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Job Category : Interims
Location : Council Offices, Broxtowe Borough Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £10.15

To undertake a range of Caretaking works in and around tenanted and independent living properties. Duties may include the removal of fly tipping, cleaning of stair wells in communal areas, undertaking minor repairs to properties (handy person level). There may be times where you will be asked to assist other operatives in there day to day activities and act as a second person / Labourer

Job Category : Social Care - Unqualified
Location : Mount McKinley Building, Shropshire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 20:00
Salary: £12.24

A candidate is required to join the Stepping Stones project edge of care team as an outreach worker. You will be working with children and their families providing a high level of support, guided by the senior social workers within the team. Experience of direct work with children and families will therefore be essential.

Job Category : Interims
Location : Council Offices, Broxtowe Borough Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £10.15

A time served builder who can undertake repairs to tenanted and independent living properties. Duties may include repair / replacement to brickwork, concrete path repairs and renewals, laying and repair of slabbed footpaths, renewal re-bedring of roofing tiles hips and ridges, plaster patching to walls and ceilings. re-plastering of wall rooms and ceilings. renewal of ceramic wall tiles

Job Category : Social Care Qualified
Location : Badminton Road Council Offices, South Gloucestershire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £24.38

This is a Children's based role.

Please note, this role is for a Personal Advisor (similar skills to Social Work Assistant required) - “this is a face to face role, therefore you must have access, sometimes at short notice, to service users within the South Glos region” while reports/admin can be done from home, this role will not suit people that cannot get to the BS37 5AF address easily.

The Transition to Independence Team works with young people leaving care and support them to have a positive transition to adulthood.

You will make a difference by being the lead professional for young people aged between 16-25 leaving care. You will ensure you develop strong trusting relationships with a solid understanding of the issues and challenges that affect them. You’ll be able to support and guide them with your knowledge and expertise to access an array of health services, assist with setting up and managing benefits as well as accessing and maintaining education and employment.

What will you be doing?
You will deliver inclusive personalised pathway plans to maximise young people’s independence ensuring that relevant legislation, codes of practice, and good practice guides are implemented and service standards are met.
You will maintain contact with and deliver pathway plans in accordance with the statutory requirements of the Personal Advisor role.
You will provide support and specialist advice and guidance as well as advocacy on behalf of young people.
You will liaise with contacts from different sectors, including health, housing, education and voluntary sectors ensuring good communication in order to deliver an effective service.
You will know when to take necessary action in accordance with Safeguarding procedures in order to protect vulnerable young people.
You will maintain confidential reports and case notes, record care plans and risk assessments in accordance with professional and Council guidelines.

You will need a relevant qualification to NVQ3 level or equivalent, or considerable experience of working with young people in a professional environment, (e.g. residential social work, youth work, career advisory work, young people’s drugs work or mentoring).
You will be able to demonstrate knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations and codes of practice as well processes and procedures related to leaving care.
You will have good interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to build relationships and engage successfully with young people, their families and professionals.
Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post.

Job Category : Interims
Location : London Borough of Newham
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £316.33 per day

SQL Server Developer required to assist in the continued development of the OneSource Data Warehouse solution.
Skills required are SQL Server coding (T-SQL, procedures, views) and SQL Server Integration Studio (SSIS)
Understanding of Visual Studio (for source code control) and Power BI would be an advantage.
Role will be working remotely, connecting into the OneSource servers via internet connection.
The Data Warehouse is built using SSIS packages which take data from a number of different sources using either SSIS developed packages, or T-SQL insert queries from connected servers. The role is to:
• Add some additional feeds into the data warehouse,
• Or update the existing feeds to add additional information (tables and columns).
• Assist in the coding of new, or the improvement of, core Data Warehouse functions through SQL Server T-SQL procedures and functions
• Assist in the development of SQL Server views for business reporting
• Depending on skill set, may also need to develop a small number of simple Power BI reports for end users
• Carry out data discovery sessions with end users, or on own from a ring fenced data source

Job Category : Sec / Admin
Location : Cunard Building Water Street Pier Head Liverpool L2 2BS, Liverpool City Council
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £16.34

Family Safeguarding Project coordinator required to support the roll out of the project.
MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
Assist in the preparation of the project plan incorporating risk management
Design and control the project schedule
Organise all project-related paperwork, including maintaining and monitoring the project plan, schedule, risk and action logs, and budget and expenditure
Be the first point of contact for project queries
Co-ordinate project activities and ensure that the project workflow remains on schedule
Take part in project meetings and propose adjustments
Administer the Project Board and Operational Delivery Group by preparing and sending out papers, minute and proactively follow up actions
Organise, attend, and participate in stakeholder meetings
Plan, prepare and present information at workshops and meetings, including meetings with senior managers to provide an update on the project’s progress
Track and communicate project risks and opportunities and provide solutions when applicable
Analyse information and data, undertake research, and produce reports and highlight key issues relevant to the project
Administer the budget including placing orders, tracking invoices and monitoring spend against the project budget
Assist in the recruitment of Family Safeguarding staff by providing information for social media and adverts to champion the Family Safeguarding model

Job Category : Admin & Clerical
Location : Contact One Vale (C1V), Vale of Glamorgan Council
Start Date : Immediate Start
Salary: £10.19

Telecare is a community alarm service which uses technology and equipment to be able to improve the independence and safety of otherwise vulnerable people. These devices are linked to a 24hr-a day 365 days a year monitoring centre based alongside the Telecare team at Contact one Vale.

Duties include to answer and to respond efficiently to all incoming Telecare, emergency, monitoring, out of hours and Lone Worker calls, and to deal with them all promptly and in accordance with the operating procedures. To answer and respond efficiently to all incoming Telecare emergency and monitoring alarm calls. Every call is different you will discover a real variety of customer situations. An excellent understanding of the needs and ability to empathise with the elderly, disabled and vulnerable people who use our alarm system will be a pre-requisite of the job.

Working as a team player within a busy environment is a must for this role as you will share your workload with other members of the team.

You will be working 12 hours rotating shift pattern consisting of days and nights including weekends and bank holidays with a weekly average of 37 hours. Flexibility required to support needs of the rota.

Salary can be up to £27,000 a year.

Job Category : Interims
Location : Broad Lane Council Offices, South Gloucestershire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £40.10

 This Senior Engineer position is   ASSET MANAGEMENT & INSPECTIONS focused, to support the continuing development of our long term asset management strategy and works programmes. Rate: £50.00 - £55.00 per hour Ltd Umbrella. ( on-going contract )

• Managing team members carrying out the structural design and assessment for major maintenance, improvement or strengthening of existing structures and the design of new structures using current codes of practice and European standards
• Managing a number of structural maintenance/strengthening projects you will prepare and review Approval in Principle documents and detailed design packages in accordance with the Design manual for Roads and Bridges
• Preparing contract documents, procurement activities and contract administration and supervising other team members carrying out these activities
• Attending sites to check construction is being carried out in accordance with approved designs, drawings and specifications
• Working with others to resolve non-compliance issues you will be responsible for managing specialist consultants, reviewing and checking the output of the in house team and specialist external consultants and recommend to the Structures Manager whether to sign off the outputs
• Carry out the technical approval process and review proposals submitted by third parties for new highway or open space structures, making recommendations to the Structures Manager on whether the proposals can be accepted
  We are operting a hyrbid working model so candidates will be expeceted to attend meetings and conduct site visits as required within South Glos Region alongside home working.
  Knowledge, Skills and Experience

1. You will be professionally qualified and hold a relevant degree or postgraduate qualification or equivalent relevant experience.
2. You will have relevant practical experience, demonstrating proven management ability if relevant.
3. You will motivate staff to achieve organisational objectives and successful technical outcomes
4. You will demonstrate in depth knowledge of service specific and professional issues.
5. You will demonstrate knowledge of software packages and in house and systems.
6. You will be able to persuade others and influence outcomes critical to the organisation.
7. You will have experience of planning and progressing work activities within general professional guidelines or organisational policy.
8. Good verbal and written communication skills including report writing and explanation of technical information to non technical audiences
9. If relevant: you will have financial experience or training sufficient to manage budgets.
   Able to demonstrate the Council’s values and behaviours

Job Category : Social Care - Qualified
Location : County Hall North, West Sussex County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £30.19

Location : County hall North,Horsham - manager looking to interview and to start ASAP
We are bound by the MoC, which means pay rates are capped. Whist we are able to pay up to £42, this rate is for those deemed to be at ASW level. Please ensure your candidates are aware that the pay rate they request may not be the rate they are offered; managers are assessing skills and competency at interview. If the candidate is being offered less than requested, we will make the reasoning clear whilst providing feedback.
Duty: The team are on duty two days a month. The social worker is expected to be in the office for duty days.

The candidate will be needed to undertake court work as part of the role requirement. In the children we care for service there is the opportunity to build relationships with children and young people over a period of time in order to help them settle, make sense and recover from their experiences and look forward to their future. In our service there is an emphasis on the importance of direct work and developing and exercising these skills.
The candidate needs:

• To be an experienced Social worker with at least 2/3 years experience in a related team
• Recent Front line – child protection work
• Good assessment skills that are able to identify risk - Direct work with children to be able to identify their needs
• Good multi agency working experience
  Caseloads are about 18 children Social Workers will always have supervision every four weeks. Plus ad hoc as managers are very available to support colleagues.

Benefits & Further info: We offer flexible working including part time (min 3 days a week). Office within a 5 min walk of station, and right next to a lovely town. Horsham also has a nice canteen, with a variety of options for everyone.

Job Category : Social Care - Qualified
Location : 852 Cranbrook Road, Redbridge Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £25.19

Learning Disability Social Work Job Description
Qualification: BA or MA in Social Work
Experience: A minimum of 5 years post qualification LD experience.
Base: 852 Cranbrook Road Barkingside IG6 1HZ
We operate a rota system for office-based attendance (2/3 days in the office and the rest working remotely) – this may sometimes change depending on service need.
We provide support, training, and supervision. A hybrid laptop and smartphone are also provided.
Fundamental to fulfilling the responsibilities of this post is the ability to work collaboratively and to respond flexibly, positively, and successfully to the ever-changing pressures that local authorities and their partners face.
The candidate must assist Redbridge Council in fulfilling its duties and responsibilities concerning the Care Act 2014, National Framework for NHS CHC assessments, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberties, Safeguarding, and other appropriate legislation.
Fundamental to fulfilling the responsibilities of this post is the ability to respond flexibly and positively across adults to deliver NHS CHC assessments and reviews.
This Job Description is a guide to the level and range of responsibilities the post holder will be expected to undertake initially. It is neither exhaustive nor inclusive and will be changed from time to time to meet changing circumstances and demands.

Key Accountabilities Specific to this Post:

1. To provide face-to-face holistic and comprehensive strength-based case management services to all clients, including care management assessments/reviews and carer assessments/reviews, risk assessments, mental capacity assessments, best interest assessments and ordinary residence transfers using your ability to present ideas relating to individual needs to include a range of options.
2. To manage and outcome complex Continuing Healthcare cases and disputes. To work collaboratively with Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) as guided by the National Framework for CHC.
3. To liaise and consult with users, carers, colleagues, and a range of statutory and voluntary agencies to compile information to assess client needs.
4. Ensure that users have access to translation and interpretation services and that Braille and signing facilities are available wherever possible.
5. To be sensitive to the dynamics of the client's social and cultural situation and facilitate communication - to offer sensitive social work collaboration and an appropriate level of counselling and advocacy.
6. To facilitate client independence and empowerment as far as possible by ensuring that all stages of a client's assessment are strength-based involving the client and carers. Ensure that clients and carers are fully informed of their rights and access all relevant information.
7. To produce detailed assessment/care plans/reviews/reports as necessary and maintain up-to-date computerised client records of a high standard to ensure good social work practice. Additionally, to provide all required documentation to service users and their representatives on time.
8. To work proactively and extensively in partnership with other agencies, including health, education, carers' services, careers' services, and other statutory and voluntary agencies, to facilitate joint services planning for service users and their families.
9. To work closely and positively with clients and their families to identify their needs and goals and coordinate necessary resources to meet those goals in a safe, effective, efficient, equitable and person-centred manner, ensuring that individual care plans are responsive to all needs of users, including their religious, cultural and linguistic needs, and the needs of disabled service users.
10. To work with Commissioning Team, the Housing Resettlement Services. Extra Care Housing and Supported Living providers to identify non-residential options for service users where appropriate.
11. To liaise with service users and their representatives to signpost/refer them to support services and resources, including benefits, advocacy, housing, citizen's advice bureau and other external agencies which may assist in meeting their needs.
12. To maintain a courteous, helpful and polite response to users at all times and to ensure that individual needs are recognised and supported.
13. To attend multidisciplinary case conferences, meetings and reviews, as appropriate, identifying the individual needs of users, recommending appropriate packages of care, and ensuring that service users and carers are supported in making a full contribution to meetings.
14. To work with the Transition Team to manage the smooth handover/transfer of cases to the adult team, ensuring that all entries are updated on Carefirst by the responsible person accordingly
15. To participate in the Team's Duty Rota, responding to calls requiring urgent intervention, including situations which require investigation and action under Safeguarding Procedures.
16. To respond effectively and sympathetically to any complaints made about the provision of services following appropriate Council complaints procedure.
17. To work with the Systems Team and support it with managing its desktop and data entries – training to be updated accordingly to facilitate this.
18. To maintain records using database and spreadsheet applications for record keeping ensuring an excellent social work practice, including the use of Carefirst and RiO to input and retrieve data and to produce reports.
19. To ensure targets are met per Service work programmes and produce statistics relating to workload.
20. To participate fully in developing and maintaining good liaison and co-operation with the local community, community groups, and other agencies and non-statutory organisations.
21. To participate in regular supervision with a Senior Practitioner.
22. To participate fully in the Local Authority's employee communication system.
23. To attend and participate positively in team meetings as required to promote the development of an integrated response to clients' needs, concentrating on efficiency and effective service.
24. To provide cover for the work of other team members in their absence as required.
25. To keep up to date with local policies and procedures and to follow them accurately at all times.
26. To perform all post functions consistent with legislation and within the local authority's policies, plans, strategic aims, standards and guidelines.
27. To act on all cases of harassment per agreed procedures. To advise and support users suffering harassment.
28. To contribute to developing and maintaining the Team Resource and Information database.
29. To be smart and presentable in compliance with the current dress code.
30. To deliver any other duties consistent with the post level from time to time as required.

Job Category : Admin / Clerical
Location : London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 19:00
Salary: £12.03

Library assistant
About the Role

We offer a great place to develop; the Library Assistant posts will be based across our service providing high quality information, including, health, leisure, local and community Council Information. Come join us in making our great libraries and users even greater!

As a Library Assistant, you:
Are responsible for day-to-day delivery of library services, maintaining a high level of customer care and assisting customers with queries regarding library activities, stock and other associated library services.
Provide accurate high-quality information to help and support the health and economic wellbeing of customers.
Support informal learning and reader development by promoting stock, signposting to appropriate information providers and coaching customers on, for example, basic IT skills for adults and children.
About You
We are looking for pro-active, customer-focused people who can use their initiative and can work independently, as well as being part of a highly motivated team. You will need to have an enthusiastic, outgoing and positive approach and demonstrate empathy and discretion. You should have:
Previous experience and / or understanding of providing high-quality customer-focused service.
Good written and verbal communication
IT skills which you are willing to demonstrate, and share with others
Excellent levels of numeracy and literacy

Job Category : IT
Location : Preston Campus, University of Central Lancashire
Hours Per Week : 36.25
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:45
End Time : 17:15
Salary: £450.00 per day

Develop, maintain and implement data structures and models with the University's Wherescape RED data warehouse, to support strategic and operational requirements for reporting, analytics and other business needs.
Immediate responsibilities/requirements would include,
• Identify and deliver changes required in the Data Warehouse for reporting on
o Student recruitment
o Degree apprenticeships
o Annual performance
o Attendance and room/building usage
Work Experience
Experience of administering data warehouse platforms, carrying out requirements engineering and business process modelling activities.
Experience of developing and implementing data structure and models within an enterprise data warehouse environment
Experience of working to defined principles around data and system architecture, documentation and change controls.
Experience of working with Wherescape RED or equivalent enterprise data platform(s)
Experience of providing/undertaking solution analysis, options appraisal and recommendations

Education/ Qualifications
Relevant business or systems-based degree or equivalent work experience.
Skills/Abilities
Skills in developing and articulating value propositions to challenge, influence and develop priorities and workload.
Ability to communicate and collaborate well with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels of an organisation with varying technical experience and capabilities.
Ability to manage and influence discussions and workshops for example around design, technology and development standards.
Strong problem-solving capability, with a logical approach and the ability to see different perspectives and options.
Ability to remain calm and work well under pressure, both as part of the team and on own initiative.
Appreciation of business priorities, deadlines and client requirements.
Experience in working in a team environment, motivating staff and ensuring the projects are delivered.
Awareness and understanding of confidentiality
Commitment to personal and professional development

Job Category : Social Care - Unqualified
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £10.84

We are looking for 2 YJS Sessional Wokers -
This will be to undertake work - 8-10 hours per month
ad hoc work where the hours may vary with may than the stated hours mentioned

You will supervise and support young people to fulfil aspects of their court orders. Reparation (repairing of harm) is a core element of a young person’s intervention whilst working with the Youth Justice Service and you will play a vital role in ensuring this takes place as well as supporting with other opportunities and intervention across the service. Building relationships, as well as the ability to challenge appropriately any negative behaviours, are key attributes to these roles. A working knowledge of safeguarding policy and procedures would also be beneficial. Full training will be provided to support and strengthen the attributes candidates already hold.

1. To collect young people from their accommodation and transport to and from placements
2. To supervise young people at placements
3. To support young people at placements and encourage positive attitude and behaviour
4. Supporting young people to complete other specific intervention work – for example – completing offending behaviour programmes or basic qualifications
5. To motivate and encourage young people to complete tasks whilst at placements, in order to fulfil the reparation element of their order
6. To be confident in working in partnership and building relationships with our community placements
7. To be able to prevent anti-social behaviour at placements by following in-house safety procedures
8. An understanding of how to deal appropriately with challenging behaviour
9. To commit to a minimum of 8 hours per month- This role will require some evening and weekend working in line with the needs of the service
10. To liaise with the Reparation Coordinator in respect of engagement and/ or concerns
11. Use the Council’s lone worker monitoring service to ensure personal safety
12. Attend regular supervision sessions with Reparation Coordinator
13. To undertake any other such duties and responsibilities as may reasonably be required from time to time

Job Category : Interims
Location : RIVER PARK HOUSE, London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 40.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £276.79 per day

The Senior PM/BS role would include (but not necessarily limited to) -

• Management and control of the schemes and team of PM/BS's in place to undertake the planned capital works across the Corporate & Commercial estate, reporting to the Capital Projects Manager on a regular basis.
• Responsibility for progress monitoring of the planned works in place.
• Collating and maintaining budget records in conjunction with the contract officers team.
• Technical Advice to the team members as required.
• All the duties of the PM/BS role (should they be required to undertake some of the works as cover for their PM/BS team)
  Dealing with and delegating any reactive or emergency works that may arise across the Corporate & Commercial estate to one of the PM/BS team supporting them technically where required.

Technical/Experience must haves -

• Degree or equivalent qualification in building surveying or project management discipline
• Solid PM/BS background and experience within the industry including budgetary control
• Previous experience of team management and programme delivery within the building surveying/construction project management field of works programmes £2M+
• Excellent English literacy, report writing and communication skills
• Ability and experience in use varying Microsoft software packages

Job Category : Interims
Location : London Borough of Newham
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £375.64

50% of time;
Develop, Plan & Implement the revised Public Procurement regime including but not confined to:
The review & amendment of CSOs
The review & amendment of all procurement documentation the production of guidance for use notes
Must be MCIPS qualified or with demonstrable experience and delivery success
Experience required of public procurement and of procurement in Local Authorities (some private sector experience would be desirable)
Blended working/remote working with no more than 1 week per month in the Dockside office

The review & transformation of processes & procedures to support the above
Other 50% of time;
Review, plan deliver savings & benefits already identified as potentials and, identify further opportunities
Review, develop & implement a procurement assurance compliance process for use across the Councils
Develop & implement procurement performance measurement and reporting process