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Job Category : Social Care - Unqualified
Location : 90 Tomlinson Avenue Luton

Salary: Day £9.55 Night: £12.70
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 19:00
End Time : 07:00

We are looking for Care assistants to work in Reablement (people’s home) to
cover part time and full time day shifts. Will be working various shift patterns from
7am - 10pm . we still promote flexible working and a flexible work pattern can be discussed.

Job Purpose and Context
⦁ To enable customers to lead as active and independent lives as possible by providing holistic and personal care.

⦁ To promote choice to customers in their daily living by providing care which meets Care Quality Commissions (CQC) fundamental
standards and supports happy living for the years ahead

Knowledge and Understanding
⦁ Ability to read, understand and complete / contribute to care plans.
⦁ Health and safety in the workplace.
⦁ Manual handling procedures.
⦁ Safeguarding vulnerable adults.
⦁ Food hygiene.
⦁ Mental Capacity Act
Understanding of confidentiality and data protection within a care setting.

Experience
Working in a care environment is required

Key Activities
Provide person centered care and support (including laundry, housekeeping and kitchen duties) as identified in the care plan, whilst promoting choice and enabling customers to maintain independence and dignity.
Assist in keeping the location clean, safe and odour free for customers.
Maintain and complete accurate documentation of all care and support undertaken. Recognise, document and report any changes in the care plan, and participate in customer reviews as required

Job Category : Catering / Hospitality
Location : Toby Lane Depot, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Hours Per Week : 20.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 10:00
End Time : 14:00
Salary: £10.85
Various school kitchen sites in Tower Hamlets for Kitchen Assistants

Job Category : Catering/Hospitality
Time shifts: 8am – 4pm, 12pm – 8pm
Working Days: Monday – Friday
Locations: Royal Holloway, University of London
Outlets: Kingswood, Hub, Founders
Salary: £11.92 per hour

Role
 Will be placed onto the main course section to produce and serve onto a counter a selection
of dishes from the day’s menu. Will consist of soups, main courses and Vegetable dishes
 Working at Kingswood would involve producing dishes for a call order service menu at lunch
 Must follow set recipes so we are in accordance with Allergen and Natasha’s laws
 Will be asked to do preparation for future services
 Must keep section clean to highest health and safety standards

Requirements
 Must be a team player
 Have a positive can do attitude
 Must provide own Knives and full uniform inclusive of safety shoes
 Must have experience of working in similar environments
 Must have 706/1 and 2 qualifications or similar
 Must Have Food safety Certificate level 2.

Job Category : Driving
Location : London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 20.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £17.50
Drive bus and equipment to and from vaccine site Carry out daily vehicle checks Check bus into depot for repairs
Drive Bus to and from Locations.
Carry out daily vehicle checks when using bus.
Check in bus to depot if any issues occur.
Support any other driving or operational duties as necessary.

Job Category : Construction Trades & Operatives
Location : Lamby Way Cleansing Depot, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 15:00
End Time : 23:00
Salary: £8.91
x3 Cleansing Operatives / Drivers needed to work on the PM shift

Job Title : Refuse Driver
Job Category : Manual Labour / General Industrial
Location : Kimberley Depot, Broxtowe Borough Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 06:00
End Time : 14:00
Salary: £12.40
Main Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Drive vehicles in accordance with licence requirements and the provisions of the Highway Code.
2. Complete driver log and any other records required by management.
3. Check vehicle and related plant items daily before leaving the depot completing a nil defect report, i.e. oil, water, fuel, lights, tyres, brakes and other requirements including power mechanisms. Completing low level repairs such as bulb replacements.
4. Report all vehicle defects to the Refuse and Workshop Managers via the relevant sheet.
5. Manage and utilise the vehicle on board computer system (Bartec) to provide a single point of contact for information management relating to collection schedules, assisted collections and logging of missed/damaged bins.
6. Drive vehicle to the approved tip or refuse disposal location and discharge the load as directed.
7. Complete Drivers Hours weekly log/book.
8. Return vehicle to Depot on completion of day's work and park.
9. Cleanse vehicle daily.
10. Responsible for ensuring that loads are kept within legal limits.
11. Fill vehicle with adequate fuel at the end of the working day.
12. Supervise and be responsible for the health and safety of the team members ensuring that working practices are undertaken in accordance with the council’s procedures.
13. Collect sharps reported to team by the public as per training provided. Report all incidents to the Refuse Manager, complete paperwork and dispose of needles through the stores function.
14. Keep appropriate records of streets and premises where bins are not collected due to not being out, contamination, wrong bin out, overfilled (lid up), heavy, access problems, defective or damaged bins or any other problems using the Bartec IT system.
15. When agency workers are assigned to teams provide additional supervision until they are familiar with the round/s.
16. Give loading staff occasional assistance with loading heavy bins.
17. Help and assist team members in the safe loading of bulk bins (1100 litre wheeled bins) where the team is a driver and one loader.
18. As required undertake other duties, either in the Refuse or Street Cleansing Sections to provide cover for which training will be provided.
19. Communicate with the public with regards to the Council’s recycling policies and procedures as and when applicable.
20. Promptly collect spilled refuse where bins are being emptied, preventing littering and road hazards.
21. Check the team allocated are all present, have the necessary personal protective equipment and receive necessary instructions.
22. Report to the Refuse Manager on the progress of the day's work.
23. Liaise with the Refuse Manager with regards to training requirements for operatives.

Job Title : Virtual School Education Officer - SO1
Job Category : Education (qualified)
Location : London Borough of Hillingdon
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £176.89

We are looking to appoint a dynamic practitioner who has experience of working with vulnerable young people preferably in an education setting. We are seeking candidates who can demonstrate experience of working across the age range 2-18 and preferably have knowledge of working with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children, those with Special Educational Needs, Children Missing from Education or those who are NEET. This is an exciting opportunity for a professional experienced in working with young people, to try something different, fulfilling and rewarding.
You will be in charge of a caseload of approximately 35 young people in the care of Hillingdon Local Authority and your job will be to ensure they have the support to overcome barriers to their learning so they achieve their full potential.
You will track and monitor their progress and attendance; you will lead their Personal Education Planning meetings and agree targets and action plans to support their education. In doing so, you will liaise closely with and support foster carers and residential home key workers, social workers, personal advisors and designated teachers/student support services in schools and colleges.

The successful candidate will have good knowledge of the English education system, including assessment across the Key Stages and post 16 pathways.
We are seeking someone who is passionate about enabling Looked After Children and Care Leavers to progress educationally in line with their non-looked after peers.
Our ideal person sticks to deadlines, thinks on their feet, is hardworking, supportive of staff and the team around the child, approachable and friendly. They will be excellent at managing a very busy schedule, organised and pro-active, especially in setting up enrichment activities for our young people. In relation to this role there may be occasional evening and weekend work and there is a need to travel depending on the location of the young people on your caseload.

ROLE PURPOSE:
To work closely with the Hillingdon Virtual School team and Headteacher to:

• Raise the attainment of Looked After Children and Care Leavers via a focus on admissions, attendance, attainment, progress, tuition, enrichment and promoting inclusion
• Hold a caseload of Looked After Children (placed in and out of borough) as decided by the Virtual School Headteacher
• Track the attainment and progress of all Looked After Children (from Nursery to age 18) on their caseload
• Raise the attainment of Looked After Children by chairing and producing high quality, timely Personal Education Plans (PEPs) and monitoring the progress and outcomes of PEP targets.
• Promote a multiagency approach to working with Looked After Children and Care Leavers, particularly in regards to their education
• Advise and support Care Leavers still in education, employment or training, as required
• Contribute to the provision of enrichment and extra-curricular learning activities for Looked After Children and Care Leavers
• Pro-actively develop and maintain effective working relationships with other agencies to ensure joined up services for Looked After Children and Care Leavers

Please note, the successful candidates will be employed on a term-time only basis.

Job Category : Social Care - Unqualified
Location : Flying Start, Vale of Glamorgan Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £13.47

To be responsible for delivering support for the childcare provision of the Flying Start programme and assisting the Flying Start Advisory team in developing the programme, role model good practice, monitoring quality and delivering training to the childcare workforce. Access to transport is essential to enable travel throughout the county.
The role is full time and hybrid working is supported. The employee will need to visit settings and childminders, as well as undertake home visits to families to observe children prior to placement.
Hourly rate can increase to a maximum of £15.33per hour, however this is dependent on experience and qualification.
Candidate must hold a Level 5 Early Years/Childcare qualification as a minimum.
DBS – enhanced covering both adult/child barred lists.
2 references required, one from current/most recent employer and reasons for gaps in employment must be provided.

Job Category : Construction Trades & Operatives
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £17.51

Temporary Section Leader : S38 Development Agreements
Job Description
The person will:
? Undertake detailed technical approval of highway works submitted for future adoption under
Section 38 agreements to ensure compliance with Council standards, including liaison with other
relevant teams and service areas as may be appropriate.
? Instruct the Legal Section to prepare such agreements including the calculation and provision of
associated engineering and commuted maintenance sums – including the preparation of authority
reports as required under the Council’s constitution.
? Maintain digital scheme records such that they are available to the whole S278 / S38 team.
? Arrange for the updating of Council records as and when required to reflect the adoption of new
roads.
? Report to the management team as and when required.
? Ensure that appropriate levels of accountability and governance best practice are followed.
? Undertake monitoring and reporting of performance towards achievement of goals and objectives.
? Organise and participate in meetings, workshops and working groups as appropriate and follow-up
on agreed actions.
? Act in the public interest and make a meaningful contribution to strategic discussions.
? Respond to correspondence relating to the delivery of the S38 scheme.
Temporary Appointment/Cover Duration-Min 6 to 12 months.

Experience of the highways infrastructure design and associated standards is essential to the role.
Experience of integrating Active Travel (public transport, park and ride, cycling and walking) highway schemes is desirable.
A knowledge of the Road Safety Audit process is desirable.
An awareness of the Highways Act 1980 and related regulations is desirable.
Ability to effectively manage various internal and external stakeholders and priorities.
Ability to work to tight timescales whilst prioritising objectives.
Ability to work with new standards and innovatively incorporate them into proposed designs.
Able to work effectively as part of a team in a flexible and considerate manner and develop effective relationships.
Good communication skills and the ability to explain technical and S38 legal issues confidently and clearly.
Be enthusiastic, inquisitive and committed to pursuing and exploring all issues relevant to the management and delivery of highway adoption agreements.
The ability to work effectively with minimal supervision.
Ability to communicate effectively via electronic media and video conferencing.
Ability to store and share information in digital formats and filing/sharing systems

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified
Location : Time Square, Bracknell Forest Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £33.57
PLEASE ENSURE CANDIDATES ARE SUBMITTED WITH FULL COMPLIANCE
• To manage one of the three Family Safeguarding Teams consisting of an Assistant Team Manager, Social Workers, Family Workers and Administration staff.
• To ensure the efficient and effectively delivery of the required services by team members monitoring staff and team performance and workloads.
• To ensure ongoing work and the resources provided to families are reviewed and monitored in accordance with legislative requirements and Departmental procedures and policies.
• To ensure the management and professional development of team members through the provision of supervision, appraisal and appropriate support and development.
• To develop multi-agency working by developing appropriate liaison/working arrangements e.g. health, schools and by involvement as agreed in specific development projects.

Job Category : Human Resources
Location : Bracknell Forest Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £9.00
The role we require is a supernumerary role to support a social care resources project to reduce the costs of agency staff.

Job Category : Interims
Location : Basildon Council
Hours Per Week : 36.25
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:15
Salary: £20.52

Solicitor/lawyer required for busy litigation Local Authority legal teams.
MUST HAVE LC HOUSING EXP
Remote working, with occasional office visits (1-2x a week)
Rate is negotiable.
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITES 

Will undertake legal work of various types in accordance with his/her level of skill, experience and qualifications and be accountable to the Litigation Manager who will be responsible for allocating work and supervising work in progress. Fully comply with the office procedures and practice and will be expected to work to the stated objectives of the service. The individual will be expected to satisfy the objectives and behaviours at the appropriate level. 

DUTIES 

1. Undertake legal research and advising client services and Members of the Council on casework and other issues, interpretation of new and existing legislation and case law including their effect on the implementation of Council policy as required. 
2. Evaluating facts and evidence and advising service clients on strengths and weaknesses of proposed actions and, where appropriate, advising on compromise. 
3. Assessing when Council’s opinion maybe required and instructing as necessary. 
4. Draft committee reports, attend and advise regulatory committees or other Member meetings as required and participate fully in working groups, to ensure that the Council is well informed and Legal Services effectively represented. 
5. To assist in establishing and maintaining efficient working practices within the two legal teams, setting up all requisite case management systems, information database and common form documentation. Making the most efficient us of the information technology available to enable quick and efficient management of caseloads and to facilitate the proper costing and allocation of professional time and the maintenance of statistical data. 
6. Drafting particulars of claim, statements of case and information as required. 
7. The preparation of cases for presentation in civil and criminal courts and at public inquiries/tribunals. Advising as appropriate so as to ensure that the Councils case is capable of being effectively presented. 
8. Acting as advocate in cases in the Magistrates Court, County Court, High Court and at public inquiries and tribunals as directed. 
9. Defending legal proceedings brought against the Council as required including judicial review, statutory appeals or other legal challenges. 
10. Assist in the supervision and training of legal and other staff as appropriate in order to achieve productive and motivated staff and to secure the best use of available resources. This includes preparing and delivering training courses for clients and other team members. 
11. Securing the recovery of costs where the Council is successful in complex litigation, which may involve detailed assessments. 
12. You must cooperate in all matters relating to Health and Safety and implement all procedures for your job role. The identification of Health and Safety related risks within the working environment must be highlighted to your management. 
13. Undertake all the duties within the framework of Equal Opportunities 
14. Any other duties appropriate to the post: These other duties must be equivalent to or below the rate paid and status of the role and, where appropriate, under the Equality Act 2010, due consideration must be given to those with a “protected characteristic”. 

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

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL SOCIAL WORKERS ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN THE OFFICE FOR DUTY WEEKS
Pay rates from £32 - £35 per hour, depending on experience.

They need to be experienced workers with at least 2/3 years experience.
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

LOCATION
County Hall North is in Horsham, a lovely town very close to the main shopping centre. It has some onsite parking, very close to the train station and a beautiful park. It also has a large open space with a canteen that serves light bites, teas and coffees.

WSCC SW TEAMS – BENEFITS
Currently planning the roll out of the Family Safeguarding model and starting to arrange training in motivational interviewing for our perm and agency staff.
Unfilled vacancy gap less than 5% so teams well staffed.
Required experience and skills
Key Skills:

1. Able to analyse and interpret information and data, prioritise needs and formulate plans for intervention and service provision.
2. Able to work proactively as a member of the team to make accurate assessments of needs and negotiate and implement effective outcomes.
3. Able to work in partnership with carers, colleagues and external agencies to deliver an effective service.
4. Able to communicate clearly and effectively in both written and oral format, including the ability to explain complicated information to others and use negotiation and persuasion skills to encourage others to adopt a course of action.
5. Able to recognise limits of own accountability and responsibility and seek appropriate support, advice and supervision.

Qualifications and/or experience:
• A recognised Social Work qualification e.g. Degree in Social Work, DipSW, CQSW or equivalent as recognised by the relevant professional body.
• Registration with the relevant professional registration body and maintaining registration with that body.
• Knowledge of theoretical Social Work concepts and practices, with demonstrable examples of dealing with complex issues, for example, attachment, impact of developmental trauma and child development.
• Experience of effectively coaching and supervising others, acting as practice role model and promoting exemplary practice.
• Experience of managing levels of risk within a caseload.

Job Category : Housing
Location : Edmonton Centre, Enfield Council
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £17.27

The role exists to ensure that every resident living in an Enfield Council Home irrespective of tenure, when facing the most significant challenges of life have access to a single point of contact to guide, support coach and empower them to identify their inner strength and identify new pathways of progression and resolution of the issues impacting on their lives. Access to the service will primarily be for short to medium term solutions however in some more complex cases engagement with a case may be long term. The resident can be assured the Resident Relationship Manager role does not end until the solution is resolved.

Job Specifics – Skills, Experience, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential:

1. As a regular and intrinsic part of this role requires you to speak to members of the public in English, the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential and consistent with the requirements of this role. This role also requires you to be polite and courteous when conversing with the public.
2. Knowledge of housing law
3. Understanding of how to apply coaching and /or motivational interviewing tools with customers to drive ownership of problems and solutions
4. Experience of delivering customer facing multi-landlord tenure blind tenancy management, complex casework management
5. Experience of managing a portfolio of complex casework in regards to people support and tenancy management issues
6. Experience of working in face-paced environment, with many competing priorities
7. Experience of working in complex housing organisation and experience of working with vulnerable residents to improve outcomes and sustain behavioural change

Desirable:

1. Specialism, or extensive working experience, in two or more of the core areas: safeguarding, domestic abuse, mental health, children and young people support, support for the elderly, hoarding, property condition, mediation and dispute resolution, anti-social behaviour, alcohol and substance misuse and troubled families

Qualifications & Professional registration criteria

Candidates: Please ensure you address these qualifications in your responses to the essential (and desirable if applicable) criteria, you will be expected to meet these requirements of the role and they will be explored with you at interview.

1. Housing related qualification or willingness to undertake professional on the job training

Job Category : Interim Executive
Location: Chelmsford / Remote , County Hall - B1, Essex County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: Up to £500 per day
Senior Applications Analyst / .net Developer (Cloud)

Essex County Council is on an exciting transformation journey to fully embrace cloud technology. We have a number of key programmes of work underway including a full migration of on-premises platforms and services to Microsoft Azure.
We are seeking an experienced and knowledgeable individual to work with our Applications team to support the migration of over 100 web applications to Azure. The role will involve:
· Assessment of on-premise applications for cloud readiness.
· Developing changes and updates to applications where required to support migration to Azure.
· Collaborate with Solution Architects, Security Architects, Infrastructure and third parties to inform and support application design and implementation.
· Migration of on-premise applications to new Azure Infrastructure.
· Recommendations for optimising applications for the cloud environment, including use of PaaS services, application monitoring and automation.
· Where time allows you will be expected to support BAU activities and delivery of additional requests.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
· Experience of working within the Azure environment.
· Advanced knowledge of C#, ASP.NET and ASP.NET MVC 5
· Front end development experience using technologies, frameworks and methodologies including HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, CSS and Bootstrap
· Experience of data driven development using MS SQL Server, T-SQL, Entity Framework
· Understanding of RESTful and web services, including knowledge of frameworks including ASP.NET Web API 2 and WCF

Desirable
· Knowledge and experience of:
o ASP.NET Core 2.x
o DevOps, CI/CD.
o Front-end tooling including npm, gulp.js, SASS, linting.
o Working with Microsoft 365 products, e.g. SharePoint online, Teams etc…
· Understanding of responsive design.
· Familiar with accessibility guidelines (WCAG).
· SharePoint 2016 experience.
· Knowledge of Umbraco, Java, Oracle Cloud or GIS.