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You will also support professional and technical officers from the parking team. You will need to undertake a wide range of clerical and administrative tasks including some guided legal processes and financial processing using various IT based systems.</p>\n<p>Your main responsibilities will include answering telephone and online enquiries, entering data into IT systems, preparing service requests including parking permits and parking challenges, liaising with established software solution providers, liaison with Enforcement Agents and the day-to-day management of a small team.</p>\n<p>Educated to at least GCSE standard or equivalent, you will have excellent communication skills complemented by office experience in a customer service environment. 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The post holder will work with the wider public health team as well as   partnership agencies across local authorities, NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board, UKHSA and voluntary and third sector partners. </p><p>The successful applicant will report to the Senior Public Health Manager. Other aspects of the role include</p><p>Undertaking practice research, assessment of need and demand, data and financial analysis and arranging provider engagement activity where required.</p><p>Working knowledge of the National IPC agenda, and an ability to translate this into operational delivery</p><p>You will utilise and further develop your infection prevention and control (IPC) skills, experience, and knowledge within a Multi-Disciplinary Team influencing best practice for clients in their own homes receiving Domiciliary Care and for residents in Nursing and Residential Care Homes. You will be required to be adaptable with excellent interpersonal and communication skills for dynamic, changing situations.</p><ul>\n<li>Reviewing national policy, understanding best practise, and setting local policy will be an integral part of this role, for all projects within the portfolio. </li>\n<li> Demonstrate understanding of effective systems of governance and the management of clinical and non-clinical risks</li>\n<li>Represent the service at all senior level meetings locally, nationally, and regionally, including delivering formal presentations</li>\n<li>Collaborative working with stakeholders from voluntary, statutory, and private sectors.</li>\n</ul><p>This exciting opportunity will give the successful applicant the opportunity to contribute extensively to improved public health outcomes for our children, young people and their families.</p><p><em>If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager, please contact Dawn.bisset@medway.gov.uk</em></p><p>Interviews are likely to be held virtually via Microsoft Teams.  Full details on how this will work will be sent to you if your application is successfully shortlisted.</p><p><strong>In return we offer you: </strong></p><ul>\n<li>Generous annual leave entitlement</li>\n<li>Generous local government pension scheme package</li>\n<li>Access to wider training and development qualifications</li>\n<li>Flexible working scheme</li>\n<li>Travel plan discounts</li>\n<li>Car Benefit Scheme from Tusker </li>\n<li>Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service</li>\n<li>Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers</li>\n<li>The Government has introduced new ways of supporting parents with childcare costs. 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Further details are available here: - https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ </li>\n</ul><p>We're committed to making Medway carbon neutral by 2050. We have developed an action plan to ensure we play our part in addressing the climate emergency.  Our declaration fits into our Council Plan priority of making Medway a place to be proud of. The main outcome being a 'clean and green environment'. 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You will work closely with individuals, their families, and other professionals, including Children’s Social Care, SEND and Housing to ensure a smooth and positive transition.   You will ensure the service is delivered using a strengths based, personalised approach and lead on agreed areas of quality assurance and audit activity – ensuring that multiple and complex sources of information (e.g. complaints, safeguarding adult reviews, audits etc.) are gathered, analysed, and used to direct quality improvement activity.   You will be responsible for the professional supervision and oversee a team of social care staff ensuring improvement activity with the service is driven by but not limited to training, coaching and mentoring, peer support workshops. You will provide oversight, professional advice and guidance to the team whilst maintaining your own complex case load. You will be required to work autonomously within the role, demonstrating expert and effective practice in complex situations managing higher levels of risk in a way that ensures the safeguarding and welfare of service users.   You will work within organisational policy and legislative requirements including The Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act. You will research and develop practice guidance, training materials and best practice toolkits in line with local and national policy and ensure that these are understood and adopted operationally.   You will be required to develop good practice guidance and tools within a specialist area of the service ensuring learning is shared across all professionals to improve practice and achieve better outcome for our service users.   You will represent the local authority in a range of key meetings, panels and groups, ensuring follow up on agreed actions and work closely with colleagues within the council and external partners ensuring that person centred outcomes are met.</p><p>This role will also involve undertaking Mental Capacity Assessments, taking part in Best Interest meeting and complete Cop DOL applications and renewals as required.</p><p>You will also be expected to complete Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries (Care Act 2014) and act as the role of Designated Safeguarding Officer.</p><p>You will also be required to consider alternative funding arrangements, with the ICB, including Continuing Healthcare and S117 aftercare.</p><p>In return we offer you: </p><ul>\n<li>Generous annual leave entitlement</li>\n<li>Generous local government pension scheme package</li>\n<li>Access to wider training and development qualifications</li>\n<li>Flexible working scheme</li>\n<li>Travel plan discounts</li>\n<li>Car Benefit Scheme from Tusker </li>\n<li>Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service</li>\n<li>Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers</li>\n<li>The Government has introduced new ways of supporting parents with childcare costs. 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All Medway Council staff can access an additional day’s paid leave to undertake a volunteering activity which supports climate change.  </p><p>Our organisation: </p><p>Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.</p><p>Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.</p><p>We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.</p><p>Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in. </p><p>If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager, please e-mail  Kim Nicholas on kim.nicholas@medway.gov.uk or Laura Acheson on laura.acheson@medway.gov.uk.</p><p>Important Information- </p><p>Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile.</p><p>Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement </p><p>Medway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, family commitments, sexual orientation, age, HIV status, religious or political beliefs, social class or trade union activity or irrelevant spent conviction. </p><p>For further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online. </p><p>Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.  All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email. </p><p>Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support. </p><p>We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£45,830 - £51,130","publishDate":"2025-04-29T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-18T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/b9c42715-0ffd-4abf-9a47-7719384a5e44.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"d5f245de-6488-4d48-9c32-d082e9414e5a","title":"Support Worker","employer":"Medway Council","department":"","location":"Gillingham","locationType":3,"description":"<p>We are excited to announce the recruitment of x3 Support Workers for a brand-new supported living service based in Fox St, Gillingham.</p><p>The service will specialise in providing opportunities for young people with learning disabilities, autism or trauma to develop the skills required for further independence.</p><p>This will include, supporting people with developing practical skills such as budgeting, cooking, maintaining their home, looking for employment/education, travel training plus much more!</p><p>Sometimes we take for granted the things we all need to do on a daily basis but supporting someone who may not have had the same opportunities gives real purpose to this role.</p><p>Every day could be different, from supporting someone to a GP appointment, researching employment options, rolling up your sleeves and supporting someone with cooking, cleaning and organising themselves.</p><p>You may be supporting someone with medication management/administration, including ordering and liaising with the pharmacy and recording medication on a MAR chart.</p><p>Being a listening ear, giving advice and guidance as well practical support and liaising with other professionals</p><p>We all need a positive role model in our lives and that person could be you.</p><p>A good understanding of the Mental Capacity Act and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults is essential. 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These frameworks provide a mechanism for employees to take ownership of their development within their post and be rewarded accordingly. This means that the salary you will be offered will be at level A unless, based on an assessment against the CPF criteria, you demonstrate that you are meeting the criteria of level B or C.  There will be further opportunity once in post to progress from level A to B, and B to C.</p><p>When writing your application, it is important to ensure you identify your suitability against the requirements of the job profile, as this information will be used for shortlisting and may contribute to the CPF assessment. Your application may be rejected if the minimum required criteria is not met. Further information relating to the requirements for this role can be found in the CPF Guidance document attached.</p><p>The person specification of a job profile is split into three levels:    Level A details the essential criteria that all applicants must be able to demonstrate through their application and interview.</p><p>Level B details the developed competencies that an individual who is practised in this role would be able to demonstrate and will be a progression of knowledge, experience and skills from level A.</p><p>Level C requires the highest level of competence and applicants would need to fully meet and demonstrate all aspects of the job profile, including qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience.</p><p>You can demonstrate knowledge, experience and skills to allow you to perform within this role.  You will identify, through application, how you meet the elements detailed within the person specification, at either Level A, B or C.    You will be supported to develop in your role through induction, probation and a supportive Performance Appraisal and Career Conversation. Through your induction you will be introduced to the Career Progression Framework (CPF), which will help you to identify your areas of strength and any development needs.</p><p>Our organisation:</p><p>Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.</p><p>Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.</p><p>We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.</p><p>Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in.</p><p>Important Information-</p><p>Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile</p><p>Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement</p><p>Medway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age</p><p>For further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online</p><p>Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.  All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.</p><p>Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.</p><p>We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.</p><p>If you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.</p><p>All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email, if you require documentation/correspondence in different format such as braille or large print, please contact the Resourcing Team on 01634 332878.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£25,752 - £30,732","publishDate":"2025-04-29T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-18T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/3b4160ab-169a-491b-8765-d55f1fee618e.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"676a33fa-8ed3-4cd8-b5dc-d0891d9e3dab","title":"Revenues Officer","employer":"Dartford Borough Council","department":"","location":"Sevenoaks District Council","locationType":3,"description":"<p>We are looking for a reliable, enthusiastic Revenues Officer to join the Dartford and Sevenoaks Revenues & Benefits Shared Service, based in Sevenoaks.</p>\n<p>The main duties are:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Answering customer enquires over the telephone regarding all aspects of council tax</li>\n<li>Responding to customer correspondence by email and letter</li>\n<li>Providing excellent customer service to all our customers</li>\n</ul>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>The Team</strong></p>\n<p>Our Council Team, working in partnership with Sevenoaks District Council, consists of 13 Revenues Officers and 3 Team Leaders who deal with over 100,000 council tax properties and customers</p>\n<p>The successful candidate will preferably have experience of working in a Revenues & Benefits or similar environment including office work, administration, customer service (including retail) and dealing with customers over the phone.</p>\n<p><strong>Interested in the role and want to know more?</strong></p>\n<p>Please contact Keith Harris – Revenues Team Leader on 01732 227126 for an informal discussion about the role.</p>\n<p>This post is considered by DBC to be a customer-facing position and is based at Sevenoaks District Council Offices. A Hybrid working option will be offered, once full training has taken place. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements.</p>\n<p><strong>How to get to us:</strong></p>\n<p>Sevenoaks is only half an hour from central London by train. You will be based at the Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent.  TN13 1HG. A free staff car park is available on site.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised closing date.  Please apply early to avoid disappointment.</strong></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£27,969 per annum, increasing to £30,341 per annum following 12 months satisfactory performance","publishDate":"2025-04-29T08:55:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-13T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/09091859-7f59-45ad-92e6-4f4595f9d173.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"8953d6ad-ca8c-4dff-a951-0096429a760f","title":"Housing Assistant (Income)","employer":"Medway Council","department":"","location":"Gun Wharf","locationType":3,"description":"<p>We are currently recruiting for a Housing Assistant (Income) to provide a range of general administrative duties in order to support service delivery.</p><p>To act as the first point of contact for internal and external customers and provide a professional and welcoming environment at all times.</p><p>Liaise with stakeholders in a way that promotes the One Medway Council Plan and embeds our values and behaviours.</p><p><strong>Accountabilities and outcomes:</strong></p><p>To manage garage accounts, sub accounts, and recovery of former tenant arrears (using all available resources to trace former tenants in the pursuit of housing debt to the council and make use of debt recovery agencies as appropriate). </p><p>Responsible for the preparation of debt write-off reports in accordance with council policy.</p><p>To liaise with internal and external organisations and also support with complaint investigations and responses. </p><p>To assist with bulk communications with customers including mail-outs, bulk email and bulk text message campaigns.  </p><p>To assist with tenants Universal Credit housing costs rent verification on DWP Landlord Portal system when required.</p><p>To assist tenants with Housing Online (HOL) issues and provide support where necessary.</p><p>To provide good customer service by answering telephone calls and emails, resolve them at the point of contact if possible. For complex cases ensuring all details are made available to the Income and Arrears Officer and that cases are correctly recorded and prioritised.</p><p>To assist Income and Tenancy Officers in updating tenant’s details after Tenancy Audit completion.</p><p>At the discretion of the Head of Service, such other activities as may from time to time be agreed consistent with the nature of the job described above.</p><p><em>If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager please e-mail Julie Fulgence on julie.fulgence@medway.gov.uk .</em></p><p><strong>In return we offer you: </strong></p><ul>\n<li>Generous annual leave entitlement</li>\n<li>Generous local government pension scheme package</li>\n<li>Access to wider training and development qualifications</li>\n<li>Flexible working scheme</li>\n<li>Travel plan discounts</li>\n<li>Car Benefit Scheme from Tusker </li>\n<li>Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service</li>\n<li>Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers</li>\n<li>The Government has introduced new ways of supporting parents with childcare costs. Further details are available here: - https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ </li>\n</ul><p>We're committed to making Medway carbon neutral by 2050. We have developed an action plan to ensure we play our part in addressing the climate emergency.  Our declaration fits into our Council Plan priority of making Medway a place to be proud of. The main outcome being a 'clean and green environment'. All Medway Council staff can access an additional day’s paid leave to undertake a volunteering activity which supports climate change.  </p><p><strong>Our organisation: </strong></p><p>Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.</p><p>Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.</p><p>We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.</p><p>Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in. </p><p><strong>Important Information- </strong></p><p><strong>Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile</strong></p><p><strong>Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement</strong></p><p>Medway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, family commitments, sexual orientation, age, HIV status, religious or political beliefs, social class or trade union activity or irrelevant spent conviction. </p><p>For further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online. </p><p>Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.   All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email. </p><p>Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support. </p><p><em>We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.</em></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Range 2 - £24,464 per annum / pro rata","publishDate":"2025-04-28T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-13T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/091e1ffc-95fe-454a-b113-e57eaf17b1de.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"69cbe2aa-d27e-43a2-8b1d-ba29abcc36b2","title":"Social Worker - Kinship and Post Order Support Team (Fostering)","employer":"Medway Council","department":"","location":"Broadside, Leviathan Way, Chatham, Kent","locationType":3,"description":"<p>A vacancy has arisen for an Experienced Social Worker to join the Kinship and Post Order Support Team. This is an exciting time to join the team and we are seeking a child focused social worker to join us in our improvement journey.</p><p>The successful applicant will work with connected carers and special guardianship applicants with an emphasis on assessment work, developing support plans as well as developing our support services for Special Guardians. </p><p>A large proportion of the work within the team is undertaking court directed assessments of friends and families when alternative care plans are being considered for children. This is an exciting yet challenging and complex area of social work. We are looking for experienced professionals who have good knowledge of working within a kinship carers team, a professional who has dynamism to manage a varied case load.</p><p>If you are passionate and committed to improving the lives and opportunities of children and young people and can ensure that children are at the centre of the work that you do; then we would like to hear from you. </p><p><em>Please contact Meena Kumar, Service Manager via email on meenakshi.kumar@medway.gov.uk to arrange an informal discussion about this role.</em></p><p><strong>In return we offer you:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Essential Car User allowance or access to a lease car</li>\n<li>Generous annual leave entitlement</li>\n<li>Generous local government pension scheme package</li>\n<li>Access to wider training and development qualifications</li>\n<li>Flexible working scheme</li>\n<li>Travel plan discounts</li>\n<li>Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service</li>\n<li>Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers</li>\n<li>The Government has introduced new ways of supporting parents with childcare costs. Further details are available here: - https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Our organisation:</strong></p><p>Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.</p><p>Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.</p><p>We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.</p><p>Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in.</p><p><strong>Important Information-</strong></p><p>Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile</p><p><strong>Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement</strong></p><p>Medway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age</p><p>For further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online</p><p>Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.  All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.</p><p>Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.</p><p>We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Up to £48,829 per annum (inclusive of market premia) + annual retention payment","publishDate":"2025-04-27T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-12T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/bae0b38e-933f-4855-8a6f-98b85d18ea36.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"55ef45bd-0ee4-485a-85bd-00198bd046fd","title":"Revenues & Benefits Officer","employer":"Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council","department":"","location":"Opportunity for flexible/hybrid working, Kings Hill, West Malling","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>We have an exciting new opportunity to join the Revenue and Benefits team as a Revenues & Benefits Officer on a permanent full-time basis.</strong> </p>\n<p>You will have responsibility for a varied caseload, personally ensuring all cases are dealt with to conclusion in accordance with all relevant statutory regulations, policies and procedures. <br>Although not essential, you will ideally have experience of working in Local Government and have knowledge of Revenues & Benefits Systems and the Information@Work Enterprise document imaging system.</p>\n<p>The successful candidate will have a strong administrative background with knowledge and expertise of data input to computerised systems, scanning and indexing and the ability to update and maintain accurate records. We would particularly welcome applications from those who have knowledge and experience of administering Housing Benefits and or Council Tax discounts, exemptions and reliefs.</p>\n<p>This is a varied role which will suit candidates who possess excellent written and oral communication skills who can deal confidently with a wide range of customers. The successful candidate will have the ability to work quickly and accurately with data inputting as well as being highly organised and flexible in their approach to work. You will also have demonstrable experience of using Microsoft products, web based services and email.</p>\n<p><strong>For an informal discussion about this role please contact William Waight, Benefits and Welfare Manager on 01732 876219 (direct candidates only, strictly no agencies please)</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Interviews to take place week commencing 9th June 2025.</strong></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£24,303 - £31,257 subject to experience","publishDate":"2025-04-25T15:13:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-25T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/1a2698c5-3ea6-4ccb-926c-a0b38b184425.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"64654e0f-f0e9-42b1-8929-f59ea9755f46","title":"Senior Practitioner - North Kent Children In Care Service","employer":"Kent County Council","department":"","location":"The Willows, Swanley","locationType":3,"description":"<div>\n<p>North Kent Children In Care Service have an opportunity for a Senior Practitioner to join their Gravesham Team. The role is based at The Willows and supports the Gravesham area in North Kent.</p>\n<p>Do you want to work in an Outstanding Local Authority? Ofsted have recently awarded Kent with an Outstanding rating in recognition of the service we provide to our children.</p>\n<p>We are now looking for experienced Social Worker who can lend their skills and experience to help us build on our successes. We have a vacancy within North Kent Children Care Service for a Senior Practitioner. The successful candidate will be welcomed into one of our 5 Teams and will be based at The Willows in Swanley.  </p>\n<p><strong>About the area</strong></p>\n<p>The Children in Care Service cover the whole of North Kent, supporting the areas of Dartford, Gravesham and Swale and is a mix of urban and rural communities. Therefore, you will be required to work across the operational area of North Kent.</p>\n<p><strong>About the Role</strong></p>\n<p>Kent embraces blended working, with scope for a combination of working from home and office. You will be working with a supportive established management team, with good quality supervision, and have excellent opportunities for professional development to manage a varied and complex caseload working with children in care. </p>\n<p>You’ll develop areas of specialist practice and bring your professional expertise to a range of cases including of complex cases.</p>\n<p>As a role model for good practice and champion for your area of expertise, you’ll set performance expectations, striking a balance between support and oversight. As well as coaching and mentoring less experienced staff, you’ll have the opportunity to act as a Practice Assessor for ASYE and student social workers.</p>\n<p>You’ll share your knowledge and experience with the team in a number of ways, including, joint visits, court attendance, case audits and reviews, you will have opportunities to contribute to working groups and multi-agency forums to support the development of new initiatives.</p>\n<p><strong>About you</strong></p>\n<p>Professionally registered with a degree in social work – CQSW, DipSW or equivalent – you’ll have a variety of post-qualification experience of working with children and families. This should cover systemic practice, and you will need an in-depth understanding of legislative and policy frameworks. We’re also looking for the willingness to develop as a practitioner.</p>\n<p>Being a team player is essential in any social work team, and you’ll act as a role model and mentor to less experienced colleagues, contributing to training initiatives. The ability to build relationships with colleagues as well as statutory, voluntary, and private sector agencies, will be key. </p>\n<p><strong>Rewards</strong></p>\n<p>In return, we offer an attractive benefits package, a competitive salary and a range of professional development opportunities including the exciting social care academy and routes for progression.</p>\n<p>We are also committed to ensuring you achieve a healthy work life balance with flexible working arrangements and an emphasis on health and well-being.</p>\n<p><strong>Transport</strong></p>\n<p>The role requires you to be mobile throughout a wide operational area including travelling around the county of Kent and beyond to transport children and their belongings and be available to do so in an emergency.</p>\n<p>This role is subject to holding a Full UK Driving Licence – The Council is committed to making reasonable adjustments so whilst this job requires the jobholder to drive your application will still be considered if you are unable to drive due to a disability.</p>\n<p>This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service and registration as a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England.</p>\n<p>This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. 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This is a joint post between Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council and Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. You willl spend your time equally based between the two councils.</p>\n<p>With previous experience in a similar role, you will have proven knowledge and expertise in the area of domestic abuse. 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You will undertake work of varying levels of complexity including, Care Act Assessments, Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Assessments, Court of Protection applications and s42 safeguarding enquiries.</p>\n<p>Our social care interventions are structured around the three pillars of excellent practice, exceptional innovation, and meaningful measures. Therefore, our work is orientated around building relationships with the individual their families and carers. We engage with communities early on to help people feel empowered to find trusted help and support locally from a range of sources.</p>\n<p>About You</p>\n<p>We welcome applications from experienced and newly qualified[LP1]  social workers, all of whom can demonstrate capability of practice in accordance with current professional standards, legislative and policy frameworks.</p>\n<p>You will hold a registration with Social Work England.</p>\n<p>You will have a high level of literacy and communication skills, both verbal and written.</p>\n<p>We are looking for future employees who have a positive, forward-thinking attitude. Using strengths-based practice with individuals which is built around their desired outcomes and goals. Our teams are imaginative, locally focused and flexible and we are searching for registered practitioners with a likeminded approach, working collaboratively as part of a team.</p>\n<p>You will hold a Full UK Driving License – The Council is committed to making reasonable adjustments so whilst this job requires the jobholder to drive your application will still be considered if you are unable to drive due to a disability.</p>\n<p>Our Support Offer</p>\n<p>In return, we offer an attractive benefits package and a commitment to ensuring that you achieve a healthy work life balance and opportunities for flexible working arrangements that meet business need.</p>\n<p>We offer generous market premium payments (subject to eligibility). You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave allowance and the local government pension scheme.</p>\n<p>You will have excellent opportunities for professional development with access to our social care academy, progression routes and our newly launched practice framework.</p>\n<p>We will support you to consolidate your skills and knowledge, assisting you to develop areas of specialist practice development such as Approved Mental Health Professional Training, Best Interest Assessor Training and Practice Educator training.</p>\n<p>You will receive regular professional supervision and have the opportunity to critically reflect on your practice. You will be supported to develop your practice and progress your career.</p>\n<p>Please state your preferred areas of work and full time or part time preference on your application forms.</p>\n<p>We are increasingly accessible to the public outside of traditional office hours, as we move towards an 8 am to 8 pm, 7 days a week service to ensure service needs are met.</p>\n<p>This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service and registration as a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England.</p>\n<p>This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. 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With your excellent communication skills, you’ll build strong working relationships with our partners and other services to ensure that our customers have the appropriate support framework in place.</p>\n<p>You’ll be comfortable dealing with difficult and emergency situations and look for innovative ways to improve the service.</p>\n<p>Our Housing team focuses on development, so you’ll have the opportunity to grow and develop your skills with us.</p>\n<p>This role will be based between the Council Offices, Argyle Road, and the office at Vine Court Road, Supported Accommodation, Vine Court Road, Sevenoaks. We currently operate a hybrid working model for the majority of our roles, where your working time, service permitting, may be divided between the two offices and home working.</p>\n<p><strong>Do you want to know more about the role? </strong></p>\n<p>For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Stephen Tring, Housing Options and Solutions Manager, on 01732 227184.</p>\n<p><strong>Do you want to ensure you have the best chance of being shortlisted?</strong></p>\n<p>Read the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role and ensure that your supporting statement explains how you meet the essential requirements as your application will be judged against these criteria.</p>\n<p><strong>Closing date:     5 May 2025 </strong></p>\n<p><strong>Interviews:      12 May 2025 </strong></p>\n<p> </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£34,072- £36,830","publishDate":"2025-04-17T14:30:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-05T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/bdef98a8-a8a4-459e-990f-d50f000d6550.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"9a9fd309-8d39-4a9e-af9a-297da8aa881f","title":"Climate Change Officer","employer":"Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council","department":"","location":"Opportunity for flexible/home working, Kings Hill","locationType":2,"description":"<p><strong>An exciting new opportunity has arisen to join Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council as a Climate Change Officer.</strong></p>\n<p>We are looking for an individual who is passionate about environmental issues, is highly motivated and able to undertake a wide variety of work which will have a direct impact on the Council’s Climate Change agenda and ambition to be carbon neutral.</p>\n<p>The Climate Change Officer will be responsible for delivering key targets in the annual Climate Change Action Plan and to develop projects to support additional initiatives that will help achieve carbon reduction goals and biodiversity improvements.</p>\n<p>This role can shape the way forward by engaging with our Members, key officers across the organisation, partners, residents, businesses and the wider community to change behaviour.  The role will also support work regarding the wider policy and community agenda.  This will be varied, supporting community work and assisting with information gathering to inform the development of council policy and reports to Council committees.</p>\n<p>The post holder will bring good experience of identifying and developing carbon reduction projects in order to implement low carbon projects across the Council’s building and land portfolio, establish annual emissions data for TMBC and the Borough as a whole, supporting officers to help monitor progress towards carbon neutral targets.</p>\n<p>If you have good project management skills, are a strong communicator and can work collaboratively across teams and organisations then we would like to hear from you.</p>\n<p>Interviews will be held on Friday 13th June 2025</p>\n<p><strong>For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Gill Fox on 01732 876077 or email <a href=\"mailto:gill.fox@tmbc.gov.uk\">gill.fox@tmbc.gov.uk</a> (direct candidates only, strictly no agencies)</strong></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Salary Scale SO £35,553 - £41,067 depending on experience","publishDate":"2025-04-17T10:26:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-01T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/2bb53a5d-ad2c-40ba-87c8-408bdae72acb.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"67b3097a-a39f-4c61-9a55-69d476de0aa1","title":"Assistant Housing Compliance Officer","employer":"Maidstone Borough Council","department":"","location":"Maidstone","locationType":2,"description":"<p><strong>About the Role:</strong><strong> </strong></p>\n<p>We are looking to recruit a highly motivated individual to join our busy Housing Standards Team, part of Housing & Regulatory Services, on a full time, permanent contract.</p>\n<p>Working as part of a team, this post will ensure the delivery of the Council’s statutory responsibilities for improving conditions and standards of management of private sector housing for residents of Maidstone, protecting their health, safety and well-being.</p>\n<p>As a strong team player, with a keen interest in improving housing conditions you will contribute to the efficient and effective service delivery of the team. Your priority focus will be ensuring legislative compliance in providing safe and well-maintained properties, including fire safety. Undertaking investigations and inspections of residential properties and the preparation and service of relevant statutory notices; considering other enforcement action where necessary and providing related advice and assistance to residents. <strong> </strong></p>\n<p><strong>About You:</strong><strong> </strong></p>\n<p>The successful candidate will have excellent organisational, IT, customer care and communication skills. You will need to be highly motivated, work well within a team as well as on your own initiative, with the ability to prioritise and complete a variety of tasks in a busy and demanding environment. Multi-tasking where appropriate, you will need to bring your proven knowledge and experience to the role.</p>\n<p>The ideal candidate will have knowledge of housing and fire safety legislation with experience and/or training in dealing with compliance.<strong> </strong></p>\n<p><strong>About Us:</strong><strong> </strong></p>\n<p>Maidstone Borough Council is a confident organisation with ambition and aspirations to deliver high quality services to our residents and local businesses. We strive to make the borough an attractive place for all and secure a successful economy. We continue to build on our strengths - assets, knowledge and expertise and our track record for innovation and improvement to create a financially sustainable future so that we can continue with our undiminished plans.</p>\n<p>We will only achieve the results we are aiming for through the talents and hard work of all our people. 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£28,629 - £31,257

Kings Hill, Opportunity for flexible/hybrid working (Hybrid)

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