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Job Category : Admin / Clerical
Location : Civic Centre, Bromley Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:45
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £11.00

Business support to the Central Placement Team.

1. To co-ordinate appointments, attend and minute funding and service panels. Ensuring that all funding approvals remain current.
2. To receive referrals and paperwork for panels, ensuring that these are copied and circulated to panel members in line with the Terms of Reference for each panel.
3. To ensure the completion of all paperwork and actions from panel decisions are disseminated to responsible officers in a timely, professional, efficient and positive manner. To follow through on any actions required, e.g. notifications to other boroughs when children are placed.
4. To liaise with Finance section ensuring all relevant information is provided to enable contracts to be issued and payments made.
5. To issue contract renewal letters to external providers of children’s Fostering and Residential placements in response to Funding Panel decisions.
6. To be responsible for updating the Liquid Logic database with placement Service Agreements.
7. To manage the “One Stop Shop” access points (telephone and email) for all foster payment queries recording all enquiries and disseminating to necessary staff /teams for a response. To monitor completion of any follow up action.
8. To obtain 6 monthly review papers from care co-ordinators (Oxleas) in a timely manner.
9. To maintain Team Bromley and any other computerised or manual systems required with details of services commissioned and providers to ensure accurate financial and care records are held by the Authority.
10. To participate in a rota of panel support with other panel administrators, covering where necessary for sickness and annual leave.
    EXPERIENCE
11. At least two years’ experience of general office administration
12. Experience of organisation and minuting of meetings
13. Experience of working in local authority environment
14. Experience of working in a stressful and pressurised environment

QUALIFICATIONS

1. To be literate and numerate is essential.
2. Educated to first degree level is desirable

Job Category : Human Resources
Location : Town Hall, London Borough of Havering
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £28.14

Casework, Restructures, Advice and Guidance
up to 6 month placement
Local government HR experience needed
Job Purpose:
Provision of high quality and consistent HR advice guidance and support in a cost effective and efficient way that positively impacts customer effectiveness, efficiency and confidence
Ensure all customers receive effective HR advice in a cost effective and efficient way, and are given consistent advice on the interpretation of HR policies, procedures and legislation
Deliver a responsive and flexible service that supports organisational and service priorities
Provide a high quality professional HR service, advising and leading on a range of HR activity e.g.
complex casework, transformational change, workforce planning, and resourcing solutions under the direction of the Senior HR Consultants
Support the development of HR policies, procedures and change programmes
Able to demonstrate
and evidence a highly
developed
Competence in
Delivering a range of Operational
HR services
HR best practice in a local government setting
Advising on HR policies and procedures and proposing recommendations for improvements
HR support in delivering change in a complex organisation

Able to demonstrate
and evidence
Knowledge and experience in
CIPD or equivalent, or significant experience within HR
Demonstrable knowledge of both HR policies and procedures and
employment law
Good working knowledge of
Microsoft Office and other desktop IT applications
Experience of building productive relationships with customers
Experience of analysing data and producing HR reports to facilitate business decisions

Job Category : Financial
Location : Mercury House, London Borough of Havering
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £17.50

Income Services
Main Purpose of the Job/Key Objectives:
The post holder will deliver a high quality and comprehensive Financial Inclusion service to Havering residents in order to reduce financial exclusion in our neighbourhoods.

Through your work you will;

Build financial capabilities through financial education
Plan and respond effectively to welfare reforms
Increase access to appropriate financial services and affordable credit
Increase access to money and debt advice
Promote savings, assets and insurance
Help residents move from unemployment to employment
Reduce rent arrears amongst Havering Council residents

Key objectives
To deliver specialist advice in all aspects of financial inclusion and household budgeting with a view to maximising tenants’ income and empowering them to become financially included.
Work closely with colleagues across the Income team to maximise rental income and reduce rent arrears and other housing debt.
Accept referrals from colleagues and liaise with Arrears Prevention & Recovery Officers on arrears cases to sustain tenancies wherever possible.
Provide detailed casework, with direct involvement in advising residents, taking on and managing cases.
To provide intensive support to new residents by contacting, advising, training and ensuring every new resident understands the importance of managing their tenancy and has the best possible chance of tenancy sustainment.
Assist residents who are experiencing fuel poverty to access low cost tariffs from utility providers.
Carry out benefit entitlement checks and assist with or complete application or change of circumstance forms on behalf of Havering residents.
To approach and apply to local charities for financial assistance on behalf of residents when appropriate.
Assist with designing and delivering financial capability training courses, briefing sessions and surgeries on money management skills and all other aspects of financial inclusion.
Maintain an up to date working knowledge of existing and new welfare benefit and housing legislation in order to support colleagues working with residents with complex and challenging needs.
Provide budgeting support and facilitate digital inclusion to help people manage their money better and anticipate changes to frequency of payments with the continued roll-out of Universal Credit.
Work closely with Havering Works and other internal and external partners to help residents move from unemployment into or low paid work to sustainable and fulfilling employment.
Identify residents that are experiencing difficulty in paying their rent as a result of a shortfall in a housing benefit and assist them with or complete Discretionary Housing Payment applications on their behalf.
Provide outreach and home visits to residents.
Utilise the full range of communication techniques in dealing with residents.
Keep full, detailed and accurate records of all contact with residents and ensure the computer system is updated with details of rent arears actions.
Work proactively to identify residents at risk of falling into arrears and provide tailored advice, guidance and support to prevent this from happening.
Identify tenant vulnerabilities and risks and signpost as appropriate.
Use existing knowledge about our tenants and respond to new information and circumstances to ensure that vulnerable tenants and other high-risk groups are appropriately supported.
Ensure that every resident has sufficient access to financial services and their basic needs are met.
Work closely with the Arrears Prevention & Recovery and Court Officers to conduct pre-court assessments, ensuring that the Council has done all that it can to avoid litigation and has complied with its duties under the Pre Action Protocol for Social Landlords.
Demonstrate empathy, build rapport and an understanding with customers and recognise and appeal to tenant behavioural drivers.
Provide regular reports on rent arrears cases to the Arrears Prevention & Recovery Officer.
Document the impact of any project in Financial Inclusion and disseminate any findings.
Work in partnership across the housing directorate, being flexible over tasks and responsibilities to ensure the best customer service to tenants.
Conduct peer training and support the Council’s aim to promote a rent first culture throughout the housing directorate.
Assist the management team in compiling responses to complaints and Member’s enquiries.
Any other reasonable tasks as instructed by your line manager, to support the Council’s objectives.

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: £12.44

We are looking for support staff to work evening and weekend staff supporting child with additional needs – supporting families with behaviour and respite care
We take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place). Please speak to the recruiting manager to find out more about where you will work from in your role.

Job Title : AMHP Hub - SSW - Worthing
Job Category : Social Care - Qualified
Location : Bridge House, West Sussex County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £37.96

Please note:
We would be interested to see CVs from an AMHP Hub person who can work a rolling rota.
The person will be required to travel to undertake assessments, and at times be in the Worthing office. There may also be some homeworking to write up assessments.
The person will need to be in West Sussex at the start of their shift and ready to work.

About the job
As part of this new service you will have support from the Service Manager and Hub Team Manager. Regular individual and peer supervision, commissioned specialist training will be available to enable you to maintain your knowledge and remain aware of any changes in legislation to enhance your practice.
The Hub consists of a Team Manager and two Hub AMHPs who work 9am-5pm and eight Hub AMHPs who work on a rolling rota, over a 24hr period. Shifts will typically be early and late.
You will be expected to work closely alongside colleagues in Crisis Teams, general acute hospitals, Sussex Police, South East Coast Ambulance service (SECAMB) and acute in-patient units.
You will be expected to work within organisational, policy and legislative requirements. You will be required to work within the Standard Operational Procedures Policies and Processes.

What you’ll need to succeed
You must be able to work autonomously and have extensive experience of delivering effective, efficient and high-quality social work interventions to promote positive change, independence and wellbeing when working with service users, carers and families.
You will be able to work effectively under pressure, managing the competing demands of a busy service. You will be able to demonstrate robust and clinically sound triage skills using risk management and assessment models.
You will be expected to allocate work based on urgency, risk, and priority in negotiation with other agencies and partners.
You must be resilient, reflective and resourceful and be able to work with limited managerial oversight.
You will be willing to share your knowledge and expertise, in order to develop the practice and skills of others.
You must be able to work outside office hours, on a rolling rota basis and be able to travel across the county.
West Sussex is a large county with both rural and urban areas, as the role is countywide, a driving licence is essential.

Key Skills:

1. To demonstrate the ability to utilise effective communication skills to negotiate, guide, advise and enable customers to engage with assessments and discussion about their presenting care needs
2. To demonstrate the ability to communicate with a range of professionals and members of the public
3. To demonstrate the ability to think creatively under pressure, measured and reasoned in response and decision
4. To demonstrate an ability to lead supervise, coach and mentor other members of the team
5. To have the ability to manage conflict and operate in high risk and high-pressure environments
6. To be able to uphold social work values of social justice and equality
7. To demonstrate effective and accurate IT skills to support accurate and timely case recording

Qualifications and/or experience:
⦁ Registered qualified professional (Social Work, Nurse, OT, psychologist)
⦁ Currently authorised as an AMHP (Post-Grad Certificate in Mental Health)
⦁ Extensive knowledge of and be able to apply, a range of complex and specialist legislation i.e. the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, Children Act and other relevant case law
⦁ Valid driving licence
⦁ Extensive experience of working independently undertaking MHA assessments Essential
⦁ Extensive experience of working in Multi-Disciplinary settings. Desirable
⦁ Experience as an AMHP with extensive knowledge of the Mental Health Act and mental health social work practice
⦁ Practice Educator Award or commitment to undertake the training (or equivalent)
⦁ Able to demonstrate a proven ability (or understanding of the skills and knowledge required) to work independently as a senior practitioner managing risks and safeguarding

Key responsibilities
To work as part of a team providing a 24hr statutory AMHP Service.
To work in partnership with wider Mental Health Services (both SPFT and WSCC), to enable early identification of individuals who may be deteriorating and plan appropriate interventions.
To triage referrals, assess risk and prioritise for response.

Job Category : Construction Trades & Operatives
Location : Willcox House, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 07:00
End Time : 15:00
Salary: £11.47

Job Purpose:
To be responsible for providing a Clean and Clear service to Council estates and communal areas including housing land in and around City of Cardiff.
This will include the reporting of repairs, fly tipping and anti-social behaviour issues on a daily basis.
Also to engage with the community at localised events to provide support for removal of rubbish and overgrown areas.

Duties and Responsibilities
Job Specific Requirements

1. To deliver a high quality clean and clear service taking responsibility for specific tasks and to collect evidence and issue penalty notices.
2. To contribute to community engagement events to actively support the community and encourage residents to participate in maintaining their community.
3. To undertake all duties in line with service area and corporate policies and procedures.
4. Ensure that regular workplace risk assessments of areas and tasks are carried out and any council vehicle is driven and maintained in accordance with the council’s health and safety policy and the relevant procedures.
5. Report repairs and monitor the condition of communal areas including housing land and other housing stock, ensuring any Asbestos disturbance is reported in line with Cardiff Councils Asbestos Management Policies and procedures.
6. To undertake the clearance of properties, gardens and communal areas utilising appropriate plant and equipment as necessary.
7. Ensure that on all work completed, observations are made or that complaints received are logged on the associated database.
8. Liaise daily with appropriate Local Action Supervisor, reporting on issues arising.
9. Ensure the completion of work to the specified daily/weekly targets are met in line with key performance indicators and service level agreements to ensure the provision of service to the highest standard.
10. To contribute as a member of the Local Action Team and support /mentor apprentices as required.
11. To practically assist in the operation and development of any Quality systems adopted by the service area.
12. To support the application of current and emerging technology.
13. To undergo necessary training and coaching and achieve NVQ certification.
14. To practically participate in any quality systems adopted by the service area.
15. To participate in supporting the principles and practice of equality of opportunity as laid down in the organization’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
16. To take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and other persons who maybe affected by your acts and omissions and to comply with all health and safety legislation as appropriate.
17. As a term of your employment you may be required to undertake such other duties and/or times of work as may reasonably be required of you, commensurate with your grade or general level of responsibility within the organisation, at your initial place of work or based at any other establishment.

Job Category : Construction Trades & Operatives
Location : Willcox House, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 07:00
End Time : 15:00
Salary: £9.90

Job Purpose:
To assist with providing a Clean and Clear service to Council estates and communal areas including housing land in and around City of Cardiff.
This will include the reporting of repairs, fly tipping and anti-social behaviour issues on a daily basis.
Also to engage with the community at localised events to provide support for removal of rubbish and overgrown areas.

Duties and Responsibilities
Job Specific Requirements

1. To assist with the delivery of a high quality clean and clear service.
2. To contribute to community engagement events to actively support the community.
3. To undertake all duties in line with service area and corporate policies and procedures.
4. To ensure risk assessments are followed and tasks are carried out and any council vehicle is driven in accordance with the council’s health and safety policy and the relevant procedures.
5. Report repairs and ensure that if asbestos has been disturbed it is reported to Community Action Supervisor promptly.
6. To assist with the clearance of properties, gardens and communal areas utilising appropriate plant and equipment as necessary.
7. Liaise daily with Local Action Supervisor, reporting on issues arising.
8. To contribute to the completion of work and targets.
9. To contribute as a member of the Local Action Team.
10. To practically assist in the operation and development of any Quality systems adopted by the service area.
11. To support the application of current and emerging technology.
12. To undergo necessary training and coaching and achieve NVQ certification.
13. To practically participate in any quality systems adopted by the service area.
14. To participate in supporting the principles and practice of equality of opportunity as laid down in the organization’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
15. To take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and other persons who may be affected by your acts and omissions and to comply with all health and safety legislation as appropriate.
    As a term of your employment you may be required to undertake such other duties and/or times of work as may reasonably be required of you, commensurate with your grade or general level of responsibility within the organisation, at your initial place of work or based at any other establishment

Job Category : Manual Labour
Location : OSBOURNE GROVE, London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 20.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 13:00
Salary: £11.40

cleaner/janitor for a residential site

Job Category : Social Care - Unqualified
Location : City of Cardiff Council, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £9.90

Full time person required to cover a secondment until 31/03/2023 (with potential to be extended depending on funding.
The role is part of the Business Support team in Adult Social Services, providing support to several social work teams. The key parts of the role include incoming/outgoing phone calls from service users, family members, care providers etc, incoming and outgoing post, updating and maintaining the client database and registers, ordering goods and paying invoices. The role will be based at County Hall whilst training is completed, and will then be a combination of working in the office and at home on a rota basis. The successful applicant should have experience of working in an administrative / business support setting and have experience of dealing with the public and handling phone calls.

Job Category : Administrative / Clerical
Location : Maidstone House, Swale and Maidstone Borough Council
Hours Per Week : 18.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £11.42

Providing the first point of contact for queries from members of staff, managers and candidates relating to all aspects of the HR Shared Service – by email, telephone or face to face

Administration of recruitment processes including organising interviews, delivering interview testing, offers, pre-employment checks and induction

Responsible for data input into iTrent (Payroll/HR system) for payroll, recruitment administration, training course administration, sickness etc and the production of related correspondence – letters, contracts etc under the guidance of HR Advisors, the Payroll Manager or Learning and Development team

Organisation of routine logistics for HR, Training and Payroll activities e.g. booking rooms, co-ordinating diaries, photocopying material for recruitment and training events

General office administration duties

Checking, processing and recording invoices, and recharging as appropriate, end of year checking to ensure everything processed for Finance close down.

Electronic filing (iTrent and Anite) to ensure that HR and Payroll information is stored securely and systematically in line with GDPR legislation

Collating data to enable team members to produce reports e.g. sickness figures and running reports for recruitment checks.

Ad hoc projects in conjunction with other members of the HR Shared Service e.g. recruitment fairs, health and wellbeing week, corporate working groups

Skills and Abilities
Ability to use Microsoft software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to a high standard
Highly developed numeracy and literacy skills
High level of customer service skills

Job Category : Facilities & Environmental Services
Location : London Borough of Hillingdon
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 16:00
Salary: £13.39

To co-ordinate the scheduling of all reactive repairs to ensure that works are distributed, booked and delivered in line with Council procedures and standards, to actively support the Council’s aim to answer and resolve, where possible, all first point of contact queries accurately and to efficiently facilitate the completion of repairs as a 'First Time Fix'.

Job Category : Human Resources
Location : London Borough of Newham
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:15
Salary: £24.42

• Essential experience in reviewing, developing and implementing HR policies and procedures across partner councils within oneSource.
• Manage the work of the team to deliver a responsive and flexible service that supports organisational and service priorities
• Take a lead role in a range of strategic and operational HR projects
• Maintain, review and disseminate the Council’s HR policies and procedures, ensuring they reflect employment legislation and HR best practice and support manager self service
  Able to demonstrate
  and evidence a highly
  developed
  Competence in
  People management including motivation, performance and capability
  Supervisory role in the provision
  HR services
  HR support in delivering change in a complex organisation
  Leading on projects and research activities
  Designing fit for purpose policies and procedures
  Able to demonstrate
  and evidence
  Knowledge and experience in
  CIPD or equivalent
  Demonstrable knowledge of both HR policies and procedures and employment law
  Leading a team that delivers high quality HR services
  Good working knowledge of
  Microsoft Office and other desktop
  IT applications
  Experience of building productive relationships with customers Experience of analysing data and producing HR reports to facilitate business decisions
  Proven track record of influencing senior managers in a complex
  organisation

Job Category : Human Resources
Location : Basingstoke and Deane BC
Hours Per Week : 22.20
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £304.60 per day

Unit 4 Payroll Consultant

We urgently require a payroll consultant with experience of the Unit 4 (Agresso) payroll system. The role will initially be for 2-3 months to help the internal team with key tasks in preparation for the implementation of the new system including parallel runs, data analysis and reconciliation and testing as well as supporting the implementation itself through data input and validation.
The ideal candidate will have:
• Previous experience of the Unit 4 (Agresso) payroll system- and ideally of having implemented the system
• Previous experience of all aspects of operationally delivering a payroll service
• Excellent attention to detail
• Less than 1 months’ notice and ideally immediate availability
• Intermediate Excel skills
Offices based in Basingstoke, Hampshire. Opportunity for some remote working. Please note there is no parking available, the successful candidate will have to find alternative parking at no cost to the council.

Job Category : Social Care - Unqualified
Location : Cardiff East Day Service, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £11.47

Cardiff Day service are looking for asupport worker to work in the day service team team supporting adults with a learning disability to access da.y time opportunities
Duties and Responsibilities:

1. To carry out tasks negotiated through supervision, or other relevant forum, within the agreed time span.
2. To support service users to enable them to achieve the targets outlined in the Day Service Plan as identified via Community Care Assessments or other assessment procedures.
3. In consultation with the Link Worker/Day Service Officer, to liaise with the carers to ensure understanding and consistency of the service provided.
4. In consultation with the Link Worker/Day Service Officer to liaise with other services as and when this is needed by the service users.
5. To attend to the personal and physical needs of service users where necessary in a respectful manner.
6. To foster service users equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities.
7. To carry out duties as agreed with the Day Service Officers using the resources available at the service base and in the community.
8. To report to the appropriate Day Service Manager any concern regarding the well being of service users in relation to the Vulnerable Adults Policy.
9. To maintain appropriate records and to help compile reports in accordance with any format required by the County Council.
10. To participate in staff meetings, staff development programmes and relevant training programmes.
11. To participate actively in supporting the principles and practice of equality of opportunity as laid down in the organisation's Equal Opportunities Policy.
12. To be responsible for your own Health and Safety and observe all regulations in relation to the Health and Safety at Work Act.

Skills and Abilities

1. Ability to support people who have additional impairments which may challenge services.
2. Able to implement Day Service Plans as agreed with Day Service Officer.
3. Able to work within policies and procedures set out by Cardiff County Council.
4. Able to respond sensitively to individuals physical and personal care.
5. Able to respond flexibly to the needs of service users.
6. Able to record information accurately, concisely and factually in a variety of formats.
7. Ability to work with and support individuals and groups in a variety of settings.
8. Ability of adapt to changes in methods of service delivery.
9. Able to organise own workload effectively.
10. Experience of working flexibly and co-operatively with others.
11. Ability of working effectively under pressure.
12. Able to maintain confidentiality in line with county policy.

Education & Training
⦁ Demonstrable basic Health & Safety knowledge relevant to the job, according to Section 7 HSWA and Council policy.
⦁ All Wales Passport Manual Handling – Modules A-F
⦁ Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
Training in emergency aid
Specific Experience
⦁ One years experience of working with people with disabilities
Desirable to have NVQ II in care

Job Category : Trade & Operatives
Location : Broadwater Farm Community Centre, London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 38.50
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 16:30
Salary: £28.82

Electricians require for our EICR programme, responsive repairs, and PPM eme lighting and repairs
To carry out electrical works as instructed in accordance with current industry regulations, standards, and practices. Working to and adhering to Homes for Haringey policies and procedures. Working as part of a in house electrical team to deliver a quality service in all areas.

Duties and responsibilities

1. Electrical testing and inspection to BS7671.
2. Completion of certification via a mobile device or PC.
3. General electrical response repairs.
4. Void electrical works to HFH specifications.
5. Planned electrical works and preventative maintenance.
6. Communal lighting and estate electrical repairs.
7. Out of hours emergency. (Voluntary and if all criteria are met).
8. Undertake any duties reasonably required that are consistent
   with the grade and basic objectives of the post.

Qualifications
⦁ A qualified and experienced Electrical trades person.
⦁ Full driving licence
NVQ Level 3 Electrical installation or City & Guilds equivalent. 18th Edition qualified.

Experience
⦁ Electrical maintenance/ Installation works.
⦁ Testing and inspection
At least 3 years post training
Skills
⦁ Good communication skills to liaise and consult with managers, works co-ordinators clients, and the public.
⦁ Manage workload and use own initiative.
Ability to write clear reports and comments
Knowledge
installation/maintenance & testing.
Equal opportunities, in relation to housing issues.
Understanding and demonstrating awareness of cultural and community diversity.
Health & safety awareness.
Ability to provide a high standard of customer care to residents in the community.