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 

Job Title :Multi Trade CFTOPP

Job Category : Trade & Operatives

Location : Council Offices, Southwark Council

Hours Per Week : 40.00

Start Date : Immediate start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00

Salary: £19.39

Multi trade operative:

Carrying out plumbing works and associated trade works eg carpentry

Working across the borough in residents homes

Qualified to level 2 or 3

require multi skilled operative. must have primary trade as plastering.

van and materials provided

Job Category : Driving
Location : Greenbank, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Star
Start Time : 07:30
End Time : 15:30
Salary: £13.02

Main Purpose of Post/Job Summary
Working within the Environmental Cleansing Service (Refuse Collection), the post holder will be required to provide, in a safe and effective manner, a quality and efficient Refuse Collection Service including all recycling collection activities, in all weather conditions.

The post holder, as Team Leader, will be expected to interact with the public in an appropriate manner and within own initiative to ensure service is provided within the area of responsibility of the post holder.

The post holder may be required to drive any vehicle requiring a LGV Category C class of licence, providing relevant training has been provided. The post holder will also be responsible for staff supervised on a day to day basis.

Duties and Responsibilities
• Drive and be responsible for the operation of a refuse collection vehicle or skip collection vehicle for the purpose of the removal and disposal of refuse and recyclable material.

• Responsible for ensuring with the crew, the best operational relationships between the service and members of the public, and that the crew observe Council policies and procedures and operate efficiently to work schedules.

• Drive and be responsible for any vehicle up to LGV Category C standard requiring specialist driving skills. Duties will include:
o Vehicle checks requiring routine maintenance (e.g. Oil and water checks).
o Cleaning and operation of any power mechanism which may be fitted.
o Ensure all safety stops, chains etc. are available and operating.
o Cleaning, transporting goods equipment and personnel, and completion of associated paperwork.

• Whilst not driving, undertake ancillary duties as appropriate to the type of work undertaken by the teams being serviced. Such duties may specifically include: Undertaking, either individually or as a member of a team, duties connected with the removal of household, industrial and commercial refuse from a variety of locations, e.g. houses, shops, schools and on premises assisted collections. This could involve the full use of refuse containers, e.g. plastic sacks, wheelie bins, and paladin bins.

• Clean up spillage, loose refuse and litter debris in any area whether arising from skip collection operation or refuse collection and disposal of waste in an appropriate manner at designated disposal point.

• Take note of any premises that appear to have a refuse storage and/or prevention problem and alert the Refuse Supervisor in this regard.

• Report bins damaged or not emptied in accordance with procedure, giving necessary detail relating to same. Affix detail to bin affected. In the event of any lost bin, notify Supervisor to daily report sheet.

• Responsible for the use of radio communications equipment assigned to the vehicle, in accordance with Road Traffic Legislation.

• Notify the occupants of premises as to any change as to collection arrangements through agreed systems that are currently in operation.

• Identify, log and report any public safety hazards and other issues as detrimentally affect the appearance of the environment, on a daily basis.

• Identify, log and report any public safety hazards relating to the service, on a daily basis.

• Provide, where directed, a Bulky Collection Service to hereditaments within the Council District which will involve the post holder with collection of unwanted items of household waste from locations, using appropriate Manual Handling techniques and equipment, and their subsequent disposal at a designated disposal point.

General
• Carry out duties for all jobs up to and including those in the grade / scale set for this post provided such duties are deemed to be within the area of work.

• Carry out all the duties of the post in the working conditions normally inherent in the job.

• Carry out duties in compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act; 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, Child Protection and all relevant Codes of Conduct.

• Complete all documentation associated with the duties of the post.

• Participate in staff training and development activities to update and enhance knowledge, skills and competence required to fulfil the role in full.

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

• Undertake all aspects of work respecting confidentiality.

• By its nature the post will require flexible working to meet the needs of the service.

Job Category : Admin & Clerical

Location :Kilbroney Caravan Park Reception, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

Hours Per Week : 18.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 08:30

End Time : 21:30

Salary: £11.44

Duties and Responsibilities

Responsible for the daily maintenance of the Park/Facility, including toilets and play areas, events space and tennis courts, litter picking, clearing of leaves and cleaning areas as required to ensure a high standard is maintained.

Day to day responsibility for the computerised booking system and liaising with the District Development Department officials on bookings of facilities by various groups, including carrying out any necessary follow up actions regarding booking requirements.

Respond and deal with all telephone/email enquiries and bookings for the caravan park and other facilities within the park.

Cash handling duties and associated paperwork including receipt of payments, operation of cash system and the safe keeping and lodgement of such monies in accordance with Council procedures.

Checking the safety of the Park and associated facilities prior to use by the public and, if required, recording details of checks carried out.

Opening and closing the facilities as required, and attendance at the facilities at all times when required.

Opening and closing of the Ross Monument.

Carry out ranging duties as and when required.

To enforce Council bye-laws and ensure good order is maintained at all times.  Also to ensure that premises are secured.

To report all defects and accidents to supervisor.

Any other duties that contribute to the achievement and function of this post as identified by the Council.

FACTOR AND CRITERIA

Education / Qualifications/ 

•          Grade C or above in GCSE English Language and Maths or equivalent

Experience

•          At least 6 months’ relevant experience of handling cash and keeping associated records in a work environment.

•          At least 6 months’ relevant experience working with members of the public in a customer service environment.

•          At least 1 year’s previous experience of customer service and reception duties.

•          Experience of patrol and enforcement duties, eg collecting and issuing of tickets and maintenance of orderly conduct by public.

Skills and Knowledge

          Be able to demonstrate competence in use of Microsoft office applications including word, email, spreadsheets, and databases.

          Good understanding of health and safety practice relevant to the post.

          Ability to work on own initiative with minimal supervision. 

Other Requirements

          Hold a full current driving licence and access to transport, or access to transport to meet the requirements of the post.

          The post will involve working alone

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.  

Main Purpose of Post/Job Summary

To supervise the public ensuring the safe and orderly usage of facilities.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Instruct and supervise public at all times ensuring safe and orderly usage and visitor

satisfaction is maintained.

2. The prevention of unauthorised activities and compliance with Management procedures

and Council Bye-Laws.

3. To collect and ensure the safety of monies in accordance with procedures, and to

disseminate information and prepare and maintain records/reports.

4. To report defects and undertake general maintenance, cleaning duties, security/safety

checks and emergency action/repairs.5. To open and close the facilities or premises ensuring they are maintained in a suitable

condition.

6. To operate and use a range of tools, power tools and plant.

7. To administer First-aid as appropriate.

8. To ensure that Corporate policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.

Education / Qualifications &

Experience

GCSE passes (Grades A – C) in both

English Language and Maths or

equivalent.

PLUS

At least 6 months relevant experience in

a customer facing role working with the

public.

OR (in lieu of GCSE passes)

At least 1 year’s relevant experience in

a customer facing role working with the

public.

At least 6 months’ previous experience

of cash handling and keeping

associated records in a work Environment 

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.

Other Requirements

Must be available to work April to

September including evenings,

weekends, public holidays

Access to transport to meet the

requirements of the post; or have

access to a mode of transport that will

enable the post holder to fulfil the role

in full.

A current recognised First Aid certificate

(i.e. British Red Cross, St John’sAmbulance, Order of Malta).

Job Category : Planning
Location : Brympton Way Council Offices, Somerset Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £31.86

To be responsible for the processing of a varied and complex caseload of planning applications (including major development projects) across Somerset, through negotiation with developers and their agents, drafting reports to Planning Committee and for delegated decisions.
To provide support and guidance to officers dealing with the processing of planning applications, undertaking monitoring and compliance functions and other planning functions to meet agreed timescales, make robust decisions, and deliver appropriate development. To prepare appeal statements and attend hearings and public enquiries as expert witness in connection with planning and enforcement appeals, to represent the Local Planning Authority and defend its decisions.
To respond promptly to enquiries from developers and the public on a range of development matters to ensure an efficient and reliable service is provided taking account of relevant legislation, policies and the procedures of the Council.

Job Category : Admin & Clerical
Location : Caban, Carmarthenshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 24.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £11.59

Shifts will be 10pm - 6am Friday and Saturday with potential for more overnight shifts to cover annual leave.
Key responsibilities
To Meet and Greet any late arrivals and show them to their accommodation
To report any maintenance or operational issues to the operations manager
To deal with any complaints following the complaints process set out
To undertake any necessary cleaning duties to the agreed quality standard as per schedule, ensuring relevant Health and Safety legislation is adhered to.
To undertake any appropriate training and development that will support and enhance the provision of a professional service to customers of the facility.
To follow Carmarthenshire County Councils customer care policy and be committed to the very highest standards of care to our customers.
To deal with any car parking queries in a compliant manner
To undertake any other duties deemed reasonable by the line manager to ensure the very highest level of consistent service delivery to all our customers.
Experience
Customer care
Night working

Job Category : Driving
Location : Hardshaw Brook Depot, Parr Street, WA9 1JR, St. Helens MBC
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 06:15
End Time : 14:45
Salary: £14.41

Purpose of the Post:
To lead a team of Environmental Team Assistants providing a quality customer focused recycling and waste service that provides value for money and meets the needs of all our customers across the borough.
To ensure the safe collection of scheduled recycling and waste collections on a daily basis
To continuously reduce collection complaints / problems, improve service delivery quality and maximize St Helens recycling performance.

Knowledge
Demonstrate a good practical knowledge of recycling & waste collections

Demonstrate a good knowledge of safe working practices

Experience
Experience with driving all types of vehicles including HGV.

Experience of collecting all forms of waste collections.

Experience of drivers hours and regulations

Qualifications
Category C (Class 2) Driving Licence

Current Driver Qualification Card (CPC)

Job Category : Admin & Clerical
Location : Queens Road 1, Southwark Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £15.44

We are looking for one full time Business Support Officers who have

• Excellent working knowledge of the full Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Good time management, shows initiative, a good team player, able to work under pressure and multi task
• Experience of working in a busy team

Knowledge, including educational qualifications:
Essential
Knowledge of office procedures and administrative systems,
including procurement systems
Knowledge of generic and specific IT databases and
software packages, Excel & Word
Ability to use information technology systems to input and
access data, use word processing systems and Email, or
willingness to learn.
NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration or equivalent years
experience

Experience:
Literate and numerate to a level at which forms, basic
statistics, correspondence and filing systems can be
understood and work arising from these can be progressed.
Previous experience in an administrative post.
Experience of operating office and information systems.

Aptitudes, Skills & Competencies:
The ability to work on own initiative and be flexible where
time constraints and resources are demanded. Setting
priorities whilst working under pressure.
Ability to work on specific projects which demand flexibility
and creative thinking. The ability to develop report based
monitoring systems.

To have an understanding of the services provided by the
Directorate

Job Category : Education Qualified
Location : Thomas Calton Centre - Southwark Adult Learning Service, Southwark Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £29.19

Digital skills tutor required for adult learning
Must have experience of teaching all abilities, particularly at entry level.
Must be available for daytime classes and one or two evenings a week.
Experience of teaching on accredited digital skills courses desirable.

Responsibilities

1. To undertake teaching duties, including initial assessments of learners, identifying individual learning needs and referring to learning support as appropriate, and to give learner induction and tutorials.
2. To appropriately plan for teaching and learning, which includes preparing course outlines and producing schemes of work and lesson plans; ensuring there are appropriate and up-to-date courses files; identifying materials and equipment resources needed to assist the provision of teaching and learning; production of appropriate flexible learning materials; undertaking course reviews.
3. To ensure there is a complete, accurate and up-to-date class register(s). To be responsible for withdrawing and transferring learners in liaison with the curriculum team leader / manager. To maintain high levels of retention, achievement and to support learner progression. To monitor learner attendance and punctuality and take appropriate action as required.
4. To ensure that the progress and achievement of learners is recognised and recorded, including marking of learners’ work and making sure that all learners have appropriate individual learning plans; to provide retention and achievement information to the curriculum team leader / manager.
5. To undertake in consultation with the curriculum team leader / manager and any other appropriate service staff any work required for the accreditation of courses and for the effective organisation of examinations and assessments. To undertake the assessment and recording of learner outcomes including the completion of exam entry forms.
6. To comply with safeguarding requirements, including all Health and Safety and GDPR regulations and, in particular, be familiar with the procedure to be adopted in case of fire and risk assessment of learning activity in the learning environment.
7. To observe and actively promote equal opportunities policies in the classroom, in the syllabus and learning materials and in all relationships with the Service.
8. To ensure the security of both the classroom and any equipment borrowed or used within the classroom.
9. To attend and contribute to course team meetings.
10. To undertake appropriate training identified through the management process.
11. To participate in the Service’s self-assessment and development planning process.
12. To comply with any reasonable request in relation to the teaching programme made by the Service.

Knowledge, including educational qualifications:
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent qualification).
Knowledge and training in subject specialism e.g. CELTA, Trinity TESOL, Teaching qualification with ELT / ESOL specialism
Minimum L2 English and maths qualifications

Experience:
Minimum of one year of experience in teaching preferably in a related industry or sector
Proven track record of successful teaching experience and outcomes
Demonstrated ability to follow processes and procedures