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An opportunity has arisen to work in our Resilient Communities Team as a Projects and Contracts Officer. We are looking for candidates with a passion for improving the lives of our residents, with vision and the ability to work effectively with partners to deliver excellent services and outcomes for our customers.
A comprehensive understanding and experience of working in a complex environment, planning and co-ordination, the commissioning process, contracting and performance monitoring is required.
The postholder will work within a portfolio that includes the management and delivery of the domestic abuse and the drug and alcohol strategies and the commissioning of associated services and projects.&nbsp;Supported accommodation for those with multiple needs and for those experiencing domestic abuse is also included in this portfolio. The post holder&nbsp;will report to the Team Leader.&nbsp;
The role will require the ability to manage complex programmes and have experience of responding to the requirements of external funding bodies which will include performance management and financial accountability.
You will assist in the development of local strategies and plans to improve outcomes for our residents, working in partnership with our service providers to investigate and develop innovative service delivery models to meet the needs of vulnerable people.
This role will work predominately across the combatting drugs and supported housing work programmes.
These programmes are inherently complex and subject to ongoing changes; consequently, comprehensive understanding of the National Drug Strategy is essential, including familiarity with relevant research and guidance that informs the provision of alcohol and drug treatment and support services—such as OHID and NICE guidance and recommendations.
Awareness of policies and legislation pertaining to supporting individuals with complex needs, particularly those residing in temporary supported accommodation, would be highly beneficial.
Additionally, knowledge of the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) would be advantageous.
You must also be able to display:
·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An ability to interrogate and analyse data and information and produce quality documentation including reports to support system change and service delivery.
·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The ability to negotiate, influence and enthuse colleagues both internally and across partner agencies.
·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A commitment to working in collaboration with partners from all sectors including those with lived experience.
·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A clear commitment and proven ability to deliver high quality outcomes and performance with a drive and enthusiasm for change.
·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The ability to successfully deliver results at an operational level.
Interviews will be held week commencing 18 November 2025.

Projects and Contracts Officer

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Please apply online via the link provided. Please note, we do not accept CVs submitted without a fully completed online application form.
Come join the Team! We have&nbsp;a vacancy&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;Project&nbsp;Support&nbsp;Officer&nbsp;within the&nbsp;Warm Homes Team in our Strategic Housing service.&nbsp;&nbsp;
We are working&nbsp;hard&nbsp;to ensure that everyone in the Borough has a safe, warm and energy efficient&nbsp;home,&nbsp;developing affordable warmth programmes and tackling fuel poverty.&nbsp;
As&nbsp;a&nbsp;Project&nbsp;Support&nbsp;Officer,&nbsp;you will&nbsp;support&nbsp;the delivery of&nbsp;existing&nbsp;and future&nbsp;fuel poverty initiatives&nbsp;aimed at improving the energy efficiency of homes and providing support and assistance to residents to help them save money on&nbsp;their energy bills.&nbsp;We’re looking for someone&nbsp;with a&nbsp;commitment to&nbsp;tackling&nbsp;fuel poverty and health inequalities&nbsp;who has&nbsp;experience&nbsp;of&nbsp;supporting the delivery of&nbsp;projects&nbsp;aimed at improving&nbsp;outcomes for residents.&nbsp;&nbsp;You should have&nbsp;some&nbsp;experience of dealing with vulnerable people in crisis situations,&nbsp;along with&nbsp;exceptional administrative&nbsp;and call-handling&nbsp;skills.&nbsp; We are a small, passionate&nbsp;and busy team and so you will need to&nbsp;be organised and able to work on your own initiative.&nbsp; You will also need to have&nbsp;strong interpersonal&nbsp;skills,&nbsp;and the ability to work with internal and external stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
Please note - this is a hybrid position and requires a set number of days per week to be office-based therefore you must live within a reasonable commutable distance.&nbsp;

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Please apply online via the link provided. Please note, we do not accept CVs submitted without a fully completed online application form.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Barnsley Children’s Services and have a key role in shaping and developing practice. We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed Project Manager to work alongside our Strategic Head of Service Lead in the Reforms and Safeguarding Children’s Partnership to implement the new children social care reforms and develop our Barnsley Safeguarding Children Partnership.&nbsp;
We are an award winning ambitious Local Authority who are committed to continued improvement activity in driving strength based, relational and collaborative practice in our work with children, young people, and their family networks. We want to make sure that we make a positive difference to the lives of children and young people.&nbsp;
We are an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ authority, committed to the support and development of our employees. You will receive regular supervision, appraisal,&nbsp;training&nbsp;and development opportunities, all aimed at promoting positive outcomes for children and supporting your career development and progression.&nbsp;
About the role:&nbsp;
In&nbsp;November 2024&nbsp;the government published ‘Keeping Children Safe, Helping Families thrive’ an ambitious programme of transformation for children social care and our partners. This will require whole-system approach to reforming services which will include considering the end-to-end system of support from universal services through to care. As a Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in the successful implementation and integration of the new children social care reforms.&nbsp;A key pillar of the reforms is the development of the&nbsp;multi agency&nbsp;safeguarding arrangements and this will be a pivotal element to the&nbsp;reforms&nbsp;activity.&nbsp;You will work closely with the Strategic Head of Service lead, various stakeholders, including, social care teams, and key partners including Police,&nbsp;Health&nbsp;and Education to ensure the reforms are effectively embedded into practice.&nbsp;
Key Responsibilities:&nbsp;
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<li>Having key responsibility for keeping clear records relating to plans,progressand reporting&nbsp;</li>
<li>Be responsible for escalating any risks associated with the delivery of the overarching plan</li>
<li>Coordinate and manage the implementation of children social care reforms across multiple areasincluding the safeguarding partnership</li>
<li>You will play a key role in undertaking preparatory activities continuously providing assurance on the quality and impact of our services delivered.</li>
<li>Monitor and evaluate the progress and impact of the reforms, providing regular reports to senior management</li>
<li>Engage with national,regionaland local stakeholders (where required) to share and gather feedback and ensure compliance with reform requirements&nbsp;</li>
<li>Assist in the development of policies and procedures related to the reforms, safeguardingpartnershipand some commissioning activity.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Organize andparticipatein meetings, planning, workshops, and events to promote the reforms&nbsp;</li>
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Qualifications and Experience:&nbsp;
As a project manager you will need a minimum of a level 6 qualification and relevant programme or project management training.&nbsp;You will need experience of continuous service improvement and associated governance and assurance frameworks, with a strong enthusiasm for improving service delivery. You will need the ability to communicate effectively with a variety of internal and external&nbsp;stakeholders&nbsp;and you will need to be highly organised with the ability to&nbsp;prioritise conflicting workloads, working flexibly on your own initiative. An understanding or experience or working with children’s services would be desirable.&nbsp;
For further information or an informal chat please contact -&nbsp;<a href="mailto:SamanthaCunningham@barnsley.gov.uk" target="_blank">SamanthaCunningham@barnsley.gov.uk</a>&nbsp;

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