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Job Category : Administration
Location : West Sussex County Council, County Hall, Northleigh, Chichester
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £12.59

Pay - Grade 5
Working arrangements - Full time Monday to Friday 0830-1700
Office location - County Hall, Northleigh, Chichester

Job description :
Reporting to a Team Leader, you will provide a customer focused and efficient administrative service, prioritising your daily tasks in accordance with team requirements and service objectives.
You will be responsible for delivering a range of administrative tasks to a high standard of quality within agreed timescales. These are likely to include such tasks as organising large scale events and meetings, co-ordinating statutory panels, collating and presenting information in a clear format, preparing reports and agendas, producing accurate meeting minutes and spreadsheets, email inbox management, fulfilling statutory requests, completing complex correspondence and documentation, financial administration, and updating websites and council IT systems in order to support service delivery.
You may be asked to work at a designated office, provide support remotely or work flexibly across WSCC office hubs, dependent on service needs. You’ll need to be able to demonstrate personal resilience, integrity and professionalism when participating in sensitive, potentially disturbing or highly confidential meetings or processes.

Job Category : Housing
Location : Enfield Civic Centre, Enfield Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £17.54

Positions will be working at the Somewhere Safe to Stay Hub within the Street Homeless Service. Full time hours - evening shifts varied between 4pm and 2am. Weekend work also.
Candidates will have care, homelessness experience and sustaining tenancies experience ideally.
Working in the onsite temporary accommodation.

The role is to welcome street homeless clients and those threatened with homelessness into a homeless temporary accommodation. To link into relevant support services and specialists and create a pathway into longer term housing such as private sector.
Maintaining the accommodation and preparing meals.

We urgently need immediate start please only submit candidates that's have a valid DBS and references.
We will offer interviews quickly and follow up with an immediate start date if the candidate is successful.

Job Category : Human Resources
Location : Lambeth Town Hall, London Borough of Lambeth
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £144.12 per day

To oversee an effective approach to recruitment within Lambeth. Supporting the recruitment
function and wider People function, ensuring excellent candidate experience and compliance.
Responsibilities

1. Provide advice and guidance on recruitment processes to managers and candidates,
   ensuring a smooth and timely transfer from offer to starting employment with the Council.
2. Ensure all records and systems are updated accurately and all relevant documents have
   been signed and saved correctly.
3. Undertake all necessary pre-employment checks, working closely with the Safer
   Recruitment Officer for roles that require DBS checks.
4. Ensure probationary periods of new starters are processed in a timely way.
5. Assist in the organising and delivery of the Councils Corporate Induction Programme.
6. Assist Recruitment Consultants in the day-to-day recruitment tasks which includes,
   candidate journey, advertising vacancies, inputting and maintaining accurate data on the
   Applicant Tracking System (ATS) query management and reporting.
7. Drives a strong candidate experience through high responsiveness and engaging
   stakeholder management with applicants.
8. Maintaining confidentiality and security of information with a thorough working understanding
   of Data Protection GDPR legislation.
9. Champion a continuous improvement mind set and a can-do approach.
10. Work with colleagues to identify ways to streamline processes and contribute to service
    improvement, always considering how we improve the user journey.
11. Provide general support to the People & Workforce Experience team as and when
    required.
12. Ensure through all your work you are committed to all aspects of inclusion and diversity

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified
Location : County Hall, Somerset Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £32.64

Working as part of a small, supportive Learning Disability and Autism service in the East of Somerset, supporting a team of up to four Social Workers and two Adult Social Care Practitioners. You will have a close working relationship with the Service Manager, who will provide regular supervision and guidance in your role and expectations and plans for the Service and Department.
We work closely with other specialist teams in the Authority such as Preparing for Adulthood, Commissioning, Occupational Therapy, the DOLS team, Mental Health, Safeguarding, and CHC as well as having close links and partnership working with our LD Health colleagues in Somerset Foundation Trust.
We advocate working in a strength based and personalised way, operating under the three conversations model to enable people to live more independent and fulfilling lives with positive outcomes.
We work on a hybrid model of working, currently 1 day in the office and 2 days working from home but this will soon change to working 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home. We work 37 hours over a 5 day working week staring at 08:30am Monday to Thursday then 08:30am to 4:30 pm on Fridays.

Work Experience Knowledge & Skills
Essential
Extensive knowledge of social work practice, with an emphasis on risk management, with adults of any age who have physical, sensory, learning disability, dementia, or other longterm conditions
Extensive experience in supporting staff with complex case casework, including chairing relevant meetings, following agreed procedures, and resulting in robust action plans with defined timescales.
Extensive working knowledge of SCC ‘s policies in relation to supervision and performance review and proven experience in their application.
Good understanding of the practical application of all relevant Social Care legislation and proven track record of supporting staff with statutory requirements.
Understanding of system thinking, used to reduce demand and costs.
Experience of operating within a budgetary framework and an understanding of the
relationship between this and managing demand.
Model and promote confident and critical application of professional ethics to decisionmaking, using a legal and human rights framework, and support others to do soModel and promote a culture which encourages reflection on the influence and impact of own values on professional practice
Demonstrate confident leadership, management and arbitration of ethical dilemmas, providing guidance and opportunities for the professional development of othersPromote people’s rights to autonomy and self-determination, supporting, challenging and guiding others as appropriate
Provide critical reflection, challenge and evidence-informed decision-making in complex situations

Qualifications
Essential
Social Work qualification alongside current and valid registration with Social Work England.Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
Holding or working towards Post Qualifying Professional Standard

Job Category : Housing
Location : Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £17.59

We require cover within our Housing Solutions Team to provide housing options advice to applicants who present to the service for assistance around Homelessness / Housing options. The role will be primarily taking calls and dealing with face to face contact presenting to the service and assisting the team with a Triage Assessment of the applicants housing issues.
Knowledge / Education
Knowledge of housing legislation and allocations

Experience:
Experience of working within a housing services environment.
Knowledge of housing legislation and allocations.
Previous experience of dealing with vulnerable client groups.

Job Category : Comms & Marketing
Location : Tower Hamlets Town Hall, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £24.58

Advising and running social media channels to promote the work and message of the Mayor of Tower Hamlets and his Cabinet.

Knowledge
The candidate should be an experienced social media specialist, with extensive working knowledge of all major social media platforms.
They should have an eye for creating a wide range of engaging content, and a passion for politics and social justice.
Knowledge and understanding of algorithms and search engine optimisation.
Strong communication and teamworking skills.

The candidate should be able to write clean, engaging copy for social media channels, and be able to adapt to write in the ‘voice’ of the Mayor.

Qualifications & Experience
They should have at least three years experience in digital communications, and a deep understanding of what makes audiences tick.

Proficiency in Photoshop and other Adobe applications such as Premier

Competency in video editing
NCTJ qualification.

Experience of working in politics and for senior politicians.

Job Category : Social Care Qualified
Location : Watling House, Central Bedfordshire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:45
End Time : 17:15
Salary: £30.00

Job Category : Housing
Location : The Deane House, Somerset Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £21.15

Tenancy and Estates Case Manager needs to be accessible to our customers and deal with all housing related enquiries from giving initial tenancy advice to managing complex cases, which involve providing comprehensive support to our vulnerable customers to ensure that they sustain their tenancies. All contact with our customers must be recorded accurately on the Open Housing System. The role involves dealing with vulnerable people on a regular basis and you must be experienced.
To oversee the administration and management of social housing properties. With an overall responsibility of between 550 and 750 tenancies.
You will need to ensure that housing policies and procedures are adhered to. This position requires strong interpersonal skills, knowledge of housing laws and regulations and the ability to manage a diverse range of responsibilities.
Knowledge and Experience – Essential

At least 2 years housing management experience in a similar setting with a registered provider.
Good understanding of the social housing; with a strong emphasis in housing management
Knowledge of working within Housing management, tenancy, and estates
Ability to deal with confidential and sensitive matters with a wide range and spectrum of people in varying circumstances.
Experience of dealing with the general public and in particular vulnerable customers Experience of delivery of frontline customer services
Experience of working in an administrative role
Experience of recording and maintaining accurate statistical information

Knowledge and Experience – Desirable

Numerate
Ability to prioritise, manage own workload, and meet deadlines.
Ability to work as part of a team, be flexible, use own initiative and work with limited supervision.
An awareness of the Data Protection Act
An awareness of Health and safety in a social housing setting.
An awareness of welfare benefits and welfare reform
Experience of effectively triaging enquiries and signposting clients where appropriate

Skills
Excellent customer care and people skills and an ability to communicate well both face to face, by email and by telephone.
Accuracy and attention to detail
Good organisational and administrative skills
Good keyboarding / word processing skills
Good IT skills including the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook as well as case management systems.

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified
Location : Mendip Hub, Somerset Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £28.19

*Successful candidate will be expected on site daily

Social Worker to work in Bath Royal United Hospital to support discharge planning

Job Category : Social & Health Care Qualified
Location : Jennie Lee House - Kings College Admissions And Discharge, Southwark Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £23.28

The social work position is in the Transfer of Care Team (TOC) South based at Kings College Hospital - Adult Social Care (Older Adults and Physical disabilities).

TOC SW role:
To provide a comprehensive, effective, integrated, systemically-informed social work service, within Southwark’s practice framework, managing complex cases. To deliver excellent social work practice, assessing complex need, planning and working purposefully with families, support networks and other professionals to manage risk, safeguard children and promote positive outcomes. To provide a social work service which is both relationship based and which responds in a timely manner within statutory guidelines. To work collaboratively with the team, supporting the development of best practice and confident practitioners through coaching and mentoring of students, newly qualified social workers and less experienced practitioners. This post is located at Jenni Lee House, walking distance from the Kings College hospital site at Denmark Hill (London, SE5 9RS).
This role is predominantly place-based in the hospital discharge team and visiting patients on the ward for complex discharge assessments and dedicated discharge planning, including mental capacity assessments and discharge planning meetings with medical colleagues, therapists and/or social care professionals and families.
**NOTE: As mental capacity assessments and complex discharge assessments are carried out in person and with discharge planning through winter pressures demanding a flexible approach to visiting patients on the ward, this role cannot be fulfilled remotely! This post requires 3-4 days per week office presence near the hospital, generally 1 day/week working from home for write-ups is unproblematic for this post.

Job Category : Housing
Location : The Deane House, Somerset Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £21.15

Tenancy and Estates Case Manager needs to be accessible to our customers and deal with all housing related enquiries from giving initial tenancy advice to managing complex cases, which involve providing comprehensive support to our vulnerable customers to ensure that they sustain their tenancies. All contact with our customers must be recorded accurately on the Open Housing System. The role involves dealing with vulnerable people on a regular basis and you must be experienced.

To oversee the administration and management of social housing properties. With an overall responsibility of between 550 and 750 tenancies.

You will need to ensure that housing policies and procedures are adhered to. This position requires strong interpersonal skills, knowledge of housing laws and regulations and the ability to manage a diverse range of responsibilities.
Knowledge and Experience – Essential

At least 2 years housing management experience in a similar setting with a registered provider.
Good understanding of the social housing; with a strong emphasis in housing management
Knowledge of working within Housing management, tenancy, and estates
Ability to deal with confidential and sensitive matters with a wide range and spectrum of people in varying circumstances.
Experience of dealing with the general public and in particular vulnerable customers Experience of delivery of frontline customer services
Experience of working in an administrative role
Experience of recording and maintaining accurate statistical information

Knowledge and Experience – Desirable

Numerate
Ability to prioritise, manage own workload, and meet deadlines.
Ability to work as part of a team, be flexible, use own initiative and work with limited supervision.
An awareness of the Data Protection Act
An awareness of Health and safety in a social housing setting.
An awareness of welfare benefits and welfare reform
Experience of effectively triaging enquiries and signposting clients where appropriate

Skills
Excellent customer care and people skills and an ability to communicate well both face to face, by email and by telephone.
Accuracy and attention to detail
Good organisational and administrative skills
Good keyboarding / word processing skills
Good IT skills including the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook as well as case management systems.

Job Category : Finance
Category : Permanent Recruitment
Location : Newington Barrow Way, London Borough of Islington
Start Date : Immediate start
Salary £62,457 - £70,401

Please ensure that both a cover letter and CV are uploaded with candidate submissions

Capital experience is not essential as long as they have excellent business partnering experience in local authorities/ public sector organisations, and the right attitude to want to learn more about this area.

Our ambition
We are determined to create a more equal Islington, where everyone who lives in Islington has an equal chance to thrive – so there couldn’t be a more important time to join us as we take our residents, our businesses and community on a new journey to shape the future of our borough.
Islington is a dynamic, inner London borough of great strengths: thriving businesses; excellent transport links; outstanding services; and most importantly, a rich and wonderful diversity of people, cultures and communities all underpinned by a brave and ambitious agenda to reduce inequality.
But despite these strengths, too many of our people are in danger of being left behind, deprived of opportunities and choice and the autonomy to shape their lives in the way they want. As a council we are committed to tackling this – creating strong, inclusive, and connected families where, regardless of background, residents have fair and equal access to services. Our mission is to ensure that Islington is a borough where we strive in partnership with our residents, to reduce all forms of inequality.
Our values and behaviours
‘Be Islington’ is about setting a clear challenge about what it means to be an Islington employee and sets the standard for every new recruit. We ask our employees to ‘Be Islington’ – playing their part in working together for a fairer borough and to always be collaborative, be ambitious, be resourceful, and be empowering (‘CARE’).
Working for Islington Council
If you come and work with us, we’ll ask that you commit to our mission of creating a more equal Islington for all our residents, and that you work diligently and efficiently to help us achieve it.
In return we’ll offer fair pay, good working conditions, development opportunities and some great employee benefits including:
Starting with 28 days annual leave per year with an additional 3 privilege days (to be taken between Christmas and New Year), with an additional 5 days annual leave after 5 years continuous service
35 hour working week
Family friendly policies and a range of flexible working arrangements (including hybrid working with one day per week in the office)
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provides support and resources to help staff, whether they need emotional support from qualified counsellors or practical help with life’s challenges, like health and fitness or managing their work-life balance.
Counselling support from partner Able Futures, who will provide support from qualified professionals for a maximum of nine months to staff and act as your coach to better mental wellbeing.
The council are working closely with Remploy to provide a support service for our staff and managers who either have a disability or support a team member with a disability.
Excellent pension scheme
Competitive pay – and a commitment to paying all staff and apprentices the London Living Wage
Learning and development opportunities to maximise your potential
Annual season ticket loan, Cycle to Work and Bike Loan Schemes
Payroll giving
Personal computer incentive scheme
Welfare loans up to £1000
Local discounts from restaurants, shops, health and beauty therapists, gym membership and more!
Free eye tests
Childcare voucher scheme
Discounts in leisure, hotel stays, car hire clubs, travel, health services, ten pin bowling, theatre and theme parks.
Working for the Finance Team
The Finance Team at Islington has a strong vision to be “at the heart of the organisation, providing innovative solutions to enable and inspire the organisation, for the benefit of residents”.
Having recently gone through a restructure, the next step is to supercharge capacity to modernise the finance service and add even more value for residents.
Successful candidates will play a lead role in a number of high-profile areas of local government finance. They will get to work in a highly collaborative and inclusive environment whilst being empowered to deliver excellence and grow their careers.
We welcome applications from suitably qualified and experienced candidates at all stages of career, including people who may be looking to resume their careers after a period away from the workplace.

Job Category : Social Care & Health Non-Qualified
Location : 48 STATION ROAD, London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £17.54

To deal with telephone, written, emailed enquiries and respond appropriately to
customer enquiries, complaints, requests for information and service requests.

2. To assist customers in their understanding and completion of relevant documents
   forms, applications and registrations, over the telephone, including where
   appropriate addressing their special needs (disability, translation, interpretation
   requirements etc)
3. It is envisaged that staff within First Response will also be able to initiate the
   following:
   • Refer to other agencies
   • Order equipment for clients (following training)
   • Amend referrals
   • Screen referrals to gather further information
4. To process referrals and apply agreed eligibility criteria. This will involve collecting
   extra information form the referrer, service user or carer where appropriate.
5. To accurately record detailed referrals, specifying clients needs.
6. To work within agreed procedures, particularly those in relation to alleged
   safeguarding adults.
7. To provide information and advice to members of the public from diverse
   backgrounds, requiring care across a range of client groups Older People, Physical
   Disability and Occupational Therapy.
8. To liaise with other departmental and non-departmental services and partner
   agencies as required.
9. To sign post members of the public to access other services where appropriate.
   10.To ensure that the Duty Manager is kept fully up to date with operational issues.
   11.To support the service/ duty team
   12.To deal with emails, letters and other aspects of First Response’s routine

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Examples and evidence which demonstrate your genuine motivation for continuing to develop a career in Adult Social care.

Awareness and understanding of the part that Adult Social Care plays in maximising the independence of vulnerable Adults – demonstrably gained experience or exposure to social care in a voluntary, paid or personal basis
Evidence that you understand the regulatory framework of The Care Act 2014 and the statutory responsibilities of the Council.

Examples that demonstrate were you have been in a challenging situation and what approaches you have taken to manage the situation to resolve.

Evidence that you are able to develop positive and productive relationships with people, including the ability to empathise, motivate and inspire as well as fulfilling your part of any requirement.

Ability to be creative and positive in identifying solutions with residents that maximise and build upon their strengths.

Ability to develop positive and productive working relationships with colleagues to deliver successfully both as an individual and as part of a team.

The ability to produce coherent, well-constructed communication, emails, letters as well as assessments, reviews, support plans and reports.

Ability to plan and prioritise work to meet service designed and performance deadlines. To contribute to statutory departmental targets

Knowledge and awareness relating to the diverse demographic of Haringey communities. To address unconscious bias from different racial and cultural backgrounds

Job Category : Admin / Clerical
Location : London Borough of Hillingdon
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £18.95

The Child Missing Education Officer (CME) will be the lead officer for Children Missing Education and support the work of the Access to Education service to ensure it carries out its responsibilities to the highest possible standards and in accordance with legislation and Hillingdon’s CME policies and procedures. To support schools and other council officers in the identification and tracking of children missing education in line with Hillingdon’s CME policy. To provide advice and guidance for schools and colleagues on children missing education and escalate referrals to the Multi Agency safeguarding Hub as appropriate.

Core responsibilities will include:

• To support schools and other council officers in the identification and tracking of children missing education in line with Hillingdon’s CME policy.
• To provide advice and guidance for schools and colleagues on children missing education and escalate referrals to the Multi Agency safeguarding Hub as appropriate.
• Attendance at children at CIN/CP meetings.
• The candidate will also support statutory work in relation to Hillingdon's responsibility for NEET young people.

Strong administrative skills are essential for this role.
Please ensure candidates are aware the role is currently temporary and requires a blended work approach with some office based working.
EXPERIENCE
Experience of paid work directly with families and children and young people experiencing social stress to achieve satisfactory outcomes.

Experience of working with schools, Academies, Further Education and Higher Education providers, training providers and employers in support of young people's participation.

Experience of working in a timely manner to tight deadlines to achieve SMART objectives.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
To have a clear understanding of safeguarding and protecting families from risk and harm
Good self-organisational skills, able to work independently and as part of a team.

Knowledge and understanding of the problems and difficulties faced by families and the ability to help them find constructive solutions.

Job Category : Parking
Location : 49-53 Broadway Stratford, London Borough of Newham
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £14.84

Key Tasks and Accountabilities:
Key tasks and accountabilities are intended to be a guide to the range and level of work expected of the post holder. This is not an exhaustive list of all tasks that may fall to the post holder and employees will be expected to carry out such other reasonable duties which may be required from time to time.
To undertake all responsibilities listed below:
? Day-to-day tasks to ensure that the appropriate charge is explained to all customers and recording procedures are followed in detail and with accuracy
? To ensure the accurate reconciliation of cash and tickets and comply with procedures in recording on the Cashier Shift Report.
? To comply with procedures in recording of lost tickets, authorised controlled exits, pass card rejections, barrier raises etc.
? To carry out minor & basic repairs and first line maintenance on access control equipment.
? To check and request consumables to ensure the smooth operation of the car park.
? To report any faults or maintenance requirements to the on duty supervisor.
? To act diplomatically in all discussions with tenants/contractors/visitors and customers to the car park.
? Ensure correct input and recording of all transactions and daily reports
? To be thoroughly familiar and comply with the Council’s Health and Safety policy and procedures.
? Ensure that routine patrols are carried out and to actively participate in these
? Reporting of any defects around the car park to the duty supervisor
? To carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by the supervisor and/or the car park Team Leader
? Maintain the highest standard of personal hygiene and appearance at all times, ensuring uniform (which is provided) is clean and smart in appearance when on duty.
? Communicate in a professional and courteous manner when dealing with members of the general public.
? Complete any relevant documentation in accordance with Council Policies and Procedures, for example annual leave requests.
? Be aware of general and other changes that may affect the operation of the car park.
? Undertake any other duties consistent with the nature and grade of the post as necessary or as requested.

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:
 Past experience working in a car
park environment would be
desirable, although not essential
as full training will be provided.
Experience of working in a
customer facing role.
 Must be smart and presentable,
courteous with a personable
manner.
 Must be able to communicate
with the public and have the
ability to remain calm whilst
dealing with difficult situations.
 The incumbent must have an
appreciation of the importance
of customer service and how
this is applied in the context of
the car park.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
 A team worker
 Strong interpersonal and
communication skills.
 Ability to write simple reports
and complete handwritten notes.
 The successful applicant should
be both flexible and have good
organisational skills.
 Ability to patrol as directed
within the car park.
 Ability to carry out simple repairs