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You will not only support the delivery of this service but should be proactive in identifying opportunities for process improvements.</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>You will provide payroll advice in support of service delivery and resolve complex payroll related queries from both managers and employees.</p><p>You will be required to have an up-to-date knowledge of statutory deductions and legislation and are able to understand and communicate complex and challenging information at all levels, ensuring payroll updates are implemented accordingly, and information cascaded across the wider Payroll and HR teams.</p><p>You will also need a high level of understanding and expertise with integrated HR/Payroll applications (SAP desirable) and Microsoft Office applications. Experience in payroll, including Tax, NI and overpayment calculations. 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This is the perfect role for an organised, pro-active individual, with strong payroll skills looking to work in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.</p><p>This job role is within the Business Support Services, level BUS7 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p>Job profiles: Business support services</p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact Jane Hockley, jane.hockley@hertfordshire.gov.uk or Lisa Hearne, lisa.hearne@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.</p><p>Interview Date: w/c 27th May 2025</p><p><em>We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.</em></p><p>Benefits of working for us</p><h4>How to apply</h4><p>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. 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Support current and prospective employers in understanding and fulfilling their responsibilities within the pension scheme. Work closely with the Fund’s third-party pensions administrators and the wider Pensions Team to ensure referrals for decisions and appeals are processed effectively.<br><strong>3.    Training and Support:</strong>Assist in identifying the training needs of pension boards and committees, delivering development opportunities to enhance their knowledge and effectiveness in fulfilling their regulatory roles. This includes producing informative materials and facilitating training sessions.<br><strong>4.    Communications:</strong><br>Assist with the implementation of communication plans that align with the Fund’s goals, including strategies for stakeholder engagement.<br><strong>5.    Content Development:</strong><br>Create high-quality written and visual content for various channels, such as newsletters and the Fund website, ensuring consistent messaging and style.<br><strong>6.    Event Support:</strong><br>Assist in planning and executing events, including conferences, forums, and stakeholder meetings.</p><p><strong>Expected Impacts and Outcomes:</strong><br>•    Compliance: Assist with ensuring the pension funds operate within established legal and regulatory frameworks, maintaining high standards of governance, compliance, and risk management.<br>•    Stakeholder Engagement: Enhancing engagement with various internal and external stakeholders through effective communication strategies.<br>•    Policy and Training: Assist in the development and updating of policies and training plans to ensure all stakeholders are well-informed and compliant with current regulations.<br>•    Project Success: Supporting the delivery of strategic business plans.</p><h4>About you</h4><p>Essential:</p><ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Pension Regulations and Governance</strong>: Some understanding of pension regulations and governance frameworks.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Analytical Skills</strong>: Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess complex information.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Communication Skills</strong>: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, to effectively engage with a diverse range of stakeholders.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Professional Development</strong>: Commitment to continuous professional development, staying abreast of changes in pension legislation and governance best practices.</li>\n</ul><p>Desirable:</p><ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Pension Regulations</strong>:Some experience of the LGPS and FPS.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Content Creation</strong>: Ability to create high-quality written and visual content for various communication channels.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Event Planning</strong>: Experience in planning and executing events, including conferences, forums, and stakeholder meetings.</li>\n</ul><p>This role is integral to maintaining compliance with complex statutory regulations and underlying legislation, supporting the delivery of the Fund’s strategic business plan, and ensuring effective communication and engagement with all stakeholders.</p><p>This job role is within the Corporate Services, level CORP9 job profile. 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We need to respond to breaches of planning control including dealing with complaints. The role will need somebody with extensive experience of enforcement and ability to apply this to minerals and waste development.</p><p>You will need to work collaboratively across the County Council, other District and Borough Councils and bodies such as the Environment Agency in finding solutions to planning breaches and guiding development to provide good outcomes.</p><p>You will need good communications skills in listening to and dealing with complainants. The role will also involve investigating and dealing with those carrying out development with good communications being supported by diplomacy and powers of persuasion. This will require a confident and measured approach in what may be conflicting situations. This will be supported by attention to detail and data recording. Drafting of reports, notices and evidence will require excellent written skills.</p><p>Leading on enforcement with one other Monitoring and Enforcement Officer who will require support from this post.</p><p>The role will cover the entire county and impacts the lives of a significant portion of the county’s population due to the large scale nature of minerals and waste development and the wide range of locations that developments operate in. It allows for home working with the need to visit sites (including access to your own vehicle) for monitoring and investigation and also getting together with colleagues and the Development Management Team as part of collaborative working practice.</p><h4>About you</h4><p><strong>Essential</strong>:</p><ul>\n<li>A degree or masters in Town Planning, or membership of RTPI or extensive knowledge and experience of enforcement of planning control</li>\n<li>Knowledge of planning enforcement</li>\n<li>Knowledge and experience of operation of mineral and waste sites</li>\n<li>Team working abilities across Development Management Team and wider Unit and Department</li>\n<li>Ability to work collaboratively with other professionals from organisations such as councils, government agencies and councillors</li>\n<li>Ability to communicate well with complainants including members of the public</li>\n<li>Able to present to committees, public inquires, court and other ad hoc groups</li>\n<li>Ability to act and communicate well including skills of diplomacy</li>\n<li>Knowledge and experience of making planning judgments.</li>\n<li>Ability to deal with those carrying out development which can be on site including situations of potential conflict</li>\n<li>Ability to observe and record activities and data</li>\n<li>Ability to write letters/emails and communications, reports, statements and notices.</li>\n<li>Minerals and waste sites can be remote and extensive so need to be able to travel across Hertfordshire and walk around these sites.</li>\n<li>Full UK Driving Licence and access to own car</li>\n</ul><p><em>We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.</em></p><p>This job role is within the Technical Services, level TEC12 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p>Job profiles: Technical services</p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact brian.owen@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.</p><p>Interview Date: TBC</p><p>Please note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close the vacancy earlier than the stated deadline</p><p>Benefits of working for us</p><h4>How to apply</h4><p>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences. </p><h4>Additional information</h4><p><strong>Disability Confident</strong><br>We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.</p><p><strong>Driving required</strong><br>You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.</p><p><strong>English Fluency</strong><br>The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). 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Do you thrive as a team-player and enjoy using your initiative to work independently?</p><p>Our Business Support Service is looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic, and organised Business Support Senior Officers who can ensure that a high level of administrative support is provided to our departments.</p><p>Our Business Support Service is a centralised unit which has been formed to deliver a co-ordinated, consistent, and high-quality service supporting service delivery across the organisation. Business Support is critical to ensuring our departments can support services to our residents, and if you have great administrative skills and a strong customer focus, you could be part of it.</p><p>You’ll be working as part of the central Business Support Service with more than 400 colleagues, and you’ll be supporting our departments to ensure they are able to deliver critical services to the residents of Hertfordshire.</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>Our Business Support Service supports a range of departments. If you are particularly interested in an area, please specify in your application. If we do not have any vacancies for your preferred area at this time your application will be held in a talent pool, and you will be contacted when a vacancy arises.</p><p>All roles tend to be hybrid, which will mean that you will be expected to work within one of Hertfordshire County Council’s offices on a regular basis as well as working from home. The hiring manager will discuss the details for each particular vacancy.</p><p><strong>Children’s Services</strong></p><p>You will be supporting services across Childrens Safeguarding, Specialist, Education, Skills & Inclusion who ensure Hertfordshire families, children & young people have the right support, guidance and advice, some roles may involve exposure to sensitive information & a DBS may be required for roles working in buildings where children or young people may be present.</p><p><strong> </strong><strong>Adult Care Services</strong></p><p>ACS focusses on enabling people to live a full and active life as independently as possible in the community. We have Older People’s and Sensory Services, Adult Disability Services, Safeguarding, DoLs and Learning & Development, along with Integrated Discharge and Transfer of Care Teams, Day Opportunities and Supported Living Services. 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Key duties include inputting overtime and on-call payments to HCC’s payroll system, managing the supply of uniform and PPE on behalf of operational staff, making and receiving telephone calls on behalf of the Fire Service, finance support with station budgets and purchasing, and providing information as a first point of contact. You will be expected to manage team commitments avoiding scheduling conflicts and deal with all general matters including correspondence, invoices, and timesheets according to local procedures.</p><p><strong>Growth & Environment / Resources Departments</strong></p><p>You’ll be supporting services such as Passenger Transport, Libraries, Property undertaking a range of administrative duties including meeting support, creating agendas, note and minute taking, raising purchase orders, managing invoicing and payments processes, maintaining database information and providing information as a first point of contact.</p><h4>About you</h4><p><strong>Essential</strong>:</p><ul>\n<li>Experience of working in a previous administrative or support role</li>\n<li>Organisational and multitasking skills</li>\n<li>Strong communication and interpersonal abilities with a range of audiences</li>\n<li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and other relevant software</li>\n<li>Experience in working as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.</li>\n<li>Understanding of specialised processes and methods gained through relevant training and experience.</li>\n<li>Ability to plan own work over short timescales for routine or familiar tasks and processes and use your initiative to work independently.</li>\n<li>GCSE or Vocational equivalent, strong numeracy and literacy skills</li>\n<li>Enthusiasm and pride in your work are qualities we welcome.</li>\n<li>You will be used to working to tight deadlines and with high accuracy in written correspondence.</li>\n<li><strong>Experience in minute or note taking </strong></li>\n</ul><p><strong>Desirable</strong>:</p><ul>\n<li>Support with coaching and training others</li>\n<li>Experience in processing invoices and handling financial transactions</li>\n</ul><p>This job role is within the Business Support, level BUS07 job profile. 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We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences. </p><p><strong>Secondment</strong><br>This position is open to secondments. If you work for HCC or any other Local Authority and would like to be considered as a Secondment contract, please ensure you complete the Secondment Form as part of your application. If you do not, your application will be considered as a Fixed Term Contract only.</p><h4>Additional information</h4><p><strong>Disability Confident</strong><br>We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.</p><p><strong>Safeguarding</strong><br>This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.</p><p><strong>Driving required</strong><br>You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.</p><p><strong>English Fluency</strong><br>The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£26,835 opportunity to progress to £30,060 pa (pro-rata for part-time)","publishDate":"2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-09-30T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/744cecb0-4d3f-4ca2-aa42-88ca840f2452.png","score":2384.838,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"6c886ff7-3944-4c13-8d2f-e228e44a062c","title":"Independent Reviewing Officer","employer":"Luton Borough Council","department":"","location":"Town Hall","locationType":3,"description":"<div>\n<p></p>\n<dl>\n<dt>Job number</dt>\n<dd>LBC03752</dd>\n<dt>Contract Type</dt>\n<dd>Permanent</dd>\n<dt>Posting End Date</dt>\n<dd>27 May 2025</dd>\n<dt>Job Area</dt>\n<dd>Children's Social Care</dd>\n</dl>\n<p></p>\n<h2>About the job</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Salary: £48,710 - £51,802 a year plus £3,203 car benefit allowance and £5,500 market supplement allowance<br>Hours per week: 37<br>Contract type: Permanent</strong></p>\n<p>Are you a dedicated social work professional with a passion for safeguarding children and ensuring their voices are heard? 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This role extends beyond review meetings—you will actively challenge drift and delay, advocate for best practices, and contribute to the continuous improvement of service standards.</p>\n<p><strong>Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.</strong></p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>About you</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p>We are seeking a dynamic leader with substantial experience in working with looked after children, foster carers, and those subject to child protection plans, including involvement in complex legal proceedings.</p>\n<p>As a key member of our team, you will:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lead and manage teams effectively, ensuring high-quality service delivery.</li>\n<li>Communicate confidently with diverse audiences and resolve conflicts with professionalism.</li>\n<li>Champion the involvement of young people and carers in meetings and decision-making processes.</li>\n<li>Work within set timescales while maintaining high standards.</li>\n<li>Oversee and quality assure the work of front-line staff, fostering strong relationships to drive service improvements.</li>\n<li>Apply in-depth knowledge of child care legislation, drawing from significant supervisory experience in complex child care settings.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>If you are passionate about making a difference and have the expertise to lead in this challenging yet rewarding role, we would love to hear from you!</p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>About us</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p>Luton Council has been selected to deliver the government’s Families First for Children Pathfinder programme.</p>\n<p>Luton is one of seven new areas in the second wave to be chosen with the aim of protecting vulnerable children from harm and improving services to help more children stay with their families in safe and loving homes.</p>\n<p>The programme is an amazing opportunity for Luton to shape future social care practice, which includes closer working relationships with our health, police, education and voluntary sector partners.</p>\n<p>Children are at the heart of everything we do in Luton, and we are very proud of the tremendous work that is already taking place together with our partners, including the development of our Family Hubs and working towards making Luton a child-friendly town where our children and young people can grow up feeling happy, healthy and secure.</p>\n<p>Our ambitious<span> </span><strong>Luton 2040 Vision<span> </span></strong>– that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.</p>\n<p>The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?</p>\n<p><span>We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough.</span></p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>Application process</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. 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This includes producing informative materials and facilitating training sessions.<br><strong>6.    Strategic Communication Planning:</strong><br>o    Develop and implement communication plans that align with the Fund’s goals, including strategies for stakeholder engagement.<br><strong>7.    Content Development:</strong><br>o    Create high-quality written and visual content for various channels, such as newsletters and the Fund website, ensuring consistent messaging and style.<br><strong>8.    Event Support:</strong><br>o    Assist in planning and executing events, including conferences, forums, and stakeholder meetings.<br><strong>9.    Project Planning and Coordination:</strong><br>o    Support senior managers to define project scopes, objectives, risks, and deliverables. Develop comprehensive project plans, set deadlines, prioritise tasks, and work with team members to deliver.<br><strong>10.    Team Management:</strong><br>o    Effectively manage one team member and provide wider team management during absences.</p><p><strong>Expected Impacts and Outcomes:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Compliance</strong>: Ensuring the pension funds operate within established legal and regulatory frameworks, maintaining high standards of governance, compliance, and risk management.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Risk Mitigation</strong>: Identifying, assessing, and mitigating potential risks associated with pension fund operations.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Stakeholder Engagement</strong>: Enhancing engagement with various internal and external stakeholders through effective communication strategies.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Policy and Training</strong>: Developing and updating policies and training plans to ensure all stakeholders are well-informed and compliant with current regulations.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Project Success</strong>: Supporting the delivery of strategic business plans through effective project planning and coordination.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Team Efficiency</strong>: Managing and motivating team members to achieve high-quality outcomes.</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Essential Skills:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Pension Regulations and Governance</strong>: Understanding of pension regulations and governance frameworks.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Governance Policies</strong>: Experience in developing and implementing governance policies and procedures.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Analytical Skills</strong>: Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess complex information.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Communication Skills</strong>: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, to effectively engage with a diverse range of stakeholders.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Leadership</strong>: Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes within set deadlines. Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage and motivate teams.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Professional Development</strong>: Commitment to continuous professional development, staying abreast of changes in pension legislation and governance best practices.</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Desirable Skills:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Pension Regulations</strong>:Specific Knowledge of the LGPS and FPS.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Project Management</strong>: Experience in project planning and coordination.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Content Creation</strong>: Ability to create high-quality written and visual content for various communication channels.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Event Planning</strong>: Experience in planning and executing events, including conferences, forums, and stakeholder meetings.</li>\n</ul><p>This role is integral to maintaining compliance with complex statutory regulations and underlying legislation, supporting the delivery of the Fund’s strategic business plan, and ensuring effective communication and engagement with all stakeholders.</p><p>This job role is within the Corporate Services, level CORP11 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p>Job profiles - Corporate services</p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact <strong>taryn.ahlberg@hertfordshire.gov.uk</strong> for an informal discussion about the role.</p><p><em>We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.</em></p><p>Interview Date: 16th, 17th, 18th June 2025</p><p>Benefits of working for us</p><h4>How to apply</h4><p>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences. </p><h4>Additional information</h4><p><strong>Disability Confident</strong><br>We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.</p><p><strong>English Fluency</strong><br>The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). 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HCC are one of many Course Providers across the UK and delivers several education and training activities that must adhere to national models.</p><p>HCC are looking to recruit Trainers to join our team in Hertfordshire and are looking for both practical and theory trainers.</p><p>Trainers will be delivering the following courses in both virtual and physical classrooms across Hertfordshire.</p><ul>\n<li>National Speed Awareness Course - Theory</li>\n<li>National Motorway Awareness Course - Theory</li>\n<li>Safe and Considerate Driving Course – Theory and Practical Trainers</li>\n<li>What’s Driving Us? – Theory</li>\n<li>National Rider Risk Awareness Course (NRRAC) – Theory</li>\n</ul><p>These roles contribute to our broader aims for encouraging responsible driver/rider behaviour as a mechanism to reduce road crash casualties. 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Please locate this via:</p><p>Job profiles - Community services</p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact Tim Oxley on 01992 555181 for an informal discussion about the role.</p><p>Please be aware this is an ongoing advert; interviews will be arranged as and when.</p><p>Benefits of working for us</p><h4>How to apply</h4><p>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences. </p><h4>Additional information</h4><p><strong>Disability Confident</strong><br>We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.</p><p><strong>Safeguarding</strong><br>This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.</p><p><strong>Driving required</strong><br>You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.</p><p><strong>English Fluency</strong><br>The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£33,366 progressing to £36,124","publishDate":"2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2026-01-31T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/29fff514-a311-4fb4-a30a-ae90c8acf0b0.png","score":2342.805,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"f8eef141-8805-43fd-820d-9b77ddc37f5b","title":"Senior Planning Officer","employer":"Hertfordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Hertfordshire","locationType":3,"description":"<br><h4>Senior Planning Officer Apply Now </h4><dl>\n<dt>Job Number</dt>\n<dd> HCC27641 </dd>\n<dt>Location</dt>\n<dd> Hertfordshire </dd>\n<dt>Directorate</dt>\n<dd> Growth & Environment </dd>\n<dt>Salary Range</dt>\n<dd> £37,035 progressing to £40,476 </dd>\n<dt>Contract Type</dt>\n<dd> Permanent </dd>\n<dt>Full Time/Part Time</dt>\n<dd> Full Time </dd>\n<dt>Closing date</dt>\n<dd> 18-May-2025 </dd>\n</dl><p><strong>Job Title:</strong> Senior Planning Officer<br><strong>Starting Salary:</strong> £37,035 progressing to £40,476 pa - pay award pending<br><strong>Hours:</strong> 37.0<br><strong>Location:</strong> Farnham House, Stevenage (but with home working)<br><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Permanent<br><strong>Directorate:</strong> Growth & Environment</p><h4>About the team</h4><p>The Development Management Team has responsibility for determining, monitoring and enforcing planning applications for minerals and waste development as well as determining applications for the county council’s own development such as schools, day centres and fire & rescue facilities.</p><p>The team is comprised of experienced town planners and associated support staff to ensure the statutory and discretionary functions are implemented appropriately working alongside developers, operators, property colleagues, agents, consultants, internal and external technical experts, legal officers and partnering agencies, amongst others. </p><h4>About the role</h4><p>As a member of our Development Management Team, you will have your own caseload for determining planning applications, a mix of Regulation 3 applications for the County Council’s own development, but also for minerals and waste development.</p><p>This will involve responding to pre-application enquiries and processing planning applications in accordance with the County Council’s policies and objectives. Decisions will need to be made related to planning conditions, non-material amendments and support for monitoring and enforcement work.</p><p>You will need to negotiate with developers to ensure a high standard of development within Hertfordshire and engage with key stakeholders to ensure appropriate involvement in the planning process.</p><p>As part of this role, you will be responsible for drafting reports with recommendations for Committee decisions, delegated decisions, and briefing papers for local members and senior officers. Additionally, they may need to prepare and present evidence for planning appeals resulting from the refusal of planning permission, non-determination of applications, or enforcement actions.</p><p>You will have overall responsibility for a number of operational sites, including involvement in site monitoring and enforcement jointly with Enforcement colleagues.</p><p>You will be expected to contribute to the development and maintenance of the Unit’s systems and procedures including the development of MasterGov and GIS.</p><p>The role will allow for home working with the need to visit sites (including access to own vehicle) for site appraisals and investigation and also getting together with colleagues and the Development Management Team as part of collaborative working practice.</p><h4>About you</h4><p><strong>Essential</strong>:</p><ul>\n<li>Relevant experience for entry at Senior Planning Officer level and eligibility for full membership of RTPI.</li>\n<li>Proven knowledge and understanding of town and country planning procedures and law.</li>\n<li>Education to at least degree level in town and country planning or closely related subject or equivalent experience.</li>\n<li>Ability to prepare well-presented and reasoned reports with clear and justified recommendations on planning applications and related matters.</li>\n<li>Able to communicate tactfully and clearly with all stakeholders in the planning process, i.e. officers of the County Council, District/Borough Councils, members of the public, consultees, applicants and their agents, and County Councillors.</li>\n<li>Experience of working within a team and making positive contributions, demonstrating support and respect</li>\n<li>Ability to work to deadlines and manage a number of projects at the same time.</li>\n<li>Able to work to and meet performance targets (including dealing with planning applications).</li>\n<li>Experience of managing and prioritising your own workload.</li>\n<li>Experience of working with Windows based applications, MS Office programmes, planning software and GIS.</li>\n<li>Full UK Driving Licence and access to own car</li>\n</ul><p><em>We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.</em></p><p>This job role is within the Technical Services, level TEC10 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p>Job profiles: Technical services</p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact brian.owen@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.</p><p>Interview Date: TBC</p><p>Please note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close the vacancy earlier than the stated deadline</p><p>Benefits of working for us</p><h4>How to apply</h4><p>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences. </p><h4>Additional information</h4><p><strong>Disability Confident</strong><br>We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.</p><p><strong>Driving required</strong><br>You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.</p><p><strong>English Fluency</strong><br>The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). 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Home to over 1 million people and 100,000 businesses, including many of the UK’s largest companies, Hertfordshire boasts a mix of picturesque villages, bustling market towns, and thriving urban areas like Watford, St Albans, and Stevenage. With excellent transport links, you can easily explore beyond the county.<br><h4>About the role</h4>Why Hertfordshire Trading Standards?<ul>\n<li>Diverse Responsibilities: Engage in a wide range of Trading Standards functions to protect consumers and support businesses.</li>\n<li>High-Profile Cases: We tackle significant cases and seek innovative solutions for the best outcomes.</li>\n<li>Expert Support: Benefit from our in-house legal team, financial investigator, and intelligence officer.</li>\n<li>Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexible working arrangements and a supportive environment that values your well-being.</li>\n<li>Professional Growth: Access comprehensive training to keep you at the forefront of your field.</li>\n</ul><h4>About you</h4><p>We seek qualified Trading Standards Officers with professionalism, enthusiasm, and a proactive attitude to join our business or compliance teams.</p><p><strong>Essential</strong>:</p><ul>\n<li>Trading Standards Qualification</li>\n<li>Excellent communication skills</li>\n<li>Proactive attitude</li>\n<li>Strong work ethic</li>\n<li>Teamwork abilities</li>\n<li>Capability to work independently</li>\n<li>Full UK driving licence</li>\n</ul><p><em>Whether you are newly qualified looking for a TSO role or an experienced officer looking for a Senior one, and whatever your area of interest, we’d love to hear from you. We welcome applications for part-time or fixed-term roles as well.</em></p><p><em>We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.</em></p><p>This job role is within the Regulatory Services, level REG12 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p>Job profiles - Regulatory services</p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact Simon Brindley on 01707 292 581, or Richard Lewis on 01707 292418 for an informal discussion about the role.</p><p>Interview Date: 9th & 10th June 2025<br></p><p>Benefits of working for us</p><h4>How to apply</h4><p>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences. </p><h4>Additional information</h4><p><strong>Disability Confident</strong><br>We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.</p><p><strong>Safeguarding</strong><br>This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.</p><p><strong>Driving required</strong><br>You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.</p><p><strong>English Fluency</strong><br>The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£37,035 - £40,476 / £46,731 - £51,802 pa, pay award pending","publishDate":"2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-01T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/c59adeed-839f-4963-8293-43b57dec1032.png","score":2337.6685,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"6bb1b9ca-6935-47a5-89e6-13a44a6038c9","title":"Business Support Officer","employer":"Hertfordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Hertfordshire","locationType":3,"description":"<br><h4>Business Support Officer Apply Now </h4> Business Support <dl>\n<dt>Job Number</dt>\n<dd> HCC27961 </dd>\n<dt>Location</dt>\n<dd> Hertfordshire </dd>\n<dt>Directorate</dt>\n<dd> Resources </dd>\n<dt>Salary Range</dt>\n<dd> £24,790 opportunity to progress to £27,269 </dd>\n<dt>Contract Type</dt>\n<dd> Permanent </dd>\n<dt>Full Time/Part Time</dt>\n<dd> Full time/ Part time </dd>\n<dt>Closing date</dt>\n<dd> 30-Sep-2025 </dd>\n</dl><p><strong>Job Title:</strong> Business Support Officer <br><strong>Starting Salary:</strong> £24,790 opportunity to progress to £27,269 pay award pending<br><strong>Hours:</strong> up to 37 hours per week <br><strong>Location:</strong> Hertfordshire<br><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Permanent<br><strong>Directorate:</strong> Resources</p><h4>About the team</h4><p>Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, providing excellent support to your team? Do you thrive as a team-player and enjoy using your initiative to work independently?</p><p>Our Business Support Service is looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic, and organised individuals who can ensure that a high level of administrative support is provided to our departments.</p><p>Our Business Support Service is a centralised unit which has been formed to deliver a co-ordinated, consistent, and high-quality service supporting service delivery across the organisation. Business Support is critical to ensuring our departments can support services to our residents, and if you have great administrative skills and a strong customer focus, you could be part of it.</p><p>You’ll be working as part of the central Business Support Service with more than 400 colleagues, and you’ll be supporting our departments to ensure they are able to deliver critical services to the residents of Hertfordshire.</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>Our Business Support Service supports a range of departments. If you are particularly interested in an area, please specify in your application. If we do not have any vacancies for your preferred area at this time your application will be held in a talent pool, and you will be contacted when a vacancy arises.</p><p>All roles tend to be hybrid, which will mean that you will be expected to work within one of Hertfordshire County Council’s offices on a regular basis as well as working from home. The hiring manager will discuss the details for each particular vacancy.</p><p><strong>Children’s Services</strong></p><p>You will be supporting services across Childrens Safeguarding, Specialist, Education, Skills & Inclusion who ensure Hertfordshire families, children & young people have the right support, guidance and advice, some roles may involve exposure to sensitive information & a DBS may be required for roles working in buildings where children or young people may be present.</p><p><strong> </strong><strong>Adult Care Services</strong></p><p>ACS focusses on enabling people to live a full and active life as independently as possible in the community. We have Older People’s and Sensory Services, Adult Disability Services, Safeguarding, DoLs and Learning & Development, along with Integrated Discharge and Transfer of Care Teams, Day Opportunities and Supported Living Services. As a Business Support Officer you will undertake a variety of administrative duties depending on the service including data entry and analysis, meeting support and minute taking, receiving and making telephone calls. You may be in contact with those that use our services and a DBS may be required in these settings.</p><p><strong>Public Health</strong></p><p>You’ll be supporting our statutory Public Health teams dealing with confidential and sensitive matters and undertaking a range of administrative duties such as meeting support, creating agendas, note and minute taking, answering telephone calls, managing surveys and providing information as a first point of contact.</p><p><strong>Hertfordshire Fire & Rescue Service</strong></p><p>You’ll be supporting the teams in the Hertfordshire Fire Stations. Key duties include inputting overtime and on-call payments to HCC’s payroll system, managing the supply of uniform and PPE on behalf of operational staff, making and receiving telephone calls on behalf of the Fire Service, finance support with station budgets and purchasing, and providing information as a first point of contact. You will be expected to manage team commitments avoiding scheduling conflicts and deal with all general matters including correspondence, invoices, and timesheets according to local procedures.</p><p><strong>Growth & Environment / Resources Departments</strong></p><p>You’ll be supporting services such as Passenger Transport, Libraries, Property undertaking a range of administrative duties including meeting support, creating agendas, note and minute taking, raising purchase orders, managing invoicing and payments processes, maintaining database information and providing information as a first point of contact.</p><h4>About you</h4><p><strong>Essential</strong>:</p><ul>\n<li>Experience in minute or note taking</li>\n<li>Proven experience in an administrative or support role</li>\n<li>Excellent organisational and multitasking skills</li>\n<li>Strong communication and interpersonal abilities with a range of audiences</li>\n<li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and other relevant software</li>\n<li>Experience in working as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.</li>\n<li>Ability to plan own work over short timescales for routine or familiar tasks and processes and use your initiative to work independently.</li>\n<li>GCSE or Vocational equivalent, strong numeracy, and literacy skills.</li>\n<li>Enthusiasm and pride in your work are qualities we welcome.</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Desirable</strong>:</p><ul><li>You will be used to working to tight deadlines and with high accuracy in written correspondence.</li></ul><p>This job role is within the , level 6 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p>Job profiles: Business support services</p><p><strong>Closing Date: </strong>This is an ongoing advert and you may be required to start work before the closing date specified.</p><p><strong>Interview Date:</strong> Please note interviews will be arranged as and when applications are received.</p><p><em>Vacancies are being progressed regularly which may mean that a vacancy at a particular team may be filled before a candidate is put forward, however there are ongoing vacancies.</em></p><p><em>We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.</em></p><p>Benefits of working for us</p><h4>How to apply</h4><p>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences. </p><p><strong>Secondment</strong><br>This position is open to secondments. If you work for HCC or any other Local Authority and would like to be considered as a Secondment contract, please ensure you complete the Secondment Form as part of your application. If you do not, your application will be considered as a Fixed Term Contract only.</p><h4>Additional information</h4><p><strong>Disability Confident</strong><br>We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.</p><p><strong>Safeguarding</strong><br>This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.</p><p><strong>Driving required</strong><br>You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.</p><p><strong>English Fluency</strong><br>The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£24,790 opportunity to progress to £27,269","publishDate":"2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-09-30T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/d9a4b890-d85d-459d-8278-c0fbabc6bb77.png","score":2331.0215,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"0d31dcbd-692f-4053-b480-a0da58b3f0ac","title":"Strategy and Policy Officer (P01291)","employer":"Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council","department":"","location":"Council Offices, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6AE","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Strategy and Policy Officer</strong></p><p><strong>P01291 </strong></p><p><strong>Starting salary £40,689 with potential progression to £43,690 on achieving designated skills and experience</strong></p><p><strong>37 hours per week (hybrid working)</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council is seeking a knowledgeable, motivated Strategy and Policy Officer to join the Transformation Team in this exciting brand new role.</strong></p><p>With experience working collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders you will work effectively across all council teams to support the development of their policies and strategies.You need to be a detail-orientated professional with an enthusiasm for seeking out information and data to evidence service delivery and monitor the effectiveness of our delivery plans. </p><p>The successful candidate will be a strong team player, with a track record of excellent written and verbal communication skills.No two days will be the same.</p><p>You will be based at our offices in Welwyn Garden City and will be expected to attend the office at least two days per week, subject to service needs demands. </p><p>The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential in this post.</p><p><br></p><p>Our <strong>CORE</strong> values—Collaborative, Open, Responsible, Excellent—guide everything we do.</p><p></p><p><strong>Closing date for applications is 1 June 2025</strong></p><p><strong>Remote assessments will be held on 6 June 2025</strong></p><p><strong>Interviews will be held on 13 June 2025</strong></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Starting salary £40,689pa with potential progression to £43,690pa on achieving designated skills and experience","publishDate":"2025-05-02T11:46:33.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-01T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/f0f6ef50-e3ef-42af-a86a-c0efe968620b.jpg","score":2315.2668,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"8edba471-b9f3-4c5a-9b2e-14b84d6d53a4","title":"Sheltered Housing Officer","employer":"Luton Borough Council","department":"","location":"Set","locationType":3,"description":"<div>\n<p></p>\n<dl>\n<dt>Job number</dt>\n<dd>LBC03643</dd>\n<dt>Contract Type</dt>\n<dd>Permanent</dd>\n<dt>Posting End Date</dt>\n<dd>19 May 2025</dd>\n<dt>Job Area</dt>\n<dd>Housing, Property Management and Facilities</dd>\n</dl>\n<p></p>\n<h2>About the job</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Salary: £29,093 - £31,586 a year pro rata</strong><br><strong>Hours per week: 12</strong><br><strong>Contract type: Permanent</strong></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>We're seeking an individual experienced in working with older people in dedicated care environments. You will often work alone and coordinate with external agencies and caring services to support vulnerable adults.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Your role will involve tenancy management, addressing nuisance and antisocial behaviour, and enforcing actions as needed. Additionally, you'll conduct building inspections focusing on health and safety and necessary repairs.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Proficiency in using various software packages, writing concise reports, and effective communication with a diverse range of people is essential. You must manage your time and workload efficiently, using resources effectively.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Engaging with tenant’s face to face is a critical part of this role and as such homeworking is not applicable to this post.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.</strong></p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>About you</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p>You will need to have a strong background in assessing and supporting tenants' needs, with a keen understanding of housing legislation, welfare reform, benefits, and sustaining tenancies. Your experience includes working with diverse cultural groups and recognising their unique needs within a caring context.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>You're proficient in communicating with a wide range of individuals, remaining calm under pressure, and handling sensitive situations. Your education includes being a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing or holding equivalent qualifications or experience.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Flexibility, the ability to work as part of a team, and a valid driving license with access to a car for travel across the Borough are crucial. You're also open to ongoing training to meet service requirements.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Join us and make a meaningful impact on the lives of those you support while growing with a dedicated and passionate team.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><span><span> This is a public facing role so you’ll need to show off your fluency in speaking and writing English</span></span></p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>About us</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p>Our ambitious<span> </span><strong>Luton 2040 Vision</strong><span> </span>– that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.</p>\n<p>The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?</p>\n<p><span>We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough</span></p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>Application Process</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.<br><br></strong><span>On occasions, we may close a vacancy early due to a very high number of applications being received.</span><strong><br></strong></p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>Benefits</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p>We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:<br><br>- From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade<br>- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave<br>- Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area<br>- Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant<br>- Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)<br>- Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home<br>- Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns<br>- Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways<br>- Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons<br>- Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel</p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>How to apply</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p>We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out!<br><br>Our ‘How to apply' page has more tips to help with your application: <a href=\"https://m.luton.gov.uk/Page/Show/Jobs_and_careers/recruitment/Pages/How-to-apply.aspx\">How to apply</a></p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>Available documents</h2>\n<div>Attached documents are available under links. 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The teams aim to keep service users in the community to ensure they remain independent and do not become institutionalised by avoidable hospital admissions. </p><p><strong>About you</strong></p><p>You will be responding to those in need of social care support and undertaking the required work in accordance with the Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005.</p><p>We seek CCO's who excel at engaging with people, promoting inclusive community options, and supporting a self-directed approach while maximising universal services. Our ideal candidates are resilient, robust, imaginative, and reflective. 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We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.</p><p>Benefits of working for us</p><h4>How to apply</h4><p>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.</p><h4>Additional information<br><br>\n</h4><p><strong>Disability Confident</strong><br>We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.</p><p><strong>Safeguarding</strong><br>This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.</p><p><strong>Driving required</strong><br>You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.</p><p><strong>English Fluency</strong><br>The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). 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You’ll be working in an office environment, handling and maintaining both manual and computerised systems. Your day will involve navigating the complexities of high-volume billing processes while ensuring records are accurate and up-to-date. With a focus on Local Taxation, you’ll apply your knowledge of regulations and billing procedures to support our operations effectively.</p>\n<p>Flexibility is key in this role, as occasional work outside regular hours may be required. You’ll also adapt to agile working practices, which means working from various locations, including home, depending on job demands</p>\n<p><strong>Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.</strong></p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>About you</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p>You bring demonstrable experience from office environments and a track record of managing high-volume billing with ease. Your expertise in Local Taxation regulations and billing procedures sets you apart, and if you’re IRRV technician-qualified—or working toward it—it’s a definite advantage.</p>\n<p>You have excellent verbal and written communication skills, enabling you to engage with a wide range of customers tactfully and sensitively. Handling challenging conversations with upset or angry customers is something you manage with care and professionalism. You’re adept at using manual and computer systems, planning and organising your workload to meet deadlines and targets without compromising accuracy.</p>\n<p>Mathematically confident, you can handle calculations with ease and approach your work with initiative and self-direction. Additionally, you understand the principles of equality and how they apply in the workplace and in interactions with benefit claimants.</p>\n<p>Does this sound like the challenge you’ve been looking for? We’d love to hear from you. Let’s see how you can make a difference as part of our team.</p>\n<p><span><span>This is a public facing role so you’ll need to show off your fluency in speaking and writing English</span></span></p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>About us</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p>Our ambitious<span> </span><strong>Luton 2040 Vision</strong><span> </span>– that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.</p>\n<p>The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?</p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>Application Process</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.</strong></p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>Benefits</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p>We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:<br><br>- From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade<br>- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave<br>- Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area<br>- Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant<br>- Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)<br>- Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home<br>- Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns<br>- Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways<br>- Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons<br>- Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel</p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>How to apply</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p>We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out!<br><br>Our ‘How to apply' page has more tips to help with your application: <a href=\"https://m.luton.gov.uk/Page/Show/Jobs_and_careers/recruitment/Pages/How-to-apply.aspx\">How to apply</a></p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>Available documents</h2>\n<div>Attached documents are available under links. 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We utilise a web-based platform called PAMMs to support in this work.</p><p>You will be joining an open and passionate team where focus is on making sure high quality care and support services are at the heart of everything we do.  Ensuring that individuals can share their views and shape future service provision is essential to this. You will have the opportunity to influence positive outcomes, by listening to the voice of the individual and sharing your findings.</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>This role will primarily focus on the team’s work with individuals who use commissioned residential and nursing home services, across both older people’s and younger adults.  There may also be the opportunity to work across other areas of the team’s portfolio if requested.<br><br></p><ul>\n<li>Be responsible for ensuring the effective and ongoing monitoring, assurance and continuing improvements of their own portfolio of providers.</li>\n<li>Ensure that the individuals voice and that of carers is captured throughout the PAMMs assessments for commissioned services</li>\n<li>Ensure the monitoring of services is completed in a timely manner.</li>\n<li>Be part of the team responding to areas of concern raised by individuals, carers, health partners, operational & commissioning teams and CQC and be able to recognise risk and safeguarding practice, taking own initiative to raise these concerns in the appropriate forums.</li>\n<li>Reporting good practice - celebrating success.</li>\n</ul><h4>About you</h4><p><strong>Essential</strong>:</p><ul>\n<li>Excellent understanding of Adult Social Care commissioned services.</li>\n<li>Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding through existing work of the monitoring approach and service improvements.</li>\n<li>Having a passion for ensuring the individuals voice is heard and can shape services and ensuring high quality care and support is available is essential.</li>\n<li>Excellent communication skills, using a variety of mediums, Telephone, Microsoft Teams, Emails and Whatsapp.</li>\n<li>Confident with IT as use of other file management systems will be required</li>\n<li>Excellent writing and presentation skills.</li>\n<li>Able to work proactively alone (when working from home / office) and collaboratively with the team. Able to travel to locations across Hertfordshire, with access to a car, to attend meetings and complete monitoring visits with service providers.</li>\n<li>excellent organisational skills, and will be able to plan their own workload, working closely with the wider monitoring team and partners across health and social care.</li>\n<li>An understanding of Safeguarding principles</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Desirable</strong>:</p><ul>\n<li>Contracting or commissioning experience.</li>\n<li>Stakeholder engagement, which can include focus groups, tenant/carers meetings.</li>\n</ul><p><em>We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.</em></p><p>This job role is within the Corporate Services, level CORP11 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p>Job profiles - Corporate services</p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact bryony.morris@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.</p><p>Interview Date: 9 June 2025</p><p>Benefits of working for us</p><h4>How to apply</h4><p>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences. </p><h4>Additional information</h4><p><strong>Disability Confident</strong><br>We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.</p><p><strong>Safeguarding</strong><br>This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.</p><p><strong>English Fluency</strong><br>The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£41,511 progressing to £45,718","publishDate":"2025-05-14T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-28T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/8171bf61-d805-434f-bfdc-bb9f4e0197e0.png","score":2179.094,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"005a88fe-d582-4df0-b28a-4837775651c3","title":"Mockingbird Liasion Officer","employer":"Luton Borough Council","department":"","location":"Luton","locationType":3,"description":"<div>\n<p></p>\n<dl>\n<dt>Job number</dt>\n<dd>LBC03821</dd>\n<dt>Contract Type</dt>\n<dd>Fixed Term / Secondment</dd>\n<dt>Posting End Date</dt>\n<dd>18 May 2025</dd>\n<dt>Job Area</dt>\n<dd>Children's Social Care</dd>\n</dl>\n<p></p>\n<h2>About the job</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Salary: £41,511 - £44,711 a year pro rata plus £963 essential car user allowance (subject to criteria)<br>Hours per week: 18.5<br>Contract type: Fixed-term for 1 year</strong></p>\n<p><strong>This position is available as a secondment opportunity for 1 year. If you are a permanent LBC employee, you must have written approval (an email will suffice) from your manager prior to applying and a copy will need to be submitted with your application. Please note: we will not be able to proceed with your application form without your manager’s permission.</strong></p>\n<p>Luton Borough Council has partnered with The Fostering Network to deliver the Mockingbird Family Model. This is an extended family model that aims to improve the stability of fostering placements and strengthen the relationships between carers, children and young people, fostering services and birth families.</p>\n<p>This is a vital new role where you’ll collaborate with key partners to develop the understanding and commitment needed to sustain the Mockingbird Model. The Liaison Worker will have a lead on identifying Foster Carers to the constellation, and work with families in the constellation to create an extended family community for children and young people.</p>\n<p>You’ll provide effective communication about the offer and work of the Mockingbird Constellation and ensure that the Fostering and social work teams work effectively with the constellation and Hub Carer.</p>\n<p><strong>Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.</strong></p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>About you</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p>You are a passionate and experienced social work professional, bringing substantial post-qualifying expertise in fostering and child and family social work. With a deep understanding of the needs of young people in care, you have developed a high level of competence in the fostering field, aligning your practice with national standards and best practice guidance.</p>\n<p>Your skills and knowledge will help to support/supervise the hub foster carer to arrange support groups, activities and coffee mornings for the other foster carers/children in the constellation. You will need to have a good understanding of the challenges that foster carers face and have experience of working directly with children who have experienced trauma, attachment challenges, and associated disorders, and you bring both empathy and insight to your approach.</p>\n<p>A skilled communicator, you’re able to present complex reports and deliver impactful presentations tailored to a range of audiences. You thrive in collaborative environments, contributing to team-based problem-solving with a solution-focused mindset.</p>\n<p>Building meaningful relationships is at the heart of your work—whether with children, carers, or colleagues—and your ability to engage people from all backgrounds is one of your key strengths.</p>\n<p>You hold a DipSW, CQSW, or an equivalent recognised qualification in social work, and you are registered with Social Work England.</p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>About us</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p>Our ambitious <strong>Luton 2040 Vision </strong>– that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.</p>\n<p>The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?</p>\n<p><span>We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough</span></p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>Application process</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.</strong></p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>Additional information</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p>We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:<br><br></p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong>From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave:</strong><span> </span>linked to length of service and grade</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Buying annual leave scheme:<span> </span></strong>buy up to 20 days additional annual leave</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Career Pathways:</strong><span> </span>step up in your career or move into a specialist area</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Pension scheme:<span> </span></strong>with generous employer contributions of up to<span> </span>20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Generous relocation package:<span> </span></strong>up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Employee Assistance Programme:</strong><span> </span>a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Work/life balance:</strong><span> </span>flexible working options including working from home where possible. W<span>e welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns</span>\n</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Training and support:<span> </span></strong>unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Staff offers:</strong><span> </span>includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Arriva Travel Club:</strong><span> </span>great value savings on local bus travel</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Friday Funday Socials -</strong><span> </span>One Friday every 2 months where we encourage our staff to get together to socialise after work</li>\n</ul>\n<p></p>\n<h2>Available documents</h2>\n<div>Attached documents are available under links. 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We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.</em></p><h4>Field5</h4><p>This job role is within the Business Support Services, level 8 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p>Job profiles: Business support services</p><h4>Field6</h4><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact Stephanie.Wilson@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.</p><p>Interview Date: TBC</p><p>Benefits of working for us</p><h4>How to apply</h4><p>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences. </p><h4>Additional information</h4><p><strong>Disability Confident</strong><br>We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.</p><p><strong>Safeguarding</strong><br>This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.</p><p><strong>English Fluency</strong><br>The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£30,559 progressing to £33,366.00","publishDate":"2025-05-14T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-25T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/706eba47-7165-4bad-8ac9-87ee51eab83d.png","score":2051.9165,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"079d3b0e-2c46-4f1e-b1b7-f7721b9a3bc8","title":"Youth Justice Officer","employer":"Luton Borough Council","department":"","location":"Apex House, Upper George Street, Luton","locationType":3,"description":"<div>\n<p></p>\n<dl>\n<dt>Job number</dt>\n<dd>LBC03731</dd>\n<dt>Contract Type</dt>\n<dd>Permanent</dd>\n<dt>Posting End Date</dt>\n<dd>20 May 2025</dd>\n<dt>Job Area</dt>\n<dd>Youth Work and Youth Offending</dd>\n</dl>\n<p></p>\n<h2>About the job</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Salary: £35,235 - £37,938 a year plus £963 essential car user allowance</strong><br><strong>Hours per week: 37</strong><br><strong>Contract type: Permanent</strong></p>\n<p>Are you looking for an exciting role within the Youth Offending services? This role could be for you!</p>\n<p>This role offers a meaningful opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of adolescents, particularly those who have come into contact with the youth justice system. You will be working in an environment where your experience and skills will be highly valued and utilised.</p>\n<p>Your responsibilities will include supporting and motivating young people, assessing their needs, and working closely with a variety of professionals and agencies to provide the best outcomes. You will also be expected to manage your workload effectively, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines. The role requires you to use agency IT equipment for case recording and make informed professional judgments in a multi-disciplinary criminal justice setting. Your work will be guided by current legislation and issues related to children, young people, and families, with a focus on those who offend.</p>\n<p><strong>Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.</strong></p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>About you</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p>You bring demonstrable experience in working with adolescents, whether paid or voluntary, and have some experience with young offenders in settings such as YOIs, STCs, probation, youth justice, or social services. Your excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, enable you to build positive relationships with children, young people, parents, and a wide range of professionals and agencies. You are proactive, able to use your initiative, and adept at prioritising your workload to meet strict deadlines. Your ability to assess, support, and motivate young people, especially those with medium to high levels of vulnerability and risk, sets you apart. You understand the effects of discrimination and are committed to promoting equality in service delivery and the workplace.</p>\n<p>Your specialist knowledge includes an understanding of current legislation related to children, young people, and families, particularly those who offend. You hold a relevant professional or degree-level qualification, such as an NVQ 4, and if you are a social worker, you are registered with the General Council of Social Work or its UK equivalent. Additionally, you are a car driver, which allows you to conduct regular visits within and outside the Borough and provide transportation for children, young people, and parents. You are also flexible and willing to work outside normal office hours, including evenings, occasional Saturdays, and Bank Holidays.</p>\n<p>We are excited about the possibility of you joining our team and contributing your unique skills and experiences to help us make a positive impact on the lives of young people. Together, we can achieve great things and create a brighter future for those we serve. Let's embark on this journey together and make a difference!</p>\n<p>This is a public facing role so you’ll need to show off your fluency in speaking and writing English.</p>\n<p><span><span>This is a public facing role so you’ll need to show off your fluency in speaking and writing English</span></span></p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>About us</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p>Our ambitious<span> </span><strong>Luton 2040 Vision</strong><span> </span>– that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.</p>\n<p>The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?</p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>Application Process</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.</strong></p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>Benefits</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p>We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:<br><br>- From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade<br>- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave<br>- Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area<br>- Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant<br>- Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)<br>- Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home<br>- Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns<br>- Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways<br>- Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons<br>- Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel</p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>How to apply</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p>We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out!<br><br>Our ‘How to apply' page has more tips to help with your application: <a href=\"https://m.luton.gov.uk/Page/Show/Jobs_and_careers/recruitment/Pages/How-to-apply.aspx\">How to apply</a></p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>Available documents</h2>\n<div>Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.</div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://emea3.recruitmentplatform.com/tlk/pages/fo/download_job_file.jsp?ID=PSKFK026203F3VBQB686G8N7P&nDocumentID=1488482&ptId=11208\">download: YJO level 1.pdf</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://emea3.recruitmentplatform.com/tlk/pages/fo/download_job_file.jsp?ID=PSKFK026203F3VBQB686G8N7P&nDocumentID=1500639&ptId=11208\">download: Luton_Values_Flyer (1).pdf</a></li>\n</ul>\n</div>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"35235 - 37938 GBP / year","publishDate":"2025-05-12T01:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-20T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/d1bac0b0-1097-4871-9b72-a03629d923b3.jpg","score":2050.4114,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"37743869-97bb-4cb4-b274-e220278c2fa2","title":"Local Authority Attendance Officer","employer":"Hertfordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stevenage","locationType":3,"description":"<br><h4>Local Authority Attendance Officer Apply Now </h4><dl>\n<dt>Job Number</dt>\n<dd> HCC27853 </dd>\n<dt>Location</dt>\n<dd> Stevenage </dd>\n<dt>Directorate</dt>\n<dd> Childrens Services </dd>\n<dt>Salary Range</dt>\n<dd> £37,035 with the opportunity to progress to £40,476 </dd>\n<dt>Contract Type</dt>\n<dd> Permanent </dd>\n<dt>Full Time/Part Time</dt>\n<dd> Full Time </dd>\n<dt>Closing date</dt>\n<dd> 25-May-2025 </dd>\n</dl><p><strong>Job Title:</strong> Local Authority Attendance Officer<br><strong>Starting Salary:</strong> £37,035 with the opportunity to progress to £40,476 pay award pending<br><strong>Hours:</strong> 22.2<br><strong>Location: This role is covering Stevenage</strong><br><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Permanent<br><strong>Directorate:</strong> Childrens Services</p><h4>About the team</h4><p>The Statutory Attendance Support Team are a strong established team with statutory responsibilities and expertise in relation to school absence. They are a core part of Hertfordshire’s strategy supporting the DfE agenda in making school attendance everyone’s business.</p><p>The team works with children, young people, families and schools supporting, removing barriers and ensuring access to education.</p><p>The role sits within the Statutory Attendance Support Team which covers responsibilities for school attendance, penalty notices, school aged employment and children in entertainment.</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>This role is here to fulfil the Local Authority’s statutory duties and responsibilities relating to school attendance.</p><ul>\n<li>To represent the Local Authority in the Magistrates and Family Court including being the prosecuting officer for cases of non-school attendance and acting as Responsible Officer for children subject to Education Supervision Orders.</li>\n<li>To offer support, guidance, and advice to schools to reduce severe and persistent absence in accordance with Department for Education requirements by means of a programme of targeted whole school support meetings.</li>\n<li>To improve whole school attendance by rigorously tracking local attendance data and working strategically with schools.</li>\n<li>Working in partnership with school Senior Lead Teams and pastoral staff to plan, implement and evaluate systems, strategies, procedures, and policies to address issues identified and improve school absence.</li>\n<li>To undertake statutory casework with individual pupils/families who are identified as persistently/severely absent and/or are at risk of becoming persistent absentees to safeguard their education. By assessing both presenting and underlying concerns, negotiating, challenging, and ensuring that a robust support plan is implemented and reviewing and evaluating progress and outcomes.</li>\n<li>To deliver a robust, daily advice line to all schools, working autonomously to offer advice and guidance around all areas of school attendance and other education matters.</li>\n<li>To ensure that there is multi-disciplinary support for families: providing access to early help support, providing practical whole-family support where needed to tackle the causes of absenteeism and unblock the barriers to attendance.</li>\n<li>To keep children safe by making safeguarding referrals as appropriate and contributing to Child Protection Conferences, core groups and professionals’ meetings.</li>\n</ul><p>To maintain accurate records and information (both written and electronic) in accordance with service and Data Protection requirements including school files, individual pupil files, electronic databases, court reports, Child Protection reports and attendance data collection and analysis.</p><h4>About you</h4><p>Essential:</p><ul>\n<li>Educated to A-Level standard or equivalent and / or experience in a similar role.</li>\n<li>Must have examples of successful experience working with schools, vulnerable children, young people and families.</li>\n<li>Must have excellent verbal, written and ICT communication skills.</li>\n<li>Be able to interpret, analyse, present data and have an eye for detail.</li>\n<li>Have the ability to organise, record, evaluate, work under pressure, flexibly and prioritise workloads to required time scales.</li>\n<li>Have the ability to effectively assess, evaluate and problem solve.</li>\n<li>Be able to negotiate and agree planned case work</li>\n<li>Be able to work independently and as part of a team</li>\n<li>Be able to develop credibility and work effectively within schools and multi-disciplinary settings to work collaboratively in seeking solutions for service users</li>\n<li>Have a good understanding of the factors that influence school attendance and barriers to learning</li>\n<li>UK driving licence and access to a vehicle</li>\n</ul><p>Desirable:</p><ul><li>Have an understanding and knowledge of the law relating to education and attendance</li></ul><p><em>We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.</em></p><p>This job role is within the Community Services, level COM10 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p>Job profiles - Community services</p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact Chris Thomas (chris.thomas@hertfordshire.gov.uk).</p><p>Interview Date: 9th June 2025</p><p>Benefits of working for us</p><h4>How to apply</h4><p>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences. </p><h4>Additional information</h4><p><strong>Disability Confident</strong><br>We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.</p><p><strong>Safeguarding</strong><br>This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.</p><p><strong>Driving required</strong><br>You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.</p><p><strong>English Fluency</strong><br>The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). 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The Unit is comprised of experienced town planners and associated support staff to ensure the statutory and discretionary functions are implemented appropriately. </p><p>The Unit has Development Management responsibilities for minerals and waste development and the county council’s own development (schools, care homes, etc). It is also preparing a new Minerals and Waste Local Plan to replace the adopted Minerals Local Plan and Waste Development Framework. The Unit feeds into strategic planning matters as well as responding on the council’s behalf to large scale developments in technical fields such as aviation, HS2 and renewable energy production, either by engaging with major planning applications or Development Consent Orders.</p><p>The work of the team involves collaboration with developers, operators, property colleagues, agents, consultants, internal and external technical experts, legal officers and partnering agencies, amongst others. </p><p>The Spatial Planning Unit is part of the Growth and Environment Directorate. Together this brings together a wide range of planners and other specialist professionals with involvement in all forms and scales of development across Hertfordshire.</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>The role will involve taking the lead on a number of the council’s priority projects. The projects will combine traditional policy and DM work and will range from local to strategic in their nature across a number of specialist technical subjects.</p><p>There will be opportunities to lead the development and defence of a Local Plan evidence base. The council is looking to publish a Regulation 19 Minerals and Waste Local Plan with a view to submitting it to the Planning Inspectorate later in 2025. This will include opportunities to represent the council at Examination Hearings to support the council in its aim to adopt a new Local Plan.</p><p>There will be opportunities to engage with large scale applications, including Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects. The council expects applications to be submitted related to nearby airports and airspace, as well as large scale renewable energy schemes. The council will be expected to engage with these proposals to represent Hertfordshire residents and to ensure any impacts from development are acceptable and are mitigated by the benefits of development.</p><p>There will be opportunities to engage with Strategic Planning. The recent Planning and Infrastructure Bill sets out that upper tier authorities will be given responsibilities to progress with Spatial Development Strategies in advance of devolution and local government reorganisation. 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Assistant Payroll Officer

Hertfordshire County Council

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£26, 835 opportunity to progress to £30,060

Stevenage (On-Site)

Posted 13 days ago

Pensions Governance Officer

Hertfordshire County Council

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£33,366 opportunity to progress to £36,124

Countywide (On-Site)

Posted 2 days ago

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Principal Enforcement & Monitoring Officer

Hertfordshire County Council

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£46,731 progressing to £51,802

Hertfordshire (On-Site)

Posted 14 days ago

Senior Business Support Officer

Hertfordshire County Council

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£26,835 opportunity to progress to £30,060 pa (pro-rata for part-time)

Hertfordshire (On-Site)

Posted 2 days ago

Independent Reviewing Officer

Luton Borough Council

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48710 - 51802 GBP / year

Town Hall (On-Site)

Posted 1 day ago

Senior Pensions Governance Officer

Hertfordshire County Council

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£41,511 opportunity to progress to £45,718

Countywide (On-Site)

Posted 2 days ago

NDORS Driver Training Officers

Hertfordshire County Council

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£33,366 progressing to £36,124

Stevenage (On-Site)

Posted 30+ days ago

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Senior Planning Officer

Hertfordshire County Council

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£37,035 progressing to £40,476

Hertfordshire (On-Site)

Posted 14 days ago

Trading Standards Officer / Senior Trading Standards Officer

Hertfordshire County Council

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£37,035 - £40,476 / £46,731 - £51,802 pa, pay award pending

Countywide (On-Site)

Posted 14 days ago

Business Support Officer

Hertfordshire County Council

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£24,790 opportunity to progress to £27,269

Hertfordshire (On-Site)

Posted 2 days ago

Strategy and Policy Officer (P01291)

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

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Starting salary £40,689pa with potential progression to £43,690pa on achieving designated skills and experience

Council Offices, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6AE (On-Site)

Posted 13 days ago

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Sheltered Housing Officer

Luton Borough Council

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29093 - 31586 GBP / year

Set (On-Site)

Posted 3 days ago

Community Care Officer

Hertfordshire County Council

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£30,559 progressing to £33,366 per annum

Hertfordshire (On-Site)

Posted 20 days ago

Council Tax Officers

Luton Borough Council

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26409 - 28624 GBP / year

Town Hall/Agile (On-Site)

Posted 3 days ago

Monitoring Officer

Hertfordshire County Council

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£41,511 progressing to £45,718

Countywide (On-Site)

Posted 1 day ago

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Mockingbird Liasion Officer

Luton Borough Council

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41511 - 44711 GBP / year

Luton (On-Site)

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Financial Assessment & Income Officer

Hertfordshire County Council

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£30,559 progressing to £33,366.00

Stevenage (On-Site)

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Youth Justice Officer

Luton Borough Council

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35235 - 37938 GBP / year

Apex House, Upper George Street, Luton (On-Site)

Posted 3 days ago

Local Authority Attendance Officer

Hertfordshire County Council

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£37,035 with the opportunity to progress to £40,476

Stevenage (On-Site)

Posted 6 days ago

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Principal Planning Projects Officer

Hertfordshire County Council

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£46,731 opportunity to progress to £51,802 pa

Countywide (On-Site)

Posted 14 days ago

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