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Job Category : Sec / Admin
Location : Warehouse 8, Hull City Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 16:30
Salary: £10.19

The Covid-19 Response Team requires a full time enthusiastic Covid Response Officer to deliver operational services in line with Covid related activity.
The team is responsible for gathering soft intelligence and analysing data, working closely with service providers across a range of care settings, including formal and informal carers and personal assistants, to monitor, collate and report on activity within these settings, at a local and national level. This includes arranging meetings, financial monitoring, maintaining databases / data entry, identifying where providers need additional support, including ensuring they have an adequate supply of PPE, managing a provider telephone helpline and email inbox.
You must be able to provide a supportive and customer focused service. You will be expected to keep yourself up to date with government guidance to ensure accurate and adequate support is provided to the services we work collaboratively with.
You will be expected to have obtained a NVQ level 2 or equivalent qualification, skills and experience. Be meticulous in your work and have a successful record of operational support and administration.
You will be expected to have experience of using Microsoft Packages in particular Excel, Word and Microsoft Teams.

Job Category : Executive
Location : Enfield Council
Start Date :Immediate Start
Base Salary : £56,380.00
Top Point Salary : £70,000.00
Principal Development Manager (Property) X2
£56,380 to £70,000 dependent on capabilities and experience (includes £7,579 Market Factor Supplement)
Permanent

Grow your career and help transform our Borough.
The Strategic Property Development team at Enfield Council manages a varied, primarily commercial development portfolio, dealing with everything from industrial estates to mixed-use regeneration schemes, joint ventures and land promotion activities.
This role offers an opportunity to influence how Enfield Council optimises its development pipeline through effective development management strategies and hands-on project delivery.
We also work at pace, so if you are someone who enjoys working in a fast-moving dynamic working environment and believe that you have the vision, skillset and experience we are looking for, then it would be a mistake not to apply.
The Role
We are looking for 2 experienced Principal Development Managers, who will manage, develop, acquire and dispose of primarily commercial property and promote land for mixed-use development.
Duties will include negotiating development and conditional sale agreements, managing joint venture relationships, funding agreements, agreeing Heads of Terms for property acquisitions and disposals, instructing and monitoring external agents and working with the Council’s external consultant teams on promoting land for development through the Local Plan process.
The successful candidates will be responsible for a portfolio of projects and workstreams, working within a small, dedicated team which reports to the Head of Strategic Property Development.
You will work collaboratively with colleagues in Strategic Property Services, Legal, HRA, Finance and other departments, to maximise asset value and generate new revenue streams or capital receipts through the team’s external market-facing activities, raise standards and support service delivery.
The Team
Strategic Property Development is a small but growing team of property specialists, who are passionate about optimising Enfield Council's property assets and community dividends. We have an ambitious programme of projects, guided by the Council’s Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP) to deliver on the Council's broadest corporate objectives including economic growth, environmental sustainability and expanding opportunities for new employment and housing in the Borough.
We are also growing the Council's capacity and capability in Geographical Information Systems (mapped data) and our aim is to have a property team, to provide Enfield Council with an exemplar professional property service.
The Requirements
You will be an experienced Development Manager with strong commercial acumen and proven competencies in a variety of project delivery models and asset types.
You will play a pivotal role in managing a diverse range of workstreams working with a variety of client group and will need to demonstrate a good understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing local government in relation to the optimisation of its property estate.
You must have a proven ability to generate new income and capital receipt opportunities, as well as the ability to manage expenditure whilst delivering projects on time and within budget.
The role may require you to supervise in-house staff, as well as managing external providers of professional services who support the development management team.
Summary
In SPD no day is the same and there are constant challenges, but we share a vision; which is to ensure that Enfield’s land and property assets are made the most of, for the benefit of local people.
Working for Enfield Council:
• Flexible approach to working hours patterns, including for people with caring responsibilities.
• Ability to work remotely as well as the office under hybrid working arrangements.
• Annual upward salary increments within the stated salary scale.
• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Up to 31 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
• Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods (e.g. CIPFA and RICS)
• Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
• Health & leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield.
That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together and find solutions, be open, honest & respectful, take responsibility and listen & learn.
If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you.

Job Category : Facilities & Environmental Services
Client Location : Bromley Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £12.60

The primary purpose of the performance, compliance and data team is to support the Property division to deliver effective facilities management services across the estate. The council is seeking a Performance, Compliance and Data Officer to join the Facilities Management team to assist effectively and efficiently with the admin functions involved with managing the council’s supply chain, procurement process and statutory compliance documentation. Also, to support technical officers and managers within the team and to provide excellent customer service to the service’s range of stakeholders.
The council is seeking a Performance, Compliance and Data Officer to join the Facilities Management team to assist effectively and efficiently with the admin functions involved with managing the council’s supply chain, procurement process and statutory compliance documentation. Also, to support technical officers and managers within the team and to provide excellent customer service to the service’s range of stakeholders.

You will have good communication skills and experience of using systems to manage data and work processes. This post holder will have a particular focus on customer service, taking responsibility for ensuring that tasks, including reactive maintenance and planned servicing, raised in the CAFM system (Concerto) via the outsourced helpdesk are completed by suppliers in accordance with the contractual performance standards, and liaison with the customer that has reported to the fault to keep them informed until completed.

You will also have excellent administrative skills and attention to detail, with a good knowledge of FM statutory compliance and health and safety issues, and experience of raising orders and processing AFPs and invoices.

Job Category : Facilities & Environmental Services
Location : Bromley Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £11.23

To support the existing team through a period of change, reporting into the interim Maintenance manager LBB are looking for an experienced handy persons on an interim basis.
The role is to assist the existing Facilities team providing basis maintenance duties , decorating, minor plumbing carpentry changing lamps, assisting with site set up for events, escorting contractors and general grounds and building maintenance.

Job Category : Interims
Location : Bromley Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £217.48 per day

To support the existing team through a period of change, Reporting into the Head of Facilities Bromley are looking for an experienced electrically biased Maintenance manager to lead a small team on an interim basis to deliver the reactive and PPM function of the facilities service currently delivered by a third party provider. Also to assist with the creation and implementation of new process and procedures.
This encompasses hard and soft services, building fabric and fire and security systems. This will be delivered via outsourced service providers and a small in-house team.

The person will be able to demonstrate experience in a senior operational role in a public sector organisation delivering operational to a diverse multi-site portfolio this can be either direct or as a contractor. The person must have a core electrical qualification and able to demonstrate a sound understanding of mechanical systems including current water hygiene training and building fabric.

Job Category : Technical
Location : Robert Hodge Centre, Skelmersdale, WN8 8EE, West Lancashire Borough Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 16:30
Salary: £17.84

To provide additional resource to Fleet Services. Initial 3 months which may be extended to 6 months, depending on demands placed on Fleet Services.

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Job Category : General Industrial
Location : Town Hall, Redditch, B98 8AH, Redditch Borough Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 16:00
Salary: £12.85

All building and groundworks, low level flat & pitched roofs desirable too

Job Category : Driving
Location : Newton Road Depot, Liverpool, L13 3HS, Liverpool City Council
Hours Per Week : 24.00
Start Date : immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £11.45

To drive departmental vehicles in a safe and considerable manner and ensure the safety of all passengers both inside and outside the vehicle. Part Time 24 hours.
Working on a part time basis on split shift during peak periods of the day, to work under the general direction and supervision of transport and other authorised officers.
To undertake the driving of any vehicle (within their class of licence) attached to the department and to carry out all duties connected therewith, in an efficient, economical and orderly manner. Also the safe transportation of fellow employees and any other authorised personal.
To be responsible for assisting service users from their home to the vehicle; securing them safely during the journey and assisting them from the vehicle at their destination. Also to be responsible for ensuring the safe return of service users to their home address.

Job Category : General Industrial
Location : Town Hall, Redditch, B98 8AH, Redditch Borough Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 16:00
Salary: £9.74
All labouring works

Job Category : Building Services & Maintenance
Location : Civic Centre, Enfield Council
Start Date : Immediate Start
Base Salary : £39,564.00

This is a great opportunity for the right candidates to join the Construction, Maintenance and Facilities Management (CMFM) department within the Place Department of Enfield Council; a department with wide ranging responsibilities for managing a diverse £1bn+ property portfolio, including, offices, commercial, industrial, retail, cultural and leisure.
The post of Mechanical engineer will ensure the smooth running and maintenance of the commercial building plant across Enfield Council’s corporate property portfolio. To proactively deliver maintenance to planed schedules to prevent plant breakdowns. The candidate must also hold good record keeping on maintenance documentation for when jobs are completed and have good time management to prioritise works correctly. Experience with auditing of maintenance regimes would be advantageous.
To succeed in this role, you will have excellent knowledge on commercial mechanical plant such as Cooling Towers, Pumps, FCUs, AHUs and other mechanical plant and be conversant with CIBSE SFG 20 maintenance regime requirements. Essential Qualifications Required 1. City and Guilds 6035 Level 3 Diploma in Plumbing Studies,

2. Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Plumbing and Heating
3. BPEC Domestic Unvented Hot Water Storage Systems Certificate
   If this opportunity excites you, we are very keen to hear from you.

Essential:

1. Experience of the PPM and Reactive maintenance of the commercial buildings plant. Working in an office environment and within a building of a similar size and age would be essential to support the buildings plant
2. Experience of maintenance programmes utilising a programme of works for planned maintenance within a team of engineers.
3. Experience of working on aged commercial plant and to planned schedules to ensure compliance and SFG20 requirements are met
4. Experience of overseeing contractors and contracted work to ensure best standards are followed.
5. Experience of working in a team to conduct mechanical maintenance and solutions for reactive breakdown works
6. Demonstrates a broad knowledge of commercial/financial acumen within repairs and maintenance
7. Knowledge of ICT capabilities to meet business needs. Minimum – MS Word, Excel and email (outlook)
8. Ability to engage, coach and motivate teams and set clear targets and expectations within repairs and maintenance
9. Experience of successfully time managing day to day task to ensure all works are completed on time and to a good standard
10. To log all works correctly and where required keep paperwork documentation of tasks to ensure good records are kept on site
11. Ability to advise the plant team and management on mechanical problems and solutions
12. Demonstrates a good understanding of the political structure and role of elected members
13. Ability to work collaboratively both with own service and across other services
14. As a regular and intrinsic part of this role required you to speak to members of the public in English, the ability to converse at ease, politely and courteously with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential and consistent with the requirements of this role

Desirable:

1. experience in pneumatic systems
2. Experience of maintaining cooling towers

Job Category : Legal
Location : Halton Borough Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £35.00

Must be a qualified solicitor (completion of LPC/training contract or equivalent)
JOB PURPOSE:

To provide legal and procedural advice and legal services in respect of Adult Social Care in respect of the Council’s functions as directed in the most cost effective and efficient way to secure Best Value for the Authority.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. To undertake Adult Social Care advocacy and other litigation work, in order to protect and further the Council's objectives in the Courts, Tribunals and at Statutory Appeals and Inquiries. The Local Authority to make use of Counsel at Court if the complexity of the case demands it
2. To provide Adult Social Care advice and guidance and other legal services as required to ensure that the Council’s Directorates receive effective and high quality legal advice and services.
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3. To identify, research and anticipate the effects on service provision of new developments in Adult Social Care law to ensure that clients are able to deliver timely and responsive services.
4. To provide Adult Social Care legal and procedural advice to the Council's Boards, Committees, Panels and Groups of Members to ensure that policy and operational decisions are taken in the most effective and beneficial way.
5. To deliver Adult Social Care Legal advice to clients to ensure that policy is formulated and operational decisions are taken on a sound legal basis.
6. To implement positively the Council's Equal Opportunities and Health and Safety Policies.
7. To carry out such tasks as are appropriate to the skills and experience of the post holder.
8. To take part in any initiatives in relation to legal quality management or training as from time to time decided by the Legal Services Division Management Team.
9. To undertake any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time, which are commensurate with the grade of the post.

Job Category : Manual Labour
Location : Runnymede Borough Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £11.09

To provide a proactive caretaking service to residents on the Garfield Road estate, to include undertaking the following:
• Inspection of all communal areas and completion of checklists for the estate,
• Reporting any repairs, defects or health and safety issues to the Housing Maintenance Team.
• Sweeping and mopping communal stairs and landings
• Cleaning internal communal windows, window sills, skirtings etc
• Checking rubbish chutes and bin stores on the estate, including cleaning, unblocking and removing excess rubbish
• Rotating bins, maintaining cleanliness and safety in bin stores.
• Addressing contamination of recycling facilities on site
• Preparation of communal bins and chutes on collection days
• Litterpicking and flytip removal, including liaison with the DSO for removal of flytips
• Complete basic ground maintenance tasks such as weeding, and leaf clearance in communal areas and tendering of any flower beds on site
• Inspections of play areas and reporting of health and safety issues
• Opening and closing of play areas
• Cleaning lifts, reporting issues with the lifts and liaising with lift engineers
• Undertake health and safety risk assessments, e.g. trips and slip hazards, and ensure that all communal areas are sterile to maintain fire safety applying relevant procedures to clear items as instructed by the Area Housing Manager or other senior officer.
• Liaison with Housing Maintenance Team and safety officer for contractor access to Surrey Towers roof
• Review of permit to work and maintenance of log book for operatives working on the estate
• Liaison with contractors regards communal repairs and servicing, includes providing access to communal and restricted areas.
• Distributing information to residents, including delivery of letters and maintaining communal notice boards
• Checking of car parking areas and garage compounds on the estate, organising removal of flytips and reporting of abandoned vehicles. To include sweeping, clearing and basic grounds maintenance, e.g. weed removal and leaf clearance.
• Practical support to resident-led events
• Cleaning of communal toilet at Surrey Towers
• Arranging for removal of supermarket trollies
• Liaison and access for engineers testing fire alarms
• Liaison and cooperation with Police and Audit and Enforcement Manager/Officer regards ASB and crime on the estate
• Maintenance of records regards issues/jobs arising on the estate, including both written and electronic
• Undertake manual handling and low level working at height tasks associated with the job role
• Any other duties associated with the role as directed by the Senior Area Housing Manager, Housing Services Manager or Head of Housing.

Job Category : Administration
Location : County Hall, West Sussex County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £10.19

Please note the person will be required to attend the office, until the role is fully understood - at which point the role can be worked 50% from home.

About the job
This role will be working as part of the Streetworks Team, whose function it is to ensure that all streetworks and road work activity is planned, inspected, processed and carried out in accordance with regulations.

The role will include supporting the planning, coordination and inspection of the street work and road work activity of public utility companies, the County Council and other contractors, in order to ensure that all road works are carried out within the boundaries of a strict legal framework.

The role will involve occasional roadside visits, occasionally in inclement weather, and the requirement to wear appropriate safety clothing and equipment.

What you’ll need to succeed
You’ll be able to demonstrate a “can do” attitude, and the motivation to provide an excellent Highways service. You’ll be a strong team player with the ability to communicate well. You’ll have good customer service skills, and a flexible approach, working at all times with integrity, openness and an awareness of others.

Key Skills:

1. Ability to organise and plan and meet set targets e.g. assist in the preparation of reports, plans and a range of written material.
2. Good communication and interpersonal skills in order to provide clear and concise information to a range of customers.
3. Ability to present information clearly, concisely, accurately and in ways that promote understanding, either verbally or in written/electronic format.
4. Good literacy and numeracy skills in order to interpret written material and to respond to a range of correspondence.
5. Good IT skills for operating a range of IT applications for word processing, data processing, updating websites, and maintaining computer databases.
6. Strong customer focus with the ability to work as a contact and provide a professional service to meet public needs.

Qualifications and/or experience:
⦁ 5 GCSE's with A-C (9-4) passes, including Maths and English, or equivalent qualification or demonstrable equivalent comparable experience.
⦁ Ability to deliver an effective, efficient professional service to a range of customers.
⦁ Experience of dealing with the general public.
⦁ Knowledge of systems, procedures and policies in an appropriate specialism.
⦁ Experience of working in a Highways, Transport or Planning discipline - Desirable
⦁ Experience of using specialist IT systems, for example Street Manager, Symology, Confirm, One.Network, GIS or CAD – Desirable

Job Category : Social Care - Unqualified
Location : Civic Centre, Enfield Council
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £13.63

Responsible for delivering a high standard of business support to ensure effective operation of the Special Educational Needs (SEN) services. Including but not limited to data entry and analysis, record keeping, customer care focused reception duties, panel, meeting and event support, and understanding service specific administrative tasks.
Provide a front line face-to-face/telephone service to customers, making suitable referrals to other service areas where appropriate and resolving enquiries to a high standard, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.
Deal with straightforward customer enquiries and follow through to resolution, ensuring all stakeholders are updated and the adequate audit trails are in place.
Understand when and how to escalate issues to ensure requests are completed within a timely manner.
Deal professionally and effectively with all contacts from a wide range of people, using tact and discretion, assessing needs and re-directing enquiries, where appropriate.
Assist with the provision of an accessible customer care focused reception service, and when necessary, request assistance to manage the distress or difficult and challenging behaviour of callers.
Identify any difficulties visitors/service users may have in making an enquiry or receiving information, in order that suitable and sufficient methods of communication can be provided.
Proactively develop skills, understanding and abilities in delivering support services in order to carry out standardised processes in a consistent and efficient manner
Maintain up to date knowledge to ensure effective utilisation of IT systems used.
Organise and prioritise allocated workload as appropriate, keeping team managers aware of demands which may impact on targets/deadlines and service standards.
Inform opportunities to eliminate waste, stop non-value adding activities and maximise the potential of simplified and shared ways of working and automation.
Carry out all accountabilities in compliance with the Council’s Policies and Procedures.
Maintain accurate and effective communication with your line manager (to include the provision of reports and presentations) ensuring that they are regularly appraised of planned changes and developments.
To attend and provide administrative support to panel meetings formal minutes, taking notes and producing draft written records within agreed timescales.
To work as part of a project team and to assist in the delivery and completion of work projects, supporting different work streams, ensuring the successful completion of the project. "
The range of outcomes we expect you to do are set out above, however this is not intended as a complete description of your job. We reserve the right to ask you to undertake any tasks that are consistent with the grade to ensure effective service delivery. This may include working in any other service areas, including the Customer Access, and /or vary hours of work, as may be reasonably required of you.
For the time being this role will be office and home based working. This may change in the future.

Job Category : Technical
Client Location : Lambeth Civic Centre, London Borough of Lambeth
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £160.51 per day

To provide subject matter expertise supporting the Engineering and Technical Manager to ensure the successful implementation of the Highways Improvement Programme. The post holder will be the responsible point of point of contact for the supply chain regarding all technical assurance queries relating to the programme. It involves working closely with each scheme engineer and the contractor to ensure a consistent design and quality of construction across the programme that enables the end state to be operated on a business-as-usual basis.
Qualification
Preferably, a relevant degree or professional qualification or an equivalent combination of qualification and experience together with demonstrable skills and aptitude.
Key Knowledge
Demonstrable understanding of a range of specialist transport/traffic/highway packages and CAD.
Appropriate knowledge of highway and traffic management scheme design, current and forthcoming legislation, relevant design standards and specifications.
A thorough knowledge of project management techniques and their application to a range of highways schemes

Relevant Experience
Experience of working on technical schemes within a quality assured working environment.
Experience of working within a project team to agreed outputs to agreed deadlines.
Understanding of contract management and supervision.
An understanding of sustainable travel and the links with regeneration and the built environment
Experience of attending public meetings.
Experience of working with and contributing to multi -disciplinary teams, using your own problem solving skills.