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Job Category: Social Care Qualified
Job location: County Hall, Freemans Way, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, SA61 1TP, Pembrokeshire County Council
Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £30.13 per hour

Job description

Pembrokeshire County Council is seeking an experienced and qualified Social Worker to join our Childcare Management Team within the Social Services and Housing Directorate.

This role provides an excellent opportunity to contribute directly to improving outcomes for children and families. You will bring professional expertise, new ideas, and a commitment to reflective practice, supporting a culture of continuous improvement across our services.

The Role

As part of our Childcare Management Team, you will:

• Deliver high-quality, child-centred social work practice
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and partner agencies
• Support the development of services and promote best practice
• Benefit from a supportive management structure that prioritises professional development and staff wellbeing

Job Category: Admin & Clerical

Job location: Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG2 7QP, 

Nottinghamshire County Council

Hours per week: 7
Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £22.85 per hour

Job description

In this role, you will work alongside the Continuing Healthcare (CHC) team at Nottinghamshire County Council to oversee and drive delivery of a key programme of work. You will be responsible for coordinating reporting, monitoring finances, and developing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to evidence impact and outcomes.

You will manage project deliverables across multiple workstreams, ensuring timescales, risks, and dependencies are clearly tracked and communicated. The role involves close collaboration with colleagues in Health and Social Care, as well as wider Council services, to make sure progress is aligned to agreed priorities and resources are used effectively.

You will play a vital role in producing highlight reports, dashboards, and financial monitoring tools to support senior leaders in making informed decisions. This includes working closely with data, performance, and finance teams, as well as providing assurance to the CHC management team and senior stakeholders.

You will require excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, strong analytical abilities, and confidence in managing competing priorities. You will also need to be proficient in Microsoft Applications, including Excel, Word, Teams, and ideally MS Lists or other project management tools.

This is a great opportunity to develop your skills in project management within adult social care commissioning. While experience in health or social care is beneficial, the key requirement is proven experience in successfully delivering projects, monitoring progress, and supporting teams to evidence impact. You will be fully supported by line management and will play a central role in shaping how CHC services are delivered and measured in Nottinghamshire.

Job Category: Education Qualified

Job location: Chestnut Grove, Penge, London, SE208PD, Bromley Council

Hours per week: 7
Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £13.11 per hour

Job description

To work as part of a team providing a safe, caring and stimulating environment where children can develop to their full potential 

To plan and deliver care and education that meets the requirements of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) 

To be flexible and willing to work in all areas of the nursery Maintain and develop good communication with colleagues, children, parent/carers and other professionals 

To work in partnership with all outside agencies for the best possible outcome for the individual child

To plan, implement and evaluate activities to ensure all children have access to high quality experiences and opportunities that cover all areas of the EYFS working with the Quality team and other partners 

To ensure all policies, practices, procedures and curriculum planning are delivered to reflect diversity and that they consider the needs of each individual child 

To regularly carry out and record observations on the children’s play, behaviour and development using the statutory and non-statutory guidance

To maintain the children’s Learning Journals and share information with the parents/carers 

To work in partnership with parents/carers to support children’s learning at home

To ensure children are offered a safe environment by carrying out regular risk assessments

To be aware of children’s dietary, cultural, personal and medical needs To maintain suitable nursery routines whilst also considering the individual child’s needs

To act as a positive role model to promote effective relationships and interaction between staff, parents/carers and children 

To respect confidentiality at all times, both written and verbal with the staff team and with parents/carers and outside agencies

Job Category : Social and Healthcare Unqualified

Location : Clifton place, Nottingham Community Housing AssociationHours Per Week : 35.00Start Date : Immediate StartStart Time : 09:00End Time : 17:30Salary: £14.68What does a Customer Wellbeing Call Agent do? As a Customer Wellbeing Call Agent, you will help support vulnerable people to live independently, by providing a range of different services. You will monitor assistive technology solutions, which includes critical equipment such as falls detectors or smoke and door sensors. You will also need to provide a range of wellbeing checks; either face to face(full driving licence required) or over the phone including medication prompts, emotional support and reassurance, contacting next of kin and emergency services. In addition, you be required to  help arrange maintenance repairs, provide a mental health helpline, monitor CCTV, support colleagues with safeguarding concerns. You will also be part of delivering a mental health helpline which takes around 6,000 calls per month.   “You have to think on your feet, and every day is different!” - quote from a current colleague Sound like you?  We need a motivated, resilient individual who is patient and shows empathy to our callers. Someone who can work in a fast pace service, but can remain calm, professional and react effectively and efficiently to our most vulnerable customers.  You will have experience of working in a customer facing team environment and  experience  of working in a telephone support service. You will also be  educated to NVQ level 2 or equivalent in Telecare, Care, Housing, Customer Service, Business Administration, ITC), or be able to demonstrate relevant work experience.  Above all, you will be passionate about supporting vulnerable people and have NCHA's core values at heart. Working hours This is a 24hr service so you will be required to work on rota basis on the below shift pattern:  Early       6am to 2pm Late        2pm to 10 pm Night      10pm to 6am Now more than ever, we need people like you!

Knowledge      *Working knowledge of and demonstrable experience of working on Wellbeing Helplines. *Demonstrable awareness of Mental Health issues. Skills and experience  *MHFA (Mental Health First Aid) qualified or willingness to achieve the qualification. *Demonstrable experience of identifying opportunities to improve service user safeguarding and reporting outcomes for service delivery. Demonstrable experience of working in a fast-paced contact centre environment with demanding priorities. Demonstrable numeracy and literacy skills. Demonstrable excellent communication, organisational and administrative skills. Demonstrable IT skills and knowledge. Effective problem solving skills. *Demonstrable experience of using strong conflict resolution skills to de-escalate issues.Personal qualities, values and behaviours     Understanding of the needs of people from diverse social/cultural/racial backgrounds. Commitment and ability to model NCHA’s CLEAR values and purpose. Is self-aware and willing to develop. Willing to challenge the status quo to do the right thing for the customer with resolution and adding value in everything that you do.

Job Category : IT

Location : ALEXANDRA HOUSE, London Borough of HaringeyHours Per Week : 36.00Start Date : Immediate StartStart Time : 09:00End Time : 17:00Salary: £17.54Connected Care is a 24 hours, 365 days a year emergency service provided in house by Haringey Council. It offers vulnerable residents a personal alarm system which can be activated in case of an emergency. Additional it provides a mobile response service if there is an emergency in the residents home. We are looking for a Digital Care Technician to work within the Connected Care Service.   The Digital Care Technician play a vital role in ensuring that all equipment is installed, deinstalled and maintained safely and effectively in a timely manner to ensure service is maintained (this involves use of tools and ladders). As well as ensuring all customers and their family members/carers understanding how the equipment works and can use it effectively.   The role is Monday to Saturday - only 1 Saturday will be worked within the month and the shift pattern is 9am to 5pm. 36 hours per week.   The candidates we are looking for should have experience of installing and maintaining lifelines and telecare equipment in vulnerable service users homes. As this role requires the candidate to drive to service users home to install equipment, we are looking for experienced and competent drivers who hold a full clean UK driving licence. Council fleet vehicles are provided but passing the council driving assessment would be a requirement to use these. In the meantime they would be required to use their own vehicles and mileage would be paidExperience & knowledge• Full current UK Driving Licence.• Good practical knowledge and skills required across multiple disciplines –electrical, computer hardware/software, telecoms and assistive technology.• Ability to fault find and give technical support• To have good communication skills, both verbal and written and be able to usea range of information technology within service delivery.• Good organisational skills, be able to prioritise work as appropriate and underpressure.• Ability to liaise effectively with people both inside and outside the Councilincluding service users, their families, professional staff and suppliers.• Ability to demonstrate and assistive technology and explain their use andoperation to existing and potential users.• Ability to participate in review process with customers and to work jointly withother professionals to ensure users’ needs are met and enhance quality of life.• Ability to keep detailed electronic records and notes including regular updatingof Data Base.• Ability to undertake lone working as required.• Ability to work jointly with partner providers and to liaise with a range of internaland external agencies in the delivery of projects and other activities.• Ability to partake in quality assurance processes including monitoring andevaluation.• To demonstrate proactivity in identifying solutions to improve outcomes.• To use tools to install equipment i.e. drills and ladders.• Excellent customer services skills.

Job Category: Trades & Operatives

Job location: 1 Catford Road, Catford, London, Greater London, SE6 4RU, Lewisham Council

Hours per week: 35

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £19.95 per hour

DBS Required

Job description

Main Purpose of the job:

To be responsible for completing a wide range of painting and decorating tasks in both occupied and void properties throughout the Borough of Lewisham.

To ensure works are completed to a high standard with a focus on customer satisfaction and a positive resident experience.

To assist in maintaining homes in a good decorative condition as part of planned and responsive maintenance works.

To support damp and mould prevention efforts by carrying out mould washing treatments in line with manufacturer guidance and health and safety standards.

Be qualified and competent in painting and decorating (City & Guilds and/or NVQ or equivalent).
Carry out a full range of decorating works including:
�    Painting and redecoration of internal and external surfaces.
�    Wallpaper hanging.
�    Patch plastering.
�    Minor tiling and surface preparation.
Conduct minor damp and mould inspections, recording findings to support technical teams (e.g. identify discolouration, surface defects or mould presence), 
Work across a range of properties including tenanted homes, communal areas, and voids.
Attend appointments between 8am�5pm Monday to Friday, with flexibility for occasional weekend or evening work.
Drive and be responsible for a Lewisham Council van, including safe handling of tools, equipment, and materials.
Maintain a van stock of materials and replenish as needed.
Follow health and safety procedures, including safe use of ladders, steps, and access platforms.
Wear Council-provided PPE and uniform and present ID on arrival at appointments.
Accurately complete work orders and basic reports, both written and digital.
Communicate clearly and respectfully with residents, colleagues, and supervisors, ensuring any concerns are reported in a timely manner.
Participate in emergency response works when required (e.g. flood or fire response).
Attend scheduled training, toolbox talks, and team meetings.

Internal Contacts: Contact Centre and Scheduling
External Contacts: Residents and Contractors

To carry out the duties of the post with due regard to the Council�s relevant codes and procedures.

All employees are required to participate in the Council�s appraisal system and to undertake appropriate training and development identified to enhance their work.

Undertake other duties, commensurate with the grade, as may reasonably be required.

Consideration will be given to restructuring the duties of this post for a disabled postholder.

Job Category: - Engineering & Surveying

Job location: Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, Central Bedfordshire, SG17 5TQ, Central Bedfordshire Council

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £48.09 per hour

Job description

The Housing Surveyor is an interim opportunity within the Housing Directorate to deliver planned improvements and/or major repairs within our housing stock of some 5,200+ homes across Central Bedfordshire.

Working within the Planned Works Team and/or our Repairs Service our Housing Surveyor's support the capital investment programme and major repairs ensuring our homes are safe and to meet our obligations to achieve the Decent Homes Standard. You will be someone who puts the customer at the heart of everything they do & embeds equality and diversity in all aspects of the Housing Services delivery.

Day to day the role delivers contract management fand quality assurance for our improvement programme, major repairs, carrying out site inspections and scoping of works. The programme includes workstreams for kitchen and bathroom replacement, Roofing, Windows, Doors and internal/ external improvements across our housing portfolio. Major repairs and complex works delivery for our repairs service.

 Our Housing Surveyor's are customer focused and the delivery of surveys, inspections and improvements within our residential homes requires excellent communication skills. 

Reporting to the Housing Property Team Leaders the role requires technical experience to ensure quality standards and experience in commercial awareness to ensure VFM is achieved within contract management.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Degree or HND in Building Surveying or Construction Mnagement, or related discipline.
• Or Qualified by extensive relevant experience in Housing / Property and planned works contract delivery. 
• Knowledge of Social Housing Satndards, Decent Homes Standard, HHRSR and Landlord responsibilities. 
• Experience and/or knowledge of CDM regulations / Health & Safety. 

Job Category: Interims

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

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £51.89 per hour

Job description

Candidate brief:

1. Lead the delivery and continuous improvement of the council’s repairs service.
2. Manage large-scale repairs across housing and corporate assets, ensuring compliance with standards.
3. Oversee staffing, budgets c£10m, and equipment to deliver efficient service.
4. Lead procurement and management of maintenance contracts.
5. Demonstrate strong knowledge of building construction, property maintenance, and housing standards.
6. Proven track record of leading operational teams and managing high-value budgets in a housing or local authority setting.
7. This successful candidate is expected to be on site supporting operational teams and front-line operatives 4 out of 5 days.

Job Category: Human Resources

Job location: Civic Campus, Euclid Street, Swindon, SN1 2JG, Swindon Borough CouncilHours per week: 37Start date: Immediate startSalary: £27.00 per hourJob descriptionRole PurposeTo provide hands-on talent acquisition and employer branding expertise, driving immediate improvements in candidate attraction and recruitment campaigns. The postholder will reduce reliance on costly agency provision, deliver EVP-led attraction pilots, and create candidate pipelines for hard-to-recruit roles (particularly in Children’s Services). Acting as both practitioner and advisor, the role will also inform the design of SBC’s future permanent talent model. Key Responsibilities Lead direct sourcing activity using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, and talent databases to generate pipelines of Children’s Social Workers, Team Managers, and specialist roles.Design and deliver “EVP-lite” attraction campaigns, working with staff and managers to co-create authentic content (case studies, testimonials, day-in-the-life stories).Partner with Children’s Services managers to implement fast-track recruitment campaigns with application-to-offer timescales of 20 days or less.Audit and optimise the candidate journey, ensuring adverts, careers pages, and application processes are inclusive, mobile-friendly, and engaging.Provide insightful data and analysis on attraction performance (click-through rates, drop-offs, time-to-hire, candidate diversity) to inform continuous improvement.Act as a bridge to the permanent talent team, piloting approaches that can be scaled up and embedded in future phases of Swindon’s 2028 Talent Model.Support HR leadership with advice on future resourcing structures, agency strategy, and alignment with organisational workforce priorities.Skills & Experience Proven track record in talent acquisition within local government, NHS, education, or wider public/voluntary sectors.Hands-on expertise with LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS platforms, and recruitment marketing campaigns.Strong experience designing and delivering employer branding or EVP projects, with measurable impact.Knowledge of hard-to-recruit professions, particularly in social care, legal, and specialist frontline roles.Confident in using data and analytics to measure and improve recruitment outcomes.Highly developed stakeholder management skills; able to coach, challenge, and support managers in effective recruitment practice.

Job Category: Social Care Non-Qualified

Job location: 7 Skomer Road, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, CF629DA, Vale of Glamorgan Council

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £13.17 per hour

Hybrid - 4 days office / 1 day work from home

Job description

To provide a direct service to children, young people and their families/carers, in line with the Families First guidance, relevant national standards and local and national legislation and guidance.

• To provide a consistent and quality service to all service users (children, young people, parents & carers) referred to the Families First TAF Service.
• To work in partnership with service users (families & professionals) both internally and externally.
• To promote and represent positively the work of the TAF Service with all partner agencies.
• To undertake service user assessments including assessments of need and assessments of risk to inform support planning, in line with Service and national standards.
• To facilitate and chair TAF multi agency meetings and reviews to ensure support plans are agreed, implemented and monitored in line with agreed service standards.
• To implement agreed support plans including ongoing assessment, planning, monitoring and reviewing responsibilities in line with service standards.
• To undertake direct work with children, young people and their families and carers in line with the agreed casework planning and under the guidance and supervision of your supervisor.
• To use motivational techniques to encourage families to engage with the support available, address their issues and build on their family relationships.
• To ensure that any safeguarding concerns are identified and escalated in accordance with the Councils safeguarding policies.
• To be aware of and have an understanding of all relevant legislation, guidance, policy and procedures, good practice guidelines, national standards and the principles of Best Value.
• To attend all relevant meetings, reviews and produce required reports represent the Service in a professional manner.
• To maintain accurate and up to date case records, both electronically and on case files, in relation to each child, young person and family in line with Service policy.
• To provide information for the Early Help Manager and Management Board as required.
• To participate fully in professional supervision and appraisal with the Practitioner Manager in line with Service Policy.
• To take responsibility for your own continuous professional development including updating knowledge about the relevant legislation, standards, practice, guidance and research that impacts on the provision of social care services.
• To contribute to the development of an Annual Service Plan.
• To assist the Early Help Manager in meeting performance targets set for the Project

Job Category: Social Care Qualified

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

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £20.29 per hour

Hybrid working 2 days a week in the office.

Job description

Social Worker working with adults aged over 18 with a variety of needs. Includes undertaking Acre Act Assessments, Mental Capacity assessments, commissioning appropriate care and undertaking safeguarding enquiries. We require someone who can hit the ground running and preferably has experience using MOSAIC. 

Job Category: Social Care Qualified

Job location: County Hall, Usk, Monmouthshire, NP151GA, Monmouthshire County Council

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £29.24 per hour

5 days per week, 3 days office and mon locality NP15 1GA EARLY HELP AND ASSESSMENT TEAM, MUST HAVE ASSESSMENT (INTAKE) EXPERIENCE

Candidates must live within reasonable distance to office ie 1 hour max. Friendly and supportive team

Job description

• To manage a caseload to include complex and diverse cases, involving assessments, reviews and the preparation of reports and court attendance, to effectively meet the needs of the client group.
• To work in a flexible and imaginative way to provide support and advice for children, young people, their families and carers in accordance with the principles of the 1989 Children’s Act.
• To complete quality assessments of individuals and families; analysing strengths and risks.
• To formulate plans to meet assessed needs and risks building on strengths of children, families and carers.
• To implement agreed plans to safeguard children and to increase the capacity and resilience of their parents and/or carers.
• To undertake office duty and respond to crises, as and when required.
  
   
• To assist in developing the existing services for children, their families and carers and to help shape future services.
  
   
• To work as part of a team and thereby contribute to the development of the service.
  
   
• To supervise students, where appropriate.
• To initiate and develop effective working relationships with foster carers as professionals. 
  
   
• To initiate and develop effective working relationships with partner agencies.
  
   
• To develop own professional skills through supervision sessions and through undertaking appropriate training and development.
• To maintain awareness of changes in legislation, related policies and practices and implement these within own professional practice.
  
   
• To maintain accurate records, which are up-to-date.

To work in a flexible way, if the need arises, so that tasks not specifically covered in the job description are undertaken.

To maintain safe working practices for self and others, in accordance with the authority’s policy statement on Health and Safety at Work.

Job Category: Social Care Non-Qualified

Job location: Civic Campus, Euclid Street, Swindon, SN1 2JG, Swindon Borough Council
Hours per week: 8

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £32.04 per hour

You are required to be a qualified probation officer for this role.

Job description

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

To provide high quality assessment and interventions to the highest risk families as part of the Family Safeguarding Team within a context of ensuring the personal safety of those involved. This includes working with perpetrators of domestic violence and supporting victims.

MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY: 
Service Users:

• Work with other professionals within the Family Safeguarding Team, to develop and deliver services to perpetrators and victims of domestic abuse in a timely manner.
• Assess and contribute to the management of risk of harm to ensure the safety of family members including the development of a written safety plan.
• Plan, supervise, enforce and review the behaviours and levels of risk of perpetrators of domestic abuse by working as part of a multi-agency team to match levels of resources to assessed risk.
• Work with the perpetrator and the family to assess and manage risk of further harm ensuring that the perpetrator accepts responsibility for their actions and is working to change their behaviour.
• Work closely with professionals in the Family Safeguarding Team, the police, probation service, mental health service MARACS and MAPPA to ensure that increases in risk of harm are escalated rapidly and a multi-agency plan is in place.
• Contact prisoners and contribute domestic violence and safeguarding plans as part of sentence planning, to reduce the risk of re–offending; contribute to recall
• decisions in consultation with the probation offender manager and SPO for prisoners in breach of licence, attend appeal hearings if required.
• Undertake home visits as required as part of risk assessment and management.
• Establish a “Thinking Skills” Group to deliver cognitive behavioural therapy for appropriately assessed perpetrators, evaluate and report on the impact of this group, drawing in other professionals as required.

Qualifications and

Probation officer relevant qualification

Knowledge

Working effectively with perpetrators and victims of domestic violence with

Knowledge and/or

demonstrable outcomes.

Experience of:

Representing organisations in formal settings with a range of stakeholders to advocate for victims of domestic violence with confidence, authority and credibility to achieve positive outcomes for them.

Building positive and respectful working relationships with a range of stakeholders and service users.

Having undertaken good quality and appropriate risk assessments of victims of domestic violence which respond to their specific needs and protect them and their families from harm.

Working with service users either individually or in groups who may present with difficult and challenging problems.

Knowledge and applied

Knowledge of the risk assessment and management dynamics and impact of domestic

understanding of:

violence and how best to support victims.

CBT based approaches.

Motivational Interviewing.

Personality disorders and how they may affect risk.

Up to date knowledge of housing, criminal, civil and welfare rights legislation relating to domestic violence.

Job Category: Manual Labour

Job location: Carshalton Road, Sutton, Greater London, SM1 4LE, Sutton Housing Partnership
Hours per week: 8

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £13.34 per hour

Job description

1 x labourer to work with the roofer to support the delivery of roofing repairs.  Must be able to climb ladders and scaffold and work safely at height.  Must be able to drive in UK and have relevant documentation.

2 x labourer to work with the grounds maintenance team replacing fences, brickwork, pathways and road surfaces.  Must be able to drive in UK and have relevant documentation.

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Job Category: Manual Labour

Job location: Carshalton Road, Sutton, Greater London, SM1 4LE,  Sutton Housing Partnership
Hours per week: 8

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £20.57 per hour

Job description

Multi skilled operative with carpentry and plumbing background able to cover a variety of trades and work independently and with others.