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As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.Our Independent Living Service embrace a strengths-based approach, working within a community-led support model. Our supportive, and knowledgeable team build on the assets and strengths of the people we work with, their families, and local communities. Together, we'll focus on prevention, enablement, reablement and safety, to promote wellbeing and independence. We'll ensure that residents, families and communities have the right support in place, and at the right time. Take a look at our Careers in Social Care Occupational Therapy campaign page for further information on the work of the team - <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/featured-jobs/careers-in-social-care-occupational-therapy/\">Careers in social care occupational therapy - West Sussex County Council</a>About The JobSalary: £28,624 to £31,067 per annum Working Pattern: 37 hours per week Contract Type: Permanent Location: Worthing main office base with regular working in other WSCC sites across the county Interview Date: 20th June 2025 (in person)As a Moving and Handling Assistant you'll play a crucial role in delivering expert training, risk assessment, and guidance to ensure safe manual handling practices. You'll be supporting a wide range of services across the county, including care homes, special and mainstream schools, and other WSCC establishments. There is also the ability to hybrid work with working from home some days.Your work will directly contribute to West Sussex County Council's commitment to health and safety compliance and the wellbeing of both our employees and service users.What You'll Be Doing:<ul>\n<li>Delivering high-quality training in the moving and handling of individuals with care needs.</li>\n<li>Providing expert advice and support on best practices in manual handling.</li>\n<li>Supporting schools and care services with tailored risk assessments and interventions.</li>\n<li>Monitoring and evaluating service delivery to ensure safety and efficiency.</li>\n<li>Contributing to audits and service development, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards.</li>\n<li>Promoting safeguarding, equality, and respect in all aspects of your work.</li>\n</ul>What We're Looking For:<ul>\n<li>A proactive, organised individual with knowledge of moving and handling practices in health and social care settings.</li>\n<li>Experience delivering training or coaching, ideally in a clinical or care environment.</li>\n<li>Strong communication skills and the ability to support a diverse range of staff and settings.</li>\n<li>A commitment to health and safety and a passion for improving care standards.</li>\n<li>A car driver</li>\n</ul> This will be a physical role, and you'll need to be able to provide practical demonstrations and use of equipment, techniques and processes in training sessions and with customers. You'll need to be able to travel independently to customer's homes and establishments, including transporting equipment where necessary.Experience and SkillsPlease ensure you read the job description and cover the full list of required skills, qualifications and experience within your application as they are the short listing criteria your application will be considered against:Key Skills: 1. Ability to present information clearly, concisely, accurately and in ways that promote understanding, either verbally or in written/electronic form, including the ability to persuade and encourage others of the need to take a specific course of action, gaining the trust of customers. 2. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to engage in partnership with customers and their families, using a variety of communication methods and information technologies. 3. Ability to prioritise and organise work and meet agreed performance expectations, reflect on own practice and learn from experience. To take responsibility for own performance and to be proactive in relation to own work and professional development. 4. Ability to work in a multi-agency environment, responding sensitively and flexibly to diverse groups and customers whilst maintaining confidentiality in order to deliver a service to others.Qualifications and/or experience: * NVQ level 3, or equivalent qualification, or demonstrable equivalent comparable experience. * NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Care (or equivalent) Desirable * Access course or equivalent e.g. K101. Desirable * Prior experience of working with people with disabilities, demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the effects of a disabling condition on a person and the impact on people's wellbeing. * Relevant experience in a clinical setting or social care setting including taking an active role in moving and handling (i.e. as clinical lead, key trainer etc.) * Prior experience of carrying out moving and handling risk assessments. * Experience of report writing.Further InformationFor a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/rewards-and-benefits/\">Rewards and Benefits</a> page.We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme (if you meet all the essential criteria), this can be found on our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/help-applying-for-jobs/\">application help</a> page. 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To help with our workforce, the role will include supporting recruitment processes, the induction of new members of staff and administering other workforce procedures such as the management of locum or agency staff arrangements.The post holder will manage our administrative support officer, oversee various administrative arrangements for the efficient operation of the service, and prepare reports and data analysis to support the overall management of the service. Attendance at various team and management meetings will be needed to discharge these responsibilities. What are we looking for?You will need to be able to work independently as well as be a team player and maintain good working relationships. You will be able to communicate well both verbally and in writing at all levels and across teams. You must be organised, able to prioritise work and deliver on deadlines. You will have strong core administrative / office skills and be confident in dealing with problems and delivering solutions.You will have good drafting, report writing and presentational skills in addition to core numeracy and familiarity with basic IT and data systems and applications.You will use your own initiative to achieve objectives. You will grow your knowledge of the service area in order to participate in any initiatives and make improvements to processes where appropriate.You will be able to concentrate for long periods of time and maintain a focus on attention to detail and an understanding of the need for accuracy and timeliness. Being both adaptable and flexible, you will enjoy the challenge this role will give you to meet service needs, where you will be able to work in challenging situations and embrace new ways of working positively and effectively.You will need to become familiar with the range of legal work delivered by the service and acquire a full understanding of the administrative operations of the County Council which are supported by Legal Services.This will involve overseeing and managing the various systems and applications the service relies upon, including the service's Case Management Systems and on-line libraries and research tools, liaising with IT and external providers, monitoring and overseeing subscriptions and training providers, ordering of equipment and resources and assisting the Team in its budget management and business planning processes.For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached. These Key Skills and Qualifications and/or experience will be used to shortlist and assess applications.Working for usAs well as adding real value to our service users and our communities, as an employer we recognise our employees are central in being able to achieve this. To recognise this, we want to help support your development and provide a great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential, have access to a range of benefits including:<ul>\n<li>an excellent <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/about-the-council/pensions/\">local government pension scheme</a>\n</li>\n<li>generous holiday entitlement of 30 days (plus opportunity to buy additional leave)</li>\n<li>a range of flexible working options, depending on your job role</li>\n<li>maternity, paternity, dependency, and adoption leave</li>\n<li>volunteering opportunities</li>\n<li>training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring</li>\n<li>a range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform (see our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/business-and-consumers/supplying-wscc-with-goods-or-services/staff-discounts/\">Staff discounts page</a> if you are a business looking to offer a discount)</li>\n<li>health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans</li>\n</ul>For a full list this can be found at our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/rewards-and-benefits/\">Rewards and Benefits page.</a>Further informationThe reference number for this role is CRS00944For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Richard Pearce at <a href=\"mailto:\"></a> For issues or queries regarding your application please contact <a href=\"mailto:\"></a>.To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter. In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 3 years' worth of references and health check.Equity, inclusion, and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/help-applying-for-jobs/\">application help</a> page.","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£38626 - £41511 per annum","publishDate":"2025-05-21T09:03:44.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-04T09:03:44.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/10ca6947-7be4-45f5-b638-d0eda600e7df.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"5fe55d1e-5a65-4118-9293-c3efac09f4c6","title":"Affordable Housing Enabling Officer","employer":"Adur & Worthing Councils","department":"","location":"Worthing Town Hall","locationType":2,"description":"Affordable Housing Enabling Officer \nPost Number: TBC\nSalary: Starting from £41,511 to 44,711 per annum\nGrade: Grade 7\nHours: 37 hours per week\nPlace of Work: Worthing Town Hall\nClosing Date: 3rd June 2025\nInterviews: TBC\nJoin us to drive affordable housing delivery, by working with developers, housing associations, and local communities to meet housing needs. \nWe’re looking to recruit an Affordable Housing Enabling Officer, based in the Planning Policy & Specialists Team. \nYou will support the Regenerative Development and the Housing directorates to enable and optimise the delivery of affordable housing to meet the needs of communities across Adur District and Worthing Borough Councils. Bringing together your knowledge of housing, planning and viability, you will provide a key link between Registered Providers and the Council and between Housing and Planning services in relation to affordable housing delivery through the planning and asset process.\nIn this role, you will:\n<ul>\n<li>Proactively and effectively engage with housing providers, developers, funders and landowners to facilitate the delivering of affordable housing to meet local needs.</li>\n<li>Support the effective delivery of the planning application process, including identifying barriers to delivering affordable housing and solutions to overcome these.</li>\n<li>Develop effective working relationships with Registered Providers and other affordable housing providers. </li>\n</ul>\nThe successful candidate will need to have:\n<ul>\n<li>a degree in an appropriate discipline or relevant proven experience in delivering affordable housing in the public or private sectors. </li>\n<li>experience of working in the field of housing, planning or development. </li>\n<li>experience of Section 106 negotiations, preferably for the delivery of affordable housing.</li>\n<li>experience of working in partnership with other organisations. </li>\n<li>good knowledge of the Government’s requirements for the provision and development of affordable housing and an understanding of Registered Social Landlord (RSL)/Housing Association activity and procedures.</li>\n<li>a detailed understanding of the strategic housing role of local authorities.</li>\n</ul>\nYou will also need to be adaptable and IT literate as the Council extensively uses digital platforms to provide its services.\nIf this sounds like the role for you, we look forward to receiving your application!\nFor an informal discussion about this role, please contact:\nMoira Hayes (Tel:01273-263247), Stephen Cantwell (Tel:01903-221274) or \nRob Jarvis (rob.jarvis@adur-worthing.gov.uk).\nAt Adur & Worthing, we are committed to supporting care leavers, in accordance with the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and the Children and Social Work Act 2017. To that end, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone meeting the essential criteria of the role they are applying for. In order to be considered for this, you will need to be a care leaver under the age of 25 at the time of application. Please confirm that you are a care leaver in the \"Showing how you meet the person specification and job description\" section of the application form. \nAs a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of applicants declaring a disability, that meet the essential criteria for this position, will be offered an interview. \nStaff are our most important asset and we therefore have a benefit package which reflects our continuing commitment to our employees. This includes:\n<ul>\n<li>Generous leave entitlement; a minimum of 26 days + Bank Holiday entitlement</li>\n<li>Local Government Pension</li>\n<li>Training & development</li>\n<li>Occupational Health</li>\n<li>Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)</li>\n<li>Employee resource groups/networks </li>\n<li>Buddy Support Programme </li>\n<li>Flexible working options</li>\n</ul>\nWe are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. Staff work in a supportive and safe environment, recognising their responsibility to value and respect each other’s contributions. Standards of conduct must be of the highest level to ensure that no-one is harassed, bullied or victimised. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, staff engagement forums and are keen to hear from applicants from a variety of different backgrounds.","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Starting from £41,511 to 44,711 per annum","publishDate":"2025-05-20T15:04:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-03T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/b4808315-c8ce-4012-9817-e0e30e9cc1b1.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"edd98822-eb30-4ea7-bf3f-4b430d17b833","title":"Administration Apprentice","employer":"Adur & Worthing Councils","department":"","location":"Worthing Town Hall","locationType":2,"description":"Administration Apprentice - 21 month Fixed term apprenticeship contract\nPost No: TBC\nSalary: Starting from £24,404.00 to £25,183.00 per annum\nGrade: Grade 2\nHours: 37 hours per week \nPlace of work: Worthing Town Hall/Hybrid\nClosing date: 3rd June 2025\nInterviews: TBC\nIn this exciting and newly created Administration apprenticeship role, no two days will be the same, whereby you will be supporting three different departments within the Finance sector – Income and Payments team, Insurance team and Payroll team with the following: \nThe general day to day administration duties for all three departments:\n<ul>\n<li>Answering telephone calls and responding to emails</li>\n<li>Ensuring filing is kept up to date</li>\n<li>Invoice processing (Sundry Debtor, Creditors & Commercial tenants for insurance recharges)</li>\n<li>Assist with preparing reports and/or data</li>\n<li>Assist with reconciliation</li>\n</ul>\nFollowed by more specific support required for each department:\nIncomes and Payables Team\n<ul>\n<li>Assist with supplier setups and amendments </li>\n<li>Assist with petty cash/cash handling</li>\n<li>Assist with report management and data transfers between systems </li>\n<li>Assist with digitalisation of processes</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>To provide support with the day-to-day Income & Payables admin processes</li>\n</ul>\nInsurance Team\n<ul>\n<li>Assist in the administration of monthly claim reimbursement statements from the Council’s insurance company. </li>\n<li>Assist with the monitoring and distribution of Engineering Inspection forms and liaise with insurers regarding any amendments or additions.</li>\n<li>Assist with insurance claim administration & making claim payments.</li>\n</ul>\nPayroll Team\n<ul>\n<li>Maintaining sickness absence record – including calculating sick pay entitlement inline with the Councils Sickness Management policy</li>\n<li>To support the administration of Car loan, Casual and Essential Car User, monitoring and checking vehicle documentation as required</li>\n<li>To provide support with the day-to-day admin payroll processes</li>\n</ul>\nAs part of your apprenticeship role, you will complete a Business Administrator (level 3) Apprenticeship course, provided by GBMET (Chichester College Group), the course is due to start in September 2025. \nWe are looking for someone who is organised, has good attention to detail and a great team worker! So, if you would love the opportunity to learn new skills, then we would very much like to hear from you.\nFor an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jo Tofield, Incomes & Payables Manager on 01273 263429\nAt Adur & Worthing, we are committed to supporting care leavers, in accordance with the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and the Children and Social Work Act 2017. To that end, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone meeting the essential criteria of the role they are applying for. In order to be considered for this, you will need to be a care leaver under the age of 25 at the time of application. Please confirm that you are a care leaver in the \"Showing how you meet the person specification and job description\" section of the application form. \nAs a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of applicants declaring a disability, that meet the essential criteria for this position, will be offered an interview. \nStaff are our most important asset and we therefore have a benefit package which reflects our continuing commitment to our employees. This includes:\n<ul>\n<li>Generous leave entitlement; a minimum of 26 days + Bank Holiday entitlement</li>\n<li>Local Government Pension</li>\n<li>Training & development</li>\n<li>Occupational Health</li>\n<li>Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)</li>\n<li>Employee resource groups/networks </li>\n<li>Buddy Support Programme </li>\n<li>Flexible working options</li>\n</ul>\nWe are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. Staff work in a supportive and safe environment, recognising their responsibility to value and respect each other’s contributions. Standards of conduct must be of the highest level to ensure that no-one is harassed, bullied or victimised. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, staff engagement forums and are keen to hear from applicants from a variety of different backgrounds.","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Starting from £24,404.00 to £25,183.00 per annum","publishDate":"2025-05-20T14:34:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-03T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/adf36e6a-653d-4593-9dd3-397dd7459611.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"e5f53ea2-0776-41bd-972f-2d5cc1252b94","title":"Planner Degree Apprentice","employer":"Arun District Council","department":"","location":"Arun Civic Centre, Littlehampton, West Sussex","locationType":2,"description":"We are looking for our next apprentice! This is an exciting opportunity to gain a Chartered Town Planner Masters degree whilst working and gaining hands on experience in planning. The post is for three years and for the first two (starting in September 2024) you will attend Brighton University for one day a week to undertake the degree apprentice qualification. Details of the course can be found at:\nhttps://www.brighton.ac.uk/business-services/professional-development/apprenticeships/construction-and-the-environment/chartered-town-planning-masters-apprenticeship.aspx \nFollowing the successful completion of the two year course, you will then work for approximately one further year on a full time basis gaining experience towards the end point assessment which enables you to become a Chartered Town Planner (MRTPI).\nIn the work place you will have your own workload and undertake a range of planning tasks including assisting with the processing and validation of planning applications, writing reports on different types of applications, and assisting more senior team members in preparing their reports.\nAs you learn and develop your skills and knowledge you will be able to respond to enquiries from the public, carry out site visits and liaise with colleagues and external agencies. The role will adapt and develop across the three years so you will gain a good knowledge of the work of a planning department.\nYou will need a higher Second Class degree in an appropriate subject, or an equivalent qualification to be eligible for this apprenticeship and you cannot already have a masters degree. You will need to be accepted on to the course and be ready to start in September 2024.\nThe job is based at the Civic Centre in Littlehampton and this will be your contractual job location. However, it is likely there will be some working from home and so will need an appropriate space to work from.\nWhilst not essential a driving licence/access to a car will help you get the most out of the job as it involves attending site visits, generally starting in the second year.\nPlease note in order to apply for this position you must submit your CV and include within it a 100 word document on what motivates you to apply for this position and why you think you would be a good fit for this role.\nInterviews, via MS Teams, will be on 24 July 2025 and the successful candidate will need to be accepted by the university ready to commence studies in September 2024.\nWe're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability.\nFor support with your application and CV writing, please visit <a href=\"https://www.arun.gov.uk/applying-for-adc-job\">Applying for a job with us</a>. If you need further support with the application process, please contact Askhr, regarding alternative ways to apply.","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£25,584 per annum","publishDate":"2025-05-20T12:55:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-27T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/b07cdff4-9fdd-440f-b4d6-4c5214d28618.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"fab71d24-2ffe-4747-ab4a-ba29e917def1","title":"Support Worker","employer":"West Sussex County Council","department":"","location":"Bognor Regis","locationType":3,"description":"Hammonds Residential Home are looking for a Support Worker to join our team. We are passionate about getting the people we care for out into the local community and active as much as is possible for them. We offer lots of activities and fun days out to make each day as unique as those we care for, find out more below...About the jobSalary: £13.26 - £13.47 per hour (£25,584 - £25,992 annually) + EnhancementsEnhancements: Weekend working - Time & a half, Bank Holidays - Double time & Night enhancement (8pm - 10pm shifts) Working Pattern: Full time 37 hours per weekContract Length: Permanent Location: Hammonds, Bognor RegisAbout YouTo become a Support Worker with us you will be:<ul>\n<li>Passionate about supporting people to be the best they can be.</li>\n<li>Empowering people to live the life they choose.</li>\n<li>Supporting people to take part in activities such as trips to the cinema, festivals and going on holidays!</li>\n<li>A good listener, patient, respectful, kind and treat all people with dignity.</li>\n<li>Ensure people have opportunity to be involved in every aspect of their care and support.</li>\n<li>Support people to maintain friendships/relationships important to them and to make new relationships.</li>\n</ul>About HammondsHere at Hammonds, we provide specialist care for up to 16 residents and up to 4 people in our respite home. We are a home for adults with learning disabilities and we prioritise helping everyone have as much independence as they are able and to feel connected to the community around them.Our Support Workers provide tailored care to the people they care for and we actively take them out to a range of activities from swimming to trips to the pub, to holidays to Euro Disney. We develop the activities around the individuals and what they are passionate or interested in. This allows for unique and personal care plans and ensures that no day is the same for our Support Workers or those we care for.Why not have a look at our dedicated <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/campaigns/careers-in-adults-residential-services-day-opportunities-and-shared-lives/\">Careers in adults' residential services, day opportunities and shared lives webpage</a> to learn more about the difference you can make!Key Skills: (These will be used as the shortlisting criteria)<ul>\n<li>You are able to interpret information, such as service complaints, and redirect them to the appropriate person to provide quick and accurate resolution.</li>\n<li>Good communication and interpersonal skills</li>\n<li>You will show the ability to deal appropriately with expressive behaviour from the people we support and respond sensitively to their families and carers.</li>\n<li>Confident in building relationships with people from a wide variety of cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds.</li>\n<li>Enjoy working as part of a team completing shared tasks as required.</li>\n</ul>Qualifications /experience<ul>\n<li>Basic literacy and numeracy skills, in order to record and document activities in the provider support plans.</li>\n<li>Basic understanding of the needs of the people we support and their rights as an individual.</li>\n<li>Demonstrable successful experience of working as part of a team.</li>\n<li>Knowledge of Health and Safety practice, First Aid and Fire procedure, Manual Handling - Desirable\n</li>\n<li>NVQ 2/Diploma in Care or equivalent qualification - Desirable\n</li>\n<li>Previous experience of working in a care setting and with people who have a disability or are vulnerable - Desirable\n</li>\n<li>Previous experience of running group activities - Desirable\n</li>\n</ul>If you would like to join our dynamic team, take a look at the attached <a href=\"http://teamspace.westsussex.gov.uk/teams/hroc/Shared%20Documents/Role%20Profiles/Role%20Profiles%20R-Z/Support%20Worker%20Adults%20Res%20G5%20Job%20Description.pdf\">job description</a> for more detail.Reward & BenefitsWe promote personal development within our team, and this will continue beyond the induction in the form of training opportunities and advising on promotion opportunities within the service to advance your career. We care hugely about wellbeing, allowing time for a good work/life balance, and developing our team to be the best they can be. Alongside this, we also offer the below benefits.<ul>\n<li>Generous annual leave + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually</li>\n<li>Maternity, paternity, dependency, and adoption leave.</li>\n<li>Training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships and personal development.</li>\n<li>Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme, 21.37% employer contribution</li>\n<li>Eligible to apply for a Blue light card</li>\n<li>As a support worker will be given online and face to face training throughout the year.</li>\n</ul>For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/rewards-and-benefits/\">Rewards and Benefits</a> page.How To applyUpload your CV and complete the application explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you refer to the key skills listed in the job description. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/help-applying-for-jobs/\">application help</a> page.Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£25584 - £25992 per annum + plus enhancements","publishDate":"2025-05-20T11:47:15.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-03T11:47:15.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/61084af6-53c3-4d9f-94a9-1b67a9c1dae2.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"967d1f92-50d2-4ab1-9a4d-dc162ed2a54f","title":"Day Opportunity Co-ordinator","employer":"West Sussex County Council","department":"","location":"Littlehampton","locationType":3,"description":" Do you want to support people to grow in confidence and a desire to develop their ability to do the things love to do? Join us at Rowans as Day Opportunity Coordinator.About the jobSalary: £31,586 - £34,314 Working Pattern: 37 hours per week (Monday - Friday) Contract Length: Permanent Location: Rowans, WorthingRowans have an exciting opportunity for a Day Opportunity Co-ordinator to join our team. We support our individuals to live the life they choose, champion 'ordinary life' and feel part of our local community.As a Day Opportunity Coordinator you will: <ul>\n<li>Support the senior team in managing the daily operation of the Hub. This will include, directing staff, completing everyday assessments, liaising with families and people who access the service.</li>\n<li>Bring a passion, or skill to the team that you can spark some excitement with the people we care for it can be anything at all from expressive dance to karaoke or art. We are always looking to inspire people & would love to see what you could bring to the team.</li>\n<li>Listen to people and treat all our individuals with respect, kindness and dignity.</li>\n<li>Have a strong focus on maintaining those who use the service independence and having control over their care.</li>\n<li>Be a team player with energy and enthusiasm to lead and motivate staff.</li>\n<li>Build trust with partners and family members to promote positive work, whilst offering realistic outcomes for people accessing the service.</li>\n</ul>About RowansWe are a Day Opportunity Hub for adults, who experience a range of conditions which impact on their lives such as Autism, Dementia, Learning Disabilities and Brain Injuries. We provide access to tailored programmes of activities in a comfortable, caring, and valuing environment. Most importantly, we strive to ensure that everyone using our service and our staff have a great day!We have a skilled, knowledgeable, and experienced team who are working towards further developing our community engagement activities: rebuilding links with our local community is a focus for us this year. Sessions include cooking, health & wellbeing, gardening, upcycling, sing and sign, choir, community links, sensory, music, maths and literacy. Our programme is always developing, asking the people we support what they want to achieve with us.Why not have a look at our dedicated <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/campaigns/careers-in-adults-residential-services-day-opportunities-and-shared-lives/\">Careers in adults' residential services, day opportunities and shared lives webpage</a> to learn more about the difference you can make!Reward and benefitsOur values and support for one another is intrinsic to everything we do and will be a key priority within the assessment for this post. We care hugely about wellbeing, allowing time for a good laugh, and developing our team to be the best they can be. Alongside this, we also offer the below benefits.<ul>\n<li>Generous annual leave + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually.</li>\n<li>Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme, 21.37% employer contribution*.</li>\n<li>Eligible for the Blue Light Card.</li>\n<li>Maternity, paternity, dependency and adoption leave.</li>\n<li>Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring.</li>\n<li>Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres.</li>\n<li>A range of commuting and business travel discount and initiatives.</li>\n</ul>For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/rewards-and-benefits/\">Rewards and Benefits</a> page.How to ApplyKey Skills<ul>\n<li>Understand the needs of the people you will be supporting. You will be a champion of coproduction and strength-based approaches in social care.</li>\n<li>Demonstrate compassion for the person's situation and be able to identify, develop and apply practical solutions.</li>\n<li>You will embed 'ordinary life' principles in daily practice and help and support staff, people accessing Day Opportunities.</li>\n<li>Be a champion and lead in designated areas of daily practice, for example support planning, risk assessment and positive risk taking etc.</li>\n<li>Communicate clearly with the people accessing the service and participate in conversations with all stakeholders. You will be able to adapt language appropriately as required.</li>\n<li>Negotiate and manage priorities, expectations and responses to ensure that people's needs are met.</li>\n<li>You will have some knowledge of local and national resources and be able to direct people to specific agencies and professionals.</li>\n<li>Competent with your IT skills and a willingness to incorporate technology into service delivery.</li>\n</ul>Qualifications and/or experience<ul>\n<li>Minimum of 4 GCSE's including English Language and Maths/equivalent qualification.</li>\n<li>Demonstrable experience in a social care setting or similar service</li>\n<li>Lead Practitioner in Care or equivalent - Level 4 is desirable. If you do not have this qualification, you will begin this within the first 6 months in role.</li>\n<li>Post holder will hold a UK full driving license - Desirable\n</li>\n</ul>For a full detailed list of the Skills and experience required for this role please refer to the <a href=\"http://teamspace.westsussex.gov.uk/teams/hroc/Shared%20Documents/Role%20Profiles/Role%20Profiles%20A-D/Day%20Opportunity%20Coordinator%20Job%20Description.pdf\">Job Description</a>. How to ApplyUpload your CV and complete the application explaining the key skills listed on the Job Description and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our application help page. ","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£31586 - £34314 per annum","publishDate":"2025-05-20T11:01:55.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-03T11:01:55.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/7a2d03b8-9c97-4bc5-8726-276bb788fcfb.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"2fb0c6e8-0abf-4d0e-81cf-bbd567078bf0","title":"Support Worker","employer":"West Sussex County Council","department":"","location":"Bognor Regis","locationType":3,"description":"Hammonds Residential Home are looking for a Support Worker to join our team on a part time basis.About the jobSalary: £13.26 - £13.47 per hour Enhancements: Weekend working - Time & a half, Bank Holidays - Double time & Night enhancement (8pm - 10pm shifts)Working Pattern: Part time 24 hours per week or 21 hours per weekContract Length: Permanent Location: Hammonds, Bognor RegisAbout YouTo become a Support Worker with us you will be:<ul>\n<li>Passionate about supporting people to be the best they can be.</li>\n<li>Empowering people to live the life they choose.</li>\n<li>Supporting people to take part in activities such as trips to the cinema, festivals and going on holidays!</li>\n<li>A good listener, patient, respectful, kind and treat all people with dignity.</li>\n<li>Ensure people have opportunity to be involved in every aspect of their care and support.</li>\n<li>Support people to maintain friendships/relationships important to them and to make new relationships.</li>\n</ul>About HammondsHere at Hammonds, we provide specialist care for up to 16 residents and up to 4 people in our respite home. We are a home for adults with learning disabilities and we prioritise helping everyone have as much independence as they are able and to feel connected to the community around them.Our Support Workers provide tailored care to the people they care for and we actively take them out to a range of activities from swimming to trips to the pub, to holidays to Euro Disney. We develop the activities around the individuals and what they are passionate or interested in. This allows for unique and personal care plans and ensures that no day is the same for our Support Workers or those we care for.Why not have a look at our dedicated <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/campaigns/careers-in-adults-residential-services-day-opportunities-and-shared-lives/\">Careers in adults' residential services, day opportunities and shared lives webpage</a> to learn more about the difference you can make!Key Skills: (These will be used as the shortlisting criteria)<ul>\n<li>You are able to interpret information, such as service complaints, and redirect them to the appropriate person to provide quick and accurate resolution.</li>\n<li>Good communication and interpersonal skills</li>\n<li>You will show the ability to deal appropriately with expressive behaviour from the people we support and respond sensitively to their families and carers.</li>\n<li>Confident in building relationships with people from a wide variety of cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds.</li>\n<li>Enjoy working as part of a team completing shared tasks as required.</li>\n</ul>Qualifications /experience<ul>\n<li>Basic literacy and numeracy skills, in order to record and document activities in the provider support plans.</li>\n<li>Basic understanding of the needs of the people we support and their rights as an individual.</li>\n<li>Demonstrable successful experience of working as part of a team.</li>\n<li>Knowledge of Health and Safety practice, First Aid and Fire procedure, Manual Handling - Desirable\n</li>\n<li>NVQ 2/Diploma in Care or equivalent qualification - Desirable\n</li>\n<li>Previous experience of working in a care setting and with people who have a disability or are vulnerable - Desirable\n</li>\n<li>Previous experience of running group activities - Desirable\n</li>\n</ul>If you would like to join our dynamic team, take a look at the attached <a href=\"http://teamspace.westsussex.gov.uk/teams/hroc/Shared%20Documents/Role%20Profiles/Role%20Profiles%20R-Z/Support%20Worker%20Adults%20Res%20G5%20Job%20Description.pdf\">job description</a> for more detail.Reward & BenefitsWe promote personal development within our team, and this will continue beyond the induction in the form of training opportunities and advising on promotion opportunities within the service to advance your career. We care hugely about wellbeing, allowing time for a good work/life balance, and developing our team to be the best they can be. Alongside this, we also offer the below benefits.<ul>\n<li>Generous annual leave + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually</li>\n<li>Maternity, paternity, dependency, and adoption leave.</li>\n<li>Training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships and personal development.</li>\n<li>Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme, 21.37% employer contribution</li>\n<li>Eligible to apply for a Blue light card</li>\n<li>As a support worker will be given online and face to face training throughout the year.</li>\n</ul>For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/rewards-and-benefits/\">Rewards and Benefits</a> page.How To applyUpload your CV and complete the application explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you refer to the key skills listed in the job description. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/help-applying-for-jobs/\">application help</a> page.Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£13.26 - £13.47 per hour + plus enhancements","publishDate":"2025-05-20T10:47:24.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-03T10:47:24.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/e8f69e50-ba66-4b13-b788-99bc8c89ad39.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"97053952-29cb-4cc9-a541-1a94d5d29c65","title":"Administrator & Minute Taker","employer":"West Sussex County Council","department":"","location":"Worthing","locationType":3,"description":"About UsWest Sussex County Council is a diverse organisation that provides services to more than 850,000 residents. As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.About The JobSalary: £25,584 to £25,992 per annum Working Pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week Contract Length: Fixed term until March 2026 Location: WorthingReporting to a Team Leader, you will provide a customer focused and efficient administrative service, prioritising your daily tasks in accordance with team requirements and service objectives. We are looking for a great team player who can build and maintain good working relationships and who can communicate well in English, both verbally and in writing. You will be organised, able to prioritise work and deliver on deadlines.You will be responsible for delivering a range of administrative tasks to a high standard of quality within agreed timescales. These are likely to include tasks such as data entry, welcoming and signposting the public visiting council receptions, filing, arranging meetings and sending agendas, collating information, updating spreadsheets, ordering stationery, processing applications and updating council IT systems.Some of these opportunities will also include tasks such as note taking at complex (often sensitive and / or confidential) meetings, arranging large scale events and meetings, co-ordinating statutory panels, collating and presenting information in a clear format, preparing reports and agendas, producing accurate meeting minutes and spreadsheets, and updating council IT systems in order to support service delivery.Experience and SkillsKey Skills (these are the short listing criteria so please cover within your application):1. Good communication skills for answering telephone, email and face-to-face queries effectively, communicating with staff and customers. 2. Clear and effective written communication skills to produce accurate meeting minutes, write non-standard correspondence and reports, present data and financial information, and to write and respond to emails appropriately. 3. Good numeracy skills in order to work with figures and data to make sound and accurate financial calculations and data collection, working methodically. 4. Good analytical and problem-solving skills to analyse specialist information and draw practical conclusions and appropriate actions with an understanding of relevant policies and procedures. 5. Ability to identify the most efficient and effective ways of working, embrace change and adapt to changing situations and new ways of working positively and effectively, including the ability to learn new systems and processes. 6. Excellent IT skills enabling effective daily use of office applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word and Excel. Qualifications and/or experience: * 4 GCSEs with A-C / 4-9 passes including Maths and English, or equivalent qualification or experience demonstrating that level of numeracy and literacy. * Relevant technical knowledge of procedures and practices associated with delivering an administrative service. * Sound and accurate overall IT knowledge and experience in using Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Teams. * Experience of working in an office environment. * Some knowledge and technical skills in the use of major computerised systems (for example, SAP or Mosaic) - DesirableRewards and BenefitsFor a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/rewards-and-benefits/\">Rewards and Benefits</a> page.Further InformationThe reference number for this role is CAFHE05744.For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Leanda Stanton (Admin Team Leader) at <a href=\"mailto:\"></a>. For issues or queries regarding your application please contact <a href=\"mailto:\"></a>. To apply, upload your CV and complete the application explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 5 years referencing and a health check.West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme (if you meet all the essential criteria), this can be found on our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/help-applying-for-jobs/\">application help</a> page. Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you! ","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£25584 - £25992 per annum","publishDate":"2025-05-20T02:47:54.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-03T02:47:54.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/fafca63f-6c22-4c8b-b40d-26dec8ce91e5.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"a416b1ac-39be-4380-9052-37f30be33f55","title":"GIS Officer","employer":"Arun District Council","department":"","location":"Arun Civic Centre, Littlehampton, West Sussex","locationType":2,"description":"At Arun District Council, we are continuously working to improve wellbeing, housing, the environment and the economy within the district. We care about making a difference to those who live, work, and visit Arun, and you could be that difference.\nOverall Job Purpose:\nWe want to recruit a GIS Officer to join our Technology & Digital Service. You will work with colleagues across the whole organisation and be involved in application systems and projects to help deliver on our ICT and Digital Strategies.\nWe are looking for an enthusiastic professional to help us administer, develop and deliver our GIS software and data. The successful candidate will use their GIS and spatial database expertise to deliver geospatial data and services to internal and external customers.\nWe have a corporate cloud-hosted GIS solution that has recently been updated to the latest version. This is an opportunity to increase your GIS, database and technical expertise.\nOur main GIS is Cadcorp, and you will need knowledge and experience of Cadcorp SIS, GeognoSIS and WebMap.\nIn addition, knowledge and experience of FME, QGIS and LLPG gazetteer management are also required.\nData is hosted in MS SQL Server Spatial databases, so having SQL skills would be desirable.\nIf you enjoy working with a diverse range of user departments, suppliers and data, and have broad GIS knowledge and skills, then this is the job for you.\nFor more information about joining the ICT Team, the role profile is located at the bottom of this advert. It details the main duties of the job as well as the behaviours and competencies (evaluated at interview stage).\nWe love to invest in our people, providing the opportunity for professional development and fulfilment. Work life balance is encouraged, and we enjoy a variety of flexible working arrangements. Please see <a href=\"https://www.arun.gov.uk/why-work-for-arun\">Why work for Arun</a> for more information on what Arun offers their employees.\nWe're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability.\nFor support with your application and CV writing, please visit <a href=\"https://www.arun.gov.uk/applying-for-adc-job\">Applying for a job with us</a>. If you need further support with the application process, please contact Askhr, regarding alternative ways to apply.\nCLOSING DATE: 3 June 23:59pm\nINTERVIEW DATE: 17 June (Provisional) ","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£33,366 - £35,235 per annum","publishDate":"2025-05-19T13:56:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-03T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/65a13441-32ff-4905-aa4d-8fb230b00360.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"9e7a90ba-b9c7-4968-8b99-c3035cf49c7b","title":"Family Support Worker - Dedicated Schools Team","employer":"West Sussex County Council","department":"","location":"West Sussex, Hampshire, Based in Horsham or Chichester, but working countywide , Based in Crawley, Based in Chichester","locationType":3,"description":"About UsAt West Sussex County Council, we are ambitious for our children and our workforce and are committed to improving our services for children and families in West Sussex. You will join us at a key time in our improvement journey, while we focus on delivering flawless family support and driving forward our 'Children First' improvement plan.The Early Help Service is an integral part of the Children, Young People and Learning Directorate. We work with children, families, and young people to help ensure that every child is supported to achieve his or her potential. Working collaboratively with social care so that all children and families are accessing the right help and protection from the most appropriate part of children's services.Early help ensures that children and families receive accessible and co-ordinated support when they need it. This support ranges across a continuum from universal preventative approaches through to more targeted help where families are experiencing more complex or multiple difficulties. At every level support is designed to address and reduce the problems or challenges and prevent them getting worse.The OpportunitySalary: £28,624 to £31,067 per annum, pro rata £23,208 to £25,189 for 30 hours per week.Working Pattern: Part time (30 hours) Contract: Permanent Location: Based in the Horsham areaYou must be able to travel throughout the county including to locations that are not always accessible by public transport.As a Family Support Worker for the Dedicated Schools' Team, you will manage a caseload of schools who you will work with to identify young people who may require support, at the earliest opportunity. You will work hard to build up relationships with your schools, getting to know their specific needs and challenges, and being flexible and creative in the support you offer. You will need to use your initiative and be proactive in your approach. Some experience of working in a school environment would be beneficial. Alongside this you will also have a caseload of families you work with. You will be assessing the needs of children, young people, and families to access, coordinate and deliver the support they need. You will work to improve their outcomes and lived experience, helping prevent their difficulties from becoming irreversible.Key to this role is delivering direct work and interventions through our Whole Family Approach process tailored around a range of issues that children, young people, and their families may experience. Through this way of working, you will help to keep children safe whilst supporting and sustaining positive change for them and their families.You will need strong skills in partnership working to develop and maintain effective relationships with parents, families, and partners such as Education, Health, Police and Children's Social Care, to achieve positive outcomes for all children and young people.We are looking for someone with experience of working with children, young people and/or families, who has emotional resilience and a passion for supporting a diverse range people in our communities.You will have NVQ level 3 Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification, demonstrating that level of ability in working with children / young people and families or relevant experience. Relevant organisational knowledge of systems, procedures and policies associated with operating a client focused service.You'll need to be able to travel independently around the county, including to areas that may not be easily accessible by public transport and must have access to your own vehicle. There is a regular and intrinsic requirement to communicate in English with members of the public.For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.Rewards and BenefitsAs an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.In addition to working within a great team and a brilliant opportunity you will receive:<img src=\"https://static.lumessetalentlink.com/repository/NDgzQF9AL2ltYWdlcy9iMzljZmIyMTg0NTNmZTI3YjQ2Y2U2ZTg3NGUyOGJkZC5wbmc=.png?1742482167990\" alt=\"\">For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/rewards-and-benefits/\">Rewards and Benefits</a> page. Further InformationThe reference number for this role is CAFHE05769.For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Corina Gibson at <a href=\"mailto:\"></a> or for issues or queries regarding your application please contact .To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and cover letter. In your cover letter outline your motivations for applying and explain how you meet the key skills listed in full and the experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/help-applying-for-jobs/\">application help</a> page.","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£28624 - £31067 per annum","publishDate":"2025-05-16T02:50:54.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-30T02:50:54.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/c8479c60-37aa-4a40-ad54-0f7a788ec31a.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"c8938612-e09c-452d-bfb3-2ecfac40d32b","title":"Legal Assistant","employer":"Arun District Council","department":"","location":"Arun Civic Centre, Littlehampton, West Sussex","locationType":2,"description":"At Arun District Council, we are continuously working to improve wellbeing, housing, the environment and the economy within the district. We care about making a difference to those who live, work, and visit Arun, and you could be that difference.\nOverall Job Purpose:\nA fantastic opportunity has arisen within our friendly legal team at Arun District Council for a well-organised individual with a genuine interest in law who is keen to support experienced solicitors across a varied workload on full time permanent basis. This is a brilliant role for someone seeking their next challenge within a supportive and professional legal environment.\nFor more information about joining the Legal Team, the role profile is located at the bottom of this advert. It details the main duties of the job as well as the behaviours and competencies (evaluated at interview stage).\nWe love to invest in our people, providing the opportunity for professional development and fulfilment. Work life balance is encouraged, and we enjoy a variety of flexible working arrangements. Please see <a href=\"https://www.arun.gov.uk/why-work-for-arun\">Why work for Arun</a> for more information on what Arun offers their employees.\nWe're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability.\nFor support with your application and CV writing, please visit <a href=\"https://www.arun.gov.uk/applying-for-adc-job\">Applying for a job with us</a>. If you need further support with the application process, please contact Askhr, regarding alternative ways to apply.\nCLOSING DATE: 6 June 2025 23:59pm\nINTERVIEW DATE: TBC","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£30,559 - £32,654 per annum","publishDate":"2025-05-15T15:16:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-05T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/229eec45-de95-45e1-a64f-9627e9e172f3.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"67856464-02a5-4b29-b604-d723cfa9c911","title":"Team Manager Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards","employer":"West Sussex County Council","department":"","location":"Worthing","locationType":3,"description":"About UsWorking for West Sussex County Council is all about making a positive difference to the people of West Sussex. This role presents as a great opportunity for you to join the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Team. We are a dynamic and supportive team of registered professionals and specialist administrators, dedicated to all aspects of WSCC's responsibilities as a Supervisory Body under the DoLS legislation. We also support Managing Authorities to understand the DoLS process, and receive and prioritise Requests for authorisations.Why not have a look at our dedicated <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/featured-jobs/careers-in-adults-social-work-in-west-sussex/\">careers in adults social work webpage</a> to learn more!About The JobSalary: £53,350 to £57,005 per annum Working Pattern: Full time Contract Type: Permanent Location: Worthing office base - county wide hybrid role Interview Date: w/c 16th June As the Team Manager for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLs), you will lead a dedicated team overseeing the statutory assessment process for individuals deprived of their liberty in care homes, hospitals, and respite settings across West Sussex. You will ensure that we meet our statutory obligations while supporting internal staff and external providers in making best interest decisions and adopting least restrictive practices.This role is pivotal in ensuring vulnerable residents are protected and that services meet all legal requirements under the Mental Capacity Act, the Care Act, and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. You will coordinate the statutory process and manage a team of Best Interest Assessors (BIAs), providing support, guidance, and training, while maintaining a commitment to delivering a high-quality service.Key Responsibilities<ul>\n<li>Leadership and Management: Lead and manage the DoLs Team, ensuring effective service delivery, coordination of assessments, and operational oversight.</li>\n<li>Coordination: Oversee the sourcing and coordination of Section 12 doctors and external Best Interests Assessors to complete parts of the DoLs process.</li>\n<li>Policy Development: Lead the development and implementation of local DoLs policies and practices, ensuring they align with legal requirements and offer a high-quality service.</li>\n<li>Statutory Compliance: Ensure all referrals and assessments are conducted within the statutory framework, meeting all Deprivation of Liberty Safeguard requirements.</li>\n<li>Budget Management: Lead the team to work within the DoLs budget to achieve best value for money and optimal use of resources.</li>\n<li>Training & Development: Plan, deliver, and manage training for the DoLs team and other internal staff to ensure compliance with statutory training and registration requirements.</li>\n<li>Statistical Reporting: Develop and maintain administrative systems to gather and interpret data in line with Department of Health requirements, contributing to operational procedure development.</li>\n<li>Partnership Working: Work with commissioning teams to ensure suitable arrangements for the IMCA (Independent Mental Capacity Advocate) and the Relevant Persons Representative services across the region.</li>\n</ul>Experience and SkillsPlease cover the following with examples within your application as these are the short listing criteria):Key Skills: 1. Ability to provide guidance and support to internal and external assessors on the DoLs process 2. Ability to coordinate BIA assessors to ensure capacity to undertake assessments. 3. Ability to write reports for Committee, Cabinet, Safeguarding Adult Board or Court. 4. Strong management and supervisory skills. 5. Ability to negotiate and manage budgets. Qualifications and/or experience: * Degree in Social Work. * Best Interests Assessor qualification. * Current SWE registration. * Substantial experience in Adult Social Care or Healthcare setting. * Authoritative knowledge of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and the Mental Capacity Act, including technical theories and related principles. * Management and supervisory experience.Rewards and Benefits<img src=\"https://static.lumessetalentlink.com/repository/NDgzQF9AL2ltYWdlcy81NDIzZjUwNzc5YjQxOTk1MjcwOWNjNDkzYjc4YzM4MS5wbmc=.png?0\" alt=\"image of the benefits of working at West Sussex Council including an employee assistance programme, retail discounts, travel benefits and pension scheme\" width=\"906\" height=\"600\">For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/rewards-and-benefits/\">Rewards and Benefits</a> page.Further Information We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to Social Work England registration, an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/help-applying-for-jobs/\">application help</a> page. Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you! ","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£53350 - £57005 per annum","publishDate":"2025-05-14T01:00:53.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-04T01:00:53.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/ffe34be9-03c9-4d08-bdc0-f1c068517f70.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"b1cbc3ce-787c-4b68-bafb-020d91b32c15","title":"Educational Psychologist","employer":"West Sussex County Council","department":"","location":"Chichester, Worthing, Horsham","locationType":3,"description":"The OpportunitySalary: Soulbury Educational Psychologists Scale A 2-7 £45,586 to £55,974 per annum, plus up to 3 SPA points Working Pattern: 37 hours per week full-time, and part-time available, Monday to Friday Contract: Permanent Location: Your base location can be from County Hall Chichester, Bridge House Worthing, or County Hall North Horsham.Closing date: 08 June 2025Interview date: Interviews are scheduled for 16 June 2025 Are you currently training to be an Educational Psychologist?Or do you already hold your Educational Psychology qualification and are looking for a new opportunity?We would love to hear from you.To respond to an increase in demand for Educational Psychologists within West Sussex, we are building our expanding Educational Psychology Service for our 2024 and 2026 cohorts. This includes broadening the range of work we undertake in this service.If you are passionate about evidence-based outcomes, with a child/young person focus, and would love to help shape our service, this is a fantastic opportunity for you.You would become part of our evolving Educational Psychology Service, focussing on early intervention whilst maintaining excellent standards of delivery on our statutory requirements.We are looking for someone who enjoys working collaboratively with team members and stakeholders, to achieve outcomes for children and their families.We welcome applications from:<ul>\n<li>Fully qualified and experienced Educational Psychologists</li>\n<li>Trainee Educational Psychologists towards the end of their second year</li>\n<li>Trainee Educational Psychologists in their final year of training and who are soon to be qualified.</li>\n</ul>Please note that Newly Qualified Educational Psychologists will start on Soulbury EP Scale A point 4 (£48,575 per annum).Please note: You must be able to travel throughout the county including to locations that are not always accessible by public transport. There is a regular and intrinsic requirement to communicate in English with members of the public.About UsAs an integral part of the SEND and Inclusion service, the Educational Psychology Service (EPS) supports the delivery of the Local Authority's wellbeing strategy and Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) strategy across educational settings, children, young people, and families throughout West Sussex. The EPS directly oversees the Portage Service and the Mental Health Support Teams in schools, with Education Psychologists playing an important role in both.We have a growing chargeable service focussed on wellbeing which enables us to offer a range of evidence-based support to schools and other settings, including consultation and training. We have a well-developed Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) programme and lead on the county wide Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) support. Additionally, EPs contribute to other services such as our Virtual School and a specialist CAMHS service.For more information, please visit our dedicated <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/featured-jobs/careers-in-educational-psychology/\">Careers in educational psychology (westsussex.gov.uk)</a>The TeamOur Educational Psychology Service consists of four area teams with offices based in Chichester, Worthing, and Horsham, each managed by a Senior Educational Psychologist. Our service offers a range of support to Schools and other settings, including mental health support, portage, consultation, and training.Our senior management team place the development and wellbeing of our team at the centre of all we do. We ensure Educational Psychologists have opportunities to develop their areas of interest, leadership, and strategic skills. We offer induction support, regular supervision, and dedicated time for peer support.Experience and SkillsKey Skills:<ul>\n<li>Experience of applying psychology with children and young people.</li>\n<li>A strong work ethic that delivers.</li>\n<li>Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to persuade and influence.</li>\n<li>Ability to self-reflect and evaluate performance.</li>\n<li>Excellent time management and personal organisational skills.</li>\n<li>Most importantly, passion, drive and enthusiasm to work within a strong team ethos that places wellbeing at the heart of your work.</li>\n</ul>Qualifications and/or experience:<ul>\n<li>An Honours Degree in Psychology or recognised equivalent qualification.</li>\n<li>Substantial relevant experience working with children in education or children's services or both.</li>\n<li>Successfully followed a course of specific post graduate professional training as an educational psychologist.</li>\n<li>Recent successful training or experience as an educational psychologist.</li>\n<li>Knowledge of applying Psychology in practice.</li>\n</ul>For a full list of responsibilities, key skills, qualifications and experience required for this role, please refer to the job description. Please refer to the key skills in your cover letter.BenefitsAs an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance, and are rewarded for the work they do.For a full list this can be found at our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/rewards-and-benefits/\">Rewards and Benefits page.</a>Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:<ul>\n<li>Commitment to ongoing professional development supporting you to develop areas of interest.</li>\n<li>High quality supervision.</li>\n<li>31 days annual leave + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually.</li>\n</ul><img src=\"https://static.lumessetalentlink.com/repository/NDgzQF9AL2ltYWdlcy9kNDVhYmE3MDI2ODFlZGI3NDM5MDhiNDdjOTVlOWQ3OC5wbmc=.png?0\" alt=\"\">Further InformationThe reference number for this role is CAFHE05392For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Andrea Morgan (Principal Educational Psychologist) at <a href=\"mailto:\"></a>.For issues or queries regarding your application please contact <a href=\"mailto:\"></a>How to ApplyTo apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter.In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to HCPC registration, an enhanced DBS check, five years referencing and an occupational health check.Equity, inclusion, and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/help-applying-for-jobs/\">application help</a> page. ","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£45586 - £55974 per annum + LGPS, Flexible Working","publishDate":"2025-05-13T10:54:05.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-08T10:54:05.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/1e655ed8-f56e-48fd-b785-68ed7d85366f.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"b45e1bd7-69fc-4bba-987c-76c33500b26a","title":"Early Years and Childcare Advisor","employer":"West Sussex County Council","department":"","location":"Chichester","locationType":3,"description":"The OpportunitySalary: NJC Grade 10 £38,626 to £41,511 per annumContract Type: Fixed Term/Secondment until 31 July 2027Working Pattern: 37 hours per week, full timeLocation: County Hall, ChichesterPlease note:<ul>\n<li>You will need to be able to travel across the county to settings in both rural and urban areas. You will cover a geographical area but may need to travel countywide.</li>\n<li>Internal candidates wishing to apply for this role will be considered for a secondment position. Please discuss and agree this with your manager before applying.</li>\n</ul>Closing date: 01 June 2025Interview date: 11 June 2025 Are you passionate about supporting young children to have the best start in life?Do you have experience leading early years and childcare practice?If you enjoy creative solutions and sharing your ideas, we would love to hear from you.As an Early Years and Childcare Advisor for Quality and Sufficiency, you will support early years and childcare settings to deliver sustainable, high quality, inclusive practice. Your focus will be to support providers across West Sussex to sustainably meet the provision needs of children and their families. This is crucial to ensuring young children have the best start in life and identifying additional support through inclusive practice.You will collaborate and work in partnership with colleagues and a range of organisations, such as early years settings, childminders and out of school provisions, to support every child to achieve their full potential.This role is varied, and the Early Years team are supportive and passionate about ensuring children receive the best experience in early years and childcare, enabling families to have access to childcare for 0-14-year-olds (or up to 18 for children with a disability).Key responsibilities of this role include:<ul>\n<li>Reviewing the sufficiency of childcare places and providing business support.</li>\n<li>Compliance of the Early Years entitlement and other funding streams.</li>\n<li>Supporting early years settings to identify children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).</li>\n<li>Developing effective professional relationships with providers and customers.</li>\n<li>Observing and modelling practice to staff in early years and childcare settings.</li>\n<li>Reviewing sufficiency of places across a geographical area.</li>\n<li>Keeping up to date with research, safeguarding, regulations, policies, practices, and procedures.</li>\n</ul>For more information on the Key Skills, Qualifications and/or Experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached. Please refer to the key skills in your cover letter.About YouAs an EYCA, you will need a high level of professional knowledge as well as significant experience of working within the early years and childcare sector.We are looking for someone who has clear communication skills to offer advice and guidance, and who can adapt and re-prioritise work in response to changes. You will spend a significant amount of time working away from colleagues, so you will need to be organised and self-motivated.Qualifications and/or experience required: <ul>\n<li>Degree level qualification in a relevant field.</li>\n<li>Qualified Teacher Status with Early Years Specialism, Early Years Professional Status, Early Years Teacher Status or Level 6 Play Work qualification.</li>\n<li>Significant experience working in the early years and childcare sector.</li>\n<li>Experience of leading change by applying specialist knowledge and providing advice, guidance, and challenge to other professionals.</li>\n<li>Experience of leading early years and childcare practice.</li>\n<li>Evidence of working alongside a range of professionals, working collaboratively to achieve a common goal.</li>\n<li>Evidence of the use of data, to identify and prioritise developments and projects to improve outcome for children. For example, assessment data.</li>\n<li>Experience of working with childminders and the out of school sector.</li>\n</ul>About UsEarly Years and Childcare Advisors (EYCAs) work within the Children, Young People and Learning directorate, which groups all services including Early Help, Children's Social Care and Education and Skills, that work together to put children first and improve outcomes for children and families across West Sussex. Our Vision is: \"From birth every child is nurtured, supported, and given the opportunity to develop well and achieve their full potential in inclusive, safe, inspiring environments. The voice and needs of children and their families is sought and acted upon with holistic needs being identified early and effectively met, enabling children and families to be healthy and thrive.\"BenefitsAs an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance, and are rewarded for the work they do.For a full list this can be found at our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/rewards-and-benefits/\">Rewards and Benefits page.</a>Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:<img src=\"https://static.lumessetalentlink.com/repository/NDgzQF9AL2ltYWdlcy9kNDVhYmE3MDI2ODFlZGI3NDM5MDhiNDdjOTVlOWQ3OC5wbmc=.png?0\" alt=\"\">Further InformationThe reference number for this role is CAFHE05755.For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Nina Lambkin, Early Years and Childcare Advisor, at To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter.In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, five years referencing, and an occupational health check.Equity, inclusion, and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/help-applying-for-jobs/\">application help</a> page. ","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£38626 - £41511 per annum + LGPS, Flexible Working","publishDate":"2025-05-13T10:44:28.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-31T10:44:28.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/333b487f-836f-4b77-8893-8930291dc70f.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"1943a287-9e5b-406b-8735-cdabf8d9b95b","title":"Early Years Team Manager","employer":"West Sussex County Council","department":"","location":"Chichester, Horsham, Worthing","locationType":3,"description":"The OpportunitySalary: NJC Grade 12 £46,731 to £49,764 per annumContract Type: Fixed Term/Secondment mat cover, until 26 August 2026Working Pattern: 37 hours per week, full timeLocation: County Hall Chichester, County Hall North Horsham, or Bridge House WorthingPlease note:<ul>\n<li>You'll need to be able to travel independently to various locations around the county, some in remote locations, which may not be easily accessible by public transport, and on occasion work beyond normal hours to meet the needs of the service.</li>\n<li>There is a regular and intrinsic requirement to communicate in English with members of the public.</li>\n<li>Internal candidates wishing to apply for this role will be considered for a secondment position. Please can you discuss and agree this with your manager before applying.</li>\n</ul>Closing date: 01 June 2025Interview date: Tuesday 10 June (am) and Thursday 12 June (pm). Do you thrive on leading others and working in partnership with a range of customers?Are you passionate about supporting the best outcomes for children and their families?West Sussex County Council (WSCC) is committed to working with our partners to ensure that services are fully coordinated, providing seamless pathways for children and families so that they have access to high quality universal services, as well as additional support where required.Our Right From The Start Early Years and Childcare strategy shows an ambition to create a system-wide approach to early years and childcare, supporting families from birth and beyond, which puts children first, as part of the overall children first vision.As a Team Manager for Early Years Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Inclusion, you will play a vital role in this work, facilitating the early identification of additional needs so that children and their families benefit from an inclusive, tailored support service with timely intervention. This involves implementing projects and initiatives to improve outcomes for pupils with SEND, offering family support, and ensuring inclusive practice in childcare and education.You will manage and supervise a team of Early Years and Childcare Advisors (EYCAs), offering support and training to improve the quality of care and education to the highest standard.This is a collaborative role where you will work closely in partnership with Early Years and Childcare Providers, Schools, Parent and Carers, EYCAs, and Local Authority teams such as Portage, SENAT (Special Educational Needs Assessment Team), Senior Advisors, Advisory Teams, and Educational Psychology Services to drive forward the SEND and Inclusion agenda, ensuring early years is a key priority.Key responsibilities of the role include:<ul>\n<li>Confidentiality, security, and maintenance of information.</li>\n<li>Safeguarding and raising issues of concern to protect children.</li>\n<li>Managing and chairing medium to long term projects, with responsibility for budgets up to £100,000.</li>\n<li>Challenging existing practice and creating solutions, balancing risk, and managing resources.</li>\n<li>Following, and where required, proposing new policies.</li>\n<li>Integrated working to promote positive relationships and processes with all partners, removing 'barriers' with external providers which could impact the current or future service provided to families and children.</li>\n</ul>For full information on the Key Skills, Qualifications and/or Experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached. Please refer to the key skills in the job description in your cover letter, as these will be used for shortlisting.About YouWe are looking for someone who has significant experience of leading within the early years and childcare sector, who can respond appropriately to challenging and sensitive situations.You will be able to demonstrate a broad and deep knowledge of child development from birth to age 5 and a secure understanding of developments in SEND and inclusion. You will have the ability to anticipate problems, plan solutions and make sound pragmatic problem-solving decisions, using sound IT skills to analyse data, produce reports and monitor impact.If you have the skills to persuade and challenge clients, partners, and colleagues to undertake the best and most appropriate courses of action through in-depth specialist advice, we would love to hear from you.Qualifications and/or experience required: <ul>\n<li>Degree level qualification in a relevant field.</li>\n<li>Qualified Teacher Status with Early Years Specialism or Early Years Teacher status.</li>\n<li>SENCO qualification or equivalent.</li>\n<li>Demonstrable recent experience of leading early years practice in either maintained or non-maintained early years provision, or within a local authority.</li>\n<li>Secure knowledge and evidence of implementing the Early Years Framework and related pedagogical issues.</li>\n<li>Secure knowledge and evidence of implementing the SEND Code of Practice.</li>\n<li>Understanding and experience of using effective strategies to support children with SEND.</li>\n<li>Ability to engage providers positively with improvement strategies to raise the engagement and achievement of children with SEND and other vulnerabilities.</li>\n<li>Understanding of how children learn in and through a broad curriculum in the early years and beyond.</li>\n<li>Knowledge of the characteristics of effective settings and schools and the Ofsted Framework.</li>\n<li>Demonstrable experience of applying management and consultancy techniques, models and systems to a wide range of situations.</li>\n</ul>About UsOur Standards and Effectiveness Service is the key service driving a cultural change towards a school- and sector-led improvement programme that provides a sustainable capacity within the sector for continuous improvement.Early Years work is a key stage in the child's journey through education and the Early Years team provides crucial support in ensuring that all settings carry out their statutory duties and fundamentals of childhood learning and improvement.BenefitsAs an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance, and are rewarded for the work they do.For a full list this can be found at our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/rewards-and-benefits/\">Rewards and Benefits page.</a>Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:<img src=\"https://static.lumessetalentlink.com/repository/NDgzQF9AL2ltYWdlcy9kNDVhYmE3MDI2ODFlZGI3NDM5MDhiNDdjOTVlOWQ3OC5wbmc=.png?0\" alt=\"\">Further InformationThe reference number for this role is CAFHE05714.For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Katie Crompton (Early Years Strategic Lead) at To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter.In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, five years referencing, and an occupational health check.Equity, inclusion, and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/help-applying-for-jobs/\">application help</a> page. ","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£46731 - £49764 per annum + LGPS, Flexible Working","publishDate":"2025-05-13T10:17:46.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-31T10:17:46.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/307c975f-b6ef-4fb4-ab30-2fa7ed3454c8.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"d90502e2-56b7-4274-916f-3430fc56db61","title":"Portage Home Visitor","employer":"West Sussex County Council","department":"","location":"Chichester","locationType":3,"description":"The OpportunitySalary: NJC Grade 6 £26,409 to £27,711 per annum, pro rata for part time and Term Time Only £13,528 to £14,195 per annum Working Pattern: Part-time, 22 hours per week Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only 39 weeks Location: County Hall, ChichesterPlease note:<ul>\n<li>You must be able to travel throughout the county including to locations that are not always accessible by public transport.</li>\n<li>You will be required to undertake home visits in other geographical areas as service need requires. \n</li>\n</ul>Closing Date: 25 May 2025Interview Date: TBCPortage is an educational home visiting service for pre-school children with significant support needs. This is an exciting opportunity to join our supportive team of home visitors.As a Portage Home Visitor, you will provide a home teaching service to pre-school children with additional needs and support to their families.In this role you will work in partnership with families, stakeholder agencies and colleagues in a collaborative joined-up approach. This role includes report-writing, setting accurate targets, and you will be expected to lift and carry toys and equipment when you visit families.If you have experience or an understanding of the Portage Approach this would be beneficial in this role; however, formal Portage training will be provided. All work will be carried out under the supervision of a teacher (Portage Coordinator) and Educational Psychologist.We are looking for someone who has practical experience of working with very young children, alongside knowledge of effective strategies used for working with children with additional support needs. Experience of working in Early Years or with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) is desirable but not essential.About UsThe Portage Service aims to promote the development and learning of children in early years who have additional needs.The role of Home Visitor Portage works in full partnership with parents, supporting the child and family's participation and inclusion in the community.About youWe are looking for someone who is passionate about supporting children with additional needs, and who values the importance of early intervention and inclusion.You will need to carry out visits to family homes, carrying resources to their homes and interact with children playing on the floor.You will need emotional resilience in this role and be able to deal with highly sensitive situations.If you have experience of working with children in pre-school and/or early years, with a range of special educational needs, we would love to hear from you.For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.Benefits<img src=\"https://static.lumessetalentlink.com/repository/NDgzQF9AL2ltYWdlcy9kNDVhYmE3MDI2ODFlZGI3NDM5MDhiNDdjOTVlOWQ3OC5wbmc=.png?0\" alt=\"\">Further InformationThe reference number for this role is CAFHE05713.For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Emma Cox, Portage Coordinator, at .To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter.In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, five years referencing and an occupational health check.Equity, inclusion, and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. 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We’re looking for a proactive and skilled Flood Risk and Drainage Engineer to help shape the future of sustainable drainage and flood prevention.\nIn this dynamic role, you’ll:\n<ul>\n<li>Assess the design of surface water drainage systems, providing detailed feedback to assist our planning department</li>\n<li>Collaborate with government bodies, water companies, industry professionals and internal teams</li>\n<li>Conduct inspections, surveys, and feasibility studies</li>\n<li>Deliver capital and revenue projects</li>\n</ul>\nWhether you're early in your career or bringing years of experience, we offer an opportunity to develop your skills, join a supportive team environment, and the chance to shape development to protect people and places.\nWhat you’ll need: A background in civil or environmental engineering, strong communication and IT skills, and a passion for sustainable infrastructure.\nA full driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential.\nReady to engineer a safer, more resilient future?\nApply now and be part of something bigger.","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£28,163 - £37,938 per annum","publishDate":"2025-05-12T15:13:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-09T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/794a518e-99cf-43b3-a643-0ff64e3a4a64.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"9de003af-510f-4af4-8e63-c92ec61dc194","title":"** External role with Bognor Regis Town Council - Town Clerk/Responsible Financial Officer **","employer":"Arun District Council","department":"","location":"West Sussex","locationType":2,"description":"Bognor Regis Town Council is a progressive council seeking to appoint an ambitious, creative, highly motivated and enthusiastic person to take on the role of Town Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer. \nThe Council is offering an excellent benefits package including an extremely competitive salary for the right person and local government pension scheme. \nThe successful candidate will hold, the Certificate in Local Council Administration (CiLCA) and must be able to demonstrate a dynamic skill set, with the capacity to think and act strategically, experience of administrative management in a complex environment, and the ability to understand local government law and procedure. As well as being responsible for ensuring the Council achieve its statutory obligations and community objectives, core duties will include: - being the principal advisor to the Council through attending Council, Committee and Sub-Committee meetings as required; carrying out all the functions of a Council’s Proper Officer, and in particular to serve or issue all the notifications required by law; overseeing the finance management and compliance of the Council, ensuring that the Council’s finances are managed in accordance with relevant regulations, policies and best practice. The Council’s assets include the Picturedrome cinema in Bognor Regis which has undergone significant enlargement and improvement over recent years and is subject to a long-term lease. The asset is owned by the Town Council through The Bognor Pier Company Ltd. of which the Town Clerk is a Director.\nThe position is full time (37 hours per week) and is based on NJC pay scales for SCP 53 to 58 (£68,000 to £78,315)* depending on qualifications and experience, plus contributory membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. Time off in lieu will be given for evenings and weekends worked, when required.\nFor further details, including how to apply, visit www.bognorregis.gov.uk or e-mail: clerk@bognorregis.gov.uk or telephone 01243 867744. 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We care hugely about wellbeing, allowing time for a good laugh, and developing our team to be the best they can be. 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External role with Bognor Regis Town Council - Town Clerk/Responsible Financial Officer

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External role with Bognor Regis Town Council - Town Clerk/Responsible Financial Officer