Job Category : Social Care - Qualified

Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council

Hours Per Week : 22.20

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00

Salary: £33.00

We are looking for a peripatetic Social Worker to support the UASC Team and Practice Improvement in Intake and Assessment.  This role is 3 days a week, hybrid role with office attendance a minimum of 1 day a week.  

This dual role will serve two functions develop practice in Intake and Assessment and manage the small UASC team of 5 practitioners. 

Children services recognise Practice Leadership is a central issue in enabling people providing support to do a good job. This dual role will provide the capacity to manage the UASC team, get involved in the UASC strategic work and support the Team Managers and OM in developing practice in I&A, particularly in supporting career progression from NQSW to Senior Social Workers.  

The peripatetic principle social worker may support at different times each of the two service areas which are as follow.

UASC - To undertake and promote the effective assessment of Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children including those in Age Assessment/Dispute. This should also encompass care planning, intervention and review for UASC cases including children in need of being children looked after and/or protection, including circumstances where it is necessary for the local authority to initiate legal proceedings to safeguard children and to further consider their immigration status and rights. This involves planning placements and liaising with partner and 3rd sector to ensure UASC children and young people review the best service they can. 

Intake and Assessment – Intake and Assessment is a fast paced and exciting team, due to Cardiff’s demography the work is diverse and progressive.  Practitioners undertake Well-being and S47 assessments and provide short term interventions to support families to increase safety within the home.  Practitioners hold cases for a short period of time; long term work is generally transferred at the first planning meeting. The Team are on a duty rota for one week in every three, meaning you have the opportunity to plan and record your work in a structured and organised way. Workers may also be involved in care and private law proceedings. Cardiff Intake and Assessment Teams are established with experienced staff who support each other during challenging times. Cardiff work creatively under a strengths based model for the best possible outcomes for families. All employees are valued by Cardiff Council; training opportunities

An exciting opportunity for a Principal Social Worker to join our Child Health & Disability Team has become available in Cardiff. 

You will need:

•          A Degree or Masters in Social Work

•          Experience of working within a Child Health & Disability Team

•          Experience of providing supervision to students and staff

The main duties of the post holder will be:

•          Working alongside a multi-agency team of professionals, in partnership with families.

•          To take a lead in the team using the Signs of Safety approach to social work practice

•          To encourage and support the team in adopting the Signs of Safety approach 

•          Contribute to the development and maintenance of effective systems to ensure quality services.

•          Engagement with MASH in relation to referrals, supervising Wellbeing Assessments and Section 47 investigation.

•          Working in a multiagency capacity to support families

•          Attend alongside the social worker at Child Protection Case Conferences

•          Provide a consultation role on practice issues for staff and, where appropriate, managers

•          Provide specialist advice and support across the team.

•          Provide supervision, mentoring and coaching to staff within Children’s Services as required and support other staff with students on placement to ensure good quality placements and development of the workforce 

•          Take responsibility for delegated decision making appropriate to the role.

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: £13.47

We are looking for a Family Support Workers to join our Interventions Hub and Support for Families Team. 

About the Job 

The Interventions Hub is essential in helping families get the right help at the right time.  That’s why we are developing our early intervention and prevention services to make sure families can access a range of services and tiered support to prevent escalation and family breakdown. 

You should have experience of working with children, young people and their families and be committed to working with families to enhance parenting capacity and improve the life chances of children and young people.

What we need from you 

You will be required to deliver services that enable parents with children who are identified to be in need, to build on their capacity and enhance and promote their child's health and development. You should be self-motivated, well organised and able to work as part of a team as well as independently.  

You should be able to work flexibly. 

You will be required to have a full valid driving licence and sole use of a vehicle.

Job Specific Requirements

1. To deliver a range of flexible and appropriate support services that enable parents to build on their capacity to enhance their child’s health and development including direct work, group work, and family work. This may include same day interventions. This will be completed within the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their families.

2. To deliver services to children (aged 0-18 years) and their families that have been identified to be in need in accordance with Children’s Services policy for Family Support Services, the Service Specification; all other County policies, procedures and legal requirements.

3. Be a point of contact with professionals and appropriately manage telephone, emails and other methods of communication. 

4. To work inclusively with case management teams to meet the changing demands of Children’s Services in relation to the authority’s statutory duties.

5. To contribute towards core assessments, as required, in partnership with other service areas and agencies to identify children’s strengths and needs.

6. To deliver services in family homes, City of Cardiff Council buildings or other community premises to meet the needs of families in a sensitive and professional manner.

7. To develop programmes of intervention with families on specific problems or behaviours that effect change and to manage an allocated caseload of identified families with responsibility of completing work that has been commissioned by case management teams.

8. To assess children’s/parents’ needs and strengths, participate in a multi agency approach in identifying those children who are in need of protection or at risk of significant harm.

9. To transport children/families in County or own vehicle. 

10. Facilitating the delivery of documents to families

11. To maintain appropriate records and reports, and to make effective use of the ICT systems for recording information, in line with the relevant policies and procedures. 

12. To coordinate, plan, record and review individual service plans for children in conjunction with the Team Manager, other service areas, and agencies. 

13. To attend meetings and present evidence and information in a formal setting, e.g. Child In Need Reviews, Case Conferences, Court Proceedings. To be part of a duty rota.

14. To participate in supervision, training, job shadowing and workshops etc. required to fulfil the duties of the post and to enhance the performance appropriate to the needs of the service, in co-operation with the Children’s Services Principle Social Worker and Team Manager.

15. To offer support and advice to team members, students and volunteers, in liaison with the Team Manager.

16. To assist with the facilitation of supervised contact between children and their parents

17. To participate in team meetings, supervision, Personal Performance and Development and Reviews and training that maximises development opportunities that promotes self or team development.

18. To assist the Team Manager in developing resources and facilities for families.

19. To administrate and facilitate various meetings as requested by Social Workers and Supervisor

Knowledge and understanding of the 1989 Children Act and the Social Services and Well-being Act (Wales) 2014.

Theoretical and practical knowledge of Child Development and Parenting skills.

Knowledge of observation, planning and assessment processes.

Knowledge of Child Protection procedures.

Experience of e-mail and word processing.

Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with service users, staff, managers, other agencies and the public. 

Report writing abilities.

Able to manage own workload and work unsupervised.

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 Knowledge of the Department of Health Assessment Framework for Children in Need and their families.

Able to work within quality standards framework and achieve set goals/outcomes for Families.

First Aid Training Certificate

Able to work as part of a team.

Willingness to approach work with a flexible attitude e.g. some early morning or evening visits.

Able to demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities.

To possess a full driving licence and use of a car to undertake duties.

Job Category : Social Care - Unqualified

Location : Civic Centre, Enfield Council

Hours Per Week : 35.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00

Salary: £18.95

The placement is for a 35hr  per week assistant Enablement Manager. 

This placement will oversee the management of approx 8 staff, this being to carry out, supervision, performance development reviews, attendance and timekeeping monitoring of staff via CM reports , training attendance tracking, medicines competency assessments and observations of staff members in the community 3 monthly. The Assistant Enablement manager is also responsible for tracking the pathway of adults referred into the service and through the service pathway to closure, ensuring information is logged using our inhouse IT system Eclipse. Communication with service users, families and staff is key. we are a CQC registered service so someone with experience of working in a domiciliary care setting is essential. The candidate would need to be happy to take part in a rolling rota out of hours on call system which is paid in addition to the working hours pay. we also pay mileage to workers with business insurance in addition to pay if home visits are required to observe staff. Management experience essential for this role within a domiciliary care setting in peoples own homes

Job Category : Admin & Clerical

Location : Greenbank Offices, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

Hours Per Week : 16.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00

Salary: £13.01

Main Purpose of Post/Job Summary

To provide professional and technical advice, guidance and recommendations, and to carry out all the functions associated with the delivery of the Council’s responsibilities and statutory functions in respect of Planning.

 

Duties and Responsibilities

1.	Validation and processing of planning applications under supervision of a senior officer.
2.	Undertaking site visits, participating in site meetings, writing up reports of visits, formulating professional opinions.
3.	Assisting with the preparation of material for planning appeals and public inquiries.
4.	Monitoring planning decisions and investigating suspected cases of unauthorised development, interviewing parties, taking statements, inspecting, surveying and photographing sites, writing up reports, representing the Council in the service of enforcement notices and acting as a witness at court and enforcement appeals.
5.	Assisting with the preparation of development plans, enhancement strategies and regeneration proposals for conservation areas, town centres and other selected settlements.
6.	Assisting with research into and preparation of reports relating to policy formulation and development control.
7.	Managing technical support staff (if any).
8.	Dealing with enquires from the public, by telephone, correspondence and face to face.
9.	Operating the Council’s IT Systems including Geographical Information System (GIS).

Carry out duties in compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Order 1978 (as amended); Acts of Parliament; Statutory Instruments and Regulations and other legal requirements; and all Council Policies and Procedures including Dignity at Work, Health and Safety, Attendance and all relevant Codes of Conduct.

Undertake the duties in such a way as to enhance and promote the positive reputation of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.

Lead by example by behaving at all times in accordance with the Council’s values and promote same within the organisation and externally.

Undertake all aspects of work respecting confidentiality and ensure that personal and/or sensitive information under the control or access of the postholder is used, stored and maintained in accordance with relevant data protection legislation.

Contribute to Corporate, Departmental and Regional working groups as required.

Actively participate in employee relations matters including undertaking investigations and chairing hearings relating to employment matters as required (e.g. discipline, grievance & harassment) and make decisions regarding appropriate outcomes with support from HR and in compliance with the relevant legislation.

Participate in the Council’s Recruitment and Selection processes as a panel member, including assisting the panel with development of person specification, identifying selection methods and adhering to advice given regarding current employment legislation and codes of practice.

When required, assist in the execution of the Council’s Emergency and Business Continuity Plans.

Promote diversity across the organisation and in the Department by adhering to the Council’s Equal Opportunity policies and procedures and avoiding all forms of discrimination both as an employer and a service provider.

The list of duties / responsibilities must not be considered comprehensive nor exhaustive. They are simply a summary of the main duties / responsibilities that the post holder will be required to undertake.  No Job Description can cover every issue that may arise within the post at various times and the post holder is expected to carry out other duties from time to time which are broadly consistent with those in this Job Description.

Job Category : Housing
Location : Florfield Depot, Hackney Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 16:15
Salary: £25.90

UPVC operative needed
PURPOSE OF JOB
To support Hackney Housing in providing throughout the London Borough of Hackney
and other locations as directed, a high quality cyclical, planned and reactive repairs and
maintenance service to internal and external elements of occupied and unoccupied
properties, public buildings and associated external areas.
Provide outstanding customer service and excellent standards of performance to the
public and residents of Hackney.
COUNCIL SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITY

1. To ensure that duties are carried out in accordance with the Council’s policies and
   Code of Conduct, incorporating the principles of valuing diversity.
2. To inform, advise and respond to residents and colleagues as individuals, building a
   close working relationship with key stakeholders.
3. To take a proactive role, assuming personal ownership and responsibility for the
   delivery of excellent customer service within your area.
4. To support and develop the visions and values of the Housing Directorate.
   KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
5. Carry out to the highest standard all aspects of repairs / renewal work to items
   in upvc repairs and maintenance and some basic carpentry.
   Including but not limited to -
   Carpentry / UPV
   ➢ General Carpentry repairs/installations, encompassing carcass, first/second
   fix.
   ➢ Carry out UPVC repairs and Maintainence
   ➢ Replacement ironmongery, grab rails, fixtures and fittings and the like.
   ➢ Repair / replace floor boarding etc.
   ➢ Skirting, architrave, beads, window boards, rails, mouldings, shelving and the
   like.
   ➢ Fencing, gates and bin stores etc. Hoarding to secure premises, boundary.

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
● Hold a clean full UK Drivers Licence.
● City and Guilds in related grades or NVQ Level 2 in Maintenance Operations
& or relevant experience
SKILLS & ABILITY
● Able to work as a member of a team and self manage duties when working
alone.
● Able to prioritise and use own initiative in organising and undertaking
tasks.
● The ability to follow drawings and plans.
● Good practical skills with a careful and methodical approach to work.
● Good numeric skills for calculating quantities.
● Have a reasonable level of fitness.
● A polite and professional manner for dealing with customers.
● Able to work from heights and follow safety instructions.
● Has good communication and customer service skills both verbally, written
and face to face.
● Provide reasonable performance and productivity in conducting all your
duties in relation to your work and all work related documentation.
● The ability to erect a temporary platform to carry out work following
appropriate Health and Safety.
● To work in confined spaces, with noise or dust etc. while wearing the
correct PPE.

Job Category : General Industrial
Location : Slieve Gullion, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Hours Per Week : 30.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 21:30
Salary: £12.18

The post involves working evenings, weekends and public holidays and involves basic grounds maintenance, traffic management, waste management, customer service and cash collection.
The basic rate of pay is £12.18 per hour. After 12 weeks a 10% shift allowance is added to all contracted hours and the post-holder is eligible for overtime and public holiday rates. Enhanced weekend rates are not applicable to this position.
The post is primarily based at Slieve Gullion but, from time to time, the post holder may be required to assist at Kilbroney Park and Camlough Lake. Mileage will apply for distances greater than the return journey to Slieve Gullion Forest Park.

Skills and Knowledge
Awareness of Health and Safety issues
involved in working with the public and
Manual Handling.
Ability to work unsupervised and under
own initiative.

Job Category : Admin & Clerical
Location : Yeovil Hub, Somerset Council
Hours Per Week : 30.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £11.98

30hrs Senior Business Support Assistant (Grade 14), based in Brympton Way (Yeovil)
Fixed term to 31 March 2025

What will I be doing?
You don’t have to be a Social Worker to make a difference. We’re working to improve the lives of children in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that. Our Business Support teams perform a vital role, carrying out a range of administrative tasks to support our social care colleagues. This, in turn, helps our Social Workers, Leaving Care Workers and Senior Social Work Assistants to focus on their vital role in supporting our Children and Families in South Somerset.

This Business Support role is within South Somerset Business Support Team 1 and we provide support directly to the South Somerset Children Looked After and Leaving Care teams.
This is a fast paced, reactive role and you will be expected to manage a number of varied tasks at any one time. The workload can be busy and attention to detail is essential to ensure information is correct. You will need to be familiar with all Microsoft applications and experience of minute taking is desirable. You will be working as part of a strong and kind team and you will be warmly welcomed.

The nature of the work is sensitive and highly confidential; the tasks are varied, and you will be given full training and support to undertake them. A typical day might include:

• Answering calls into the teams; taking messages and signposting callers as appropriate.
• Booking and altering transport for children and young people to get to school/college and to see their families.
• Booking of interpreting and translation services.
• Organising and taking notes for various meetings
• Uploading documents onto children’s electronic records.
• Assisting Social Workers with diary management.
• Attending and contributing to team meetings.
• Providing basic ICT and systems support to social work colleagues.

We currently operate a hybrid working model; a mix of home and office working on a rota basis. It is planned that you will spend more time in the office during your induction process.
There are lots of opportunities for development and career progression within our Business Support teams. Many of our current Children’s Social Care Business Support Officers and our Business Support Managers joined us as Administrators. We have many former Business Support colleagues who have been inspired to follow a career path into social care to work directly with children and young people, and they have been supported by us to do this.

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?
Experience of working in an administrative role is desirable, although not essential as we recognise that lots of skills are transferable.

It is important that you are passionate about helping to improve the lives of vulnerable children and young people. You will have a warm, friendly and non-judgemental manner. You will need to be calm and kind in difficult situations and conversations. Good organisational skills, willingness to learn, the ability to be a good team player, multitasking and the ability to work using your own initiative are all key to success within this role.

It is essential that you are educated to GCSE level including English and Maths or hold an NVQ Level 2 standard or equivalent.

What will I be offered in return?
We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:
• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

Anything else I should know?
The salary for this role is £23,114 to £23,893 (pro rata) per annum.

Job Category : Buildings Services, Trades & Maintenance
Location : Vision Products, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 07:30
End Time : 16:00
Salary: £12.00

Production Operative
Purpose of the post:
To work efficiently and effectively in order to ensure all current production procedures, goals and targets are achieved as defined by the Line Manager and within the needs of the business and budgetary constraints

Job Category : Sec / Admin
Location : Kinmel Park Depot, Denbighshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 16:00
Salary: £12.18

Administration role with involvement in collating weigh bridge data.
JOB PURPOSE
Under the guidance of senior staff: be responsible for undertaking administrative, financial, organisational processes within the service / directorate. Assist with the planning and development of support services.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Deal with complex reception/visitor etc. matters.
Contribute to the planning, development and organisation of support service systems/procedures/policies.
Coordinate events as required.
Manage manual and computerised record/information systems.
Collate data/information and produce reports/information/data as required
Collate complex documents and other IT based tasks.
Provide administrative and organisational support to other staff.
Operate relevant equipment/ICT packages (e.g. Word, Excel, databases, spreadsheets, internet)
Provide administrative and organisational support including minute taking.
Processing invoices, coding sheets, monitoring and inputting onto budget spreadsheets.
Provide guidance and support to staff and others.
Arrange, attend and participate in regular meetings
Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.
Be responsible for petty cash as and when required.
Provide cover for comparably graded colleagues or above due to holidays, sickness and other unforeseen events.
Ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times.
Undertake other relevant duties as agreed by Line Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
Experience of development, management and operation of administrative systems.
NVQ 3 or equivalent qualification or experience in relevant discipline.
Excellent numeracy/literacy skills.
Excellent communication skills

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
Effective use of ICT and other specialist equipment/resources.
Full working knowledge of relevant polices/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation.
Excellent ICT skills.
Work constructively as part of a team, understanding roles and responsibilities and your own position within these.
Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Experience of development, management and operation of administrative systems

Job Category : Financial - Senior Posts
Location : County Hall, Somerset Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £39.53

The Head of Strategic Finance is responsible for providing high-quality financial, strategic accounting advice to major services within the Council. They are responsible for the financial health of Somerset Council, working closely with the Service Director Finance & Procurement to ensure the development of the financial strategy, assessing investments, and ensuring legal and regulatory compliance.

Leads and co-ordinates the Council’s key financial processes of Budget Setting, and Budget Monitoring for both revenue and capital funding and spend. Lead the Council’s Tax Setting and managing the Collection Fund.

Undertake strategic and tactical financial analysis, modelling, and evaluation to support leaders with data-driven decision making. Ensuring the Council meets its saving targets and other financial aims and objectives.

Leads and co-ordinates the Council’s key financial processes of Budget Setting, and Budget Monitoring for both revenue and capital funding and spend. Lead the Council’s Tax Setting and managing the Collection Fund.

Responsible for Somerset Pension fund and the Council’s Treasury Management activities around investments and debt management. The fund’s investment will be managed to achieve a return that will ensure solvency of the fund and provide long term cost efficiency and effectively manages risk

Responsible for the Council’s capital programme, including the Council’s investment portfolio and Council owned or part owned investment companies. Work closely with the capital team to lead the improvement of the budget setting process, and monitoring of the programme. Make authoritative recommendations that have a significant impact on the business over the short and long term. Recommendations could be technical or professional in nature.

Lead the development and implementation of strategy for an important area of responsibility within a function, anticipating complex issues, challenges, and opportunities, whilst ensuring integration with wider functional strategy.

This position is to cover 3 months long term absence.

Qualifications
Be a fully qualified Accountant (CCAB or equivalent) and with significant post qualification experience of working in complex organisations. Essential
Evidence of work related continuing professional development. Essential

Skills
Applies expertise to act as the Council’s ambassador for developing appropriate plans or performing necessary actions based on recommendations and requirements.
Uses expertise to act as the lead on planning, organising, prioritising, and overseeing activities to efficiently meet business objectives.
As part of the Finance Management Team leads on analysing data trends for use in reports to guide decision making.
As part of the Finance Management Team leads on developing, monitoring, interpreting, and understanding policies and procedures, making sure they match council strategies and objectives.
As part of the Finance Management Team leads on interpreting and applying knowledge of laws, regulations, and policies.
Has extensive knowledge of local government finance including detailed knowledge of local government funding and pensions.
A proven track record of making significant positive impact through system and process improvements.
Evidence of dealing with governance.
Evidence of working with and influencing stakeholders and partners.

Experience
Experience level enables post holder to provide leadership to others regarding work related systems, processes, and challenges.
Experienced in strategic management and leadership across company functions directing substantial resources over long-time frames.

Job Category : Social Care - Qualified
Children, Families & Education
Location : Luton
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: Rate: £41.50ph

Hybrid 3 days a week in the office

2 vacancies

PURPOSE OF POST:
To work alongside the Team Manager to lead the team. Line managing, supporting and
coaching a team including ASYE’s, Social Workers and Senior Practitioners. Assisting
with training and ensuring that standards of social work practice are maintained and
reported to the Team Manager.
To prioritise the most vulnerable and at risk children and recommend appropriate advice
and action, escalating to relevant services as required and in line with Luton’s thresholds, working with our Practice Framework.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Work closely with the Team manager in managing in the day to day
operations of the team, including deputising in their absence, providing
a social work service of assessment, care planning, child protection
and key working within the scope of the Children Act 1989 and related
legislation in order to -
 Prevent the separation of children from their families whenever possible and appropriate
 Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people
 Ensure children and young people reach their full potential and have equal access to services available
 Ensures effective risk management, decision making and preventative working to safeguard children and young people effectively in accordance with statutory requirements and policies
 Establishes the appropriate assessment required and identifies the level of need for support/services and or placements for children and young people
 Follow procedures to determine the need for care proceedings to be instigated where the risk of significant harm is so great as to warrant a Court Order
 Maintains effective systems for prioritising, allocating and monitoring workloads and ensures that suitable systems of supervision and appraisal are in place to ensure children and families needs’ are met in accordance with legislation, departmental policies and procedures
 Contributes to borough wide services with professional knowledge of an area of specialism on an Operational and Strategic basis as required.

Experience
In-depth post qualifying experience including in – depth experience in the field of child and family social work
Demonstrable experience of coaching / mentoring staff
In-depth service specific knowledge of children’s safeguarding and management of risk
Demonstrable experience of managing staff

Skills / Abilities
Able to assist the Team Manager in managing, motivating and developing a social services team, effectively achieving high levels of performance from staff and representing the service and department at a variety of internal/external meetings.

Demonstrable
communication skills,
including:
Able to develop and maintain effective administrative and organisational procedures.
Able to lead and chair multi- disciplinary meetings.
Able to negotiate and influence service users, staff at all levels, elected members and other
professional both internal and external.
Able to make sound professional judgements including high risk issues about children, parents, families and carers.
Commitment to the achievement of the highest possible standards of professional practice by all team members, through co-working, coaching/mentoring and the provision of advice, guidance and assistance.
In depth literacy, numeracy and analytical skills to be able to produce complex reports and make key recommendations.

Specialist Knowledge
Knowledge of current legislation, national guidance and best practice relevant to the post
Knowledge of social care needs of children and families

Job Category : Human Resources

Location : London Borough of Haringey

Hours Per Week :36.00

Start Date : Immediate Start              

Start Time :09:00

End Time :17:00

Salary: £14.84

The Recruitment Administrator will be responsible for providing administrative support to the Recruitment Specialists. It will require the ability to be flexible in day-to-day activities to meet the needs of the service delivery to the organisation.

Main Responsibilities

1.         Be the ‘go to’ person for all first line queries in relation to recruitment from candidates and hiring managers.

2.         Responsible for keeping track and resolving tickets raised within HALO. 

3.         Resolve all first line queries within agreed timescales and display customer excellence to build excellent customer engagement. 

4.         Be responsible for assisting the Recruitment Specialists with interview scheduling and sending out of interview invites and monitoring acceptances.

5.         Responsible for sending out ‘Conditional Offer Letters’ and managing the acceptance process.

6.         Deliver exemplary customer service to our hiring community, internal colleagues, and candidates.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

            Essential or

Desirable

Ability to use own initiative and work to conflicting priorities in a busy, fast paced environment whilst still maintaining high standards of accuracy / attention to detail    

Ability to use own initiative and work to conflicting priorities in a busy, fast paced environment whilst still maintaining high standards of accuracy / attention to detail    

- Hybrid, 4 days office based 

- Interviews conducted face-to-face

- Immediate start 

- 3-6 month placement

Job Category : Housing

Location : Options , Enfield Council

Hours Per Week : 35.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00

Salary: £22.55

The Families & Singles Service was established to help applicants who are threatened with homelessness or homeless to sustain their present accommodation or move into suitable private rented accommodation. The Families & Singles Service will also work collaboratively with partners to improve resilience and housing sustainment, under Enfield’s Early Help strategy.

The Homeless Families & Singles team will provide expert advice, work closely and collaboratively with partners to prevent, or delay homelessness wherever possible, to stop people ending up in our temporary accommodation or on the streets.

The Homeless Housing Coordinator will sit within the Families , working closely within the courts, solicitors, and Enfield’s legal department to prevent homelessness.

You must have expert knowledge of welfare, homelessness reduction act, housing and homelessness policy and case law, legislation and practice, Courts, possession orders & evictions as well as specialist knowledge on homelessness decision making. You should also have knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults and children.  

The Families & Singles Service was established to help applicants who are threatened with homelessness or homeless to sustain their present accommodation or move into suitable private rented accommodation. The Families & Singles Service will also work collaboratively with partners to improve resilience and housing sustainment, under Enfield’s Early Help strategy.

The Homeless Families & Singles team will provide expert advice, work closely and collaboratively with partners to prevent, or delay homelessness wherever possible, to stop people ending up in our temporary accommodation or on the streets.

The Homeless Housing Coordinator will sit within either Families or Singles Team, working closely within the courts, solicitors, and Enfield’s legal department to prevent homelessness.

You must have expert knowledge of welfare, homelessness reduction act, housing and homelessness policy and case law, legislation and practice, Courts, possession orders & evictions as well as specialist knowledge on homelessness decision making. You should also have knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults and children.  

The main responsibilities of the Homeless  Housing Coordinator will include:   

• To provide excellent customer service to homeless applicants and key partners.

• To provide specialist homelessness casework to households, ensuring that all aspects of casework are carried out in accordance with legislation, strategies, policies and initiatives set out at the national, regional and local level – through effective and regular case work supervision, advice, guidance and support. 

• Skilled use of all available homelessness prevention tools and collaborate with internal and external partners to improve outcomes for threatened with homeless/homeless applicants.

• Contribute to embedding safeguarding best practice across the wider Housing Advisory Service.

• Contribute to the overall service goal to reduce the number of households living in temporary accommodation by assisting them in challenging landlords & court possession orders.

Job Specifics – Experience, Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential experience, skills and knowledge: 

1. Significant experience of providing specialist homelessness casework to homeless applicants that may have complex needs 
2. Significant experience of working collaboratively to improve outcomes for homeless that may have complex needs
3. Ability and experience to consistently deliver high levels of customer service to homeless applicants that may have complex needs

• Ability and experience of consistently achieving performance objectives in the provision of specialist homelessness casework
• Ability to contribute to the identification, dissemination and embedding of existing and emerging best practice within the team, and across the wider Housing Advisory Service  
• Ability to effectively communicate with a range of stakeholders, including applicants, members, partners, and so on
• Significant knowledge of welfare, homelessness and housing policy, strategies, legislation, and case law, and its implementation within a statutory homelessness service
• Significant knowledge of safeguarding best practice, including policy, strategies, legislation, and case law, and its implementation within a statutory homelessness service

Job Category : Building Services, Trades & Maintenance

Location : Ty Blaen, Torfaen Council

Hours Per Week :37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time :07:00

End Time : 15:00

Salary: £11.44

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to work within Neighbourhood services and in particular the Waste services section?

We are looking for Waste Collection Operatives to collect all aspects of waste throughout the county borough.

This will include domestic waste, trade waste and recycling which incorporates black box collections, green waste, cardboard and food.

If you are what we are looking for then we would be delighted to hear from you

Principal Accountabilities and Responsibilities

1          Carry out Waste collection services as agreed with your Supervisor and Waste Team Leader.

2          To liaise with the Waste Awareness Officer/Enforcement Officer where there are areas of non compliance by residents of Torfaen.

3          To contribute to raising public awareness of the twin bin scheme currently being utilised throughout Torfaen.

4          To identify and provide additional assistance for members of the public who are experiencing difficulties in carrying out the separation of their waste.

5          To carry out regular audits of the number of bins, bags or boxes collected by your team, and relay this information to your Supervisor.

6          To gain an accredited professional award such as the Institute of Customer Service Communications Award Level 1.  Training and advice will be offered in order to gain this award by your designated coach.

7          To work with the Education Officer, which involves school visits and road shows where you will be expected to interact with students and residents of Torfaen helping and advising on any twin bin related issues.

8          Work in a safe manner, with safe working practices.  Ensure that all protective clothing is worn, boots, gloves and reflective waistcoats.

9          Work within the Councils Health and Safety Policy.

10        Ensure all spillages are removed, however created, where there is evidence of Waste spillages, the location and spillage type should be reported to the Supervisor immediately.

11        Report additional bins, excessive extra plastic sacks, and contaminated bins to your Supervisor.

12        Be courteous and polite to members of the public at all times.

13        If access is impaired you must pull out the bins, bags and boxes and return to collection point.  All bins, bags and boxes must be emptied.

14        To work with your Team Leader when they are reversing the vehicle, Banksman training will be provided.

15        Be responsible for the Health and Safety of yourself and your colleagues.

16        Ensure safe working practices are followed.

17        To distribute promotional literature as and when required.

18        Ensure that all assisted collections are carried out and waste receptacles returned to correct positions.

19        Carry out any reasonable request by your Supervisor.  This may include gritting duties during the winter period, in house training will be provided.

Education/Qualifications/Knowledge

1.1 Educated to Secondary Education level

1.2 Knowledge of the Refuse/Recycling service and the aims/targets of  Waste Collection within the County Borough

1.3 Knowledge and understanding of the legislation and statutory obligations that affect the provision and delivery of the twin Bin Refuse Collection Scheme

Experience

2.1 Previous experience in the field of Refuse/Recycling

Skills and Abilities

3.1To be an effective communicator with good interpersonal skills

3.2 Customer care skills when dealing with members of the public

3.3 Able to deal positively and objectively with conflict

Personal Attributes

4.1To be committed to team working and be able to contribute to the effective functioning of the team

4.2 Use resources effectively to achieve value for money

4.3 To have an adaptable style in order to accept change and be flexible in attitude

Circumstances

5.1To be willing to undertake training appropriate to the post

Job Category : Procurement

Location : Guildhall, Royal Borough of Kingston

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00

Salary: £20.91

Quality Assurance Officer working in the RBK ASC Quality Assurance Team. Job Description is attached. Essential criteria include: 

Experience of on site Adult Social Care Quality Assurance or Contract Monitoring visits to Adult Social Care providers.

Experience of Adults Social Care Safeguarding and Whistleblowing

Experience of writing reports for Local Authority Adult Social Care departments.

Experience of resolving concerns and complaints relating to Adult Social Care providers.

Able to travel to Kingston upon Thames up to twice a week to undertake on site visits.

Can evidence of a Just Culture approach to provider engagement as opposed to a Blame Culture

The role reports directly to the Quality Assurance Lead. 

This role is responsible for monitoring, review and reporting of ASC service providers quality by liaising with service users, carers and service providers to ensure the quality of services commissioned. This role captures service user and carer feedback, maintains frequent contact with specific service providers, and collates information and intelligence to inform safeguarding, contract management, commissioning and procurement activity. This role works closely with colleagues across ASC to agree areas for review and improvement. 

Key activities 

Performance 

• ●  Works with manager and colleagues to define outcomes, set targets and monitor 

performance, within a culture of continual improvement 

• ●  Supports operational plans to ensure that the resources within the teams are used to 

best effect and impact 

Customers and Partners 

• ●  Builds strong internal and external working partnerships to enable the service to be 

delivered in an outcome-focused and efficient way 

• ●  Supports Kingston’s commitment to community cohesion and valuing diversity and 

social inclusion 

Digital/New Ways of Working 

● Uses new technologies, particularly Google, to adopt modern, agile working 

practices, improve customer service and eliminating paper-based processes wherever possible. 

Delivery 

• ●  Undertake proactive monitoring of commissioned services at planned and regular 

intervals with a designated portfolio of services ensuring that colleagues across ASC 

are appropriately involved and informed 

• ●  Collate quality assurance information and intelligence from variety of sources 

including, audits, observations, engagement with service users, carers and service providers through in person visits, telephone and questionnaires to inform safeguarding, contract management, commissioning and procurement activity 

• ●  Access quality of care and support being provided, and measure against contractual obligations, safety and quality standards 
• ●  Identify improvement areas and make appropriate recommendations to stakeholders 

for review and improvement. 

• ●  Ensure service user and carer feedback is captured and used to drive quality 

improvements for service users 

• ●  Raise concerns on service quality refereed by internal team and through monitoring 

visits to the Councils governance framework 

• ●  Work with ASC operational teams, relevant professionals and partner organisations 

on a regular basis to share market intelligence and agree required actions where 

service quality concerns are identified 

• ●  Support any necessary action required to manage suspensions or provider failure 

that will impact service delivery 

• ●  Develop, monitor and report on service provider action plans and risk assessments to 

address poor performance 

• ●  Conduct sample case reviews to make sure that all decisions made with regards to 

quality and access are appropriately evidenced on relevant systems 

• ●  Support complaints and safeguarding investigations as required to ensure the care 

provisions comply with CQC 

• ●  Maintain and support the development of Management Information reporting and 

systems 

The person 

In order to successfully deliver the responsibilities of the role, you will need to: 

• ●  Question and challenge ways of working, with an understanding of the bigger picture 

in terms of the corporate context and external environment 

• ●  Demonstrate agility and adaptability in mindset and ways of working 
• ●  Work successfully with key stakeholders within and outside of the Council 
• ●  Demonstrate commitment to own personal and professional development to meet the 

changing demands of the role 

• ●  Demonstrate innovation and creativity 
• ●  Actively engage in positive cross organisational communications and team working 
• ●  Communicate clearly, confidently and appropriately with colleagues using the best 

methods of communication for the task 

• ●  Experience in and good knowledge of undertaking quality monitoring activity within the social care market 
• ●  Good understanding of the operating environment of health, social care, regulated services and the community and voluntary sectors 
• ●  Building effective relationships across departments and with wider partners and key stakeholders 
• ●  Knowledge of Safeguarding ASC procedures and when to instigate them 
• ●  Ability to interpret and explain complex data 
• ●  Able to accurately record, gather and collate clear evidence based information 
• ●  Understanding and awareness of key legislation for Public Sector social care, 

including health, housing and social care