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We are also committed to ongoing development and innovation. \n\nOur Fostering Central Panel and Approval team undertakes the assessments of any potential foster carers, ranging from task centred carers, short break carers through to our specialised services such as disability, resilience and turnaround fostering. \n\nWe have 1 x full time fixed contract for 12 months, starting 1st February 2025.\nMain Responsibilities You will:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>hold a full case load of Form F (in-depth fostering) assessments and complete these assessments on foster carer applicants and meet the necessary timescales.</li>\n\t<li>undertake family and friends assessments where required</li>\n\t<li>support the applicants to complete the necessary training and development work throughout the assessment period</li>\n\t<li>essential in supporting our applicants to attend the Fostering Panel both prepared and within our policy timescales. </li>\n\t<li>be part of the development of Smarter Working with assessments and will be integral to identifying best practice when undertaking this work.</li>\n\t<li>undertake initial supervision and support work with carers after they are approved.</li>\n</ul>\nThe Ideal Candidate You’ll need to be a:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Qualified Social Worker</li>\n\t<li>Registered with Social Work England</li>\n\t<li>Have some basic understanding of the Fostering Minimum Standards and Fostering Regulations.</li>\n\t<li>Have a current UK driving licence and vehicle.</li>\n</ul>\n\nAbove all, you’ll bring the desire to work with children and families to give them the right support, at the right time with the aim of keeping families together where it’s safe to do so.\n\n‘Interviews will be held on 19th Dec 2024’. \n\n For an informal chat about the role please contact Julia Challinor, Team Manager on <a href=\"mailto:julia.challinor@staffordshire.gov.uk\">julia.challinor@staffordshire.gov.uk</a> \n\n“We’re happy to talk flexible working” \n\nOur Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.\nAbout Staffordshire County Council We are no ordinary county council:\n\nOur Values:\n\nThe core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.\n\nOur values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:\n\n<img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\">\n\nWe have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.\n\nWe look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. \n\nOur benefits:\n\nWe recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. \n\nIn addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a>\n\nOur recruitment process:\n\nAs an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.\n\nStaffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities\n\nAs part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. \n\nAs you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£37,938 - £42,708 plus £963 car allowance","publishDate":"2024-12-05T12:42:30.000Z","expirationDate":"2024-12-12T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/167ab835-494a-4222-ac5c-5b9f2933394d.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"e4e7d7d2-5e44-457e-98df-aca4cb5d9606","title":"Call Taker/Worker (Emergency Duty Service)","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Lindum House, Stone","locationType":3,"description":"Our Emergency Duty Service (EDS) is an out of normal office hour’s generic social work service covering Children and Adults. \n\nAs a call taker you will\n\n<ul>\n\t<li> provide a professional response to all initial contacts made by service users and outside agencies, ensuring an appropriate response is received.</li>\n\t<li>support social work staff undertaking service user’s assessments when required.</li>\n</ul>\n\nYou will be expected to cover 5pm-8am Monday-Friday and provide 24 hrs cover on a rota basis on Saturdays, Sundays and also bank holidays.\n\nThis role is fixed term for 9 months.\n\nYou will be based at Lindum House, a Staffordshire Police building and any person who is not a Police Officer or a member of Police staff is subject to NPPV (non-police personnel vetting). This post is subject such vetting and your will be required to complete a NPPV form prior to any formal offers of employment being made.\nMain Responsibilities You'll be supporting the Team Manager in the operation of the Emergency Duty Service to ensure that a high quality service is provided through covering our telephone based duty and referral service, all with a commitment to keeping children and young people safe.\n\nYou'll also be:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>The first point of contact for all initial referrals, obtaining in a calm and sensitive manner sufficient information from members of the public and other professionals so that decisions can be reached regarding the most appropriate course of action. </li>\n\t<li>Completing Initial Referral/records to the highest of standards and ensuring relevant professionals and service users are kept informed in a timely manner and referrals are acknowledged in writing within 24hrs.</li>\n\t<li>Updating the Client Information System and the electronic Social Care record system.</li>\n\t<li>Completing appropriate checks of historical information held before then working with the team manager / coordinator to decide on the best course of action against the departments eligibility criteria.</li>\n\t<li>Provide up to date information in order to assist service users or other professionals in respect of those referrals that do not meet the criteria for further assessment.</li>\n\t<li>Support the Team Manager and coordinators on social work visits when required and Stand by Social Workers on visit/assessments when needed.</li>\n</ul>\nThe Ideal Candidate Working in the Emergency Duty Service requires teamwork, good organisational skills and a good level of competency using IT systems. You’ll also need:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Good communication skills because you’ll interact with lots of people across the organisation and externally through phone, in person and email</li>\n\t<li>Good organisation skills and attention to detail, as you’ll be keeping data updated and you’ll be working to deadlines</li>\n\t<li>A flexible approach to work as sometimes things can change, and so you’ll need to be able to prioritise work and sometimes change tasks quickly</li>\n\t<li>A passion to always give the best service</li>\n\t<li>Ability to cover 5pm-8am Monday-Friday and provide 24 hrs cover on a rota basis on Saturdays, Sundays and also bank holidays</li>\n</ul>\n\nFor further information about this role please contact Matthew Pepper: <a href=\"mailto:matthew.pepper@staffordshire.gov.uk\">matthew.pepper@staffordshire.gov.uk</a>\n\nInterviews will be held a date to be confirmed.\n\nOur Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.\nAbout Staffordshire County Council We are no ordinary county council:\n\nOur Values:\n\nThe core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.\n\nOur values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:\n\n<img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\">\n\nWe have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.\n\nWe look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. \n\nOur benefits:\n\nWe recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. \n\nIn addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a>\n\nOur recruitment process:\n\nAs an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.\n\nStaffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities\n\nAs part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. \n\nAs you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£26,409 - £29,093 pro rota plus 20% unsociable hours allowance","publishDate":"2024-12-04T17:08:27.000Z","expirationDate":"2024-12-12T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/cc21bfb4-6649-4ea7-b169-ad567f4f215e.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"9ea483f4-d9b9-4d52-9575-8462237a19bd","title":"Family Time Worker (Lichfield)","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"The Old House, Lichfield","locationType":3,"description":"Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives if children who are placed in local authority foster care?\n\nAs a Family Time Worker, you’ll play a critical role in supporting children in understanding their birth identity and supervising their time with birth parents. \n\nWe’re looking for people to join us with the skills to encourage and help maintain positive relationships between children and parents. We work with very vulnerable children so we must ensure we maintain professional relationships whilst managing complex family needs and behaviours.\n\nYou'll play a vital role in supporting families for them to spend quality time together. Our aim during family time is to promote a positive and meaningful time for children with their family. This could include offering support, guidance, and parenting advice or modelling positive interaction and behaviours. Our family time workers are required to transport the children around the county and further afield. \n\nThis role will be based from The Old House in Lichfield.\n\n \n\nChildren and their families are the centre of everything we do, and we’re looking for people to join us who have the skills to encourage and help maintain positive relationships between children and parents. We work with very vulnerable children and so we must ensure we maintain professional relationships whilst managing complex family needs and behaviours.\n\nThis role supports families to spend quality time together when they can’t live together and supports children in getting to and from school where absolutely necessary and to and from their time with their families.\n\nThis role will be based from The Old House in Lichfield. There is a weekend rota and 1 in 4 weekends are worked to support our families.\nMain Responsibilities As a Family Time Worker, you will be required:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>To facilitate therapeutic family time between children and their parents or other family members.</li>\n\t<li>To coordinate arrangements for family time for children and their parents or other family members as directed by court.</li>\n\t<li>Transport children and young people to attend family time.</li>\n\t<li>To provide parenting support and guidance during family time.</li>\n\t<li>To support the completion of accurate documentation, reports, and records in relation to children, young people, and families.</li>\n\t<li>To be available outside of traditional working patterns including evenings and weekends to provide support to children, families, and carers when it is needed.</li>\n</ul>\nThe Ideal Candidate As well as a passion for helping and supporting children and their families, you’ll need to have:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>a minimum NVQ 3 in working with children and families or equivalent experience of working with children and families.</li>\n\t<li>Experience of direct work with children, their families, and carers in a statutory or voluntary agency which provides services to vulnerable children and their families.</li>\n\t<li>Experience in the use of IT including Microsoft packages</li>\n\t<li>An understanding of child development and the effect of stress and trauma on child development.</li>\n\t<li>An understanding of the key pieces of policies, guidance, and legislation which govern children’s social care.</li>\n\t<li>Have unrestricted use of a car and a driving licence.</li>\n\t<li>Be flexible to work evenings and occasional weekends as needed.</li>\n\t<li>The ability to effectively communicate with children, their families, and carers.</li>\n\t<li>The ability to build relationships and deliver interventions to children, families, and carers.</li>\n\t<li>The ability to work effectively in conflict situations.</li>\n</ul>\n\nThis role is currently subject to a review of weekend working arrangements, including any paid enhancements.\n\nNeed more information? If you’re unsure whether your skills and experience meet the needs for the role, please get in touch with us, we’d love to chat to you! You can reach us at Cherry Fowler, Family Time Lead at: <a href=\"mailto:cherry.fowler1@staffordshire.gov.uk\">cherry.fowler1@staffordshire.gov.uk</a>\n\nInterviews are expected to take place on the Thursday 19th December \n\n“We’re happy to talk flexible working” \n\nOur Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.\nAbout Staffordshire County Council We are no ordinary county council:\n\nOur Values:\n\nThe core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.\n\nOur values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:\n\n<img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\">\n\nWe have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.\n\nWe look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. \n\nOur benefits:\n\nWe recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. \n\nIn addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a>\n\nOur recruitment process:\n\nAs an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.\n\nStaffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities\n\nAs part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. \n\nAs you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£25,183 - £26,409 + £963 car user allowance per annum","publishDate":"2024-12-03T16:18:33.000Z","expirationDate":"2024-12-16T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/b483bc0b-c782-4d51-8557-b345f43149be.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"af62e30d-87cb-4682-9e0a-de81751e547b","title":"Highway Inspector","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Lichfield Depot area","locationType":3,"description":"Are you passionate about ensuring the safety and maintenance of our highways? \n\nJoin our dedicated Highway Inspection team and play a crucial role in keeping our roads safe for all users!\n\nOur Highway Inspection team is committed to maintaining the highway through thorough inspections and defect identification, in line with the Highways Act 1980. By fulfilling our duty, we ensure the safety of highway users and deliver exceptional service to our stakeholders.\nMain Responsibilities Working closely with the Inspection Manager, other Highway Inspectors, and teams across the authority, you’ll ensure we deliver top-notch service in accordance with our policies and procedures. This is your chance to make a tangible impact on the safety and quality of our highways.\n\nAs a Highway Inspector, you will:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Conduct driven, walked, or cycled inspections.</li>\n\t<li>Receive, prioritise, investigate, and respond to service-related queries, including enforcement actions.</li>\n\t<li>Represent the council in claims against the authority, including court appearances.</li>\n\t<li>Manage your workload to complete inspections and enquiries within set timescales.</li>\n</ul>\n\nThis role will be carried out from our Lichfield depot.\nThe Ideal Candidate What you’ll have:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Possess excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.</li>\n\t<li>Can handle a range of issues and conflicting demands while adhering to legislation.</li>\n\t<li>Deliver to tight deadlines and remains calm under pressure.</li>\n\t<li>Hold or willing to train for relevant accreditation (Highway Safety Inspectors Training, NRSWA Supervisors card, LANTRA 12D).</li>\n\t<li>Has experience in highway maintenance and safety inspections.</li>\n\t<li>Is proficient in Microsoft Office and safety inspection systems like CONFIRM.</li>\n\t<li>Full clean UK driving licence.</li>\n</ul>\n\nFor an informal chat about this role, contact Ed Dawson via email at <a href=\"mailto:ed.dawson@staffordshire.gov.uk\">ed.dawson@staffordshire.gov.uk</a>\n\nInterviews will be held after the Christmas break, week commencing 15 January 2025.\n\nThe recruitment for this position is ongoing and so we reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.\n\nOur Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.\nAbout Staffordshire County Council We are no ordinary county council:\n\nOur Values:\n\nThe core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.\n\nOur values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:\n\n<img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\">\n\nWe have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.\n\nWe look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. \n\nOur benefits:\n\nWe recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. \n\nIn addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a>\n\nOur recruitment process:\n\nAs an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.\n\nStaffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities\n\nAs part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. ","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£32,654 - £37,035","publishDate":"2024-12-03T10:44:09.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-01-05T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/4edf8ed6-ec57-404f-be3b-014c7d2fa231.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"13ca8719-dc38-473a-b2fe-0b447b1cf85c","title":"Senior Lawyer - Contracts and Procurement (Level 2)","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stafford","locationType":3,"description":"We are looking for two experienced senior lawyers to lead our Contracts and Procurement team. This is an exciting opportunity to grow and develop the team while helping to shape its future direction. You will oversee the delivery of legal services within the team and provide complex legal and procurement advice across all Council departments.\n\nWe are a forward-thinking, modern authority known for our strong financial management. We are ambitious and encourage our employees to be bold and innovative in their work. Our legal department consists of 83 dedicated lawyers and support staff.\n\nFor one of the positions, experience with Private Finance Initiative (PFI) is required.\n\nWe offer a diverse and rewarding caseload that allows you to apply your expertise in managing a range of complex legal matters.\nMain Responsibilities Some of the responsibilities will include:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Leading, mentoring, and developing the existing Contracts and Procurement team to ensure high performance and professional growth.</li>\n\t<li>Providing complex legal and procurement advice to clients on various matters relating to all Directorates of the Council.</li>\n\t<li>Providing advice on Private Finance Initiative (PFI) (required for one of the roles).</li>\n\t<li>Reviewing, drafting and advising on a variety of complex agreements including frameworks, services contracts, ICT contracts, social care contracts, collaboration agreements, section 75 agreements and various central and local government grant funding arrangements and loan agreements including Subsidy Control considerations.</li>\n</ul>\nThe Ideal Candidate We are looking for two qualified Solicitors or Barristers with proven experience in Contracts and Procurement and the ability to lead a team.\n\nPrivate Finance Initiative experience is required for one of the roles.\n\nIf you are unsure if your skills and experience are suitable for this role or require any more information, please contact Imran Razaq, Deputy Legal Services Manager on 01785 854186 or <a href=\"mailto:imran.razaq@staffordshire.gov.uk\">imran.razaq@staffordshire.gov.uk</a>\n\nInterviews will be held: week commencing 13 January 2025.\n\nWe would also be happy to consider flexible working.\n\nOur Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.\nAbout Staffordshire County Council We are no ordinary county council:\n\nOur Values:\n\nThe core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.\n\nOur values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:\n\n<img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\">\n\nWe have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.\n\nWe look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. \n\nOur benefits:\n\nWe recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. \n\nIn addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a>\n\nOur recruitment process:\n\nAs an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.\n\nStaffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities\n\nAs part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. ","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£53,885 - £58,185","publishDate":"2024-11-29T12:37:08.000Z","expirationDate":"2024-12-19T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/406af281-c916-4b14-bdb8-08577d0f1df5.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"ff7cb006-54f9-4aff-a5ad-21b0bdd9c2c5","title":"Client Affairs Service - Officer","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stafford","locationType":3,"description":"We have an exciting opportunity for a Client Affairs Service Officer!\n\nThis role plays a key role within Adult Social Care and Safeguarding by supporting vulnerable people who lack the mental capacity to manage their own finances, by acting as court appointed Deputy or Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) approved Appointee. \n\nThe service aims to enhance the wellbeing of our customers whilst keeping them safe from financial abuse and ensuring their independence and choice are maintained.\nMain Responsibilities We have a hardworking and busy administrative team which ensures that client’s finances are well managed in their best interests. \n\nAs a member of the team you will:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>liaise closely with the client, their carer’s, family and friends to enable the client to live as independently as they can. </li>\n\t<li>be responsible for managing all of the client’s finances including utility bills, bank accounts, occupational pensions, DWP benefits and investments.</li>\n</ul>\nThe Ideal Candidate Working within The Client Affairs Service requires teamwork, good organisational skills and a good level of competency using IT systems.\n\nYou’ll also need:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>An understanding of the Mental Capacity Act and how it applies to Deputyship</li>\n\t<li>Knowledge of working with vulnerable adults who lack mental capacity to manage their own finances and property</li>\n\t<li>To plan and prioritise work to meet deadlines and work effectively under pressure</li>\n\t<li>Experience of working in an administrative or finance function</li>\n\t<li>Knowledge of benefits and pensions payable to service users by DWP etc</li>\n\t<li>The ability and experience to operate a computer-based information system and use Microsoft Office packages</li>\n\t<li>Experience of working with internal & external customers to provide an excellent quality service</li>\n</ul>\n\nWe are currently working both from the office and remotely and it is anticipated that this will continue.\n\nFor more information about the role please contact: Samantha Main on 01785 854376. \n\nInterviews for this job role will be held after the Christmas period - week beginning 6 January 2025.\n\nOur Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.\nAbout Staffordshire County Council We are no ordinary county council:\n\nOur Values:\n\nThe core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.\n\nOur values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:\n\n<img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\">\n\nWe have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.\n\nWe look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. \n\nOur benefits:\n\nWe recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. \n\nIn addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a>\n\nOur recruitment process:\n\nAs an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.\n\nStaffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities\n\nAs part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. \n\nAs you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£26,409 - £29,093","publishDate":"2024-11-29T08:33:23.000Z","expirationDate":"2024-12-22T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/ef90f123-b981-437b-a356-b959f70b71de.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"e8b507c9-9918-4139-884c-5075d7ebb773","title":"Education Systems Data Assistant","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stafford","locationType":3,"description":"We have an great opportunity to join our Schools Data Team, working on data collection, reconciliation, systems maintenance, and development.\n\nOur School’s Data Team are the key to supporting schools to enable them to complete the Department of Education school censes. The school census is a statutory return which takes place during the autumn, spring, and summer terms. The census collects information about individual pupils and about the schools themselves.\n\nYou will work closely with schools to ensure we have accurate and update information from them for other services to use the data. \n \nMain Responsibilities You will work closely as a team to:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Process school data and work closely with schools to ensure the data is accurate.</li>\n\t<li>Collect weekly attendance for pupils attending Staffordshire Schools and our vulnerable populations.</li>\n\t<li>Work with schools to collect and import school files.</li>\n\t<li>Data Quality – run reports and update data.</li>\n\t<li>Produce high quality processes notes and arrange meetings for projects.</li>\n\t<li>Manage the School Census. Working with schools to ensure they have recorded the data correctly.</li>\n\t<li>Collect assessment data from schools.</li>\n</ul>\nThe Ideal Candidate You’ll have:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>the ability to communicate clearly, confidently and effectively with a range of people across the organisation and externally through phone, e-mail and in person.</li>\n\t<li>Be able to develop effective working relationships and provide excellent customer service.</li>\n\t<li>Good organisation skills and attention to detail, as you’ll be keeping data updated and you’ll be working to deadlines.</li>\n\t<li>A flexible approach to work as sometimes things can change, and so you’ll need to be able to prioritise work and sometimes change tasks quickly.</li>\n\t<li>An ability to work as part of a team but also using their own initiative.</li>\n\t<li>A passion to always give the best service</li>\n\t<li>a good working knowledge of MS Office</li>\n</ul>\n\nBut it’s important to note that if you’re unsure whether your experience or skills are suitable, please get in touch with the recruiting manager Mandi Edwards Education Systems Development Lead Manager at: <a href=\"mailto:Amanda.edwards@staffordshire.gov.uk\">Amanda.edwards@staffordshire.gov.uk</a>\n\nYou will mainly be office based, although some home working is arranged on a rota basis dependant on the demands of the service.\n\nInterviews will be held week commencing 6 January 2025.\n\nThe hours of work will be between 18 and 22 hours a week and “We’re happy to talk flexible working” \n\nOur Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.\nAbout Staffordshire County Council We are no ordinary county council:\n\nOur Values:\n\nThe core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.\n\nOur values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:\n\n<img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\">\n\nWe have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.\n\nWe look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. \n\nOur benefits:\n\nWe recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. \n\nIn addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a>\n\nOur recruitment process:\n\nAs an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.\n\nStaffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities\n\nAs part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. ","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£25,183 - £26,409 (pro rata)","publishDate":"2024-11-28T16:47:42.000Z","expirationDate":"2024-12-17T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/91640a17-1906-4966-8a30-6071b4c2c410.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"2bfdb47c-8ba6-4747-94be-3173fbc4608d","title":"SEND Keyworker (South Staffordshire)","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"South Staffordshire","locationType":3,"description":"Are you looking for a role where you can make a real difference?\n\nOur aim at Staffordshire is to create an environment where families are supported to stay together safely and live well in their communities by building on their strengths. This is the right thing to do. \n\nWe’re looking for passionate and motivated individuals to join our newly transformed district teams. We have a hybrid approach to work to assist your work life balance, with a mixture of office and remote working.\n\nYou will be based in South Staffordshire.\nMain Responsibilities You will;\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>be supporting the Family Practitioner Leads to carry out the Local Authority’s SEND duties in relation to co-ordinating Education Health &Care (EHC) assessments</li>\n\t<li>producing EHC Plans and carrying out annual reviews</li>\n\t<li>work closely with our children and young people with special educational needs and disability and their families as well as a range of qualified professionals in education, health and social care.</li>\n\t<li>develop collaborative and respectful relationships, promoting choice and independence and improve outcomes</li>\n\t<li>ensure that education, health, and care plans comply with legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements in addition to the policies, standards and procedures.</li>\n</ul>\nThe Ideal Candidate It’s a fast-paced role so you’ll need to be able to manage your own caseload independently and as part of the team. \n\nYou will also:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Need excellent written and verbal communication skills.</li>\n\t<li>Have knowledge of the SEND legislation plus, it’s important that you can reflect on practice and improve as a result. </li>\n</ul>\n\nYou can also find out more about the role and the requirements in the job description attached. If you’re unsure whether your skills match the role however, you can discuss this with Gemma Timmins - Family Practitioner Lead SEND and Education South Staffordshire at <a href=\"mailto:jane.coleman@staffordshire.gov.uk\">gemma.timmins@staffordshire.gov.uk</a>\n\nInterviews to be held on Friday 3rd January 2025.\n\n“We’re happy to talk flexible working” \n\nOur Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.\nAbout Staffordshire County Council We are no ordinary county council:\n\nOur Values:\n\nThe core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.\n\nOur values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:\n\n<img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\">\n\nWe have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.\n\nWe look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. \n\nOur benefits:\n\nWe recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. \n\nIn addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a>\n\nOur recruitment process:\n\nAs an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.\n\nStaffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities\n\nAs part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. \n\nAs you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£29,093 - £32,654 per annum (pro rata)","publishDate":"2024-11-27T09:13:58.000Z","expirationDate":"2024-12-11T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/568f1de6-793e-4e87-b571-aac1f4b08b84.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"a9ae7a49-3609-4d44-9f8a-277cd29c8674","title":"Senior Social Worker - Adult Learning & Disabilities","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Codsall","locationType":3,"description":"A fantastic opportunity for has arisen for the role of Senior social worker within Adult Learning Disability - South Staffordshire.\n\nWe're closely connected to what we do: we’re here to work with our communities and to make a difference. \n\nWe’re exploring new ways of working with adults with a learning disability and/or autism and it's allowed us to create some exciting new opportunities for our staff including increasing access to post-registration training and our unique Social Work Learning Academy. \n\nWe're proud of the work that we do and when you join our team, you'll be enabling the people we support to live their best life. \n\nThis is a hugely diverse social work role. No one day is the same! For adults with learning disabilities, you’ll open the door to lives of independence, fulfilment and joy. Your impact won’t stop there. This positive change will be felt across families and throughout the Staffordshire communities we’re proud to serve. \nMain Responsibilities As a Senior Social Worker in this team, you’ll: \n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\n\tOffer support and supervision to your team of Social Workers and Senior Practitioners\n\t</li>\n\t<li>\n\tLead, coach, and support them to deliver for our communities ensuring we meet the needs of the people we support and their families\n\t</li>\n\t<li>\n\tCo-ordinate, oversee and make clear decisions in managing work and allocation\n\t</li>\n\t<li>\n\tHave a passion for supporting adults to achieve their full potential and want to gain further experience in improving outcomes \n\t</li>\n</ul>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\n\tHave the chance to support adults from the very start of their journey, reviewing their goals and ambitions \n\t</li>\n\t<li>\n\tContinue to promote independence and opportunities, ensuring that these have positive outcomes \n\t</li>\n\t<li>\n\tUndertake assessments, support planning, review and case management to support adults with a learning disability and/or autism ensuring that they, their families/carers and the people important to them are supported to live the life that they want to live \n\t</li>\n</ul>\nThe Ideal Candidate You'll need a professional social work qualification (DipSW, CQSW, CSS) or other social work qualification certified by Social Work England\n\nWhether you’ve managed and mentored a team before or you're looking to take your first steps in developing your management skills this is a great opportunity for an experienced Social Worker looking to move up in your career and progress in your profession. \n\nYou’ll also be: \n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\n\tmotivated by the purpose of your role – to help and support others \n\t</li>\n\t<li>\n\ta real team player you’ll be able to flex to the needs of the team \n\t</li>\n\t<li>\n\ta proven track record of a person centred, and asset focused outlook and you’ll have high professional standards\n\t</li>\n\t<li>\n\table to develop excellent supervision skills and an ability to enable practitioners to develop and thrive in their roles. \n\t</li>\n</ul>\n\nWhat you’ll get from us \n\nYou’ll receive professional supervision and be working in a team of high performing, dedicated and most importantly - friendly colleagues. \n\nIn return for your skills, enthusiasm and commitment we will support you to take your career to the next level within an exciting, progressive and diverse service.\n\nInterviews are planned for 9 and 10 January 2025. \n\nIf you require any further information about this role, please contact Becky Whiteman at <a href=\"mailto:rebecca.whiteman@staffordshire.gov.uk\">rebecca.whiteman@staffordshire.gov.uk</a>\n\n**Sometimes we can get a lot of applications for our vacancies so please don't wait to apply as we may need to close the advert early**\nAbout Staffordshire County Council We are no ordinary county council:\n\nOur Values:\n\nThe core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.\n\nOur values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:\n\n<img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\">\n\nWe have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.\n\nWe look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. \n\nOur benefits:\n\nWe recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. \n\nIn addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a>\n\nOur recruitment process:\n\nAs an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.\n\nStaffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities\n\nAs part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. \n\nAs you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£43,693 - £47,754","publishDate":"2024-11-26T17:15:55.000Z","expirationDate":"2024-12-20T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/00de834d-69e3-4f08-8a53-3d145d761c4b.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"62556a23-34d1-4761-bef2-a1aa0017864e","title":"Mental Health Lead for Children","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Lindum House Stone Staffordshire","locationType":3,"description":"Are you a social work professional with an interest in children's mental health?\n\nWith a County wide remit you will provide support, guidance, advice and direction to children’s social care services in relation to children’s mental health. Being the interface between children’s social care and children’s mental health services to promote a joined-up approach to working with children where there are mental health concerns.\n\nYou'll also work with commissioners within children’s social care and health to assist with the procurement of services, particularly in relation to joint responsibilities under the Mental Health Act (1983/2007) Section 117 aftercare. Combining health and social models of intervention is more likely to promote resilience and recovery for vulnerable children.\n\nA key function of this role is to challenge dominant medical perspectives of mental health and ensure that children’s social work issues and themes are considered by mental health services in their work with children.\n\nYou'll provide training and guidance across children’s services to deliver practice improvement and be responsive to local and national developments. Undertaking the role of an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) on behalf of Staffordshire County Council ensuring that the wider AMHP service is supported with matters involving AMHP assessments of children. As well as mentoring and supervision of a small number of AMHP's employed in children's services. \nMain Responsibilities You'll also:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>provide professional guidance and support to practitioners and managers with case work and promoting enhanced knowledge and skills in relation to children's mental health.</li>\n\t<li>maintain local processes for the interface between the Emotional Well-Being Service, Community CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service) teams and the Children and Families service.</li>\n\t<li>deliver mental health training in order to enhance the knowledge base and skills of Children and Families teams.</li>\n\t<li>update staff within Staffordshire Health Care Trust(s) with relevant children’s social care developments, practice and policies in order to promote their understanding of children’s social care. </li>\n\t<li>act as a professional lead and represent the Children and Families service at various National and strategic mental health forums. Working with senior managers on local, regional and national opportunities for improvement across the children’s mental health sector. This will include contributing towards new and developing initiatives across Staffordshire</li>\n\t<li>Take responsibility for maintaining a database of all Staffordshire children admitted and discharged from inpatient services and produce reports to Strategic Leads in order to understand the local population of children cared for through inpatient settings</li>\n\t<li>undertake Mental Health Act Assessments x 2 days per working month, in line with AMHP duties on behalf of Staffordshire County Council. To support AMPH’s across Staffordshire to develop their understanding of the children’s perspective</li>\n</ul>\nThe Ideal Candidate You'll be a qualified Social Worker and have additional professional qualifications that evidence skills and knowledge in working with or mentoring others as well as:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>an approved mental health practitioner, AMHP and be registered with Social Work England.</li>\n\t<li>experience of working at a senior level in a local authority.</li>\n\t<li>have good knowledge of relevant legislation in respect of children's social care and mental health.</li>\n\t<li>the ability to lead service change and improvements and be able to quickly build and maintain strong and credible stakeholder relationships.</li>\n\t<li>excellent communication skills and be able to promote learning and wok collaboratively in a complex field of practice in order to promote shared learning and joint working.</li>\n</ul>\n\nRecruitment Timeline: \nInterviews week starting 9 December 2024\n\nDon’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact Clive Cartman-Frost, Head of Access to Services at: <a href=\"mailto:clive.cartman-frost@staffordshire.gov.uk\">clive.cartman-frost@staffordshire.gov.uk</a>\n\nOur Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.\nAbout Staffordshire County Council We are no ordinary county council:\n\nOur Values:\n\nThe core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.\n\nOur values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:\n\n<img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\">\n\nWe have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.\n\nWe look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. \n\nOur benefits:\n\nWe recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. \n\nIn addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a>\n\nOur recruitment process:\n\nAs an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.\n\nStaffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities\n\nAs part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. \n\nAs you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£48,710 - £52,805","publishDate":"2024-11-26T13:36:59.000Z","expirationDate":"2024-12-08T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/42d66bce-e541-44c8-af41-fbb5bc3236a2.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"bb95bc98-f86e-455e-8e40-961bb4b8bc3c","title":"Quality Assurance Lead (Children's Social Care)","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stafford","locationType":3,"description":"This is an exciting and fast paced role to support the strategic aims of Staffordshire County Council Children's Social Care. You will help enable practice excellence and practice evaluation to support effective learning and creating a culture of innovation.\n\nIf you have the drive and commitment to support this exciting journey we look forward to your application. \n\nThis role is a full time, 2 year fixed term role ending 31 December 2026 and is a hybrid role. There is expectation that part of your week will be office based. \nMain Responsibilities You will work as part of the Practice Excellence Team to and be expected:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>to lead in providing expert quality assurance analysis reports, guidance and support to staff to improve auditing across Children's Social Care includung:\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>quality assurance activity, quality assurance analysis, development and implementation of improvement plans following analysis.</li>\n\t\t<li> Improvement (process & change management within social work practice)</li>\n\t\t<li>Practice improvement across all levels of social work practice</li>\n\t\t<li>Co-production, staff engagement and training, to improve practice and develop professional social work skills.</li>\n\t</ul>\n\t</li>\n\t<li>to support the implementation of continuous improvement activity across Children’s Social Care relating to Social Work Practice.</li>\n\t<li>to promote and lead in line with our Children and Families vision, working in a relational and restorative way. \n</li>\n\t<li>to engage all stakeholders to develop, review and implement innovative and effective quality assurance analysis and planning as as a relational leader </li>\n\t<li>to develop in-house auditing experts and support in promoting learning, practice improvement and staff development based upon audit analysis alongside the workforce development team. </li>\n\t<li>be confident in audit analysis and practice improvement to enable us to further build on a culture of learning.</li>\n\t<li>critically challenge social work practice and work with colleagues to effect change, improving standards of practice for children and families.</li>\n\t<li>work closely with colleagues across Children’s Social Care, and within the Intelligence, Performance and Engagement Team (IPET). </li>\n</ul>\nThe Ideal Candidate You will have :\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>substantial social work post qualifying experience</li>\n\t<li>Knowledge of current best practice in social work and learning and development.</li>\n\t<li>Up to date knowledge of social work training and practice</li>\n\t<li>Understanding of auditing methodology including how to capture and report on learning, understanding operational and strategic requirements.</li>\n\t<li>Experience of overseeing, directing and evaluating social work practice, with an awareness of what excellent social work practice looks like.</li>\n\t<li>Experience of delivering a range of learning methods such as group training, coaching, mentoring and one to one support</li>\n\t<li>Experience of working within a team to provide an excellent service</li>\n</ul>\n\nInterviews will be held on Monday 16th December 2024\n\nDon’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills and experiences so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact Jennie Arries, Head of Practice Excellence & Principal Social Worker. <a href=\"mailto:jennifer.arries@staffordshire.gov.uk%C2%A0\">Jennifer.Arries@Staffordshire.gov.uk </a>\n\n“We’re happy to talk flexible working” \n\nOur Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.\nAbout Staffordshire County Council We are no ordinary county council:\n\nOur Values:\n\nThe core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.\n\nOur values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:\n\n<img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\">\n\nWe have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.\n\nWe look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. \n\nOur benefits:\n\nWe recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. 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Fostering Social Worker

Staffordshire County Council

£37,938 - £42,708 plus £963 car allowance

Staffordshire Place 1, Tipping Street, Stafford (On-Site)

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Call Taker/Worker (Emergency Duty Service)

Staffordshire County Council

£26,409 - £29,093 pro rota plus 20% unsociable hours allowance

Lindum House, Stone (On-Site)

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Family Time Worker (Lichfield)

Staffordshire County Council

£25,183 - £26,409 + £963 car user allowance per annum

The Old House, Lichfield (On-Site)

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Highway Inspector

Staffordshire County Council

£32,654 - £37,035

Lichfield Depot area (On-Site)

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Senior Lawyer - Contracts and Procurement (Level 2)

Staffordshire County Council

£53,885 - £58,185

Stafford (On-Site)

Posted 7 days ago

Client Affairs Service - Officer

Staffordshire County Council

£26,409 - £29,093

Stafford (On-Site)

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Education Systems Data Assistant

Staffordshire County Council

£25,183 - £26,409 (pro rata)

Stafford (On-Site)

Posted 8 days ago

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SEND Keyworker (South Staffordshire)

Staffordshire County Council

£29,093 - £32,654 per annum (pro rata)

South Staffordshire (On-Site)

Posted 9 days ago

Senior Social Worker - Adult Learning & Disabilities

Staffordshire County Council

£43,693 - £47,754

Codsall (On-Site)

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Mental Health Lead for Children

Staffordshire County Council

£48,710 - £52,805

Lindum House Stone Staffordshire (On-Site)

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Quality Assurance Lead (Children's Social Care)

Staffordshire County Council

£48,710 - £52,805 per annum

Stafford (On-Site)

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Training Facilitator - Social Care

Staffordshire County Council

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Stafford, with regular travel to locations across the county (On-Site)

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Fostering Social Worker

Call Taker/Worker (Emergency Duty Service)

Family Time Worker (Lichfield)

Highway Inspector

Senior Lawyer - Contracts and Procurement (Level 2)

Client Affairs Service - Officer

Education Systems Data Assistant

SEND Keyworker (South Staffordshire)

Senior Social Worker - Adult Learning & Disabilities

Mental Health Lead for Children

Quality Assurance Lead (Children's Social Care)

Training Facilitator - Social Care

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