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Job Category : Interims
Location : Newham Dockside, London Borough of Newham
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £380.39 per day

Levelling Up Fund – Programme Manager
Newham Council is excited to offer this new opportunity to an experienced project and programme management professional with a proven track record for governance, management and delivery.
Newham is to be the recipient of substantial funding from Central Government for two ‘Levelling Up’ fund submissions made earlier in the year and a substantial proportion of the funding is for projects to be delivered by the Environment and Sustainable Transport team, including an active travel corridor, low traffic neighbourhoods, healthy school street schemes, urban greening and other walking and cycling connectivity improvements.
Now that these bids have been confirmed as successful, the E&ST department therefore needs an experienced interim programme manager lead for a period of 3-6 months to:
• Confirm financial management arrangements with Govt. for the bids and for the individual projects in each, including budget management and invoicing and cost reclaim processes.
• Develop a delivery and resource plan for the projects within the timescales set by MHCLG, including the job specifications of the roles required and the team structure.
• Co-ordinate programme and project inputs across the department to ensure the successful and efficient delivery of all elements of the programme
• Implement a robust governance process, to effectively monitor and make decisions on the progress of projects and for succinct reporting on each scheme in the programme, to both a Departmental Levelling Up project board and also to an overarching Council-wide board
We would expect the successful candidate to have a proven ability to deliver a large, multi-million multi-project programme containing disparate projects types to time and budget, and to have the necessary organisational and interpersonal skills to ensure the smooth delivery of the programme outcomes. Experience in the area of transport, highways and greenspace would be an advantage as the projects are focussed in these areas, but is not considered essential if the other organisational and management attributes needed for the role can be demonstrated.
The role will also require the co-ordination of project team members spread widely across the organisation and the preparation of all necessary reports to Cabinet, Lead Members and the funding body as required for project delivery, so good multi-level communication and adaptable people skills will also be important for this role.
This is a one-off opportunity to be involved in the delivery of a truly transformational investment in Newham, with a real chance to impact positively on people’s lives with a level of funding not usually at a Local Authority’s disposal.
KNOWLEDGE:

Knowledge of risk management and experience of managing risk
Awareness of information governance issues and legislation
An understanding of the political context and environment.
An understanding of procurement processes and principles
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS
Educated to degree level or equivalent level of work experience relevant to the field.

EXPERIENCE:
Experience of delivering large, complex, multi-stakeholder programmes using proven programme management techniques.

Financial awareness and budget management experience.

Extensive knowledge of innovative equality and diversity interventions.

Awareness of their own responsibilities and accountabilities when working at senior management level and experience of engaging with stakeholders, including in a political environment.

Understanding the organisation’s vision and goals and is able to translate this into effective service delivery and business innovation at a senior level and with partners.

Providing clear measures of success and delivering constructive performance feedback in order to achieve identified aspirations and outcomes for service users.

Job Category : Admin & Clerical
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: £10.62

We are looking for 3 months, full time (37hrs), covering comprehensive minute taking/ note taking in the child protection team. We are looking for a very experienced note taker that is able able to deal with confidential and sensitive information.

Job Category : Admin & Clerical
Location : Civic Offices, Vale of Glamorgan Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £10.81

To provide sickness cover for the sheltered scheme at Fairoaks,
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

⦁ Undertake key responsibilities for a caseload of clients within the sheltered scheme to promote independent living and safety in their homes.
⦁ Co-ordinate support services from other agencies, carers and relatives as necessary within the Sheltered Housing Scheme.
⦁ To make daily contact with tenants as required, being proactive in checking on their welfare in line with their individual support needs.
⦁ To ensure the designated scheme is linked to the relevant alarm response system, and to maintain regular liaison with the staff in relation to any tenant, including making referrals for dispersed alarms where required.
⦁ To respond to emergencies as they occur.
⦁ To seek, build and maintain partnerships with external agencies providing services. To utilise those services to provide maximum benefit for clients and to use the relationship to promote the council’s sheltered schemes and services.
⦁ To develop and maintain an up to date and extensive knowledge of service available to the client group and be able to signpost tenants to these services and empower them to make use of them independently.
⦁ To advocate on behalf of clients where required to ensure that they receive services to which they are entitled.
⦁ To complete, maintain and review all records for sheltered schemes and all clients to a high standard; including support plans, risk assessments, daily logs, personal files, emergency details, building and fire records and monitoring information (e.g. outcomes monitoring required by the Supporting People Team).
To develop protocols , guidance and procedures for the use of on site facilities to include the laundry, guest room, fitness suite and any IT or

Job Category : Admin & Clerical
Location : Priory House, Central Bedfordshire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £16.67

To set up and assist with the preparation of admission appeals and committee meetings including preparing agendas and reports, management of databases, performance information and communicating with Council officers and members of the public.
Supporting the committees team to ensure that statutory deadlines for appeals decisions are adhered to enabling timely decision-making.
To initiate and under take relevant work arising from meetings as appropriate.
To encourage and support the use of digitisation in meetings, supporting members and the public to access the democratic process through digital means.

Job Category : Social Care - Unqualified
Location : Barry Community Enterprise Centre (BCEC), Vale of Glamorgan Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £13.71

Vale Communities for Work (CfW) is an ‘employability-support’ programme funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Welsh Government and managed by the Vale of Glamorgan Council.

We provide employment support to people in the Vale of Glamorgan seeking work (and full-time work if they work part-time).

We are seeking up to 2 Mentors on a temporary basis until at least 31/3/22 to help us manage the increase in our workload due to the impact of the Covid crisis on the local employment market and the resultant increase in the number of people looking for work in the Vale of Glamorgan area.

Our CfW Mentors support participants on the programme to look for work by;
• Providing 1:1 bespoke support, initially via phone, with face-to-face support (hopefully available again very soon) in a safe, local setting.
• Creating or improving their CV.
• Providing support with completing Job Applications (especially online).
• Improving ‘job-search’ techniques and information e.g. by identifying the best websites.
• Improving our participants’ interview technique and confidence.
• Assisting participants decide on the best training course options.
• Providing expertise about career options.
• Passing on general and specific employment-sector knowledge, particularly in respect of the local labour market.

We receive over 70% of our referrals from Barry Jobcentre Plus and have excellent working relationships with the staff.

We also have good working relationships with a number of partner Agencies, for example;
• Colleagues from other Depts within the Vale of Glamorgan Council
• DWP staff
• Careers Wales/Working Wales
• other employability-support staff/Agencies who work locally in the Vale
• local Housing Associations
• CfW teams in other Local Authority areas
• Welsh Government colleagues.

For this position, we are seeking candidates who;
• Have experience of supporting people to find work or improve their career
• Are experienced at Mentoring individuals to reach their potential
• Have experience of working in a community development setting

Job Category : Driving
Location : Newton Road Depot, Liverpool, L13 3HS, Liverpool City Council
Hours Per Week : 22:00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £10.58

Liverpool City Council is recruiting 10 part time SEN drivers to drive vehicles in a safe and considerable manner and ensure the safety of all passengers both inside and outside the vehicle.

The main responsibilities of the role will be:

1. 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. The working hours will be based on the school or resource base opening and closing times.
2. The role is to collect and be responsible for vulnerable pupils or adults attending schools or other resource bases. Some routes may include collection of a Passenger Assistant before the first pupil
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. To follow the most appropriate or economical route based on advice from supervisors.
6. To ensure Risk Assessment control measures identified on the route run-sheets are implemented and adhered to.
7. To be always sympathetic and courteous to service users carried in the vehicle and to treat their relatives with who contact is made in a similar manner.
8. To be responsible for the cleanliness of the inside and outside of the vehicles attached to the section.
9. To be responsible for the Vehicle Daily Checks (including walk-around checks), fuelling, and oiling of vehicles and servicing the vehicle with air, water.
10. To receive service-based training as required to ensure safe and compliant transport of passengers. To adhere to the guidance set out in the Transport Service handbook.
11. To complete daily run sheets fully and any other documentation associated with the operation of the Transport Service.
12. To report promptly on the form provided any incident whatsoever in which a vehicle of the Transport Section is involved in, irrespective of whether or not a third party is concerned. Also, any accidents to service users or staff while in the care of the department must be reported in the same way.
13. To be responsible for wearing a uniform if provided, also protective clothing in a clean and tidy condition at all times when on duty.
14. To receive instructions and supervision from schools or other authorised while on their premises.
15. To carry out any other driving duties within the scope of licence entitlement during quiet operating periods.
16. To develop the City Council’s commitment to equal opportunities and to promote nondiscriminatory practices in all aspects of work undertaken.
17. It must be understood that every employee has a responsibility to ensure that their work complies with all statutory requirements and with Standing Orders and Financial Regulations of the City Council and ensure that all work functions are undertaken accordance with health and safety legislation, codes of practice, and the City Council’s safety plan.
18. This job description is not intended to be either prescriptive or exhaustive, it is issued as a framework to outline the main areas of responsibility at the time of writing.
19. Develop the City Council’s commitment to equal opportunities and to promote nondiscriminatory practices in all aspects of work undertaken

Job Category : Social Care - Qualified
Location : Lynton House, Redbridge Council
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £22.47

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

We will pay either £35 per hour and £150 per week expenses, or £38 per hour (no expenses).

In this varied and challenging role, you will work with both Health & Social Care colleagues to provide an excellent Social Work Service.
In West Sussex we have a real focus on strengths-based approaches and community led support; both yourself and the team will be working hard to support people to regain their skills and independence following their hospital admission, wherever possible.
As an experienced Social Worker, your focus will be on delivering statutory social work service. This includes undertaking complex work, and ensuring work is delivered in a timely manner. You will work collaboratively with individuals and effectively into the future. You will remain up to date and compliant with all relevant legislation and adhere to organisational procedures, policies, codes of conduct and the values of West Sussex. You will also carry a small complex case load and supervise a small number of staff within the team, including supporting our duty function.

The role will involve you working with the Northern area Social work teams. These teams comprise the Mid-Sussex, Horsham and Crawley teams, working out of County Hall North and Crawley Library (if designated to work with the Crawley team). To provide an accountable statutory social work service to those people who access or need the service to include assessment, planning and review. The worker is expected to work within organisational, policy and legislative requirements.

Key Accountabilities
•Act as a professional representative for the service by working with a focus on delivering services to those people who access or need the service, acting with integrity, professionalism and respect on behalf of the organisation, ensuring at all times that the needs of individuals are paramount.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
• Prepare for, and work with individuals, families, carers, groups and communities to assess their needs and circumstances, implement care packages and evaluate and monitor progress considering best value care package options.
• Participate in a help desk/duty system and manage a caseload under regular supervision. Assess needs, risks and options taking into account legal and other requirements. Work effectively in partnership with other staff and voluntary agencies and gain a good understanding of all the relevant health, voluntary and private services in the area.
• Report any allegation or suspicions of abuse or potential abuse of a vulnerable person to an immediate manager or supervisor. Contribute to Safeguarding Investigations and child/adult protection planning where appropriate.
• Use professional knowledge to negotiate with and on behalf of those people who access or need the service and with a wide range of providers and other professionals.
• Ensure effective implementation of department policies and procedures in line with statutory responsibilities.
• Maintain accurate records of all work undertaken and produce case reports and correspondence for a variety of audiences including meetings, conferences, court, panels and other agencies.
• To contribute to initiatives and development work as required.
• To develop effective working relationships and communicate effectively with those people who access or need the service, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals in order to deliver the appropriate interventions.
• Prepare for, attend, contribute and participate fully in supervision.
• Support Family Aides/Community Support Workers and sessional workers in providing care and support for vulnerable people and their families as required. Assist in supervision and mentoring of students as appropriate.
• Ensure the best value use of resources particularly when commissioning work.
• Responsible for small expenditures from an agreed budget when appropriate. E.g. making necessary purchases in relation to situations arising with people who access or need the service.
• Responsible for the care of, accuracy, confidentiality, security and maintenance of all individuals’ records and related manual and/or computerised information, including highly sensitive and confidential adult/child protection issues.
• Support equality and diversity and respect individuals, carers and colleagues regardless of gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or ethnic origin. Challenge oppressive practice and behaviour.
• Remain up to date and compliant with all relevant legislation and adhere to organisational procedures, policies and professional codes of conduct in order to uphold a high quality seamless service. Identify own continuing professional development needs and strive to meet these.
• Equalities - Supports equality and diversity and respects anyone in contact with, working for and using the services provided by West Sussex County Council regardless of gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or ethnic origin.

It is a generic SW role - They will be undertaking general social work within a locality team as per the role profile. We work with customers from 18 to end of life irrespective of conditions.

Work that will be undertaking will include but not limited to :
Adult Safeguardings
Care Act Assessments and reviews
Mental capacity Assessments
Working and contributing to a duty rota as required

The candidate will be expected to spend 2-3 days per week doing visits, and the rest of the time can be worked from home.

Job Category : Admin / Clerical (Kingston & Richmond)
Location : 42 York Street, Achieving for Children
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £16.00

The Kingston Cluster Team support provide administrative and general digital support to critical activities. We specifically support the Emotional Health Service, Mental Health Support Team, Educational Psychology Service, Early Help, Referral and Assessment, Front Line, Safeguarding and Child Protection Services.

The role will support the Social Care Services
Skills and experience
Experience of working in a business support capacity providing a wide range of administrative support.
Fantastic customer service experience - interacting with internal and external users is a core requirement through face to face, telephone and email enquiries.
Ability to form good working relationships with colleagues and users to ensure effective customer service and strong collaboration.
A working knowledge of using a wide range of MS Office or Google packages, including word, Excel and PowerPoint and Google docs, slides and sheets.
Experience of accurately recording and inputting data/financial information within agreed timescales.
Experience of updating and maintaining databases, providing statistical reports.
Experience of providing high-level meeting support including organising and taking minutes
Personal attributes
● 2
A passion for Achieving for Children’s vision, mission and values (trust, empower. respect) to support children and young people to live safe, happy, healthy and successful lives.
Able to use a range of digital hardware or software to support your work effectively i.e. Microsoft or Google software.
Strong organisational abilities including: time management, creative-thinking, problem-solving and multitasking.
Able to work flexibly and independently with limited management oversight.
Personal determination, drive, energy and ambition to achieve challenging objectives, celebrate success and deliver excellent outcomes for children using a strength based approach.
Commitment to resource-sharing and collaborative working within Achieving for Children and across organisational boundaries in the best interests of children and families.
Good communication and interpersonal skills that are open, honest, persuasive and pragmatic, including excellent negotiation and influencing skills.

Job Category : Admin / Clerical (Kingston & Richmond)
Location : Guildhall Complex, Achieving for Children
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:15
Salary: £16.00

Job Category : Legal
Location : Newham Dockside, London Borough of Newham
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £20.10

Key Tasks and Accountabilities: Democratic Services Officer

1. Proactively support and lead on all aspects of work relating to the Council’s decision making structure, including providing advice and support to Members, officers, stakeholders and citizens.
2. Responsibility to ensure that all decisions are taken in accordance with all legal and constitutional requirements.
3. Proactively manage and support all aspects of the Member / Officer decision making having regard to local procedures, council policy and best practice.
4. Advise Members and officers on legal and constitutional requirements of the decision making process and relevant legislation.
5. Contribute to providing efficient and effective support to all Members.
6. To lead on supporting all aspects of Cabinet, Council and Committee meetings including preparing reports and agendas, attending meetings to take minutes of the formal proceedings and advising on constitutional requirements.
7. Lead on advising Members and officers concerning relevant legislation and procedures relating to the remit of individual committees.
8. To assist the Corporate Governance Manager with the review, development and enhancement of the Council’s Constitution to ensure that it meets current legislative requirements and best practice.
   KNOWLEDGE:
   Thorough understanding of legislation in respect of local authority decision making
   Knowledge of the Member Code of Conduct.
   Knowledge of and ability to use computer packages (including Modern.gov and Microsoft Office).

QUALIFICATIONS:
A qualification in the field of local government structures or decision making is desirable
EXPERIENCE:
Experience of working at a similar level within a local authority or large public organisation.
Experience of managing Committee work programmes.
Experience of delivering training on the Member Code of Conduct and aspects of the Council’s constitution.

Job Category : Manual Labour
Location : Nottingham Community Housing Association
Hours Per Week : 20.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 12:00
Salary: £9.50

Wet clean kitchen and toilet areas. Dry clean (dust and hoover) high and low level. Wet clean touch points such as door handles, stair rails etc. to help prevent spread of any infection. COSHH awareness as mixing chemicals. Hoovering. Empty bins including kitchen, toilets and recycling bins.

Job Category : Administrative / Clerical
Location : Swale House, Swale and Maidstone Borough Council
Hours Per Week : 19.50
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £10.83

To provide an effective and quality service to customers of Swale Borough Council and be the first point of contact for all services.

1. To answer and respond to face to face, telephone and electronically delivered queries to the Customer Services Centre establishing which service is required and ensuring that appropriate information and advice is given.
2. To interpret queries/problems that are generated by enquiries from customers in order to generate solutions to meet their needs.
3. To re-route enquiries to the appropriate contact when unable to resolve a customer query and to monitor all responses.
4. To provide feedback to customers on the status of their enquiries and to record customer satisfaction using set criteria.
5. To contribute to continual improvements in customer care by embracing all new IT and systems developments and by giving regular feed-back to the CSC Manager.
6. To apply operating standards when responding to each call, to follow the Authority’s complaints procedure when appropriate, to ensure that customers are always provided with a responsive and efficient service.
7. Any other duties, as determined by the CSC Manager, to be carried out to ensure efficient and effective service delivery.

Essential Criteria
Comprehensive understanding of a Customer Services Environment

Some experience of providing a customer focused front-line enquiry service via the telephone, face to face and using all electronic communications

Accurate keyboard and proficient computer skills in data entry with the ability to operate telephone equipment effectively at the same time

Effective communication skills, both written and verbal with a polite, efficient and courteous manner. Able to deal sensitively with distressed, agitated, confused or irate customers

Ability to recognise and handle sensitive and confidential information

Self motivated, able to work with minimal supervision but also a team player

Job Category : Manual Labour / General Industrial
Location : Stockholm Road Depot, Hull City Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 06:30
End Time : 16:45
Salary: £10.19

Job Category : Financial
Location : Priory House, Central Bedfordshire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £29.91

Corporate Finance - Wholly Owned Company (WOC) Management Accountant

Hybrid model for home working – Denis to clarify what the MDs need
Driving will be crucial – public transport not great across the whole area
This person will be a council employee but workload will be from the two MDs
Office location - primarily council – but new vista homes has a premises so likely there a lot of the time

Background
Stephanie is the line manager for this role – Head of Corporate Finance
New Vista Homes – the housing element – this still isn’t yet acquiring sites but has five currently – it’s a starting company but it’s ambitions are currently across the five sites with a mixture of property-types on the sites
Care is Central – this is trading but they are turning over £1m for the last financial year (but this was only part of the year) – this is expected to grow quickly
Management account needs to do the hands on and the day to day but to help support the organisations to grow
Quite difference in culture already across the two orgs
MD of New Vista – will be the most demanding customer – high level process
As the organisations grow, they will likely need to separate out the roles given the two different markets and needs will be significant. Could end up with two teams, one in each organisation
More senior finance management will probably be needed – 18-24 months
Someone who is ambitious and looking to develop and quickly - the organisations will grow and this person will be able to have good choice
Council provide the financial services to the organisations and they will have a broader team to fall back on VAT, treasury management
Completely adept at management accounting, budget monitoring reports, analysis – comfortable presenting this back to boards
Experienced in presenting to variety of boards
Pretty simple numbers to start with but these companies will grow very quickly
Project and investment appraisal – lots of variables with the housing company especially – how do we get the mix right of social housing VS new build
Project / investment appraisal side – financial planning needs
Person
CCAB or CIMA
Someone who is ambitious and looking to develop and quickly
Need someone who is an all-rounder – covers the technical skills but also discuss complex finance issues with non-finance employees
Not necessarily a local government person or public sector employee we are looking for
We need someone who we feel can grow into this role and with the companies
A very good senior business partner could have the potential to move to this level
Doesn’t need to be housing or care based – but the skill set to understand investments and appraisals
Housing or construction experience would be good but not essential
Public sector experience would be nice to have but not essential

Central Bedfordshire is an ambitious authority, determined to be an exemplary one. Our strategic location and high quality of life mean we are one of the fastest growing areas in the country. As a council we face the same challenges every business does - investing in the right places and delivering great results. Except for us, it’s all about our 289,000 residents. We’re totally focussed on helping to improve their lives and making Central Bedfordshire a great place to live and work. The finance department is at the forefront of the Council’s exciting plans for the future. We are an ambitious and forward thinking Council with a strong financial position and a growing tax base and commitment to continuous improvement. We are seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to support our Adult Social Care Directorate. Acting as a principal point of contact they will support a portfolio of service managers, providing effective support and challenge to these senior colleagues within the Council. Key responsibilities will include: - providing high quality financial services to senior stakeholders - management of a small team - support to the Head of Financial Support to provide input to the development of business strategy and plans. - Hybrid working If you are suitably qualified and have experience in working at a senior, strategic level within a fast faced finance team we would love to hear from you.