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We are looking for a social worker to support our children who are not able to live with their families without the local authorities involvement and welcome experienced or newly qualified social workers to apply. </span></p><p><span>For newly qualified social workers our ASYE programme has a great reputation because we’re committed to giving you the best start in your social work career by helping you develop your practice in a supported way!</span></p><p><span><strong>Our ASYE programme – what you can expect</strong></span></p><p><span>Staffordshire has a well-established ASYE programme that prides itself on providing our newly qualified social workers with strong support and opportunities to develop. We recognise that your first year of social work practice is about developing your confidence, skills, and knowledge. That’s why we offer monthly bespoke ASYE training sessions, with well-established social work educators.</span></p><p><span>You’ll have a protected workload, and individual ASYE assessors who will regularly meet with you and your manager to review your support and development needs. You’ll also have protected study leave to develop your practice portfolio and opportunities to attend a range of training that will develop your social work practice knowledge.</span></p><p><span>Feedback from social workers who have completed our ASYE programme tell us:       </span></p><p><span><em>‘I appreciated the protected workload, and individual support’. </em></span></p><p><span><em>‘There was recognition that I was learning whilst practising’.</em></span></p><p><span><em>‘I felt Staffordshire recognised that I needed time to develop and consolidate my social work style and practice.’</em></span></p><p><em><span>‘There’s lots of training and support from individual teams and managers.’</span></em></p><b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>You'll be able to see in the attached job description the main responsibilities of being a social worker here at Staffordshire and if you are in your first or second year in employment on programme with us we'll ensure you get the best breadth of experience in your team.</p><p><strong>Children in care and care leavers team </strong></p><p>You’ll be:</p><ul>\n<li>be working with children and their families from the point of the second child in care review or full care order being granted, until we support them to return home safely or up to their 18th Birthday and they become young adults. </li>\n<li>carry out the key statutory duties within a children in care team supporting our children to flourish whilst in our care. </li>\n<li>have a passion for supporting families to make positive changes so that they can be reunited as soon as possible along with supporting young people to gain valuable key life skills and positive enduring relationships. </li>\n</ul><p><strong>The way we work</strong></p><p>In Staffordshire we want to improve the lives of all children and young people and we do this through our Restorative Practice framework. Our approach is underpinned by a set of beliefs, values and behaviours that focus on building and repairing relationships.</p><p>This relationship model uses a strength-based approach which aims to work in partnership with children and their families. Working restoratively is widely accepted as an effective way of achieving better outcomes for families and in Staffordshire we are committed to using a range of methods and tools to achieve this.  So that when you join us you’ll receive specific restorative practice training to enable and embed this way of working.</p><b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p> You'll</p><ul>\n<li>have a good understanding of the impact of childhood experiences and be supporting young people to overcome and manage a range of challenges, helping them rebuild their family relationships.  </li>\n<li>be passionate about supporting families to be able to safely care for their children without our intervention.</li>\n<li>be committed to developing young peoples key life skills through pathway planning, working in partnership with families and supporting them to build positive strong relationships and networks around them. </li>\n</ul><p>For newly qualified social workers to join our ASYE programme you’ll need to be:</p><ul>\n<li>Expecting to become a Qualified Social Worker within the next 9 months</li>\n<li>Be registered with or on track to become registered with Social Work England (SWE) in the next 9 months</li>\n<li>Have a current UK driving licence and access to use a vehicle</li>\n</ul><p>Please note if you do join us before you have qualified and received your Social Work England Registration, you will be paid £32,654 until you qualify. At this point you will be transferred to £37,938.</p><p>But above 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.</p><p>Here at Staffordshire, we’re proud of each other, of the supportive team we’ve built and all that we’ve achieved together and we hope you’ll become part of our team.</p><p><strong>Closing Date: 26th May 2025 </strong><br><strong>Interview date: 6th June 2025 </strong></p><p>If you need more information on this post and our offer of support please do contact me via email. <a href=\"mailto:Rachel.harvey@staffordshire.gov.uk\">Rachel.harvey@staffordshire.gov.uk</a> </p><p>For more information about Staffordshire Children’s Services visit our website <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/children-families/\">Children & Families - Careers at Staffordshire</a>  </p><b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p><p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p><p>The 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.</p><p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p><p><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p><p>We 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.</p><p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p><p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p><p>We 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. </p><p>In 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></p><p><strong>Our recruitment process:</strong></p><p>As 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.</p><p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p><p>As 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. </p><p>As 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.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£37,938 - £41,511 + £963 annual car allowance","publishDate":"2025-05-13T09:47:30.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-26T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/dd633720-8b15-4965-9720-62a9169a21f5.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"fe833a70-9574-4da3-9cc1-cb5ff33a5d07","title":"Futures Matter Intensive Support Worker","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stafford","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Join Our Intensive Prevention Service Team!</strong></p><p>Our Intensive Prevention Service is part of Futures Matter, which supports children and families in Staffordshire.  Futures Matter encompasses</p><ul>\n<li>Intensive Prevention Service</li>\n<li>Youth Offending Service</li>\n<li>Saplings and Prevention</li>\n<li>Family Group Conference Service</li>\n<li>Breathing Space</li>\n<li>Child Exploitation Team</li>\n</ul><p><strong>What We Do:</strong></p><p><strong>We believe children are best placed living within their family network, as a team we:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>provide intense support to children on the edge of care to help them stay at home.</li>\n<li>we  also support Social Workers with the re-assessments of family members to progress family time with the aim being to support children and young people to return home after being in our care.  The team also support children to return home where there is an agreed plan of reunification.   </li>\n</ul><p>Our approach is solution-focused, relational drawing upon strength-based methods of interventions to meet each family’s specific needs.</p><p><strong>Who We Work With:</strong></p><p>We partner with social work teams, family support teams, and other professionals, including those in the third sector. Our team is based in Stafford but works across Staffordshire and sometimes beyond.</p><p><strong>Why Join Us?</strong></p><p>This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a passionate, creative, and supportive team that makes a real difference. Our team draws upon a range of specialist skills interventions, including Non-Violent Resistance (NVR), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), and Solution-Focused methodology.  The team also has a Young Persons Substance Misuse Worker seconded into the team.</p><b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>You will :</p><ul>\n<li>be responsible for supporting young people (8-18 years of age) and their parents developing a tailored package of support, drawing upon other resources within the team as appropriate to remain or return home to their family.</li>\n<li>maintain positive relationships, providing high support and high challenge to effect changes in family dynamics to promote stability at home.  </li>\n<li>work restoratively with families, offering an intense and a robust package of support for young people and their families where there is a risk of family breakdown.  This may be as a result of Adverse Childhood Experiences, relationship difficulties or where exploitation is a significant risk. </li>\n<li>take responsibility for the accurate recording of all work undertaken on the electronic file in keeping with the agreed timeframes within the Intensive Prevention Service.</li>\n<li>Participate in all team meetings, training, the duty system and in developing the service.</li>\n</ul><b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>You will</p><ul>\n<li>have experience of working with children / young people and their families within their own homes.</li>\n<li>have experience of delivering a variety of interventions / direct work to address presenting issues.</li>\n<li>a Level 3 NVQ in Childcare or equivalent qualification relevant to working with children and their families.</li>\n<li>access to a car at all times where mileage and an essential car allowance is paid.</li>\n<li>able to work flexibly which includes working weekends on a rota basis and in an evening to support the children and families that you are working with of which you will receive additional increments.</li>\n</ul><p>Interviews will be held in June at Staffordshire Place 1.</p><p>For more information about this vacancy or for an informal chat please contact <a href=\"mailto:Kirsten.booth@staffordshire.gov.uk\">Kirsten.booth@staffordshire.gov.uk</a> or 07815 999066</p><p>On this occasion previous applicants will not accepted.</p><p><strong>Our Recruitment Process:</strong><span> 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.</span></p><b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p><p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p><p>The 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.</p><p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p><p><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p><p>We 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.</p><p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p><p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p><p>We 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. </p><p>In 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></p><p><strong>Our recruitment process:</strong></p><p>As 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.</p><p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p><p>As 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. </p><p>As 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.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£29,093 - £32,654 plus £963 essential car user allowance","publishDate":"2025-05-09T10:46:41.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-25T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/e1b500c0-da27-4b68-8546-dd96a5081696.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"b4cd8c8b-891d-4fe2-8400-040e2b5f5345","title":"Early Years Sufficiency and Market Development Consultant","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stafford","locationType":3,"description":"<p>This is an exciting opportunity to join the Early Years Team for a 12 month period to support the expansion of funded childcare and Wraparound Childcare Programme. Following a recent restructure,  we now have greater capacity to be more resilient, connected and able to achieve our ambition to provide a high-quality service which responds to the unique needs of early years children and their families, ensuring the best start in life for all.</p><p>We are a highly experienced and committed team who constantly strive to improve outcomes for children, working with our partners to ensure that all children in Staffordshire can access their funded entitlements in high quality, inclusive settings.</p><p>The role is a fixed term role for 12 months to build capacity to support childcare providers at an important time during the rollout of the expansion of funded childcare eligibility for working parents.</p><b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p><strong>You will:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Work within a small, motivated team, ensuring there is effective analysis, planning and development activity to support the local authority to meet its statutory duty regarding sufficiency of childcare places.</li>\n<li>Work directly with new and existing childcare providers to develop business plans and strategies for expansion and sustainability.</li>\n<li>Collect and analyse data to provide timely sufficiency analysis for a range of childcare provision.</li>\n<li>Support the Wraparound Childcare Programme through by working with schools and providers to develop new before and after school childcare.</li>\n</ul><p><strong>You'll also be focussed on improving outcomes for children through:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Developing, supporting and implementing action plans and strategies to ensure that the local authority meets statutory duties in relation to childcare. </li>\n<li>Establishing and maintaining strong partnerships with key stakeholders to ensure there are sufficient high-quality childcare places available.</li>\n<li>Acting as a point of contact for childcare providers, partners and stakeholders in relation to childcare sufficiency and market development</li>\n</ul><b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p><strong>You will have:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Knowledge of relevant national agendas, legislation and statutory requirements affecting early years provision and wraparound childcare.</li>\n<li>Experience in sufficiency analysis and market development, including a track record of providing advice and guidance to providers.</li>\n<li>Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of working with a range of stakeholders.</li>\n<li>Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills to create innovative solutions.</li>\n<li>A commitment to Inclusion and improving outcomes for children and young people.</li>\n</ul><p>If you would like an informal discussion regarding this post please contact Kev Taylor by emailing <a href=\"mailto:kevin.taylor@staffordshire.gov.uk\">kevin.taylor@staffordshire.gov.uk</a> </p><p><strong>Interviews will be held on 11th and 12th June 2025.</strong></p><p><strong>Our Recruitment Process:</strong> 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.</p><b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p><p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p><p>The 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.</p><p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p><p><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p><p>We 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.</p><p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p><p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p><p>We 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. </p><p>In 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></p><p><strong>Our recruitment process:</strong></p><p>As 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.</p><p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p><p>As 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. </p><p>As 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.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£32,654 - £37,035","publishDate":"2025-05-07T15:14:33.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-21T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/d5bc530f-a58d-4b52-b6ba-7f5704f6dfca.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"816038b3-5b26-4b5a-8951-95ced6bcc9ed","title":"People Analytics & Insight Assistant","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Staffordshire Place 1","locationType":3,"description":"<p><span>This role is your chance to be part of something new and exciting. As the first point of contact with the Analytics and Insight team in People Services, you'll be supporting the Senior Advisor and Manager by keeping things running smoothly in our HR and payroll system, and working with reports to create insights that drive decision making across the Council.</span></p><p><span>The role will also support our Systems and Service Improvement team when required, assisting in projects, creating data and insights and recording accurate information.</span></p><p><span>You'll be part of our wider People Services team, where we lead the way in making Staffordshire a great place to work by handling everything from helping staff grow their skills, creating a safe and positive workplace, and supporting employees. </span></p><p><span>Our People Strategy focuses on four key pillars:</span></p><ul>\n<li><span>Keeping and attracting talented People.</span></li>\n<li><span>Promoting a positive working environment.</span></li>\n<li><span>Developing skills for now and the future, and </span></li>\n<li><span>Developing leaders for now and the future.  </span></li>\n</ul><p><span>It's all about shaping the right culture, support, and skills to make a real difference for Staffordshire’s communities.</span></p><b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p><span>The main responsibilities of this role include: </span></p><ul>\n<li><span>Produce and distribute standard reports for the organisation</span></li>\n<li><span>Undertake day-to-day management of shared mailboxes, responding to queries and report requests to ensure a great customer experience</span></li>\n<li><span>Maintain the organisational management structure within our HR systems through the collation, checking and processing of organisation management changes </span></li>\n<li><span>Support with large scale data validation exercises through data and insights, e.g. pay awards, incremental progression, annual leave entitlements and term time working </span></li>\n<li><span>Support the completion of statutory returns and ensuring that the team’s work complies with applicable statutory regulations</span></li>\n</ul><b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p><span>To be successful in this role you'll need:</span></p><ul>\n<li><span>Educated to GCSE level (or equivalent qualification) or equivalent experience working in an administrative role. </span></li>\n<li>\n<span>Experience of using ICT including Microsoft Office, Excel a</span><span>nd other systems to gather, analyse and present information</span>\n</li>\n<li><span>Experience in interpreting information from a range of sources to produce reports</span></li>\n</ul><div><ul><li><span>Experience in entering and maintaining data within computerised systems</span></li></ul></div><ul>\n<li><span>Effective communication and interpersonal skills.</span></li>\n<li><span>Ability to work as part of a team and to contribute to outstanding team performance.</span></li>\n</ul><p><span>For more information, please review the job description and person specification attached to this advert or to ask any questions please contact <a href=\"mailto:james.harper@staffordshire.gov.uk\">james.harper@staffordshire.gov.uk</a>  </span></p><p><strong><span>Stages for this recruitment</span></strong><span>: Application with supporting statement | Automated video interview (if a high volume of application are received) | Interview to include a 10-minute work related task during week beginning 2 June 2025.</span></p><p><strong><span>Our Recruitment Process</span></strong><span>: 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.</span></p><p> </p><b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p><p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p><p>The 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.</p><p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p><p><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p><p>We 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.</p><p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p><p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p><p>We 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. </p><p>In 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></p><p><strong>Our recruitment process:</strong></p><p>As 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.</p><p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p><p>As 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. </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£24,790 - £25,183","publishDate":"2025-05-06T13:14:45.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-20T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/ec7b4ce8-7434-44c2-9b04-3911cd212940.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"e55f2f78-c8b0-4ea0-8545-e44b56b77d01","title":"Apprenticeship Adviser","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stafford","locationType":3,"description":"<p>This role is all about creating and running an amazing apprenticeship program here at the council with a focus on building career pathways that not only help us to fulfil our vacancies, but also to offer opportunities for those starting out in their career.</p><p>As the face of apprenticeships, you'll build strong relationships with hiring managers, training providers and candidates to make sure early careers can grow and succeed at Staffordshire County Council. It's your chance to build a new program that supports fresh talent and importantly gives extra support and opportunity to those who need it most such as our care leavers and those starting a career journey.</p><p>You'll be part of our wider People Services team. In People Services we lead the way in making Staffordshire a great place to work by handling everything from helping staff grow their skills, creating a safe and positive workplace, and supporting employees. </p><p>Our People Strategy focuses on four key pillars:</p><ul>\n<li>Keeping and attracting talented people;</li>\n<li>Promoting a positive working environment;</li>\n<li>Developing skills for now and the future, and </li>\n<li>Developing leaders for now and the future.  </li>\n</ul><p>It's all about shaping the right culture, support and skills to make a real difference for Staffordshire’s communities.</p><p> </p><b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>This role is all about leading and supporting apprenticeship programs to make sure they match the Council's goals and meet industry standards. You'll use your knowledge of apprenticeship frameworks to keep everything on track. Building strong connections with apprentices, their managers, and training providers will be at the heart of your work, helping everyone grow and succeed together.</p><p>You're main responsibilities will include:</p><ul>\n<li><p>Design and run apprenticeship programs to match business goals and follow the rules.</p></li>\n<li><p>Help to hire apprentices by advertising, screening, interviewing, and onboarding them smoothly.</p></li>\n<li><p>Be the go-to guide for apprentices, offering coaching, feedback, and resources to help them succeed.</p></li>\n<li><p>Track apprentices’ progress and give them timely support.</p></li>\n<li><p>Work with training providers, colleges, and industry partners to make apprenticeships even better.</p></li>\n<li><p>Check that apprenticeship programs follow all legal and policy requirements.</p></li>\n<li><p>Keep records updated and share reports on performance using the Digital Apprentice Service System.</p></li>\n<li><p>Look for ways to improve apprenticeship programs and use fresh ideas to boost training results.</p></li>\n<li><p>Represent the Council at events and forums, showcasing the importance of apprenticeships.</p></li>\n<li><p>Act as an ambassador, championing the success of apprenticeships for the Council.</p></li>\n</ul><b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>To be successful in this role you'll need to:</p><ul>\n<li>Educated to degree level or have equivalent qualifications or experience in a related HR/People role</li>\n<li>Proven experience in apprenticeship program management, learning development or a related role. </li>\n<li>Good communication skills and experience working with a number of different stakeholder groups as you'll need to work effectively with training providers, managers and candidates/apprentices</li>\n<li>Coaching and mentoring skills to enable you to build relationships with and motivate and support apprentices</li>\n<li>Effective problem-solving skills with the ability to address challenges and find workable solutions.</li>\n<li>Clear knowledge and understanding of how to create and implement a fair, consistent and effective recruitment process in line with business needs</li>\n<li>Be planned and organised in all you do with good IT and digital skills</li>\n</ul><p><span><span>“We’re happy to talk flexible working”</span></span><span> </span></p><p>For more information please review the job description and person specification attached to this advert or to ask any questions please contact Laura Chetta, Talent and Resourcing Manager at <a href=\"mailto:laura.chetta@staffordshire.gov.uk\">laura.chetta@staffordshire.gov.uk</a>  </p><p><strong>Stages for this recruitment</strong>: Application with supporting statement | Automated video interview (if a high volume of application are received) | Interview to include a 10 minute presentation during week beginning 2 June 2025.</p><p><strong>Our Recruitment Process</strong>: 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.</p><b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p><p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p><p>The 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.</p><p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p><p><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p><p>We 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.</p><p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p><p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p><p>We 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. </p><p>In 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></p><p><strong>Our recruitment process:</strong></p><p>As 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.</p><p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p><p>As 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. </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£37,938 - £42,708","publishDate":"2025-05-02T10:37:13.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-18T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/17289b60-9abc-4587-ba49-25c24de3f84d.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"e7366c2f-6256-4172-b126-86b758c2698f","title":"Senior Apprenticeship Adviser","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stafford","locationType":3,"description":"<p>This role is all about creating and running an amazing apprenticeship program here at the council with a focus on building career pathways that not only help us to fulfil our vacancies, but also to offer opportunities for those starting out in their career.</p><p>As the face of apprenticeships, you'll build strong relationships with hiring managers, training providers and candidates to make sure early careers can grow and succeed at Staffordshire County Council. It's your chance to build a new program that supports fresh talent and importantly gives extra support and opportunity to those who need it most such as our care leavers and those starting a career journey.</p><p>You'll be part of our wider People Services team. In People Services we lead the way in making Staffordshire a great place to work by handling everything from helping staff grow their skills, creating a safe and positive workplace, and supporting employees. </p><p>Our People Strategy focuses on four key pillars:</p><ul>\n<li>Keeping and attracting talented people;</li>\n<li>Promoting a positive working environment;</li>\n<li>Developing skills for now and the future, and </li>\n<li>Developing leaders for now and the future.  </li>\n</ul><p>It's all about shaping the right culture, support and skills to make a real difference for Staffordshire’s communities.</p><b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>In this role you'll have overall responsibility for the management and delivery of our Apprenticeship program with support from the Talent and Resourcing Manager and the wider team plus, support from our Learning and Development/Organisational Development team. </p><p>You're main responsibilities will include:</p><ul>\n<li>Lead and manage the Council's apprenticeship program to meet strategic goals.</li>\n<li><p>Create and improve apprenticeship pathways, working with training providers and industry experts.</p></li>\n<li><p>Keep everything on track with apprenticeship rules and standards.</p></li>\n<li><p>Make the most of the national financial levy within deadlines.</p></li>\n<li><p>Guide, coach and support a team of two, helping them learn and grow.</p></li>\n<li><p>Work with hiring managers to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process so we can find and choose great candidates, promoting fairness and diversity.</p></li>\n<li><p>Build connections with schools, career advisors, and recruitment agencies to find talent and opportunities.</p></li>\n<li><p>Support apprentices with training and advice to help them succeed.</p></li>\n<li><p>Work with leaders and partners to make sure the apprenticeship program runs smoothly.</p></li>\n<li><p>Check the quality of programs, measure success, and report results.</p></li>\n<li><p>Use data and feedback to improve the program.</p></li>\n<li><p>Share updates with senior managers, including key achievements and areas to improve.</p></li>\n<li><p>Represent the Council at events and industry meet-ups.</p></li>\n<li><p>Deputise for the Talent and Resourcing Manager when needed.</p></li>\n</ul><b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>To be successful in this role you'll need to be:</p><ul>\n<li>Educated to degree level or have equivalent experience and be working at the Associate CIPD level (you do not need to be CIPD qualified) </li>\n<li>Have substantial experience in managing and adapting apprenticeship or training programs.</li>\n<li>Have a detailed understanding of and applying UK apprenticeship standards and regulations.</li>\n<li>Be able to take our apprenticeship strategy and translate this into actions to achieve our overall objectives</li>\n<li>Good communication skills to effectively work with training providers, managers and candidates </li>\n<li>Flexible to travel locally and regionally to meet training providers/partners and to attend events</li>\n</ul><p><span><span>“We’re happy to talk flexible working”</span></span><span> </span></p><p>For more information please review the job description and person specification attached to this advert or to ask any questions please contact Laura Chetta, Talent and Resourcing Manager at <a href=\"mailto:laura.chetta@staffordshire.gov.uk\">laura.chetta@staffordshire.gov.uk</a>  </p><p><strong>Stages for this recruitment</strong>: Application with supporting statement | Automated video interview (if high volume of applications received) | Interview to include a 10 minute presentation during week beginning 2 June 2025.</p><p><strong>Our Recruitment Process</strong>: 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.</p><b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p><p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p><p>The 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.</p><p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p><p><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p><p>We 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.</p><p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p><p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p><p>We 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. </p><p>In 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></p><p><strong>Our recruitment process:</strong></p><p>As 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.</p><p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p><p>As 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. </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£43,693 - £47,754","publishDate":"2025-05-02T09:42:35.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-18T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/f4816d8b-b742-4058-9438-097062b7c731.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"9f1c5b4a-d401-4b01-a35f-b996dc3b6f3e","title":"Apprenticeship Administrator","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stafford","locationType":3,"description":"<p>This role will be the backbone of our Apprenticeship team within Talent and Resourcing. You'll be supporting the Senior Advisor and Apprenticeship Advisor to create and run an amazing apprenticeship program here at the council that helps apprentices to start their career journey and succeed. </p><p>This is your chance to be part of something new and exciting, helping us to develop our early careers offer by keeping things running smoothly in our systems, supporting the team with data and insight and generally being planned and organised. </p><p>You'll be part of our wider People Services team. In People Services we lead the way in making Staffordshire a great place to work by handling everything from helping staff grow their skills, creating a safe and positive workplace, and supporting employees. </p><p>Our People Strategy focuses on four key pillars:</p><ul>\n<li>Keeping and attracting talented people;</li>\n<li>Promoting a positive working environment;</li>\n<li>Developing skills for now and the future, and </li>\n<li>Developing leaders for now and the future.  </li>\n</ul><p>It's all about shaping the right culture, support and skills to make a real difference for Staffordshire’s communities.</p><b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>In this role you'll be responsible for the administration and coordination of our apprenticeship programmes, ensuring a seamless process for both apprentices and managers. In particular you will:</p><ul>\n<li><p>Look after the full journey of apprentices, from helping to process recruitment within our Applicant Tracking System, to their onboarding and ongoing support.</p></li>\n<li><p>Keep all apprenticeship records updated and compliant with UK standards on the Digital Apprenticeship Service System.</p></li>\n<li><p>Handle phone and email queries, making sure they're responded to efficiently and professionally and where needed passing these on to the Advisor.</p></li>\n<li><p>Be the main point of contact for apprentices, managers, and training providers, ensuring clear communication.</p></li>\n<li><p>Track apprentices’ progress, prepare reports, and keep stakeholders informed through the apprenticeship system.</p></li>\n<li><p>Provide accurate data and reports to support workforce planning and decisions.</p></li>\n<li><p>Support apprentices throughout their program, resolving any issues quickly.</p></li>\n<li><p>Help with financial tasks like raising purchase orders, following financial regulations.</p></li>\n<li><p>Assist with apprenticeship events and workshops, from planning to providing information.</p></li>\n<li><p>Offer administrative support to the Talent and Resourcing team to help wider recruitment activity to run smoothly.</p></li>\n<li><p>Act as an ambassador for early careers and apprenticeships championing apprenticeship success and growth.</p></li>\n</ul><b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>To be successful in this role you'll need to:</p><ul>\n<li>Educated to GCSE level (or equivalent qualification) or equivalent experience working in an administrative role. </li>\n<li>Experience of providing effective and efficient administrative support </li>\n<li>Significant experience in using IT and Digital Systems </li>\n<li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).</li>\n<li>Good planning and organising skills with the ability to deal with lots of different requests from different routes such as email, telephone calls, teams messaging</li>\n<li>Effective communication and interpersonal skills.</li>\n<li>Numerical skills to be able to keep track of levy funds in our digital systems and also in excel reporting</li>\n<li>Experience of working constructively with others, building effective working relationships</li>\n</ul><p><span><span>“We’re happy to talk flexible working”</span></span><span> </span></p><p>For more information please review the job description and person specification attached to this advert or to ask any questions please contact Laura Chetta, Talent and Resourcing Manager at <a href=\"mailto:laura.chetta@staffordshire.gov.uk\">laura.chetta@staffordshire.gov.uk</a>  </p><p><strong>Stages for this recruitment</strong>: Application with supporting statement | Automated video interview (if a high volume of application are received) | Interview to include a 10 minute work related task during week beginning 2 June 2025.</p><p><strong>Our Recruitment Process</strong>: 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.</p><b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p><p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p><p>The 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.</p><p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p><p><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p><p>We 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.</p><p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p><p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p><p>We 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. </p><p>In 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></p><p><strong>Our recruitment process:</strong></p><p>As 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.</p><p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p><p>As 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. </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£25,183 - £26,409","publishDate":"2025-05-02T09:32:52.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-18T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/1c3bf22a-9b70-46d9-9b62-d1d27912f709.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"cc62f0c3-e354-4440-9d56-9485eab861a3","title":"Business Support Assistant","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stafford","locationType":3,"description":"<p>We have an opportunity for a Business Support Assistant (Practitioner Team), working within The Fostering Business Support Service.   </p><p>This is a full-time 37-hour permanent position. We are looking for someone to provide a high level of business support administration to our Fostering Teams.  </p><p>The hours of work are Monday-Thursday 8.30-17.00 and Friday 8.30-16.30.  </p><p>Business Support is key to the success of our Fostering Services, our Business Support teams are there, making sure things run smoothly, so that our frontline colleagues can deliver for our foster families.  </p><p>The post holder will be predominantly office based, although some hybrid working is arranged on a rota basis dependant on the demands of the service.   </p><p> </p><b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>The successful candidate will provide core business functions in addition to working closely with their team including the team manager and social workers.  </p><p>You will need full knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 and the ability to utilise the main applications. You’ll also chase workers for paperwork to make sure work is completed to the required deadlines. </p><p>A part of this role is inputting data in our database, sharing data and helping to ensure the data base is up to date and ensuring its accurate by cleansing data as and when needed. </p><p>In addition, there will be the opportunity to support wider more generic office functions to support the delivery of all business support services.   </p><p> </p><p> </p><b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>Working in Business Support requires teamwork, good organisational skills and a good level of competency using IT systems. You’ll also need: </p><p>• NVQ Level III in Business Administration or equivalent.</p><p> • Good communication skills because you’ll interact with lots of people across the organisation and externally through phone, in person and email. </p><p>• Good organisation skills and attention to detail, as you’ll be keeping data updated and you’ll be working to deadlines. </p><p>• 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. </p><p>• Be able to demonstrate work place administration experience </p><p>• A passion to always give the best service. </p><p>We aim to hold Interviews during the week starting 26 May 2025. </p><p>Don’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 Anna Elkin, Team Leader at: anna.elkin@staffordshire.gov.uk </p><p><strong>Our Recruitment Process:</strong> 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.</p><p> </p><b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p><p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p><p>The 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.</p><p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p><p><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p><p>We 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.</p><p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p><p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p><p>We 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. </p><p>In 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></p><p><strong>Our recruitment process:</strong></p><p>As 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.</p><p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p><p>As 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. </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£24,404 - £24,404","publishDate":"2025-05-01T15:44:36.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-14T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/85792d2f-7e21-4e2e-9a91-87ba4fdf37d3.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"8879d476-f64a-4ee9-bddf-b941040ed6e0","title":"Finance & Contracts Monitoring Officer","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Staffordshire Place One, Tipping Street, Stafford.","locationType":3,"description":"<p>The Well-Being & Partnership Service is looking for a Finance and Contracts Monitoring Officer to be part of a small but busy team in Staffordshire’s Children's Placement Service.</p><p>This is an excellent and exciting opportunity which provides variety and uses a wide range of skills.</p><p>You will be expected to work with regional partners which involves commissioning work and providing support to the Market Relationship Manager in relation supported accommodation, fostering and residential care.</p><p>The role is  for 18.5 hours per week  ( (Wednesday to Friday) to be based at Staffordshire Place 1, Tipping Street, Stafford.  However, remote/hybrid working is also supported for this role.</p><b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>You will:</p><ul>\n<li>assist with the coordinating all aspects of families & communities placements to independent providers, to help support the commissioning of placements on the basis of “best value” principles to meeting the needs of children.  </li>\n<li>assist the Market Relationship Manager to monitor the financial spend and to help provide support in achieving best value.</li>\n<li>assist in the creation and maintenance of a central record of contract prices for each provider.</li>\n<li>comply with financial regulations, standing orders, finance and contracting procedures and other associated guidance as required.</li>\n<li>provide accurate and up-to-date information about the independent providers budget.  </li>\n<li>maintain a spreadsheet for monitoring expenditure agreed and future financial commitments.</li>\n<li>assist the Market Relationship Manager to provide support and assistance to social workers in the resolution of contractual conflicts or any issue relating to the quality of the care provision that may arise during a placement.</li>\n<li>undertake commissioning work and support to the Market Relationship Manager.</li>\n<li>ensure decisions with regards to shared funding with our key partners in health and education are pursued.</li>\n</ul><p> </p><p><br></p><b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>You will:</p><ul>\n<li>have extensive finance and contractual experience and would have worked in a social care setting.  </li>\n<li>be able to interpret contractual information and work in line commissioned arrangements.</li>\n<li>have good attention to detail and excellent numerical skills are essential including the analyse of financial data.</li>\n<li>be able to work under pressure within tight deadlines. </li>\n<li>deal with queries and manage conflict in a professional manner with they arise. <em> </em>\n</li>\n</ul><p>But above all else you’ll have a passion for your work knowing that you’re helping achieve positive outcomes for children and families across Staffordshire.</p><p><strong>How we work</strong></p><p>We work flexibly in our team with a mix of office and home working to make sure we can all have a great work life balance. Plus, if you’d like to discuss potential working arrangements or just find out more about the role do get in touch with <a href=\"mailto:shahid.munir@staffordshire.gov.uk\">shahid.munir@staffordshire.gov.uk</a> </p><p>Interviews will be held w/c 19th May 2025 </p><p><strong>Our Recruitment Proce</strong><strong>ss:</strong> 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.</p><b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p><p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p><p>The 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.</p><p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p><p><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p><p>We 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.</p><p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p><p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p><p>We 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. </p><p>In 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></p><p><strong>Our recruitment process:</strong></p><p>As 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.</p><p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p><p>As 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. </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£37,938 - £42,708 per annum","publishDate":"2025-05-01T15:23:39.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-16T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/2254d537-bf77-447f-a551-f8d78a640f2b.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"b5edf694-18ca-4d93-8bd2-72eeb0934d90","title":"Assistant Finance Officer","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stafford","locationType":3,"description":"<p>Adults' and Children's Financial Services (ACFS) is a pivotal part of the Adult and Children Social Care Pathways. ACFS is responsible for facilitating and overseeing the payment to providers of Adult and Children’s Social Care and for the collection of client contributions in accordance with Care Act 2014 and local policy.</p><p>Adult Social Care covers people receiving care in their own house (non-Residential) or people who are living in a care home (Residential).</p><p>We are looking for dynamic and enthusiastic people to join our existing service as an Assistant Finance Officer. It is an exciting opportunity to work in a busy, fast paced team responsible for delivering our payment and billing functions across social care.</p><p>We have a full-time<strong> 37 hours a week </strong>vacancy for an Assistant Finance Officer on the Financial Assessment Team on a fixed term contract until 31 March 2026.</p><p>This role is hybrid working where <strong>you will need to attend our office in Stafford</strong> (currently one day a week plus occasional meetings) and more often, working from home.</p><b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>The role is principally responsible for administrative tasks relating to the accurate and timely processing of Adult Social Care charges. This involves accurate billing of charges to care recipients and payments to care providers, managing system records and liaison with financial representatives.  </p><p>You will provide operational support to Finance Officers and other colleagues, as well as collaborating with internal stakeholders to continuously improve our processes and provide excellent customer service.</p><b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>We are looking for you to have,</p><p>•<span>    G</span>ood communication skills</p><p>•<span>    T</span>he ability to work well in a team and provide excellent customer service.</p><p>•<span>    The a</span>bility to deliver accurate and timely completion of work.</p><p>•<span>    Competency </span>in using computer systems.</p><p>•<span>    </span>Excellent numerical skills and attention to detail.</p><p>•<span>    The ability to</span> work flexibly to meet business need.</p><p>“We’re happy to talk flexible working” </p><p>Interviews will be held on <strong>Tuesday</strong> and/or <strong>Wednesday 3rd/4th June </strong>for shortlisted applicants.</p><p>If you require any further information about this role, please contact Lee Thomson, Senior Finance Officer at<a href=\"mailto:lee.thomson@staffordshire.gov.u\"> </a><a href=\"mailto:lee.thomson@staffordshire.gov.uk\"></a><a href=\"mailto:lee.thomson@staffordshire.gov.u\">lee.thomson@staffordshire.gov.u</a>k</p><p><strong>Our Recruitment Process:</strong> We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. 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Staffordshire County Council

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£37,938 - £41,511 + £963 annual car allowance

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