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We support people for up to six weeks to learn to do things in a different way to increase independence and confidence. This includes support with daily living tasks including manual handling. Our service is integrated with Health, so we work closely with Nurses, OT and Physio-therapists. The service is part of the hospital discharge pathway, so we are very busy and we have high turn-over of service users.<br><br>Our last CQC inspection rated the service as “good” in all aspects of the care and support provided, as well as for leadership.</p>\n</div><h2>About the role</h2><p><strong>About the role</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Leading and managing a team of Home Care Support Workers working in the community providing care;</li>\n<li>Setting up person-centred care for service users, and ensuring they receive an effective, appropriate service that enables them to achieve and maintain independence, with dignity and choice. </li>\n<li>Reviewing service users’ needs after a period of re-ablement care and either discharging them, or, if necessary, organizing on-going, long-term care.</li>\n<li>Helping to lead the service to ensure we maintain a quality service that meets CQC regulations and provides value for money.</li>\n</ul><p><strong>About you</strong><br>We will provide you with in-depth induction to the role, where you will be well supported by your managers and colleagues. You will also have access to training and continuous professional development appropriate to the role. However, you will need:</p><ul>\n<li>a relevant qualification in Social Care or Care management (at least NVQ3, or equivalent relevant experience)</li>\n<li>knowledge of Care Quality Commission regulations </li>\n<li>experience and understanding of working with vulnerable people with a variety of needs</li>\n<li>experience of support planning and risk assessment</li>\n<li>ability to supervise and performance manage staff</li>\n<li>ability to communicate effectively with service users and professional colleagues </li>\n</ul><p>Our operations are heavily based on computers. We will train you to use our specific and corporate systems during your induction, but you will need to bring good IT skills and confidence to learn new systems. <br><br><strong>Working for us</strong><br><br>The service is 7-day and operates throughout the year. The role includes working on a rota that includes early mornings, evenings, weekends and bank holidays; and providing support to our Duty Office. </p><p>The role is based at our office in Woodingdean (BN2 6DA), but working regularly in the community visiting service users and staff across the whole city.<br><br><strong>We can offer you:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>a competitive salary </li>\n<li>time and a half for working at weekends, double time for working on a bank holiday</li>\n<li>a career average pension scheme</li>\n<li>generous holiday </li>\n<li>regular supervision meetings</li>\n<li>a range of other staff benefits</li>\n<li>free uniform and personal protective equipment</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Contact Julian Seaborne telephone: 01273 295262  email: <a href=\"mailto:Julian.seaborne@brighton-hove.gov.uk\">julian.seaborne</a></strong><strong><a href=\"mailto:Julian.seaborne@brighton-hove.gov.uk\">@brighton-hove.gov.uk</a></strong></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 Application Form 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/application-form-guidance\">Application Form 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><p>Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.</p><p>For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us\">Why work for us </a></p><h2>Company information</h2><p>Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.</p><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. 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If so, then this may be the role for you.</p><p>An exciting opportunity has arisen for two permanent Senior Social Worker within the Specialist Community Disability Team’s 25+ Pod, working with adults with a learning disability and/or autism. </p><p>For more details please contact Richard Stevenson (Pod Manager 25+), Telephone: 01273 295550, Email: <a href=\"mailto:richard.stevenson@brighton-hove.gov.uk\">richard.stevenson@brighton-hove.gov.uk</a></p><h2>About the role</h2><p>We are a team which provides an exciting range of social work services to adults with disabilities as part of the whole life pathway. This includes a Duty and Intake service, undertaking Care Act Assessments and Reviews of existing care arrangements within a multi-disciplinary context. We also support the arranging an implementation of Direct Payments and Personal Budgets.</p><p>You would need to have a broad understanding of these issues and support staff to implement proportionate and timely assessments to meet identified outcomes for adults with a learning disability.</p><p>Keeping people safe and preventing/ minimising the impact of abuse through Safeguarding Enquiries is our top priority. Supporting decision making is a vital part of the teams work and excellent practice of the Mental Capacity Act and Best Interest planning is widely supported. Applications to the Court of Protection for welfare decisions and Deprivation of Liberty Orders are also a key part of your team’s practice.</p><p>You will deliver supervision to both experienced social workers within the Pod and newer staff members developing their practice, whilst supporting interesting and complex case management issues.</p><p>Your skills will also be vital in contributing towards the Duty and Intake service on a rota basis alongside other Senior Social Workers within the team.</p><p>You will also:</p><ul>\n<li>Be a qualified Social Worker</li>\n<li>Have the skills to work within an integrated multi-disciplinary setting</li>\n<li>Be able to support a service undergoing some exciting changes and development of specialist projects.</li>\n<li>Have experience of supporting and supervising other staff and demonstrate an ability and willingness to develop these skills</li>\n<li>Have good knowledge, skills and experience of statutory roles and responsibilities</li>\n<li>Support the Intake/ Duty Service to triage statutory demands and manage risk appropriately (including Section 42 work), as part of a rota</li>\n<li>Be responsible for managing your own small caseload autonomously with the support of your supervisor/manager</li>\n<li>Demonstrate a keen interest in developing your knowledge and skills in relation to disabilities and specialist areas of practice.</li>\n<li>Whilst prior experience of working with children, young people or adults with disabilities is not essential it would be an advantage</li>\n</ul><p>We are keen to ensure team members develop their individual practice and specialist interests that add value to the wider team’s knowledge and skills. Alongside paying for professional membership, a comprehensive training program is offered within the role and Group Supervision is a key part of developing the team’s knowledge. It is used as an opportunity for bespoke team training and guest speakers to enrich the team’s practice. We also support staff to gain qualifications to support their practice and engage in exciting project work, which is shaping the future of the service. This includes practice improvement in working with parents with a learning disability, inclusion and access to services and prevention work in respect of individuals who may be self-neglecting. You will be asked to contribute to the shaping and delivery of such training and workstreams based on your skills and experience.</p><p>Please read our <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/council-jobs/apply-job-council\">Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk)</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 complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they 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/council-jobs/shortlisting-questions-guidance\">Shortlisting questions 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><p>Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.</p><p><strong>Part office / part home – hybrid</strong> -  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.</p><p>*For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/council-jobs/why-work-us\">Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)</a></p><h2>Company information</h2><p>Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.</p><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/council-jobs/apply-job-council/encouraging-diverse-workforce\">encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£42,708 - £45,718","publishDate":"2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-25T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/357c6fa2-3473-453d-a22a-24e8c6fd6c97.png","score":4117.1694,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"1a277ef3-5a38-407c-91b1-c8a26951477f","title":"Social Work Assistant Specialist Community Disability Service (25+ Pod)","employer":"Brighton & Hove City Council","department":"","location":"Wellington House","locationType":3,"description":"<h2>Job introduction</h2><div>\n<p>In the Specialist Community Disability Service we passionately believe that putting relationship-based practice at the centre of everything we do enables us to provide consistent and quality support to citizens so that they can lead independent and fulfilled lives. Brighton & Hove has a unique demographic which makes it a challenging yet very rewarding place to work. Working closely with our partner agencies, we continue to be at the forefront of making a positive difference in challenging times.</p>\n<p>But we can’t realise our ambition to become a centre of excellence and best practice without dedicated, creative and motivated workers. Does this sound like you?</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><br></p>\n</div><h2>About the role</h2><p>The Social Work Assistant post plays a key role in the delivery of our services. You will be completing assessments under the Care Act as well as assisting social workers with more complex situations. You’ll receive regular supervision and training to help you fulfil your role.</p><p>Working alongside social workers and other staff, this role is a real opportunity to gain additional experience of working in a professional multidisciplinary team, to ensure timely assessment and practical support is in place to promote the safety and independence of the people we support.</p><p>We are looking for people who:</p><ul>\n<li>Have experience working with vulnerable people who might use social care services</li>\n<li>Have experience of applying law and policy relevant to the care of adults who may be in need of care and support</li>\n<li>Are able to identity and assess risk</li>\n<li>Have an understanding of the importance of information, advice and reablement in supporting people to maintain their independence and wellbeing.</li>\n</ul><p>For an informal discussion, in the first instance please contact Richard Stevenson, Team Manager, Specialist Community Disability Service, Health & Adult Social Care, <a href=\"mailto:richard.stevenson@brighton-hove.gov.uk\">richard.stevenson@brighton-hove.gov.uk</a></p><p><strong>As part of your application</strong>, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they 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/council-jobs/shortlisting-questions-guidance\">Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)</a>) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.</p><p>For details of how we can support you during the application process, please read this:  <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/council-jobs/apply-job-council/supporting-your-application\">Supporting your application (brighton-hove.gov.uk)</a></p><h2>Additional information</h2><p>Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.</p><p>*For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/council-jobs/why-work-us\">Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)</a></p><h2>Company information</h2><p>Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.</p><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/council-jobs/apply-job-council/encouraging-diverse-workforce\">encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£31,067 - £32,654 (£16.10 - £16.93 per hour)","publishDate":"2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-25T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/2c689b8b-79e2-44f7-a89d-849f2cfc587d.png","score":3395.2896,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"d3b22799-087a-47ce-901d-aeda99b3c230","title":"Principal Clinical Psychologist Children in Care","employer":"West Sussex County Council","department":"","location":"Shoreham-By-Sea","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Salary:</strong> £53,915 to £57,296 per annum (29.6 hours/week, pro rata)<br><strong>FTE Equivalent:</strong> £67,394 to £71,620 per annum<br><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Permanent<br><strong>Working Pattern:</strong> Part-time - 29.6 hours per week (Monday to Friday)<br><strong>Location:</strong> Based at Glebelands, Shoreham with countywide coverage - Hybrid working considered (minimum 1 day/week WFH)</p><p><strong>Make a Real Difference to the Lives of Children in Care</strong></p><ul><li>Are you a trauma-informed practitioner, passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people in care?</li></ul><ul><li>Are you looking for a leadership opportunity in a growing, DDP-informed therapeutic service?</li></ul><ul>\n<li>Do you thrive in providing training, consultation and reflective practice to staff groups within Children's Services?</li>\n<li>Do you have experience of providing DDP-informed therapeutic interventions with carers and children in care?</li>\n</ul><p>If so, we want to hear from you.</p><p>Following the transfer of our specialist psychological services into West Sussex County Council, we are at an exciting juncture, integrating a range of specialist social care and psychology-led services under one roof in our Psychological Hub. Our vision is to deliver creative and impactful services whilst building upon established, collaborative relationships between the social care workforce and psychological services.</p><p> </p><p><strong>About the Role</strong></p><p>We are looking to recruit a dedicated and experienced <strong>Principal Clinical Psychologist - Clinical Lead </strong>for our growing<strong> ATTACH team. </strong>This is a multidisciplinary team including child psychotherapists, clinical psychologists, child and family workers and other mental health practitioners - all united by a shared mission to provide trauma-informed, relational care to vulnerable children, young people and their families.</p><p>As Clinical Lead you will:</p><ul>\n<li>Provide clinical oversight and day-to-day leadership of the ATTACH team</li>\n<li>Deliver specialist psychological consultation, reflective practice groups, and training to social care teams</li>\n<li>Offer direct psychotherapeutic interventions to some children and their carers in fostering, kinship and residential settings</li>\n<li>Clinically supervise psychology colleagues and mentor more junior staff, including assistants and trainee placements</li>\n<li>Collate and contribute to data reporting for the wider Psychological Hub, influencing developments in strategic service innovations</li>\n</ul><p> </p><p><strong>About You</strong></p><p>We're seeking a <strong>confident and compassionate clinician</strong> who:</p><ul>\n<li>Is HCPC-registered as a Practitioner Psychologist</li>\n<li>Has a proven track record in delivering bespoke interventions for Children in Care with a systemic and integrative focus.</li>\n<li>Has a strong foundation in trauma-informed and attachment-based models, including DDP and PACE</li>\n<li>Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the needs of children who present with issues arising from developmental trauma and disrupted early attachments, and the support needs of those who care for them in foster, special guardianship, and residential homes</li>\n<li>Is experienced and interested in delivering consultation, training, and reflective supervision to staff groups</li>\n<li>Has excellent leadership and supervisory skills, including skills in job planning and managing a range of competing priorities</li>\n<li>Is confident managing risk and complexity in multi-agency environments</li>\n<li>Experience working with neurodiverse young people and an understanding of the intersection between developmental trauma and neurodevelopmental needs would be an advantage</li>\n</ul><p> </p><p><strong>What We Offer</strong></p><ul>\n<li>A welcoming and forward-thinking psychological service embedded within Children's Services</li>\n<li>Hybrid working arrangements to support your work-life balance</li>\n<li>Opportunities to develop and shape a pioneering integrated psychological model</li>\n<li>Line management and clinical supervision by the Consultant Clinical Psychologist for ATTACH service</li>\n<li>Peer support and ongoing CPD</li>\n<li>An inclusive and values-driven team culture that supports innovation and reflective practice</li>\n</ul><p>You'll be joining a leadership group of Principal and Consultant Clinical Psychologists, contributing to the strategic vision of the Psychological Hub, and influencing how West Sussex supports children in care through compassionate, psychologically informed approaches.</p><p> </p><p><strong>About Us</strong></p><p>The Psychological Hub is clinically led by two consultant clinical psychologists: one leading the Community Psychological Service and the other leading the ATTACH service (the therapeutic service for Children We Care For). For context, the Community Service provides a range of consultation and training to the wider local authority safeguarding and edge of care teams, and provides specialist psychological assessment and therapeutic interventions to children and their families where there are concerns about the child engaging in harmful sexual behaviour.</p><p>The ATTACH service, previously known as the CYPL Permanency Service, delivers psychological support into our Children We Care For, Care Leavers, Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking young people and Special Guardianship teams and includes support to our Residential and Fostering services.</p><p>The ATTACH team delivers DDP-informed support to children in care and the professionals and carers around them, helping them understand and respond to the impact of developmental trauma, disrupted attachment, and hidden emotional needs. Within West Sussex Fostering, there is a drive and vision to deliver therapeutic parenting within foster care and kinship, underpinned by DDP principles and an attitude of PACE. Please see the West Sussex Fostering Vision Statement document for further details of the PACE culture ambition.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Rewards and Benefits</strong></p><p>As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do. Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:</p><p><img src=\"https://static.lumessetalentlink.com/repository/NDgzQF9AL2ltYWdlcy83MmVlODMyYmFkNDNhNmEwNzVkNTQ0OWM5ODdkMGI3ZC5wbmc=.png?0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1198\" height=\"456\"></p><p> </p><p>We offer a generous Local Government Pension scheme, which is one of the largest pension schemes in the UK. The LGPS provides you with a secure and guaranteed income every year when you stop working.</p><p>For a full list, this can be found at our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/rewards-and-benefits/\"><strong>Rewards and Benefits page.</strong></a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Please Get In Touch</strong></p><p>We welcome informal enquiries ahead of application to explore how this opportunity might fit your professional goals and values. For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Dr Jenny Mount (Consultant Clinical Psychologist, ATTACH service) at <span><strong><span></span></strong></span>.</p><p>This is your chance to lead, innovate, and make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children and their carers. For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.</p><p><strong><span>Information Pack:</span></strong></p><ul><li>West Sussex Fostering Vision statement information - please see attached.</li></ul><p><strong>To apply:</strong> please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter (CV maximum 4 pages and cover letter maximum 2 pages please). In your cover letter, please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV.</p><p>Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again. Be sure to check out our Fostering Vision Statement in the information pack.</p><p>The reference number for this role is <strong>CAFHE05689.</strong></p><p>For issues or queries regarding your application please contact <strong><span><span></span></span>.</strong></p><p><strong>We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to HCPC registration, an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.</strong></p><p>Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.</p><p>We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/help-applying-for-jobs/\"><strong>application help</strong></a> page.</p><p> </p><p> </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£53915 - £57296 per annum + LGPS, Flexible Working","publishDate":"2025-05-13T11:01:06.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-03T11:01:06.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/3bb32642-6768-40b5-a136-55bcab173c80.jpg","score":3314.6462,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"08a6d255-adc2-43bc-8381-1b720228990b","title":"Principal Clinical Psychologist Children in Care","employer":"West Sussex County Council","department":"","location":"Shoreham-By-Sea","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Salary:</strong> £53,915 to £57,296 per annum (29.6 hours/week, pro rata)<br><strong>FTE Equivalent:</strong> £67,394 to £71,620 per annum<br><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Permanent<br><strong>Working Pattern:</strong> Part-time - 29.6 hours per week (Monday to Friday)<br><strong>Location:</strong> Based at Glebelands, Shoreham with countywide coverage - Hybrid working considered (minimum 1 day/week WFH)</p><ul>\n<li>Are you a trauma-informed experienced Clinical Psychologist passionate about supporting children and young people in care across West Sussex?</li>\n<li>Do you thrive in providing training and consultation to diverse staff groups, service development and clinical leadership?</li>\n<li>Do you have experience of building relationships with teams working in children's residential care or specialist therapeutic fostering?</li>\n</ul><ul><li>Do you have experience of service development or leading a project within a service?</li></ul><p>If so, we want to hear from you.</p><p>Following the transfer of our specialist psychological services into West Sussex County Council, we are at an exciting point of the process, integrating a range of specialist social care and psychology -led services under one roof in our Psychological Hub. Our vision is to deliver creative and impactful services whilst building upon established, collaborative relationships between the social care workforce and psychological services.</p><p>We are looking to recruit a dedicated and experienced <strong>Principal Clinical Psychologist - Projects Lead</strong> to join our growing <strong>ATTACH Service</strong> (previously CAMHS Permanency). You will play a key role within our Psychological Hub, where innovative, trauma-informed, and collaborative care is at the heart of what we do.</p><p><strong>About the Role</strong></p><p>This is a newly created and exciting opportunity within our specialist psychologically informed children's social care services. You'll play a vital role in offering clinical oversight, supervision and complex assessment and intervention of children and young people within two key projects being delivered for children we care for:</p><ol>\n<li>\n<strong> REACH</strong> - a specialist fostering model delivered by a dedicated multi-disciplinary team supporting a small number of children stepping down from residential care into foster homes and helping support placement stability through therapeutic parenting support and interventions. (For more information see linked attachment about REACH.)</li>\n<li>\n<strong> The Children's Residential Home Collaborative (CHC) </strong>- an innovative partnership between the County Council and local providers of residential and semi-independent care providing an increasing number of small residential homes within West Sussex. Whilst the homes remain within the independent sector, the Local Authority supports the staff teams around the young person by providing a comprehensive offer of support to help sustain stable placements for young people, close to their community and key attachment relationships.</li>\n</ol><p>This initiative has born out of the national challenge to address the lack of placement sufficiency for many vulnerable and complex children we care for, who too frequently have needed to be placed in residential placements in other parts of the country, at high emotional cost to the young person and high financial cost to the public purse; and where long-term stability and wellbeing outcomes for young people, have often been poor. (For more information see linked attachment about CHC).</p><p>Key responsibilities include:</p><ul>\n<li>Clinical oversight, project delivery and service development</li>\n<li>Providing specialist consultation, reflective practice, and bespoke training to social care and residential teams</li>\n<li>Offering direct psychological input to children and young people in residential care</li>\n<li>Supervising clinical psychologists and contributing to the wider ATTACH service vision</li>\n</ul><p>You'll work within a <strong>multi-disciplinary team</strong> including clinical psychologists, child psychotherapists, mental health specialists, and assistant psychologists.</p><p><strong>About You</strong></p><p>You are a compassionate, confident practitioner who:</p><ul>\n<li>Holds HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist</li>\n<li>Has significant experience working with children who are looked after, adopted, or under special guardianship</li>\n<li>Demonstrates strong leadership skills and experience in service or project development</li>\n<li>Has a deep understanding of developmental trauma, attachment, and the impact of early adversity on emotional and neurodevelopmental outcomes</li>\n<li>Is confident providing supervision, risk management, and reflective spaces for multidisciplinary teams</li>\n<li>You'll also need to be an excellent communicator, with the ability to deliver psychologically informed training and contribute to the strategic service direction.</li>\n</ul><p>For key skills and experience/knowledge required for this position, please refer to the job description attached.</p><p><strong>What We Offer</strong></p><ul>\n<li>A supportive and forward-thinking team culture</li>\n<li>Hybrid working options to promote work-life balance</li>\n<li>Opportunity to shape and lead service innovations within Psychological Hub in West Sussex Children's Services</li>\n<li>Line management and clinical supervision by the Consultant Clinical Psychologist for ATTACH service</li>\n<li>Ongoing professional development and clinical supervision</li>\n</ul><p><strong>About Us</strong></p><p>The Psychological Hub is clinically led by two consultant clinical psychologists: one leading the Community Psychological Service and the other leading the ATTACH service. </p><p>For context, the Community Service provides a range of consultation and training to the wider local authority safeguarding and edge of care teams and provides specialist psychological assessment and therapeutic interventions to children and their families where there are concerns about the child engaging in harmful sexual behaviour.</p><p>The ATTACH service delivers psychological support into our Children We Care for, Care Leavers, Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking young people and Special Guardianship teams, and includes support to our Residential and Fostering services. Our team works with carers and professionals to develop shared understanding and effective trauma-informed packages of care for children and young people including therapeutic parenting approaches for carers, DDP-informed interventions for dyads of children and carers and individual psychotherapeutic interventions for some children and young people. </p><p><strong>Rewards and Benefits</strong></p><p>As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do. Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:</p><p><img src=\"https://static.lumessetalentlink.com/repository/NDgzQF9AL2ltYWdlcy83MmVlODMyYmFkNDNhNmEwNzVkNTQ0OWM5ODdkMGI3ZC5wbmc=.png?0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1198\" height=\"456\"></p><p>We offer a generous Local Government Pension scheme, which is one of the largest pension schemes in the UK. The LGPS provides you with a secure and guaranteed income every year when you stop working.</p><p>For a full list, this can be found at our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/rewards-and-benefits/\"><strong>Rewards and Benefits page.</strong></a></p><p><strong>Please Get In Touch</strong></p><p>We welcome informal enquiries ahead of application to explore how this opportunity might fit your professional goals and values. For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Dr Jenny Mount (Consultant Clinical Psychologist) at <span><strong></strong></span>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The reference number for this role is <strong>CAFHE05685.</strong></p><p>For issues or queries regarding your application please contact <span><strong><span></span></strong></span>. </p><p><strong>We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to HCPC registration, an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.</strong></p><p>Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.</p><p>We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/help-applying-for-jobs/\"><strong>application help</strong></a> page.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£53915 - £57296 per annum + LGPS, Flexible Working","publishDate":"2025-05-13T11:15:03.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-03T11:15:03.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/189d2108-4b33-4537-b81e-c2f9a8566d22.jpg","score":3153.2585,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"f20c788d-57a3-4f9b-a936-49f55129b511","title":"Senior Children’s Residential Care Worker","employer":"Brighton & Hove City Council","department":"","location":"Wellington House, Wellington Street","locationType":3,"description":"<h2>Job introduction</h2><p>In Spring 2025 Brighton & Hove City Council are opening a new Residential Home for children with disabilities called Rainbow Lodge. </p><p>We are excited to offer the opportunity for you to work within this new setting.</p><p>For an informal discussion, please contact Lorraine Hughes – Head of Service for the Specialists Community Disability Service by email at <a href=\"mailto:lorraine.hughes@brighton-hove.gov.uk\">lorraine.hughes@brighton-hove.gov.uk</a></p><h2>About the role</h2><p><strong>Shortlisting and interviews happen on a frequent basis, please submit applications as soon as possible. This advert may be withdrawn if the vacancies are filled and headcount complete.</strong></p><p>Do you enjoy working with children and young people with a range of disabilities? </p><p>Do you want to make a difference to young people’s lives and support them to meet their full potential? </p><p>If so, we want to hear from you!</p><p>Our Children’s Residential Care Workers care for up to 5 children with complex disabilities who live at Rainbow Lodge. You will be involved in every aspect of the young people’s care. You will work in partnership with the young people’s parents / carers, our local special schools, social workers and our health colleagues to ensure that the young people experience the best care.</p><p>Due to the complexity of the young people’s disabilities the work can be challenging at times, but also very rewarding.</p><p>Do you have the resilience to work with children who have behaviours that challenge or complex health needs?</p><p>Can you be flexible with your working hours? This role may include working weekends and overnight shifts.</p><p>As a worker at Rainbow Lodge, you will be part of the Specialist Community Disability Service 0 – 24 working alongside social workers and social work resource officers to provide children with disabilities and their families the support that they need.</p><p>Children’s Residential Care Workers at Rainbow Lodge will be involved in the day-to-day care of children with disabilities, this will include undertaking personal care, promoting the children’s health, education, relationships with their family and friends. Ensuring that their physical, intellectual, emotional and social needs are met and providing them with opportunities for play, leisure and learning.</p><p>You will be part of a new team at Rainbow Lodge, and we are looking for people who are enthusiastic and motivated to provide excellent care and support to ensure that the children meet their full potential, who enjoy being part of a team and who have experience of working with disabled children with complex needs. </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 complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they 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/application-form-guidance\">Application form guidance</a>) and <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/shortlisting-questions-guidance\">Shortlisting questions guidance</a> as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.</p><h2>Additional information</h2><p>Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.</p><p>For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us\">Why work for us</a></p><p> </p><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 <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us/how-we-create-fair-and-inclusive-workplace\">How we create a fair and inclusive workplace</a>.</p><p>Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£31,067-£32,654","publishDate":"2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-23T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/4375e185-838b-4195-b80b-4dff13e6e044.png","score":3124.242,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"c2a813b1-cb82-429a-a10c-8addf674b6dc","title":"Home Care Support Worker - Independence at Home","employer":"Brighton & Hove City Council","department":"","location":"Craven Vale, Craven Road","locationType":3,"description":"<h2>Job introduction</h2><p><strong>Various positions available</strong> to cover shifts, from 17.5 hours up to 28 hours per week <em>working across the City</em>. <strong>Currently we only have positions for drivers with own transport.</strong></p><p><strong>Salary range:     </strong></p><p><strong>£14.13 - £14.36 per hour (</strong>plus enhancements for weekend, evenings and Bank Holidays).<strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Full time salary  £27,269 -  £27,711</strong></p><p><strong>Interview date:</strong> TBC</p><p>For an informal discussion, please contact Jean Windsor, or Julian Seaborne, Operations Managers on 01273 295262 or email <a href=\"mailto:%C2%A0stephanie.anderson@brighton-hove.gov.uk\">julian.seaborne@brighton-hove.gov.uk</a> </p><h2>About the role</h2><p><strong>Are you looking to make a difference to someone’s life?</strong></p><p><strong>Are you caring, reliable and good with people?<br> Could you care for someone else?<br> If so, then we would like to hear from you.</strong></p><p>Our Independence at Home team provides short-term care and support, mainly to older people within the city, to help them re-gain their confidence and independence so they can stay living in their own homes where they are most comfortable and happy...</p><p>Our last CQC Inspection rated our service as “Good”. It highlighted that “the service was well led” and staff felt that managers were “approachable and very supportive”.</p><p>Our aim is to provide the highest quality of care to the people who rely on us and we put their needs at the heart of everything we do. But we can’t continue to provide excellent care in the community without more dedicated, skilled and motivated carers.</p><p>Working as part of a dedicated team led by an experienced manager you will provide support to a wide range of people including individuals who have a physical disability, learning difficulty, sensory loss, mental health issues, dementia or a complex combination of needs.</p><p>This will include:</p><ul>\n<li>personal care such as washing, bathing, dressing and toileting</li>\n<li>assistance with moving around their home</li>\n<li>help with shopping and preparing meals</li>\n<li>emotional and social support</li>\n<li>helping with medication</li>\n<li>liaising with other health care services and family members</li>\n<li>support to regain confidence with daily living skills.</li>\n</ul><p>You don’t need any formal qualifications but previous care experience would be an advantage.  You will need to:</p><ul>\n<li>have a caring, flexible and professional approach to your wo</li>\n<li>have good written and number skill</li>\n<li>get on well with people from a variety of backgrounds</li>\n<li>work well as part of a team</li>\n<li>work on your own initiative</li>\n<li>be willing to undertake the high quality training we will provide for you</li>\n</ul><p>As part of your training, we will also give you the opportunity to shadow one of our experienced carers for a short period until you are able to undertake care calls on your own.<br><br>We can offer you:</p><ul>\n<li>a higher rate of pay than the average market rate</li>\n<li>enhancements for working in the evenings, at weekends and on bank holidays</li>\n<li>a career average pension scheme</li>\n<li>generous holiday (Pro rata)</li>\n<li>paid travel time between calls</li>\n<li>paid mileage expenses</li>\n<li>regular supervision meetings</li>\n<li>a range of other staff benefits</li>\n<li>free uniform and personal protective equipment</li>\n<li>opportunities for career progression including support to enable you, if you wish, to study for the QCF diplomas in Health & Social Care (levels 2 and 3)</li>\n</ul><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 Application Form and answers to some shortlisting questions.  Your answers to the shortlisting questions are 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/application-form-guidance\">Application Form 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/shortlisting-questions-guidance\">Shortlisting 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><p>Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.</p><p>For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us\">Why work for us</a></p><p> </p><h2>Company information</h2><p>Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.</p><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":"£14.13 - £14.36 per hour plus enhancements for night, weekend and Bank Holiday working","publishDate":"2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-26T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/b635c54a-bd83-46be-8298-f19e2012f2f5.png","score":3106.9263,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"64a22a02-3597-43c5-b2bc-a783532151ed","title":"Home Care Support Worker (Nights)","employer":"Brighton & Hove City Council","department":"","location":"Drove Road","locationType":3,"description":"<h2>Job introduction</h2><p>We are looking for 2 night home care support workers at Drove Road, a respite home for disabled young people.</p><p>Do you have a background of working with children with learning disabilities? Are you someone who enjoys working in a rewarding, supportive, and a challenging environment? Can you work with a diverse range of stakeholders in an inclusive and accessible way?</p><p>We have an exciting opportunity within our Families, Children and Learning Directorate where you will get to make a real difference in the lives of children with learning difficulties. Every team member plays a vital part in helping our young people to thrive, and as a highly successful team we support each other to deliver our service with fairness and inclusivity. We are committed to delivering an outstanding service and to making Health and Disability Services accessible to everyone. </p><p>If you would like to discuss this role, please email  rebecca.thomas@brighton-hove.gov.uk and <a href=\"mailto:sarah.raisbeck@brighton-hove.gov.uk\">sarah.raisbeck@brighton-hove.gov.uk</a> to arrange a conversation.</p><h2>About the role</h2><p>Drove Road is respite home for young people with learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge between the ages of 8 and 18.</p><p>Staff will work hard to create a positive, safe, stimulating environment in which each young person’s specific needs are met and they are supported to develop and learn new skills while having fun. Particular emphasis is given to those skills that promote independence. </p><p>As a Home Care Support Worker, you will: </p><ul>\n<li>Support our young people from diverse backgrounds with intimate personal care when required.</li>\n<li>Use a range of inclusive and accessible communication tools to help our young people express themselves.</li>\n<li>Undertake a range of domestic tasks including cleaning, shopping, providing freshly prepared meals.</li>\n<li>Support your colleagues and yourself to stay safe during times of challenging behaviour.</li>\n</ul><p>You will be someone with:</p><ul>\n<li>The experience of looking after children with learning disabilities.</li>\n<li>Have inclusive and accessible communication skills for interaction with service users, families, social workers, and medical professionals.</li>\n<li>The ability to apply restrictive interventions to support young people in line with their behaviour support plans.</li>\n<li>A clear Enhanced DBS Certificate</li>\n</ul><p>Benefits: </p><ul>\n<li>Funding and support within two years for a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent qualification).</li>\n<li>Support with in-house training to improve skills and knowledge.</li>\n<li>An opportunity to increase your skill and experience for future roles within social care, education and childcare.</li>\n<li>Enhancements over weekends, and bank holidays.</li>\n</ul><p>You will need to be able to work a 4-week rolling rota as follows:</p><p>Night shifts: 9.15pm to 7.15am </p><p>There is an expectation waking night staff will attend one team meeting a month and undertake necessary training which is included in number of hours worked.</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 Application Form and answers to some shortlisting questions.  Your answers to the shortlisting questions are 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/application-form-guidance\">Application Form 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/shortlisting-questions-guidance\">Shortlisting 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>Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.</p>\n<p>For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us\">Why work for us </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><p>Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£27,269 - £27,711 full time without relevant qualification (£14.13 - £14.36 per hour) £28,163 - £30,060 with relevant qualification (£14.60 -£15.58) plus enhancements for evenings, weekends and bank holidays","publishDate":"2025-05-14T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-29T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/d2b4822d-689e-4540-9109-63587cd72c0a.png","score":2927.91,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"8f854513-c8ff-4e3f-94f7-5314f2146d91","title":"Home Care Support Worker Learning Disability (Children and Young People)","employer":"Brighton & Hove City Council","department":"","location":"55 Drove Road, Hove","locationType":3,"description":"<h2>Job introduction</h2><p><a>Do you have a background of working with children with learning disabilities? Are you someone who enjoys working in a rewarding, supportive, and a challenging environment? Can you work with a diverse range of stakeholders in an inclusive and accessible way?</a></p><p>We have an exciting opportunity within our Families, Children and Learning Directorate where you will get to make a real difference in the lives of children with learning difficulties. Every team member plays a vital part in helping our young people to thrive, and as a highly successful team we support each other to deliver our service with fairness and inclusivity. We are committed to delivering an outstanding service and to making Health and Disability Services accessible to everyone. </p><p>If you would like to discuss this role, please email Sarah Willbridge-Raisbeck  - <a href=\"mailto:Sarah.Raisbeck@brighton-hove.gov.uk\">Sarah.Raisbeck@brighton-hove.gov.uk</a> <a href=\"mailto:karen.rusbridge@brighton-hove.gov.uk\"></a> to arrange a conversation.</p><h2>About the role</h2><p>At Drove Road, we provide a mixture of short breaks and full-time placements for young people with learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge between the ages of 8 and 18. Many of our young people have Autism with associated complex needs. Our dedicated team of staff works hard to create a positive, safe, stimulating, and homely environment in which each young person’s specific needs are met and they are supported to develop and learn new skills while having fun. Particular emphasis is given to those skills that promote independence. As a Home Care Support Worker, you will:</p><ul>\n<li>Support our young people from diverse backgrounds with intimate personal care when required.</li>\n<li>Use a range of inclusive and accessible communication tools to help our young people express themselves.</li>\n<li>Undertake a range of domestic tasks including cleaning, shopping, providing freshly prepared meals.</li>\n<li>Support your colleagues and yourself to stay safe during times of challenging behaviour.</li>\n</ul><p>You will be someone with:</p><ul>\n<li>the experience of looking after children with learning disabilities.</li>\n<li>Inclusive and accessible communication skills for interaction with service users, families, social workers, and medical professionals.</li>\n<li>The ability to apply restrictive interventions to support young people in line with their behaviour support plans.</li>\n<li>a clear Enhanced DBS Certificate</li>\n</ul><p><a>Benefits:</a></p><ul>\n<li>Funding and support within two years for a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent qualification).</li>\n<li>Support with in-house training to improve skills and knowledge.</li>\n<li>An opportunity to increase your skill and experience for future roles within social care, education and childcare.</li>\n<li>Enhancements over weekends, evenings, and bank holidays.</li>\n<li>Extra shifts are available.</li>\n</ul><p>You will need to be able to work a 4-week rolling rota as follows:</p><ul>\n<li><a>Early shifts: 7.00am to 2.30pm (until 11.00am in term time)</a></li>\n<li>Late shifts: 2.00pm to 9.30pm or 10.00pm</li>\n<li>Work two weekends per month.</li>\n<li>Sleep-in duty once per month.</li>\n</ul><p>For more information about the organisation and the specific tasks required, please download the job description / person specification.</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 complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they 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/application-form-guidance\">Application form guidance</a>) and <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/shortlisting-questions-guidance\">Shortlisting questions guidance</a> as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.</p><h2>Additional information</h2><p>Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.</p><p>Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.</p><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 <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us/how-we-create-fair-and-inclusive-workplace\">How we create a fair and inclusive workplace</a>.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£27,269 - £27,711 full time without relevant qualification (£14.13-£14.36 per hour) £28,163 - £30,060 with relevant qualification (£14.60- £15.58) plus enhancements for evenings, weekends and bank holidays","publishDate":"2025-05-14T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-29T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/152ca82c-2962-4c8b-ba37-887e7a4ca113.png","score":2501.3267,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"7c3b7d8a-3394-4f33-9cef-bae2d473cc4a","title":"Building Surveying Manager","employer":"Brighton & Hove City Council","department":"","location":"Hove Town Hall, Brighton &amp; Hove","locationType":3,"description":"<h2>Job introduction</h2><div><div>\n<p>Do you have the expertise to manage building maintenance, refurbishment and conservation projects?</p>\n<p>Do you have a talent for managing a professional team to lead and deliver an annual programme of building projects?</p>\n<p>Have you got the initiative to lead in the development of sustainable construction?</p>\n<p>If this sounds like you, we would like to hear from you.</p>\n<p>We're looking for a senior manager to be part of the Property Strategy team who will lead on the procurement and delivery of the annual building maintenance programme to ensure the effective management of the council’s significant operational estate including its civic and historic buildings as well as schools.   </p>\n<p>For an informal discussion, please contact Jessica Hamilton - Interim Head of Strategic Property on jessica.hamilton@brighton-hove.gov.uk</p>\n</div></div><h2>About the role</h2><p>In this role you will:</p><p>Report to the Head of Strategic Property and have a specialised remit to provide building surveying and construction advice and expertise to support the strategic and operational management of the council’s extensive and varied property estate.</p><p>You will lead on identifying the capital investment requirements, planning the annual capital programme and deliver the capital projects and planned maintenance.</p><p>Use your professional knowledge and experience to deliver construction development projects, procure contractors, manage budgets and build relationships with stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>You will have</p><ul>\n<li>The ability to work sensitively and inclusively in a political environment, tactfully influencing and challenging decision-makers to achieve the best outcomes for services.</li>\n<li>Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to provide innovative solutions in complex and varying contexts that are legally compliant.</li>\n<li>Experience of delivering major construction development project(s).</li>\n<li>Experience of offering technical or specialist advice within a large and/or complex operation or service.</li>\n<li>To be open to work with people from all diverse backgrounds and cultures</li>\n</ul><p>We value our staff and are committed to building a fair, inclusive and supportive place to work in.</p><p>In return, you will receive:</p><ul>\n<li>competitive pay </li>\n<li>full induction and on-going development and training </li>\n<li>paid annual leave </li>\n<li>Local Government Pension Scheme </li>\n<li>family friendly policies  </li>\n<li>staff discount scheme and staff travel benefits, cycle loan </li>\n<li>rental deposit scheme and more</li>\n<li>Workplace adjustments for candidates needing additional support</li>\n<li>A wide range of welfare and wellbeing resources including staff staff networks such as: the BME Workers Forum, LGBT Workers’ Forum, the Women’s networkand the Disabled Workers and Carers Network</li>\n</ul><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 Application Form and answers to some shortlisting questions.  Your answers to the shortlisting questions are 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/application-form-guidance\">Application Form 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/shortlisting-questions-guidance\">Shortlisting 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>Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.</p>\n<p>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.</p>\n<p>For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us\">Why work for us </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, female 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":"£55,964 - £61,166","publishDate":"2025-05-08T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-02T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/e56a77c7-7c81-44ec-b32f-d0d448d6a64b.png","score":2411.262,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"67856464-02a5-4b29-b604-d723cfa9c911","title":"Team Manager Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards","employer":"West Sussex County Council","department":"","location":"Worthing","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>About Us</strong></p><p><span>Working for West Sussex County Council is all about making a positive difference to the people of West Sussex. This role presents as a great opportunity for you to join the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Team. We are a dynamic and supportive team of registered professionals and specialist administrators, dedicated to all aspects of WSCC's responsibilities as a Supervisory Body under the DoLS legislation. We also support Managing Authorities to understand the DoLS process, and receive and prioritise Requests for authorisations.</span></p><p><span>Why not have a look at our dedicated <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/featured-jobs/careers-in-adults-social-work-in-west-sussex/\"><strong>careers in adults social work webpage</strong></a> to learn more!</span></p><p><strong>About The Job</strong></p><p><span><strong>Salary: </strong>£53,350 to £57,005 per annum</span><br><span><strong>Working Pattern: </strong>Full time</span><br><span><strong>Contract Type: </strong>Permanent</span><br><span><strong>Location: </strong>Worthing office base - county wide hybrid role</span><br><span><strong>Interview Date: </strong>w/c 16<sup>th</sup> June </span></p><p><span>As the Team Manager for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLs), you will lead a dedicated team overseeing the statutory assessment process for individuals deprived of their liberty in care homes, hospitals, and respite settings across West Sussex. You will ensure that we meet our statutory obligations while supporting internal staff and external providers in making best interest decisions and adopting least restrictive practices.</span></p><p><span>This role is pivotal in ensuring vulnerable residents are protected and that services meet all legal requirements under the Mental Capacity Act, the Care Act, and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. You will coordinate the statutory process and manage a team of Best Interest Assessors (BIAs), providing support, guidance, and training, while maintaining a commitment to delivering a high-quality service.</span></p><p><span><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></span></p><ul>\n<li><span><strong>Leadership and Management:</strong> Lead and manage the DoLs Team, ensuring effective service delivery, coordination of assessments, and operational oversight.</span></li>\n<li><span><strong>Coordination:</strong> Oversee the sourcing and coordination of Section 12 doctors and external Best Interests Assessors to complete parts of the DoLs process.</span></li>\n<li><span><strong>Policy Development:</strong> Lead the development and implementation of local DoLs policies and practices, ensuring they align with legal requirements and offer a high-quality service.</span></li>\n<li><span><strong>Statutory Compliance:</strong> Ensure all referrals and assessments are conducted within the statutory framework, meeting all Deprivation of Liberty Safeguard requirements.</span></li>\n<li><span><strong>Budget Management:</strong> Lead the team to work within the DoLs budget to achieve best value for money and optimal use of resources.</span></li>\n<li><span><strong>Training & Development:</strong> Plan, deliver, and manage training for the DoLs team and other internal staff to ensure compliance with statutory training and registration requirements.</span></li>\n<li><span><strong>Statistical Reporting:</strong> Develop and maintain administrative systems to gather and interpret data in line with Department of Health requirements, contributing to operational procedure development.</span></li>\n<li><span><strong>Partnership Working:</strong> Work with commissioning teams to ensure suitable arrangements for the IMCA (Independent Mental Capacity Advocate) and the Relevant Persons Representative services across the region.</span></li>\n</ul><p><strong>Experience and Skills</strong></p><p><span><strong>Please cover the following with examples within your application as these are the short listing criteria):</strong></span></p><p><span>Key Skills: </span><br><span>1. Ability to provide guidance and support to internal and external assessors on </span><br><span>the DoLs process </span><br><span>2. Ability to coordinate BIA assessors to ensure capacity to undertake </span><br><span>assessments. </span><br><span>3. Ability to write reports for Committee, Cabinet, Safeguarding Adult Board or Court. </span><br><span>4. Strong management and supervisory skills. </span><br><span>5. Ability to negotiate and manage budgets. </span><br> <br><span>Qualifications and/or experience: </span><br><span>* Degree in Social Work. </span><br><span>* Best Interests Assessor qualification. </span><br><span>* Current SWE registration. </span><br><span>* Substantial experience in Adult Social Care or Healthcare setting. </span><br><span>* Authoritative knowledge of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and the Mental </span><br><span>Capacity Act, including technical theories and related principles. </span><br><span>* Management and supervisory experience.</span></p><p><strong>Rewards and Benefits</strong></p><p><img src=\"https://static.lumessetalentlink.com/repository/NDgzQF9AL2ltYWdlcy81NDIzZjUwNzc5YjQxOTk1MjcwOWNjNDkzYjc4YzM4MS5wbmc=.png?0\" alt=\"image of the benefits of working at West Sussex Council including an employee assistance programme, retail discounts, travel benefits and pension scheme\" width=\"906\" height=\"600\"></p><p><span>For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our <strong><a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/rewards-and-benefits/\">Rewards and Benefits</a></strong> page.</span></p><p><strong>Further Information</strong></p><p> </p><p><span><strong>We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to Social Work England registration, an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.</strong></span></p><p><span>West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.</span></p><p><span>For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our <strong><a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/help-applying-for-jobs/\">application help</a></strong> page. </span></p><p><span>Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!</span></p><p> </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£53350 - £57005 per annum","publishDate":"2025-05-14T01:00:53.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-04T01:00:53.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/ffe34be9-03c9-4d08-bdc0-f1c068517f70.jpg","score":2316.8645,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"443b64d7-715e-40dc-9bbf-95740e7a6358","title":"Team Manager - Changing Futures Programme Sussex","employer":"West Sussex County Council","department":"","location":"Shoreham-By-Sea","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>About Us</strong></p><p><span>Changing Futures is a Pan Sussex system change programme focussing on improving the system for people experiencing multiple disadvantage. It is one of 15 national Programme's bringing together public and community sector partners to redesign ways that local systems and services are delivered, designed and commissioned to better meet the needs for adults experiencing multiple disadvantage. Multiple disadvantage is defined by the national Changing Futures Programme as <em>'people who experience three or more of: homelessness, current or historical offending, substance misuse, domestic violence and mental ill health'</em>. To find out more please visit<a href=\"https://www.changingfuturessussex.org/\"> Social Care | Changing Futures Sussex</a>.</span></p><p><span>The Changing Futures Programme Sussex aims to create an environment where individuals experiencing multiple complex needs, who repeatedly fall through the net of service provision, receive flexible, trauma informed, person-centred support. The Programme aims to enable positive changes in services; to make them better connected, and easier to access. Changing Futures Sussex works in partnership and is embedded across the three Local Authority areas: East Sussex, West Sussex, and Brighton & Hove.</span></p><p><strong>About The Job</strong></p><p><span><strong>Salary:</strong> £53,350 to £57,005 per annum</span><br><span> <strong>Working Pattern:</strong> Full-time, 37 hours per week</span><br><span> <strong>Contract Length: </strong>Fixed-term until March 2026* </span><br><span> <strong>Location:</strong> Office-based in Shoreham, covering the Adur, Arun, and Worthing areas</span><br><span> <strong>Interview Date: </strong>4th/5th June</span></p><p><span>*If you are an internal candidate, this position may be available as a secondment. Please ensure you discuss this with your manager before applying.</span></p><p><span>Are you an inspiring and effective leader ready to take on a pivotal role in delivering high-quality operational services? We're looking for a <strong>Social Work Team Manager</strong> to join our team - someone who can manage performance, lead with vision, and drive positive outcomes for both service users and staff.</span></p><p><span>As a <strong>Social Work Team Manager</strong>, you will play a vital leadership role in shaping and delivering high-quality adult social care services. You'll be confident in navigating and advising on complex statutory frameworks including the <strong>Care Act 2014</strong>, <strong>Mental Health Act</strong>, <strong>Mental Capacity Act</strong>, and related legislation. Your expertise will guide decision-making and ensure compliance across the team.</span></p><p><span>In this key position, you'll lead and manage a dedicated team, acting as the principal professional within your service area. You'll oversee planning, coordination, and delivery of activities and objectives, ensuring consistent performance and continuous improvement. Your expertise will contribute to shaping the future of the service, and you'll play a crucial role in building strong relationships and influencing across the organisation and beyond.. You'll provide specialist advice and guidance across departments, support policy development, and tackle complex challenges - whether they're technical, professional, resource-based, or people-related. You'll uphold and champion equality, diversity, and inclusion, while also adhering to the highest standards, including those set out by Social Work England.</span></p><p><span>We place a strong emphasis on learning and development. Our team is committed not just to delivering services, but to identifying and overcoming system barriers, using innovative approaches and best practice to support individuals experiencing multiple disadvantage.</span></p><p><span><strong>What we're looking for:</strong></span></p><ul>\n<li><span>Proven leadership and management experience in a professional setting</span></li>\n<li><span>Ability to think strategically and deliver operational outcomes</span></li>\n<li><span>Strong relationship-building and influencing skills</span></li>\n<li><span>A collaborative, flexible approach to solving challenges</span></li>\n</ul><p><span><strong>Experience and Skills</strong></span></p><p><span><strong>Key Skills (please cover with examples within your application as these are the short listing criteria):</strong></span></p><ul>\n<li><span>Ability to make sound, pragmatic, problem-solving decisions including tackling difficult problems of a technical, professional, resource or people-related nature.</span></li>\n<li><span>Excellent communication skills with ability to influence actions by others and negotiate effective business solutions.</span></li>\n<li><span>Research and knowledge management skills; able to apply project management principles and practices.</span></li>\n<li><span>Leadership, effective people management and performance management skills and the ability to provide direction and support to individuals and teams during complex situations.</span></li>\n<li><span>Ability to challenge existing practices and identify innovative strength-based solutions within the required frameworks.</span></li>\n<li><span>Sound and accurate IT skills for general office duties, producing reports and research.</span></li>\n<li><span>Post graduate professional qualification relevant to the professional service specialism (such as CQSW/CSS/DipSW or BA/MA in Social Work or equivalent and PQSW).</span></li>\n<li><span>Significant and broad experience demonstrating applied application of the above levels of knowledge in a relevant setting.</span></li>\n<li><span>Relevant chartered status of a professional body or equivalent high-level experience of involved practices.</span></li>\n<li><span>Registration with Social Work England and responsibility for maintaining registration.</span></li>\n<li><span>Significant post-qualification experience in dealing with diverse issues.</span></li>\n<li><span>Demonstrable experience of delivering or co-ordinating a quality customer-focussed service to others.</span></li>\n<li><span>Experience of managing and leading staff.</span></li>\n<li><span>Experience of managing a small budget and/or contributing to financially related decisions on larger spends.</span></li>\n<li><span>Experience of supporting initiatives in a political environment.</span></li>\n</ul><p><strong>Further Information</strong></p><p><span>For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our <strong><a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/rewards-and-benefits/\">Rewards and Benefits</a></strong> page.</span></p><p> </p><p><span><strong>We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to Social Work England registration, an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.</strong></span></p><p><span>West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.</span></p><p><span>For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our <strong><a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/help-applying-for-jobs/\">application help</a></strong> page. </span></p><p><span>Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!</span></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£53350 - £57005 per annum","publishDate":"2025-05-13T09:13:33.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-27T09:13:33.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/eccd7b16-1a4e-4b78-9a12-6a5a1bc309cb.jpg","score":2265.914,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"d4462c3b-2127-4c3b-9d3e-0908c6ed8a32","title":"Home Care Support Worker, Learning Disability Service, Burwash Lodge","employer":"Brighton & Hove City Council","department":"","location":"Burwash Lodge","locationType":3,"description":"<h2>Job introduction</h2><div>\n<p><strong>CARE FOR OTHERS – MAKE A DIFFERENCE</strong></p>\n<p>Are you looking for a rewarding, varied role where each day can offer a fresh challenge? </p>\n<p>Are you passionate about making a real difference to someone’s life?   </p>\n<p>Have you worked with or had experience of supporting adults with learning disabilities and complex needs?</p>\n<p>Are you looking for an opportunity to further your career?</p>\n<p><strong>We are recruiting 1 part time (35 hours) Home Care Support Worker on a 9 month fixed term contract, with experience of learning disabilities and challenging behaviour, to work at Burwash Lodge, in the Hollingdean area of Brighton.</strong></p>\n<p><strong><em><span>Before applying, please ensure you have read </span></em></strong><a href=\"https://brightonandhovecc.sharepoint.com/sites/TheWavePoliciesandProcedures/SitePages/Secondment-policy.aspx?web=1\"><strong><em><span>the Secondment policy</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span> to ensure you are eligible to apply for a secondment. In accordance with the policy, please ensure you have the written approval of your line manager before applying. Evidence of this must be included with your application.</span></em></strong></p>\n<p>We are a friendly, committed and dedicated team, who ensures all our service users specific needs are met in a caring, sensitive and inclusive way. We deliver person-centred care and we encourage and promote independence.</p>\n<p>The People wo live at our service have mild to moderate Learning Disabilities, some have Autism, and mental health needs.</p>\n<p><span>Burwash Lodge is a supported living service supporting people in their own flats . One of the people has lived at Burwash for over 30 years! The service ensures people are settled in a cosy , person centred and homely environment. We deliver 24/7 days a week support for up to 10 adults who have a learning disability.</span></p>\n<p>Basic hourly rate of £14.60 increasing to £15.58 (£26,640 - £28,435 per annum actual for 35 hours per week)</p>\n<p>Time and a half for working at weekend, double time for working on a bank holiday and time and a third for working at night (between 8pm and 6 am), opportunity to work additional hours</p>\n<p>Read more about what benefits we offer at <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/council-jobs/why-work-us\">Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)</a></p>\n<p>If you enjoy helping people, and want to make a difference to their lives, we would very much like to hear from you.</p>\n<p>For an informal discussion, please contact</p>\n<p>Manager:  Liv Thukhutha. Livhuwani.Thukhutha@brighton-hove.gov.uk</p>\n<p>House phone: 01273 295108</p>\n<p> Applicants with or without a driver’s license are welcomed.</p>\n</div><h2>About the role</h2><p>We offer comprehensive care and support for individuals, assisting with personal hygiene, mealtimes, and a variety of activities both at home and in the community. Our service users are engaging and enjoy social interactions and communicate verbally. They live in shared or single person flats, where they share household tasks like cooking, cleaning, and laundry.</p><p>You will be part of a dedicated, well established small team that provides exceptional support to those living at Burwash Lodge, ensuring that assistance is personalised to meet each person's unique needs, promoting their independence in a welcoming environment.</p><p>Our morning shifts starts at either 7 or 8 AM and finish at 2:00 or 2:30 PM. During the mornings, we have 2-3 staff members on duty. The late shifts begin at 2 PM and finish at 8:30 PM, while the mid shift runs from 10:30 AM to 8:30 PM, with one assigned to sleep-in duty overnight to maintain safe staffing levels.</p><p>Some of the key tasks are:</p><ul>\n<li>Supporting with personal care whilst ensuring and maintaining their dignity and privacy when required</li>\n<li>Enabling individuals to participate in a range of activities within the wider community such as swimming, bowling, shopping, visiting family etc.</li>\n<li>Supporting service user in challenging behaviour incidents in a safe and dignified way using the principles of positive behaviour support including the use where necessary of restrictive interventions, full training given </li>\n<li>Deliver support in a manner which is sensitive to the service user’s culture, disability, race, age, sexuality, marital or civil partnership status, transgender or religious/belief or non belief</li>\n<li>Help with cooking meals and general household cleaning tasks, laundry etc.</li>\n<li>Assisting with the administration of medication</li>\n<li>Money handling and accounting </li>\n<li>Completing care records to a high standard whilst ensuring confidentiality and data protection</li>\n<li>To Keywork one of the residents and undertake additional responsibilities, such as arranging service users reviews, updating service users documentation, liaising with families, friends and health care professionals  </li>\n<li>Contribute to and work effectively as part of a team in a professional, inclusive and respectable manner</li>\n<li>taking on a 'Lead Role' such as communication, dignity, infection control, health and safety, medication, equalities and diversity, positive behaviour support champion</li>\n</ul><p><strong>About you: </strong></p><p> You will need to:</p><ul>\n<li>have a caring and flexible approach to your work</li>\n<li>have compassion, understanding and patience when working with service users from all diverse backgrounds and complex needs</li>\n<li>have the ability to communicate in a way that is inclusive and accessible</li>\n<li>be able to work well as part of a team with people from all diverse background</li>\n<li>Be able to work on your own initiative and think quickly in a difficult situation</li>\n</ul><p>You will be required to work a shift pattern including earlies, lates, sleep-ins and some weekends.</p><p><strong>Working for us, we can offer you:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Full specialist training program offer </li>\n<li>The opportunity to work extra shifts</li>\n<li>Generous holiday<span><ins>, with the ability to purchase extra leave</ins></span> </li>\n<li>Regular supervision meetings</li>\n<li>A range of other staff benefits from MyStaff shop</li>\n<li>Discounted Freedom Leisure membership</li>\n<li>Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).</li>\n<li>A wide range of welfare and wellbeing resources including staff discount schemes and staff networks such as: the BME Workers’ Forum, LGBT Workers’ Forum and Women Workers’ Forum, the Disabled Workers’ and Carers Network</li>\n</ul><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 Application Form and answers to some shortlisting questions.  Your answers to the shortlisting questions are 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/application-form-guidance\">Application Form 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/shortlisting-questions-guidance\">Shortlisting guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)</a> as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.</p><p> </p><p><br></p><h2>Additional information</h2><div>\n<p>Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.</p>\n<p>For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us\">Why work for us</a></p>\n</div><h2>Company information</h2><p>Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.</p><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":"£28,163 - 30,060 full time (£14.60 - £15.58 per hour) plus enhancements for evenings, weekends and bank holidays","publishDate":"2025-04-24T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-08T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/a87cf2e4-a180-435a-a7d0-4545f9c9dc66.png","score":2244.6748,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"331fb1df-2605-4cd4-90c2-68167a73d76b","title":"Senior Children's Residential Care Officer Learning Disability (Children and Y","employer":"Brighton & Hove City Council","department":"","location":"Tudor House","locationType":3,"description":"<h2>Job introduction</h2><p>Are you looking to work in a supportive and forward-thinking organisation?</p><p>Are you looking for work that is rewarding and provides a fresh challenge? </p><p>Do you have a background of working with children or adults with learning disabilities? </p><p>We would love to hear from you.</p><p>At Tudor House we are committed to delivering an outstanding service and to making Health and Disability Services within our Families, Children and Wellbeing Directorate the right choice for you to work.</p><h2>About the role</h2><p><span>At Tudor House we provide short breaks for young people with learning disabilities between the ages of 8 and 18. Many of our young people have physical disabilities and associated complex needs. Our dedicated team of staff work hard to create a positive, safe, stimulating and homely environment in which each young person’s specific needs are met and they are supported to develop and learn new skills while having fun. Particular emphasis is given to those skills that promote independence, and we utilize various communication tools to help young people to make choices and express themselves.</span></p><p><span>We value each of our young people, encourage them, celebrate their achievements and treat them with dignity and respect. We provide lots of opportunities for our young people to participate in leisure,  learning and social activities, as well as developing their skills to participate fully in daily life. Every team member plays a vital part in helping our young people to thrive, and as a highly successful team we support each other to deliver our service with fairness and inclusivity.</span></p><p><span>We can offer you a competitive salary; salary enhancements for weekend, bank holiday, nights and sleep-in’s; job-specific training and development; opportunities for career progression; regular supervision and team meetings; a generous annual leave allowance with the opportunity to buy extra days; staff discounts; and admittance into the Local Government Pension Scheme.</span></p><p><span><strong>About you</strong></span></p><p><span>As a Senior Care Officer, you will be part of the senior team, identifying and reviewing young people’s needs, as well as supporting and supervising a team of staff. You will need to have:</span></p><p><span>•    Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (or equivalent qualification) and have the willingness to complete a Level 5 Diploma whilst in post</span></p><p><span>•    experience of looking after children or young people, either in an educational or social care setting</span></p><p><span>•    the ability to provide senior cover on shift and oversee / cover shifts on the rota</span></p><p><span>•    some  experience of supervising other staff; Home Care Support Workers or  Care Crew (or equivalent) on shift and through monthly 1:1 meetings</span></p><p><span>•    Willingness to of be involved in recruitment and / or the induction of new staff</span></p><p><span>•    effective communication skills including verbal and written for daily notes, emails and phone calls with families and other professionals</span></p><p><span>•    good number and organisational skills for medication administration and planning a shift</span></p><p><span>•    the ability to use your own initiative and think quickly in a difficult situation, supporting your colleagues and yourself to stay safe during times of challenging behaviour</span></p><p><span>•    the ability to meet the physical, emotional and mental demands of the job</span></p><p><span>You will need to be able to work a four-week rolling rota as follows:</span></p><ul>\n<li>Early shifts: 7.00am to 2.00pm (8am start at the weekends and in school holidays)</li>\n<li>Late shifts: 2.00pm to 9.30pm or 10.00pm</li>\n<li>Work two weekends per month</li>\n<li>Sleep-in duty two or three per month</li>\n<li>As a Senior Care Officer, you will be allocated one admin day per week</li>\n</ul><p><span>For an informal discussion, please contact Clare Brunt - Practice Manager on 01273 296462</span></p><p><span>We can offer you:</span></p><p><span>-a competitive salary</span></p><p><span>-salary enhancements for weekends, bank holidays, nights and sleep-in’s</span></p><p><span>-job-specific training and development</span></p><p><span>-opportunities for career progression</span></p><p><span>-regular 1:1 supervision and team meetings</span></p><p><span>-a generous annual leave allowance with the opportunity to buy extra days</span></p><p><span>-staff discounts</span></p><p><span>-admittance into the Local Government Pension Scheme.</span></p><p><span>For more information about the organisation and the specific tasks required, please download the job description / person specification.</span></p><p><span>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.</span></p><p><span>As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they 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/application-form-guidance\">Application form guidance</a>) and <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/shortlisting-questions-guidance\">Shortlisting questions guidance</a> as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.</span></p><p><span>If you are shortlisted for interview, you will also be required </span><span> to undertake  a supported activity  with the young people, and also complete a short written task, as part of the final  selection process.</span></p><h2>Additional information</h2><div><p>Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.</p></div><h2>Company information</h2><p>Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.</p><p>We welcome applications from all sections of the community but particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans as these groups are currently under-represented in our Directorate workforce.</p><p>As part of Brighton & Hove City Council's ongoing commitment to redeployment, please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any stage of the recruitment process, without prior notice if a suitable redeployee (internal employee at risk of redundancy) is identified.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£31,067-£32,654 pro rata (£16.10 - £16.93 per hour) plus enhancements for evenings, weekends and bank holidays","publishDate":"2025-05-18T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-10T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/6f8536f9-24df-4e72-8842-5e465d1f5eba.png","score":2205.8198,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"41df856d-8acf-4923-9248-7c93a920a83b","title":"Manager Learning Disability Services Preston Drove","employer":"Brighton & Hove City Council","department":"","location":"Preston Drove, Brighton","locationType":3,"description":"<h2>Job introduction</h2><p><br></p><p>Are you a hard-working, passionate and committed individual with management and leadership skills in learning disability services?</p><p>Do you have experience of working in a care setting where you have to think on your feet, lead, manage service-users in both challenging and rewarding situations?</p><p>Do you have effective communication, interpersonal, and time management skills?</p><p>If so we would like to hear from you!</p><p>Fixed Term Contract for 9 months</p><p>Closing Date:  8 June 2025</p><p>Interview Date: TBC </p><p><strong><em><span>Before applying, please ensure you have read </span></em></strong><a href=\"https://brightonandhovecc.sharepoint.com/sites/TheWavePoliciesandProcedures/SitePages/Secondment-policy.aspx?web=1\"><strong><em><span>the Secondment policy</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span> to ensure you are eligible to apply. In accordance with the policy, please ensure you have the written approval of your line manager before applying. Evidence of this must be included with your application.</span></em></strong></p><p><strong><span>IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO CANDIDATES: </span></strong><span><br> <strong>As this job is being advertised internally only, in order to complete your application, when prompted to setup an account you must use your Brighton & Hove City Council email address.</strong></span></p><h2>About the role</h2><p>Preston Drove is part of Brighton & Hove City Council’s learning disability provider service. </p><p>It provides accommodation for adults with learning and physical disabilities, in a long-established home in the Preston Park area of Brighton.</p><p>Preston Drove provides a service to five people in Brighton. The service works closely with social workers and clinical professionals in the city’s Specialist Community Disability Service to achieve the best outcomes for the people it supports.</p><p>We are currently seeking a 37 hour a week deputy manager, to be part of the management team leading the team of care and support workers with one other deputy manager and the care home manager. You will have good leadership skills, an ability to problem solve, make decisions under pressure and respond to the needs of the people using the service as and when required.</p><p>Our service users have complex care and support needs, in areas such as health, communication and behaviour needs. We use a range of communication methods, Positive Behaviour Support and need to follow clinical guidance provided medical professionals.  </p><p>Some key skills are:</p><ul>\n<li>Effective communication and people skills are essential as you will be required to work in partnership with other health care professionals, families, friends, partnerships, external agencies and a large staff team from all diverse backgrounds.</li>\n<li>Able to manage, motivate and develop a team with tact, respect and diplomacy.</li>\n<li>Deal with difficult situations in a calm, sensitive and sympathetic manner</li>\n<li>Complete a range of written documentation, these include: risk assessments, support plans, specific guidance relating to service-users service provision, referrals and incident reporting/follow-up.    </li>\n<li>Complying with relevant legislation, policies and procedures.</li>\n</ul><p>Previous management and leaderships experience in a care setting is required and you will need knowledge of recent legislation related to providing adult social care.</p><p>Good resource and budget management skills are also desirable.</p><p>Approximately half the working week will be spent working on shift directly supporting service users and undertaking domestic tasks alongside team members. You will work across the 7-day week, working a mixture of; late, early, sleep-in and mid shifts. You will be flexible at times of short staffing regarding coming off management/admin duties to work on shift and to respond to emergencies, alongside the other two managers on the team.  </p><p>Please read our <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/council-jobs/apply-job-council\">Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk)</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 complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they 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/council-jobs/shortlisting-questions-guidance\">Shortlisting questions 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><p>Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.</p><p>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.</p><p>For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us\">Why work for us</a></p><p> </p><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 <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us/how-we-create-fair-and-inclusive-workplace\">How we create a fair and inclusive workplace</a>.</p><p>Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£33,366 - £37,938","publishDate":"2025-05-13T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-02T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/4d974a3d-5d7a-4f5b-a312-1f6458c85edf.png","score":2142.656,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"cab8b9c6-4e24-4df9-9f3c-d663f91d1d95","title":"Senior Care Officer Learning Disability (Children and Young People)","employer":"Brighton & Hove City Council","department":"","location":"Tudor House","locationType":3,"description":"<h2>Job introduction</h2><p>Are you looking to work in a supportive and forward-thinking organisation?</p><p>Are you looking for work that is rewarding and provides a fresh challenge? </p><p>Do you have a background of working with children with learning disabilities? </p><p>We would love to hear from you.</p><p>At Tudor House we are committed to delivering an outstanding service and to making Health and Disability Services within our Families, Children and Wellbeing Directorate the right choice for you to work.</p><p>For an informal discussion, please contact Clare Brunt - Practice Manager on 01273 296462</p><h2>About the role</h2><p>At Tudor House we provide short breaks for young people with learning disabilities between the ages of 8 and 18. Many of our young people have physical disabilities and associated complex needs. Our dedicated team of staff work hard to create a positive, safe, stimulating and homely environment in which each young person’s specific needs are met and they are supported to develop and learn new skills while having fun. Particular emphasis is given to those skills that promote independence, and we utilize various communication tools to help young people to make choices and express themselves.</p><p>We value each of our young people, encourage them, celebrate their achievements and treat them with dignity and respect. We provide lots of opportunities for our young people to participate in leisure,  learning and social activities, as well as developing their skills to participate fully in daily life. Every team member plays a vital part in helping our young people to thrive, and as a highly successful team we support each other to deliver our service with fairness and inclusivity.</p><p>We can offer you a competitive salary; salary enhancements for weekend, bank holiday, nights and sleep-in’s; job-specific training and development; opportunities for career progression; regular supervision and team meetings; a generous annual leave allowance with the opportunity to buy extra days; staff discounts; and admittance into the Local Government Pension Scheme.</p><p><strong><span>About you</span></strong></p><p><span>As a Senior Care Officer, you will be part of the senior team, identifying and reviewing young people’s needs, as well as supporting and supervising a team of staff. You will need to have:</span></p><ul>\n<li>Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (or equivalent qualification) and have the willingness to complete a Level 5 Diploma whilst in post</li>\n<li>experience of looking after children or young people, either in an educational or social care setting</li>\n<li>the ability to provide senior cover on shift and oversee / cover shifts on the rota</li>\n<li>supervisory experience of Home Care Support Workers, Care Crew and agency staff (or equivalent) on shift and through monthly 1:1's</li>\n<li>experience of attending reviews and preparing written reports about young people to regularly review their needs with senior staff, family and other professionals</li>\n<li>experience of leading and participating in staff meetings, training and the young people's meetings.</li>\n<li>experience of being involved in recruitment and / or the induction of new staff</li>\n<li>excellent communication skills including verbal and written for daily notes, emails and phone calls with families and other professionals</li>\n<li>good number and organisational skills for medication administration and planning a shift</li>\n<li>the ability to use your own initiative and think quickly in a difficult situation, supporting your colleagues and yourself to stay safe during times of challenging behaviour</li>\n<li>the ability to meet the physical, emotional and mental demands of the job</li>\n<li>A clear Enhanced DBS Certificate</li>\n</ul><p><span>You will need to be able to work a four-week rolling rota as follows:</span></p><ul>\n<li>Early shifts: 7.00am to 2.00pm (8am start at the weekends and in school holidays)</li>\n<li>Late shifts: 2.00pm to 9.30pm or 10.00pm</li>\n<li>Work two weekends per month</li>\n<li>Sleep-in duty two or three per month</li>\n<li>As a Senior Care Officer, you will be allocated one admin day per week</li>\n</ul><p><span>For more information about the organisation and the specific tasks required, please download the job description / person specification.</span></p><p><span>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.</span></p><p><span>As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and upload 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/application-form-guidance\">Application form guidance</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</a> as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.</span></p><h2>Additional information</h2><div>\n<p>Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n</div><h2>Company information</h2><p>Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.</p><p>We welcome applications from all sections of the community but particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans as these groups are currently under-represented in our Directorate workforce.</p><p>As part of Brighton & Hove City Council's ongoing commitment to redeployment, please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any stage of the recruitment process, without prior notice if a suitable redeployee (internal employee at risk of redundancy) is identified.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£31,067-£32,654 full time (£16.10 - £16.93 per hour) plus enhancements for evenings, weekends and bank holidays","publishDate":"2025-05-13T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-01T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/2055a73b-d4ee-4734-a41b-18a5de30c036.png","score":2109.4495,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"d6bf95c8-2021-4a08-8da3-506a019e5baf","title":"Children’s Residential Care Worker (Lower and Higher) - Rainbow Lodge","employer":"Brighton & Hove City Council","department":"","location":"Wellington House, Wellington Street","locationType":3,"description":"<h2>Job introduction</h2><p>In Spring 2025 Brighton & Hove City Council are opening a new Residential Home for children with disabilities called Rainbow Lodge. </p><p>We are excited to offer the opportunity for you to work within this new setting.</p><p>For an informal discussion, please contact Lorraine Hughes – Head of Service for the Specialists Community Disability Service by email at <a href=\"mailto:lorraine.hughes@brighton-hove.gov.uk\">lorraine.hughes@brighton-hove.gov.uk</a></p><h2>About the role</h2><p><strong><span>Shortlisting and interviews happen on a frequent basis, please submit applications as soon as possible. This advert may be withdrawn if the vacancies are filled and headcount complete.</span></strong></p><p><span>Do you enjoy working with children and young people with a range of disabilities? </span></p><p><span>Do you want to make a difference to young people’s lives and support them to meet their full potential? </span></p><p><span>If so, we want to hear from you!</span></p><p><span>Our Children’s Residential Care Workers care for up to 5 children with complex disabilities who live at Rainbow Lodge. You will be involved in every aspect of the young people’s care. You will work in partnership with the young people’s parents / carers, our local special schools, social workers and our health colleagues to ensure that the young people experience the best care.</span></p><p><span>Due to the complexity of the young people’s disabilities the work can be challenging at times, but also very rewarding.</span></p><p><span>Do you have the resilience to work with children who have behaviours that challenge or complex health needs?</span></p><p><span>Can you be flexible with your working hours? This role may include working weekends and overnight shifts.</span></p><p><span>As a worker at Rainbow Lodge, you will be part of the Specialist Community Disability Service 0 – 24 working alongside social workers and social work resource officers to provide children with disabilities and their families the support that they need.</span></p><p><span>Children’s Residential Care Workers at Rainbow Lodge will be involved in the day-to-day care of children with disabilities, this will include undertaking personal care, promoting the children’s health, education, relationships with their family and friends. Ensuring that their physical, intellectual, emotional and social needs are met and providing them with opportunities for play, leisure and learning.</span></p><p><span>You will be part of a new team at Rainbow Lodge, and we are looking for people who are enthusiastic and motivated to provide excellent care and support to ensure that the children meet their full potential, who enjoy being part of a team and who have experience of working with disabled children with complex needs. </span></p><p><span>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.</span></p><p><span>As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they 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/application-form-guidance\">Application form guidance</a>) and <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/shortlisting-questions-guidance\">Shortlisting questions guidance</a> as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.</span></p><p> </p><h2>Additional information</h2><p>Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.</p><p>For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us\">Why work for us</a></p><p> </p><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 <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us/how-we-create-fair-and-inclusive-workplace\">How we create a fair and inclusive workplace</a>.</p><p>Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£27,269- £30,060","publishDate":"2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-25T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/96181c6d-0270-4c5b-a720-389e6b63ef75.png","score":2046.6927,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"4fb97659-6f02-4e3a-a21d-1071fd15d854","title":"Senior Office Manager (Hove Learning Federation)","employer":"Brighton & Hove City Council","department":"","location":"Any of our 3 sites – Portland Road, School Road or Holland Road","locationType":3,"description":"<h2>Job introduction</h2><p><strong>Paid weeks per year</strong>: <span>47.36 </span>(inclusive of holiday entitlement)</p><p><strong>Start date</strong>: <span>1<sup>st</sup> September 2025</span></p><p><span>Hove Learning Federation is comprised of West Hove Infant School and Hove Junior School, serving over 1,000 children on our 3 sites – School Road, Portland Road and Holland Road.  We are seeking to appoint an experienced Senior Office Manager to oversee our 3 sites – School Road, Portland Road and Holland Road.  Flexible working is required as the jobholder will be expected to work at School Road/Portland Road site 3 days per week and Holland Road site 2 days per week.</span></p><p><br> </p><p> </p><h2>About the role</h2><p><span>The Office Manager has an important role to play within our school community.  Working under the direction of the Executive Headteacher and working collaboratively with the School Business Manager and Senior Premises Manager, the jobholder will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth running of our school sites and have experience of running the day-to-day operations of a busy and demanding office.</span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span>Key Responsibilities and Skills:</span></p><ul>\n<li><span>Supervising and managing staff</span></li>\n<li><span>Office procedures and systems</span></li>\n<li><span>Communication and interpersonal skills</span></li>\n<li><span>Organisation and time management</span></li>\n<li><span>Problem-solving and decision making</span></li>\n<li><span>Risk assessments and compliance</span></li>\n<li><span>Health and safety processes</span></li>\n<li>\n<span>Premises management</span><span> </span>\n</li>\n</ul><p><span>37 hours per week:</span></p><p><span>Monday to Thursday 8.00 am until 4.00 pm </span></p><p><span>Friday 8.00 am until 3.30 pm </span></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Closing date</strong>: <span>12<sup>th</sup> June 2025</span></p><p><strong>Interview date:</strong> <span>18<sup>th</sup> June 2025</span></p><p><strong>How to apply</strong>: Completed application forms accepted by email/post direct to the school office:</p><p><strong>Telephone</strong>: <span>(01273) 916609</span></p><p><strong>Website</strong>: <span><a href=\"//www.westhoveinfantschool.co.uk\">www.westhoveinfantschool.co.uk</a> / </span><span>www.hovejuniorschool.co.uk</span></p><h2>Additional information</h2><p>Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.</p><h2>Company information</h2><p>Brighton & Hove Schools - Taking Action for Equality</p><p><strong><span>We are proud that our school is a culturally rich and diverse place of learning, and we are keen to </span></strong><strong><span>encourage people from diverse ethnic backgrounds to apply and join our staff team. The school </span></strong><strong><span>has a strong focus on Equality, Diversity & Inclusion for our pupils, staff and governors and we are passionate </span></strong><strong><span>about creating an environment where every pupil can thrive. We are also very proud that  </span></strong><strong><span>Hove Learning Federation is an Inclusion Quality Mark (IQM) Centre of Excellence.</span></strong></p><p>The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p><p>Brighton & Hove Schools do not accept CV or resume.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£38,626 - £41,511","publishDate":"2025-05-22T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-12T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/a53c47f1-db0a-4f7b-a040-b20a666bfb94.png","score":1979.3635,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"f35741b8-0fe5-42de-98c3-aae0b3ac6444","title":"Service Support Manager, Ireland Lodge, Woodingdean","employer":"Brighton & Hove City Council","department":"","location":"Ireland Lodge","locationType":3,"description":"<h2>Job introduction</h2><div>\n<p><strong>Are you interested in supporting and caring for people with Dementia and have good leadership skills? </strong></p>\n<p><strong>If so come and join our team here at Ireland Lodge </strong></p>\n<p>For an informal discussion, please contact Tina Johns, Operations Manager or Caroline Jenman  on 01273 296120</p>\n<p><strong>This post is for 37 hours, rota to be confirmed but will include some weekends and bank holidays.</strong></p>\n</div><h2>About the role</h2><p>We need a Service Support Manager to join our committed, friendly senior team to work with us in providing a safe and good quality service for adults with Dementia, providing person centred support to individuals and someone who understand the person is more than the symptoms of Dementia.</p><p>The role is varied and requires good management skills.  You will be expected to lead and manage a team of staff in order to meet the needs of individuals.</p><p>You will support the Operations Manager in providing leadership for the development of a quality service that meets CQC regulations and provides value for money.</p><p>You will promote and actively implement legislation imposed by the Care Act to ensure service users receive a safe, effective, appropriate service that enables them to achieve and maintain independence, dignity and choice.</p><p>You will actively promote and role model the values of choice, independence, dignity, respect and reablement.</p><p>We can offer you:</p><p>• a higher rate of pay than the average market rate<br>• a career average pension scheme<br>• generous holiday <br>•regular supervision meetings with an experienced line manager and training</p><p> • a range of other staff benefits</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 Application Form and answers to some shortlisting questions.  Your answers to the shortlisting questions are 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/application-form-guidance\">Application Form 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/shortlisting-questions-guidance\">Shortlisting 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><p>Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.</p><p>For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us\">Why work for us</a></p><h2>Company information</h2><p>Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.</p><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":"£33,366 - £37,938 full time","publishDate":"2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-26T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/b5dbfa36-3406-4728-a3c9-bdaba350f50e.png","score":1693.6439,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"b0a6c033-b90c-4b52-b0b4-ce7a613bd3b8","title":"Social Worker (Specialist Community Disability Team)","employer":"Brighton & Hove City Council","department":"","location":"Wellington House, Wellington Street","locationType":3,"description":"<h2>Job introduction</h2><p>We have an opportunity for a full-time Social Work post as part of the Specialist Community Disability Service 0 - 24 (SCDS) to work within the 14 - 24 pod. Specifically, we are seeking to recruit a Social Worker with experience of working with adults, however you will also be expected to work with children aged 14 - 17.</p><p>We are a team which provides a challenging and exciting range of social work services to children, young people and adults with disabilities. This includes working within Children's Social work legislation undertaking Strengthening Families Assessments, Child In Need, Child Protection and Children Looked after, Court work and within the Adult's social work legislation undertaking Care Act Assessments and reviews, appropriate application of the Mental Capacity Act and application of Deprivation of Liberty/Liberty Protection Safeguards. This includes applications to the Court of Protection in relation to welfare decisions. SCDS are also involved in supporting children, young people and adults with Direct Payments and Personal Budgets. </p><p>The successful candidate will: </p><p>Be a qualified Social Worker</p><p>Be responsible for managing their own caseload autonomously with the support of their supervisor/manager</p><p>Have the skills to work within an integrated multi-agency setting</p><p>Be able to support a service undergoing some exciting changes and developments</p><p>Have good knowledge, skills and experience of statutory roles and responsibilities</p><p>Whilst prior experience of working with children, young people or adults with disabilities is not essential it would be an advantage</p><p>Demonstrate a keen interest in developing their knowledge and skills in relation to disabilities</p><p>For further information please contact: </p><p>Lorraine Hughes Head of Service for the Specialist Community Disability Service 0 - 24</p><p>Email: lorraine.hughes@brighton-hove.gov.uk</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>About the role</h2><p>Brighton & Hove has carried out an innovative restructure of its services for children and adults with learning disabilities to create a strong, sustainable and ambitious whole life pathway disability service. </p><p>The children's and adults' (integrated multi-disciplinary) disability services work very closely together with two new Heads of Service, one with responsibilities for aged 0-25 and the other for 25+. The Heads of Service have responsibility for three social work assessment teams or pods whose functions are differentiated by the ages 0-14, 14-25 and 25+. This structure provides service users with a more positive transition to adulthood.</p><p>Please read our <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/council-jobs/apply-job-council\">Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk)</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 complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they 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/council-jobs/shortlisting-questions-guidance\">Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)</a> as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.</p><p><br></p><h2>Additional information</h2><div>\n<p>Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit <a href=\"https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/council-jobs/why-work-us\">Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)</a></p>\n</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. 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Care Support Manager

Brighton & Hove City Council

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£33,366 - £37,938

Craven Vale, Craven Road (On-Site)

Posted 30+ days ago

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Senior Social Worker Specialist Community Disability Service (25+ Pod)

Brighton & Hove City Council

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£42,708 - £45,718

Brighton (On-Site)

Posted 30+ days ago

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Social Work Assistant Specialist Community Disability Service (25+ Pod)

Brighton & Hove City Council

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£31,067 - £32,654 (£16.10 - £16.93 per hour)

Wellington House (On-Site)

Posted 30+ days ago

Principal Clinical Psychologist Children in Care

West Sussex County Council

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£53915 - £57296 per annum + LGPS, Flexible Working

Shoreham-By-Sea (On-Site)

Posted 10 days ago

Principal Clinical Psychologist Children in Care

West Sussex County Council

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£53915 - £57296 per annum + LGPS, Flexible Working

Shoreham-By-Sea (On-Site)

Posted 10 days ago

Senior Children’s Residential Care Worker

Brighton & Hove City Council

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£31,067-£32,654

Wellington House, Wellington Street (On-Site)

Posted 30+ days ago

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Home Care Support Worker - Independence at Home

Brighton & Hove City Council

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£14.13 - £14.36 per hour plus enhancements for night, weekend and Bank Holiday working

Craven Vale, Craven Road (On-Site)

Posted 30+ days ago

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Home Care Support Worker (Nights)

Brighton & Hove City Council

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£27,269 - £27,711 full time without relevant qualification (£14.13 - £14.36 per hour) £28,163 - £30,060 with relevant qualification (£14.60 -£15.58) plus enhancements for evenings, weekends and bank holidays

Drove Road (On-Site)

Posted 8 days ago

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Home Care Support Worker Learning Disability (Children and Young People)

Brighton & Hove City Council

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£27,269 - £27,711 full time without relevant qualification (£14.13-£14.36 per hour) £28,163 - £30,060 with relevant qualification (£14.60- £15.58) plus enhancements for evenings, weekends and bank holidays

55 Drove Road, Hove (On-Site)

Posted 8 days ago

Building Surveying Manager

Brighton & Hove City Council

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£55,964 - £61,166

Hove Town Hall, Brighton &amp; Hove (On-Site)

Posted 14 days ago

Team Manager Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

West Sussex County Council

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£53350 - £57005 per annum

Worthing (On-Site)

Posted 9 days ago

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Team Manager - Changing Futures Programme Sussex

West Sussex County Council

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£53350 - £57005 per annum

Shoreham-By-Sea (On-Site)

Posted 10 days ago

Home Care Support Worker, Learning Disability Service, Burwash Lodge

Brighton & Hove City Council

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£28,163 - 30,060 full time (£14.60 - £15.58 per hour) plus enhancements for evenings, weekends and bank holidays

Burwash Lodge (On-Site)

Posted 28 days ago

Senior Children's Residential Care Officer Learning Disability (Children and Y

Brighton & Hove City Council

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£31,067-£32,654 pro rata (£16.10 - £16.93 per hour) plus enhancements for evenings, weekends and bank holidays

Tudor House (On-Site)

Posted 4 days ago

Manager Learning Disability Services Preston Drove

Brighton & Hove City Council

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£33,366 - £37,938

Preston Drove, Brighton (On-Site)

Posted 9 days ago

Senior Care Officer Learning Disability (Children and Young People)

Brighton & Hove City Council

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£31,067-£32,654 full time (£16.10 - £16.93 per hour) plus enhancements for evenings, weekends and bank holidays

Tudor House (On-Site)

Posted 9 days ago

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Children’s Residential Care Worker (Lower and Higher) - Rainbow Lodge

Brighton & Hove City Council

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£27,269- £30,060

Wellington House, Wellington Street (On-Site)

Posted 30+ days ago

Senior Office Manager (Hove Learning Federation)

Brighton & Hove City Council

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£38,626 - £41,511

Any of our 3 sites – Portland Road, School Road or Holland Road (On-Site)

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Service Support Manager, Ireland Lodge, Woodingdean

Brighton & Hove City Council

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£33,366 - £37,938 full time

Ireland Lodge (On-Site)

Posted 30+ days ago

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Social Worker (Specialist Community Disability Team)

Brighton & Hove City Council

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£38,626 - £41,511 (plus a 12.5% market supplement)

Wellington House, Wellington Street (On-Site)

Posted 10 days ago

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