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Castle Point Borough Council aims to provide high-quality and financially sustainable services while prioritising outstanding customer service, transparency in decision-making, and promoting local democracy. 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We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.</p>\n<p>Castle Point Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.</p>\n<p>If you have queries on this role or would like to see a copy of the full role profile, please email ashleigh.drake@essex.gov.uk OR EssexSharedServices@essex.gov.uk </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£45,441 - £49,498 per annum","publishDate":"2025-05-16T16:01:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-26T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/975b9be1-29fa-48fd-a2cb-beb26a98f5d7.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"5ad22cef-f1d7-44c3-a056-09310188f3b1","title":"Early Years Class teacher","employer":"Medway Council","department":"Lordswood School","location":"Lordswood School","locationType":3,"description":"<p>A rare opportunity has arisen to join the staff at Lordswood School. </p>\n<p>We are looking to recruit a highly skilled, organised and enthusiastic teacher who is passionate in making a difference to the lives of young children. </p>\n<p>Lordswood School is a popular, high performing school in Medway. 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This is a great chance to gain a qualification whilst working for the Housing Tenancy Team that provide a wide range of tenancy services to Council tenants.</em></p><p>As part of this role, you can expect to undertake the following tasks:</p><ul>\n<li>Data inputting</li>\n<li>Scanning</li>\n<li>Updating of systems</li>\n<li>Email inbox monitoring</li>\n<li>Maintenance of database </li>\n<li>Using the council finance systems</li>\n<li>Responding to customer queries via telephone or email</li>\n</ul><p><em>Ideally you will already have good communication and interpersonal skills, combined with competent IT skills, and a good attention to detail. However, we are happy to support you to reach those goals if you are highly motivated and have the desire to learn and succeed.</em></p><p><em>If this sounds like the role for you, then we would encourage you to apply today.</em></p><p><em>The apprentice role will cover all aspects of the work of the Housing Tenancy Team.  </em></p><p><strong>Applicants must be able to demonstrate experience, or an understanding of all requirements as listed in the job profile. </strong></p><p>As an Apprentice with Medway Council, you will be a valued member of our Apprenticeship Academy. We will encourage and support you to realise your potential. You will have the opportunity to learn from colleagues who are experts in their field and gain insights that can only come from real world experience.</p><p>Medway Council’s Apprenticeship Academy extends to all our Apprentices a guarantee that their apprenticeship qualifications will be regularly monitored, and quality assured with the respective training providers.  </p><p>We will support you every step of the way for you to succeed in your apprenticeship and help you to become the best version of yourself.</p><p>An openness to review and reflect on your performance and progress is important as well as the willingness to accept feedback that will help you to develop and grow in this role.                                 </p><p>In return we offer you: </p><ul>\n<li>23 days paid annual leave</li>\n<li>Generous local government pension </li>\n<li>Access to wider training and development qualifications</li>\n<li>Flexible working scheme</li>\n<li>Free NUS Apprentice Extra Card- student discounts at 100’s of retailers</li>\n<li>Student rates for Medway Council Leisure Centres</li>\n<li>Student rates for Medway Council Libraries plus free e-books</li>\n<li>Discounted Arriva bus travel</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Important Information</strong></p><p><em>If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager, please email Sarah Thompson at sarah.thompson@medway.gov.uk.</em></p><p>Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support. </p><p>Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.  All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.</p><p><em>We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.</em></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Level 2 - £279.35 per week","publishDate":"2025-05-15T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-30T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/9b420ece-103f-4d7b-b3d9-5a54d3328652.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"c0252829-b98b-43ac-81c9-d8d2eb38b85d","title":"Family Solutions Practitioner - part time","employer":"Medway Council","department":"","location":"Wayfield Children and Families Hub","locationType":3,"description":"<p>Family Solutions work holistically with families with multiple and complex needs to enable them to see their strengths and build upon these to make positive changes to their lives. This will be achieved through the Family Solutions Practitioner providing both practical and specialist advice to the family as well as acting as a lead co-ordinator for any additional support services. The Family Solutions Practitioner will undertake assessments and formulate a plan of intervention or deliver interventions via an Intervention Plan with the family with the support of relevant partner agencies, which will give the child and their family every opportunity to address the identified difficulties with a positive outcome. The role will also include facilitating groups to children and their families.</p><p>For an insight into what Family Solutions has to offer, please view this video</p><p><strong>About You:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Children, Young People and Families Practitioner Level 4 Apprenticeship </li>\n<li>Be passionate about changing outcomes for children and young people</li>\n<li>Have good communication skills to engage children and young people and their families</li>\n<li>Have the ability to maintain accurate and update records in line with GDPR and legislations effective case management. You will be respectful and able to build positive relationships in all aspects of the role</li>\n<li>Have knowledge of safeguarding and relevant legislation</li>\n<li>Experience of working in a multi agency environment</li>\n<li>It is preferable that you hold a full driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work purposes.</li>\n</ul><h4>In return we offer you:</h4><ul>\n<li>Generous annual leave entitlement</li>\n<li>Generous local government pension scheme package</li>\n<li>Access to wider training and development qualifications</li>\n<li>Flexible working scheme</li>\n<li>Travel plan discounts</li>\n<li>MedPay – opportunity for pay progression</li>\n<li>Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service</li>\n<li>Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers</li>\n<li>The Government has introduced new ways of supporting parents with childcare costs. Further details are available here: - https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/</li>\n</ul><h4>Career Progression Framework</h4><p>Career Progression Frameworks (CPF) have been introduced for all roles at Medway Council. These frameworks provide a mechanism for employees to take ownership of their development within their post and be rewarded accordingly. This means that the salary you will be offered will be at level A unless, based on an assessment against the CPF criteria, you demonstrate that you are meeting the criteria of level B or C.  There will be further opportunity once in post to progress from level A to B, and B to C.</p><p>When writing your application, it is important to ensure you identify your suitability against the requirements of the job profile, as this information will be used for shortlisting and may contribute to the CPF assessment. Your application may be rejected if the minimum required criteria is not met. Further information relating to the requirements for this role can be found in the CPF Guidance document attached.</p><p>The person specification of a job profile is split into three levels:<br><br>  Level A details the essential criteria that all applicants must be able to demonstrate through their application and interview.</p><p>Level B details the developed competencies that an individual who is practised in this role would be able to demonstrate and will be a progression of knowledge, experience and skills from level A.</p><p>Level C requires the highest level of competence and applicants would need to fully meet and demonstrate all aspects of the job profile, including qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience.</p><p>Family Solutions are seeking to appoint a Family Solutions Practitioners.  You can demonstrate knowledge, experience and skills to allow you to perform within this role.  You will identify, through application, how you meet the elements detailed within the person specification, at either Level A, B or C.   You will be supported to develop in your role through induction, probation and a supportive Performance Appraisal and Career Conversation. Through your induction you will be introduced to the Career Progression Framework (CPF), which will help you to identify your areas of strength and any development needs.</p><p><em>For an informal discussion regarding this role, please contact Michelle Williams on 01634 335633</em></p><p><strong>This post is subject to an enhanced children's DBS</strong></p><p><strong>Our Organisation:</strong></p><p>Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.</p><p>Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.</p><p>We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.</p><p>Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in.</p><p><strong>Important Information-</strong></p><p>Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile</p><p>Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement</p><p>Medway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age</p><p>For further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online</p><p>Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.  All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.</p><p>Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.</p><p>We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.</p><p>If you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.</p><p>All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email, if you require documentation/correspondence in different format such as braille or large print, please contact the Resourcing Team on 01634 332878.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£31,283 per annum - full time salary. £15,641.50 - pro rata salary.","publishDate":"2025-05-15T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-01T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/427e9606-6dc0-4af6-afc2-bb9425619ec7.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"382fd569-7762-40ae-87b0-d6b50b4ff675","title":"Senior Debt Management Officer","employer":"Medway Council","department":"","location":"Chatham","locationType":3,"description":"<p>You will be responsible for the administering and collection of the ASC Debt Recovery Section in an efficient and effective manner and in accordance with all relevant legislation and regulations on behalf of Medway Council. </p><p>To ensure that the cash flow generated through client contribution is maximised by assisting in the definition of and implementing all necessary debt recovery procedures, using all forms of recovery action as permitted are considered and undertaken correctly. </p><p>To represent the Council at the Magistrates/County court submitting the Councils argument in appropriate cases and ensure the maintenance of case histories as and when required. </p><p>To train and develop the Debt Recovery Team members as well as other staff within the Financial Operations Team. This will include training in respect of legislation, systems and procedures concerning the ASC Debt Recovery process, in order to maintain a good service to our customers.</p><p>To remain aware of legislative changes in the Care Act 2014, in particular with regards to the recovery of ASC Debt and provide expert advice concerning the administration of payment plans and ASC debt recovery.</p><p><strong>In return we will offer you:  </strong></p><ul>\n<li>Generous annual leave entitlement</li>\n<li>Generous local government pension scheme package</li>\n<li>Access to wider training and development qualifications</li>\n<li>Flexible working scheme</li>\n<li>Travel plan discounts</li>\n<li>Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service</li>\n<li>Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers</li>\n</ul><p>Career Progression Frameworks (CPF) have been introduced for all roles at Medway Council. These frameworks provide a mechanism for employees to take ownership of their development within their post and be rewarded accordingly. This means that the salary you will be offered will be at level A unless, based on an assessment against the CPF criteria, you demonstrate that you are meeting the criteria of level B or C.  There will be further opportunity once in post to progress from level A to B, and B to C.</p><p>When writing your application, it is important to ensure you identify your suitability against the requirements of the job profile, as this information will be used for shortlisting and may contribute to the CPF assessment. Your application may be rejected if the minimum required criteria is not met. Further information relating to the requirements for this role can be found in the CPF Guidance document attached.</p><p>The person specification of a job profile is split into three levels:<br><br>  Level A details the essential criteria that all applicants must be able to demonstrate through their application and interview.</p><p>Level B details the developed competencies that an individual who is practised in this role would be able to demonstrate and will be a progression of knowledge, experience and skills from level A.</p><p>Level C requires the highest level of competence and applicants would need to fully meet and demonstrate all aspects of the job profile, including qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience.</p><p>You can demonstrate knowledge, experience and skills to allow you to perform within this role.  You will identify, through application, how you meet the elements detailed within the person specification, at either Level A, B or C.    You will be supported to develop in your role through induction, probation and a supportive Performance Appraisal and Career Conversation. 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The role requires someone with previous café experience who is friendly approachable and capable of working on their own in the café with occasional support if the café gets busy.</p><p>The role will require everything from making sandwiches and wraps and restocking the fridges to operating the till and keeping the Café clean ready for service. </p><p>It is also essential that the café assistant is willing to become an integral team member willing to help cover holiday absences from the existing Café assistant who will do the same in return.  </p><p><em>If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager please call Graham Trueman on 01634 887 282.</em></p><p><strong>Important Information- </strong></p><p><strong>Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile</strong></p><p>For further information, and for details of the benefits of working for Medway Council, please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online. </p><p>Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.   All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email. </p><p>Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.  </p><p>We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Range 1 - £4733.40 per annum","publishDate":"2025-05-15T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-23T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/4b57b96c-aedb-4955-8177-4b47f85f8e98.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"ce350a0c-c10a-4a2a-8fdf-52c79b710f73","title":"Quality Assurance Officer","employer":"Medway Council","department":"","location":"Gun Wharf","locationType":3,"description":"<p>An exciting opportunity has come up to be part of the Quality Assurance and Commissioning Team, within Children’s Commissioning. The Quality Assurance and Contract Officer will be responsible for contract monitoring and performance management of a range of contracts and services for health and social care, and Education. The successful candidate will work closely with the external providers and professionals, social workers, senior management and regulatory bodies to ensure problems are resolved in a timely and effective manner. </p><p>We are looking for an enthusiastic, well-organized individual, who has excellent communication skills and is able to work well in fast-paced and high-pressure environments. </p><p>As part of this role, you can expect to undertake the following tasks:</p><ul>\n<li>Quality Assurance visits to commissioned services.</li>\n<li>Producing improvement plans/actions plans to support quality improvement.</li>\n<li>Liaising with key teams in Medway Council such as, LADO, SEN, social work teams, senior management.</li>\n<li>Developing relationships with external stakeholders and professionals.</li>\n<li>Developing and maintaining robust quality assurance processes in line with up-to-date regulations and legislation.</li>\n<li>Providing Children’s Access to Resources with up to date and accurate information on providers to support their placements searches.</li>\n<li>Monitoring and increased quality assurance oversight on complex/high risk placements. </li>\n<li>Supporting with commissioning programmes and projects.</li>\n<li>Leading on complex safeguarding cases and holding providers/services to account in line with quality and regulatory standards.</li>\n<li>Working in partnership with Jersey Council to deliver robust quality assurance oversight for Jersey Council Placements. </li>\n</ul><p>If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager please call Charlotte Ongley 07773 202047.</p><p>Commissioning are seeking to appoint a Quality Assurance Officer.  You can demonstrate knowledge, experience and skills to allow you to perform within this role.  You will identify, through application, how you meet the elements detailed within the person specification, at either Level A, B or C.   You will be supported to develop in your role through induction, probation and a supportive Performance Appraisal and Career Conversation. Through your induction you will be introduced to the Career Progression Framework (CPF), which will help you to identify your areas of strength and any development needs. </p><h4>Important Information</h4><p>Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile</p><h4>Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement</h4><p>Medway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age</p><p>For further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online</p><p>Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.  All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.</p><p>Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.</p><p>We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.</p><p>If you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.</p><p>All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email, if you require documentation/correspondence in different format such as braille or large print, please contact the Resourcing Team on 01634 332878.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£31,283 - £37181","publishDate":"2025-05-15T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-01T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/e411d2d1-5885-4d99-a9f3-2f943c074ea7.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"91cc1c6d-560b-4e03-953b-0b7429af46f8","title":"Senior Public Health Manager (Healthy Child Partnerships)","employer":"Medway Council","department":"","location":"Gun Wharf / Hybrid","locationType":3,"description":"<p>Medway Public Health are looking to recruit a Public Health professional who can lead and develop children and young people’s preventative health programmes.</p><p>The Job Description will tell you about the role, but it is an exciting one. You will be joining an established and highly productive team who understand the benefits of collaborative working across organisational boundaries and disciplines. The team have a ‘can do’ attitude and put the needs of children and their families front most. Importantly the team like working together and respect other’s expertise. The team deliver some services such as schools lessons, designing nationally recognised PHSE materials, and empowering the wider workforce through training opportunities. They also commission other services such as health visiting, school nursing and Start for Life projects. While a basic knowledge is required, you will not be expected to have expertise in SEND as this specialism is covered by another team in the department.</p><p>You will be in a small team of other senior managers who oversee sexual health, substance misuse, domestic abuse, workplace health, workforce development and other programmes that support the residents of Medway. You will have plenty of opportunity to work with them to take a life course approach to health.</p><p>You will use your commissioning skills to support the team with some aspects of procurement and you will lead the commissioning on occasions. You will use your Public Health skills to ensure that the services provided reduce the chances of ill health among children. You will use your experience of research and report writing to supervise Health Needs assessments and evaluation of service interventions. You will use your interpersonal skills to work effectively with partners from many different organisations. You will use your organisational skills to keep track of the budget and ensure the services provide value for money. You will use your leadership skills to develop, support and motivate the rest of your team.</p><p>In the application form you will be asked to provide us with a Personal Statement of why you think you have the knowledge, skills and experience to really succeed at the role. It helps us make a decision about inviting you to interview if you provide examples that evidence the criteria outlined in the job description. We will be particularly looking out for commissioning experience; evidence of improving health for children; partnership working across disciplines; team management; and obviously extensive experience of child development.</p><p>If you would like more information and an informal chat about the role, please contact Steve Chevis on 07816 590544 / 01634 337265.</p><p><strong>In return we offer you: </strong></p><ul>\n<li>Generous annual leave entitlement</li>\n<li>Generous local government pension scheme package</li>\n<li>Access to wider training and development qualifications</li>\n<li>Flexible working scheme</li>\n<li>Travel plan discounts</li>\n<li>Car Benefit Scheme from Tusker </li>\n<li>Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service</li>\n<li>Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers</li>\n<li>The Government has introduced new ways of supporting parents with childcare costs. Further details are available here: - https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/</li>\n</ul><p>We're committed to making Medway carbon neutral by 2050. We have developed an action plan to ensure we play our part in addressing the climate emergency.  Our declaration fits into our Council Plan priority of making Medway a place to be proud of. The main outcome being a 'clean and green environment'. All Medway Council staff can access an additional day’s paid leave to undertake a volunteering activity which supports climate change.  </p><p><strong>Our organisation: </strong></p><p>Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.</p><p>Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.</p><p>We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.</p><p>Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in. </p><p><strong>Important Information- </strong></p><p><strong>Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile</strong></p><h4>Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement</h4><p>Medway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. 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The Democratic Services Team has responsibility for the efficient and effective conduct of meetings of the Council, the Cabinet, Committees, Sub-Committees and a range of other formal and diverse meetings including school admission appeals.</p><p>We are seeking to recruit an individual to join the Democratic Services Team with relevant knowledge and experience of providing high quality administrative services, web publishing and system content management experience, has an eye for detail and excellent inter-personal and communication skills. They will also be expected to demonstrate an ability to think about alternative ways of doing things and being open to new work practices and responsive to change.</p><p>The range of responsibilities includes providing administrative support to the Democratic Services Team and Councillors and the administration of the Members’ Allowances Scheme. The post holder will also deal with members of the public, for example, via the administration of the Council’s Petition Scheme.  </p><p>The successful applicant will join a motivated and enthusiastic team, which is held in high regard across the Council.</p><p><em>If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager, please call Teri Reynolds on 01634 332104.</em></p><p>Career Progression Frameworks (CPF) have been introduced for all roles at Medway Council. These frameworks provide a mechanism for employees to take ownership of their development within their post and be rewarded accordingly. 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Further information relating to the requirements for this role can be found in the CPF Guidance document attached. </p><p><strong>The person specification of a job profile is split into three levels: </strong><br>Level A details the essential criteria that all applicants must be able to demonstrate through their application and interview.  </p><p>Level B details the developed competencies that an individual who is practised in this role would be able to demonstrate and will be a progression of knowledge, experience and skills from level A.  </p><p>Level C requires the highest level of competence and applicants would need to fully meet and demonstrate all aspects of the job profile, including qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience. </p><p>Democratic Services are seeking a Democratic Services Support Officer to join the team at level A. This is the entry point of the role, so you will need to be able to demonstrate the relevant knowledge, experience and skills to get you started, but you will be supported to develop in your role through induction, probation and a supportive Performance Appraisal and Career Conversation. All elements of level A listed within the person specification are essential. Through your induction you will be introduced to the Career Progression Framework (CPF), which will help you to identify your areas of strength and any development needs.  </p><p><strong>Important Information- </strong></p><p><strong>Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile</strong></p><p><strong>For further information, and for details of the benefits of working for Medway Council, please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online.</strong></p><p>Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.   All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email. </p><p>Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support. </p><p><em>We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.</em></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Range 3A - £25,752","publishDate":"2025-05-14T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-01T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/de804104-d139-42e4-a778-bdbba4cddfb0.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"2ae93709-a83c-466e-8649-03849f7ba38e","title":"Patch Caretaker","employer":"Social Interest Group","department":"","location":"25 Victoria Street","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Job Title: </strong>Patch Caretaker</p>\n<p><strong>Location:</strong> Medway, ME1</p>\n<p><strong>Salary:</strong> £24,500</p>\n<p><strong>Shift Pattern: </strong>37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00. You may be required to work evenings and bank holidays as required. </p>\n<p><strong>About the role</strong></p>\n<p>We're looking for a Patch Caretaker to join our Maintenance and Estates team to support in ensuring our properties are maintained to a high standard, by carrying out cleaning and handyperson duties. You will provide a customer focused service to our stakeholders, and carry out work to our properties to ensure they are kept to required standards and are safe. You will primarily be based around the Medway area. Duties include:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure our properties meet health, safety and environmental standards.</li>\n<li>Ensure compliance with housing, health and safety procedures and policies at Social Interest Group and external governmental law and legislation.</li>\n<li>Cleaning buildings, rooms, end of tenancy cleans, prepare rooms for new tenants, basic repairs, maintenance and gardening.</li>\n<li>Work closely with our services, managers, colleagues, residents, and participants to identify any risks and/or faults, then follow the correct process for resolution in a timely manner.</li>\n<li>Accompany internal and external providers to ensure maintenance is carried out to a high standard in a reasonable time frame.</li>\n<li>Minor repairs including Minor plastering, lubricating locks and hinges, cleaning shower heads, replacing plugs and chains on sinks, baths, and basins.<br>Fixing loose/replacing broken toilet seats, unblocking sinks, baths, and basins, replacing bathroom cabinets, towel rails, toilet roll holders and mirrors, replacing light bulbs, tubes, diffusers, and shades. <br>Keeping garden soil and refuse clear of damp courses and air bricks,<br>Changing domestic fuses, Service and cleaning of white goods and furniture, bleeding central heating radiators, fitting curtain rails, tidy dryers, washing lines, shelves, and rails. </li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>About you</strong></p>\n<p>We're looking for someone who has a passion for what we do as an organisation and a passion for completing general caretaking responsibilities. You will be able and willing to complete maintenance, cleaning, and repairs within the given area. We're looking for someone who understands the needs of our residents and participant groups and can lead by example our values of Inclusion, Transparency, Ambition, and Empowerment in their daily role. We are also looking for someone who has:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Proven appropriate experience in a similar role with similar responsibilities, this can include housekeeping, cleaning, or handyperson work</li>\n<li>Ability to use, learn, and adapt to IT at an intermediate level, including Microsoft and other software programs</li>\n<li>Ability to work flexibly and at various sites across Social Interest Group</li>\n<li>Understanding of the housing and social needs of people with multiple and complex needs</li>\n<li>Ability to create a psychologically informed environment through maintenance and estate services which is inclusive to different groups</li>\n<li>Willingness to keep on top of industry standards, and complete training as required for the role</li>\n<li>Alignment with our core values </li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>What we offer</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service</li>\n<li>Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans</li>\n<li>Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling</li>\n<li>Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing</li>\n<li>Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card</li>\n<li>Life Assurance Scheme</li>\n<li>Cycle-to-work scheme</li>\n<li>Annual Staff Awards</li>\n<li>Be part of an organisation which believes good care and support improves lives.</li>\n<li>Join an organisation with a mission to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>We are committed to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). We value and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all our employees. We have a team of ambassadors who are staff volunteers and actively support us in fortifying our organisational value of Inclusivity. We're proud to mention that our staff Ambassadors career aspirations generally benefit from embracing this unique opportunity to develop their respective skill sets in spaces that exist outside of their daily roles. SIG actively encourages applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, particularly lived experience; Naturally, we approach any emerging issues with empathy and sensitivity. </p>\n<p><strong>About Social Interest Group (SIG)</strong></p>\n<p>SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings (including people's own homes), probation settings, and hospitals awaiting discharge. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.</p>\n<p>Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: <a href=\"https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/X5JhCPQy4hBBz6UzwWlv?domain=youtu.be\">Theory of Change</a> Further details can be found on our website here: <a href=\"https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/4ZkrCx1MXIp5EETvqakw?domain=socialinterestgroup.org.uk\">Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group</a>. </p>\n<p><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></p>\n<p>Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.</p>\n<p>Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details below. </p>\n<p>For Recruitment related enquiries, or if you need support with making your application for example due to learning needs or a disability, please email <a href=\"mailto:recruitment@socialinterestgroup.org.uk\">recruitment@socialinterestgroup.org.uk</a> or call our central office on <a href=\"tel:02036689270\">020 3668 9270</a> to request a call back. Please note that this will take you through to our Central Administration team, who will then communicate your enquiry with us and we will arrange to call you back. </p>\n<p>Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our <a href=\"https://socialinterestgroup.org.uk/\">website</a>.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions. </strong></p>\n</blockquote>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£24,500","publishDate":"2025-05-14T08:47:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-03T08:47:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/a8afa757-f308-45ab-8a5c-94bda1207e7d.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"74b0c319-8b4e-497f-a6d1-6c1581fc018b","title":"Designated Social Care Officer - SEND","employer":"Medway Council","department":"","location":"Broadside","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Designated Social Care Officer – SEND</strong></p><p><strong>£55,607 - £60,114 per annum, plus a market allowance of £10,000 per annum </strong></p><p>This is an exciting role aimed at strengthening collaborative working between Health, Education and Adult Social Care.</p><p>The Designated Social Care Officer (DSCO) will strategically lead in embedding the social care elements of the SEND strategy across the local authority and ensure compliance with legislative requirements of the SEND Code of Practice (2015), as well as meeting statutory responsibilities under the Children and Family Act (2014) and Care Act (2014).</p><p>The DSCO will have in-depth knowledge and understanding of both social care processes and the SEND reforms agenda and will look to strengthen practice and generate solutions, as well as strengthen our offer for disabled children in collaboration with Commissioning. </p><p>The DSCO will represent Medway Council Children’s social care at key regional and national events and will be a source of expert professional advice on SEND reforms relating to social care within Medway and will seek to learn nationally from the evidence base of best practice.</p><p><strong>Interviews will be held 13/06/2025</strong></p><p><strong>Our Offer</strong></p><p>In addition to the basic salary, we are proud to offer an excellent benefits package including –</p><ul>\n<li>A basic salary of £55,607 - £60,114 per annum</li>\n<li>An annual market allowance of £10,000 per annum. Payable in monthly payments.</li>\n<li>A retention payment of £3,000. This is a fixed sum payable in April each year, following one years’ service in Medway.</li>\n<li>Generous annual leave entitlement of between 27 - 30 days plus bank holidays</li>\n<li>Excellent local government pension scheme</li>\n<li>Free car parking</li>\n<li>Hybrid working - enabling you to work from home/office (minimum of 2 days per week will be required in the office)</li>\n<li>Relocation package of up to £8,000</li>\n</ul><p><strong>About You</strong></p><p>You will hold a degree in Social Work – CQSW, DipSW or equivalent and be registered with Social Work England.</p><p>You must have post qualification experience of working with children and young people with SEND and their families.</p><h4><strong>Our organisation:</strong></h4><p>Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.</p><p>Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.</p><p>We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.</p><p>Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in.</p><h4><strong>Important Information:</strong></h4><p>Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile</p><p>Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement</p><p>Medway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age</p><p>For further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online</p><p>Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.  All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.</p><p>Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.</p><p>We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.</p><p>If you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.</p><p>All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email, if you require documentation/correspondence in different format such as braille or large print, please contact the Resourcing Team on 01634 332878.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£55,607 - £60,114 plus £10,000 market premia and £3,000 retention payment","publishDate":"2025-05-13T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-05T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/7fb4bc1f-3d45-4fdc-a002-565a0c92414e.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"01f05593-0c73-4b5d-8749-0e53739a6c11","title":"Property Lawyer","employer":"Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council","department":"","location":"Kings Hill, Opportunity for flexible/hybrid working","locationType":2,"description":"<p><strong>Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council are seeking a Property Lawyer.</strong></p>\n<p>You will be a qualified solicitor or barrister (or equivalent) with recent experience of working in all areas of property law in a local government context. Applicants will require excellent communication skills and be able to manage a substantial caseload.</p>\n<p>Reporting to the Head of Legal and Democratic Services, the successful candidate will have a broad portfolio of work including high value commercial leases and transfers and providing property advice to all of the authority’s services.</p>\n<p><strong>For an informal discussion about this role please contact Joy Ukadike, Head of Legal & Democratic Services on 01732 876228. 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You will also build close working relationships with statutory, voluntary, and private sector agencies, and could be required to represent Children’s Services in court.</p>\n<p>Acting as a role model and mentor to less experienced colleagues, you’ll contribute to training initiatives and in-house core training courses. And, proactively maintaining your awareness of changes in child development and related theories, legislation, policies and practices, you’ll share your knowledge and play an active role in maintaining, team-wide, high standards of social work.</p>\n<p><strong>About you</strong></p>\n<p>With a degree in social work – CQSW, DipSW or equivalent – you must be registered with the appropriate professional body and have a variety of post-qualification experience of working with children and families. 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And, with Ofsted recently rating our services as “good”, Kent County Council’s Children’s Services teams are working together, stronger than ever, to deliver strengthened services and improved outcomes.</p>\n<p>Kent is a large and diverse county, offering a broad range of challenges and opportunities to support children and young people from a variety of backgrounds and circumstance. Our social workers also have the opportunity to work across a range of locations and environments.</p>\n<p>The role requires you to be mobile throughout a wide operational area including travelling around the county of Kent and beyond to transport children and their belongings and be available to do so in an emergency. You should note that public transport is rarely a viable option as your role will involve you transporting people and equipment to venues in very rural areas, often with limited public transport.</p>\n<p>This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service and up to date registration with the appropriate professional body as a qualified Social Worker.</p>\n<p>This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.</p>\n<p>Applications will be reviewed on a weekly basis. Please do not re-apply if you have been interviewed for this post in the last six months.</p>\n<p><strong>Please note the shortlisting for this role will be based on your reason for applying.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Contact Details</strong></p>\n</div>\n<div>\n<p>For more information about the role or for a discussion, please contact<strong> </strong>Paul Meggitt, Service Manager on 03000 410193 or e-mail <a href=\"mailto:paul.meggitt@kent.gov.uk\">paul.meggitt@kent.gov.uk</a> </p>\n</div>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£34,421 - £44,900 per annum","publishDate":"2025-05-13T08:33:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-08T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/f777832c-8f3a-452c-9cb4-3916cfaa7c94.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"ca995912-b5b6-40e3-983f-f9f9a9642f47","title":"Senior Practitioner - West Kent Children in Care Team","employer":"Kent County Council","department":"","location":"West Malling","locationType":2,"description":"<div>\n<p>We offer a competitive basic salary between £45,672 and £51,489 dependent on your experience (plus £3,000pa retention scheme & £2,000 car allowance). There is therefore the potential to earn up to £56,489 per year. In addition, there £8,000 relocation package (subject to eligibility) and excellent LA pension scheme.</p>\n<p><strong>W</strong><strong>e are the right team, at the right time and in the right place.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>The right team</strong></p>\n<p>Doing the best for the children of Kent depends on a team effort. We celebrate our Senior Practitioners who work hard to foster a culture of excellence and collaboration – a place where all social workers are empowered to be creative, share ideas and advice.</p>\n<p>And the right team needs the right managers. Ours have a well-deserved reputation for being supportive and giving regular, quality supervision. There are also many credible expert practitioners to learn from and you’ll find them approachable and keen to help. Sharing knowledge is part of who we are. 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Kent is a large and diverse county, offering a broad range of opportunities to support children and young people from all backgrounds and circumstances.  You will be able to work across a range of locations and environments, and to be seconded to or move to other teams. </p>\n<p>Meanwhile, you will be free to develop professionally, building your area of specialist practice, and applying your knowledge to high profile and sensitive cases. At this level, you’ll champion good practice and set performance expectations, acting as a Practice Assessor for ASYE and student social workers if required.</p>\n<p>You’ll also have the chance to share your expertise through assisted fieldwork, court attendance, case audits and reviews, and by chairing complex meetings. 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This will include holding sets of care proceedings.</p>\n<p>Your role as a Senior Practitioner will require being able to manage a caseload of complex and difficult cases involving assessment, planning and implementation and evaluation of appropriate action to ensure resources are utilised effectively to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and their families. You will also be required to contribute to raising and maintaining standards of professional social work within a social work team, develop areas of specialist practice, offer expert advice to less experienced staff and supervise unqualified staff. You will be well motivated to support and understudy for your Team Manager to sustain and improve performance. </p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>About you</strong></p>\n<p>You must hold a degree in social work, CQSW, DipSW or equivalent and you must be registered with Social Work England. 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£25,206 - £27,948 (plus additional payment for unsocial hours worked, circa 9% of base salary)

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