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Job Category : Social Care - Qualified
Location : The Grange, West Sussex County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £27.81

Grade: 9 Pay rate : Up to £35 per hour
Directorate Group: Independent Living Services
Location: Chichester / Bognor
Working arrangements: Mix of home working and office / home visits once induction completed. Monday to Friday 8am - 1730 pm.

About the job You will work as part of a strong and dynamic Occupational therapy service. In this role you will be required to undertake strengths-based assessments (as directed by Care Act 2014) utilising Occupational Therapy skills and knowledge to develop and implement a plan of support, aimed at improving wellbeing and delivering outcomes for people. The OT will be required to assess and provide equipment and minor works and have good manual handling knowledge and ability ensuring the reablement programme is monitored and reviewed and the person’s outcomes are met.
The plan may include advice, information, the provision of assistive equipment and recommendations for home adaptation. You’ll be expected to use up to date evidence-based practice to inform your intervention and where appropriate carry out risk assessments and undertake assessments under the Mental capacity Act and/or Deprivation of Liberty safeguards. Maintaining continual professional development (CPD) and sharing best practice with colleagues to deliver positive outcomes for residents in West Sussex is key. Linking people back into their communities, removing barriers to engagement and providing interventions that support resilience and maintain wellbeing is also essential to this role.

Key Skills:

1. Ability to apply a risk enablement approach and use evidence-based practice.
2. Ability to complete a strengths-based assessment (as directed by the Care Act 2014).
3. Ability to develop a person-centred care and support plan with clearly defined outcomes. 4. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in order to interact effectively with a range of stakeholders to provide clear advice and guidance and clinical interventions.
4. Ability to prioritise and organise work and meet agreed performance expectations.
5. Sound and accurate IT skills to ensure effective record keeping, respecting confidentiality.
   Qualifications and/or experience:
   • Diploma / BSc Occupational Therapy or equivalent Occupational Therapy qualification.
   • Registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
   • Experience of undertaking clinical functional assessments and of Occupational Therapy intervention planning, implementation and review.
   • Experience of working as an Occupational Therapist with people with physical disabilities in the community providing appropriate interventions to enable independence at home.
   • Experience of inter-agency and multi-disciplinary work to support collaborative working relationships.

Job Category : Retail Stock Replenishment
Location : 4684 - Sheffield Supercentre - Handsworth Road, ASDA
Start Date : Immediate Start
Salary: £10.00

Job Category : IT
Location : ALEXANDRA HOUSE, London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 40.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £29.82

The Council is seeking a Solutions Architect to lead the thinking and design of the Councils Data Centre provision.
We will require an experienced specialist infrastructure technologies to assist in design and deployment to a Green Field site to support our current Active/Passive Data Centres.
The person will collaboratively research, design & deliver a resilient and future proofed operational solution for a core Data Centre relocation.
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Experience of moving from traditional on-prem data centre to hybrid cloud
Experience of moving from traditional data centre hardware to a Hyperconverged environment.
Extensive experience in design architecture.
Extensive knowledge and experience working with operating systems and cloud technologies.

Job Category : Retail Stock Replenishment
Location : 4176 - Livingston Supercentre – Almondvale Road South, ASDA
Start Date : Immediate Start
Salary: £10.00

I require stock replenishers to work nightshift in the store in Fresh and Ambient food.
Shift pattern is 10pm-6am (8 hour Shift)
I require 5 colleagues per night from Monday 3rd October through to and including the night of Sunday 9th October 2022.

Job Category : Management
Location : Romford Library, London Borough of Havering
Hours Per Week : 21.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £17.10

Main Purpose of the Job/Key Objectives:

Be responsible for the day-to-day management of a level 3 branch library within the borough with up to 10 staff. Ensure that it is managed in an efficient and effective manner

Manage partnerships within the branches including CAB, PASC’s and drop in services on a regular basis.

Help recruit, as well as manage and support up to 70+ volunteers.

To develop an effective partnership between staff and volunteers, to enhance the service offered during core opening hours and to extend opening hours if possible.
Promote a positive image as a service provider to the local community, working to ensure all customers receive an efficient, effective and high quality service and encourage further partnership to deliver the local agenda

Provide first line access to customer’s for all library, council and voluntary services.

Be actively involved in writing the Branch Service Plan with Senior Managers which will reflect the Key Priorities set out in the 3 year Library Strategy, Library Service Annual Plan, Public Library Benchmark Standards and national customer service awards

Qualifications
Desirable
ICT-related qualification, e.g. ECDL, CLAIT .

Working conditions/circumstances
Post holders are required to demonstrate, at interview, an understanding of and commitment to Havering’s Equal Opportunities Policy in both service delivery to the community, in relationships with colleagues, and in employment practices.
Staff are required to be DBS checked
It is desirable for the post holder to hold a current Driving License

Job Category : Admin & Clerical
Location : Docks Office, Vale of Glamorgan Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £10.19

Administrator with advanced minute taking skills to work supporting a team of Social Workers but also supporting the department with coordinating and minuting various types of professional meetings.
Also to complete other admin tasks as required including phone/reception cover when necessary.
To assist and support Teams who provide a service to the children and families within the Vale of Glamorgan in line with the relevant legislation, regulations and national standards.

To work to provide quality services to all users and carers.

To work in partnership with other professionals, services users, carers and agencies, both internally and externally.

Job Category : Social Care - Unqualified
Location : Llys Gwenffrwd Residential Home, Brynford Street, Holywell, CH6 7RD, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 6.50
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 14:15
End Time : 21:15
Salary: £10.19

Moning shifts, Afternoon shift, and night shifts..
Smart Casual dress, no jeans, no jewellery, sensible shoes with closed in toe. RESIDENTIAL HOME STAFF: please ensure that the candidate either wears a tunic or black top and black trousers - no jeans, no jewellery, sensible shoes with closed in toe. ALL CANDIDATES APPROVED FOR HIRE, WHO HAVE NOT WORKED ON THE PREMISES BEFORE, MUST ON ARRIVAL PRODUCE A CURRENT CRB. A CURRENT MOVING & HANDLING/POSITIONING CERTIFICATE. CANDIDATES MUST HAVE WORKING EXPERIENCE OF USING HOISTS, AS TRAINING WILL NOT BE PROVIDED

Job Category : Social Care - Qualified
Location : County Offices, Flint House, Church Street, Flint CH6 5BD, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £20.00

Job Purpose
To provide Occupational Therapy assessments for individuals and their carers to assist them reaching their occupational outcomes within their home environment for those with long term barriers caused by their health. To subsequently work with them to formulate an action plan to remove barriers, building on the person’s strengths, supporting them to optimise function. Where required to recommend techniques, equipment and/or adaptations to enable them to continue living at home/in the community with as much independence as possible. To review interventions and build ongoing resilience prior to closure.

1. Complete the Occupational Therapy process, in various settings within the community, for example people’s own homes, sheltered and residential homes or schools, working closely with colleagues in housing, health, care services, and the third sector managing a caseload of complex cases.
2. Carry out outcome focussed occupational therapy assessments, and specialist assessments with regards to manual handling, positive risk taking, seating assessments and the environment to support the planning of detailed recommendations and interventions.
3. Demonstrate knowledge and share techniques as appropriate to support people to develop optimal levels of functioning and to support their carers where possible.
4. Assessment and provision where required of disability equipment, to use or rule out core stock and/or including researching non-stock specialist orders that will assist clients and / or carer's to achieve / optimize safety and independence with daily living tasks.
5. Assessment and recommendations where required to support the provision of adaptations to include minor and major adaptations to people’s homes in conjunction with housing colleagues and partners to assist clients and/or carer's to achieve optimum independence in achieving their occupational outcomes. Where adaptations are not appropriate, the OT will assist in initiation and completion of re-housing assessments.
6. Carrying out continued professional development, including attending and receiving appropriate training, receiving regular clinical supervision, completing reflective practice, maintaining a professional portfolio, active participation in student fieldwork education, adhering to professional code of conduct and code of ethics, adhering, ensuring membership to essential professional bodies (HCPC/RCOT) and pursuing special interest group membership where appropriate to field of practice.

Academic/ Professional Qualification
Degree in Occupational Therapy
HCPC Registration
Commitment to ongoing CPD and training

Knowledge and Experience
An understanding of the principles and responsibilities arising from the implementation of the relevant legislation such as the Social Services and Well Being Act
Experience of providing services to individuals and carer’s in their own home
Experience of working in the community using a person centred enabling approach

Job Category : Social Care - Qualified
Location : Ty Dewi Sant, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £18.53

Temporary Recruitment Manager until March 2022 To drive Social Services Social Work and Occupational Therapy Recruitment campaign. Taking the lead on the recruitment of social work and occupational therapy service. We are looking to drive the agenda and recruit staff with pace, there is an urgent need to focus on social work vacancies in children's and adult services with a focus also on occupational therapy over the next 3 months.
Take a lead and support recruiting managers with all aspects of recruitment, and marketing.
Identify and collate all the social work vacancies and occupational therapy, including temporary posts (i.e grant funding posts which are not part of the core establishment) across the social services portfolio to remove duplication, and streamline the process of getting positions advertised.
Research where marketing has the greatest impact through traditional advert formats (i.e specific publications) and digital solutions (i.e. websites, social media, local radio, Spotify etc) including costs, contractual arrangements to secure the best value for money and the revenue implications required for ongoing campaigns including staff and finances
Design creative, modern and attractive advertisements.
Exploring, and reporting innovative approaches implemented in other areas to attract and retain social workers and OT’s beyond ‘pay’ and identify how these could be implemented in Flintshire, taking a lead as appropriate
Ensure the social service is fully exploiting all the marketing channels, research and cost the most appropriate marking media. Across the UK and consider whether we should explore opportunities across English speaking countries.
Co-ordinate telephone, teams and face to face interviews and attending them as and when required.
Assist with the preparation and running of open days/job fayres for SW and OT posts. This may include evenings or weekend when potential staff are available.
Attend careers and jobs fairs
Ensure that all recruitment trackers are updated daily and that iTrent forms are submitted timely

Knowledge and Experience
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Confidence to approach candidates that aren’t actively looking for roles via CV databases or LinkedIn search.
Experience of hiring in high volumes
Able to work to deadlines or targets
Excellent knowledge and skills in marketing and recruitment of people.
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Good knowledge of digital marketing and experience in the field of recruitment.
Excellent IT skills including appropriate digital platforms.
Data driven with excellent reporting skill.
Programme management skills
Works at pace and works well under pressure to deliver, using own initiative

Job Category : Social Care - Qualified
Location : Council Offices, Castle heights, Chapel Street, Flint, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £21.50

Targeted Support Team Vacancy
We are looking to recruit an experienced Social Worker. The role is predominantly preventative social work. The worker will need good assessment skills on complex cases and be able to liaise with other professionals. Undertaking Part 3 assessments and producing excellent Part 4 Care and Support plans with subsequent Reviews.
We also take children on to the Child Protection Register, so the Social Worker will need relevant child protection experience. We are also involved in the PLO process and take children into the Court arena into Care Proceedings.
As part of a busy Team we need a worker who can support their colleagues as part of a duty system in place.
We are looking for a social worker experienced in providing children’s services in a statutory social work setting, adhering to statutory guidance, local policy and legislation.

To start immediately.

Job Category : Social Care - Qualified
Location : Ty Dewi Sant, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £15.12

Social Services and Health jointly provide early intervention/prevention support to people who identify as having mental health problems.
The purpose is to support peoples’ well-being and promote recovery. They do this within the Primary Mental Health Care team and we are looking for a Social Worker to continue this essential work. Set in a busy team of Health and Social Services workers, you will be supported to work alongside people and their families to identify community based solutions, connect with available resources to enable people to achieve their personal outcomes.
The post holder will work in a variety of community settings with people presenting with factors affecting their mental well-being. The post seeks to identify what matters to people in order to promote their general health and prevent further decline, and will look to promote peoples roles as parents, employees and family. You will be well connected with community assets and seek to make links with these to offer solutions with people. You will support people to co-produce assessments and this includes carers.
Qualification as AMHP is desirable for this post, not essential.

Job Category : Sec / Admin
Location : County Hall, Raikes Lane, Mold CH7 6NB - Phase 3, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £8.91

We require 2 assistants to join the community development team

MAIN PURPOSE/REASON FOR THE JOB:
This is a large generic team their role as a whole is to provide administrative and clerical support to the gas service, capital works service and electrical services as well as providing general administrative support to housing asset management team and all other section of Housing Services based in County Offices Flint.

This role also processes right to buy applications and works closely with the insurance provider to process tenant's insurance applications

Job Category : Sec / Admin
Location : The Westwood Centre, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 16:30
Salary: £8.91

Job Purpose
To provide administrative support as directed by the Early Years Support Manager, Childcare Development Officer and Early Years Project Support Officer to ensure an effective and efficient service is delivered to families in Flintshire who have childcare requirement. This role will support the administration of the funding for part time educational places, grant funded childcare, and support activities to develop the Childcare Sector in Flintshire.
To provide a modern and effective customer focused business support.

Principal Accountabilities

1. To provide a full reception (first point of call) service to internal and external customers and clients which will involve receiving, recording, assessing, resolving or actioning enquiries, requests for service and complaints either electronically, by telephone, by post or in person. The postholder must ensure that these are processed at the first point of contact wherever possible and within Corporate Service Standards, before escalating the enquiry for a response.
2. To provide general administrative duties e.g. process applications and registrations, authorisation of grant/other payments, submitting translations, the receiving and distributing of incoming and outgoing post daily and deliveries in line with FCC policies and procedures of GDPR and Health Safety.
3. To provide timely and accurate data inputting into corporate information systems and producing reports in line with schedules, requests and deadlines.
4. To provide a full range of document management activities such as electronic records management; scanning, archiving, filing, etc.
5. To undertake a range of Microsoft Office based tasks e.g. production of letters, marketing material, spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations etc.
6. To contribute to the maintenance of communications on the intranet and internet sites ensuring the information is accurate and up-to-date and identify opportunities for improved electronic access to services such as web e-forms.
7. To organise venues for training courses and other events, booking delegates, assisting with catering, booking travel; updating and circulating information as required.
8. To provide a meetings management service e.g. booking centre rooms, organising venues, set up, booking lunches, taking and circulating minutes, ensuring actions are followed up as necessary.
9. To organise and prioritise individual workload, anticipating fundamental day to day problems and as appropriate resolve them either on own initiative and/or in direct liaison with colleagues and direct report.
10. To contribute and make recommendations to the development of smarter administrative procedures applying lean techniques to assist with the provision of an effective business support service.
11. To process applications for grant funding, assuring the quality and accuracy of all evidence collected to meet funding claims and requirements and timely submission.
12. To undertake termly eligibility rechecks, approve and resolve payments, process resource orders on P2P. Check, pay and raise invoices as per schedule and deal with any associated queries.
13. To order, distribute and maintain stationery stocks. Keep inventory and logs for IT equipment and assets.
14. To provide a support service to the management including diary management, bookings, preparing draft communications, sensitively managing incoming calls and providing support as necessary.
15. To keep policy and procedure manuals up to date and circulate updates to relevant people as and when necessary.
16. To ensure that the centre facilities and resources are used appropriately. To complete and record centre safety logs for maintenance checks, undertaking contractor call outs and to be responsible for removing/reporting/escalating any risks in relation to Health and Safety on a daily basis. To support the maintenance of a central record for the Centre Management.
17. To monitor the car parking facility at Westwood Centre to ensure the users are parking within guidelines for safety and permitted use.
18. To work collaboratively with other key stakeholders to ensure the delivery of a quality service.

Job Category : Sales / Marketing
Location : County Hall, Raikes Lane, Mold CH7 6NB - Phase 3, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £13.58

Provide a pro-active, responsive and strategic media relations service for all Council departments, to support, protect and enhance the Council’s reputation and profile.

Manage and develop key news and promotional elements of the web site including the home page profile, initiating and increasing customer access to and understanding of the services the Council provides.

Job Category : Housing
Location : County Offices, Flint House, Church Street, Flint CH6 5BD, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 18.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £10.19

This post is within the Business Performance Team to provide Housing and Assets Service Manager, Managers and the wider team with a comprehensive and confidential, administrative and secretarial support service to perform all duties in a timely, efficient and effective manner.
To provide a high level meetings management service in respect of key statutory meetings, coordinating diaries, taking minutes, circulating notes and information where appropriate
Knowledge and Experience
Good knowledge and experience of a repairs and maintenance operational service.
Good knowledge of the Flintshire area and stock.
Knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office, excel and electronic diaries.
Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
Excellent attention to detail