
• You’ll ensure confidentiality, sensitivity and a professional approach in all activities.
• You’ll providing cover for other members of the Litigation team in their absence and guidance/support to more junior team members.
• If you choose to, following a development pathway to grow your legal career with us.

What you’ll need

• You’ll be either a qualified CILEX Lawyer, Solicitor, or a Barrister with a practicing certificate.
• Previous litigation and housing management experience (particularly working in social housing or for other public sector bodies).
• Previous experience of dealing with litigation matters (including housing management matters).
• The ambition to provide a fantastic service as part of the Legal Services Team.
• Excellent IT skills in particular Microsoft Office suite and Outlook, and able to work within a case management system.
• Ability to present information in a variety of forms to a high standard, including excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Job Category: Trades & Operatives 

Job location: Unit 11, The Tramsheds, Coomber Way, Croydon, London, CR0 4TQ, 

Southern Housing

Hours per week: 40

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £18.22 per hour

Job description

 Reporting to a Resolve supervisor, the Direct Services Resolve Technician is an essential member of the Reactive  Repairs department, working within a dedicated team, providing a comprehensive, efficient, and responsive property maintenance service.

As a member of the Resolve Team, the primary focus is providing a high-quality responsive repair service to all residents, internal colleagues, and our partners.

You will achieve this by managing your own time in a productive, efficient and value for money way as to ensure that all KPI’s are met; co-ordinating within the team to ensure that all works are completed with a ‘can do, first time fix’ ethos; execute all works to a high standard,  whilst providing excellent Customer Satisfaction through detailed, regular, and accurate communication, on time, within contractual obligations. 

Resolve operatives are expected to have a full UK drivers licence

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.