Jobs

Job Category : Finance
Location : Civic Offices, Basingstoke and Deane BC
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £20.67

This is an interesting opportunity to be a part of the Finance Team for a period of up to 2 years. The council has a reputation for strong financial management which you will be expected to be an integral part of for the period you are with the council. A new Enterprise Resource System (ERP) is being implemented so there is a need for an increase in our resources.

You will support an Executive Director, Head of Service and Directorate Management Team with;
• Producing financial management information, forecasting and budgeting;
• The whole financial cycle including year-end and budget setting
• Delivering savings and income targets; and
• Ensuring compliance with financial regulations

Job Category : Facilities & Environmental Services
Location : London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £22.94
Environmental Health staff are required to carry out compliance inspections of HMOs across the Borough as part of our additional licensing scheme.

Qualifications& Experience
Experience of responding effectively to changing demands and priorities, meeting targets and deadlines and maintaining quality services
Experience of working in an Environmental Health department investigating complaints.
Degree or Diploma in Environmental Health
To be progressing towards the near completion of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health(CIEH) Experiential Learning Portfolio or logbook, professional examinations and interview.

Job Category : Human Resources
Location : London Borough of Newham
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £21.00

HR Restructure Specialist.
To be the people lead for change management i.e. restructures, TUPE in and out, changes to terms and conditions,
Organisational design support to all Council Services
Job Analysis, preparation of job descriptions and job evaluation process to ensure the roles are graded in line with the Council pay and grading structure
Advice and support on potential redundancies and costs associated with this and to ensure the organisation change process is completed in line with employment legislation and Council Policy
Lead on stakeholder engagement to ensure consultation requirements with the TU’s and employees are met. To respond to all HR related counter proposals , providing innovative solutions to employee matters that are raised as part of the change process
To identify the impact on employees of the change and addressing ER and employee legislation issues
To lead on the transition from current to new structure working with key internal stakeholders

Job Category : Social Care & Health Non-Qualified
Location : Ferndale, Central Bedfordshire Council, Flitwick, Bedford
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £8.91

Ferndale Residential Home is looking for an experienced care assistant to support the team and residents. The role is supporting older persons to maintain independence and quality of life, you would be supporting with all aspects of personal care as well as emotional care and support, you may be asked to complete medication tasks at times of need too.
The candidate needs to be flexible, kind and caring and preferably hold NVQ2 minimum.The candidate will be working with vulnerable adults and would need to have empathy, compassion and integrity.

Job Category : Commercial
Location : London Borough of Newham
Salary: £20.27
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 16:00

Must have previous Electrical Maintenance experience
2391 Inspection & Testing
18th Edition Regs

Job Category : Facilities & Environmental Services
Location : London Borough of Hillingdon
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £13.39

Part of a team of four managing the work diary for 45 tradesmen and various contractors, making and amending appointments, dealing with operative, contractor and resident queries by phone and email. Experience in logistics - personnel or deliveries - would be useful.

Job Category : Admin / Clerical
Location : Mercury House, London Borough of Havering, Romford, Essex
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £12.92

Business Support provide a high level admin support for all functionalities in Adult Social Care. You will be supported and guided by 2 x Team leads in a team of total 16 across areas such as Safeguarding, DOL's ,Complaints, Community Learning Disabilities team, Finance and Benefits, Sensory and Community Teams.,

Experience:
Experience of interpreting, analysing and dealing with sensitive information and data.
Excellent experience of at least two of the following functions: HR, Finance, IT, Data Analysis, Quality Assurance, Complaints, Project Management and Commissioning.
Experience of working to tight deadlines in a fast paced, results-focused environment without compromising accuracy.
Excellent experience of administration and organisation of meetings and events, including writing formal minutes and facilitating.

Job Category : Admin & Clerical
Location : Met Office, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, Devon
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £9.60

The Met Office's leading-edge capabilities assist the UK and the international community in meeting the twin challenges of forecasting the weather and understanding and planning for a changing climate. We deliver a wide range of services and expert advice to both public and private sector organisations, through sophisticated big data technology and a resilient 24/7 operational capability.
The Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF) is a high-value programme and includes projects in Clean Air, UK Climate Resilience and Next Generation Supercomputing. The post holder will work closely with the Programme Co-ordinator providing administrative support such as preparing internal/external meetings and workshops, collating and distributing papers, producing minutes of meeting and updating action logs.
The post holder will act as the first point of contact for routine internal and external administrative queries and information requests, escalating complex issues to senior staff where necessary. Will also input and maintain records using local administration tools, applications and databases to enable accurate and meaningful management reporting. Provide support and information to managers using MS Office tools to assist in activity and resource usage to enable effective management decision making. The post holder will also be expected to work with Executive PAs and senior staff members to schedule/reschedule regularly occurring meetings

Job Category : Sec / Admin
Location : The Ray Hurst Centre, Liverpool City Council, Merseyside
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £11.45

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
To provide a flexible, high quality business support service to a wide range of Children’s Social Care teams

MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

1. To provide regular budgetary statistical and other information to Managers & assist teams and managers in the provision of financial protocols for services.
2. To assist with cash handling, bank accounts and related financial systems.
3. To input on all appropriate financial payments systems including and take responsibility for processing pay runs & reports.
4. To liaise with Exchequer Management, team leaders and social workers as required to ensure all protocols, audit requirements, standing orders and systems are adhered to.
5. To arrange, attend and minute/record Panels as required across Children and Young People’s Services.
6. To collate and distribute item reports within agreed timescales and assist with the Quality Assurance of items reports as appropriate.
7. Co-ordination of committee reports and provide appropriate guidance to senior managers.
8. To ensure that minutes and decisions are distributed to authorised recipients within agreed timescales and in accordance with appropriate data protection guidelines.
9. To offer guidance to the panel chair and members on procedural issues and timescales and progress actions/panel decisions as required.
10. To ensure recommendations are recorded on appropriate ICT systems within agreed timescales.
11. To work within a Performance Management Framework and to aspire towards the objective and targets set out in individual performance plans.
12. To prioritise and manage work in line with guidance from line manager and complete work to the necessary standards and timescales agreed.
13. Engage in and contribute to professional development as and when appropriate.
14. Maintain confidentiality of information at all times in accordance with the information governance requirements including the principles of Freedom of Information Act and Data Protection Act.
15. To provide such other assistance as deemed necessary to ensure that the administrative function is carried out.
16. To provide support to social care staff around Children’s systems, such as Liquid Logic and Controcc.
17. Engage in and contribute to personal development activities and training.
18. To carry out any other tasks reasonably required of the post holder.
19. To ensure compliance with the Council’s policies on diversity, equal opportunities and health and safety.

Job Category : Sec / Admin
Location : Cunard Building Water Street Pier Head Liverpool L2 2BS, Merseyside, Liverpool City Council
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salarry: £11.45

MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
⦁ Provide technical and administrative support within the Service, in a flexible manner ensuring that an effective, efficient and customer focussed service is delivered within required timescales
⦁ Provide support in relation to any of the functions undertaken by the team (at a level commensurate with the grade of the post), to enable specific and overall objectives of the team to be achieved
⦁ Assessment of fees, receipting, validating, inputting and processing all applications received by the service, in respect of Planning, Building Control and Land Charges
⦁ Preparation of reports and letters in connection with items put to planning committee
⦁ Collection, receipting and banking of all types of income received. Ensuring income is banked to correct budget and all necessary financial records are kept.
⦁ Raising of invoices and full use of the Council’s financial systems.
⦁ Use and maintenance of accurate records, systems and databases/ spreadsheets to enable effective and useful information, reports and statistics to be produced
⦁ Digitising financial charges on relevant system
⦁ Processing of all appeals in respect of planning applications and enforcements
⦁ To deputise for team leader in his/her absence
⦁ Undertake photocopying/printing/duplication/binding as required within timescales agreed
⦁ Accurate maintenance of filing systems within the Service to enable files to be accurately located within the system
⦁ To order and issue of stationery within the Service, ensuring accurate stock records are maintained.
⦁ To arrange the maintenance, repair and replacement of vehicles, machinery and passes
⦁ Provide assistance to visitors/telephone callers to the Service ensuring that they are dealt with in a professional and effective manner
⦁ To use all resources (both time and financial) allocated to specific projects and areas of work effectively and efficiently in accordance with service objectives and the team’s work programme.
⦁ To monitor, review and ensure a balanced and cost effective discharge of the Service’s functions by organising and continuously developing working practices.

⦁ Contribute to sustainable development in all duties undertaken.

⦁ To participate in all aspects of training and development of staff, including the maintenance of disciplinary standards, as directed. Use all learning opportunities to develop personal skills necessary to improve effectiveness, efficiency and delivery of service in recognition of the Portfolio’s business and service targets.

⦁ Subject to consultation with staff or their representatives, to undertake any other duties of a similar nature and level which may from time to time be assigned in the interests of and/or improvement of the service, or in response to the urgent or pressing need of the service.

⦁ To develop the City Council’s commitment to equal opportunities and to promote non- discriminatory practices in all aspects of work undertaken.

Job Category : Housing
Location : Edmonton Green Library, Enfield Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £25.68

To lead on the review of Community Spaces ensuring that a clear strategy is developed, in consultation with all relevant stakeholders. To implement the strategy and develop a service structure to ensure flexibility and cost-effective running of the Community Spaces.
• To lead on commercial development for the Service reducing any cost to the Council for delivering Cultural and Community activities. Leading on partnership development with national, regional and local parties. Developing a coordinated approach to ensure best use of Community Spaces by creating partnerships of regional and local providers, organisers and suppliers. Linking with national, regional and local partners to make the Community Spaces venues and the events the most sought-after visitor destinations in the Region. Ensuring inward investment and economic development and fair participation and access of all diverse communities and usage for the benefit of all sections of the community.
• To be responsible for the development, management, operation and control of Community Spaces ensuring the development of attractive, efficient and cost-effective services to customers, participants, and audiences; providing a programme of community initiatives, arts, entertainment, education and cultural activities including commercial and community hires. Ensuring that the Community Spaces facilitate the delivery of Council’s essential and statutory services and meet the needs of the local communities To be responsible for the maintenance and repair of Community Spaces ensuring the condition of the Councils assets are maintained at their best. To ensure that health and safety is managed effectively within the Community Spaces. To adequately supervise, contract manage, co-ordinate and client manage the activities of all parties engaged in Community Spaces service delivery.
• To run Community Spaces 7 days a week with variable hours from 8am through to Midnight. To provide effective out of hours cover for Community Spaces.
• To carry out and co-ordinate all financial, administrative, performance management, quality assurance and recording tasks in relation to this role and maintain detailed, accurate records of all activities in accordance with legislation and policies and procedures

Job Category : Manual Labour / General Industrial
Location : Bircholt Road Depot, Swale and Maidstone Borough Council
Salary: £8.91
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 07:00
End Time : 15:30

Provide the residents and visitors to Maidstone with clean and tidy parks, play areas, recreation facilities, shrub beds and planters all to the highest possible presentation standards.
MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES

Hold a C1 driving licence to undertake grounds maintenance duties including the use of light commercial vehicles and mowers, daily check of vehicle safety and condition with basic maintenance, report any defects to the Supervisor/Team Leader

Safe operational use and security of allocated equipment, including combustion engine tools such as blowers, strimmers, hedge cutters, jet washers etc.

Mowing of grass areas, shrub pruning weed spraying and maintenance/inspection of sports and leisure facilities

Litter pick, tidy shrub beds and planters

Hedge cutting, strimming, planting, dead heading, weeding, sweeping and cleaning of hard standings

Safe separation and disposal of waste in line with relevant regulations and Council policies

Assistance in the identification of environmental crimes and misdemeanours, and the gathering of evidence for the Environmental Enforcement Team.

To communicate with customers at the required level

Commitment to the Council’s Strategic Plan
To undertake any training and development as required
To comply fully with the Council’s Equal Opportunity Policy
To comply fully with the Council’s Health and Safety at Work Policy
To assist as required in the Council’s Emergency Plan
To comply fully with the Council’s IT Security Policy
To undertake other duties commensurate with the grade of the post

Education,Training and Knowledge
Current full driving licence to C1 (vehicles up to 7.5 tonne gross vehicle weight)
Willingness to attain NVQ 1 / 2 in grounds maintenance or equivalent if not already achieved, and other relevant new skills

Knowledge of Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual

Experience
Experience of the carrying out of physically demanding and manual work outside in all weather conditions, including on the public highway.

Experience of basic horticultural activities, including cleansing and the operation and use of vehicles and plant. Desirable

Experience of delivering quality work with a minimum of supervision

Job Category : Financial
Location : London Borough of Hillingdon, Uxbridge
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £22.00

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Insurance team provides a support service to all Council services with the aim of minimising the Council’s exposure to financial loss and liability. The team is responsible for developing and implementing an active operational risk management programme across all Council services and at all levels, coupled with the provision of appropriate insurance cover.

This post can at times be under significant time pressures which need to be managed effectively; externally from claimants solicitors, the Council’s Insurers and the Courts, and internally to obtain prompt co-operation and information from service managers.

A significant part of the work of the team is affected by reforms to the Civil Justice System (the ‘Woolf’ reforms) which lay down strict time limits for filing defences and supplying supporting evidence. The deadlines are tight which means that significant cost can fall to the Council, including fines imposed by the court as well as compromising the Council’s defences, if the right quality and quantity of work is not achieved in line with the statutory timetable.

The main duties of the Senior Insurance Officer posts are to administer and manage insurance policies, records and claims alongside processing information on incidents involving real or potential financial loss to the Council. This involves considerable contact with other Council services, insurers, loss adjusters, solicitors and with members of the public, which can be in writing, by telephone and in person. The duties will also involve regular computer input and analysis of claims information.

EXPERIENCE
Experience of processing complex, technical insurance claims within a busy insurance team.
Experience of operating in a team required to adhere to the relevant professional insurance standards.
Experience of dealing with signifcant insurance tenders and renewals
Experience of building strong working relationships with a range of key stakeholders in an insurance environment, including senior managers.
Experience of improving the proficiency, effectiveness and quality of insurance services provided to customers/clients.
Experience of implementing change and improvement initiatives in an insurance team.
Relevant Local Government experience.

QUALIFICATIONS
Degree qualification or equivalent experience
Relevant professional qualification (i.e. CII, Diploma, Advanced Diploma, etc.) and / or equivalent experience
Demonstrable Continuing Professional Development

Job Category : Construction Trades & Operatives
Location : CTS Building, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £15.33

Must have Building Surveyor experience
To ensure the successful project delivery of building maintenance works by planning, budgeting, managing stakeholder relationships, actively managing risks and issues and identifying and managing dependencies.
To effectively liaise with and manage in the role of Principle Designer and on a ‘client agent’ basis the in-house team, Contractors, Suppliers and Customers to ensure building maintenance works are completed within budget, on time, to the specified quality whilst adhering to the strict regulations which govern every aspect of building maintenance and construction.
Start date ASAP at at least a 6 month post

Requirement (or equivalents)
HNC or Equivalent
IOSH Managing Safety in Construction of equivalent or commitment to attain qualification in 12 months
Good knowledge of policy and regulatory frameworks applicable to asset management
Good Project Management experience in property related building maintenance including experience of responsive and planned maintenance in schools
Good knowledge of general building, and mechanical and electrical, building maintenance techniques
Demonstrable knowledge of relevant legislation and/or Codes of Practice i.e. Construction, Building Regulations and Health & Safety
Experience of effective risk identification and risk management (including Health & Safety implications)
Strong personal organisation skills including ability to manage a diverse and demanding workload within a constantly changing environment
Proven ability to use own initiative to make appropriate decisions
Good communication skills including written; verbal and interpersonal
Good IT skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Windows applications and repairs/maintenance based software
A full driving licence
An enhanced DBS check will be required if offered this post

Job Category : Social Care & Health Non-Qualified
Location : Longmead Social Centre, Epsom and Ewell Borough Council, Surrey
Hours Per Week : 16.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 13:00
Salary: £10.75