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It is essential that you complete the application fully and that your supporting statement covers how you meet each of the person specification criteria listed. </p>\n<p>For an informal discussion about this job, please contact Mary Farinha, Service Group Manager on 0208 314 9287 or <a href=\"mailto:mary.farinha@lewisham.gov.uk\">mary.farinha@lewisham.gov.uk</a></p>\n<p><strong>For a full job description and person specification see vacancy downloads below, and to apply, please click on the apply link above.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Please click </strong><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R28Al7gJfA\"><strong>here</strong></a><strong> to see why Lewisham is the place to work within Adult Social Care </strong></p>\n<p><strong>Salary</strong></p>\n<p>£48,618 - £50,646 per annum (SSW).</p>\n<p>N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.</p>\n<p><strong>Diversity</strong></p>\n<p>Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply\">www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply</a></p>\n<p>The Council has a dedicated employment support service, <a href=\"https://lewisham.gov.uk/lewishamworks\">Lewisham Works</a>, which offers Lewisham residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you want to join Lewisham Works, please email <a href=\"mailto:JobsAndSkills@lewisham.gov.uk\">JobsAndSkills@lewisham.gov.uk</a> and an advisor will be in touch with you.</p>\n<p>The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.</p>\n<p><strong>Let’s stay connected, follow us on social media:</strong></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjayKyv_-P5AhXpTEEAHQZnCesQFnoECAQQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Flondon-borough-of-lewisham&usg=AOvVaw13wpKtHnV966_uUph3IPHq\">LinkedIn</a>   <a href=\"https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi84tDu_uP5AhUJbcAKHZDFDQsQFnoECAkQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen-gb.facebook.com%2FLewishamCouncil&usg=AOvVaw1PkBiwCy8tNrQ-3VWV2VDJ\">Facebook</a>   <a href=\"https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjNneGW_-P5AhUOTMAKHeoeCtQQ6F56BAgHEAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FLewishamCouncil%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Egoogle%257Ctwcamp%255Eserp%257Ctwgr%255Eauthor&usg=AOvVaw2CaYxWV1ZHoRan3v_FAIEE\">Twitter</a>   <a href=\"https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjKlP7I_-P5AhWznVwKHSV0AaUQFnoECAcQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Flewishamcouncil%2F%3Fhl%3Den&usg=AOvVaw36nguD1n5OzUQcM1L0Nvuf\">Instagram </a> </p>\n<p> </p>","shortDescription":"<p>Senior Social Worker positions available at Lewisham Council in Adult Social Care, offering professional development and impactful contributions to diverse communities.</p>","salaryDescription":"£48,618-£50,646 per annum (SSW)","publishDate":"2025-06-09T09:20:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-29T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/35b2a1e0-6ede-484b-b01f-ecfd0d8ca664.jpg","score":1,"featured":true,"enhanced":true},{"id":"a0c004c6-d8f5-4714-90b7-4003e7040a01","title":"Food and Safety Lead Officer","employer":"London Borough of Merton","department":"","location":"Merton","locationType":2,"description":"<p>The Regulatory Services Partnership (RSP) hosted by Merton Council is one of the largest Environmental Health Services in London, with the Food and Safety Team responsible for overseeing in the region of 6,000 food businesses in Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth. 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We are looking for a Traffic Signals & ITS Technician to join our dynamic Network Services team.</p>\n<p>This is a fantastic opportunity to work at the heart of Reading’s transport infrastructure, supporting the design, implementation, <span class=\"jobDetsMarker\"></span>and maintenance of intelligent transport systems (ITS) including traffic signals and CCTV.</p>\n<p> <br>We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.<br><br></p>\n<p><strong>About the Role:</strong></p>\n<p>You will play a key part in supporting the operation and optimisation of Reading’s Urban Traffic Management & Control (UTMC) systems, including technologies like SCOOT, MOVA and Variable Message Signs (VMS) <br><br>As a Traffic Signals & ITS Technician you will assist with traffic signal controller testing, site acceptance testing, and the modelling of complex junctions to improve traffic flow. Your work will also involve helping to design and implement traffic control schemes, contributing to technical reports and drawings, and supporting the planning and coordination of events that impact the highway network. <br><br>Additionally, you’ll liaise with internal teams, neighbouring authorities, and external stakeholders to ensure the smooth delivery of intelligent transport solutions across the borough.<strong><br><br></strong><strong>What We’re Looking For:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>A strong interest in transport systems and willingness to work towards relevant qualifications (e.g. NVQ in electrical work or ITS).</li>\n<li>Good communication and problem-solving skills.</li>\n<li>Experience in a technical or office-based environment with the ability to manage a varied workload.</li>\n<li>A full UK driving licence (or working towards one) and willingness to work occasional out-of-hours shifts.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><br>We offer excellent support, supervision and induction.  You will have access to our Learning and Development programme and be supported in your career and personal growth with opportunities to learn and develop new technical skills, helping you to build your Continuing Professional Development portfolio.<br><br>You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place.<br><br>Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:<br><br><strong>Work Together as one team - </strong>work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do</p>\n<p><strong>Drive Efficiency - </strong>show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential</p>\n<p><strong>Be Ambitious - </strong>be demanding of our own performance – striving to be even better – and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way</p>\n<p><strong>Make a Difference to Reading - </strong>maintain the highest levels of customer service and be flexible and willing to provide the services needed at the time they are needed</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>Our offer</strong><strong><br></strong>A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave</li>\n<li>Maternity, adoption, parental and sick pay</li>\n<li>A wide range of flexible working opportunities </li>\n<li>Access to a range of training and learning opportunities to help you develop</li>\n<li>Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)</li>\n<li>On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted,</li>\n<li>Season Ticket Loan - a loan to help with the cost of your rail or bus journey, to and from work</li>\n<li>Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years.  The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax</li>\n<li>Salary sacrifice scheme for Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVCs) to help you save for your retirement</li>\n</ul>\n<p></p>\n<p>Closing date: Sunday 6<sup>th</sup> July 2025<br>Interview date: Intended to be 17th and 18th July 2025<br><br></p>\n<p><strong>For an informal discussion about the role, please contact James Penman – Network Services Manager – </strong><a href=\"mailto:james.penman@reading.gov.uk\"><strong>james.penman@reading.gov.uk</strong></a><strong> or on 0118 937 2202.</strong><br> </p>\n<p>Please note that 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 return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£27,269 to £37,938 Per year","publishDate":"2025-06-16T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-07-06T00:00:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/67eec305-e52c-4a72-b3cc-bad5ddd0a822.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"01c1672c-e90c-484e-847b-dd7e9ca0d0e5","title":"Customer Service Advisor - Contact Centre","employer":"Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council","department":"","location":"Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council","locationType":3,"description":"<p>An opportunity has become available in Customer Services. We are seeking to recruit a Customer Service Advisor to work from our Southport One Stop Shop which is currently based in The Atkinson – the post will be strictly office-based and extensive training will be delivered from our Bootle One Stop Shop, based in Stanley Road Bootle.    </p>\n<p>The successful candidate will predominately work from our Southport office, however there will be occasions when they will be required to work in Bootle.</p>\n<p>This role will primarily be responsible for:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Offering face-to-face advice for a wide range of Council services</li>\n<li>Providing customers with a high-quality customer service experience</li>\n<li>Assisting with Council Tax, Blue Badge, Parking and Benefit enquiries</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensuring all documents submitted by customers are thoroughly checked and scanned.</li>\n<li>Updating various core databases and ensuring all aspects of General Data Protection Regulations are maintained.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>While working in The Atkinson, most of the enquiries handled will be by appointment and drop-in arrangements are in place when working in Bootle One Stop Shop,</p>\n<p>If your application is successful Interviews will take place at Bootle One Stop Shop, and we are looking to appoint with an August start date.  </p>\n<p>Interviews will be held week commencing 7th July 2025.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Grade E, SCP 7 - 11, £25,584 - £27,269 per annum (pay award pending)","publishDate":"2025-06-15T23:01:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-29T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/18adb0a0-3ada-45cb-bfeb-3cf7aa8fec80.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"d9de5b39-30c5-4df9-99c0-928b60db4b60","title":"Business Analyst","employer":"Brighton & Hove City Council","department":"","location":"Hove Town Hall","locationType":3,"description":"<h2>Job introduction</h2><div><div>\n<p>Join our dynamic team at Brighton and Hove City Council, IT & Digital Project Delivery Team, where we are committed to improving public services and enhancing the quality of life for our community. We are looking for a talented and motivated Business Analyst to help us drive efficiency and innovation in our operations. </p>\n<p><br></p>\n</div></div><h2>About the role</h2><div>\n<p>As a Business Analyst, you will work closely with various departments across the organisation, including IT, corporate and operations. You will engage in activities such as process mapping, data analysis and identifying areas for improvement. Your daily responsibilities will include collaborating with stakeholders of all levels of seniority and backgrounds to understand their issues and needs, developing solutions to improve business processes and supporting the successful implementation of strategic goals.  </p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Key Responsibilities:  </p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Analyse and document business processes and systems to identify areas for improvement.</span></span></li>\n<li><span><span>Uncover issues within existing processes and recommend actionable improvements.</span></span></li>\n<li><span><span>Engage with stakeholders to gather requirements and develop solutions that meet their needs.</span></span></li>\n<li><span><span>Conduct data analysis to support decision-making and strategic planning.</span></span></li>\n<li><span><span>Utilise tools such as Visio for process mapping and documentation.</span></span></li>\n<li><span><span>Present your findings and recommendations to stakeholders at various levels of seniority and backgrounds.</span></span></li>\n<li><span><span>Contribute to project planning, execution and delivery to ensure alignment with strategic goals and timelines. </span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<p>Qualifications and Skills</p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>CBAP, ECBA, AAC, CBDA, PMI-BA, BCS certifications are an advantage, however not essential.</span></span></li>\n<li><span><span>Proven experience as a Business Analyst, with a structured and methodical approach is essential.</span></span></li>\n<li><span><span>Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset, with the ability to address complex business challenges effectively. </span></span></li>\n<li><span><span>Skilled with process mapping tools such as Visio, preferably using BPMN 2.0 notation.</span></span></li>\n<li><span><span>Strong Stakeholder engagement ability.</span></span></li>\n<li><span><span>Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to adjust the communication style to suit diverse audiences. </span></span></li>\n<li><span><span>Proficiency in data analysis tools and software.</span></span></li>\n<li><span><span>Experience in workshop facilitation, both in person as well as online.</span></span></li>\n<li><span><span>Ability to work independently and as part of a team.</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Why work for us? </p>\n<p>We are a friendly and supportive team of project managers and business analysts. We offer flexible-hybrid working, whilst ensuring customer’s and project needs are met.  </p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/council-jobs/why-work-us\">https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/council-jobs/why-work-us</a></span></p>\n<p>Brighton & Hove City Council, East Sussex County Council, and Surrey County Council collaborate on several business services and therefore the successful post-holder needs to be flexible in terms of working across these organisations as project demands arise. </p>\n<p>To apply for this role please follow the ‘Apply Now’ button above. When completing your application be sure to address how you meet all the criteria in the person specification drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests. </p>\n<p>Interested in finding out more? Please feel free to contact Nina Kluf (Programme Manager), email Nina.kluf@brighton-hove.gov.uk </p>\n<p>Interviews will ideally be held at Hove Town Hall and will involve a number of business analysis related questions. </p>\n</div><p><br></p><p>Please read our <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/how-apply-job-council\">Apply for a job at the council</a> pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.</p><p>As part of your application, you will need to upload your CV and a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (<a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/cv-guidance\">CV guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)</a> and (<a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/supporting-statement-guidance\">Supporting statement guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)</a> as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.</p><h2>Additional information</h2><div><div>\n<p><strong>Remote working with occasional attendance in the office</strong> – There is the option for the suitable candidate to choose to work mostly from home. Attendance at the office with reasonable notice would be required on occasion.  This notice would be subject to local team and service working arrangements. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.</p>\n<p><span>Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.</span></p>\n<p><span>We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.</span></p>\n<p><span>For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit </span><a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us\"><span>Why work for us </span></a></p>\n</div></div><h2>Company information</h2><p><strong>Encouraging a diverse workforce</strong></p><p>Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.</p><p>Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/fair-and-inclusive\">fair and inclusive</a> actions, our <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/becoming-anti-racist-city\">anti-racism strategy</a> and the work we are doing to <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us/how-we-create-fair-and-inclusive-workplace\">encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).</a></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"TBC","publishDate":"2025-06-15T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-30T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/fa930c01-6caf-4042-b239-35ed82e3cf2c.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"80b24143-2e9d-4d05-ab2f-53a6c5672751","title":"Market Oversight Manager","employer":"Brent Council","department":"","location":"Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, Middlesex","locationType":2,"description":"<div>\n<strong>An Excellent opportunity…</strong><br> </div>\n<div>Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.<br> </div>\n<div>The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.<br> </div>\n<div>The Post</div>\n<p>The commissioning, contracting and market management, Residential and Nursing team work with a number of care homes across different user groups. </p>\n<p>We are looking for a Market Oversight Manager to join us in the team. You are required to have good knowledge and experience of working with adults within care homes, collaborative commissioning and working with potential providers to consider innovative ways that services can be delivered. Understanding the Definition of Market Shaping, Commissioning Procurement and Contracting.</p>\n<p>The role will require you to engage with stakeholders that reflect the range and diversity of communities and the range of needs experienced by people in its area.</p>\n<p>You will work with partners to design, implement and manage projects that will improve the range of services available whilst ensuring that services developed, commissioned or procured are cost effective, efficient and designed to deliver good outcomes.</p>\n<p>You will join a busy large, lively and dynamic team so the ability to work as part of a team and support other colleagues is required. The team has a varied function overall and the ability to think differently, creatively and have a “can do” attitude to work is desirable</p>\n<div>The Person</div>\n<p>You will be educated to degree level and have thorough knowledge of the principles of, and cycle of commissioning.</p>\n<p>You are required to have an excellent understanding of project management methodologies and the ability to apply them effectively and a sound understanding of the policy and operating environment of health, social care, and regulated services.</p>\n<p>As the role involves line management of staff so you will be required to have significant supervisory/line management experience and be a good communicator and information gatherer. You will also need excellent report writing skills and thorough understanding of the current legislative guidance.</p>\n<p>We are looking for someone to join us who is a good communicator with a can-do attitude who wants to gain different experiences and knowledge in commissioning and working with care homes.</p>\n<div>Closing date: 29 June 2025 (23:59)</div>\n<div>\n<br> </div>\n<div>Additional Information </div>\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</div>\n<div>\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.<br> </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>.<br> </div>\n<div>Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.<br> </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. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on  <a href=\"mailto:recruitment@brent.gov.uk\">recruitment@brent.gov.uk</a><a> </a>\n</div>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Salary range: £50,574 - £53,607 p.a. inc. London weighting","publishDate":"2025-06-15T08:09:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-29T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/41224a8d-9550-48bb-a17d-3ca8dbe3c45a.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"3858a0bd-373a-4d25-a057-294e079747ab","title":"Supplier Relationship Manager","employer":"Brent Council","department":"","location":"Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, Middlesex","locationType":2,"description":"<div>\n<strong>Are you Ready to make a difference in Brent? </strong><br> </div>\n<div>Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.<br> </div>\n<div>The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.</div>\n<p>At Brent, you will be part of a team that is committed to making a real difference. You will work in a supportive, innovative environment, be part of a borough that values diversity and inclusion and help shape services that truly impact residents’ lives. </p>\n<div>The Post</div>\n<p>We are seeking an experienced Supplier Relationship Manager to join our Commissioning, Residential and Nursing Team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual to shape and enhance relationships with existing care home providers in Brent and drive improvements across the sector.</p>\n<p>You will play a key role in:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supporting the commissioning of services within residential and nursing care.</li>\n<li>Developing a strategic approach to Quality Assurance and Market Management.</li>\n<li>Collaborating with colleagues across Adult Social Care, external stakeholders, and residents.</li>\n<li>Understanding supply and demand in the market and helping to grow and shape services accordingly.</li>\n</ul>\n<div>The Person</div>\n<p>You should have an in-depth understanding of adult social care and be passionate about improving the quality and sustainability of services in Brent.</p>\n<p>The ideal candidate will bring:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience in commissioning care services, preferably within adult social care.</li>\n<li>A proven track record in stakeholder engagement, particularly with care home providers.</li>\n<li>Strong skills in quality assurance, project management, and market analysis.</li>\n<li>The ability to manage multiple workstreams while maintaining a focus on outcomes.</li>\n<li>Leadership capabilities with a flexible, innovative, and collaborative approach.</li>\n</ul>\n<div>Closing date: 29 June 2025 (23:59)</div>\n<div>\n<br> </div>\n<div>Additional Information </div>\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</div>\n<div>\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.<br> </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>.<br> </div>\n<div>Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.<br> </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. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on  <a href=\"mailto:recruitment@brent.gov.uk\">recruitment@brent.gov.uk</a><a> </a>\n</div>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Salary range: £50,574 - £53,607 p.a. inc. London weighting","publishDate":"2025-06-15T08:05:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-29T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/161b74a8-ebc8-4687-b4a0-1166c9b79ea4.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"11136e9c-d146-405f-80f9-c39ec8244a59","title":"Community and Prevention Apprentice","employer":"Brent Council","department":"","location":"Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, Middlesex","locationType":2,"description":"<p><strong>Get ahead with a Business Administrator L3 Apprenticeship at Brent Council  </strong></p>\n<div>Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.<br> </div>\n<div>The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.</div>\n<p>Brent Council is committed to the continued expansion and development of all apprenticeship programmes for our residents. Our apprenticeship schemes at Brent is just one of the ways we grow our own talent within the borough. We work hard to represent our community, and are looking for likeminded people to join us. Working in Wembley Park, alongside our neighbours Wembley stadium, Wembley arena, Box Park and LDO, makes Brent an exciting location to work. </p>\n<p>There is no age limit on an apprenticeship. An apprenticeship can be used for people starting out on their work life journey at the age of 18 or those changing a career for a different working life.    </p>\n<div><strong>The Post</strong></div>\n<p>Business Administrator level 3 Apprenticeship working in the Adult Social care, commissioning, contracting and market management team.</p>\n<p>This role will help to support services within Adult care that provide assistance to Brent residents.</p>\n<p>Key functionalities</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure that individual services are brokered in a timely manner, and that necessary IT systems information requirements are maintained to ensure that other processes such as client charging and billing; provider invoicing and contract monitoring can be maintained.</li>\n<li>Respond to day to day concerns raised about the brokerage of services and/or the quality of services and that they direct enquiries to the relevant teams where further action is required.</li>\n<li>Regular liaison will with case workers within the department.</li>\n<li>Day to day liaison with care and service providers.</li>\n</ul>\n<div><strong>The Person</strong></div>\n<p>No experience is necessary as this is a training role, however, an understanding of the role is advantageous.</p>\n<p>Keen to learn, you will demonstrate good communication skills, an understanding of good customer service, team work and an interest in developing a career in business administration.</p>\n<p>You will also need to show your interest in local government and the delivery of public services. We will also be looking for a flexible and positive approach to work.</p>\n<p>Supporting information - As part of your application please include a cover letter on why you are interested in this role. </p>\n<p><strong>Qualifications required</strong></p>\n<p>English and Maths level 2 is desirable, but not essential and can be added as part of the apprenticeship training. However, the employer can choose to remove this requirement dependant on the candidate.</p>\n<p>Good IT skills including knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint is desirable.</p>\n<p>Do not apply if are currently completing or have completed a similar course at level 3.</p>\n<p>Please note we prioritise our apprenticeships for Brent residents.</p>\n<p><strong>The Apprenticeship</strong></p>\n<p>Below is a link to the Apprenticeship Standard that you will be working towards.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/business-administrator/\">https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/business-administrator/</a></p>\n<p>Simultaneously undertaking a comprehensive study programme towards the Level 3 apprenticeship.  You will gain valuable knowledge and skills which will be an asset to the council and your career. Our apprenticeship scheme offers significant assistance with training and provides the opportunity to improve skills for future career opportunities.</p>\n<p>Please note there is an end point assessment at the end of this apprenticeship, which is carried out by an external assessor and will include:  A knowledge test, a Portfolio based interview and a Project presentation.</p>\n<div>Closing date: 9 July 2025 (23:59)</div>\n<div>Interview & Assessment: August 2025</div>\n<div>\n<br> </div>\n<div>Additional Information <br> </div>\n<div><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></div>\n<div>\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. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on  <a>recruitment@brent.gov.uk </a>\n</div>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Salary range: £25,998.45 p.a","publishDate":"2025-06-15T07:53:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-07-09T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/e4d0c62b-db45-423e-b10a-d059e7db42dd.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"2a13be1a-52c9-4ddf-8227-c1bc743008c5","title":"Housing Officer","employer":"London Borough of Havering","department":"","location":"Havering","locationType":3,"description":"<p>Housing Officer - Salary £38,058 - £41,442pa</p> <p>The Resident Services Team is responsible for assisting tenants to sustain their tenancies and encourage and facilitate their independence, quality of life, safeguarding and health and well-being on a wide range of issues including housing, welfare rights, personal finance, hoarding, tenancy management, mediation, life skills and the promotion of personal independence.</p> <p> We also develop an holistic picture of each resident so as to be the principal point of contact for other council departments in actively trying to resolve issues / blockages such as gas access, hoarding, tenancy fraud, safeguarding.</p> <p> The post holder will act as the principle point of contact for a local area, estate or patch or group of residents so that the environment and condition that residents experience is well maintained to a high quality.</p> <p>We are a highly motivated and high achieving team and we are looking for 2 additional Housing Officers with Tenancy Management experience to complete our busy team.</p> <p>The work is both challenging and rewarding you will charged with maintaining an  excellent and seamless service by working with partners and other internal and external services.</p> <p> The post holder will report to the Senior Housing Officer providing services to our customers through the following key objectives:</p> <p> • To establish and maintain effective working relationships with all work colleagues to ensure a one team approach to the delivery of     our services whilst meeting individual and team key performance indicators and targets.</p> <p>• To engage with appropriate internal and external agencies in agreeing and implementing support / action plans in providing a tenancy support service to new and existing tenants to sustain tenancies and reduce homelessness in particular; Neighbourhood Sustainment, Income Management, Adult Social Care and Children’s Services and Mental Health to deliver a seamless service.</p> <p>Work and build strong partnership links with other agencies to include determining risk, providing support to include mental health cases, domestic violence, drug and alcohol misuse, disability to include attendance at multi-agency meetings.</p> <p> • Actively work alongside other Internal Departments to undertake casework regarding breaches of tenancy conditions including ASB, harassment, domestic violence, hate crime and nuisance to include attendance in Court. </p> <p>To work with key internal and external partners and stakeholders, demonstrating influencing and problem solving qualities in the delivery of excellent tenant and leasehold management services and the sustainability of tenancies and neighbourhoods.</p> <p> • To work collaboratively with the Income Team to tackle arrears and to support vulnerable residents.</p> <p>You will work within the Resident Services Team and have experience of working in social housing, tenancy management or similar public sector role, dealing with complex casework face to face and in writing, experience of developing relationships with wide range of local stakeholders and partners,  providing good tenancy, housing and leasehold advice, best practice and compliance is desirable.</p> <ul>\n<li> With a proven track record of successful multi agency working, you will be outcome focused, clear thinking and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. You will also be a skilled and effective negotiator and problem solver.</li> <li> You will have excellent IT skills, in particular Microsoft Excel.</li> <li> To meet the requirements of this key role, you must be customer focused, able to work on defined operational projects, interpret complex housing related legislation and guidance and be able to meet tight deadlines.</li> <li> The post holder will be required to work 36 hours per week or as required by the Line Manager to meet the needs of the service.</li> <li>You must have a full UK driving license and a vehicle to use for work.</li> </ul> <p><strong>For an informal discussion about the post, please contact </strong>Sanna.Shahzada@havering.gov.uk<strong> </strong>or Jennifer.Aneto@havering.gov.uk</p> <p><strong>The closing date for the receipt of applications is 30/06/2025</strong>, however interest in this job may be high and we therefore reserve the right to close the vacancy early.</p> <p>You will be notified if your application has been successful.  Interview date to be confirmed.</p> <p>Should you require any help or advice with your online application, please contact the Recruitment Helpdesk on 01708 432770.</p> <p>Please view Job Profile here</p> <p><strong>Additional Information</strong></p> <p>We want everyone to choose Havering. When you apply for a job with us, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. Our residents and service users come from all walks of life, and so do our employees. Find out what it means to Choose Havering.</p> <p>The London Borough of Havering has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.</p> <p> </p><p><strong>Please attach your supporting statement, explaining in no more than x2 A4 sides why and how you meet the criteria for this role.</strong></p> <p><strong>We practice anonymised recruitment. Please ensure that you remove all personal information from any documents that you upload.</strong></p>\n\n <img src=\"https://ars2.equest.com/?response_id=e8dca14ea62d8714d44ca1b7dd92bf85&view\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"1\">","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"39750","publishDate":"2025-06-14T15:40:05.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-07-01T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/d6ccb7ae-78db-4857-97e6-f6464dca23d1.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"d89b2d01-3fb5-4914-9383-c21d8ddd0d02","title":"Independent Reviewing Officer","employer":"Luton Borough Council","department":"","location":"Town Hall","locationType":3,"description":"<div>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>About the job</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Salary: £48,710 - £51,802 a year pro rata plus £3,203 car benefit allowance and £5,500 market supplement allowance <br>Hours per week: 29.6<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? Do you have the expertise to oversee care planning, challenge delays, and drive real change? If so, we want you on our team!</p>\n<p>We are committed to the highest standards of child welfare, operating within the framework of the updated IRO Handbook and relevant legislation, including The Children Act 1989, The Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011, and National Minimum Standards. Our Independent Review Officers play a crucial role in improving outcomes for Looked After Children and those subject to Child Protection Plans.</p>\n<p>As an Independent Review Officer, you will take a proactive approach to care planning, ensuring that the needs of children and young people remain the central focus. You will chair Reviews for Looked After Children and Child Protection Conferences, maintaining oversight of cases, monitoring progress, and ensuring that all reviews are completed within statutory timescales and to the highest standards. 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 <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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Luton Council is looking for compassionate and dedicated <strong>Support Workers</strong> to join our team. This is a rewarding opportunity to provide essential care and support, helping individuals live independent and fulfilling lives.</p>\n<p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Support individuals to access a range of community activities and services, promoting inclusion and independence.</li>\n<li>Provide care for individuals’ physical, emotional, and social needs in a way that upholds their dignity, choice, and independence.</li>\n<li>Act as an advocate for individuals, ensuring their voices are heard in all aspects of their daily lives.</li>\n<li>Provide guidance and support to new staff members.</li>\n<li>Respond effectively to emergency situations and liaise with relevant professionals as needed.</li>\n<li>Work collaboratively as part of a team to deliver excellent care and support services.</li>\n<li>Identify and address discrimination in service delivery or the workplace.</li>\n</ul>\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><strong>Essential Skills and Requirements:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Experience:</strong></li>\n<ul>\n<li>Some experience in community work or social care services (paid or voluntary).</li>\n<li>Knowledge of issues facing services for individuals with learning disabilities.</li>\n</ul>\n<li><strong>Skills & Abilities:</strong></li>\n<ul>\n<li>Effective communication skills, including the ability to converse fluently with members of the public and provide accurate advice.</li>\n<li>Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in various settings.</li>\n<li>Flexibility to work shifts, split-shifts, weekends, bank holidays, sleep-ins, and waking night duties as required.</li>\n<li>Capability to lift, move, and handle individuals using lifting aids (after training) in line with Health and Safety regulations.</li>\n</ul>\n<li><strong>Commitment to Training and Development:</strong></li>\n<ul>\n<li>Willingness to gain a QCF Level 3 Care Qualification.</li>\n<li>Commitment to continuous learning and professional development.</li>\n</ul>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Why Join Luton Council?</strong></p>\n<p>At Luton Council, we are committed to empowering individuals and creating a supportive and inclusive environment. Joining our team as a Support Worker means becoming part of a community that values your dedication and offers opportunities for personal and professional growth.</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=1457715&ptId=11418\">download: Luton_Values_Flyer.pdf</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://emea3.recruitmentplatform.com/tlk/pages/fo/download_job_file.jsp?ID=PSKFK026203F3VBQB686G8N7P&nDocumentID=1457716&ptId=11418\">download: 6204100AN 202201 L3 Support Worker - Support To Live - Confirmed by JE.pdf</a></li>\n</ul>\n</div>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"25183 - 25992 GBP / year","publishDate":"2025-06-14T01:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-20T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/ee9ced51-1bf6-499e-bb68-28fd40acbaec.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"ec9c2853-60a5-48df-a090-a23934af8e5e","title":"Residential Property Solicitor","employer":"Luton Borough Council","department":"","location":"Hybrid","locationType":3,"description":"<div>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>About the job</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Salary: £45,718 - £48,710 a year pro rata plus £3,203 car benefit allowance</strong><br><strong>Hours per week: 21</strong><br><strong>Contract type: Fixed Term/Secondment</strong></p>\n<p><strong>This position is available as a secondment opportunity for 6 months. 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>We’re on the lookout for a talented Residential Property Solicitor to join our in-house legal team. In this role, you’ll be at the heart of providing a comprehensive legal service to the Council, its Executive, Committees, and Departments. You’ll offer trusted legal advice on a range of property matters and manage your own caseload of residential property transactions and issues.</p>\n<p>Your expertise will directly contribute to the effective delivery of Council services and projects — from housing developments to land acquisitions, leases, and everything in between.</p>\n<p><strong> What You’ll Be Doing:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Providing sound legal advice on all aspects of residential property law to a variety of stakeholders across the Council.</li>\n<li>Managing a personal caseload, including sales, purchases, leases, licenses, easements, and other land/property-related matters.</li>\n<li>Drafting, negotiating, and completing legal documents and contracts.</li>\n<li>Advising on legal implications of property projects and assisting with risk management.</li>\n<li>Supporting colleagues across departments with legal queries related to land and property.</li>\n</ul>\n<p></p>\n<h2>About you</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p>You’ll need demonstrable experience handling a broad range of commercial and residential conveyancing transactions with minimal supervision. We’re looking for someone who is confident managing their own matters from instruction through to completion, ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and professionalism throughout.</p>\n<p>We value a solicitor who can work independently, but also understands the importance of delivering high-quality, cost-effective legal services within a public sector environment. You’ll be expected to manage your resources effectively and help ensure we’re offering a service that’s both pragmatic and client focused.</p>\n<p>Strong communication skills are key — you should be able to convey legal advice clearly and concisely, both in writing and face-to-face, to colleagues, officers, and external stakeholders at all levels. A clear and systematic approach to problem-solving is essential, along with the ability to identify legal risks while staying aligned with the Council’s wider objectives.</p>\n<p>You’ll need to demonstrate that you can prioritise and manage your own caseload effectively within broad strategic guidelines. A sound working knowledge of English Law is required, with a particular emphasis on Property and Conveyancing Law.</p>\n<p>To be considered, you must be an Admitted Solicitor, Barrister, or Fellow of CILEX, qualified in England, and hold (or be eligible to obtain) a current practising certificate. In addition, a minimum of 4 years’ post-qualification experience (PQE) is essential for this role.</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><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. 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=1549512&ptId=11415\">download: PREF105453 202505 M3 Solicitor Residential Property FINAL 03.06.25 .pdf</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://emea3.recruitmentplatform.com/tlk/pages/fo/download_job_file.jsp?ID=PSKFK026203F3VBQB686G8N7P&nDocumentID=1549533&ptId=11415\">download: Luton_Values_Flyer.pdf</a></li>\n</ul>\n</div>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"45718 - 48710 GBP / year","publishDate":"2025-06-14T01:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-20T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/c94e6ef1-1e23-4609-afca-d4c276a6d07c.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"6a835909-cf08-4f9b-9231-50953fc25ba6","title":"Senior Practitioner - MASH","employer":"Luton Borough Council","department":"","location":"Luton","locationType":3,"description":"<div>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>About the job</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Salary: £41,511 - £44,711 a year plus £5,500 market supplement and £963 essential car user allowance (subject to criteria)<br>Hours per week: 37<br>Contract type: Permanent </strong></p>\n<p>Are you ready to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children and families? Join our MASH team as a Senior Practitioner!</p>\n<p>As a<span> </span><strong>MASH Senior Practitioner</strong>, you will be providing essential support to the most vulnerable and at-risk children and families. Your role will include assessing contacts from various sources, prioritising urgent cases, and ensuring that timely, high-quality action is taken by signposting to the appropriate teams and services. This role is critical to our commitment to safeguarding children, and you'll play a key role in shaping the safety and welfare of young lives every day.</p>\n<p><strong>What You'll Be Doing:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Act as a key contact point, managing all incoming social care queries via phone and written communication.</li>\n<li>Swiftly assess and prioritise cases, identifying those in urgent need and making appropriate recommendations.</li>\n<li>Provide high-level advice, guidance, and support to colleagues, ensuring all cases are efficiently transferred or handled by the relevant services.</li>\n<li>Mentor, coach, and guide team members, sharing best practices to continually raise professional standards across the MASH.</li>\n<li>Develop and maintain strong partnerships within the MASH and externally to ensure cohesive and effective interventions.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.</strong><strong></strong></p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>About you</h2>\n<p></p>\n<p>As a valued part of our MASH team, you’ll work alongside dedicated professionals in a dynamic, supportive environment committed to protecting children and supporting families. You’ll have opportunities for professional growth, a robust support network, and the chance to make a profound impact! We are looking for:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Experienced Professional</strong>: You bring substantial post-qualifying experience in children’s social care, with deep knowledge in safeguarding and risk management.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Passionate Mentor</strong>: You have demonstrable experience in coaching, mentoring, and practice teaching, sharing your expertise to uplift team standards.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Skilled Communicator</strong>: Known for your ability to build meaningful relationships across teams, you can communicate effectively with staff, public, and professionals alike.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Solution-Oriented</strong>: Your practice is defined by a commitment to delivering exceptional support, with a proven aptitude for effective decision-making in complex and sensitive cases.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Collaborative Team Player</strong>: Your commitment to the highest professional standards goes hand-in-hand with your ability to work collaboratively and provide critical guidance within a multi-agency framework.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Ready to make a difference?<br><br>Apply today and be part of a team that puts the welfare and safety of children at the heart of everything we do.</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></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. 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=1498453&ptId=11420\">download: Senior Practitioner MASH JD.pdf</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://emea3.recruitmentplatform.com/tlk/pages/fo/download_job_file.jsp?ID=PSKFK026203F3VBQB686G8N7P&nDocumentID=1498454&ptId=11420\">download: Luton_Values_Flyer.pdf</a></li>\n</ul>\n</div>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"41511 - 44711 GBP / year","publishDate":"2025-06-14T01:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-29T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/5943c3b6-d785-4cbe-89e9-32e3210fbf33.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"6ac2ccd5-8a9a-4fab-b5bc-225d65e21b80","title":"Ecology Officer","employer":"Wokingham Borough Council","department":"","location":"Shute End, Wokingham","locationType":2,"description":"<p>We are seeking a knowledgeable and motivated Ecology Officer to join our Green Infrastructure team at Wokingham Borough Council. In this role you will provide expert ecological advice to support planning, design and delivery of green infrastructure with a focus on protecting and enhancing local biodiversity. Working closely with colleagues, developers and community stakeholders you will ensure that new developments and projects comply with ecological best practices and legal requirements such as Biodiversity Net Gain.</p>\n<p>This is an exciting opportunity to help ensure nature-focussed thinking and design into the heart of local planning and development across the local area.</p>\n<p><strong>Our Area:</strong></p>\n<p>Wokingham is an attractive, historic market town located in the prosperous Thames Valley in the heart of Berkshire and 40 miles west of London. With easy access to the M4 and M3 motorways and on a train line between Reading and Waterloo and also Reading and Gatwick.</p>\n<p>You will be provided with a laptop and a mix of home working and office working is available. Applicants should have a full driving licence and access to a car to undertake site visits. We are looking for people with great IT skills and a customer focused approach.</p>\n<p>For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Laura Buck via Laura.Buck@wokingham.gov.uk</p>\n<p><strong>Closing date:</strong> 13th July 2025, 11pm<br><strong>Inteview date:</strong> TBC</p>\n<p><em>Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.</em></p>\n<p><em>If your application is shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage. Additionally, successful candidates must present proof upon receiving a job offer.</em></p>\n<p><em>Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.</em></p>\n<p><em>Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment.</em></p>\n<p><em>Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.</em></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£39,513 - £43,693 Per Annum, Plus Benefits","publishDate":"2025-06-13T19:25:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-07-13T22:00:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/fb884987-f400-4a9a-a368-c38119327f7b.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"1b64085b-bb53-4046-8dd7-6d41cfa8ff9f","title":"Team Manager","employer":"St Helens Borough Council","department":"","location":"To be confirmed","locationType":3,"description":"<div class=\"JT-inner\">\n<div class=\"JT-row JT-col-12 JT-section JT-text JT-text-100 JT-site JT-twelve JT-column\"><div class=\"JT-container\">\n<p><strong>We are St Helens Borough Council</strong></p>\n<p>Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a modernising Council which is passionate and ambitious for the children and families we support, our communities and our workforce. As part of our transformation journey, we continue to build on our progress and put children firmly at the centre of our care. We can only do this because of our highly valued, skilled, and supported workforce.</p>\n<p><strong>Make a difference as a Team Manager</strong></p>\n<p>As a ‘Good’ authority following our recent OFSTED Inspection we are seeking to recruit to the permanent role of Team Manager within the Family Help and Protection Service to help us continue to provide quality support to our children and families in St Helens.</p>\n<p>The Family Help and Protection Service is responsible for children subject to child in need, child protection plans and care proceedings after the assessment has been completed to determine the right plan for the child and family. This post is located in Family Help and Protection Team 4 and includes an Assistant Team Manager, 6 Social Workers and 1 Social Work Assistant. The team has been well established over a long period of time and the current post holder will be available to provide handover and support to the successful applicant. This is one of a Management Team of 11 Managers who work well together and provide support and assistance to each other.</p>\n<p><strong>To apply for this post you will need to have a Social Work Qualification and be registered with SW England.</strong></p>\n<p>You will need a minimum of three years post qualifying experience and two years working with children and families. You will need to have experience of providing supervision.</p>\n<p>This is an exciting opportunity to support practice improvement and the quality of services provided to children and families. You will receive regular supervision and frequent opportunities to be involved in activities both internal and external to the Borough. You will receive continuous support, development and career progression opportunities on your journey with us. We operate a hybrid working arrangement to support staff to work from home and in the office and come together with your team on a regular basis.</p>\n<p>Working for St Helens Located in the heart of the North West close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a ‘Good’ authority which is passionate and ambitious for the children and families we support, our communities and our workforce. We continue to focus on our journey to ‘Outstanding’ and can only do this because of our highly valued, skilled and supported workforce.</p>\n<p>Find out More You can review the full job description and person specification information here.</p>\n<p>St Helens is a great place to work so why not visit our Children’s Services web page https://socialcarerecruitment.sthelens.gov.uk/ to see what our colleagues have to say and discover our full range of in work benefits.</p>\n<p>You can also contact us for a chat before applying or to submit your CV in the first instance. You can do this by emailing us at socialcarerecruitment@sthelens.gov.uk</p>\n<p><strong>Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.</strong></p>\n<p><strong><span>This post is subject Enhanced DBS Disclosure.</span></strong><br><br></p>\n</div></div>\n<div class=\"JT-col-9 JT-section JT-text class-unset display-unset\"><div class=\"JT-container\">\n<p><strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>Children’s Services Social Work Academy site.</span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>\n<p><strong><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The St Helens Social Work Academy is all about continuous professional development in social work, supporting you at every stage of your social work career, focused on People, Promotion, Progression and Performance. The Academy supports </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span>social workers throughout their career journey to achieve better outcomes for our children and families and onto new career opportunities in the authority. </span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>\n<p><strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>Take a look at our new site here </span></span><a href=\"https://socialworkacademypartnership.sthelens.gov.uk/\"><span>Social Care Academy - Social Care Recruitment</span></a></span></span></span></span></strong></p>\n</div></div>\n<div class=\"JT-col-3 JT-section JT-images JT-pull-right\"><div class=\"JT-container\"><img class=\"remove-filter-invert\"></div></div>\n<div class=\"JT-col-9 JT-section JT-text JT-text-75-right JT-nine JT-column JT-last JT-pt display-unset\"><div class=\"JT-container cke_focus\">\n<p>St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Leader. 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Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.</p>\n<p><strong>Making A Difference as a Clerical Officer within Children’s Social Care</strong><br>St. Helens Council is looking for a highly motivated and organised person to join the busy Business Support Team.</p>\n<p>Your main role will be to provide clerical support to the Children We Look After, Duty and Family Help and Protection teams within Children's Social Care.</p>\n<p>As part of your job you will be responsible for providing excellent customer service either by telephone or via email.</p>\n<p>Responding to enquiries and ensuring records are kept up to date.</p>\n<p>You must have the ability to work within allocated timescales and will be expected to provide office cover within the team along with other colleagues. 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It is a county with a proud heritage and bright hopes for the future – well positioned at the heart of the thriving West Midlands with a growing and prosperous economy, where children, young people and families can flourish.</p><p>Under the leadership of our new Director of Children and Families, we are implementing a new structure designed to create a culture of practice excellence, delivering the best possible outcomes for our children and young people. Following our recent Ofsted judgment, our political and corporate leaders are committed to a sustainable journey of improvement, and the recruitment to this post will be vital to our success on that journey, and how quickly we get there.</p><p>As our new Assistant Director for Early Intervention & Prevention, you will support the culture change and organisational remodel required to improve children and family services in Staffordshire, ensuring we are able to meet the expectations of the new policy requirements set out in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill and the Families First Partnership programme. We are looking to attract leaders with broad experience in a range of settings, and welcome applications from backgrounds including education, voluntary sector, health, public health or commissioning. 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We are looking to foster a culture of visible leadership, where all Children’s services staff and the wider system are empowered and inspired to collaborate to deliver the best outcomes for our children and young people.</p><p>This role will make a significant impact on the wider partnership network and engagement with children and their families making links between community-based services, early years settings and schools’ provision at the heart, connecting and building a truly inclusive approach to all we deliver. We want leaders who are excited by the prospect of delivering meaningful change locally in response to broader changes that are taking place at a national level. You will have the opportunity to innovate and to remodel services to ensure they are fit for the future. If you know what good engagement and coproduction looks like, and have the experience and evidence of success in this area, we want to hear from you.</p><p>This is an exceptional opportunity to take on a pivotal role within a newly formed team of highly experienced leaders, driving major cultural change and putting children and families at the heart of everything driven by the priorities of our new Children’s Strategic Partnership.</p><p>Secondments from Staffordshire partner agencies will be considered.</p><p>For further information please visit <a href=\"http://staffordshire-leaders.com/\">staffordshire-leaders.com</a> or contact our executive search partners GatenbySanderson: Alex Hayes (0113 2056109) or Seb Lowe (07464 543442).</p><b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p><p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p><p>The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.</p><p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p><p><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p><p>We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.</p><p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p><p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p><p>We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. </p><p>In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a></p><p><strong>Our recruitment process:</strong></p><p>As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p><p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p><p>As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. </p><p>As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£95,083 - £99,735 plus car allowance £4,395 and a market supplement up to £10,000 (subject to agreement). 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If you know what good Children’s Services look like, and have the experience of helping to get there, we want to hear from you.</span><span> </span></p><p><span>As our new Assistant Director for Family Safeguarding, you will support the culture change and organisational remodel required to improve children and family services in Staffordshire, ensuring we are able to meet the expectations of the new policy requirements set out in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill and the Families First Partnership programme.</span><span> </span></p><p><span>This role will make a significant impact on practice across the whole children and families system, embedding a Family Safeguarding model focused on supporting children and families early in a place based multi-agency approach to Safeguarding and make the links between community-based services, connecting and building a truly inclusive approach to all that we deliver.</span><span> </span></p><p><span>We want children and young people to live in homes and environments where they are safe and close to loved ones. You will lead our families first partnership model and family safeguarding model. You will role-model visible and compassionate leadership, and share our values, central to which is the belief that intervention should always be a last resort, and that when it occurs should be in partnership with families. You will collaborate with our communities and partners to deliver the best outcomes for the children and young people of Staffordshire.</span><span> </span></p><p><span>A qualified social worker, you will be able to evidence significant experience of strong decision-making linked to clear thresholds, supporting a multi-agency approach to anti-oppressive practice with families.</span></p><p><span>This is an exceptional opportunity to take on a pivotal role within a newly formed team of highly experienced leaders, driving major cultural change and putting children and families at the heart of everything we do as we implement our new Children’s Strategic Partnership.</span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span>For further information please visit </span><a href=\"http://staffordshire-leaders.com/\"><span>staffordshire-leaders.com</span></a><span> or contact our executive search partners GatenbySanderson: Alex Hayes (0113 2056109) or Seb Lowe (07464 543442).</span></p><p><span>Closing Date: 7 July 2025</span></p><b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p><p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p><p>The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.</p><p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p><p><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p><p>We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.</p><p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p><p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p><p>We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. </p><p>In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a></p><p><strong>Our recruitment process:</strong></p><p>As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p><p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. 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Assistant Director - Early Intervention and Prevention

Staffordshire County Council

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£95,083 - £99,735 plus car allowance £4,395 and a market supplement up to £10,000 (subject to agreement). Potential maximum salary value of £114,130.

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Assistant Director - Family Safeguarding

Staffordshire County Council

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£95,083 - £99,735 plus car allowance £4,395 and a market supplement up to £10,000 (subject to agreement). Potential maximum salary value of £114,130

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