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The role also involves championing and coordinating the Council’s risk management framework and activities.</p>\n<p>The post holder will also have oversight of the Counter Fraud and Investigations function, ensuring plans are in place to prevent, detect and respond to fraud risks</p>\n<div><strong>The Person</strong></div>\n<p>We are seeking a strategic thinker with excellent communication, leadership, and decision-making skills, capable of thriving under pressure. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in managing and delivering high-quality internal audit and assurance activities within tight deadlines.</p>\n<p>You will have demonstrable experience in implementing and overseeing risk and assurance frameworks, developing innovative solutions to manage risk, and presenting information to senior leadership. A thorough understanding of risk-based auditing concepts, Public Sector Internal Audit Standards, and enterprise risk management frameworks is essential.</p>\n<p>The candidate should possess excellent interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with stakeholders, the ability to provide technical advice on risk and assurance, and a commitment to continuous improvement. Experience in managing performance, budgets, and a diverse portfolio of activities is required. Knowledge of relevant legislative requirements relating to audit and fraud is crucial.</p>\n<p>Closing date: 28 May 2025 (23:59)</p>\n<p><strong>Additional Information </strong></p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the \"Apply Now\" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.</strong></p>\n<p>Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.</p>\n</div>\n<div>We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.</div>\n<div> </div>\n<div>The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found <a href=\"https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn\">here</a>.</div>\n<div> </div>\n<div>Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.</div>\n<div> </div>\n<div>As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. 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This includes high levels of resident satisfaction, the quality of our services, our success in addressing our financial challenges to date, the way that we involve and engage with residents on key issues facing the borough, and the enthusiastic and motivated staff that we employ. <br><br>Looking ahead, there are plans for the delivery of new homes and new schools and the London Cancer Hub is being developed, while the Council is also seen as a driving force within the South London Partnership of five outer south west London boroughs focused on strategic growth, regeneration and investment.<br><br>All of this demonstrates a good track record and an authority that is ambitious and set to deliver more improvements for the borough. We've set out our vision for the future of Sutton in our corporate plan - Ambitious for Sutton. This strategic plan will shape the outcomes we achieve, the services we provide, and the impact we have on residents, to make Sutton a great place to live, work and raise a family.<br><br>Situated in Zone 5, Sutton is less than 30 minutes by train from central London, and south and south west London are easily accessible by public transport. There are 10 train stations which serve key neighbourhoods within the borough providing direct connections to London Victoria, London Bridge, London Blackfriars and St Pancras International. Sutton also has direct rail connections with Epsom, Dorking, Guildford and Horsham, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and West Croydon for the London Overground. 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The tasks would also include ensuring foster carers comply with policies and procedures, promptly dealing with any safeguarding concerns, complaints or allegations, involved in meetings and foster carers reviews. <br>This is achieved by working in partnership with relevant agencies, children and young people and their families. We provide a supported working environment that ensures manageable caseloads, regular supervision, daily management support and an abundance of learning and development opportunities for our Social Workers to grow and flourish. In addition we have a creative and flexible approach to the working week which allows for both home and office working which promotes a work/life balance. <br><br> Working with Kingston University and regional partners as part of the Developing Together Social Work Teaching Partnership (SWTP). The partnership offers staff a wide range of pre- and post-qualifying education opportunities to promote continuous learning and development. This includes staff being encouraged to support the practice education of Social Work students and those in the assessed and supported year in employment (ASYE). Staff are also given the opportunity to attend conferences, and workshops and have access to research and practice resources to support their ongoing professional development. <br><br> Sutton Council also has a number of staff network groups such as the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic +A Network, LGBTQ +A Network and Women's +A Network to ensure staff have a voice to drive positive change in the organisation. <br> <br> About the Role and Our Ideal Candidate : <br> Join Children's Social Care as s Social Worker and receive a Welcome Bonus and Retention Bonus:<ul>\n<li> £1000 paid in your first month's salary </li>\n<li> £1000 paid for your first completed year in service </li>\n<li> £2000 paid for your second completed year in service </li>\n<li> £3000 paid for your third completed year in service and every year thereafter </li>\n</ul>We've got an exciting opportunity for you as Social Worker as part of our Fostering Service within Children's Social Care. Our mission is to empower children to live independently as possible and provide the necessary support in safeguarding their well-being. We need your expertise to make it happen. In this role, your responsibility will include:<ul>\n<li>Provide support and supervision to foster carers.and the importance of cultural competency</li>\n<li>Ensure foster carers understand and adhere to policies and standards</li>\n<li>Work closely with the Placements team, children's social workers and other relevant professionals to match children with fostering households.</li>\n<li>Complete annual review reports on fostering households.</li>\n<li>Present reports to the Fostering Panel</li>\n<li>Managing allegations and complaints against carers</li>\n<li>Providing all foster carers with a required training and development programme, which is linked to the Training, support and development standards (TSDS).</li>\n<li>Undertake such other duties commensurate with the grade and nature of the job.</li>\n</ul>We aim to deliver a Fostering Services that recruits a range of foster carers who can meet the diverse needs of children who are looked after. This role will challenge you in a dynamic and diverse environment whilst helping you to expand your knowledge and skill set in the practice of children social care. Our teams are renowned for its ability to craft outstanding care plans that prioritise the needs and voices of service users, integrating input from various professionals, families/carers, and external agencies to ensure the best outcomes are achieved. <br><br> Are you ready to take the next step? We are here to support your growth as you begin your career at Suttons Children's Social Care. Apply now and join us. <br><br> This position offers an excellent opportunity for individuals with outstanding communication skills and a compassionate manner capable of effectively managing high levels of emotional distress. We encourage applications from candidates with experience in Childcare and those passionate about delivering person-centred care. You'll join a welcoming, supportive, and energetic team dedicated to providing first class supervision and ongoing professional development opportunities. <br><br> In addition, we would expect the following from all suitable candidates:<ul>\n<li> To be registered with Social Work England and hold a degree in Social Care or similar. </li>\n<li> Have experience of working in a multidisciplinary team setting. </li>\n<li> Have sound knowledge and ability to deliver social work support to service users and their families. </li>\n<li> Ability to communicate complex social issues clearly to both patients and professionals. </li>\n<li> Ability to plan and coordinate social care plans and aspects of patient discharge. </li>\n</ul>For more information about the role and/or an informal conversation, view the Role Profile or contact Geeta Rath, Service Lead for Special Guardianship, Kinship and Fostering Recruitment and Assessment Team on geeta.rath@sutton.gov.uk or the Recruitment Team on recruitment@sutton.gov.uk <br> <br> Our Offer to You : <br>As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we're committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We're constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across - however big or small - will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.<br><br>In addition, we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff, supported by our IT infrastructure, including Google Chromebooks and Google Apps. Our Flexible Working - Smarter Working Scheme embraces new ways of working. It provides improved work life balance for our staff as it allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week.<br><br>Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:<ul>\n<li>Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)</li>\n<li>Flexi-time (Please note, this applies to roles at grades 1-9 only)</li>\n<li> Three volunteering days per year in Sutton </li>\n<li>Comprehensive learning and development programme</li>\n<li>Local and national discounts for shopping, eating out and leisure activities</li>\n<li>Interest free season ticket loans</li>\n<li>Local Government Pension Scheme</li>\n<li>Car parking scheme</li>\n<li>Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme</li>\n<li>Zip car scheme</li>\n<li>Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses</li>\n<li>Confidential wellbeing and counselling support</li>\n<li>Subsidised gym membership</li>\n</ul>Application Process : <br>Please apply online outlining what skills, abilities and experience you can bring which makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Please ensure you refer to the requirements outlined in the job profile when completing your application.<br><br>To support our diversity agenda and reduce the risk of bias in our recruitment activities, our short listing process completely anonymises personal information that can identify job applicants e.g. name, title etc. Our hiring managers review and short list applications based on the information provided as part of your application as to how well you meet the requirements and criteria for the role, as outlined in the job profile.<br><br>The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.<br> <br> Additional Information : <br>We pride ourselves on being a diverse, inclusive and welcoming Borough and we aim to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve - the key highlights from our recent Equalities Workforce Report can be seen <a href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KGMTYxsYV0WkCbJAHTDyEDSVwv5YDX9A/view?usp=sharing\" title=\"Workforce Equalities Report - Highlights\">here.</a> We are respectful of difference and realise the positive value of diversity in our workforce. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and disabled candidates, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce. As part of our Disability Confident Committed status, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.<br><br>We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda.<br><br>The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. 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You’ll lead on complex and interesting cases while managing an experienced and well skilled team.</p>\n<p>Personal qualities are just as important as professional skills. The successful candidate must work in a highly collaborative way with other functions, be persuasive while respecting the views of others, possess tact and diplomacy, be resilient and handle stressful situations well.</p>\n<p><strong>About Runnymede</strong></p>\n<p>Runnymede is an ambitious, passionate, and progressive council with a forward-thinking attitude and award-winning departments. As a Borough Council, we are committed to our four core values and goals which we demonstrate through our ongoing policies and projects.  We are always keen to improve our services and welcome innovative and proactive individuals who are open minded and have a positive approach in supporting our vision. </p>\n<p><strong>Benefits</strong></p>\n<p>Our modern offices, based in Surrey on the edge of London, are in Addlestone town centre within easy access from the M3 and M25 and the surrounding area.</p>\n<p>In addition to a competitive salary, Runnymede Borough Council offers:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hybrid working 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home</li>\n<li>Flexible working 7am-7pm (Core hours are 10-11.30am & 2.30pm-4pm) and Flexi-leave</li>\n<li>28 Days annual leave, plus 8 days bank holidays and 1 extra day at Christmas</li>\n<li>Excellent Pension Scheme, including access to an Additional Voluntary Contributions</li>\n<li>Free Parking</li>\n<li>Training and development opportunities</li>\n<li>Payment of one professional membership per annum</li>\n<li>Cycle to work + further related discounts</li>\n<li>Season ticket loan</li>\n<li>UK Healthcare plan after 1 years’ service</li>\n<li>Dental insurance plan after 3 years’ service</li>\n<li>Mileage allowance</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Access to free parking for part of the week is also available and wellbeing activities such as yoga, led walks and table tennis take place on site and gym facilities are located nearby. Addlestone also has a new cinema, restaurants and a Waitrose within walking distance. </p>\n<p>We would welcome the opportunity to tell you more about the role.  Please call Ashley Smith, Corporate Head of Planning, Economy and Built Environment (01932 425240) or Victoria Gibson, Development Manager (01932 425256) to find out more.</p>\n<p><strong>How to apply</strong></p>\n<p>To apply please use the apply link below<strong>. </strong>For more information about the role please see the Extra Information section </p>\n<p>We are passionate about building an inclusive and diverse workforce and we welcome applications from candidates with a variety of backgrounds, skills and abilities. If it is difficult for you to apply online, please contact Human Resources at <a href=\"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/users/new.js?original_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jobsgopublic.com%2Fvacancies%2F209969%2Fexternal_links%3Findex%3D2\">humanresources@runnymede.gov.uk</a> or on 01932 425527 who will be able to assist you.</p>\n<p><strong>Closing Date: 25 May 2025</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Interview Date: </strong><strong> To be confirmed</strong></p>\n<p>If you do not hear from us within two weeks from the closing date you have not been successful on this occasion. Thank you for considering Runnymede Borough Council.</p>\n<p><em>Runnymede Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults with care support needs and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 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Ideal candidates will possess strong leadership and team management skills, excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, and the capability to work collaboratively with business analysts and service experts to design solutions and deliver projects to modernise services.</p>\n<p>This is an essential role to modernise our processes and systems as we head toward unitarisation in the next 2 years.</p>\n<p>A diverse role working with the Digital team and business analysts to modernise and change our processes and how we work across Housing, Planning Service, and others.</p>\n<p>Who we are looking for</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Project manager with public sector experience</li>\n<li>Digital expertise</li>\n<li>Change management experience</li>\n<li>Desire to improve services and make a positive impact to residents' lives</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>What We Offer:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong>A supportive and inclusive work environment</strong>.</li>\n<li><strong>Opportunities for professional development and career growth.</strong></li>\n<li><strong>The chance to make a real impact on the lives of residents.</strong></li>\n</ul>\n<p>The Council offers in return a generous flexi time scheme with the ability to take two flexi days a month, membership of the local government pension scheme, discounted health and leisure membership, plus many more excellent benefits.</p>\n<p>This post is being offered as a fixed term contract to 31 March 2027. For an informal chat about the role please contact the Senior Programme Manager Lee.Danson@woking.gov.uk .  To apply, please send your CV and covering letter to human.resources@woking.gov.uk.     </p>\n<p>Closing date:  15 May 2025</p>\n<p>Interviews:      27 May 2025  </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Salary circa £33,000 per annum plus flexible benefits of up to £2007 per annum","publishDate":"2025-05-02T16:02:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-15T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/42e79f39-e90a-44fb-84d3-c166708ed446.png","score":336.10672,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"25b742db-977f-4f52-b26f-7baf3aae42ce","title":"Project Support Officer","employer":"Woking Borough Council","department":"","location":"Woking (Hybrid)","locationType":2,"description":"<p><strong>Join Our Dynamic Team as a Project Support Officer!</strong></p>\n<p><strong>About the Role:</strong></p>\n<p>Are you passionate about digital transformation and eager to make a difference in public service? 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You’ll be leading the commercials on complex construction projects to building refurbishments and maintenance, across a range of buildings across the Parliamentary Estate.</p>\n<p>This is an opportunity to work on a hybrid basis, with an expectation to be on-site at Parliament for a minimum of 2 days per week. 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We welcome applications from all candidates with diverse characteristics, including different ages, caring responsibilities, disability, gender/sex, gender reassignment/trans, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race/ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation and socio-economic status. We welcome discussions about flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments.</em></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£80,000 - £90,000 per annum (salary + market sector allowance)","publishDate":"2025-05-06T13:10:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-25T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/1aedded7-94c6-4303-8ebe-dd120458a8b3.png","score":270.69232,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"4e228a4e-4e91-4c96-b8ee-0ba0a6e08ba5","title":"Planning Officer","employer":"Westminster City Council","department":"","location":"Westminster","locationType":2,"description":"<p><strong>About Us:</strong></p>\n<p><strong>THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THE POWER OF LISTENING</strong></p>\n<p>Regeneration, Economy and Planning in Westminster City Council is a world of extraordinary stories, where little things can have a huge impact on people’s lives.</p>\n<p>Take Mitin, our Head of Estates Services. 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You will be dealing with a range of planning application and appeals, pre-application inquiries and providing One Stop Duty Officer advice.  </p>\n<p>You will have the confidence to steer applicants and key stakeholders such as major landowners and developers round to your way of thinking – plus the tact to produce correspondence relating to complex and sensitive issues. From defending the Council at appeals, via written representations, informal hearings, and public inquiries through to assisting with the consideration of planning applications. This is uniquely varied role in which you will have the scope to make a considerable impact on the future of Westminster. </p>\n<p><strong>About You:</strong></p>\n<p>This is an exciting opportunity to make your mark in a progressive team. You will need exceptional communication skills and a team-player attitude. On a practical level, you will have a relevant degree. This post is suitable for a newly graduated planner starting out in their career or for someone who has some experience in development management with a track record in dealing with a range of applications, including applicant negotiations and appeals. Crucially, your stakeholder management skills will extend to acting as a trusted partner to residents, businesses, and contractors.</p>\n<p>Westminster City Council is committed to supporting Care Leavers into the workplace. Care Leavers seeking their first job and who wish to be considered under our scheme, will automatically be invited to interview should they meet the essential criteria for the role.</p>\n<p><strong>What We Offer:</strong></p>\n<p>Westminster is an amazing place. We are home to more than 200,000 residents from all backgrounds, over 50,000 vibrant and vital businesses and three-quarters-of-a-million people work in Westminster. </p>\n<p>Westminster City Council’s strategy is to work towards a Fairer Westminster. A Fairer Westminster is one in which our communities are at the heart of our decision-making and help to determine the city’s future. By working directly with our communities and other partners, we can build a more inclusive city that celebrates our diverse communities, and where residents, workers and visitors from all backgrounds will feel welcome and safe.</p>\n<p>At Westminster City Council, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice. We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve. We champion equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to be their best, that is the Westminster Way. To find out more about how we do this visit  <a href=\"https://www.westminster.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/public-health-strategy-policies-and-reports/equality-duties\"><strong>https://www.westminster.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/public-health-strategy-policies-and-reports/equality-duties</strong></a></p>\n<p>As a forward thinking Council we appreciate that people work in different ways, therefore our staff benefit from working a range of flexible working patterns as well as Agile working.</p>\n<p>The Council is a Disability Confident Employer. If you have declared a disability in your application, we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job. 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You will also be a trusted partner and advisor to business areas and projects that you are supporting – whilst also being trusted to deliver plans agreed with the Works Commercial Director with autonomy and drawing upon your extensive knowledge and experience.</p>\n<p>This is an opportunity to work on a hybrid basis, with an expectation to be on-site at Parliament for a minimum of 2 days per week. 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Candidates who are substantially on the way to achieving the same may be considered or equivalent Chartership or experience.</li>\n<li>Transforming Public Procurement Certification or working towards.</li>\n</ul>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>It would be even better if you have or are willing to learn –</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience of delivering commercial strategies and procurements in more than one category</li>\n<li>Proven experience in a pre-contract construction environment</li>\n</ul>\n<p> </p>\n<p>The job description provides full details about the role and what we are looking for.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>What you’ll get in return</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>30 days annual leave (increasing to 35 after one years’ service)</li>\n<li>Generous <a href=\"http://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/members/prospective-members-faq/\">Civil Service Pension Scheme</a> which can attract employer contributions currently up to 28.97%.</li>\n<li>Parliamentary health and wellbeing programme</li>\n<li>The opportunity to witness history in the making!</li>\n</ul>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Please complete your online application by 23.55pm on 25 May 2025.</p>\n<p>If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process, please contact <a href=\"mailto:hlrecruitment@parliament.uk\">hlrecruitment@parliament.uk</a></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><em>The Administrations of both Houses of Parliament are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. 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This will involve gathering information and working with children and young people to inform a diagnosis of Autism</p>\n\n<p><strong>What will your role be?</strong></p>\n\n<p>To work collaboratively within a multi-agency Advisory team under the direction of the Head of Service to provide support to education settings to best meet the needs of children and young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Social Communication Disorder (SCD).</p>\n\n<p>To deliver high quality training to professionals and families.  To deliver programmes of intervention and group work/support for children at home and in school/ EY setting. To oversee and provide advice and support to multi therapy assistants.</p>\n\n<p>To be shortlisted your<strong> CV and personal statement</strong> will demonstrate:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Have membership with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy</li>\n\t<li>Registered member of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)</li>\n\t<li>Either a BSC in Speech and Language Therapy or a Post Graduate Diploma (PGDip)/ MSC in Speech and Language Therapy</li>\n\t<li>Experience of working with children and young people with a range of Speech, Language and Communication Needs and particularly those with a diagnosis of ASD or social communication difference.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><strong>Contact details</strong></p>\n\n<p>For an informal discussion about the role please contact Peter Dolor at peter.dolor@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk</p>\n\n<p><strong>Benefits</strong></p>\n\n<p>We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working including working from home and other arrangements. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore. We also offer a generous holiday allowance of 39 paid days (pro rata) including bank holidays and a wide range of learning and development opportunities.</p>\n\n<p>In addition, we offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts with many leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other establishments.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Indicative Recruitment Timeline</strong></p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Advert close date: 11:59pm on Sunday 26th March 2023</li>\n\t<li>Shortlisting date: Week commencing 27th March 2023</li>\n\t<li>Interview date/s: Week commencing 3rd April 2023</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Useful Information: The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.</p>\n\n<p>Please note that the advertised dates for interviews may change due to the current Covid-19 situation. If they do, we will let you know as soon as possible. Your health and wellbeing is our top priority. Should you become unwell due to Covid-19 during the recruitment process we would very much appreciate receiving an update from you as soon as possible.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Equality Statement</strong></p>\n\n<p>Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Important Information</strong></p>\n\n<p>This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).</p>\n\n<p><strong>All internal applicants looking to apply as a secondment must seek permission from their current line manager before applying. Failure to do so may result in the secondment not being authorised.</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>How to apply?</strong></p>\n\n<p>To be considered for interview your CV and supporting statement <strong>must highlight </strong>your knowledge, skills and experience listed in attached Job Profile located at the bottom of the advert.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£41,435 - £50,209 per annum (subject to experience)","publishDate":"2023-02-21T14:10:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2026-03-26T23:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/cf5e800d-9c7e-4c8c-9205-aaca3c8783db.jpg","score":210.45428,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"3ebed106-13e4-44fe-afa7-33c04e16c594","title":"London Borough of Hounslow Primary General Talent Pool 2024-2025","employer":"London Borough of Hounslow","department":"London Borough of Hounslow - Schools","location":"London, Hounslow","locationType":3,"description":"<h3>Are you searching for a teaching post?</h3>\n<h3>Do you have UK QTS or are you on a ITT route to achieve this? </h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Start date: January 2025 / April 2025 / September 2025</strong></li>\n<li>\n<strong>Full-time, permanent and FTC</strong> posts across multiple schools <strong>including ECT roles</strong>\n</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Outer London</strong> <strong>starting salary Teachers' Main Pay Scale</strong>\n</li>\n<li>Diverse, multi-cultural borough with excellent transport links</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Results well</strong> <strong>above local and national</strong> averages - 9<strong>8% of Hounslow schools are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted.</strong>\n</li>\n<li>All levels of UK classroom-experienced <strong>and </strong>Qualified Teachers (UK or DfE certified equivalent) welcome to apply.</li>\n</ul>\n<h4>The Teacher Recruitment team, part of the Schools' Workforce HR function for the London Borough of Hounslow, manage recruitment of teaching staff into schools across our large, diverse borough. </h4>\n<h4>Our Primary Teaching Pool is now open for appointments in Hounslow Primary Schools for the academic year 2024_2025.  Our Pool is for all Primary qualified staff or ECTs, requiring a teaching role in Hounslow schools. Previous UK classroom experience is required. </h4>\n<h4>Hounslow is a great place to learn and to teach with results above the local and national averages. Teachers appointed to our borough stay longer with us than an average across the UK.</h4>\n<h4>With our Teaching Pool, express your interest in teaching in schools in the London Borough of Hounslow.</h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Save time with <strong>just 1 application</strong> to Hounslow Primary Schools.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Choose your Key Stage</strong> (EYFS - KS1 - KS2)</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Choose your location</strong> (Chiswick - Brentford - Isleworth - Hounslow - Cranford - Heston - Bedfont - Hanworth - Feltham)</li>\n<li><strong>Applicants who pass through inital shortlisting will have their details shared directly with Hounslow schools who have vacancies, according to your available start date.  Schools will invite applicants to interview. 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Successfully shortlisted applicants will have their details released to schools. Headteachers will invite applicants to interview in school.</p>\n<p>You will be supported through the process by our dedicated Recruitment team with advice and information to help you find the right post for you.</p>\n<p><strong>PLEASE NOTE:</strong> <strong>This is a rolling recruitment campaign open from September 2024 - July 2025 for applications.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>We encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible due to the timeframe and nature of teaching recruitment in schools. Peak recruitment times are typically from January - May with usual start dates of January/April/September, reflective of the start of each academic term.  </strong></p>\n<p> </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£36,413 - £48,532 per annum Teacher Main Pay Scale Outer London","publishDate":"2024-09-11T11:29:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-07-11T11:29:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/a8e7f63b-3a1b-42af-84d5-2b22e609647b.jpg","score":206.66002,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"c0f76a6a-4792-44bf-aa51-7a7eea8bed8e","title":"Team Manager - Children Social Care","employer":"London Borough of Sutton","department":"","location":"Sutton","locationType":3,"description":"About the Borough : <br>In Sutton, there is much for us to be proud of both as a council and as a borough. This includes high levels of resident satisfaction, the quality of our services, our success in addressing our financial challenges to date, the way that we involve and engage with residents on key issues facing the borough, and the enthusiastic and motivated staff that we employ. <br><br>Looking ahead, there are plans for the delivery of new homes and new schools and the London Cancer Hub is being developed, while the Council is also seen as a driving force within the South London Partnership of five outer south west London boroughs focused on strategic growth, regeneration and investment.<br><br>All of this demonstrates a good track record and an authority that is ambitious and set to deliver more improvements for the borough. We've set out our vision for the future of Sutton in our corporate plan - Ambitious for Sutton. This strategic plan will shape the outcomes we achieve, the services we provide, and the impact we have on residents, to make Sutton a great place to live, work and raise a family.<br><br>Situated in Zone 5, Sutton is less than 30 minutes by train from central London, and south and south west London are easily accessible by public transport. There are 10 train stations which serve key neighbourhoods within the borough providing direct connections to London Victoria, London Bridge, London Blackfriars and St Pancras International. Sutton also has direct rail connections with Epsom, Dorking, Guildford and Horsham, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and West Croydon for the London Overground. There's also an extensive road network which provides close and easy access to the M25 and M23.<br> <br> About the Service and Team : <br> Locality Teams offer a social work service to children and young people in the Borough who are living at home on plans under Section 17 or Section 47 of the Children Act 1989. This is achieved by working in partnership with relevant agencies, children and young people and their families. We provide a diverse and inclusive working environment that ensures manageable caseloads, regular supervision, daily management support and an abundance of learning and development opportunities for our Social Workers to grow and flourish. We have a creative and flexible approach to the working week which allows for both home and office working which promotes a work/life balance <br><br> In addition:<ul>\n<li> Sutton works with Kingston University and regional partners as part of the Developing Together Social Work Teaching Partnership (SWTP) to provide staff with a wide range of pre- and post-qualifying education opportunities to promote continuous learning and development. </li>\n<li> Staff are given the opportunity to attend conferences, and workshops and have access to research and practice resources to support their ongoing professional development. </li>\n<li> We encourage staff to support the practice education of Social Work students and those in the assessed and supported year in employment (ASYE). </li>\n</ul>Sutton Council also has a number of staff network groups such as the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic +A Network, LGBTQ +A Network and Women's +A Network to ensure staff have a voice to drive positive change in the organisation. <br> <br> About the Role and Our Ideal Candidate : <br> Join Children Social Care as a Team Manager and receive a generous Welcome and Retention Bonus:<ul>\n<li> £1000 paid in your first month salary </li>\n<li> £1000 paid at the end of your 1st completed year in service </li>\n<li> £2000 paid after your 2nd completed year in service </li>\n<li> £3000 paid in your 3rd completed year in service and every completed year thereafter. </li>\n</ul>With a total package of up to £62,620 including bonuses and benefits, this is an excellent opportunity to advance your career in social care. <br><br> Reporting to the Head of Service, we are looking for an experienced Team Manager to work in our Locality Teams. You will be responsible for the day to day running of a multidisciplinary team, providing direction and management oversight of Social Workers and supporting staff within Child Protection, Child in Need and Assessment and Referral services. Our objective is to ensure the children are at the centre of our recommendations and decision making. Your responsibilities will include:<ul>\n<li> Managing a team of 4 Social Workers and 1 Specialist Support Worker, being responsible for case management decisions and compliance with practice standards, legal frameworks and policy. </li>\n<li> Work across partners in the Borough including health, education, voluntary sector and others to create joint up plans to support young people </li>\n<li> Ensuring that your staff and the team of staff in which you are based are equipped with the knowledge, skills and support to undertake their role. </li>\n</ul>Team Managers work collaboratively and in partnership with other teams and organisations in health, education and legal services to ensure the best outcomes for the children and young people of the Borough. You will quality assure work through ensuring there are robust assessments, plans and outcomes for families and young people <br><br> Your experience and leadership is key to providing the necessary case direction to all staff members (including partner agencies) within the team. You will play a pivotal role in supporting staff to adopt creative and innovative approaches while effectively managing your own time to meet tight deadlines and demonstrate measurable outcomes. If you are a dedicated and experienced social care professional looking to take on a challenging yet rewarding leadership role, we encourage you to apply. <br><br> This position presents an excellent opportunity for experienced senior social workers/assistant managers and team managers who have demonstrated strong management and leadership capabilities, ideally within a local authority setting. As a subject matter expert in social care, you will be expected to possess an in-depth knowledge of current legislation, regulations, and guidance that's relevant to social work practice. <br><br> Key competencies for the role include:<ul>\n<li> Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Social Work, with a preference for candidates holding a Master's degree and registration with Social Work England. </li>\n<li> Extensive post-qualification practice experience, combined with strong leadership and managerial skills to effectively manage and motivate a multidisciplinary team of social care professionals.. </li>\n<li> Significant knowledge of relevant legislation, including the Children's Act 1989 and Working Together Guidance 2023 </li>\n<li> Proven ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders and community partners to achieve shared objectives </li>\n</ul>If you are passionate about making a meaningful impact in the lives of the children and families in our community, and thrive in a collaborative environment, we look forward to receiving your application. <br><br> For more information about the role and/or an informal conversation, view the Role Profile, contact Shelley Leo Service Manager on name on shelley.leo@sutton.gov.uk or the Recruitment Team on recruitment@sutton.gov.uk <br> <br> Our Offer to You : <br>As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we're committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We're constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across - however big or small - will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.<br><br>In addition, we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff, supported by our IT infrastructure, including Google Chromebooks and Google Apps. Our Flexible Working - Smarter Working Scheme embraces new ways of working. It provides improved work life balance for our staff as it allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week.<br><br>Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:<ul>\n<li>Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)</li>\n<li>General Council Flexi-time (Please note, this applies to roles at grades 1-9 only)</li>\n<li>Public Health Service Localised Flexi-time Scheme - accrual of up to 5 days per year </li>\n<li> Three volunteering days per year in Sutton </li>\n<li>Comprehensive learning and development programme</li>\n<li>Local and national discounts for shopping, eating out and leisure activities</li>\n<li>Interest free season ticket loans</li>\n<li>Local Government Pension Scheme</li>\n<li>Car parking scheme</li>\n<li>Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme</li>\n<li>Zip car scheme</li>\n<li>Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses</li>\n<li>Confidential wellbeing and counselling support</li>\n<li>Subsidised gym membership</li>\n</ul>Application Process : <br>Please apply online outlining what skills, abilities and experience you can bring which makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Please ensure you refer to the requirements outlined in the job profile when completing your application.<br><br>To support our diversity agenda and reduce the risk of bias in our recruitment activities, our short listing process completely anonymises personal information that can identify job applicants e.g. name, title etc. Our hiring managers review and short list applications based on the information provided as part of your application as to how well you meet the requirements and criteria for the role, as outlined in the job profile.<br><br>The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.<br> <br> Additional Information : <br>We pride ourselves on being a diverse, inclusive and welcoming Borough and we aim to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve - the key highlights from our recent Equalities Workforce Report can be seen <a href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KGMTYxsYV0WkCbJAHTDyEDSVwv5YDX9A/view?usp=sharing\" title=\"Workforce Equalities Report - Highlights\">here.</a> We are respectful of difference and realise the positive value of diversity in our workforce. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and disabled candidates, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce. As part of our Disability Confident Committed status, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.<br><br>We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda.<br><br>The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-immigration-system-what-you-need-to-know\">GOV.UK website</a> for right to work guidance.<br><br>#LI-SR1","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£47,532 - £55,620 (£57,663 unconsolidated maximum)","publishDate":"2025-04-02T03:01:11.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-30T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/45d54aa1-4725-49aa-b475-b2bd33ec761e.png","score":183.26344,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"40745714-1c3b-4101-a485-fb09d7d543ed","title":"Public Health Development & Commissioning Officer","employer":"Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames","department":"","location":"Kingston","locationType":3,"description":"About the Borough : <br>This special place in South West London between the capital and the country has been a Royal borough longer than anywhere else - it is where the first kings of England were crowned.<br><br>Today it is a vibrant and diverse borough, with a long history and strong cultural and community heritage. Kingston's riverside location, fantastic retail offer, historic market place and church, parks and gardens all make Kingston town centre the vibrant space it is, and each of our district town centres (Surbiton, New Malden, Tolworth and Chessington) have something unique to offer.<br><br>Situated in Zone 6, Kingston is among the best-connected town centres in London - with direct train links from Kingston and Surbiton stations to Clapham Junction and London Waterloo, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and Tramlink.<br><br>Kingston's people are innovative and entrepreneurial, and have a strong sense of community pride. The borough has been home to great industry and creativity for many years, reflected in assets such as the Rose Theatre, the International Youth Arts Festival and Kingston University, which boasts more new graduate business start-ups than any other.<br><br>We have seen tremendous generosity and compassion within our communities, particularly in response to COVID-19, which is a demonstration of Kingston's key strength. The council offers a strong level of support to vulnerable groups and those who need additional support, which has also increased significantly as a result of the pandemic. Like most places, the average age of our population is rising as more people are living longer, so we are working closely with residents to help them maintain their independence and further improve the cost effectiveness of our service to meet the ongoing rise in demand.<br><br>Kingston is home to people from diverse and interesting cultures and backgrounds, which helps to create the rich sense of community shared across the borough. In particular, Kingston has a large Sri Lankan Tamil community and is home to more people from Korea than any other part of the UK.<br> <br> About the Service and Team : <br> The Council is focused on delivering the best possible outcomes for its communities. To do this the Council needs employees who thrive in an agile and networked organisation and who can support continuous improvement within a constructive organisational culture. <br><br><strong> What does the Public Health team cover? </strong><ul>\n<li> Public Health Commissioning </li>\n<li> Digital Public Health & Behaviour change </li>\n<li> Sexual Health services (including online services) </li>\n<li> 0-19 (Health Visiting & School Health) </li>\n<li> GP & Pharmacy services </li>\n<li> Smoking Cessation </li>\n<li> Substance misuse services </li>\n<li> Lifestyles Hub (Weight mgmt, smoking cessation, Get Active, Better Bones, Health @ Home) </li>\n<li> Connected Kingston (Asset based community development, social prescribing) </li>\n<li> Healthwatch </li>\n</ul><strong> What we can offer you: </strong><ul>\n<li> Being part of a Public health team which is focussed on innovation, learning and development </li>\n<li> A perfect development role: exposure to commissioning, finances, Public Health specific topics, digital techniques, working with stakeholders inside and outside of the council </li>\n<li> Support with Public Health and commissioning specific learning and development </li>\n<li> Support to become UKPHR Practitioner accredited if desired (a number of the team have been supported to become accredited in recent years) </li>\n</ul>About the Role and Our Ideal Candidate : <br> The postholder will work across the Public Health Commissioning Team to support and enable transformation and innovation. The postholder will lead on several key projects in the subject areas of sexual health, children's, stop smoking and primary care services alongside the potential for generalist commissioning support to colleagues from across the team. These key projects include:<ul>\n<li> Supporting the commissioning of online sexual health services </li>\n<li> Primary Care training, governance, liaison and communication </li>\n<li> Data management, interpretation and coordination (e.g. pharmoutcomes) </li>\n<li> Support the research and implementation of local needs assessments (e.g. sexual health and smoking) </li>\n<li> Support contract management of commissioned services (0-19, smoking, healthwatch) </li>\n<li> Implement and commission key projects based on local needs (e.g. vision screening) </li>\n<li> Collaborate with other parts of the Public Health team to join up service areas and with opportunity to develop new Public Health topic skills and knowledge </li>\n</ul>This post will also involve performing the day-to-day role of a commissioner and providing Public Health advice on approaches to tackling health needs and inequalities. They will support and work with the Public Health Service Development & Commissioning Leads, the Health Improvement Team and the Corporate Head of Service for Healthy Behaviours and Public Health Services to develop and deliver the priorities of the organisation. <br><br> We aim for this to be a development role, working across a number of Public Health areas, fostering innovation, learning & developing digital Public Health skills and being a part of commissioning exercises and relevant financial and contact monitoring. The postholder's development will be encouraged throughout and will have the opportunity to progress if additional responsibilities are taken on. <br><br><strong> Key Activities: </strong><ul>\n<li> Working with Public health leads to transform, innovate, digitise services to ensure quality of service and value for money. </li>\n<li> Coordinate and minutes quarterly contract reporting and the associated maintenance of the Council's commissioning scorecards. </li>\n<li> Lead on several key projects in sexual health, children's, stop smoking and primary care services including the managing of finances and contract management meetings </li>\n<li> Support the commissioning and coordination of online sexual health services </li>\n<li> Carry out needs assessments, JSNA in or der to inform commissioning and procurement activity </li>\n<li> Carry out horizon scanning and research to inform how we can improve Public Health practice </li>\n<li> Work with Public Health Leads to undertake a variety of tasks at all stages of the commissioning process. This is to support the provision and delivery of key services to ensure the achievement of outcomes that make a positive impact, meet statutory obligations and contribute to overall strategic objectives for Kingston's residents. </li>\n<li> Produce high quality and timely reports, presentations, information and data from contracts and services, to inform future business planning and commissioning activity. </li>\n<li> Analyse, track and report on the performance of Public Health contracts, using local and national data, performance and spend information, benchmarking and using national guidelines where appropriate. </li>\n<li> Liaise and build relationships with colleagues across the team, council, voluntary sector and other organisations </li>\n<li> Work as part of service improvement and service delivery groups </li>\n<li> Digitisation of services, promotion/marketing of services </li>\n<li> Digital and Public Health Administration </li>\n<li> Support Public Health leads with writing bids to obtain external funding. </li>\n</ul>Our Offer to You : <br> As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we're committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We're constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team. <br><br> In addition we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff supported by our IT infrastructure, Google Chromebooks and Google Apps, which have acted as a key enabler for collaborative and streamlined working. We operate hybrid working, a flexible working model which allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week. It enables staff to achieve a work life balance whilst still meeting the needs of the organisation. <br><br> Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:<ul>\n<li> Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) </li>\n<li> Three volunteering days per year in Kingston or Sutton </li>\n<li> Flexible and agile working arrangements </li>\n<li> Comprehensive learning and development programme </li>\n<li> Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres </li>\n<li> Interest free season ticket loans </li>\n<li> Local Government Pension Scheme </li>\n<li> Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme </li>\n<li> Zip car scheme </li>\n<li> Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses </li>\n<li> Confidential wellbeing and counselling support </li>\n<li> Subsidised gym membership </li>\n</ul>Application Process : <br> Please apply online outlining what skills, abilities and experience you can bring which makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Please ensure you refer to the requirements outlined in the job profile when completing your application. <br><br> The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. <br><br> We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) so all personal information that can identify job applicants e.g. name, title etc is completely anonymised during the shortlisting process. Our hiring managers review applications based on the knowledge, skills and experience demonstrated in your application, and how well these match the job profile. Our HR Shared Service with Sutton Council was recently recognised nationally for having the 'Best Inclusion and Diversity Programme' at the PPMA Excellence in People Management Awards 2023, something that we're incredibly proud of. <br><br> Hiring managers are encouraged to ensure that their interview panel is diverse, and representative of a range of protected characteristics, to help remove unconscious bias and ensure candidates are treated fairly during the selection process. Some characteristics may not be obvious, but our panels are diverse wherever possible. We have a number of measures in place to inform and support our approach, including mandatory EDI and unconscious bias training for all staff, safer recruitment training for diverse panel members, engaging with our staff networks and encouraging allyship. We are fully committed to removing barriers and enhancing the diversity of our workforce. <br> <br> Additional Information : <br> We are proud to be a diverse and welcoming Borough. Our aim is to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve, and staff feel a sense of belonging. We celebrate and respect differences and appreciate the value of having a diverse workforce. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce. <br><br> As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to thinking differently about disability and taking action to improve how we recruit, retain and develop disabled people. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for a role. <br><br> We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda. <br><br> We are an accredited London Living Wage Employer and this means that everyone working at the Royal Borough of Kingston, regardless of whether they are permanent employees or third-party contractors and suppliers receive the London Living Wage. The real Living Wage is higher than the government's minimum, or National Living Wage, and is an independently calculated hourly rate of pay that is based on the actual cost of living. <br><br> The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-immigration-system-what-you-need-to-know\">GOV.UK website</a> for right to work guidance.","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£40,755 - £50,574","publishDate":"2025-04-17T03:01:14.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-30T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/c025d216-0e60-49a1-82d3-e9be866b11b0.jpg","score":170.0495,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"6fdeec96-ebf5-409d-89c1-28bdc6fd525f","title":"Rough Sleeper Co-ordinator","employer":"London Borough of Hounslow","department":"","location":"Hounslow","locationType":2,"description":"<p><strong>About us at Hounslow</strong></p>\n<p>We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.</p>\n<p>We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential. We are stepping up for our residents like never before.</p>\n<p><strong>About our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion</strong></p>\n<p>We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock.  All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”.  It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community; we have a diverse workforce, and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.</p>\n<p>We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have a thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model, and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.</p>\n<p>As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates.  There’s space for you to tell us what you need within our application form.</p>\n<p><strong>Our Benefits</strong></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20037/working_for_the_council\"><span class=\"customHTML\">If you join us, you’ll have access to a range of employee benefits. Read more about these here.</span></a></p>\n<p><strong>About The Role</strong></p>\n<p>This is an exciting opportunity to join our Homelessness, Independence and Preventative Service which adopts a preventative approach across the housing, health and social care agendas. Your primary focus will be to lead the Council’s response to rough sleeping, working proactively and putting measures in place to minimise the number of incidences of rough sleeping in the Borough and achieve the ultimate goal of having no-one sleeping rough in the Borough.</p>\n<p><strong>About The Team You’ll Be Working In</strong></p>\n<p>This is an exciting and busy role that is at the centre of the Councils response to homelessness. The service is developing and progressing our agenda to reduce the use of temporary accommodation and achieve more upstream prevention outcomes.</p>\n<ol>\n<li>You directly line manage 5 Outreach and Sustainment Officers along with Specialist Outreach Workers for Mental Health, Substance Misuse and Navigators.</li>\n<li>You will be responsible for a service that makes a real difference to the lives of people who are rough sleeping, at risk of rough sleeping, homeless or at risk of losing their homes.</li>\n<li>You will oversee street outreach shifts at unsociable hours, ensuring staff comply with safe operating practices.</li>\n<li>You lead, support and enable staff to identify, assess and address complex needs and carry out investigations to ensure effective decision making. You encourage innovation and inspire your team to be highly motivated, efficient and effective in their roles, balancing the need to work independently but collaboratively to meet contextual needs to ensure the correct support is in place to prevent and reduce rough sleeping.</li>\n<li>Operate effectively in a highly changeable and demanding working environment with multiple competing priorities, ensuring timely and relevant interventions are carried out to prevent escalation of need, decisions are made to fulfil statutory requirements and legal challenges are responded to.</li>\n</ol>\n<p><strong>About You</strong></p>\n<ol>\n<li>You have extensive knowledge and experience of the Housing Act 1996 (as amended) and the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.</li>\n<li>You have an expert knowledge of the issues facing those sleeping rough alongside the challenges of persuading rough sleepers to accept offers of accommodation.</li>\n<li>You have an excellent understanding of homelessness in the Borough and the council’s statutory duties in relation to homelessness, but you work creatively to implement bespoke solutions to achieve the ultimate goal of having no-one sleeping rough in Hounslow.</li>\n<li>You are a visible leader delivering a first class, modern and flexible prevention focussed outreach and in-reach service to rough sleepers and those at risk of rough sleeping.</li>\n<li>You have experience of successfully managing staff and are a collaborative leader, acting with integrity and building trusting relationships, operating effectively through prioritisation, delegation and efficient use of available resources to deliver value for money services.</li>\n<li>You are an expert communicator who engages effectively with a broad range of people, including applicants, colleagues, and elected members, to motivate, influence, negotiate and persuade and achieve multi-disciplinary outcomes to meet wide ranging needs.</li>\n<li>You are a dynamic decision maker who leads and motivates others to deliver a high performing service achieving excellent results, which can flex and adapt to the changing need of residents, integrating digital service solutions balanced with bespoke solutions for vulnerable residents.</li>\n<li>You are a creative and analytical problem solver who takes responsibility to see problems through to successful resolution, ensuring your work and the work of the team achieve service outcomes that support the shared goals of the council, while operating with financial acumen.</li>\n<li>It is desirable that you have a degree or equivalent qualifications.</li>\n<li>You work flexibly, including during unsociable hours as required, can travel independently around the Borough (including hard to reach locations to locate rough sleepers) and meet other professionals in community settings.</li>\n<li>You are passionate about customer services.</li>\n<li>You are an experienced homelessness professional with a background in rough sleeping teams and part VII.</li>\n<li>You are looking to work in a forward thinking and progressive housing department.</li>\n<li>You are a visible leader adept at managing high volumes of work involving vulnerable residents.</li>\n</ol>\n<p><strong>Qualifications:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>You have a degree or extensive relevant work-based experience and engage in continuous professional development.</li>\n<li>You will be able to travel independently around the Borough and it is desirable to hold a full UK driving licence.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Essential for The Role:</strong></p>\n<p>An Enhanced DBS check is required.</p>\n<p>If the points above resonate with you, we would like to hear from you.</p>\n<p>Read more about the work you’ll be doing in the Role Profile.</p>\n<p><strong>When Interviews Will Be Held And Who To Contact</strong></p>\n<p>The key information you need about the role should be in the role profile, but if you have any further questions about the role, please contact:</p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:Pauline.Jones@Hounslow.gov.uk\">Pauline.Jones@Hounslow.gov.uk</a></p>\n<p><strong>Interviews for this job will be held during May 2025.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Closing date is 13th May 2025.</strong><strong> </strong></p>\n<p><strong>To apply, please click “Apply Now”.</strong></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£47,532 – £50,574 per annum","publishDate":"2025-05-01T08:02:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-13T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/ed6855d8-34e6-4e3f-90b0-7fa02ce33b73.jpg","score":54.987907,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"47d4816f-d21c-46bf-a3b4-c63b8953a45f","title":"Archive Family History Centre Manager","employer":"London Borough of Sutton","department":"","location":"Sutton","locationType":3,"description":"About the Borough : <br>In Sutton, there is much for us to be proud of both as a council and as a borough. This includes high levels of resident satisfaction, the quality of our services, our success in addressing our financial challenges to date, the way that we involve and engage with residents on key issues facing the borough, and the enthusiastic and motivated staff that we employ. <br><br>Looking ahead, there are plans for the delivery of new homes and new schools and the London Cancer Hub is being developed, while the Council is also seen as a driving force within the South London Partnership of five outer south west London boroughs focused on strategic growth, regeneration and investment.<br><br>All of this demonstrates a good track record and an authority that is ambitious and set to deliver more improvements for the borough. We've set out our vision for the future of Sutton in our corporate plan - Ambitious for Sutton. This strategic plan will shape the outcomes we achieve, the services we provide, and the impact we have on residents, to make Sutton a great place to live, work and raise a family.<br><br>Situated in Zone 5, Sutton is less than 30 minutes by train from central London, and south and south west London are easily accessible by public transport. There are 10 train stations which serve key neighbourhoods within the borough providing direct connections to London Victoria, London Bridge, London Blackfriars and St Pancras International. Sutton also has direct rail connections with Epsom, Dorking, Guildford and Horsham, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and West Croydon for the London Overground. There's also an extensive road network which provides close and easy access to the M25 and M23.<br> <br> About the Service and Team : <br> Sutton Council's Cultural Services is made up of a network of eight public libraries, three heritage houses, an archive and Family History Centre, and a year-round cultural programme for all ages. <br><br> The Archive and Family History Centre Manager will lead the development and delivery of a customer facing Archive within Sutton Council's Cultural Services, working with partners, communities and volunteers to maximise collections engagement and sustainability in Sutton. <br><br> The successful candidate will be expected to:<ul>\n<li> manage local and archive collections, including storage, preservation, acquisitions, disposal, documentation and cataloguing within international standards, ensuring that the best service is provided within allocated resources. </li>\n<li> develop a sustainable strategy for the recording and preservation of all digital assets in the collection. </li>\n<li> prepare agreed funding bids and manage resulting projects. </li>\n<li> lead the migration of all legacy data from the Collections Management System to Axiell Collections. </li>\n<li> advise and provide technical specification for archival requirements as part of the Council's planned move to the new Civic Hub in 2029, collating relevant data and producing reports for the service and senior management as required. </li>\n</ul>About the Role and Our Ideal Candidate : <br> An exciting opportunity within Sutton Council's Archive and Family History Centre, with a focus on supporting the move to a new Civic Hub. <br> <strong> </strong><strong> </strong> <br><br><strong> About you </strong><br><br> The successful candidate will:<ul>\n<li> have an ARA recognised Archive qualification and experience of working in a busy public searchroom. </li>\n<li> have experience in heritage environments, with a strong grasp of archival policies, and collections management. </li>\n<li> be highly organised, self-motivated, able to show initiative and passionate about this area of expertise. </li>\n<li> have technical and professional skill and knowledge of using collections management software and specialist Archive equipment, some experience migrating data is desirable. </li>\n<li> have experience of coordinating, supervising and motivating volunteers. </li>\n<li> have the skills to produce meaningful reports for senior management, in order to make recommendations for service improvements and contribute to the delivery of key corporate objectives and the Cultural Strategy. </li>\n</ul>Our Offer to You : <br>As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we're committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We're constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across - however big or small - will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.<br><br>In addition, we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff, supported by our IT infrastructure, including Google Chromebooks and Google Apps. Our Flexible Working - Smarter Working Scheme embraces new ways of working. It provides improved work life balance for our staff as it allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week.<br><br>Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:<ul>\n<li>Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)</li>\n<li>General Council Flexi-time (Please note, this applies to roles at grades 1-9 only)</li>\n<li>Public Health Service Localised Flexi-time Scheme - accrual of up to 5 days per year </li>\n<li> Three volunteering days per year in Sutton </li>\n<li>Comprehensive learning and development programme</li>\n<li>Local and national discounts for shopping, eating out and leisure activities</li>\n<li>Interest free season ticket loans</li>\n<li>Local Government Pension Scheme</li>\n<li>Car parking scheme</li>\n<li>Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme</li>\n<li>Zip car scheme</li>\n<li>Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses</li>\n<li>Confidential wellbeing and counselling support</li>\n<li>Subsidised gym membership</li>\n</ul>Application Process : <br>Please apply online outlining what skills, abilities and experience you can bring which makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Please ensure you refer to the requirements outlined in the job profile when completing your application.<br><br>To support our diversity agenda and reduce the risk of bias in our recruitment activities, our short listing process completely anonymises personal information that can identify job applicants e.g. name, title etc. Our hiring managers review and short list applications based on the information provided as part of your application as to how well you meet the requirements and criteria for the role, as outlined in the job profile.<br><br>The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.<br> <br> Additional Information : <br>We pride ourselves on being a diverse, inclusive and welcoming Borough and we aim to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve - the key highlights from our recent Equalities Workforce Report can be seen <a href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KGMTYxsYV0WkCbJAHTDyEDSVwv5YDX9A/view?usp=sharing\" title=\"Workforce Equalities Report - Highlights\">here.</a> We are respectful of difference and realise the positive value of diversity in our workforce. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and disabled candidates, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce. As part of our Disability Confident Committed status, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.<br><br>We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda.<br><br>The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-immigration-system-what-you-need-to-know\">GOV.UK website</a> for right to work guidance.","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£37,068 - £43,299 (£45,510 unconsolidated maximum)","publishDate":"2025-04-18T03:01:51.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-11T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/cf29bb15-dc77-4d01-b71b-01646183f0e7.png","score":54.987907,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"beb675ff-c9d9-40fe-bc1d-b41cd2b6107d","title":"Epsom Playhouse Technician","employer":"Epsom & Ewell Borough Council","department":"","location":"Epsom & Ewell Borough Council","locationType":3,"description":"<p>The Epsom Playhouse, situated in Epsom town centre, is a receiving house comprising a 450-seat main auditorium and an 80-seat studio. </p>\n<p>We are seeking a multi-skilled and experienced individual to provide technical services to ensure the successful presentation of a wide programme of professional and community performances. You will be responsible for rigging, operating, and de-rigging, lighting, sound, stage and AV equipment for rehearsals and performances, duty stage management, simple maintenance of equipment, and supervision of casual staff, visiting companies and community users.</p>\n<p>This is a great opportunity for a highly organised individual, with a proven track record of having worked in a theatre environment. You will have knowledge of ETC computerised lighting programming and operation, and sound patching and digital sound desk operation and conducting soundchecks for live music and other one-night events. A good working knowledge of QLab and AV would be advantages. Good verbal communication skills are required as you will be communicating with professional companies and community hirers.  You must also be able to demonstrate your ability to work effectively as part of a busy and committed team.   </p>\n<p>Flexibility is vital as you will be required to work evenings, weekends, and bank holidays.  You must also have your own transport as you will be required to work late when public transport is not available.</p>\n<p>In return you will benefit from 24 days annual leave (rising to 29 after 5 years’ service), subsidised gym membership and car parking, payment of professional fees, entitlement to join the local government pension scheme, and non-contributory life assurance.<br>The Playhouse is managed by Epsom & Ewell Borough Council. We aspire to deliver high quality services to our residents. We might be small, but we have big plans to serve our population of 80,000 residents. We are investing in our future, increasing strategic capacity, and exploring new ways of working.<br>This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a professional and committed team and we look forward to receiving your application. For further details please go to www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk/careers or Harry Palmer on 01372 728887 </p>\n<p> </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£28,536 pa - £30,083 pa","publishDate":"2025-04-24T14:04:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-25T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/56efc63b-85e8-4299-812c-2d690b343cda.jpeg","score":53.060593,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"55b8887d-aaac-4c34-af27-aaa049046456","title":"Licensing Officer","employer":"Camden Council","department":"","location":"London","locationType":3,"description":"<p><span><strong>Starting salary: </strong>£44,579</span><br> <span><strong>Job level: </strong>Level 4, Zone 1</span><br> <span><strong>Work location:</strong> 5 Pancras Square, N1C 4AG</span><br> <span><strong>Contract type: </strong>Permanent, Full Time and Fixed Term/ Secondment 18 months </span><br> <span><strong>Closing date:</strong> </span><span>Wednesday 19th March 2025 23:55</span><br> <br> <span><strong>Alternative flexible working options available / open to discussion</strong></span><span> </span></p> <p><span><i><strong>Anonymised Application</strong> – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.</i></span></p> <p></p> <p><span><strong>About us </strong></span><br> <span>In Camden we are committed to working together to make our borough the best place to live, work, study, and visit. Partnership with our communities is central to the way we work, so that everyone can access opportunities, and nobody gets left behind. Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all. The Public Protection Service is committed to delivering frontline services in an efficient and professional manner reaffirming our responsibility to the quality of life for our communities.</span></p> <p><span><strong>The role</strong></span><br> <br> <span>As a Licensing Officer within our Public Protection Service your focus will be on dealing with complex licensing issues and ensuring a responsive, outcome-focused service. The role will require you to take responsibility for the effective preparation and coordination of reports for the licensing committee, assisting in developing and reviewing relevant licensing policies, and the investigation of complex licensing related matters.</span></p> <p><span>In this role you will liaise directly with key stakeholders to ensure ongoing compliance with the legislative framework, including high level responses to enquiries from members, the press and freedom of information requests.</span></p> <p><span>The role will support the Licensing team leader to project manage, deliver service projects, identify and implement opportunities for innovation. You will liaise extensively with the relevant regeneration, economic growth and business development services in order to ensure that the licensing service supports the Council’s wider strategic aspirations relating to Inclusive Growth.</span></p> <p><span><strong>About you</strong></span><br> <span>We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Licensing Officer to help deliver an efficient and agile service. You will need to have an excellent working knowledge and understanding of the legislative framework relating to licensing and relevant experience in its application to casework.</span></p> <p><span>You will have the ability to develop and implement policies, operational processes or procedures to assist service delivery and to ensure that the Licensing Service supports Camden’s strategic aspirations as outlined within Camden 2025.</span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <p><span>The role will require you to be able to work collaboratively with internal and external partners, and able to contribute to service improvements. You will have an organised approach to your own workload whilst dealing with conflicting priorities and a focus on delivering excellent customer service.</span></p> <p><span>To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by clicking </span><span>HERE</span></p> <p><span><strong>Additional information</strong></span></p> <p><span>To view the Job Profile, please click </span><span><strong>HERE</strong></span></p> <p><span>To apply for this job please follow the \"Apply\" link. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the role criteria noted in the Job Profile under the “About You” section.</span></p> <p></p> <p><span><strong> </strong></span></p> <p><span><strong>What We Offer</strong></span></p> <p><span><strong> </strong></span></p> <p><span>At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits including:</span></p> <ul>\n<li><span>27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 31 days after 5 years</span></li> <li><span>Local Government Pension Scheme</span></li> <li><span>Flexible working opportunities;</span></li> <li><span>Interest free loans</span></li> <li><span>Access to our incredible staff networks</span></li> <li><span>Career development and training</span></li> <li><span>Wellbeing support and activities</span></li> </ul> <p><span><strong> </strong></span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <p><span>Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.</span></p> <p><span><strong> </strong></span></p> <p><span><strong>Inclusion and Diversity</strong></span></p> <p><span>We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.</span></p> <p><span>To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit </span><span>https://www.camdenjobs.co.uk/inclusion-and-diversity</span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <p><span><strong>Anonymised Application</strong> – <i>in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.</i></span></p> <p><span><i> </i></span></p> <p><span><strong>Asking for Adjustments</strong></span></p> <p><span>Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. 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If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG,</span></p>\n\n <img src=\"https://ars2.equest.com/?response_id=a4542c98d6690464d79f41e00f4c8016&view\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"1\">","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£40,000 - £74,999","publishDate":"2025-04-29T15:40:04.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-29T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/fe554619-9894-4f65-9c3a-4d766e31aba8.PNG","score":52.88768,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"ba635add-dc5b-4f0a-9921-0ce8ab4ea72a","title":"Private Sector Lettings Officer","employer":"Woking Borough Council","department":"","location":"Woking","locationType":2,"description":"<p>Woking Borough Council is seeking an experienced and motivated Private Sector Housing Letting’s Officer to join our Let’s Rent Housing Team. This is an exciting opportunity to for an individual passionate about improving housing options within the Private Sector, working with landlords and tenants to deliver high-quality services.</p>\n<p>Woking Borough Council has a unique Private Sector Lettings scheme for residents who are homeless or are threatened with homelessness. As a Private Sector Housing Lettings Officer, you will be responsible for managing and facilitating the allocation of properties within the private sector. 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