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We are dedicated to providing exemplary services to our residents, with our staff being our greatest asset. Lewisham boasts strong partnerships and a history of collaborative commitment.</p>\n<p><strong>Adult Social Care</strong> is focused on delivering high quality support to adults requiring our services within the borough. We champion innovative approaches and strive for continuous improvement, ensuring our practices remain at the cutting edge.</p>\n<p>If you are seeking an environment committed to your professional development and growth, Lewisham is the place for you. With robust supervision and opportunities for reflection and skill enhancement, you can pursue your desired career path here.</p>\n<p>We currently have vacancies for Social Workers in the following areas:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gateway & MASH (Front Door and Safeguarding)</li>\n<li>Hospital Discharge and Discharge to Assess</li>\n<li>Neighbourhoods</li>\n<li>Older Adults Mental Health</li>\n<li>Adults with Learning Difficulties, Autism and Transitions</li>\n<li>Placement Reviews</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Role Overview</strong></p>\n<p>As a Social Worker, you will play a pivotal role in supporting adults throughout their lives. Your responsibilities will include:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Complex Case Work:</strong> Conducting Mental Capacity (MCA) Assessments, Court of Protection applications, and s42 safeguarding enquiries.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Positive Risk Support:</strong> Encouraging individuals to take calculated risks while aiming for the least restrictive interventions.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Collaborative Working:</strong> Partnering with service providers and stakeholders to deliver holistic support.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Strength-Based Approach:</strong> Undertaking complex assessments, setting personal goals and outcomes, and evaluating their effectiveness.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Person-Centred Decisions:</strong> Ensuring the individual’s wishes are central to every decision.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Resource Management:</strong> Identifying community and commissioned services to meet eligible needs within budget constraints.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>What’s in it for you?</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Innovative Environment:</strong> Be part of a team that embraces new ideas and methodologies.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Professional Development:</strong> Access opportunities for ongoing learning and career advancement.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Supportive Team:</strong> Collaborate with dedicated professionals.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Impactful Work:</strong> Make a significant difference in the lives of adults with Learning Disabilities and Autism.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Excellent Benefits:</strong> Enjoy generous holiday allowances, a Local Government Pension scheme, flexible working and family-friendly policies, season ticket and bicycle loans, local subsidised gym memberships, and supportive staff networks.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>What We’re Looking For</strong></p>\n<p>We seek experienced Social Workers who are motivated to help us achieve our service users' outcomes and transform lives.</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Empowerment:</strong> Foster choice and control over individuals' support needs.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Commitment:</strong> Focus on individuals' strengths and networks rather than solely assessing for services and eligibility.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Person-Centred:</strong> Support people’s goals and aspirations, promoting independence and community connection.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Professional Curiosity:</strong> Value thoughtful and balanced consideration in all situations.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Development:</strong> Commit to skill and expertise enhancement to provide superior service.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Join Us</strong></p>\n<p>If you are enthusiastic about delivering exceptional support to adults and wish to join a passionate, forward-thinking team, we would love to hear from you. Apply now and become part of our mission to make a positive impact!</p>\n<p><strong>Location</strong></p>\n<p>The job is primarily based on Lewisham Sites including the hospital but we operate a hybrid approach where you will be required to work both in the office and from home on a regular basis.</p>\n<p><strong>Special conditions</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Relevant Social Work qualification is needed </li>\n<li>Qualified and Registered Social Worker </li>\n<li>The job is subject to an enhanced DBS check</li>\n</ul>\n<p>The recruitment process is anonymous and we don’t accept CV’s.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://lewisham.gov.uk/mayorandcouncil/counciljobs/applying/how-to-apply-for-a-job-with-us\">Applicant handbook</a> - please read the guidance in this handbook when applying. It is essential that you complete the application fully and that your supporting statement covers how you meet each of the person specification criteria listed. </p>\n<p>For an informal discussion about this job, please contact Mary Farinha, Service Group Manager on 0208 314 9287 or <a href=\"mailto:mary.farinha@lewisham.gov.uk\">mary.farinha@lewisham.gov.uk</a></p>\n<p><strong>For a full job description and person specification see vacancy downloads below, and to apply, please click on the apply link above.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Please click </strong><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R28Al7gJfA\"><strong>here</strong></a><strong> to see why Lewisham is the place to work within Adult Social Care </strong></p>\n<p><strong>Salary</strong></p>\n<p>£44,430 - £46,437 per annum (SW). </p>\n<p>N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.</p>\n<p><strong>Diversity</strong></p>\n<p>Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply\">www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply</a></p>\n<p>The Council has a dedicated employment support service, <a href=\"https://lewisham.gov.uk/lewishamworks\">Lewisham Works</a>, which offers Lewisham residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you want to join Lewisham Works, please email <a href=\"mailto:JobsAndSkills@lewisham.gov.uk\">JobsAndSkills@lewisham.gov.uk</a> and an advisor will be in touch with you.</p>\n<p>The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.</p>\n<p><strong>Let’s stay connected, follow us on social media:</strong></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjayKyv_-P5AhXpTEEAHQZnCesQFnoECAQQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Flondon-borough-of-lewisham&usg=AOvVaw13wpKtHnV966_uUph3IPHq\">LinkedIn</a>   <a href=\"https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi84tDu_uP5AhUJbcAKHZDFDQsQFnoECAkQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen-gb.facebook.com%2FLewishamCouncil&usg=AOvVaw1PkBiwCy8tNrQ-3VWV2VDJ\">Facebook</a>   <a href=\"https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjNneGW_-P5AhUOTMAKHeoeCtQQ6F56BAgHEAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FLewishamCouncil%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Egoogle%257Ctwcamp%255Eserp%257Ctwgr%255Eauthor&usg=AOvVaw2CaYxWV1ZHoRan3v_FAIEE\">Twitter</a>   <a href=\"https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjKlP7I_-P5AhWznVwKHSV0AaUQFnoECAcQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Flewishamcouncil%2F%3Fhl%3Den&usg=AOvVaw36nguD1n5OzUQcM1L0Nvuf\">Instagram </a> </p>","shortDescription":"<p>Social Work opportunities in Lewisham Council for skilled professionals, focusing on adults' support, risk management, and development.</p>","salaryDescription":"£44,430-£46,437 per annum (SW)","publishDate":"2025-06-09T09:37:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-29T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/d1b7c753-da3a-4023-8f7b-f6d4d54ba0d8.jpg","score":1,"featured":true,"enhanced":true},{"id":"17c3b053-0088-4426-ba4a-1629d3b9727d","title":"Senior Social Worker","employer":"London Borough of Lewisham","department":"","location":"Lewisham","locationType":2,"description":"<p>Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!</p>\n<p>We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.</p>\n<p><strong>Exciting Social Work opportunities within Lewisham Council</strong></p>\n<p><strong>About Us</strong></p>\n<p>Lewisham is a vibrant and diverse borough committed to providing excellent services. Our staff are our strength, and we value partnerships and collaboration.</p>\n<p><strong>Adult Social Care</strong></p>\n<p>We aim to deliver high quality support to adults in need through innovative approaches and continuous improvement. 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It is essential that you complete the application fully and that your supporting statement covers how you meet each of the person specification criteria listed. </p>\n<p>For an informal discussion about this job, please contact Mary Farinha, Service Group Manager on 0208 314 9287 or <a href=\"mailto:mary.farinha@lewisham.gov.uk\">mary.farinha@lewisham.gov.uk</a></p>\n<p><strong>For a full job description and person specification see vacancy downloads below, and to apply, please click on the apply link above.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Please click </strong><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R28Al7gJfA\"><strong>here</strong></a><strong> to see why Lewisham is the place to work within Adult Social Care </strong></p>\n<p><strong>Salary</strong></p>\n<p>£48,618 - £50,646 per annum (SSW).</p>\n<p>N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.</p>\n<p><strong>Diversity</strong></p>\n<p>Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply\">www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply</a></p>\n<p>The Council has a dedicated employment support service, <a href=\"https://lewisham.gov.uk/lewishamworks\">Lewisham Works</a>, which offers Lewisham residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you want to join Lewisham Works, please email <a href=\"mailto:JobsAndSkills@lewisham.gov.uk\">JobsAndSkills@lewisham.gov.uk</a> and an advisor will be in touch with you.</p>\n<p>The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.</p>\n<p><strong>Let’s stay connected, follow us on social media:</strong></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjayKyv_-P5AhXpTEEAHQZnCesQFnoECAQQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Flondon-borough-of-lewisham&usg=AOvVaw13wpKtHnV966_uUph3IPHq\">LinkedIn</a>   <a href=\"https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi84tDu_uP5AhUJbcAKHZDFDQsQFnoECAkQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen-gb.facebook.com%2FLewishamCouncil&usg=AOvVaw1PkBiwCy8tNrQ-3VWV2VDJ\">Facebook</a>   <a href=\"https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjNneGW_-P5AhUOTMAKHeoeCtQQ6F56BAgHEAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FLewishamCouncil%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Egoogle%257Ctwcamp%255Eserp%257Ctwgr%255Eauthor&usg=AOvVaw2CaYxWV1ZHoRan3v_FAIEE\">Twitter</a>   <a href=\"https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjKlP7I_-P5AhWznVwKHSV0AaUQFnoECAcQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Flewishamcouncil%2F%3Fhl%3Den&usg=AOvVaw36nguD1n5OzUQcM1L0Nvuf\">Instagram </a> </p>\n<p> </p>","shortDescription":"<p>Senior Social Worker positions available at Lewisham Council in Adult Social Care, offering professional development and impactful contributions to diverse communities.</p>","salaryDescription":"£48,618-£50,646 per annum (SSW)","publishDate":"2025-06-09T09:20:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-29T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/35b2a1e0-6ede-484b-b01f-ecfd0d8ca664.jpg","score":1,"featured":true,"enhanced":true},{"id":"a0c004c6-d8f5-4714-90b7-4003e7040a01","title":"Food and Safety Lead Officer","employer":"London Borough of Merton","department":"","location":"Merton","locationType":2,"description":"<p>The Regulatory Services Partnership (RSP) hosted by Merton Council is one of the largest Environmental Health Services in London, with the Food and Safety Team responsible for overseeing in the region of 6,000 food businesses in Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth. The area covered is diverse in nature and includes a variety of high profile and interesting venues, such as Wimbledon Tennis, AFC Wimbledon, Twickenham Rugby, Battersea Power Station, New Covent Garden and Hampton Court Flower Show.</p>\n<p>We have an exciting opportunity for a talented and enthusiastic qualified professional to join our team of dedicated Food and Health and Safety officers to deliver the food safety, health and safety and infectious disease function across the RSP boroughs.</p>\n<p>As one of 3 lead officers you will be expected to work across the boroughs responding to the priorities of each. The work will be varied and never boring.</p>\n<p>You should have a real passion for improving the environment and public health.by engaging with our communities and businesses. You will be highly motivated, with a flexible approach and an eagerness to develop existing competencies as well as attaining new skills.</p>\n<p>Whilst our administrative base in in London Borough of Merton, we operate hybrid working and provide touchdown points in all boroughs. </p>\n<p>If you’re looking for a chance to make a difference, alongside an excellent benefits package, then this could be the place for you.</p>\n<p>Working as part of a busy team, it will be your responsibility, in conjunction with the other Leads and the Team Manager, to ensure that the team delivers and meets its statutory obligations, performance standards and service delivery plans.</p>\n<p>You will be the technical lead in all food and health and safety matters including food hygiene and standards inspections, food complaints, investigation of accidents and communicable diseases You will use your professional and technical knowledge and expertise to support other officers within the team, leading by example. </p>\n<p>You must be a suitably qualified Environmental Health Professional (EHRB or CIEH Registered Environmental Health Practitioner or equivalent) with significant post-qualification, experience in food safety and health and safety enforcement. Ideally you will hold a higher level health and safety qualification, such as a NEBOSH diploma and/or have substantial health and safety enforcement experience.</p>\n<p><strong>What we offer:</strong></p>\n<p>Merton Council offers a competitive salary and membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, excellent holiday entitlement and flexible working along with essential car user allowance and mileage scheme for officers using their car for work.</p>\n<p>Please see our why work for us page on our website for more information about a great range of benefits that go beyond salary and offer flexibility to suit you</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.merton.gov.uk/jobs/working-us#toc-family-friendly-policies-and-flexible-benefits\">Work for Merton : Working for us | Merton Council</a></p>\n<p>For an informal discussion about these posts please contact Laura Aston (Food and Safety Manager) on 020 8288 5670</p>\n<p><strong>Closing date for all applications is 17th June 2025</strong></p>\n<p><strong> </strong><strong>However, please note applications will be reviewed on receipt and candidates may be called in before the closing date if they meet the criteria</strong></p>","shortDescription":"<p>Join Regulatory Services Partnership (RSP) as a Food and Health &amp; Safety Officer in London boroughs; EHRB or equivalent required.</p>","salaryDescription":"ME15 - £52,584 to £56,646 per annum","publishDate":"2025-05-27T14:28:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-17T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/c2e65d8d-2292-4426-b62d-13b1d6c82a14.png","score":1,"featured":true,"enhanced":true},{"id":"80b24143-2e9d-4d05-ab2f-53a6c5672751","title":"Market Oversight Manager","employer":"Brent Council","department":"","location":"Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, Middlesex","locationType":2,"description":"<div>\n<strong>An Excellent opportunity…</strong><br> </div>\n<div>Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.<br> </div>\n<div>The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.<br> </div>\n<div>The Post</div>\n<p>The commissioning, contracting and market management, Residential and Nursing team work with a number of care homes across different user groups. </p>\n<p>We are looking for a Market Oversight Manager to join us in the team. You are required to have good knowledge and experience of working with adults within care homes, collaborative commissioning and working with potential providers to consider innovative ways that services can be delivered. Understanding the Definition of Market Shaping, Commissioning Procurement and Contracting.</p>\n<p>The role will require you to engage with stakeholders that reflect the range and diversity of communities and the range of needs experienced by people in its area.</p>\n<p>You will work with partners to design, implement and manage projects that will improve the range of services available whilst ensuring that services developed, commissioned or procured are cost effective, efficient and designed to deliver good outcomes.</p>\n<p>You will join a busy large, lively and dynamic team so the ability to work as part of a team and support other colleagues is required. The team has a varied function overall and the ability to think differently, creatively and have a “can do” attitude to work is desirable</p>\n<div>The Person</div>\n<p>You will be educated to degree level and have thorough knowledge of the principles of, and cycle of commissioning.</p>\n<p>You are required to have an excellent understanding of project management methodologies and the ability to apply them effectively and a sound understanding of the policy and operating environment of health, social care, and regulated services.</p>\n<p>As the role involves line management of staff so you will be required to have significant supervisory/line management experience and be a good communicator and information gatherer. You will also need excellent report writing skills and thorough understanding of the current legislative guidance.</p>\n<p>We are looking for someone to join us who is a good communicator with a can-do attitude who wants to gain different experiences and knowledge in commissioning and working with care homes.</p>\n<div>Closing date: 29 June 2025 (23:59)</div>\n<div>\n<br> </div>\n<div>Additional Information </div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the \"Apply Now\" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.</strong></p>\n</div>\n<div>\n<p>Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.</p>\n</div>\n<div>We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.<br> </div>\n<div>The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found <a href=\"https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn\">here</a>.<br> </div>\n<div>Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.<br> </div>\n<div>As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on  <a href=\"mailto:recruitment@brent.gov.uk\">recruitment@brent.gov.uk</a><a> </a>\n</div>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Salary range: £50,574 - £53,607 p.a. inc. 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Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.<br> </div>\n<div>The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.</div>\n<p>At Brent, you will be part of a team that is committed to making a real difference. You will work in a supportive, innovative environment, be part of a borough that values diversity and inclusion and help shape services that truly impact residents’ lives. </p>\n<div>The Post</div>\n<p>We are seeking an experienced Supplier Relationship Manager to join our Commissioning, Residential and Nursing Team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual to shape and enhance relationships with existing care home providers in Brent and drive improvements across the sector.</p>\n<p>You will play a key role in:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supporting the commissioning of services within residential and nursing care.</li>\n<li>Developing a strategic approach to Quality Assurance and Market Management.</li>\n<li>Collaborating with colleagues across Adult Social Care, external stakeholders, and residents.</li>\n<li>Understanding supply and demand in the market and helping to grow and shape services accordingly.</li>\n</ul>\n<div>The Person</div>\n<p>You should have an in-depth understanding of adult social care and be passionate about improving the quality and sustainability of services in Brent.</p>\n<p>The ideal candidate will bring:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience in commissioning care services, preferably within adult social care.</li>\n<li>A proven track record in stakeholder engagement, particularly with care home providers.</li>\n<li>Strong skills in quality assurance, project management, and market analysis.</li>\n<li>The ability to manage multiple workstreams while maintaining a focus on outcomes.</li>\n<li>Leadership capabilities with a flexible, innovative, and collaborative approach.</li>\n</ul>\n<div>Closing date: 29 June 2025 (23:59)</div>\n<div>\n<br> </div>\n<div>Additional Information </div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the \"Apply Now\" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.</strong></p>\n</div>\n<div>\n<p>Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.</p>\n</div>\n<div>We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.<br> </div>\n<div>The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found <a href=\"https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn\">here</a>.<br> </div>\n<div>Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.<br> </div>\n<div>As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on  <a href=\"mailto:recruitment@brent.gov.uk\">recruitment@brent.gov.uk</a><a> </a>\n</div>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Salary range: £50,574 - £53,607 p.a. inc. London weighting","publishDate":"2025-06-15T08:05:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-29T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/161b74a8-ebc8-4687-b4a0-1166c9b79ea4.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"11136e9c-d146-405f-80f9-c39ec8244a59","title":"Community and Prevention Apprentice","employer":"Brent Council","department":"","location":"Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, Middlesex","locationType":2,"description":"<p><strong>Get ahead with a Business Administrator L3 Apprenticeship at Brent Council  </strong></p>\n<div>Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.<br> </div>\n<div>The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.</div>\n<p>Brent Council is committed to the continued expansion and development of all apprenticeship programmes for our residents. Our apprenticeship schemes at Brent is just one of the ways we grow our own talent within the borough. We work hard to represent our community, and are looking for likeminded people to join us. Working in Wembley Park, alongside our neighbours Wembley stadium, Wembley arena, Box Park and LDO, makes Brent an exciting location to work. </p>\n<p>There is no age limit on an apprenticeship. An apprenticeship can be used for people starting out on their work life journey at the age of 18 or those changing a career for a different working life.    </p>\n<div><strong>The Post</strong></div>\n<p>Business Administrator level 3 Apprenticeship working in the Adult Social care, commissioning, contracting and market management team.</p>\n<p>This role will help to support services within Adult care that provide assistance to Brent residents.</p>\n<p>Key functionalities</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure that individual services are brokered in a timely manner, and that necessary IT systems information requirements are maintained to ensure that other processes such as client charging and billing; provider invoicing and contract monitoring can be maintained.</li>\n<li>Respond to day to day concerns raised about the brokerage of services and/or the quality of services and that they direct enquiries to the relevant teams where further action is required.</li>\n<li>Regular liaison will with case workers within the department.</li>\n<li>Day to day liaison with care and service providers.</li>\n</ul>\n<div><strong>The Person</strong></div>\n<p>No experience is necessary as this is a training role, however, an understanding of the role is advantageous.</p>\n<p>Keen to learn, you will demonstrate good communication skills, an understanding of good customer service, team work and an interest in developing a career in business administration.</p>\n<p>You will also need to show your interest in local government and the delivery of public services. We will also be looking for a flexible and positive approach to work.</p>\n<p>Supporting information - As part of your application please include a cover letter on why you are interested in this role. </p>\n<p><strong>Qualifications required</strong></p>\n<p>English and Maths level 2 is desirable, but not essential and can be added as part of the apprenticeship training. However, the employer can choose to remove this requirement dependant on the candidate.</p>\n<p>Good IT skills including knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint is desirable.</p>\n<p>Do not apply if are currently completing or have completed a similar course at level 3.</p>\n<p>Please note we prioritise our apprenticeships for Brent residents.</p>\n<p><strong>The Apprenticeship</strong></p>\n<p>Below is a link to the Apprenticeship Standard that you will be working towards.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/business-administrator/\">https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/business-administrator/</a></p>\n<p>Simultaneously undertaking a comprehensive study programme towards the Level 3 apprenticeship.  You will gain valuable knowledge and skills which will be an asset to the council and your career. Our apprenticeship scheme offers significant assistance with training and provides the opportunity to improve skills for future career opportunities.</p>\n<p>Please note there is an end point assessment at the end of this apprenticeship, which is carried out by an external assessor and will include:  A knowledge test, a Portfolio based interview and a Project presentation.</p>\n<div>Closing date: 9 July 2025 (23:59)</div>\n<div>Interview & Assessment: August 2025</div>\n<div>\n<br> </div>\n<div>Additional Information <br> </div>\n<div><strong>If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the \"Apply Now\" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.</strong></div>\n<div>\n<p>Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.</p>\n</div>\n<div>We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.</div>\n<div> </div>\n<div>The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found <a href=\"https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn\">here</a>.</div>\n<div> </div>\n<div>Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.</div>\n<div> </div>\n<div>As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on  <a>recruitment@brent.gov.uk </a>\n</div>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Salary range: £25,998.45 p.a","publishDate":"2025-06-15T07:53:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-07-09T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/e4d0c62b-db45-423e-b10a-d059e7db42dd.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"8b9a9cab-a00f-4d45-8c78-3d5e6b7cffe0","title":"Street Lighting Technician","employer":"London Borough of Sutton","department":"","location":"Kingston, Sutton","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>About the Borough</strong></p><p>Joining us, you get to work for not just one high performing London Borough, but two.</p><p>Kingston and Sutton councils have a number of shared services serving both authorities, with some teams and roles more focussed on one council than the other, but the majority are shared across both, meaning you get multiple opportunities to learn from a wider pool of activities and two different political bodies. </p><p>We work flexibly in both Kingston and Sutton offices, and support working at home or flexible working patterns that enable you to tailor your working and personal life. We provide the equipment and tools to enable you to work flexibly, and in return ask you to use that flexibility to be creative and ambitious in the services we deliver.</p><p>There are some really exciting things happening in both boroughs. In Sutton, we are developing the London Cancer Hub, a world leading cancer research and treatment hub that will bring together professionals from across different sectors to identify and test new treatments and therapies. Over in Kingston, we are undertaking the largest housing regeneration programme ever delivered in the borough, building new energy efficient housing that will transform some of our oldest Council owned housing. Both boroughs have publicly committed to doing what they can to tackle the climate emergency and are investing in new technologies and societal change that will help bring carbon emissions down and improve our climate impact.</p><p>You should choose Kingston and Sutton if you are looking for an opportunity that will challenge you to deliver more, support you to achieve personal ambitions, and expect you to put borough residents at the heart of what you do.</p><p>Kingston is a beautiful Royal borough with a historic setting on the banks of the Thames with excellent schools and a bustling retail centre, all surrounded by open green spaces such as Richmond Park and Bushey Park, former recreation grounds for Tudor Kings and Queens. The Council is controlled by a Liberal Democrat Administration and has a council plan “Greener, Fairer, Safer, Together”, that sets out a vision to be a vibrant, diverse and inclusive borough where residents are active, empowered, engaged and able to remain independent and resilient. The Council engages with residents through a number of forums and events through the year, and like Sutton plays a leading role in developing the South West Region of London.</p><p>Sutton is a well connected attractive part of London that has a reputation for excellent schools, green and leafy open spaces, and a history that drives a thriving heritage and culture offer through our museums and libraries. The Council is controlled by a long established Liberal Democrat Administration and has high ambitions set out in its corporate plan “Ambitious for Sutton”, that will ensure Sutton remains a great place to live, work and raise a family. The Council plays a leading role in a number of local partnerships and places great emphasis on engaging effectively with its residents, listening to local voices and making their message heard across London Government.</p><p><strong>About the Service and Team</strong></p><p>The Design and Delivery Department is made of 25 staff delivering planned capital projects onto the ground from start to finish. The team is a multi disciplinary team comprised of highway designers, planned maintenance engineers, street lighting engineers, traffic order officers, land surveyors and traffic survey officers. The team coordinates to deliver projects of varying sizes on behalf of the Royal Borough of Kingston and the London Borough of Sutton.</p><p>This is an amazing opportunity to work in a highway design team that covers all facets of delivery, from initial feasibility through detailed design to site supervision and contractor management. This is an unusual blend that the right candidate will flourish in. The Design and Delivery Team allows synergy working with the capital renewals and street lighting teams with team members able to learn all aspects of delivery in a highway environment.</p><p><strong>About the Role and Our Ideal Candidate</strong></p><p>This is a great opportunity to work closely with design, field and principal engineers and develop all-round skills. You will also have the chance to work on Capital Projects and small rechargeable schemes as well as day to day maintenance.</p><p>As a Street Lighting Technician, you will report into the Senior Engineer and carry out the following:</p><ul>\n<li>Undertake duties relating to the planned and routine maintenance of street lighting assets.</li>\n<li>Set up and maintain databases.</li>\n<li>Carry out ad hoc inspections and condition surveys.</li>\n<li>Handle ground work for small projects.</li>\n</ul><p>As we are a hybrid working organisation, you will be provided with a Chromebook and the expectancy is that you come into the office approximately between 2-3 days a week depending on project requirements and role. </p><br><p><strong>About You </strong></p><p>To be successful as a Street Lighting Technician, you will:</p><ul>\n<li>Be able to communicate clearly and effectively with colleagues.</li>\n<li>Understand corporate vision, plan and activities which may impact them.</li>\n<li>Good level of IT Skills with knowledge and understanding of industry relevant software.</li>\n<li>Good problem solver with good analytical skills.</li>\n<li>Some relevant experience or HNC/HND qualifications would be desirable.</li>\n<li>Willingness to develop technical expertise in street lighting systems.</li>\n<li>Ability to work independently in the field and manage multiple priorities.</li>\n<li>Keen interest in Street Lighting infrastructure & innovation and how it relates to the wider projects.</li>\n<li>Understand corporate vision, plan and activities which may impact them.</li>\n</ul><br><p><strong>Our Offer to You</strong></p><p>As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.</p><p>In addition we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff supported by our IT infrastructure, Google Chromebooks and Google Apps, which have acted as a key enabler for collaborative and streamlined working. We operate hybrid working, a flexible working model which allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week. It enables staff to achieve a work life balance whilst still meeting the needs of the organisation.</p><p>Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:</p><ul>\n<li>Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)</li>\n<li>Three volunteering days per year in Kingston or Sutton</li>\n<li>Flexible and agile working arrangements</li>\n<li>Comprehensive learning and development programme</li>\n<li>Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres</li>\n<li>Interest free season ticket loans</li>\n<li>Local Government Pension Scheme</li>\n<li>Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme</li>\n<li>Zip car scheme</li>\n<li>Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses</li>\n<li>Confidential wellbeing and counselling support</li>\n<li>Subsidised gym membership</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Application Process</strong></p><p>Please apply online outlining what skills, abilities and experience you can bring which makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Please ensure you refer to the requirements outlined in the job profile when completing your application.<br><br>The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. </p><p>We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) so all personal information that can identify job applicants e.g. name, title etc is completely anonymised during the shortlisting process. Our hiring managers review applications based on the knowledge, skills and experience demonstrated in your application, and how well these match the job profile. Our HR Shared Service with Sutton Council was recently recognised nationally for having the ‘Best Inclusion and Diversity Programme’ at the PPMA Excellence in People Management Awards 2023, something that we’re incredibly proud of.</p><p>Hiring managers are encouraged to ensure that their interview panel is diverse, and representative of a range of protected characteristics, to help remove unconscious bias and ensure candidates are treated fairly during the selection process. Some characteristics may not be obvious, but our panels are diverse wherever possible. We have a number of measures in place to inform and support our approach, including mandatory EDI and unconscious bias training for all staff, safer recruitment training for diverse panel members, engaging with our staff networks and encouraging allyship. We are fully committed to removing barriers and enhancing the diversity of our workforce.</p><p><strong>Additional Information</strong></p><p>We are proud to be a diverse and welcoming Borough. Our aim is to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve, and staff feel a sense of belonging. We celebrate and respect differences and appreciate the value of having a diverse workforce. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.</p><p>As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to thinking differently about disability and taking action to improve how we recruit, retain and develop disabled people. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for a role.</p><p>We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda.</p><p>We are an accredited London Living Wage Employer and this means that everyone working at the Royal Borough of Kingston, regardless of whether they are permanent employees or third-party contractors and suppliers receive the London Living Wage. The real Living Wage is higher than the government’s minimum, or National Living Wage, and is an independently calculated hourly rate of pay that is based on the actual cost of living.</p><p>The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-immigration-system-what-you-need-to-know\">GOV.UK website</a> for right to work guidance.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£28,521 - £37,536","publishDate":"2025-06-13T12:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-07-04T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/ea412ac3-4d3f-4151-9dfb-7a21ad4be123.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"30312aa8-0178-4787-955f-5345faa469ed","title":"Street Lighting Technician","employer":"Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames","department":"","location":"Kingston, Sutton","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>About the Borough</strong></p><p>Joining us, you get to work for not just one high performing London Borough, but two.</p><p>Kingston and Sutton councils have a number of shared services serving both authorities, with some teams and roles more focussed on one council than the other, but the majority are shared across both, meaning you get multiple opportunities to learn from a wider pool of activities and two different political bodies. </p><p>We work flexibly in both Kingston and Sutton offices, and support working at home or flexible working patterns that enable you to tailor your working and personal life. We provide the equipment and tools to enable you to work flexibly, and in return ask you to use that flexibility to be creative and ambitious in the services we deliver.</p><p>There are some really exciting things happening in both boroughs. In Sutton, we are developing the London Cancer Hub, a world leading cancer research and treatment hub that will bring together professionals from across different sectors to identify and test new treatments and therapies. Over in Kingston, we are undertaking the largest housing regeneration programme ever delivered in the borough, building new energy efficient housing that will transform some of our oldest Council owned housing. Both boroughs have publicly committed to doing what they can to tackle the climate emergency and are investing in new technologies and societal change that will help bring carbon emissions down and improve our climate impact.</p><p>You should choose Kingston and Sutton if you are looking for an opportunity that will challenge you to deliver more, support you to achieve personal ambitions, and expect you to put borough residents at the heart of what you do.</p><p>Kingston is a beautiful Royal borough with a historic setting on the banks of the Thames with excellent schools and a bustling retail centre, all surrounded by open green spaces such as Richmond Park and Bushey Park, former recreation grounds for Tudor Kings and Queens. The Council is controlled by a Liberal Democrat Administration and has a council plan “Greener, Fairer, Safer, Together”, that sets out a vision to be a vibrant, diverse and inclusive borough where residents are active, empowered, engaged and able to remain independent and resilient. The Council engages with residents through a number of forums and events through the year, and like Sutton plays a leading role in developing the South West Region of London.</p><p>Sutton is a well connected attractive part of London that has a reputation for excellent schools, green and leafy open spaces, and a history that drives a thriving heritage and culture offer through our museums and libraries. The Council is controlled by a long established Liberal Democrat Administration and has high ambitions set out in its corporate plan “Ambitious for Sutton”, that will ensure Sutton remains a great place to live, work and raise a family. The Council plays a leading role in a number of local partnerships and places great emphasis on engaging effectively with its residents, listening to local voices and making their message heard across London Government.</p><p><strong>About the Service and Team</strong></p><p>The Design and Delivery Department is made of 25 staff delivering planned capital projects onto the ground from start to finish. The team is a multi disciplinary team comprised of highway designers, planned maintenance engineers, street lighting engineers, traffic order officers, land surveyors and traffic survey officers. The team coordinates to deliver projects of varying sizes on behalf of the Royal Borough of Kingston and the London Borough of Sutton.</p><p>This is an amazing opportunity to work in a highway design team that covers all facets of delivery, from initial feasibility through detailed design to site supervision and contractor management. This is an unusual blend that the right candidate will flourish in. The Design and Delivery Team allows synergy working with the capital renewals and street lighting teams with team members able to learn all aspects of delivery in a highway environment.</p><p><strong>About the Role and Our Ideal Candidate</strong></p><p>This is a great opportunity to work closely with design, field and principal engineers and develop all-round skills. You will also have the chance to work on Capital Projects and small rechargeable schemes as well as day to day maintenance.</p><p>As a Street Lighting Technician, you will report into the Senior Engineer and carry out the following:</p><ul>\n<li>Undertake duties relating to the planned and routine maintenance of street lighting assets.</li>\n<li>Set up and maintain databases.</li>\n<li>Carry out ad hoc inspections and condition surveys.</li>\n<li>Handle ground work for small projects.</li>\n</ul><p>As we are a hybrid working organisation, you will be provided with a Chromebook and the expectancy is that you come into the office approximately between 2-3 days a week depending on project requirements and role. </p><br><p><strong>About You </strong></p><p>To be successful as a Street Lighting Technician, you will:</p><ul>\n<li>Be able to communicate clearly and effectively with colleagues.</li>\n<li>Understand corporate vision, plan and activities which may impact them.</li>\n<li>Good level of IT Skills with knowledge and understanding of industry relevant software.</li>\n<li>Good problem solver with good analytical skills.</li>\n<li>Some relevant experience or HNC/HND qualifications would be desirable.</li>\n<li>Willingness to develop technical expertise in street lighting systems.</li>\n<li>Ability to work independently in the field and manage multiple priorities.</li>\n<li>Keen interest in Street Lighting infrastructure & innovation and how it relates to the wider projects.</li>\n<li>Understand corporate vision, plan and activities which may impact them.</li>\n</ul><br><p><strong>Our Offer to You</strong></p><p>As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.</p><p>In addition we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff supported by our IT infrastructure, Google Chromebooks and Google Apps, which have acted as a key enabler for collaborative and streamlined working. We operate hybrid working, a flexible working model which allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week. It enables staff to achieve a work life balance whilst still meeting the needs of the organisation.</p><p>Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:</p><ul>\n<li>Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)</li>\n<li>Three volunteering days per year in Kingston or Sutton</li>\n<li>Flexible and agile working arrangements</li>\n<li>Comprehensive learning and development programme</li>\n<li>Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres</li>\n<li>Interest free season ticket loans</li>\n<li>Local Government Pension Scheme</li>\n<li>Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme</li>\n<li>Zip car scheme</li>\n<li>Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses</li>\n<li>Confidential wellbeing and counselling support</li>\n<li>Subsidised gym membership</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Application Process</strong></p><p>Please apply online outlining what skills, abilities and experience you can bring which makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Please ensure you refer to the requirements outlined in the job profile when completing your application.<br><br>The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. </p><p>We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) so all personal information that can identify job applicants e.g. name, title etc is completely anonymised during the shortlisting process. Our hiring managers review applications based on the knowledge, skills and experience demonstrated in your application, and how well these match the job profile. Our HR Shared Service with Sutton Council was recently recognised nationally for having the ‘Best Inclusion and Diversity Programme’ at the PPMA Excellence in People Management Awards 2023, something that we’re incredibly proud of.</p><p>Hiring managers are encouraged to ensure that their interview panel is diverse, and representative of a range of protected characteristics, to help remove unconscious bias and ensure candidates are treated fairly during the selection process. Some characteristics may not be obvious, but our panels are diverse wherever possible. We have a number of measures in place to inform and support our approach, including mandatory EDI and unconscious bias training for all staff, safer recruitment training for diverse panel members, engaging with our staff networks and encouraging allyship. We are fully committed to removing barriers and enhancing the diversity of our workforce.</p><p><strong>Additional Information</strong></p><p>We are proud to be a diverse and welcoming Borough. Our aim is to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve, and staff feel a sense of belonging. We celebrate and respect differences and appreciate the value of having a diverse workforce. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.</p><p>As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to thinking differently about disability and taking action to improve how we recruit, retain and develop disabled people. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for a role.</p><p>We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda.</p><p>We are an accredited London Living Wage Employer and this means that everyone working at the Royal Borough of Kingston, regardless of whether they are permanent employees or third-party contractors and suppliers receive the London Living Wage. The real Living Wage is higher than the government’s minimum, or National Living Wage, and is an independently calculated hourly rate of pay that is based on the actual cost of living.</p><p>The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-immigration-system-what-you-need-to-know\">GOV.UK website</a> for right to work guidance.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£28,521 - £37,536","publishDate":"2025-06-13T12:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-07-04T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/d1716941-6d71-44d2-b23b-7da6468a8953.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"15d508cc-b37e-4e3a-8807-27f8dd7976fb","title":"Admissions and School Planning Manager","employer":"Brent Council","department":"","location":"Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, Middlesex","locationType":2,"description":"<p><strong>Make a positive difference to the lives of children and young people  </strong></p>\n<p>Brent Council is looking for a passionate Admissions and School Planning Manager that wants to make a difference to the lives of children and their families</p>\n<p>Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.</p>\n<p>The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.</p>\n<p>This position presents an exciting and rewarding opportunity to contribute to the agenda by leading on the operation and delivery of Admissions and School Place Planning for Brent. </p>\n<p><strong>The Post holder will:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>lead the Admissions and School Organisation team, ensuring development, shaping and delivery of statutory, and required non-statutory, services in respect of admissions to school.</li>\n<li>hold responsibility for ensuring the statutory functions of the LA are carried out in respect of school admissions so statutory deadlines and targets are met</li>\n<li>lead the commissioning or de-commissioning of adequate numbers of school places, in line with government policy, through ongoing development of the School Place Planning Strategy</li>\n<li>project manage individual school organisation and school-related projects, providing a bespoke advice and support service to stakeholders while ensuring the Council’s duties are performed in accordance with guidance and legislation.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>The Person</strong></p>\n<p>This is a high profile and challenging role that can make a positive contribution to the services that Brent provides for its community. The successful candidate will be resilient and solution focused, but also passionate about delivering excellent outcomes to children, young people and their families that really make a difference to their lives.</p>\n<p><strong>Our Offer to You</strong></p>\n<p>In addition to your salary, you will also get to enjoy the following benefits:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, increasing to 31 days plus 8 bank holidays after 5 years continuous service</li>\n<li>Very generous employer pension contribution</li>\n<li>Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home 2 days per week (laptop provided)</li>\n<li>A wide range of family friendly policies such as parental leave</li>\n<li>Access to affordable parking nearby</li>\n<li>Access to our Zipcar scheme </li>\n<li>Access to our Employee Assistance programme for free confidential counselling</li>\n<li>Season ticket loan for public transport</li>\n<li>Cycle to work scheme and good onsite facilities</li>\n<li>Access to My Brent Rewards for big brand discounts, local offers and money off for travel, cinema and shopping vouchers.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Closing date: Sunday 6 July 2025 (23:59)</p>\n<p><strong>Additional Information</strong></p>\n<p><strong>If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the \"Apply Now\" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.</strong></p>\n<p>Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.</p>\n<p>We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.</p>\n<p>The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found <a href=\"https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn\">here</a>.</p>\n<p>Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.</p>\n<p>As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on  <a href=\"mailto:recruitment@brent.gov.uk\">recruitment@brent.gov.uk</a> </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£53,607 - £56,646","publishDate":"2025-06-13T11:45:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-07-06T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/efcf23e8-8d09-4bf3-a856-26a420fa7ea2.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"90e16fbb-334d-475f-8dfa-7440767999b2","title":"Housing Complaints and Enquiries Team Leader","employer":"London Borough Of Waltham Forest","department":"","location":"Walthamstow, Greater London, United Kingdom","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Organisation: </strong>London Borough of Waltham Forest</p><p><strong>Salary: </strong>PO4 (£47,532 - £50,574)</p><p><strong>Contract Type: </strong>Full time, permanent</p><p><strong>Working hours per week: </strong>36</p><p><strong>Application Deadline: </strong>04/07/2025</p><p><strong>Proposed Interview Date(s): </strong>TBC</p><p><strong>Reference: </strong>1753</p><p> </p><p><strong>About Us: </strong></p><p>Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work. </p><p>We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents. </p><p>London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the <a href=\"https://www.london.gov.uk/good-work-standard\">Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard</a> employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment. </p><p><strong>The Council’s preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method. </strong></p><p><strong>Click here for further information on the </strong><a href=\"https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/council-and-elections/your-data-and-privacy/our-privacy-notices/hr-recruitment-privacy-notice\"><strong>Human Resources recruitment privacy notice</strong></a><strong>. </strong></p><p><strong>About the role: </strong></p><p>We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Housing Complaints & Enquiries Team Leader to lead a team of officers in investigating and responding to Councillor and MP enquiries and complaints in relation to our landlord housing services.  This role is key to promoting excellent complaint handling across the service, ensuring the highest level of customer care and that the service meets the required standards.   </p><p> </p><p><a href=\"https://fs-filestore-eu.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/Waltham_Forest/govRoleProfiles/Role%20Profile%20-%20Housing%20Complaints%20%20Enquiries%20Team%20Leader%20(1753).pdf\"><strong>>> Click here to download the Role Profile << </strong></a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities: </strong></p><ul> <li>Lead and support a team of Housing Complaints & Enquiries Officers, regularly reviewing team performance and development needs.</li> <li>Ensure high-quality and timely responses to complaints, enquiries, Freedom of Information (FOI), and Subject Access Requests.</li> <li>Manage resources effectively to maintain high-quality responses.</li> <li>Coordinate complex Stage 1 complaints and responses to Housing Ombudsman orders.</li> <li>Promote excellent customer care and rebuild trust with residents.</li> <li>Drive relations with contractors, service area leads, and managers.</li> <li>Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.</li> <li>Identify and embed improvements to the complaint handling service.</li> <li>Contribute to policy, practice, and service development.</li> <li>Develop effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.</li> <li>Contribute to the completion of the annual self-assessment against the Housing Ombudsman’s Complaints Handling Code.</li> <li>Liaise with Housing Service Improvement Team Leader to provide insight and information to inform service improvement activity.</li>\n</ul><p> </p><p><strong>Skills, Experience and Qualifications: </strong></p><ul> <li>Experience of leading a Team and the ability to demonstrate coaching and mentoring skills. </li> <li>Experience of day-to-day supervision of an operational team. </li> <li>Demonstrable experience of complaint handling and working in a complaint environment (preferably in housing).</li> <li>Excellent information gathering and analysis skills to understand whether policy and process has been followed correctly. </li> <li>Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills with the ability to influence others to ensure that service standards are met or exceeded. </li> <li>Ability to make evidence based decisions in a fast paced environment. </li> <li>Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.</li> <li>An understanding of the responsibilities of social housing landlords (desirable).</li> <li>Familiarity with the Housing Ombudsman Complaint Handling Code (desirable). </li> <li>Ability to evidence and demonstrate how to motivate a team and develop individuals.</li> <li>Experience of working in a local authority with an understanding of a local authority’s responsibility to elected members (desirable). </li> <li>Experienced in the use of Microsoft Office applications and case management systems.</li> <li>Degree or equivalent or vocational qualification in relevant subject or area or qualified by experience.</li>\n</ul><p> </p><p><strong>Terms and conditions: </strong></p><p>The below terms and conditions apply to this role: </p><ul> <li>Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks; </li> <li>Satisfactory declaration of interest; [SW1] </li>\n</ul><p>As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English. </p><p> </p><p><strong>How to Apply: </strong></p><p>Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the ‘Apply’ button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. </p><p>We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.  </p><p> </p><p><strong>Equal Opportunity Employer: </strong></p><p>Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. </p><p>To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes<strong> </strong>of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy. </p><p>We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview. </p><p><strong>For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit </strong><a href=\"https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us\"><strong>https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us</strong></a><strong>. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Contact Information: </strong></p><p>If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact<strong> Salv Barbato, Acting Head Housing Engagement & Service Improvement at </strong><a href=\"mailto:Salvatore.Barbato@walthamforest.gov.uk\">Salvatore.Barbato@walthamforest.gov.uk</a></p><p>If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at <a href=\"mailto:recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk\">recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk</a>. </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"PO4 (£47,532 - £50,574)","publishDate":"2025-06-13T10:57:55.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-07-04T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/4f71baf9-4fd1-499e-a12d-fa378a2e6918.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"67313102-6396-4b7a-ae55-9fa252be62fc","title":"Environmental Health Officer (F&S)","employer":"London Borough Of Waltham Forest","department":"","location":"Walthamstow, Greater London, United Kingdom","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Organisation</strong>: London Borough of Waltham Forest</p> <p><strong>Directorate:</strong> Neighbourhood and Environment</p> <p><strong>Salary: </strong>PO2 - PO4 - £41,442 - £50,574   </p> <p><strong>Retention Bonus/ Market Supplement: </strong>£3,000 'Golden Hello' payment (subject to minimum retention period)</p> <p><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Full-time/Permanent  </p> <p><strong>Working hours per week: </strong>36 Hours per week</p> <p><strong>Application Deadline:</strong> REDEPLOYEES FOR 5 WORKING DAYS</p> <p><strong>Reference:</strong>  1736</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>About Us:</strong> </p> <p>Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work. </p> <p>We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents. </p> <p>We offer a fantastic range of staff benefits, including an option to purchase additional annual leave, discounted gym memberships, savings from local shops and online retailers and season ticket and travelcard loans. </p> <p>London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the <a href=\"https://www.london.gov.uk/good-work-standard\">Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard</a> employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>About the role:</strong> </p> <p>We’re looking to recruit a permanent Environmental Health Officer to join our ambitious and progressive Food & Safety team. </p> <p>The appointed officer will be a qualified and experienced post holder who holds the relevant qualifications in Environmental Health. You will enjoy a range of duties in the fields of food hygiene, food standards, infectious disease investigations, smokefree enforcement and health & safety enforcement. </p> <p>The successful candidate will display a commitment to strong enforcement actions using the full range of available powers. We are looking for a motivated and dedicated officer with a demonstrable commitment to top quality regulatory services. The Council will offer appropriate support to successful candidates in their professional development.<br> </p> <p><strong>>> </strong><a href=\"https://fs-filestore-eu.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/Waltham_Forest/govRoleProfiles/EHO(FS)_JP_2024_vf04.24.pdf\"><strong>Click here to download the Role Profile</strong></a><strong> <<</strong> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong> </p> <ul> <li>Be an authorised officer for the undertaking of the Council’s statutory functions in relation to food hygiene and standards inspections, health & safety and dealing with complaints</li> <li>To be competent in Environmental Health assessments and enforcement actions.</li> <li>Possess the knowledge and skills to be able to investigate possible breaches of legislation, serve notices, gather evidence and prepare cases for prosecution</li> <li>To take the lead role on projects from inception to conclusion using project management techniques</li> <li>The post holder may be required to work evenings, weekends and occasional public holidays in order to meet service requirements, this will include morning/ evening inspections for different food businesses, e.g. food markets, smokefree compliance etc </li> <li>Plan and organise work to ensure the delivery of those aspects of the service for which responsible</li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications and Requirements:</strong> </p> <ul> <li>Applicants must hold a degree or diploma in Environmental Health (i.e. BSc/MSc).</li> <li>Applicants must be fully registered with the Environmental Health Registration Board (EHRB), as a Registered EHP (REnvH) or equivalent. </li> <li>NB. Candidates approaching full qualification and registration with EHRB/REnvH will also be considered, with appointment subject to achieving full EHRB/REnvH qualification within an agreed timescale.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Terms and conditions:</strong> </p> <p>The below terms and conditions apply to this role: </p> <ul> <li>Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks; </li> <li>Satisfactory declaration of interest; </li> <li>Continued professional body registration; </li> <li>Suitable driver’s licence; </li> </ul> <p>As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>How to Apply:</strong> </p> <p>Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the ‘Apply’ button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. </p> <p> </p> <p>We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.  </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Equal Opportunity Employer:</strong> </p> <p>Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. </p> <p> </p> <p>To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy. </p> <p> </p> <p>We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview. </p> <p> </p> <p>For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit <a href=\"https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us\">https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us</a>. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Contact Information:</strong> </p> <p>If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Caroline Drewery, Team manager Food Safety at Caroline.Drewery@walthamforest.gov.uk</p> <p> </p> <p>If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at <a href=\"mailto:recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk\">recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk</a>. </p> <p> </p> <p>The Council’s preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method. </p> <p> </p> <p>Click here for further information on the <a href=\"https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/council-and-elections/your-data-and-privacy/our-privacy-notices/hr-recruitment-privacy-notice\">Human Resources recruitment privacy notice</a>. </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"PO2 - PO4 - £41,442 - £50,574","publishDate":"2025-06-13T09:27:45.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-07-11T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/1d0be3ef-0f8b-44c5-9303-5ba07ff8d904.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"c03d1a97-af9b-4314-80fa-01776b4f1123","title":"Deputy Team Manager - Transfer of Care Weekend Team","employer":"Southwark Council","department":"","location":"Tooley Street, Southwark, London , Southwark, Peckham, Orient Street Short Breaks, London, SE11 4SR, London Bridge, Castlemead Estate, Camden, Peckham and Southwark, London","locationType":3,"description":"<p><span><strong>Do you see yourself leading a dynamic hospital discharge team?</strong></span></p><p><span><strong>Can you use your experience to support critical decisions and inspire others?</strong></span></p><p><span><strong>Does making an impact beyond the typical 9-to-5 inspire you?</strong></span></p><p><span>If yes, we have the perfect role for you!</span></p><p><span>Our <strong>Hospital Discharge Transfers of Care Unit</strong> is looking for a passionate and dedicated <strong>Weekend Deputy Team Manager</strong> to join our team and help make a difference today!</span></p><p><span><strong>About the Role:</strong></span></p><p><span>As a Weekend Deputy Team Manager, you'll play a vital role in leading our hospital discharge service during the weekend period, working <strong>Tuesday to Saturday (36 hours)</strong>.</span></p><p><span>You'll:</span></p><ul>\n<li><span>Provide day-to-day operational leadership across the team, including oversight of triage, case allocation, and assessment approvals.</span></li>\n<li><span>Offer expert advice on complex discharges, safeguarding concerns, and mental capacity assessments.</span></li>\n<li><span>Act as the lead manager for weekend discharges from Kings and St Thomas Hospitals.</span></li>\n<li><span>Manage step-down placements into extra care schemes, ensuring efficient referral and placement processes.</span></li>\n<li><span>Supervise and support social workers and assistant practitioners, promoting reflective practice and continuous professional development.</span></li>\n</ul><p><span>This is a key leadership post where your decisions and support will directly impact timely and safe discharges for Southwark residents.</span></p><p><span><strong>About You:</strong></span></p><p><span>We're looking for a confident, experienced social care professional with the following:</span></p><ul>\n<li><span><strong>Qualified Social Worker status</strong> and registration with Social Work England.</span></li>\n<li><span>Strong working knowledge of the <strong>Care Act</strong>, <strong>Mental Capacity Act</strong>, and <strong>Continuing Healthcare</strong>.</span></li>\n<li><span>Experience leading <strong>multi-disciplinary meetings</strong>, <strong>safeguarding cases</strong>, and <strong>professional supervision</strong>.</span></li>\n<li><span>A proactive and calm leadership style with the ability to make decisions under pressure.</span></li>\n<li><span>Desirable (but not essential): Experience as a <strong>Practice Educator</strong> or working with ASYE staff.</span></li>\n</ul><p> </p><p><span><strong>About the Team:</strong></span></p><p><span>Our Hospital Discharge Transfers of Care Unit plays a critical role in ensuring seamless transitions from hospital to home or care settings. We manage complex discharges and safeguarding matters with a resident-first approach. The weekend team is a vital extension of our weekday service-committed, resilient, and focused on delivering high-quality care when it matters most.</span></p><p><span>You'll be joining a supportive and collaborative team where your leadership can shine, and where residents remain at the heart of everything we do.</span></p><p><span>For detailed qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification located at the bottom of the advert.</span></p><p><span><strong>Contact Information:</strong></span></p><p><span>For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Nasreen Fisaha at .</span></p><p><span><strong>Additional Information:</strong></span></p><ul>\n<li><span>This is a 36-hour role, covering <strong>Tuesday to Saturday</strong>.</span></li>\n<li><span>The post attracts <strong>time-and-a-half pay for weekend work completed</strong>.</span></li>\n<li><span>This is a <strong>qualified social worker role</strong>, and leadership experience in adult social care is essential.</span></li>\n</ul><p><span>Be part of something meaningful-apply now and lead with purpose in one of London's most diverse and committed adult social care teams.</span></p><p><span>This post requires a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) DBS check at Enhanced level.</span></p><p><span><strong>Benefits and more information:</strong></span></p><p><span>In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our <a href=\"https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/\"><strong>Staff Benefits</strong></a> page.</span></p><p><strong>Recruitment timetable</strong></p><p><span><strong>Recruitment Timeline:</strong></span></p><p><span>Advert close date: 10th July 2025</span></p><p><span>Interview date/s: w/c 28th July 2025 </span></p><p><span><strong>The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.</strong></span></p><p><span><strong><span>Guaranteed Interview Scheme:</span></strong></span></p><p><span>As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:</span></p><ul>\n<li><span>Members of the Armed Forces and veterans</span></li>\n<li><span>Are currently in care, or have previously been in care</span></li>\n<li><span>If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition</span></li>\n</ul><p> </p><p><span><em><span>We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our </span></em><a href=\"https://www.southwark.gov.uk/engagement-and-consultations/southwark-stands-together\"><em><strong><span>Southwark Stands Together programme</span></strong></em></a><em><span>. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.</span></em></span></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£48618 - £55710 per annum","publishDate":"2025-06-13T08:11:14.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-08-12T08:11:14.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/bd30f43b-89c7-49e5-8d80-94fdc0dc3fcf.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"3fd4e294-f7b8-498e-bb94-967782c46754","title":"Corporate Head of Service - Highways and Transport","employer":"London Borough of Sutton","department":"","location":"Kingston, Sutton","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>About the Borough</strong></p><p>The Royal Borough of Kingston and The London Borough of Sutton operate a shared Highways and Transport service and this role covers delivery across both boroughs.</p><p>Located in South West London Kingston's riverside location, fantastic retail offer, historic market place and church, parks and gardens all make Kingston town centre the vibrant space it is, and each of the district town centres have something unique to offer. In Sutton looking ahead, there are plans for the delivery of new homes and new schools and the London Cancer Hub is being developed. Both councils are seen as a driving force within the South London Partnership of five outer south west London boroughs focused on strategic growth, regeneration and investment.</p><p><br>Both councils are ambitious for their future and it is an exciting time to join our Highways and Transport team as we lead the way in South-west London in delivering sustainable transport infrastructure, regeneration and rise to the net zero challenge.</p><p><strong>About the Service and Team</strong></p><p>The service has a vision to be an exemplar shared service locally and nationally, striving for excellence in delivering the corporate aims of both Sutton and Kingston, tackling the climate emergency and ensuring a high quality environment for our residents.</p><p><br>We have ambitious plans and are looking for ambitious people to embody our high performing inclusive organisational culture, where everyone can thrive and be their authentic self whilst making a real difference to our local communities. We want to nurture all our people in their professional development and we will empower everyone to work in a distributed leadership model giving individuals ownership, responsibility and accountability.<br></p><p><strong>About the Role and Our Ideal Candidate</strong></p><p><strong>About the role</strong></p><p>The role is the operational lead for the Highways and Transport Shared Service between The Royal Borough of Kingston and The London Borough of Sutton, The post holder will be the interface with senior leaders and councillors in both boroughs and the service. The role combines change management, and the need to embed change, with ensuring effective capital programme delivery and developing excellence in asset management and operations, and inspirational people leadership<br>The team provides the full range of Highways and Transport functions across both boroughs. The post holder will be managing around 90 staff, with 5 direct reports; 4 Team Managers and a Programme Manager. </p><p><br>The postholder will have to attend the office 'as required' - the current expectation is around 2-3 days a week across both boroughs<br>If you wish to have an informal discussion about this role, please contact:</p><p>Matthew Hill, Director of Highways, Transportation, and Regulatory Services - matthew.hill.@kingston.gov.uk<br>Sarah Rye, Director of Highways, Transportation and Regulatory Services - sarah.rye@sutton.gov.uk</p><p><strong>Our Ideal Candidate</strong></p><p>The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Highways or Transport and, although not necessarily professionally qualified, will have relevant technical knowledge and a track record of effective leadership, strategic thinking and change management.  Political understanding and nous are important but the candidate could come from public or private sectors.  Excellence in programme management is seen as key, and driving the operational service with inspirational leadership.</p><p>To be successful in this role, essential skills, knowledge and competencies include:</p><ul>\n<li>Degree in Highways, Transport, Engineering or other relevant discipline, or equivalent experience</li>\n<li>Leadership experience which promotes distributed leadership,empowering others to take ownership and accountability of outcomes</li>\n<li>Is competent with IT and Digital processes, seeking to drive digitisation</li>\n<li>Ability to analyse data and intelligence to drive improvements and collaborate with partners and communities</li>\n<li>Excellent in project and programme management</li>\n<li>Excellent knowledge of the latest thinking in the field of H&T</li>\n<li>Experience of driving a service to deliver the net zero agenda</li>\n<li>Clear and thorough understanding of legal framework the service is operating in</li>\n<li>Creates a learning environment where innovation and creativity is celebrated and risks are managed</li>\n<li>Works collaboratively with others, leading by example</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Our Offer to You</strong></p><p>As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.</p><p>In addition we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff supported by our IT infrastructure, Google Chromebooks and Google Apps, which have acted as a key enabler for collaborative and streamlined working. The COVID-19 pandemic has required us to be even more flexible in how we work and manage staff workloads, ensuring they have the correct equipment and resources to be able to maximise their talents and looking after their wellbeing.</p><p>Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:</p><ul>\n<li>Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)</li>\n<li>Three volunteering days per year</li>\n<li>Flexible and agile working arrangements</li>\n<li>Comprehensive learning and development programme</li>\n<li>Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres</li>\n<li>Interest free season ticket loans</li>\n<li>Local Government Pension Scheme</li>\n<li>Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme</li>\n<li>Zip car scheme</li>\n<li>Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses</li>\n<li>Confidential wellbeing and counselling support</li>\n<li>Subsidised gym membership</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Application Process</strong></p>Please apply online outlining what skills, abilities and experience you can bring which makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Please ensure you refer to the requirements outlined in the job profile when completing your application.<br><br>The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. <p><strong>Additional Information</strong></p><p>We pride ourselves on being a diverse, tolerant and welcoming Borough and we aim to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve. We are respectful of difference and realise the positive value of diversity in our workforce. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and disabled candidates as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.</p><p>We are proud to be recognised as a Disability Confident employer, and are committed to thinking differently about disability and taking action to improve how we recruit, retain and develop disabled people. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.   </p><p>We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda.</p><p>We are an accredited London Living Wage Employer and this means that everyone working at the Royal Borough of Kingston, regardless of whether they are permanent employees or third-party contractors and suppliers receive the London Living Wage. The real Living Wage is higher than the government’s minimum, or National Living Wage, and is an independently calculated hourly rate of pay that is based on the actual cost of living.</p><p>The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-immigration-system-what-you-need-to-know\">GOV.UK website</a> for right to work guidance.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£71,850 - £79,446","publishDate":"2025-06-13T08:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-07-13T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/e9519398-a962-4330-ab36-d18bde1ac114.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"f3f81eb2-988a-4d49-81b7-3c3aa09c7934","title":"Corporate Head of Service - Highways and Transport","employer":"Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames","department":"","location":"Kingston, Sutton","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>About the Borough</strong></p><p>The Royal Borough of Kingston and The London Borough of Sutton operate a shared Highways and Transport service and this role covers delivery across both boroughs.</p><p>Located in South West London Kingston's riverside location, fantastic retail offer, historic market place and church, parks and gardens all make Kingston town centre the vibrant space it is, and each of the district town centres have something unique to offer. In Sutton looking ahead, there are plans for the delivery of new homes and new schools and the London Cancer Hub is being developed. Both councils are seen as a driving force within the South London Partnership of five outer south west London boroughs focused on strategic growth, regeneration and investment.</p><p><br>Both councils are ambitious for their future and it is an exciting time to join our Highways and Transport team as we lead the way in South-west London in delivering sustainable transport infrastructure, regeneration and rise to the net zero challenge.</p><p><strong>About the Service and Team</strong></p><p>The service has a vision to be an exemplar shared service locally and nationally, striving for excellence in delivering the corporate aims of both Sutton and Kingston, tackling the climate emergency and ensuring a high quality environment for our residents.</p><p><br>We have ambitious plans and are looking for ambitious people to embody our high performing inclusive organisational culture, where everyone can thrive and be their authentic self whilst making a real difference to our local communities. We want to nurture all our people in their professional development and we will empower everyone to work in a distributed leadership model giving individuals ownership, responsibility and accountability.<br></p><p><strong>About the Role and Our Ideal Candidate</strong></p><p><strong>About the role</strong></p><p>The role is the operational lead for the Highways and Transport Shared Service between The Royal Borough of Kingston and The London Borough of Sutton, The post holder will be the interface with senior leaders and councillors in both boroughs and the service. The role combines change management, and the need to embed change, with ensuring effective capital programme delivery and developing excellence in asset management and operations, and inspirational people leadership<br>The team provides the full range of Highways and Transport functions across both boroughs. The post holder will be managing around 90 staff, with 5 direct reports; 4 Team Managers and a Programme Manager. </p><p><br>The postholder will have to attend the office 'as required' - the current expectation is around 2-3 days a week across both boroughs<br>If you wish to have an informal discussion about this role, please contact:</p><p>Matthew Hill, Director of Highways, Transportation, and Regulatory Services - matthew.hill.@kingston.gov.uk<br>Sarah Rye, Director of Highways, Transportation and Regulatory Services - sarah.rye@sutton.gov.uk</p><p><strong>Our Ideal Candidate</strong></p><p>The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Highways or Transport and, although not necessarily professionally qualified, will have relevant technical knowledge and a track record of effective leadership, strategic thinking and change management.  Political understanding and nous are important but the candidate could come from public or private sectors.  Excellence in programme management is seen as key, and driving the operational service with inspirational leadership.</p><p>To be successful in this role, essential skills, knowledge and competencies include:</p><ul>\n<li>Degree in Highways, Transport, Engineering or other relevant discipline, or equivalent experience</li>\n<li>Leadership experience which promotes distributed leadership,empowering others to take ownership and accountability of outcomes</li>\n<li>Is competent with IT and Digital processes, seeking to drive digitisation</li>\n<li>Ability to analyse data and intelligence to drive improvements and collaborate with partners and communities</li>\n<li>Excellent in project and programme management</li>\n<li>Excellent knowledge of the latest thinking in the field of H&T</li>\n<li>Experience of driving a service to deliver the net zero agenda</li>\n<li>Clear and thorough understanding of legal framework the service is operating in</li>\n<li>Creates a learning environment where innovation and creativity is celebrated and risks are managed</li>\n<li>Works collaboratively with others, leading by example</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Our Offer to You</strong></p><p>As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.</p><p>In addition we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff supported by our IT infrastructure, Google Chromebooks and Google Apps, which have acted as a key enabler for collaborative and streamlined working. The COVID-19 pandemic has required us to be even more flexible in how we work and manage staff workloads, ensuring they have the correct equipment and resources to be able to maximise their talents and looking after their wellbeing.</p><p>Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:</p><ul>\n<li>Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)</li>\n<li>Three volunteering days per year</li>\n<li>Flexible and agile working arrangements</li>\n<li>Comprehensive learning and development programme</li>\n<li>Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres</li>\n<li>Interest free season ticket loans</li>\n<li>Local Government Pension Scheme</li>\n<li>Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme</li>\n<li>Zip car scheme</li>\n<li>Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses</li>\n<li>Confidential wellbeing and counselling support</li>\n<li>Subsidised gym membership</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Application Process</strong></p>Please apply online outlining what skills, abilities and experience you can bring which makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Please ensure you refer to the requirements outlined in the job profile when completing your application.<br><br>The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. <p><strong>Additional Information</strong></p><p>We pride ourselves on being a diverse, tolerant and welcoming Borough and we aim to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve. We are respectful of difference and realise the positive value of diversity in our workforce. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and disabled candidates as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.</p><p>We are proud to be recognised as a Disability Confident employer, and are committed to thinking differently about disability and taking action to improve how we recruit, retain and develop disabled people. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.   </p><p>We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda.</p><p>We are an accredited London Living Wage Employer and this means that everyone working at the Royal Borough of Kingston, regardless of whether they are permanent employees or third-party contractors and suppliers receive the London Living Wage. The real Living Wage is higher than the government’s minimum, or National Living Wage, and is an independently calculated hourly rate of pay that is based on the actual cost of living.</p><p>The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-immigration-system-what-you-need-to-know\">GOV.UK website</a> for right to work guidance.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£71,850 - £79,446","publishDate":"2025-06-13T08:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-07-13T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/be759def-0412-4425-b0f5-744617f98b45.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"acda630a-780f-4c50-b66f-03a1087a629b","title":"Head of Finance","employer":"Brent Council","department":"","location":"Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, Middlesex","locationType":2,"description":"<p><strong>Head of Finance – Service Reform and Strategy</strong> </p>\n<div>Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.<br> </div>\n<div>The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.</div>\n<div> </div>\n<div><strong>The Post</strong></div>\n<p>As a key member of Brent Council’s senior finance leadership team, this role serves as the principal financial adviser to the Section 151 Officer, Deputy S151 Officer, Elected Members, and the Corporate Director for Service Reform & Strategy. The position plays a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the department’s financial strategy, ensuring alignment with corporate priorities and fiscal sustainability. <br><br>The role involves building and maintaining strong partnerships with key stakeholders, including health sector partners, and leveraging financial insights to support strategic decision-making and policy development.</p>\n<p><strong>The Person</strong></p>\n<p>Leading a team of Finance Business Partners (2 Senior Finance Analysts, 2 Finance Analysts and graduate trainee), the postholder oversees financial support across a diverse portfolio, including Adult Social Care, Strategic Commissioning and Capacity Building, Public Health, Leisure & Parks, Integrated Care Partnerships, and Communications, Insight & Innovation.<br><br>The team provides expert financial advice, robust challenge, and strategic support to service directors—enabling effective budget management, financial modelling of policy and corporate initiatives, and the delivery of savings and service efficiencies in line with the Council’s values and objectives.<br><br><strong>Our Offer to You</strong></p>\n<p>In addition to your salary, you will also get to enjoy the following benefits:</p>\n<p>•    27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, increasing to 31 days plus 8 bank holidays after 5 years continuous service<br>•    Very generous employer pension contribution<br>•    Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home 2 days per week (laptop provided)<br>•    A wide range of family friendly policies such as parental leave<br>•    Access to affordable parking nearby<br>•    Access to our Zipcar scheme <br>•    Access to our Employee Assistance programme for free confidential counselling<br>•    Season ticket loan for public transport<br>•    Cycle to work scheme and good onsite facilities<br>•    Access to My Brent Rewards for big brand discounts, local offers and money off for travel, cinema and shopping vouchers.</p>\n<div>Closing date: 7 July 2025 (23:59)<br> </div>\n<div><strong>Additional Information </strong></div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the \"Apply Now\" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.</strong></p>\n</div>\n<div>\n<div>Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.<br> </div>\n</div>\n<div>We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.<br> </div>\n<div>The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found <a href=\"https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn\">here</a>.<br> </div>\n<div>Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.<br> </div>\n<div>As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on <a href=\"mailto:recruitment@brent.gov.uk\">recruitment@brent.gov.uk</a> </div>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£74,868 - £87,389","publishDate":"2025-06-13T07:14:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-07-07T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/381358d8-9b30-4bed-a571-69d41727ba82.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"b3828f09-78aa-4595-8111-105c928e05aa","title":"Pause Practitioner","employer":"Southwark Council","department":"","location":"Tooley Street, Southwark, London , Southwark, Peckham, Orient Street Short Breaks, London, SE11 4SR, London Bridge, Castlemead Estate, Camden, Peckham and Southwark, London","locationType":3,"description":"<p><span><strong>Do you have experience supporting people with complex needs?</strong></span></p><p><span><strong>Can you build strong, respectful relationships and challenge entrenched social issues?</strong></span></p><p><span><strong>Does the idea of working creatively to help women take control of their lives inspire you?</strong></span></p><p><span>If yes, we have the perfect role for you!</span></p><p><span>Our <strong>Pause Southwark Service</strong> is looking for a passionate and dedicated <strong>Practitioner</strong> to join our dynamic team and help make a real difference.</span></p><p><span><strong>About the Role:</strong></span></p><p><span>Pause Southwark works with women who have experienced - or are at risk of - repeated removals of children from their care. As a Practitioner, you will:</span></p><ul>\n<li><span>Use intensive, flexible, and assertive outreach to build trusted relationships.</span></li>\n<li><span>Co-develop care plans and deliver bespoke, creative interventions to support personal goals.</span></li>\n<li><span>Promote effective use of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) as part of the Pause model.</span></li>\n<li><span>Work closely with key local services including health, housing, and mental health.</span></li>\n<li><span>Apply trauma-informed, evidence-based approaches and ensure high-quality case recording and data management.</span></li>\n<li><span>Safeguard adults and children, contribute to reflective practice, and promote continuous learning.</span></li>\n</ul><p><span>This role involves managing women's support budgets and requires flexible working, including occasional work outside normal office hours.</span></p><p><span>This is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract.</span></p><p><span><strong>About You:</strong></span></p><p><span>To succeed in this role, you will bring passion, resilience, and professional insight, alongside:</span></p><ul>\n<li><span>A relevant qualification or equivalent experience (e.g. social work, mental health, education, criminal justice, youth work, or counselling).</span></li>\n<li><span>Knowledge of safeguarding, child development, and trauma-informed practice.</span></li>\n<li><span>Experience working with individuals with complex needs, including substance misuse, domestic abuse, and mental health challenges.</span></li>\n<li><span>Confidence in case management and advocating on behalf of vulnerable clients.</span></li>\n<li><span>Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence, challenge, and inspire.</span></li>\n<li><span>An understanding of professional boundaries and a commitment to reflective practice.</span></li>\n</ul><p><span>You must also be willing to travel and attend national Pause learning events.</span></p><p><span><strong>About the Team:</strong></span></p><p><span>Pause Southwark is part of a national network that supports women to break the cycle of trauma and repeated child removals. Our team is committed, creative, and compassionate, offering high levels of peer support and shared learning. We foster a culture of reflection, collaboration, and professional development -where you'll be supported to grow and make a meaningful impact.</span></p><p><span>For detailed qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification located at the bottom of the advert.</span></p><p><span><strong>Contact Information:</strong></span></p><p><span>For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jody Torode at .</span></p><p><span><strong>Additional Information:</strong></span></p><ul>\n<li><span>This is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract</span></li>\n<li><span>An Enhanced DBS is required</span></li>\n</ul><p><span><strong>Benefits and more information:</strong></span></p><p><span>In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our <a href=\"https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/\"><strong>Staff Benefits</strong></a> page.</span></p><p><strong>Recruitment timetable</strong></p><p><span>Advert close date: 11:59pm on 25<sup>th</sup> June 2025</span></p><p><span>Shortlisting date/s: 30<sup>th</sup> June 2025</span></p><p><span>Interview date/s: 7<sup>th</sup> July 2025</span></p><p><span><strong>The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.</strong></span></p><p><span><strong><span>Guaranteed Interview Scheme:</span></strong></span></p><p><span>As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:</span></p><ul>\n<li><span>Members of the Armed Forces and veterans</span></li>\n<li><span>Are currently in care, or have previously been in care</span></li>\n<li><span>If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition</span></li>\n</ul><p> </p><p><span><em><span>We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our </span></em><a href=\"https://www.southwark.gov.uk/engagement-and-consultations/southwark-stands-together\"><em><strong><span>Southwark Stands Together programme</span></strong></em></a><em><span>. 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You can also expect a supportive environment which enables you to excel in your role and grow in your career.</p>\n<p>You will have access to an attractive benefits package including;</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Access to health and well-being programmes, including a free and confidential 24/7 helpline and counselling service</li>\n<li>Discounts on retail, travel, and leisure through our benefits platform</li>\n<li>Cycle to work scheme</li>\n<li>Generous life cover</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Who are we?</strong></p>\n<p>Mapesbury School is a new Special Educational Needs school opening in Spring 2025 in Cricklewood, Brent. Our small school will support children aged between 7 to 16 years with Autism and associated conditions who have not been able to access education in a mainstream or specialist setting and would benefit from an integrated therapeutic approach to education. 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All of the mainstream maintained schools and academies in the Borough currently commission EP support from the Service. This enables – alongside statutory and other Local Authority core work – EP contribution to SEN Support level assessment and consultation, organisational support and intervention, and community-based projects. Members of the team each link with a relatively small number of schools and other settings, with scope to provide a range of support within them. There remains a healthy balance of pre-statutory and preventative work, alongside a statutory role. </p><p></p><p>We are always developing our practice, and recently have been strengthening our work as a Service in meeting the Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs of children and young people in Harrow. This has included ELSA delivery, and work around Emotional Based School Non Attendance. As a Service, we are actively contributing to aspects of the Local Authority’s SEND Strategy, including developing Ordinarily Available Provision guidance.</p><p></p><p>We are a very positive, supportive and reflective team, which values individual strengths and interests as well as promoting team working and peer supervision. We offer thorough induction to all who join us as well as flexible working and continued professional development.</p><p></p><p>The Educational Psychology Service has a history of working very closely and collaboratively with schools and other professional partners including through co-location with: the S.E.N. Assessment and Review Service, Children and Young Adults 0-25 Disabilities Service, Community Learning Disability Team, Children’s Sensory Team, Autistic Spectrum Teachers, Portage Home Visitors, Virtual School, Youth Justice Service, and Early Support Service in Children’s Centres. We are based in high tech and newly built Harrow Hub. This facilitates time spent working together, connecting, and learning with each other as a team, alongside a mobile and flexible working culture (for example through remote and hybrid meeting arrangements). We have outstanding IT for our business needs, including access to digital assessments. </p><p></p><p>Schools in Harrow are high achieving. Harrow recently ranked 6<sup>th</sup> nationally (top 4%), among 151 local authorities, for the percentage of its pupils achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics at Key Stage 2. Harrow ranked 4<sup>th</sup> (top 3%) for its GCSE 'progress' score.</p><br><strong>About You</strong><br><p>To be qualified in or registered on the below:</p><ul>\n<li>Educational Psychology MSc or Doctorate, or to be currently completing Educational Psychology Doctorate training.</li>\n<li>HCPC Practitioner Psychologists registered or on the training programme.</li>\n</ul><br><strong>Related Documents</strong><br><p>For more information, please refer to the <a href=\"https://harrowcouncil.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInert&action=download&id=14477&hashed=429654034\">Role Profile/Selection Criteria</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Other information</strong></p><p>Preferred start date 1st September 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter.</p><p>We also welcome applications from Trainee Educational Psychologists (including those entering their third year of Doctoral training, with a view to starting in September 2026).</p><p></p><p>Informal enquiries are welcome. </p><p>Please contact: Hugh Watson (Principal Educational Psychologist; <a href=\"mailto:hugh.watson@harrow.gov.uk\">hugh.watson@harrow.gov.uk</a>), or Daniel Ruddock (Senior Educational Psychologist; <a href=\"mailto:daniel.ruddock@harrow.gov.uk\">daniel.ruddock@harrow.gov.uk</a>), or Natasha Kalogeropoulou (Senior Educational Psychologist; <a href=\"mailto:natasha.kalogeropoulou@harrow.gov.uk\">natasha.kalogeropoulou@harrow.gov.uk</a>), on 020 8051 8380</p><p>Support for candidates visit: <a href=\"https://www.harrow.gov.uk/jobs/support-candidates?documentId=12517&categoryId=210277\">Harrow.gov.uk</a></p><p>Here at Harrow Council, the vision is one of 'Working together to make a difference for Harrow'</p><p></p><h4>About us</h4><p> Harrow Council is the 12th largest London borough and one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK, making it a great place to live, work and visit with a range of cultures, religions and opinions that come together to produce high achieving schools and a close and friendly community. Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstone station there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line and national rail service. It is easily accessible to the M1, M25 and A406.</p><h4>Other information</h4><p> Support for candidates visit:<a href=\"https://www.harrow.gov.uk/jobs/support-candidates?documentId=12517&categoryId=210277\">Harrow.gov.uk</a> Our behavioural indicators roles <a href=\"https://www.harrow.gov.uk/downloads/file/23864/behavioural-indicators-below-g11\">below G11</a> and <a href=\"https://www.harrow.gov.uk/downloads/file/23865/behavioural-indicators-above-g11\">above G11</a> Here at Harrow Council, the vision is one of 'Working together to make a difference for Harrow' <a href=\"https://www.harrow.gov.uk/jobs/jobs-harrow-council\"> Please click here to view Harrow Council's benefits</a></p><h4>Important Note</h4><p> To deliver our commitment to equality of opportunity in service provision, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs at the London Borough of Harrow. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender, reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, or maternity unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification applies. As such, we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. For further information, please read our <a href=\"https://www.harrow.gov.uk/council/Equality-diversity#:~:text=We%20have%20many%20people%20of,cohesion%2C%20fairness%2C%20and%20justice\">equality statement</a>.<br>As a disability-confident employer, we are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes reasonably adjusting the recruitment process for those with disabilities or long-term health conditions. For further information, please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:resourcing@harrow.gov.uk\">resourcing@harrow.gov.uk</a><br></p><p> London Borough of Harrow is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Harrow operates stringent, safer recruitment procedures.<br>Due to the high number of applications received for some posts, we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.<br>Harrow redeployees will be given priority consideration.<br>The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, any your data protection rights, can be found by visiting <a href=\"www.cifas.org.uk/fpn\">www.cifas.org.uk/fpn</a><br></p><p><br></p><img><img>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Soulbury Scale (A) 3-8, plus OLW, SPA and Market Factor supplement","publishDate":"2025-06-12T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-09-07T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/d82424e1-bf40-4774-bec1-de081f4632f0.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"28ad628d-7b10-4eae-af4d-161ec5a22574","title":"Senior Project Officer - Energy Data","employer":"Greater London Authority","department":"","location":"Southwark","locationType":2,"description":"<h2>Good Growth</h2>\n<p>Good Growth is responsible for delivering and implementing the Mayor’s environment, transport and economic strategies and for the effective implementation of the London Plan. 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appropriate and practical for the GLA and its stakeholders</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong> </strong></p>\n<p><strong>Problem Solving</strong></p>\n<p>… is analysing and interpreting situations from a variety of viewpoints and finding creative, workable and timely solutions.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<h6>Level 3 Indicators of Effective Performance</h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Clarifies ambiguous problems, questioning assumptions to reach a fuller understanding</li>\n<li>Actively challenges the status quo to find new ways of doing things, looking for good practice</li>\n<li>Seeks and incorporates diverse perspectives to help produce workable strategies to address complex issues</li>\n<li>Initiates consultation on opportunities to improve work processes</li>\n<li>Supports the organisation to implement innovative suggestions</li>\n</ul>\n<p> </p>\n<p> <strong>Planning and Organising</strong></p>\n<p>… is thinking ahead, managing time, priorities and risk, and developing structured and efficient approaches to deliver work on time and to a high standard.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<h6>Level 3 Indicators of Effective Performance</h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Prioritises work in line with key team or project deliverables</li>\n<li>Makes contingency plans to account for changing work priorities, deadlines and milestones</li>\n<li>Identifies and consults with sponsors or stakeholders in planning work</li>\n<li>Pays close attention to detail, ensuring team’s work is delivered to a high standard</li>\n<li>Negotiates realistic timescales for work delivery, ensuring team deliverables can be met</li>\n</ul>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>Communicating and Influencing</strong></p>\n<p>… is presenting information and arguments clearly and convincingly so that others see us as credible and articulate and engage with us.</p>\n<h6>Level 2 Indicators of Effective Performance</h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Presents a credible and positive image both internally and externally</li>\n<li>Challenges the views of others in an open and constructive way</li>\n<li>Communicates openly and inclusively with internal and external stakeholders</li>\n<li>Clearly articulates the key points of an argument, both in verbal and written communication</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Persuades others, using evidence-based knowledge, modifying approach to deliver message effectively</li>\n</ul>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>Building and Managing Relationships</strong></p>\n<p>… is developing rapport and working effectively with a diverse range of people, sharing knowledge and skills to deliver shared goals.</p>\n<h6>Level 2 Indicators of Effective Performance</h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Identifies opportunities for joint working to minimise duplication and deliver shared goals</li>\n<li>Develops new professional relationships</li>\n<li>Understands the needs of others, the constraints they face and the levers to their engagement</li>\n<li>Understands differences, anticipates areas of conflict and takes action</li>\n<li>Fosters an environment where others feel respected</li>\n</ul>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong> </strong></p>\n<p><strong>The GLA Competency Framework Guidelines further detailing each competency and the different level indicators can be found here: </strong><a href=\"https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/gla_competency_framework_hr_28june2021.pdf\">GLA Competency Framework</a></p>\n<p> </p>\n<h2>How to apply</h2>\n<p> </p>\n<p>If you would like to apply for the role you will need to submit the following:</p>\n<p> </p>\n<ul>\n<li>Up to date CV</li>\n<li>Personal statement with a maximum of 1500 words. Please ensure you address how you demonstrate the technical requirements and competencies outlined above in the advert.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement have a maximum file size of 1.5MB each and upload your Personal Statement to the ‘CV and Cover Letters’ section’ of the form, ensuring you address the technical requirements and competencies in your Personal Statement.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Word or PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images. Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement are saved with the job reference number as part of the naming convention (E.g., “CV – applicant name - 012345)</strong></p>\n<p><strong>As part of GLA’s continuing commitment to be an inclusive and equal opportunity employer we will be removing personal identifiable information from CVs and Personal Statements that could cause discrimination. </strong></p>\n<h2>If you have questions about the role</h2>\n<p> </p>\n<p>If you wish to talk to someone about the role, the hiring manager Ruxanda Profir would be happy to speak to you. Please contact her at <a href=\"mailto:Ruxanda.Profir@london.gov.uk\">Ruxanda.Profir@london.gov.uk.</a></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>If you have any questions about the recruitment process, contact the <a href=\"mailto:glaopdcrecruitment@tfl.gov.uk\">glaopdcrecruitment@tfl.gov.uk</a> who support the GLA with recruitment.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p> </p>\n<h2>Assessment process</h2>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Once you have submitted an application, your details will be reviewed by a panel.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>If shortlisted, you’ll be invited to an interview/assessment.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>The interview/assessment date is: w/c 28th July (exact dates tbc)</p>\n<p> </p>\n<h2>Equality, diversity and inclusion </h2>\n<p>London's diversity is its biggest asset, and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.</p>\n<p>We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce.</p>\n<p>We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We would welcome applications from candidates who are seeking part time work as this role is open to job share. </p>\n<p>Please note we are a Disability Confident Employer so for candidates who wish to be considered under the scheme and meet the essential criteria, they will automatically be invited to interview. Please note, should you require any adjustments through the process, we will accommodate as much as possible. Please contact the recruitment team for further information if required.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<h2>Benefits</h2>\n<p>GLA staff are hybrid working up to 3 days a week in our offices and remotely depending on their role. As part of this, you will need to split your time between home working and coming into the office.</p>\n<p>In addition to a good salary package, you will be paid every four weeks, providing frequent salary payments. We also offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days’ annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, interest free bicycle loan and a career average pension scheme.</p>\n<h2> </h2>\n<h2>Additional Information</h2>\n<p><strong> </strong></p>\n<p><strong>Please note, all candidates will need to confirm that the information provided in this application form is true and correct. Should a candidate deliberately give false information, including the use of AI software, they understand that this would disqualify them from consideration.</strong></p>\n<p><strong> </strong></p>\n<p>Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record (DBS) check but some roles may require additional security screening. </p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/find-out-dbs-check\">Find out which DBS check is right for your employee - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>Secondment Opportunity</strong></p>\n<p>If you are a GLA employee applying for an internal fixed-term position, as an internal secondment opportunity, you must ensure you satisfy the following secondment policy criteria listed below before applying </p>\n<ul>\n<li>On a permanent contract or a fixed term contract where the time left on the contract at the point at which you apply for secondment is longer than the secondment period;</li>\n<li>successfully completed your probation period and are performing to the required standard for your current role; and</li>\n<li>at least 18 months service with the GLA </li>\n</ul>\n<p> </p>\n<p>If you do meet the criteria listed above, you will need to complete the <a href=\"http://intranet.london.gov.uk/node/16973\">Approval for secondment application</a> form and gain line manager approval, before emailing the fully completed form to the Resourcing Assistant who is managing the vacancy. This form must be received by the closing date of the vacancy. Failure to provide this form will mean your application cannot be progressed.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>If you are unable to satisfy all of the criteria, unfortunately, you are not eligible to apply for this vacancy as an internal secondment.  For further information, please see <a href=\"http://intranet.london.gov.uk/node/17077\">Secondment Policy and Procedure</a>.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>IMPORTANT</strong>: If you are a current GLA employee on a fixed-term contract, which is due to end BEFORE the end date of this vacancy, you DO NOT NEED to complete the <a href=\"http://intranet.london.gov.uk/node/16973\">Approval for secondment application</a> form as it is not a secondment.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>If you are successful in securing this secondment opportunity, you will need to be released from your existing role, so please ensure that you make your line manager aware of your application</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>This role is also open to external secondments from other organisations.</strong></p>\n<p> </p>\n<h2> </h2>\n<h2>More Support</h2>\n<p>If you have a disability which makes submitting an online application form difficult, please contact <a href=\"mailto:resourcingteam@london.gov.uk\">resourcingteam@london.gov.uk</a>.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Please note all applications for this vacancy must be submitted via our online recruitment system. 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