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Job Category: Social Care - Qualified
Location: Enfield Highway Library, Enfield Council
Hours Per Week: 35.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:30
Salary: £25.00

Experienced qualified Social Worker required to work jointly with health colleagues on retrospective continuing health care cases. 

Requirements:
• Social Worker will need to have sound knowledge around the continuing health care process and procedure and the legislation that underpins this, including the Decision Support Tools, London Health Needs Tool. 
• Undertaking comprehensive social care assessments and or reports , with detailed support plans, as appropriate. 
• Social worker may also need to communicate closely and sensitively with family members of service users who are deceased. 
• Social worker may need to work across two locations / site and use two different data base to record information, access and load documents. 

Job Category: General Industrial
Location: Ryedale House, Malton, Malton, YO17 7HH, North Yorkshire County Council
Hours Per Week: 45.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 08:00
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £11.59

We’re seeking individuals who can help with waste collection services on a relief basis over the forthcoming weeks and months.

The role entails;
• Working as a member of a team, undertaking duties associated with the collection, loading, transportation & disposal of household, recycling, garden and commercial waste.
• Ensuring that duties are carried out in line with Health and Safety, for your own safety and that of others
• Adopting a flexible approach to work, to enable attendance at times which correspond with the demands of the service

This role is for you if you are:
• Physically fit due to the demanding nature of the post; pushing, pulling and lifting household waste bins.
• Able to be flexible towards your working hours, there may be a need to work flexible hours with early starts.
• Are a team-player, who can work well with colleagues to get the job done.
• Able to demonstrate an awareness of health and safety procedures to ensure the safety of yourself and others.

Key dates:
Shortlisting: We will be shortlisting on a continual basis, if you are successfully shortlisted you will be contacted within the next week to arrange a convenient time for a telephone interview.

Job Category : Housing
Location : Civic Centre, Enfield Council
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £17.48

"The Market Management Service was established to ensure that Enfield’s private rented sector meets resident’s needs. The Market Management Service delivers Temporary Accommodation and Private Rented Housing Services, including the procurement, allocation, and management of almost 4000 homes.
The Housing Access Team delivers two key services - Enfield’s statutory homelessness allocation functions and the Brickhouse Rapid Rehousing Hub.
The Rapid rehousing Workers will be based at the Brickhouse Rapid Rehousing Hub in Enfield.
The role
We are aiming to recruit three interim Rapid Rehousing Workers to help households in Brickfield House to rapidly move-on into new privately rented homes.
The Rapid Rehousing Workers will carry caseloads of approximately 30 cases and rapidly assess and develop Rapid Rehousing Support Plans.
The Rapid Rehousing Workers will provide intensive, housing support (1-2hours/week) to help households to identify and secure privately rented housing (via Enfield’s Find Your Own Home Scheme).
The Rapid Rehousing Workers also will provide practical advice and support on PRS access as well as financial support.
The Workers will also accompany households to viewings, liaise with landlord/agents, arrange payments to landlords and to help set up new tenancies to improve sustainment.
The Rapid Rehousing Workers will also assist Housing Coordinators to assess the main duty and to help households to set up housing benefit claims, which will improve income collection on the costliest commercial hotels.
We want ambitious, proactive people who can find creative and innovative solutions to local problems and a passion for customer service.
You must have knowledge and experience of the implementation of the statutory homelessness framework (Legislation, Suitability Order, Caselaw), including assessments, prevention, relief and main duties, TA duties and accommodation offers.
You must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong IT skills and be able to work autonomously and inclusively in a team"
Skills, Experience, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential

1. Ability to assess, design, plan, implement Sustainable Housing Support Plans
2. Ability to work independently using own initiative whilst remaining accountable to line management
3. Experience of providing housing support to in emergency and temporary accommodation to rapidly move-on into PRS or other housing
4. Experience of providing housing support services to people who have experienced homelessness, including people with multiple and complex support needs, such as rough sleepers, people leaving prison/hospital, MAPPA
5. Ability to ensure all aspects of casework is carried out in accordance with relevant legislation, safeguarding policies and initiatives set
6. Ability to establish, develop and sustain effective working relationships with service users and partners.
7. Ability to ensure service users’ casefiles and documentation is relevant and update and that data is accurately entered int the various IT systems
8. Ability to constantly achieve performance targets and objectives
9. Experience of working collaboratively to develop and deliver Support Plans
10. Good knowledge of welfare, housing and homelessness policy, strategies, legislation, and case law, and its implementation within a statutory homelessness service,

Qualifications & Professional registration criteria

1. High level of education or equivalent demonstratable experience
2. Evidence of Continuous Professional Development

Job Category : Housing
Location : Thomas Hardy House, Enfield Council
Hours Per Week : 21.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £16.36

Customer Services Advisors answering queries on the phone related to Council wide enquiries.
We are an inbound Customer Service call centre dealing with all types of enquiries from members of the public.

It is a very fast paced office, so we expect our staff to promote a positive attitude. Experience dealing working in a call centre. The ability to work to performance and quality standards always delivering excellent customer service.
Candidates will have strong customer service skills and experience in working with Housing Repairs. Knowledge of Northgate Housing system is preferred but not essential . Candidate will have used a housing system.
21 hours per week 9am to 5pm Monday Tuesday and Friday

Flexible working from home and office on a rota basis.

Candidate will attend a 2 week training course both classroom and shadowing in the office and home. 1 day a week working from home 1 day in the office after trained

Job Category : Construction Trades & Operatives
Location : City of Cardiff Council, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £11.39

1. To provide accurate, meaningful and consistent advice to customers, ensuring that they understand the action which will be taken.
2. To listen patiently, to empathise with the customer’s situation and convey a genuine desire to help and support.
3. To work with colleagues within the Contact Centre and other service areas to ensure the highest levels of first time call resolution and customer satisfaction.
4. To work with current and emerging technology to enhance customer contact services.
5. To ensure continuous improvement, initiating, facilitating and responding to change in a positive manner.

Job Category : Social Care - Qualified
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £29.99

We are looking for a number of experience Qualified SW's -
These will be to go into our Locality teams - workers must be Social Care Wales qualified -

LOCALITY
Cardiff City Council are looking to bring in a number of qualified Social Workers to cover mainly Child Protection cases.

If you enjoy working and supporting children and their families to help them achieve their full potential, then working with Cardiff County Council could be the right job for you.
We are currently looking for SW for the Intake and Locality long term teams

Cardiff being the Capital City of Wales is a great place to live and work, and we work within the Social Services and Well Being Act (Wales)2014. This Act focuses on working with people and families in partnership, to meet their needs in order to prevent them from escalating. The Wales Safeguarding Procedures are based on the principle that the protection of children from harm is the responsibility of all individuals, and all agencies working with the children.

Cardiff is a vibrant City and was voted as one of the best places to live in the UK in 2019. It also has some of the best cultural and recreational activities.
We are looking for experienced social workers for both the Intake teams and Locality (long term teams) who can work with children whose names are placed on the Child Protection Register, families under Pre-Proceedings (PLO) and Court cases. You will be working in a busy, supportive skilled team that aim to make a positive impact to children and their families in order to improve their safety and well-being.
As a social worker in Cardiff you will make an impact on children’s lives, through your commitment and dedication you will help deliver high quality services and use a child-centred approach. Our social workers make a real difference to the families they work with and help their families who may have had a difficult start in life to achieve their best outcomes. As a social worker you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding children, building upon family relationships to support and empower children and their families to make important choices about the direction of their lives.
Cardiff prides ourselves in the way we listen to the needs of our social workers and offer a great flexible and hybrid working approach.

Listening to families and children are at the heart of what we do . You would be working in partnership with families helping them to develop skills for their children to live in a happy and safe home environment.

Job Category : Admin / Clerical
Location : Civic Centre, Bromley Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:15
BR7 Recruitment and Retention Officer £13.71 PAYE per hour

Do you have a passion for recruitment? If so, this role maybe just for you!
You will lead and support on the day-to-day operational activities and tasks, in relation to predominantly recruiting permanent and locum staff for Children and Adult Social Care Services as well as other 'hard to fill' posts, therefore high-level coordination skills are essential.
You will be responsible for the effective management and delivery of the recruitment process ensuring procedures are followed in a timely and efficient manner. This will involve placing adverts, arranging interviews, liaising with the relevant hiring manager and teams to ensure the smooth running of recruitment campaigns, responding to applicants and candidates, and keeping accurate and up to date reports where data is reported on at a high level (for example at Recruitment and Retention Board).
This role involves high level communication with hiring managers and multiple recruitment / contractual agencies, therefore being able to explain complex rules or processes in a way that customers and colleagues can understand is highly desirable for this level role.
Building relationships is a critical skill and behaviour required for this role, therefore we are looking for someone who takes time to explore and understand other people’s perspective and needs.
The ideal candidate will look for opportunities to work in different ways to create efficiencies where possible and will be able to take on challenging objectives with commitment and enthusiasm! We are looking for someone who can think ahead, spot problems and take action to resolve them or alerts the right colleagues.
The Recruitment and Retention Officer is a fast-paced role with multiple conflicting deadlines. Although the role is fast paced, it is also a job of many rewards and management support!
We ask candidates apply with proven recruitment experience in any setting. This role may also be ideal for those with a strong administrative background within a social care setting.
Strong IT skills in Outlook and Excel are essential for this role. Experience of using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and locum recruitment systems (such as Matrix) is also highly desirable.

Job Category : IT
Location : ALEXANDRA HOUSE, London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 37.50
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
RATE: £250-£300 PD depending on experience

ROLE: Audio Visual Rollout Coordinator / Engineer
LOCATION: London – Wood Green. Office based.

RATE: £250-£300 PD depending on experience

START: ASAP
The Council’s main offices have recently undergone a major refurbishment programme to align them with the Councils new ways of working vision.
A key piece of the refurbishment was expansion and standardisation of AV across the buildings which includes hybrid working, digital signage and room booking. A detailed design and procurement exercise has taken place and we are now looking for an experienced person to take the project through the delivery and installation phase.
This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced, hands-on Roll Out Coordinator to join Haringey Council’s Digital Services team.
We are looking for a person who can work flexibly alongside the stakeholders, project team, supplier and users, and who has been through similar journeys. The person will be responsible for the overall coordination, testing, UAT and rollout of the new technology through to sign off.

Experience
We will require a person to be both organised and hands on to seamlessly deliver the new technology and spaces. In addition to this the person should have:
• Having worked within local authorities would be beneficial.
• Experience of working on large AV rollouts.
• Experience of working with Digital Signage setups.
• Experience of working with Room Booking system setups.
• Experience Microsoft Teams Rooms setups.
• Knowledge and experience working with AV setups both with technical teams and users.
• Knowledge and experience implementation, testing and signoff of the following technologies would be beneficial -
o Microsoft Teams Rooms
o Poly
o AV Monitoring Tools
o Condeco
o BrightSign
o QSC, Lightware, Creston systems.
• Project coordination and decision-making skills are essential.
• AV troubleshooting skill are essential.
• Positive outlook in meeting challenges and working to a high level.

Responsibilities

• Agree and approve a schedule of works.
• Agree and approve Test and UAT Scripts.
• Ensure all spaces are booked and available for install.
• Ensure communications of works and any disruption have been. communicated to affected areas.
• Facilitate AV engineers whilst on site.
• Facilitate and action integration with the LAN.
• Facilitate and action integrations with existing systems and O365.
• Witness test all elements of AV installations.
• Log and tracking of all issues and snags through to resolution.
• Sign off all phased of installation once solutions are fully tested and approved.
• Arrange and facilitate UAT with Change Team.
• Work with supplier to facilitate administrator training and cascade as appropriate.
• Agree all handover materials with technical teams and supplier.
• Facilitate Change Team to enable end user training.
• Support staff with issues and build process to report problems.
• Move solutions into BAU.

Job Category : Social Care - Unqualified (Childrens)
Location : Hackney Service Centre, Hackney Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £18.76

Personal Advisor - Leaving Care Unit 8

To have previous work experience with young people aged 18+ and ideally experience of working in a statutory setting. You wil be working with care leavers aged over 18 transferring from the Looked After Children Service, living in Staying Put arrangements, supported semi independent accommodation, university accommodation or supported lodgings. You will hold up to 25 care leavers aged up to 25. Working in a Unit made up of Consultant Social Worker (Manager), 3 social workers and administrator but as part of a larger group made up of 3 Leaving Care Units in total. To ensure Pathway Plans are reviewed every 6 months and to work in partnership with key agencies. Our Virtual School supports Care Leavers up until the age of 25 and we have links with Housing Advice and the Job Centre to ensure care leavers are managing their finances and in suitable accommodation

Job Category : Engineering
Location : Hackney Service Centre, Hackney Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £23.63

The Senior Street Lighting Engineer will support the Principal Street Lighting & Furniture Engineer in the day to day delivery of Street lighting and Furniture service including street lighting design, asset replacement, renewal and Christmas lighting using the Council’s Streetscene Term Contract.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. To assist in managing and progressing of street lighting, civil or highway engineering matters within an area based or function based team including lead responsibility within the specialist area for progressing schemes in accordance with the programme agreed with the Principal Engineer.
2. To be responsible for managing and progressing street lighting, civil or highway engineering matters within an area based or function based team including lead responsibility within the specialist area for progressing schemes in accordance with the programme agreed with the Principal Engineer.
3. To achieve timely, effective street lighting and/or highway and civil engineering outcomes which uphold the Council’s Core Values and meet the challenges of Best Value.
4. a) To deputise for the Principal Engineer as required on a limited basis. b) To deputise for the Principal Engineer as required.
5. To ensure statutory and legal obligations are delivered and communicated in a customer focussed manner, optimising available resources.
6. a) To represent the Council, in conjunction with colleagues, as an expert spokesperson on issues related to the functional area. b) To represent the Council as an expert spokesperson on issues related to the functional area.
7. a) To take responsibility for conducting detailed site surveys to determine the existing infrastructure pre-design and for obtrusive lighting assessments.

b) To take responsibility for the direct management of staff and contribute towards staff training, development and performance. To continually review professional standards to ensure health and external recognition and accreditation of the Unit

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Management of People/Leadership

1. a) Ability to supervise staff and provide leadership and direction to individuals, so as to gain commitment and ownership. (I, T) b) Experience of supervision of staff and ability to supervise; provide leadership and direction to individuals, so as to gain commitment and ownership. (I, T)
2. Ability to empower and motivate staff and to build and contribute to effective team working in a proactive manner. (I, T)
   KNOWLEDGE

Managing Services and Delivery

1. Extensive Knowledge of up to date issues regarding the legislative, policy and procedural frameworks within which the Highways & Engineering Service operates. (I, T)
2. A working knowledge of IT systems relevant to the Service (e.g. word processing, databases, GIS design/maintenance packages). (I, T)
3. A knowledge and ability to implement equal opportunities in accordance with Council guidelines. (I, T)
4. Able to understand technical issues relevant to complex street lighting, highway and civil engineering projects. (I, T)
5. Awareness and understanding of current street lighting or civil and highway engineering issues, as they relate to inner urban areas and their implications for the future of transportation planning. (S, I, T)
6. A qualification in street lighting and/or highway and civil experience and membership of, or eligibility for membership of, a relevant professional body. (S, I, T)
7. a) A minimum of 2 years post qualification street lighting and/or highway and civil engineering experience across a range of work areas. (S, I, T)

b) A minimum of 4 years street lighting and/or highway and civil engineering experience across a range of work areas. (S, I, T)

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified
Location : Bracknell Forest Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £22.38

We are looking for an experienced OT to join our Enhanced Intermediate Care Team. We are a multi-disciplinary team of OTs, physios, nurses and support coordinators, working together to facilitate discharge from hospital, prevent unnecessary hospital admission and maximize independence at home. We work alongside a large team of support workers providing a short term reablement service. We are a friendly and supportive team who work in a hybrid fashion with a mix of home working, office based working and visits in people's homes. This is a fast moving, highly effective service that provides valuable support to people at times of crisis and is a very well regarded service.

Experience in reablement is essential along with a positive attitude. There is also an element of shift working – one 12 – 8 shift per week – I’m open to discussion around this. Full time is preferred

Job Category : IT
Location : London Borough of Newham
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £15.00

Short term c# .NET application developer with SQL Server skills (table creation and Stored procedure creation)

We have a need for changes to an existing asp.net application (developed in c#) for our user base, with a SQL Server back end.
You will report to a team lead, who has extensive knowledge of the application, and work through a list of changes required to the application.
Contract is initially upto March 31 2023, but with possibility of extension (once the new budget year starts)

Job Category : Social Care - Qualified
Location : Guildhall Complex, Achieving for Children
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : 01/02/2023
Base Salary : £37,725.00

We are currently recruiting for a Social worker in a Children Looked After team, supporting children and young people aged 0 to 18 who are accommodated by Kingston and Richmond.
The Social Worker will act as a corporate parent to our children and be the lead professional. It will be key for them to understand and champion the views and wishes of our children and young people so that they may be supported to reach their full potential.
This role will involve working alongside other professionals, to ensure that a child and/or young person receives appropriate care, education and health services, and any other support needed to ensure their needs are appropriately met.

The Social Worker will support children living with relatives, friends of foster families and prospective adopters or children living in children's homes and young people in semi-independent units. They will be responsible for ensuring their safety and supporting them towards independence by:
Undertaking regular statutory visits
Completing and updating assessments
Care Planning
Working as part of a professional network to meet the needs of the children and young people

The successful candidate will need to have the below
Completion of ASYE
Social work qualification
SWE registration

Job Category : Social Care - Qualified
Category : Permanent Recruitment
Location : 42 York Street, Achieving for Children
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : 01/02/2023
Base Salary : £37,725.00
Top Point Salary : £40,614.00

As a Social Worker within the Safeguarding Team you will have the responsibility of managing a caseload of children, with varying levels of need and complexity. This includes regular assessment writing, threshold application, home visits, direct work, care planning, chairing meetings and case recording in
line with our policies and procedures.

Achieving for Children works within a Signs of Safety Practice model. We strive to work alongside children and families to ensure they know why we are involved and what needs to change to make things safer for all. Our aim is to achieve realistic and long-lasting change by establishing support within the family and
community network.

Tasks will include -
Supporting children and young people who are subject to Child Protection plans and Child in Need plans
Building strong and respectful working relationships with families, their support network and our partner agencies
Work on cases with increased complexity, including Care Proceedings
Contribute to team management, deputising for the team leaders and potentially supervising work of an ASYE or students
Ensuring that children and young people are actively involved in our work and their voice is captured in our case recording

The successful candidate will have -
Completed ASYE
SWE registration
Social work qualification
Actively taking part in reflective supervision and group supervision

Job Category : Social & Healthcare Qualified
Location : Monkton Park Council Offices, Wiltshire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:45
End Time : 17:15
Salary: £28.00

PAY RATE is £35 - £40.99 per hour depending on experience
We have recently won the National Award for the Safeguarding of Children at the National Children and Young People’s Awards 2020 and we are looking for bright, innovative people to join us!
Why Wiltshire?
• We are a good authority with a good reputation
• We have a progressive digital culture which enables us to spend more time with our families and give us flexibility
• A ‘One Journey’ model which means you stay with the child from the front door right the way through to permanence if required. Our social workers are passionate about this model and the continuity it provides children, young people and their families and carers.
• We have a visible and accessible management team who pride themselves on offering quality monthly supervision through reflective, open and strengths-based support
• We have generous training opportunities in response to the national and local picture including: o NAAS Social Work accreditation o Through our teaching partnership with Bournemouth University, we offer you teaching opportunities, masterclasses and more o We have close links with Social Work England who provide support to our workforce o We offer creative opportunities for development including practice development lead roles and opportunities to train and develop practitioners and become involved in development projects o We offer secondment opportunity for development and experience o We have a clear development pathway which is in line with the Professional Capabilities Framework
• We are part of an innovative project operating a Contextual Safeguarding model in partnership with the University of Bedfordshire. Our approach has been praised in a recent Government sexual abuse strategy report. Our offer to you:
• We offer light, spacious and modern working environments allowing flexibility to work at any of our hubs where you will have access to free, priority parking.
• We offer a hybrid working model, so you will also have more opportunities to work remotely from home or across the county.
• We have a range of roles including full time, part time and compressed 9- day fortnight hours • Access to wide wellbeing support service available for practitioners which includes a brand-new support service to reduce the likelihood of secondary trauma in our staff
• Multi-disciplinary team support including key workers who will co-work some cases with you as well as access to administrative services to free you up to focus on spending time with families.
• Excellent local government pension scheme
• The opportunity to work for a forward-thinking council with a strong focus on staff engagement.