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Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents. </p> <p>London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the <a href=\"https://www.london.gov.uk/good-work-standard\">Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard</a> employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>About the role:</strong> </p> <p>Reporting to a Practice Manager, the social worker in ASC will provide a professional social work service to adults, their families, and carers in accordance with the requirements outlined in the Care Act. Engage with individuals, families, groups and communities to assess and intervene, using a strength-based approach and professional judgement to employ a range of interventions promoting choice, control, wellbeing and independence..</p> <p>To be a member of one of the following social work teams in Adult Social Care:</p> <ul> <li>MASH/Rapid Response (Willow House/Woodbury)</li> <li>The Rapid Response Team is a multi-disciplinary community health service run by NELFT. It is a key part of the local system’s offer to residents to support them to stay out of hospital when they do not need acute medical care. It provides an Admission Avoidance pathway that also delivers Adult Social Care support to adults over 18 who have eligible needs under the Care Act.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><a href=\"https://fs-filestore-eu.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/Waltham_Forest/govRoleProfiles/Role%20Profile%20-%20Social%20Worker%20Adults%20(1779).pdf\"><strong>>> Click here to download the Role Profile <<</strong> </a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong> </p> <p>To support the aims and objectives of the Adult Social Care interface with the Rapid Response Team, you will be required to: </p> <ul> <li>Build positive working relationships with health colleagues from a range of professional disciplines. </li> <li>Assist health colleagues to develop a good understanding of Adult Social Care policies and procedures (including formal safeguarding arrangements).</li> <li>Promote a strength-based approach to assessing the health and social care needs of residents who are at imminent risk of preventable hospital admission. </li> <li>Adopt whole systems thinking in order to sustain throughput and achieve good health and social care outcomes for vulnerable residents. </li> <li>Apply the principles of multi-disciplinary working by providing a “team around the person” approach that is person-centered and puts the resident in control of managing their own health and care needs as far as possible.  </li> <li>Complete holistic Care Act eligibility assessments with residents.</li> <li>Complete Mental Capacity assessments where necessary. </li> <li>Assess and manage risk in a way that will promote independence and prevent admissions to hospital (or other institutional care settings).  </li> <li>Attend regular team meetings with Rapid Response Team colleagues.</li> <li>Contribute to quality improvement discussions that will help to develop the service in line with the team’s remit. </li> <li>Manage and prioritise your workload effectively in an integrated working environment.  </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Qualifications and Requirements:</strong> </p> <p>Professional registration with Social Work England (SWE)</p> <p>Degree or equivalent or vocational qualification in relevant subject or area</p> <p> </p> <p> <strong>Terms and conditions:</strong> </p> <p>Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks; </p> <p>Satisfactory declaration of interest; </p> <p>This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves work with children and/ or vulnerable adults; </p> <p>Satisfactory DBS check; </p> <p>Continued professional body registration; </p> <p>As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>How to Apply:</strong> </p> <p>Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the ‘Apply’ button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. </p> <p>We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.  </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Equal Opportunity Employer:</strong> </p> <p>Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. </p> <p>To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy. </p> <p>We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview. </p> <p>For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit <a href=\"https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us\">https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us</a>. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Contact Information:</strong> </p> <p>If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Luan Mills Adult MASH Team Manager at <a href=\"mailto:Luan.Mills@walthamforest.gov.uk\">Luan.Mills@walthamforest.gov.uk</a>  </p> <p>If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at <a href=\"mailto:recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk\">recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk</a>. </p> <p>The Council’s preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method. </p> <p>Click here for further information on the <a href=\"https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/council-and-elections/your-data-and-privacy/our-privacy-notices/hr-recruitment-privacy-notice\">Human Resources recruitment privacy notice</a>. </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"PO1-PO4 £39,855 - £50,574","publishDate":"2025-06-12T15:43:40.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-07-10T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/c2982e0e-a74a-4fb4-a913-218a00cb5a94.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"fe2f6945-0c27-4ed8-9925-0d6a88274d29","title":"Leaving Care Coach","employer":"London Borough Of Waltham Forest","department":"","location":"Walthamstow, Greater London, United Kingdom","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Organisation</strong>: London Borough of Waltham Forest</p><p><strong>Salary:</strong> SO2 £38,934 - £40,755<br><strong>Contract Type: </strong>There are three roles, one full-time permanent role and two fixed term 12 month<br><strong>Working hours per week: </strong>36 hours</p><p><strong>Application Deadline:</strong> 03/07/2025</p><p><strong>Proposed Interview Date(s): </strong>wc: 07th July 25<br><strong>Reference:</strong> 1782</p><p> </p><p><strong>About Us:</strong> </p><p>Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work. </p><p>We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents. </p><p>London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the <a href=\"https://www.london.gov.uk/good-work-standard\">Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard</a> employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment. </p><p> </p><p><strong>About the role:</strong> </p><p>As a Personal Advisor, you will play a vital role in helping young people transition to independence with confidence and resilience. Your support will cover practical life skills such as budgeting, cooking, and managing tenancies, while ensuring young people remain engaged in education, employment, or training opportunities.</p><p>You will work closely with young people through regular visits, building trusting relationships and delivering hands-on support tailored to their individual needs. You will also take the lead in completing Pathway Plans, creating clear, achievable goals that empower young people on their journey to independence.</p><p><br> <a href=\"https://fs-filestore-eu.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/Waltham_Forest/govRoleProfiles/Role%20Profile%20-%20Leaving%20Care%20Coach%20(1688).pdf\"><strong>>> Click here to download the Role Profile <<</strong> </a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong> </p><p>Develop and deliver personalised Pathway Plans focused on essential independence skills including financial management, practical skills and problem solving, and tenancy responsibilities.</p><p>Maintain regular, meaningful contact with young people through home visits and outreach, ensuring ongoing guidance and encouragement.</p><p>Work collaboratively with key partner agencies such as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), housing teams, rent management, and the Virtual School to coordinate support and access vital resources.</p><p>Monitor and support young people’s engagement with education, employment, or training, helping them to set and achieve career and learning goals.</p><p>Ensure accurate and up-to-date completion of Pathway Plans, tracking progress and adapting support as needs evolve.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Qualifications and Requirements:</strong> </p><p>To be considered for this position, you should meet the following requirements: </p><p><strong>Level 3 qualification</strong> like BTEC, NVQ, or equivalent.  This includes English and Maths.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Terms and conditions:</strong> </p><p>The below terms and conditions apply to this role: </p><p>Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks; </p><p>Satisfactory declaration of interest; </p><p>This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves work with children and/ or vulnerable adults; </p><p>Satisfactory Enhanced DBS check;  </p><p>Suitable driver’s license would be desirable</p><p>As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English. </p><p> </p><p><strong>How to Apply:</strong> </p><p>Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the ‘Apply’ button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. </p><p>We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.  </p><p> </p><p><strong>Equal Opportunity Employer:</strong> </p><p>Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. </p><p>To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy. </p><p>We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview. </p><p>For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit <a href=\"https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us\">https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us</a>. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Contact Information:</strong> </p><p>If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Abada Quyyum, Team Manager at abada.quyyum@walthamforest.gov.uk. </p><p>If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at <a href=\"mailto:recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk\">recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk</a>. </p><p>The Council’s preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method. </p><p>Click here for further information on the <a href=\"https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/council-and-elections/your-data-and-privacy/our-privacy-notices/hr-recruitment-privacy-notice\">Human Resources recruitment privacy notice</a>. </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"SO2 £38,934 - £40,755","publishDate":"2025-06-12T14:45:33.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-07-03T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/c496f19b-d54c-418b-8690-430b2e8fc780.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"29406f57-8c9f-4e5f-8983-9b18588183c2","title":"Housing Options and Assessment Officer (4 jobs available)","employer":"London Borough Of Waltham Forest","department":"","location":"Walthamstow, Greater London, United Kingdom","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Organisation:</strong> London Borough of Waltham Forest </p><p> </p><p><strong>Directorate: </strong>Place</p><p><strong>Grade:  </strong>Scale 6 - PO1 (career graded role)</p><p><strong>Salary:</strong> £32,925 - £40,833 PA  (depending on experience)</p><p><strong>Market Supplement / Retention Bonus:</strong> yes</p><p><strong>Contract Type: </strong>Full-time/Permanent</p><p><strong>DBS: </strong>Enhanced Barred</p><p><strong>Working hours per week: </strong>36</p><p><strong>Application Deadline:  </strong>24/06/2025</p><p><strong>Proposed Interview Date(s): </strong>TBC</p><p><strong>Reference: </strong>1777</p><p> </p><p><strong>Previous applicants need not apply.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>About Us: </strong></p><p>Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work. </p><p>We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents. </p><p>London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment. A great example of this commitment recently saw the release of a number of homes that were made available to people who live or work in the borough at discounted market rents.</p><p>The Council’s preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method. </p><p> </p><p><strong>About the role: </strong></p><p>4 x Posts available</p><p>This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to some of the most vulnerable residents in the borough. Are you pro-active, resourceful, customer-resolution focused? Then this role might be for you. </p><p>As a Housing Options & Assessment Officer, you’ll be working in a busy and often challenging environment, where you will be supporting our vulnerable residents, some of whom may have complex needs. If you join our team, you’ll be focused on preventing residents from becoming homeless, as well as providing tailored support and interventions when prevention is not an option.</p><p>The successful candidate will have at least 2 years experience of working within a busy Prevention and Assessment Service, as well as being enthusiastic, resilient and self-motivated.</p><p>The ability to provide a high standard of housing advice and guidance to residents and landlords is essential.  Great organisational, communication and negotiating skills are a must.</p><p>For more information please visit our website page - <a href=\"https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/explore-career-housing\">Explore a career in Housing | London Borough of Waltham Forest</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>></strong><a href=\"https://fs-filestore-eu.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/Waltham_Forest/Role%20Profiles/2020_housing_options_officer_sc6-po1%20.pdf\"><strong> Click here to download the Role Profile</strong></a><strong> << </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities: </strong></p><ul> <li>Deliver a high quality and collaborative assessment of the housing requirements and options for people in housing need.</li> <li>Understand the abilities and the complex, multiple needs of individual residents/households.</li> <li>Motivate and empower residents to find and sustain new housing through the creation of Personal Housing Plans.</li> <li>Assessing residents against the prevention, relief and main duties in the Homelessness Reduction Act.</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Qualifications and Requirements: </strong></p><ul> <li>3 A levels or equivalent through experience</li> <li>Demonstrable ability in written English and basic mathematics</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Terms and conditions: </strong></p><p>The below terms and conditions apply to this role: </p><ul> <li>Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks; </li> <li>Satisfactory declaration of interest; </li> <li>This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves work with children and/ or vulnerable adults; </li> <li>Satisfactory DBS check; </li> <li>Suitable driver’s license;  is desirable not essential</li>\n</ul><p>As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English. </p><p> </p><p><strong>How to Apply: </strong></p><p><strong>REDEPLOYEES ONLY</strong></p><p>Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the ‘Apply’ button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. </p><p>We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.  </p><p><strong>Equal Opportunity Employer: </strong></p><p>Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. </p><p>To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy. </p><p>We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview. </p><p>For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us.</p><p><strong>Contact Information: </strong></p><p>If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Sharron Stewart, sharron.stewart@walthamforest.gov.uk or Gbemi Tinubu-Pratt gbemi.tinubu-pratt@walthamforest.gov.uk</p><p>If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk. </p><p> </p><p>Click here for further information on the Human Resources recruitment privacy notice.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£32,925 - £40,833 PA  (depending on experience)","publishDate":"2025-06-12T11:27:07.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-24T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/92528581-825a-4c18-860e-e296246d8073.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"cbf1a408-1836-4dfb-a5b8-26f5b4354c53","title":"Children’s Information Advice Officer","employer":"Hertfordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Hemel Hempstead","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Job Title:</strong> Children’s Information Advice Officer<br><strong>Starting Salary:</strong> 26835.00 - 30060.00 per annum (pro rata for part time) – pay award pending <br><strong>Hours:</strong> 37.0<br><strong>Location:</strong> Dacorum<br><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Permanent<br><strong>Directorate:</strong> Childrens Services</p><h4>About the team</h4><p>The SEND service co-ordinates assessments, reviews and provision for children and young people in Hertfordshire who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. The Front Door team focuses on working with families and professionals whilst undertaking the statutory assessment process.</p><p>We’re looking for professionals with some knowledge of the Statutory Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment process, excellent customer service and IT skills. Alongside the ability to work with and support staff to meet competing deadlines.</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>The role of the CIAO is to be responsible for supporting the early stages of the statutory assessment process, ensuring that families have relevant and purposeful information and advice from weeks 1 through to 12 or when all advice is received.  The CIAO needs to engage with professionals across education, health and care to support the decision making and assessment process, including:</p><ul>\n<li>To receive, record and check all new requests for assessment immediately on receipt and communicate with a range of professionals to seek outstanding information as required.</li>\n<li>To contact families and advise them of the statutory EHC assessment process and help them to identify any local support networks or universal support offers that may be available to them.</li>\n<li>To use a framework to triage requests considering the EHC needs assessment pathway.</li>\n<li>To input and maintain accurate and comprehensive database records as required and processing Requests for Education Health Care Needs Assessments from parents, carers and educational professionals.</li>\n<li>You will strive daily to maintain, develop and improve professional, supportive working relationships with parents, education settings and services in relation to EHC needs assessment</li>\n<li>To work collaboratively with professionals across education, health and care services to ensure effective case management, integrated working practice and successful outcomes for children.</li>\n</ul><h4>About you</h4><p><strong>Essential:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Educated to GCSE level or equivalent</li>\n<li>Knowledge of SEND</li>\n<li>Experience working with families</li>\n<li>Excellent organisation skills including an ability to work independently, systematically and work with conflicting demands.</li>\n<li>Excellent customer service skills using verbal and written communication methods.</li>\n<li>The ability to undertake a variety of administrative tasks, operating within departmental policies and procedures.</li>\n<li>Ability to work effectively as part of a team. Together with self-motivation and the ability to work unsupervised.</li>\n</ul><p>Some travel to meetings may be necessary</p><p>This job role is within the Health and Social Care Services, level HSC7 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p>Job profiles - Health and social care</p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact Karlla Hopwood karlla.hopwood@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.</p><p><strong>Benefits of working for us<br></strong></p><h4>How to apply</h4><p>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences. </p><h4>Additional information</h4><p><strong>Disability Confident</strong><br>We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.</p><p><strong>Safeguarding</strong><br>This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.</p><p><strong>Driving required</strong><br>You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.</p><p><strong>English Fluency</strong><br>The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£26,835 progressing to £30,060","publishDate":"2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-22T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/e25ab63a-b8df-43fb-81a0-a615a00998fa.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"6bc5f43c-6c71-495a-8c96-2a11ff1e8388","title":"Commissioning Manager","employer":"Hertfordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Countywide","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Job Title:</strong> Commissioning Manager<br><strong>Starting Salary:</strong> £52,138 progressing to £57,652 per annum – pay award pending <br><strong>Hours:</strong> 37 per week<br><strong>Location:</strong> Main base Stevenage or Apsley, with hybrid home working<br><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Permanent<br><strong>Directorate:</strong> Adult Care Services</p><h4>About the team</h4><p>This is an exciting opportunity to lead and shape Hertfordshire’s Supported Living offer for adults with learning and/or physical disabilities. As <strong>Commissioning Manager</strong>, you will play a crucial role in strengthening the market, driving best practices, and ensuring personalised, sustainable support for our communities.</p><p>You will be joining an experienced and ambitious team of Strategic commissioning managers and officers, committed to enabling extraordinary people to live fulfilling ordinary lives and achieve personalised outcomes and aspirations, reflecting Hertfordshire County Council’s Connected Lives commissioning principles</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>Your portfolio will include:                                                                </p><ul>\n<li>Procurement, contractual oversight and development of Services</li>\n<li>Developing strong partnerships and information sharing with health and social care stakeholders including operational social work teams, brokerage, Integrated Care Boards (NHS), Children’s Services, the Mental Health Trust.</li>\n<li>Taking forward specific projects, including Supported Living contract handbacks, re-provisions, de-registrations, funding bids/business cases and demand forecasting and modelling.</li>\n<li>Managing contracts throughout their term ensuring performance, quality, and value for money.</li>\n<li>Being the subject matter expert for your work area and be a powerful advocate for disabled adults and where appropriate, the market.</li>\n<li>Support other commissioning projects, as requested, by the Community Commissioning for Disabled Adults.</li>\n</ul><p>You will be at the forefront of embedding Hertfordshire County Council’s <strong>Connected Lives</strong> vision into commissioning practice, ensuring flexible and person-centred models of care for disabled adults and their carers.</p><p>Key to your daily work will be the relationships you will build with key stakeholders including experts by experience, operational (Social work) colleagues, market care providers and NHS partners to promote quality and mitigate  financial challenges facing the system. You will deliver robust quality assurance oversight and transformation of Supported Living Services, including new service developments and new service models.</p><h4>About you</h4><p><strong>Essential</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Experience in commissioning social care within the public sector.</li>\n<li>Strong knowledge of national policy related to Supported Living for disabled and autistic adults.</li>\n<li>A passion for equality, diversity, inclusion, and co-production with Experts by Experience and their carers.</li>\n<li>Ability to independently plan and deliver a complex work programme while managing priorities effectively.</li>\n<li>Exceptional problem-solving skills, with a track record of applying creative strategic commissioning models.</li>\n<li>Excellent communication and negotiation skills to engage stakeholders and drive impactful change.</li>\n<li>Strong contract management expertise, ensuring performance, quality, and financial sustainability.</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Desirable</strong>:</p><ul><li>Experience commissioning for disabled and autistic adults.</li></ul><p><em>We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.</em></p><p>This job role is within the Corporate Services, level CORP13 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p>Job profiles - Corporate services</p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact Laura Gordon, Head of Community Commissioning for Disabled Adults at Laura.gordon@hertfordshire.gov.uk or 07779 334307 for an informal discussion about the role.</p><p>Interview Date: 9 and 10 July 2025</p><p>Benefits of working for us</p><h4>How to apply</h4><p>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences. </p><h4>Additional information</h4><p><strong>Disability Confident</strong><br>We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.</p><p><strong>Safeguarding</strong><br>This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.</p><p><strong>Driving required</strong><br>You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.</p><p><strong>English Fluency</strong><br>The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£52,138 progressing to £57,652","publishDate":"2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-26T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/1b4ed153-fd0f-4e10-8f33-2430c6c2ac74.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"62c3b551-6096-4a81-9f95-04e770fca56b","title":"SEND EHC Coordinator","employer":"Hertfordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Hertfordshire","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Job Title:</strong> SEND EHC Coordinator<br><strong>Starting Salary: </strong>£33,366 pa with the opportunity to progress to £36,124 per annum<strong>Hours:</strong> 37 per week<br><strong>Contract:</strong> Permanent</p><p>Things are changing in SEND for Hertfordshire County Council. We are making SEND everyone's business.</p><p>Do you want to make a positive impact and be part of that change? We’re continuing to invest in our statutory SEND workforce.</p><h4>About the teams</h4><p>EHC coordinators are aligned to one of several functional teams and we have opportunities for you to specialise in:</p><ul>\n<li>Early Years SEND (based in Stevenage): responsible for children aged 0-5 (up to and including reception year) with an EHCP</li>\n<li>Services for Young People (based in Stevenage): responsible for young people age 16 and over with an EHCP: who attend a college (or other further education settings), who are completing an apprenticeship, are in training or a supported internship or who are not in education, employment or training. 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Whilst the role does involve communication and ongoing dialogue with practitioners, parents and carers, this is primarily related to statutory processes. The role involves virtually no direct interaction with children or young people.</p><p>Being an EHC Coordinator, you’ll be delivering casework that coordinates professionals across education, health and care as well as the family, to deliver EHC assessments, plans and reviews to time and high quality, with a focus on improving outcomes for children and young people.​ This includes:</p><ul>\n<li>Developing the highest standards of achievement and inclusion for children and young people with SEN through effective casework within the policy and budget framework of the Council, ensuring a focus on preparing for adulthood from the earliest ages.​</li>\n<li>Taking responsibility for the preparation of information for parents, children, young people and schools, which provides the right information at the appropriate time, in a simple to use way, which engages partners in understanding what our responsibility is to children, families and schools. ​</li>\n<li>Managing and processing statutory casework within legal and internal timelines ​</li>\n<li>Working collaboratively with professionals across education, health and care services​</li>\n<li>Ensuring effective case management, integrated working practice and successful outcomes for children.​</li>\n<li>Participating in resource decisions, taking the lead where appropriate, for example decision making processes relating to whether or not assessment or plans are written, or whether specialist provision is agreed, ensuring that resource decisions are in line with local authority policies, procedures and eligibility criteria. This could include chairing or attending panel meetings.​</li>\n<li>Participating, as required, in a range of meetings with other professionals and​parents/carers in relation to individual children with complex needs, including representing Children’s Services at annual review, chairing reviews, attending and chairing multi-agency meetings as appropriate.​​</li>\n<li>Contributing to the development of policy, procedures and provision for children with SEN children’s needs, which includes maintaining an up-to-date knowledge relating to SEN casework, changes to national legislation and departmental policies, and supporting induction/training and support to all team members.​​</li>\n<li>Inputting and maintaining accurate and comprehensive database records as required and participate in the Local Authority’s systems for monitoring and quality assurance for children and young people known to the EHC assessment and review team.</li>\n</ul><h4>About you</h4><p><strong>Essential:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Extensive knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice and the Children and Families Act 2014</li>\n<li>Extensive experience working with children and young people with SEND, relevant to the team chosen</li>\n<li>Educated to A level or equivalent.</li>\n<li>Excellent communication skills</li>\n<li>The ability to work to deadlines and under pressure</li>\n<li>High level of literacy to support good case recording and quality EHC plans.</li>\n<li>Hold a current driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Desirable:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Previous experience working in schools to deliver SEND provision or experience with other stakeholders including parents, education, care and health</li>\n<li>Previous experience with casework management</li>\n</ul><p>This job role is within the Health and Social Care Family, level HSC9 job profile. Please locate this via: Job profiles - Health and social care</p><p><strong>Benefits of working for us</strong></p><h4>How to apply</h4><p>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.</p><h4>Additional information</h4><p><strong>Disability Confident</strong><br>We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.</p><p><strong>Safeguarding</strong><br>This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.</p><p><strong>Driving required</strong><br>You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.</p><p><strong>English Fluency</strong><br>The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£33,366 progressing to £36,124 pa","publishDate":"2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-29T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/7290bd81-0b6f-41d0-ade1-eb8d25e9ad1f.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"1c1e81a8-7f2e-49c1-8f1f-21e520a806f8","title":"Support Assistant","employer":"Hertfordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Welwyn Garden City","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Job Title:</strong> Support Assistant<br><strong>Starting Salary:</strong> £24,404 progressing to £24,790<br><strong>Hours:</strong> 37 hours per week<br><strong>Location:</strong> Welwyn Garden City<br><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Permanent<br><strong>Directorate:</strong> Adult Care Services</p><p><strong>This post is only available to Female applicants as permitted under the Equality Act 2010</strong></p><h4>About the team</h4><p>People with disabilities in Hertfordshire need people like you!</p><p>Do you want to support someone to live their best life and build a great career at the same time?</p><p>Come and work for a trusted employer who will value you and support your development.</p><p>St Michaels House is a short break service predominantly for adults with physical disabilities though adults with learning disabilities also attend. We support a variety of different people with different needs so every day is different.</p><h4>About the role</h4><ul>\n<li>Helping the people we support meet their basic daily needs and achieve their goals</li>\n<li>Supporting with personal hygiene, eating and drinking</li>\n<li>Support with keeping the service clean and tidy.</li>\n<li>Joining in with social and leisure activities at home and in their local community</li>\n<li>Ensuring that the people we support and their families enjoy their time away from home and get a well earned break.</li>\n<li>Support people with personal care, in some cases, this involves using moving and handling equipment</li>\n</ul><p>Our roles also involve shift work on either day, including weekends and bank holidays. You may be asked to complete sleep ins as part of your role to support in evacuation purposes only.</p><h4>About you</h4><p>Essential:</p><ul>\n<li>Passion for supporting people to live fulfilled lives</li>\n<li>Good computer skills to be able to update support plans</li>\n<li>Good level of written English to update notes.</li>\n<li>Good communicator with listening skills.</li>\n</ul><p>Desirable:</p><ul>\n<li>Have completed the Care Certificate, hold or working towards Level 2 HSC award (NVQ/RQF/apprenticeship).</li>\n<li>Organisational skills.</li>\n</ul><p><em>We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.</em></p><p>This job role is within the Health and Social Care Services, level HSC4 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p>Job profiles - Health and social care</p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact jade.richmond@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.</p><p>Interview Date: 10 July 2025</p><p>Benefits of working for us</p><h4>How to apply</h4><p>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences. </p><h4>Additional information</h4><p><strong>Disability Confident</strong><br>We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.</p><p><strong>Safeguarding</strong><br>This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.</p><p><strong>English Fluency</strong><br>The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). 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We serve a vibrant and diverse community, where excellent relationships promote a warm and secure environment where children feel safe and valued.   We are looking for passionate, enthusiastic teachers who love being in the classroom.</p>\n<p>If you are committed and driven by a passion to make learning exciting, if you too love learning and want to continue to develop as a teacher and leader and be part of a large, energetic team, we would love to meet you. </p>\n<p>To view the school please email <a href=\"mailto:office@winns.waltham.sch.uk\">office@winns.waltham.sch.uk</a> or call the school office on 0208 527 1872 to arrange a suitable time.</p>\n<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 and work in accordance with our child protection policies and procedures. Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check. 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If you are passionate and committed to supporting children and families to access the right support at the right time and are interested in this area, this is role for you.</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>As a CAIAO you will support families, children and adults up to 25 by providing information on the offer of services available universally in 0-25. The signposting of information will support families in need to prevent an escalation of concern.</p><p>Your work will be underpinned by the principle of improving outcomes for children, young people and their families through communicating with parents and agencies to best understand a child and family’s needs and to contribute towards identifying support services and signposting to these.</p><h4>About you</h4><p>Essential:</p><ul>\n<li>Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.</li>\n<li>Demonstrate the ability to build rapport with families and professionals during telephone calls.</li>\n<li>Excellent keyboard skills and be computer literate.</li>\n<li>Professional curiosity and excellent organisational skills to ensure work is completed within tight timescales.</li>\n<li>A team player, but also demonstrate the ability to work autonomously.</li>\n</ul><ul><li>An understanding of disability and children, adults and family needs.</li></ul><p>Desirable:</p><ul><li>Previous experience in working with children, families and adults would be beneficial.</li></ul><p>No two days will be the same, with a variety of contacts requiring your expertise, and you will be communicating via phone with multi-agency professionals and members of the public. You'll be joining a supportive team where full training is provided to help you succeed.</p><p>If you enjoy working in a fast-paced, rewarding role that seeks to identify the right support for children, young people, and their families at the right time, this is the role for you!</p><p>This job role is within the Health and Social Care Services, level HSC7 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p><strong>Job profiles - Health and social care</strong></p><p>For an informal conversation about the role, please contact donna.griffiths@hertfordshire.gov.uk</p><p><strong>Interview Date: 1st July</strong></p><p><strong>Benefits of working for us <br><br></strong></p><h4>How to apply</h4><p>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.</p><h4>Additional information</h4><p><strong><em>We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.</em></strong></p><p><strong>Disability Confident</strong><br>We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.</p><p><strong>Safeguarding</strong><br>This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.</p><p><strong>English Fluency</strong><br>The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£26,835 progressig to £30,060 pa pro rata","publishDate":"2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-17T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/9b725bd6-a7f0-4393-b28a-7099943f02ac.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"6675089f-ebcd-402b-aa17-9a1fb6b580e3","title":"Head of Safeguarding (Children & Families)","employer":"Hertfordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stevenage","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Job Title:</strong> Head of Safeguarding (Children & Families)<br><strong>Starting Salary:</strong> £81,803per annum per annum – pay award pending <br><strong>Hours:</strong> 37 hours per week<br><strong>Base Location:</strong> Farnham House, Stevenage with regular presence aswell as travelling across the county.<br><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Permanent<br><strong>Directorate:</strong> Childrens Services</p><h4>About the team</h4><h4>Inspire Change. Lead with Purpose. Transform Lives.</h4><p>At Hertfordshire County Council, we don’t just deliver services - we lead innovation and work together as one HCC to make a difference to the lives of our residents. As the birthplace of the nationally recognised Family Safeguarding Model and alongside our strong Families First early help offer, we are proud to be at the forefront of the national children’s social care reforms. Our commitment to children and families and excellent social work practice is unwavering, and we are now seeking a visionary and compassionate leader to join us as Head of Service for our future Family Safeguarding and Family Help services.</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>This is a pivotal leadership role with a clear mission: to support, develop and drive forward our Family Safeguarding and Family Help practice in the county, working in close collaboration with your Head of Service colleagues in the Children & Families leadership team, our amazing workforce, senior leaders across the Council, and our valued partners across Hertfordshire.</p><p>You will lead with heart and purpose, ensuring that our future multi-disciplinary teams continue to deliver high-quality, relationship-based Family Safeguarding practice that empowers families and protects children. As part of the national safeguarding reforms, we are currently developing proposals with our workforce and partners to expand our Family Safeguarding practice into the new Multi-Agency Child Protection and Family Help teams. Your operational knowledge and experience will be vital in supporting the workforce and maintaining excellent outcomes for children and their families through this transformation.</p><p>You will also provide senior leadership in shaping and delivering our social care workforce strategy—championing the development of new social works and retention of experienced and global majority social workers, fostering a culture of inclusion, growth, and professional excellence.</p><p><strong>What you’ll bring;</strong></p><ul>\n<li>A deep understanding of the Family Safeguarding model and practice and its impact on improving outcomes for children and families.</li>\n<li>Proven ability to lead and drive effective social work interventions that manage risk, achieve sustained change and enable more children to remain safely within their families.</li>\n<li>A collaborative, solution-focussed and forward-thinking approach to teamwork, multi-agency working and co-production.</li>\n<li>A passion for nurturing our dedicated and skilled workforce, developing talent and leading with empathy, clarity, and ambition.</li>\n<li>A commitment to promoting and developing inclusive practices that recognise diversity, tackle discrimination and address disadvantage for our residents and our staff.</li>\n</ul><h4>About you</h4><p><strong>Essential</strong>:</p><ul>\n<li>Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.</li>\n<li>Full UK Driving Licence and regular access to a vehicle.</li>\n<li>Substantial experience of leading statutory Children’s Social Care Services.</li>\n<li>Understanding of the Family Safeguarding Model and practice and the national social care reform requirements.</li>\n<li>Experience of multi-agency and partnership working.</li>\n<li>Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop the workforce.</li>\n<li>Proven ability to drive safe and effective social work interventions for children and families that lead to sustained change and positive outcomes.</li>\n<li>Proven experience of strengthening inclusive practice and tackling discrimination and the impact of this.</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Desirable</strong>:</p><ul>\n<li>Experience and skills as a Head of Service in statutory Children’s Social Care Services.</li>\n<li>Experience and knowledge of working in a large, complex and political organisation.</li>\n<li>Experience and skills in leading workforce strategy and achieving a stable and skilled workforce.</li>\n<li>Experience and skills in leading and supporting implementation of service-wide change.</li>\n</ul><p><em>We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.</em></p><p>This job role is within the Organisational Leadership, level LDR16 job profile. Please locate this via: Organisational Leadership</p><p>You’ll be part of a service that is nationally recognised, values-driven, and committed to continuous improvement. You’ll work alongside passionate leaders, peers and professionals who believe in the value of social work, power of family, the strength of community, diversity, inclusion and the importance of every child’s voice.</p><p>Children’s Services strategic leaders are passionate about supporting and developing you - you’ll have regular opportunities to access professional development, shape service and practice changes and lead initiatives across Children’s Services, the wider Council and the Eastern Region.</p><p>We want our leaders to reflect the communities we serve and our frontline workforce and welcome interest from applicants of all backgrounds including those from global majority backgrounds.</p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact El Mayhew (el.mayhew@hertfordshire.gov.uk) for an informal discussion about the role.</p><p>Interview Date: 7th July - Face to Face at Farnham House, Stevenage.</p><p>Benefits of working for us</p><h4>How to apply</h4><p>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.</p><h4>Additional information</h4><p><strong>Disability Confident</strong><br>We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.</p><p><strong>Safeguarding</strong><br>This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.</p><p><strong>Driving required</strong><br>You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.</p><p><strong>English Fluency</strong><br>The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£81,803per annum","publishDate":"2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-29T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/0a301c89-b713-4882-9ad5-2bd32643718a.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"37170f2d-53eb-45af-be35-81a6fb180520","title":"Consultant Social Workers (Children's)","employer":"Hertfordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Hertfordshire","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Job Title:</strong> Qualified Childrens Consultant Social Worker<br><strong>Starting Salary: </strong>£46,731per annum + £6,924 market enhanced payment, progressing to £51,802 per annum + £6,768 market enhanced payment PLUS £1k one off welcome payment* <br><strong>Hours:</strong> 37<br><strong>Location:</strong> Base locations in Stevenage and Apsley. Whilst you will have a base, each team has a geographic area they cover which will require regular access to a vehicle in order to travel to meetings.<br><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Permanent / Secondment/FTC - 1 year<br><strong>Directorate:</strong> Childrens Services</p><p><em>All roles are full time and permanent unless otherwise stated below under 'about the role'</em></p><h4>About the service</h4><p>At Hertfordshire County Council, we believe that the children and young people in our care deserve the best. And that means ensuring the social workers who work alongside them are trained, supported, and highly motivated.</p><p>As an innovative authority, we are committed to developing motivational social work practice and you will be trained to work in this way. You will be working at the forefront of best practice to deliver first class support to vulnerable children and families which will expose you to managing complex and diverse caseloads.</p><p>By changing our approach to families, they are changing their approach to us and we are managing to keep far more children at home safely with their families.<br><br> With dedicated Diversity & Inclusion strategy and focus groups, we promote diversity and inclusion across the delivery of services and within our workforce.</p><p>We will offer a stimulating working environment, regular supervision meetings and training opportunities to help you to reach your full potential with the assistance and guidance of our specialist L&D teams.<br><br> The pandemic has brought about changes in the way we work and having learnt from this and from feedback from our staff and communities, we are embedding important principles around ‘Our Way Forward’. The overarching vision for Children’s Services is that we work in a ‘flexible and balanced’ way with a focus on ‘continuous improvement’; this is underpinned by a ‘mix and blend’ approach by adopting hybrid ways of working, balancing the need for collaborative workspaces with the right technology for staff to work from home and touchdown areas where this is right for you and for our families.</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>Each Team is made up of; a Team Manager, Consultant Social Worker(s), Senior Practitioners, Social Workers, Children's Practitioners and Family Practitioners.<br></p><p>This role will include holding a small caseload of complex work and supports development into a management role in the future. <br><br>This will include conducting supervision meetings and supporting other members of the team and providing management cover in the Team Manager’s absence.</p><h4>About you</h4><p>We are pleased to offer sponsorship of eligible roles that met the UKV&I requirements for candidates who currently reside in the UK at the time of application.</p><p>It is essential that all Consultant Social workers who apply have the following:</p><ul>\n<li>Qualified and Social Work England Registered</li>\n<li>Experience of staff supervision and management</li>\n<li>Comprehensive knowledge of the challenges associate with working with Children and their Families</li>\n<li>Strong written and verbal communication skills</li>\n<li>Knowledge of legislation, guidance, policy, and procedures</li>\n<li>Proficient in the use of Microsoft IT package</li>\n<li>Full UK Driving Licence</li>\n<li>Regular Access to a vehicle</li>\n</ul><p>Please note there may be additional specific criteria depending on the team.</p><p>This job role is within the Health and Social Care, level 12 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p><strong>Job profiles - Health and social care</strong></p><p>To read more about our service and opportunities available visit our <strong>Childrens Social Work page</strong></p><p><strong>Recruitment timeline:</strong> we are checking applications regularly and will arrange ad hoc interviews - please check your emails for updates.</p><p><strong>Benefits of working for us <br><br></strong></p><p><strong> Additional Benefits for Social Work roles include:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Monthly Market Enhanced Payment</li>\n<li>One off £1k Welcome Payment* (terms & conditions apply)</li>\n<li>Lease Car Scheme</li>\n<li>Up to £6 relocation expenses</li>\n<li>Hybrid working model</li>\n<li>5 Days additional annual leave entitlement</li>\n<li>SWE Registration Fee paid</li>\n</ul><h4>How to apply</h4><p>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.</p><h4>Additional information</h4><p><strong>Sponsorship<br></strong>We are pleased to offer sponsorship of eligible roles that met the UKV&I requirements for candidates who currently reside in the UK at the time of application.</p><p><strong>Disability Confident</strong><br>We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.</p><p><strong>Safeguarding</strong><br>This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.</p><p><strong>Driving required</strong><br>You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.</p><p><strong>English Fluency</strong><br>The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£46,731 pa progressing to £51,802 pa","publishDate":"2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-07-09T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/6b123906-722d-4459-b5ca-7c598bf4325d.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"940bec91-8d71-4273-bb57-12440a70f44d","title":"Social Worker (Learning Disability Team)","employer":"London Borough Of Waltham Forest","department":"","location":"Walthamstow, Greater London, United Kingdom","locationType":3,"description":"<strong>Organisation</strong>: London Borough of Waltham Forest <strong>Salary:  </strong>PO1 – PO4 £39,855 - £50,574 dependent on experience <br><strong>Retention Bonus/ Market Supplement: </strong>£1000 paid in June and December (total £2000 per year) <p><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Full-time/Permanent</p> <p><strong>Working hours per week: </strong>36 hours Monday to Friday 9am to 5.15pm</p> <p><strong>Application Deadline: </strong>01/07/2025</p> <p><strong>Proposed Interview Date(s): </strong>TBC<br><strong>Reference:</strong> 1772</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>About Us:</strong> </p> <p>Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work. </p> <p>We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents. </p> <p>London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the <a href=\"https://www.london.gov.uk/good-work-standard\">Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard</a> employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment. </p> <p><strong>The Council’s preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method. </strong></p> <p><strong>Click here for further information on the </strong><a href=\"https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/council-and-elections/your-data-and-privacy/our-privacy-notices/hr-recruitment-privacy-notice\"><strong>Human Resources recruitment privacy notice</strong></a><strong>. </strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>About the role:</strong> </p> <p>The Adult Learning Disability is co-located with the Integrated NELFT Health  Team. As a social worker you will be responsible for case managing longer-term, complex caseloads. The Adult Learning disability Teams hold statutory responsibilities for Safeguarding, Reviews, Support Planning and Community Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS). Successful applicants are likely to receive a hybrid caseload of both type of work.</p> <p>The Adult Learning Disability Team, work with adults aged 18 and over, to identify and care plan for eligible Social Care and Support needs. Your role will be to manage your own complex caseload, with the support of a Practice Manager and Team Manager.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href=\"http://fs-filestore-eu.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/Waltham_Forest/Role%20Profiles/SocialWorker_AdultLearningDisabilityTeam.pdf\"><strong>>> Click here to download the Role Profile <<</strong> </a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong> </p> <p>Your day-to-day responsibilities may include:</p> <ul> <li>Working collaboratively with internal departments, Health Services, Partners, Statutory and Non-Statutory organisations to secure a holistic approach to Assessment, Safeguarding and Care Planning. </li> <li>Conducting Care Act (2014) compliant Assessments, Reviews and Support Plans which seek to promote, retain, and maximise independence where safe and possible to do so. </li> <li>Conducting S.42 Safeguarding Enquiries. </li> <li>Provide person-centred services to vulnerable adults that focus on evidence-based and best practice. </li> <li>Provide professional advice and guidance to colleagues and partner agencies supporting vulnerable people</li> <li>Maintain properly documented case files, records, and information. Prepare reports as required.</li> <li>Proactively develop professional knowledge, skills, and behaviours.</li> <li>All opportunities to prevent, reduce and delay access to social care services are taken</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Qualifications and Requirements:</strong> </p> <p>To apply, you should have at least 2 years’ experience in a similar statutory role or be able to demonstrate transferable skills to meet the needs of this this post. </p> <p>You will need to have a current registration with Social Work England and provide your Registration Number. We anticipate that an applicant will have the following aptitudes and ability to demonstrate these: </p> <ul> <li>Knowledge and experience of issues relating to adults with Learning Disability, Autism and or dual diagnosis of Mental Health, including relevant legislation, guidance & procedures.</li> <li>Experience of service delivery which is culturally sensitive and responsive to the needs of a multi-cultural community.</li> <li>Ability to work jointly with our Multi Disciplinary NELFT health professionals and part of a duty team.</li> <li>Ability to work under regular supervision from a line manager.</li> <li>Ability to work effectively under pressure, completing Community Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS).</li> <li>Ability to prioritise work and risks. </li> <li>Ability to ensure Performance Indicators relating to service areas are met</li> <li>Ability to participate in change effectively</li> <li>Ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing, and to follow through required actions</li> <li>Commitment to the participation of vulnerable people and their families both at an individual and service level</li> <li>Detailed working knowledge of the Care Act 2014 and other relevant legislation, procedures and guidance relating to children and families</li> <li>Ability to demonstrate understanding of the financial implications for a Local Authority when commissioning care and support to meet needs and an awareness of how to consider other funding streams / means of meeting needs. </li> <li>Awareness of current issues in care and support policy and practice.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Terms and conditions:</strong> </p> <p><i>The below terms and conditions apply to this role: </i></p> <p>Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks; </p> <p>Satisfactory declaration of interest; </p> <p>This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves work with children and/ or vulnerable adults; </p> <p>Satisfactory DBS check; </p> <p>Continued professional body registration; </p> <p>As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>How to Apply:</strong> </p> <p>Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the ‘Apply’ button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. </p> <p>We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.  </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Equal Opportunity Employer:</strong> </p> <p>Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. </p> <p>To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy. </p> <p>We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview. </p> <p>For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit <a href=\"https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us\">https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us</a>. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Contact Information:</strong> </p> <p>If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Denise Darling-Grant at <a href=\"mailto:Denise.Darling-Grant@walthamforest.gov.uk\">Denise.Darling-Grant@walthamforest.gov.uk</a> . </p> <p>If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at <a href=\"mailto:recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk\">recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk</a>. </p> <p>Click here for further information on the <a href=\"https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/council-and-elections/your-data-and-privacy/our-privacy-notices/hr-recruitment-privacy-notice\">Human Resources recruitment privacy notice</a>. </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"39855 - 50574 GBP / year","publishDate":"2025-06-10T16:41:25.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-07-01T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/e126a23d-4468-41d9-884f-e0afc5a1d4b0.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"853c51a8-1420-4d04-823c-6b0bb9b31175","title":"Midday Lunchtime Assistant - Playworker","employer":"London Borough Of Waltham Forest","department":"","location":"Ainslie Wood Primary School, 140 Ainslie Wood Road, Chingford, London,","locationType":3,"description":"<p>Midday Lunchtime Assistant Play worker</p>\n<p>Required for September 2025</p>\n<p><strong>Job description</strong></p>\n<p>Ainslie Wood Primary School are looking to appoint a Midday <strong>Lunchtime Assistant - Playworker </strong>to join our successful team and contribute to the health and wellbeing of our children during the lunch break. This is an excellent permanent opportunity beginning in the Autumn term, term time only, 10.42 hours per week.</p>\n<p>Salary: £6141 per annum</p>\n<p>Grade: Scale 3</p>\n<p>The role includes providing appropriate activities for our pupils, encouraging cooperation, securing their safety, monitoring well-being and ensuring good behaviour.</p>\n<p>Our successful candidate will speak clearly and listens carefully to pupils, using questions to check understanding. You will be required to attend and participate in staff meetings and training.</p>\n<p>An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required.</p>\n<p>We are an Equal Opportunity employer. This means offering genuine equivalent treatment to our staff across the whole range of our employment and recruitment practices.</p>\n<p>Shortlisting: 24/06/2025</p>\n<p>Interviews: 02/07/2025</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£6,141","publishDate":"2025-06-10T09:09:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-24T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/128394a8-1eb1-478e-89f2-88ef7de2bc6f.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"3a085e7f-2752-45a7-b60a-93e7437fefb3","title":"Commercial Contract Lawyer","employer":"London Borough Of Waltham Forest","department":"","location":"Walthamstow, Greater London, United Kingdom","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Organisation</strong>: London Borough of Waltham Forest</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Salary: </strong>PO3-PO6 £44,331 - £55,620  <br><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Full-time, Permanent<br><strong>Working hours per week: </strong>36</p> <p><strong>Application Deadline:</strong> 04/07/2025</p> <p><strong>Proposed Interview Date(s): </strong>w/c 14/07/2025<br> </p> <p><strong>Reference:</strong> 1780</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>About Us:</strong> </p> <p>Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work. </p> <p>We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents. </p> <p>London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the <a href=\"https://www.london.gov.uk/good-work-standard\">Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard</a> employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment. </p> <p><i><strong>The Council’s preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email </strong></i><a href=\"mailto:recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk\"><i><strong>recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk</strong></i></a><i><strong> so we can arrange an alternative application method.</strong></i><strong> </strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>About the role:</strong> </p> <p>We are looking to recruit  an experienced Contracts Lawyer to join our Waltham Forest Commercial Law Team. You will be a UK qualified solicitor with at least 3 years Post Qualification Experience in contracts and commercial law. You will be part of small team of Contracts lawyers advising on contract and procurement law across the full range of local authority services including construction, social care, professional and other services and across all types of contractual arrangements. Therefore, you will hold a varied and interesting caseload that will enable you to make full use of your experience while developing further.  </p> <p>You will have experience of contract and procurement law especially advising in relation to the new Procurement Act 2023, subsidy regime and all contractual matters. You should have experience in drafting, review and negotiating various goods and services contracts, framework agreements, call-off contracts and advising on the data sharing and GDPR matters. You will be confident in drafting bespoke contractual provisions and demonstrate both a ‘can-do’ and a commercial attitude.</p> <p>The post will be part of the Council’s Lexcel accredited Legal Services and will contribute to the excellent standards of service we deliver to our clients. </p> <p>The salary we can offer will be commensurate with your experience and we are looking to appoint at the upper end of the available salary range. <br> </p> <p><a href=\"https://fs-filestore-eu.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/Waltham_Forest/govRoleProfiles/Role_Profile_Commercial_Contract_Lawyer_1780.pdf\"><strong>>> Click here to download the Role Profile <<</strong></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong> </p> <ul> <li>Responsible for giving timely and accurate legal advice, undertaking advocacy (where required in the role) and providing guidance and support to clients</li> <li>To deal with complex casework and arrange representation in courts, tribunals or inquiries in order to ensure the Council’s position is represented in the most cost effective and efficient manner</li> <li>Advise and undertake work in all aspects of the responsibilities of the role</li> <li>Keep up to date with all legislation, case law and best practice to assure the quality of legal advice and support to clients</li> <li>Ensure compliance with all relevant professional standards including the Solicitors Code of Conduct</li> <li>Undertake original drafting of complex legal documentation for the areas of responsibility in the role</li> <li>Ensure that risk and conflict of interest is constantly monitored in respect of all casework undertaken </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Qualifications and Requirements:</strong> </p> <p>To be considered for this position, you should meet the following requirements: </p> <ul> <li>Practising Solicitor or Barrister or FILEX </li> <li>Relevant post qualification experience in the legal profession.</li> <li>Ability to handle complex legal matters within area of responsibility.</li> <li>Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing </li> <li>Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines whilst handling a diverse workload </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Terms and conditions:</strong> </p> <p>The below terms and conditions apply to this role: </p> <p>Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks; </p> <p>Satisfactory declaration of interest; </p> <p>Continued professional body registration; </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>How to Apply:</strong> </p> <p>Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the ‘Apply’ button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. </p> <p>We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.  </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Equal Opportunity Employer:</strong> </p> <p>Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. </p> <p>To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy. </p> <p>We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview. </p> <p>For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit <a href=\"https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us\">https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us</a>. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Contact Information:</strong> </p> <p>If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Alexandra Jacobs, Principal Lawyer at <a href=\"mailto:alexandra.jacobs@walthamforest.gov.uk\">alexandra.jacobs@walthamforest.gov.uk</a>  or 07800 874004 or Jeremy Walling, Assistant Director Commercial Law at <a href=\"mailto:jeremy.walling@walthamforest.gov.uk\">jeremy.walling@walthamforest.gov.uk</a> or 07817 387023. </p> <p>If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at <a href=\"mailto:recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk\">recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk</a>. </p> <p>Click here for further information on the <a href=\"https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/council-and-elections/your-data-and-privacy/our-privacy-notices/hr-recruitment-privacy-notice\">Human Resources recruitment privacy notice</a>. </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"PO3-PO6 £44,331 - £55,620","publishDate":"2025-06-10T09:02:09.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-07-04T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/b7a70f22-7a22-4f26-bf6b-8abea95721b4.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"6b93c32a-b333-4179-9a7a-539701fa8902","title":"After School Club Play Leader","employer":"London Borough Of Waltham Forest","department":"","location":"Ainslie Wood Primary School, 140 Ainslie Wood Road, Chingford, London,","locationType":3,"description":"<p>After School Club  Play Leader</p>\n<p>Required for September 2025</p>\n<p><strong>Job description</strong></p>\n<p>Ainslie Wood Primary School are looking to appoint a After School Club<strong> – Play Leader </strong>to join our successful team and contribute to the health and wellbeing of our children during the After School Clubs. This is an excellent permanent opportunity beginning in the Autumn term, term time only, 15 hours per week.</p>\n<p>Salary: £10,608 per annum</p>\n<p>Grade: Scale 6</p>\n<p>The role includes providing appropriate activities for our pupils, encouraging cooperation, securing their safety, monitoring well-being and ensuring good behaviour.</p>\n<p>Our successful candidate will speak clearly and listens carefully to pupils, using questions to check understanding. You will be required to attend and participate in staff meetings and training.</p>\n<p>An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required.</p>\n<p>We are an Equal Opportunity employer. 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They are hubs for community activities, places to access digital technology, creative spaces, and gateways to reading, information and wellbeing. Hertfordshire Libraries exists to help people to live better lives for longer. All of which means today’s Assistant Customer Service Supervisors need to be passionate about proactively helping people of all ages and from all backgrounds as well as being able to lead from the front working alongside the Library Manager.</p><p>You will be working alongside the Library Manager and with the team of 5 Library Assistants to deliver engaging and inspiring events to support our local community.</p><p>You will be required to liaise with teams across libraries and Librarians to develop new ideas for events within our libraries.</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>To support the delivery of the Inspiring Libraries 10-year strategy.</p><p>You will have the skills and abilities to support the Library Manager to actively supervise the team at Abbots Library, including staff timetabling, training and development. You will also support the Library Manager with statistic and financial data, Health & Safety as well as act as the senior on duty as and when required.</p><p>You will have the ability to compile, maintain and provide effective returns for monthly statistical information.</p><p>You will also actively engage with the delivery and promotion of all frontline services in the library and outreach activities as required.</p><h4>About you</h4><p><strong>Essential </strong></p><ul>\n<li>You will have excellent communication and admin skills and you will be passionate about providing great customer care.</li>\n<li>You will have demonstrable experience in leading a team in a supervisory role, working collaboratively to achieve aims and objectives as set by the Library Manager and wider Library teams.</li>\n<li>You will have excellent time management skills and organisational skills, being able to manage workloads alongside supervisory responsibilities in a methodical manner</li>\n<li>You will be a competent user of Microsoft Packages including Word and Excel in order to collate and present data and have an ability to support others in using technology.</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Desirable</strong></p><ul><li>Above all, you will be a reliable and flexible team player who is willing and able to engage with the full range of services, activities, and events that libraries</li></ul><p>Assistant Customer Service Supervisor roles offer successful applicants the opportunity to get involved in a hugely varied range of activities. You will be actively promoting and supporting the use of all our library resources and helping customers to find the information that they need. You will help to deliver a programme of library activities and events, as well as supporting the Library Manager in all aspects of the day to day running of the library. All our Library Assistant Customer Service Supervisor roles help to make a positive difference to people’s lives.</p><p>This job role is within the Community Services, level COM6 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p>Job profiles - Community services</p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact Ingrid Allen, Library Manager on 0300 123 4049 for an informal discussion about the role.</p><p>Interview Date: 8th July 2025</p><p>Benefits of working for us</p><p><em>We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. 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You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences. </p><h4>Additional information</h4><p><strong>Disability Confident</strong><br>We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.</p><p><strong>English Fluency</strong><br>The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). 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This post will provide a unique opportunity to gain experience in the fields of Freedom of Information (FOI), Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) and Data Protection (DP). While enabling the County Council to remain transparent and open about important decisions that are being made.</p><p>Our well-established, but small team is a specialist team within Hertfordshire County Council, at the heart of the Information Governance Unit.</p><p>We promote and enable access to information held by the County Council by being responsible for handling the County Councils responses to all information requests made under FOI, EIR and DP.</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>This role will be to manage the initial request and support the relevant teams in obtaining the requested information. 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You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences. </p><h4>Additional information</h4><p><strong>Disability Confident</strong><br>We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.</p><p><strong>Safeguarding</strong><br>This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.</p><p><strong>English Fluency</strong><br>The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). 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The successful candidate will play a lead role in facilitating the delivery of our regeneration plans by working with colleagues across the Council. The postholder will carry a varied and complex caseload, including development agreements, commercial and residential property transactions, planning and highways issues, compulsory purchase matters, governance and ancillary issues arising from larger projects.<br>\nThis is a fantastic opportunity for a talented and ambitious professional to join a friendly, committed and highly regarded in-house legal team to help deliver transformational and exciting projects, as well as making a real contribution to the quality of life and sustainability of the borough.<br>\nWe are looking for individuals who are accustomed to working at pace in a busy team. Prior local government experience is desirable, not essential, but you will need to have a keen interest in and enthusiasm for local government, as is the desire to work as part of larger project team. The successful candidate must have excellent communication and drafting skills and the ability to provide clear and concise legal advice to a variety of audiences.<br>\nWe work collaboratively and flexibly and welcome applications from all members of the community. Enfield is an Employer of choice who develops talent, encourages innovation and has a supportive working environment. If you want to be part of our journey, we would love to hear from you. All roles are open to solicitors, barristers or fellows of the ILEX.<br>\nOur working patterns are hybrid and lawyers are required to attend the office to work between 2 and 3 days per week depending on the role.<br>\nApplicants are invited to submit a C.V. together with a supporting statement, addressing the essential criteria outlined in the job role and person specification for the role before the closing date.<br>\nContact Details - <br>\nIf you would like to know more about the role, please contact Joanna Kromidias on 020 8132 0606 for an informal discussion<br>\nIf you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Rebecca Spyrou at rebecca.spyrou@enfield.gov.uk<br>\nWe do not see your name or title when shortlisting your application. This is one of many initiatives to build a more talented and diverse workforce. However, if you put your name on your CV or Statement it will be visible to us. For this reason, we ask that you do not include your name on these documents. Please note it is your responses to the Essential/Desirable criteria, as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification which is available on the job advert, that will determine if you are shortlisted for an interview, therefore we encourage you to always address the essential and desirable criteria in your application/CV.<br>\nWe are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click here to find out more.<br>\nWhy it's great to work for Enfield Council:<br>\n<br>\n - An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).<br>\n - Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.<br>\n - A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.<br>\n - Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.<br>\n - Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.<br>\n - Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. 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The values and their underlying behaviours, demonstrate our   commitment to providing excellent customer care, working in a joined-up way, showing respect at all times and looking at innovation and forward thinking solutions. We pride ourselves on recruiting, developing and retaining talent who share this commitment.</p>\n<p>We are committed to safer recruitment, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p>\n<p>The benefits package includes generous leave entitlement, a full training and development programme, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and free membership of the Council’s leisure centres, which includes free access to gyms, swimming pools, fitness classes, racket sport sessions, a health suite and a range of generous discounts across other leisure and culture services.</p>\n<p>Broxbourne Council is an Equal Opportunities employer.</p>\n<p>Details and application forms for all job vacancies are listed on the Council’s website.</p>\n<p>Application forms must be submitted online by 6 July 2025 quoting the above reference. <br>Interviews to be held on Wednesday 30 July 2025. </p>\n<p>To find out more please visit www.broxbourne.gov.uk/planningjobs<br>Borough Offices, Bishops’ College, Churchgate, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN8 9XQ.<br>Telephone: 01992 785509, Email: personnel@broxbourne.gov.uk<br>Website: www.broxbourne.gov.uk</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Salary:  £32,380.92","publishDate":"2025-06-09T14:47:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-07-06T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/6219232f-f6c3-4bf9-a87c-af1b0d0f9162.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"0928bca0-8049-4582-afa5-f80db74310bb","title":"Learning Support Assistant","employer":"London Borough of Havering","department":"Clockhouse Primary School","location":"Clockhouse Primary School","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Clockhouse</strong><strong> Primary School</strong></p>\n<p>Clockhouse Lane, Collier Row, Romford, RM5 3QR</p>\n<p>Telephone:       01708 745972</p>\n<p>Fax:                 01708 742245</p>\n<p>Email:              office@clockhouse.havering.sch.uk</p>\n<p>Website:          www.clockhouseprimaryschool.co.uk</p>\n<p>Headteacher:   Mrs J Savidge</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>Learning Support Assistant</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Hours:</strong> 30 hours per week x 39 weeks per year (term time only) Monday to Friday</p>\n<p><strong>Grade:</strong> Grade 1/2 Points 2-5</p>\n<p><strong>Pro rata salary:</strong> £19,579 - £20,420 per annum (based on £27,345  - £28,521 full time salary p.a)</p>\n<p><strong>To Start:</strong> September 2025</p>\n<p><em>MDA role negotiable for the right candidate</em></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Clockhouse is a large Primary School, which is a popular community school situated in Collier Row. 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