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With emphasis on actions before waste is generated the HWP is working to reduce the amount of waste that needs to be recycled or disposed of.</p><p>In 2016 the HWP’s remit was expanded to cover operation of the award-winning Hertfordshire Fly Tipping Group, a multiagency task force which, in addition to Hertfordshire’s local authorities, also includes the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, the Hertfordshire Constabulary, the Environment Agency and the National Farmers’ Union.</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>This senior post leads programmes of work to develop both the Hertfordshire Waste Partnership (HWP) and the Hertfordshire Fly Tipping Group (FTG) with an emphasis on joint working solutions to common problems to arrive at multi agency solutions where possible with a heavy emphasis on securing efficiencies and added value.</p><p>As such the post holder works at numerous stages with high levels of personal responsibility and accountability supporting colleagues ranging from frontline officers working directly on service delivery up to and including Heads of Service, Directors, Chief Executives, Portfolio Holders and Council Leaders.</p><p>You will also:</p><ul>\n<li>Manage a programme of integrated work to harmonise contracts for collection, recycling/composting, treatment and disposal of waste through better procurement and integrated contract management. This also includes leading discussions over joint decision-making by the 11 local authorities, including the formation of new governance arrangements for Hertfordshire liaising with senior officers and elected Members.</li>\n<li>Responsible for the operation and membership of the Hertfordshire Fly Tipping Group, including the facilitation of the quarterly meetings, production of the relevant agendas and supporting papers, as well as designing, implementing and monitoring the annual work programme.</li>\n<li>Responsible for providing effective support, communication and co-ordination between other officers and Members in the county council and the 10 borough and district councils. This includes providing advice on the interpretation of the HWP’s constitution and various Terms of Reference relating to the HWP’s meetings and democratic processes, using knowledge of those areas and employing political sensitivity.</li>\n<li>Responsible for the work and performance of the HWP’s Partnership & Policy Officer and linked to this Chairmanship of the HWP’s WasteAware team which is the main public face of the HWP responsible for the conception, design and delivery of the HWP’s public relations / behavioural change campaigns covering all aspects of waste management.</li>\n<li>Responsible for ensuring proper and effective arrangements for a range of formal HWP meetings. This will normally include meetings of the main Member Group, the Directors’ Group and the Heads of Waste Group. Duties include the preparation of agendas, as well as the lead author on reports and minutes, liaison with attendees, organisation of the meeting, giving advice to the Chairmen and other Members and officers at the meetings.</li>\n<li>Represent the Partnership to stakeholders including public and government agencies and commercial interests, promoting the aims and objectives of the Partnership and HWP waste strategy. This also includes representing the Partnership on all relevant professional groups including but not limited to the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, the Eastern Waste Alliance, the National Association of Waste Disposal Officers, and the Waste Partnership Forum.</li>\n</ul><ul>\n<li>Responsible for providing senior level support as needed to each of the working groups that form part of the HWP with a particular focus on procurement work including tender preparation, promotion, assessment and post tendering reporting as well as being the lead officer responsible for the HWP’s risk register supported by appropriate reporting to all officer groups and the main HWP Member group with respect to proposed changes to the register.</li>\n<li>Responsible for prompt and effective action following meetings to implement any decisions taken at those meetings and to deal with all correspondence relating to HWP matters.</li>\n<li>Co-ordinate implementation of and continue to develop Hertfordshire’s Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy ensuring action plans are followed, responsibilities allocated and performance kept under review</li>\n</ul><h4>About you</h4><p><strong>Essential </strong></p><ul>\n<li>A track record in programme management, including the ability to lead complex projects, to time and budget.</li>\n<li>Experience of working in a politically sensitive environment.</li>\n<li>Good level of knowledge and understanding of local government, its waste management functions and the general legislative framework in which it operates.</li>\n<li>Ability to communicate effectively by a variety of means to difference audiences including politicians, government officials, senior colleagues, staff and the public.</li>\n<li>Knowledge and understanding of the statutory responsibilities of other public and private sector organisations including district councils and the Environment Agency.</li>\n<li>Strong commercial and political skills, including an ability to influence and negotiate with private companies, councillors and other public representatives.</li>\n<li>Excellent communications skills, demonstrable in a variety of media and range of audiences</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Desirable </strong></p><ul>\n<li>A commitment to HCC’s values & behaviours.</li>\n<li>Experience of leading multi-functional teams, persuading and influencing others to produce results.</li>\n<li>Ability to draw together resources for projects from a range of sources.</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 15 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p>Job profiles - Organisational Leadership</p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact Matthew.King@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.</p><p><strong>Interview Date</strong>: week commencing 7th July</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. 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The School Age Statutory SEND Service is responsible for 9,000+ (May 2025) children and young people with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) who are of statutory school age.</p><p>A key post that acts as the link between operational managers and the strategic Head of Service, a role the Service Manager also deputises for. You will line manage Casework Managers (who each manage a quadrant of Hertfordshire). </p><p>The service manager School Age Statutory SEND reports to the Head of School Age Statutory SEND, taking the lead on delivering Hertfordshire’s statutory duties around EHC plan reviews and provision in a way that supports positive outcomes for children, young people and families through effective coproduction and multi-agency working.</p><p>This role will involve frequent contact with other HCC services as well as external contacts too. Examples of these include Headteachers, SENCo’s, Social Workers, Health commissioners, other Statutory SEND Services and families.</p><p>This role will see the post holder:</p><ul>\n<li>Lead on high quality practice for statutory EHCP reviews, aligning to the strategic objectives set for the service, with a particular focus on quality and timeliness.</li>\n<li>Be a subject matter expert and point of escalation within the service for matters relating to SEND. <br><br>\n</li>\n<li>Advocate for the interests and wellbeing of children and young people at all times and have clear oversight and understanding of front-line practice, service delivery, systems and feedback from children and families.</li>\n<li>Oversee brokerage activity and top up funding related to EHC plans, including management of related budgets, to ensure effective use of public funds.<br><br>\n</li>\n<li>Responsible for effective recruitment, retention, management and development of high quality staff to support annual review processes, ensuring quality and coproduction at every stage of a review.<br><br>\n</li>\n<li>Be responsible for building partnership networks with commissioners, partners in social care including the 0 – 25 team and the Virtual School; and therapy services on behalf of school age statutory SEND.<br><br>\n</li>\n<li>Ensure high quality arrangements for individual coproduction with families and young people in reviews.</li>\n<li>Support the Head of Service with strategic projects relating to Statutory SEND and act as deputy in their absence.</li>\n<li>Be an accountable member of the SEND leadership team to ensure that high quality service is delivered in a changing landscape.</li>\n</ul><br><h4>About you</h4><p><strong>Essential</strong>:</p><ul>\n<li>Educated to degree level or equivalent</li>\n<li>Senior leadership experience in a school or local authority</li>\n<li>In depth knowledge of SEND statutory legislation and frameworks, to a skill level that will enable you to advise other managers on matters related to SEND</li>\n<li>Full UK driving licence and regular access to own vehicle</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 HSC14 job profile. Please locate this via: Job profiles - Health and social care</p><p>This is a role within a developing service, with a mixture of new and experienced staff, including those with lived experience of SEND. The service is on a journey of improvement following our Ofsted visit in 2023 and has made huge strides in achieving our objectives.</p><p>The role will be instrumental in leading our journey of continuous improvement and have opportunities to lead projects, innovate new ways of working with your fellow managers and develop your leadership and management skills as you oversee a team of approx. 50 indirect reports. </p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact Alistair Hines for an informal discussion about the role.</p><p>Interview Date: 4th July</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":"£59,537 + £7,105 annual market enhanced payment) progressing to £66,642 (+£6,459 annual market enhanced payment)per annum","publishDate":"2025-05-30T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-22T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/b5e2eb31-06f8-464b-a6ca-07d3fbf61e2f.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"4c23a7ed-ea7b-4cd4-b7bd-4d9279e53021","title":"Acute Liaison Nurse","employer":"Hertfordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Hemel Hempstead","locationType":3,"description":"<br><h4>Acute Liaison Nurse Apply Now </h4><dl>\n<dt>Job Number</dt>\n<dd> HCC26615 </dd>\n<dt>Location</dt>\n<dd> Hemel Hempstead </dd>\n<dt>Directorate</dt>\n<dd> Adult Care Services </dd>\n<dt>Salary Range</dt>\n<dd> NHS agenda for change Band 6 - £38,682 - £46,580 </dd>\n<dt>Contract Type</dt>\n<dd> Fixed Term </dd>\n<dt>Full Time/Part Time</dt>\n<dd> Full Time </dd>\n<dt>Closing date</dt>\n<dd> 15-Jun-2025 </dd>\n</dl><h4>Field1</h4><p><strong>Job Title:</strong> Acute Liaison Nurse<br><strong>Salary:</strong> NHS agenda for change Band 6 - £38,682 - £46,580 + 5% cost of living allowance, welcome payment & lease car* terms apply<br><strong>Hours:</strong> 37.5<br><strong>Location:</strong> Hemel Hempstead<br><strong>Contract Type:</strong> 12 month fixed term or secondment opportunity<br><strong>Directorate:</strong> Adult Care Services</p><h4>About the team</h4><p>Join our Community Learning Disability Nursing service in Hertfordshire County Council. As a Band 6 Acute Liaison Nurse you will work within the Health Liaison Team supporting people with learning disabilities when they are admitted to a general hospital.</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>You will be working within the general hospital to offer learning disability expertise to reduce the risks of poorer outcomes for people with learning disabilities admitted into hospital for emergency or planned admissions.</p><p>Your skills in recommending the right approach for the individual will help your clinical colleagues and paid/family carers to get the best outcome for the person. You will be working closely with the Safeguarding Teams and Senior colleagues to develop and progress the Hospital Improvement Standards embedded into the Learning Disability Action Plan.</p><p>You will be working with Junior colleagues in the team and provide leadership and clinical supervision.</p><h4>About you</h4><p><strong>Essential criteria:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Qualified Registered Nurse (at least 2 years’ experience post registration)</li>\n<li>Some Learning disability experience</li>\n<li>Ability to travel to alternative sites within reasonable timescales</li>\n<li>Multi-disciplinary Team working experience</li>\n<li>Able to cite evidence-based practice</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Desirable criteria:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Car driver, with access to a car</li>\n<li>Experience as a nurse supervisor</li>\n<li>Community and hospital-based health care experience</li>\n<li>Knowledge of social model of disability</li>\n<li>Teaching 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>To hear more about this opportunity please contact miranda.wellington@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.</p><p>Interview Date: 15 June 2025<br><br>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 outline, 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><p><strong>Secondment</strong><br>This position is open to secondments. If you work for HCC or any other Local Authority and would like to be considered as a Secondment contract, please ensure you complete the Secondment Form as part of your application. If you do not, your application will be considered as a Fixed Term Contract only.</p><h4>Additional information</h4><p><strong>Disability Confident<br></strong>We are proud to be a <strong>Disability Confident employer</strong><strong> </strong>and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.</p><p><strong>Safeguarding<br></strong>This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.</p><p><strong>Driving required <br></strong>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<br></strong>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><h4>Available documents</h4><ul><li>Band 6 Acute Liaison Nurse.pdf</li></ul><br>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"NHS agenda for change Band 6 - £38,682 - £46,580","publishDate":"2025-05-30T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-15T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/69888d13-ff4f-46c5-a6c0-dfff34ccb7c3.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"48cf5eef-fcce-4784-9dd5-92f73d94fd77","title":"Procurement Manager (P00840)","employer":"Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council","department":"","location":"Welwyn Garden City","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Procurement Manager</strong></p><p><strong>(P00840)<br></strong></p><p><strong>Starting salary £49,123pa with potential progression to £52,279pa on achieving designated skills and experience</strong></p><p><strong>37 hours per week (hybrid working)</strong></p><p><br></p><p>We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated professional to <span class=\"single_desc_int_gb_word\">lead the Council’s procurement service</span>.This is an exciting opportunity to oversee and manage procurements for a wide variety of projects and services.</p><p>Reporting to the Assistant Director (Law and Governance) you will be supported by a procurement officer and have a <span class=\"single_desc_int_gb_word\">lead role in progressing procurements for key projects and services</span>.You will provide professional procurement advice to senior officers and Members on all aspects of contracts and procurements. </p><p>This is a hugely rewarding post, as you will lead the procurement service through its continued development by having an influential role in the development and evolution of the Council’s procurement strategy, processes and practices.This requires a strong background in public procurement focusing on achieving compliance and best value.You will need to draw from your technical knowledge and understanding to help the Council secure continuous improvement in the delivery of services to residents.</p><p>You must be an excellent manager, capable of continuing and developing a high-performing service to ensure that Council departments are well supported in all procurements. You will also need to be a dynamic and highly motivated individual, with experience and knowledge of public procurement within local government, local government <span class=\"single_desc_int_gb_word\"><span class=\"single_desc_int_gb_word\">decision-</span>making and the ability and confidence to work strategically</span>.</p><p>Your contribution will help the Borough continue to be a vibrant, thriving place to live and work. </p><p><strong>About us:</strong></p><p>Welwyn Hatfield includes the two towns of Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield. The Council is ambitious about providing high quality services to residents.The post holder will have a key role in helping the Council to realise its ambitions by ensuring the Council procures works, goods and services in a modern, efficient, and effective way, for the benefit of residents in the Borough.</p><p>You will join a forward-thinking Council that puts their customers first. We know that in order to provide the best for our residents and visitors, we need to do the same for our people.We have set out to make our workplaces vibrant and happy places to be, places where our people feel safe, content and valued.</p><p>Our CORE values—Collaborative, Open, Responsible, Excellent—guide everything we do.</p><p><strong>About you:</strong></p><p>This is a key management position within the department and in addition to essential management skills we are looking for someone who can lead and inspire departments to achieve best practice and outcomes for procurements.We need a person with excellent interpersonal, communication and IT skills, strong attention to detail, a solution-focussed approach and an ability to engage in a variety of departmental and corporate initiatives.</p><p>You will have:</p><ul>\n<li>A recognised qualification in procurement or relevant experience</li>\n<li>Experience of public procurement and local government <span class=\"single_desc_int_gb_word\">decision-</span>making</li>\n<li>Experience of managing staff, processes and compliance</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Benefits:</strong></p><p>We can offer you a unique and attractive working environment in the heart of Welwyn Garden City, flexible working arrangements, access to electric pool cars, as well as the Local Government benefits including pension scheme and generous annual leave allowance.</p><p>If you are interested in working in an ambitious authority, working collaboratively with dedicated officers, and helping deliver an excellent procurement service, we want to hear from you.</p><p>If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Gavin Ramtohal, Assistant Director Legal and Governance, at <a href=\"mailto:g.ramtohal@welhat.gov.uk\">g.ramtohal@welhat.gov.uk</a></p><p><strong>Closing date for applications is 22 June 2025.</strong></p><p><strong>Remote assessments will be held on 27 June 2025.</strong></p><p><strong>Interviews will be held on 3 July 2025.</strong></p><br><br><b>Keywords:</b><br><br>Welwyn Hatfield, local government, procurement, services, contracts, regulations, community","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Starting salary £49,123pa with potential progression to £52,279pa on achieving designated skills and experience","publishDate":"2025-05-29T13:51:58.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-22T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/f1a4e550-0adb-45c8-bb44-345c9a305617.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"45de0e0e-0e59-41e4-bfbb-01dafaf55bcc","title":"Librarian - Service Development & Projects","employer":"Hertfordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Welwyn Garden City","locationType":3,"description":"<br><h4>Librarian - Service Development & Projects Apply Now </h4> Hertfordshire Libraries <dl>\n<dt>Job Number</dt>\n<dd> HCC27994 </dd>\n<dt>Location</dt>\n<dd> Welwyn Garden City </dd>\n<dt>Directorate</dt>\n<dd> Resources </dd>\n<dt>Salary Range</dt>\n<dd> £33,366 opportunity to progress to £36,124 pa (pro-rata for part-time) </dd>\n<dt>Contract Type</dt>\n<dd> Permanent </dd>\n<dt>Full Time/Part Time</dt>\n<dd> Full Time </dd>\n<dt>Closing date</dt>\n<dd> 11-Jun-2025 </dd>\n</dl><p><strong>Job Title:</strong> Librarian - Service Development & Projects<br><strong>Starting Salary:</strong> £33,366 opportunity to progress to £36,124 pa (pro-rata for part-time) pay award pending<br><strong>Hours:</strong> 37.0/part-time hours of 18.5 will be considered <br><strong>Location:</strong> Welwyn Garden City/relocating to St Albans within the next 18 months <br><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Permanent<br><strong>Directorate:</strong> Resources</p><h4>About the team</h4><p>Would you like to make a difference to communities across Hertfordshire? This is an exciting opportunity to join the libraries team at Hertfordshire County Council and contribute to the delivery of the Inspiring Libraries: My Place strategy.   </p><p>You will work closely with a variety of colleagues in the library service, including frontline library staff, alongside HCC colleagues and external stakeholders.</p><p>You will be based at Central Stocks Unit in Welwyn Garden City with a Work Anywhere role profile. You will be able to travel to any of our libraries or other locations for meetings, training, events, and other project work. Your working pattern is negotiable, but some evening and weekend working will be required in line with the needs of the service.</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>Central to the role is communication, promotion and delivery of innovative projects, working with partnered organisations and teams across the service, as well as HCC.</p><p>Key responsibilities in the role will include:</p><ul>\n<li>Managing a portfolio of projects</li>\n<li>Agreeing aims and outcomes for projects, monitoring and reporting on their effectiveness</li>\n<li>Developing project plans and milestones to ensure projects are delivered to budget within required timescales</li>\n<li>Working collaboratively with colleagues and partners to deliver projects</li>\n<li>Leading and training staff in the roll out of new service developments and in delivering projects to achieve positive outcomes.</li>\n<li>Leading an area of stock buying and convening a buying team</li>\n<li>Supporting with property refurbishments, re-locations, and library stock layouts</li>\n<li>Developing communication plans and promotional campaigns</li>\n<li>Co-ordinating and supporting countywide events</li>\n</ul><h4>About you</h4><p>Central to the role is communication, promotion and delivery of innovative projects, working with partnered organisations and teams across the service, as well as HCC.</p><p>Key responsibilities in the role will include:</p><ul>\n<li>Managing a portfolio of projects</li>\n<li>Agreeing aims and outcomes for projects, monitoring and reporting on their effectiveness</li>\n<li>Developing project plans and milestones to ensure projects are delivered to budget within required timescales</li>\n<li>Working collaboratively with colleagues and partners to deliver projects</li>\n</ul><ul><li>Leading and training staff in the roll out of new service developments and in delivering projects to achieve positive outcomes</li></ul><ul>\n<li>Leading an area of stock buying and convening a buying team</li>\n<li>Supporting with property refurbishments, re-locations, and library stock layouts</li>\n<li>Developing communication plans and promotional campaigns</li>\n<li>Co-ordinating and supporting countywide events</li>\n</ul><p>If you would like to play a significant part in supporting delivery of the Inspiring Libraries: My Place strategy and the library sector’s Libraries Connected Universal Offers, we would love to hear from you.</p><p>Please note that the Central Stocks Unit will be relocating to St Albans within the next 18 months.</p><p>This job role is within the Community Services, level COM9 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p>Job profiles - Community services</p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact Bekah Nicola - 01438 845743 for an informal discussion about the role.</p><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>Interview Date: 20th June 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>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 opportunity to progress to £36,124 pa (pro-rata for part-time)","publishDate":"2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-11T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/c26719ae-e444-4bb8-bdc3-a83ae2afc1a2.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"38507b6e-230d-40a1-b37f-68fe7e2e473c","title":"Quality Monitoring Officer – Education & Skills","employer":"Hertfordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Countywide","locationType":3,"description":"<br><h4>Quality Monitoring Officer – Education & Skills Apply Now </h4><dl>\n<dt>Job Number</dt>\n<dd> HCC27944 </dd>\n<dt>Location</dt>\n<dd> Countywide </dd>\n<dt>Directorate</dt>\n<dd> Growth & Environment </dd>\n<dt>Salary Range</dt>\n<dd> £37,035 progressing to £40,476 </dd>\n<dt>Contract Type</dt>\n<dd> Fixed Term </dd>\n<dt>Full Time/Part Time</dt>\n<dd> Full Time </dd>\n<dt>Closing date</dt>\n<dd> 10-Jun-2025 </dd>\n</dl><p><strong>Job Title:</strong> Quality Monitoring Officer – Education & Skills<br><strong>Starting Salary:</strong> £37,035 progressing to £40,476 pay award pending<br><strong>Hours:</strong> 37.0<br><strong>Location:</strong> Countywide<br><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Fixed Term Contract - 30/09/2026<br><strong>Directorate:</strong> Growth & Environment</p><h4>About the team</h4>As part of Hertfordshire County Council, Step2Skills Adult Skills and Employment Support service provides support in the community to Hertfordshire residents to improve their skills and increase their chances of success in securing and maintaining employment. We aim to work with people who face different types of barriers including low confidence, limited past education experiences, Learning Difficulties or Disabilities, neurodivergent and mental health conditions as well as those who simply need more guidance in re-entering the workplace.<br><br>Step2Skills is looking for someone with a passion for monitoring, managing and continuously improving the quality of adult education for residents of Hertfordshire.You will work in a team of Quality Officers who work in the established Quality Team.<br><br>The Quality team is responsible for monitoring quality and driving continuous improvement, including preparing the service for external inspections and assessments. The team works with our in-house teams and external delivery partners across skills and employment. <br><h4>About the role</h4><p>You will be responsible for working with providers and our In-house Skills team on their quality monitoring of teaching, learning, assessment and outcomes for Skills Bootcamps. These Bootcamps are funded by the Department for Education (DfE) and subject to Ofsted inspections.<br><br>Your role will involve leading on our activities related to this area of our provision to ensure high standards of delivery that meet Ofsted and DfE requirements. This includes monitoring teaching and learning activities, as well as learner outcomes. You will also collate and analyse data to demonstrate the performance and impact of the Bootcamps, making recommendations for improvements and ensuring compliance with DfE and Ofsted standards.</p><h4>About you</h4><p><strong>Essential</strong></p>• Teaching background in Further Education (FE) or Higher Education (HE).  Ideally, a minimum of a Level 5 teaching qualification. If you do not hold this level, we would expect the successful candidate to hold a minimum of the Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET) and be able to demonstrate significant teaching and/or training experience. • Current knowledge and understanding of Ofsted inspections• Experience of quality monitoring in an education or skills setting• Experience of reviewing data and evidence against standards and making recommendations for change• Experience of working with delivery partner organisations.  This includes collaboration to enable successful delivery and managing performance issues if they arise• Responsible for undertaking a number of activities, planning and managing your own work• You will be able to evidence relevant continuing professional development, reflecting sector changes and pedagogical knowledge and be able to demonstrate how you put learning into practice<br><br><strong>Desirable</strong>:• Experience of managing or quality monitoring Skills Bootcamps specifically• Quality monitoring experience outside education and training• Experience of being an Ofsted nominee, link manager or deputy nominee <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 Community Services, level COM10 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p>Job profiles - Community services</p>This role would suit someone who has a passion for driving forward quality within a successful Adult Skills and Employment Support service. The jobholder will benefit from working in a supported team of like-minded professionals, where innovation is encouraged and continuous improvement is regarded as a core value. <br><br>For an informal discussion, please contact: Lyn Keates, Quality Assurance Manager on 07580 743786 (or 01992 588626)<p>Interview Date: 18th June 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><p><strong>Secondment</strong><br>This position is open to secondments. If you work for HCC or any other Local Authority and would like to be considered as a Secondment contract, please ensure you complete the Secondment Form as part of your application. If you do not, your application will be considered as a Fixed Term Contract only.</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). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£37,035 progressing to £40,476","publishDate":"2025-05-27T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-10T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/89673a6c-6891-4c08-91b2-9ec1c115f79c.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"ed769fa8-2e76-416a-a61b-d1768b86a390","title":"Youth Support Workers","employer":"Hertfordshire County Council","department":"","location":"North Herts","locationType":3,"description":"<br><h4>Youth Support Workers Apply Now </h4> Services for Young People <dl>\n<dt>Job Number</dt>\n<dd> HCC24769 </dd>\n<dt>Location</dt>\n<dd> North Herts </dd>\n<dt>Directorate</dt>\n<dd> Childrens Services </dd>\n<dt>Salary Range</dt>\n<dd> £24,786 pa progressing to £26,089 pa (pro rata for part time) </dd>\n<dt>Contract Type</dt>\n<dd> Permanent </dd>\n<dt>Full Time/Part Time</dt>\n<dd> Part Time </dd>\n</dl><p><strong>Location: </strong>Opportunities across districts in Hertfordshire. Please specify your preferred location at application stage.<br><strong>Salary: </strong>£12.85- £13.52 per hour<br><strong>Hours:</strong> Opportunities for 5, 7.5 or 10 hours per week term-time; in the evenings.<br><strong>Contract:</strong> Permanent<br><br></p><p><strong>Are you passionate about helping young people develop the skills and confidence they need to get the best start in life?</strong></p><p><strong>Are you energetic and creative with skills and knowledge to share?</strong></p><p><strong>Our excellent training and ongoing support will turn your passion into expertise that can change lives.</strong></p><h4>About the Team</h4><p>You will be in one of the 10 Services for Young People district teams and will have the opportunity to make a real difference to the prospects of young people.</p><p>Working with young people locally aged 11 to 17 in groups of 12-25, many of whom face challenges in their home life, education or local community, you’ll help us deliver targeted prevention and early interventions, informal education opportunities and develop their skills.  </p><p>Supported by qualified and experienced staff, you will be a key member of our team supporting the delivery of a diverse range of curriculum programmes including independent living skills and emotional wellbeing, to supporting young people in staying away from crime, anti-social behaviour and offering guidance on relationships and sexual health.</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>Our sessions run for 2.5 hours and typically evenings Monday – Saturday during term time which depending on the weekly hours you can commit to could be the following:</p><ul>\n<li>5 hours = 2 sessions a week</li>\n<li>7.5 hours = 3 sessions a week</li>\n<li>10 hours = 4 sessions a week</li>\n</ul><p>We’re looking for people from a wide variety of backgrounds who have worked with Children and/or Young People in a voluntary or paid capacity.</p><p>Additionally, we are keen to hear from those who have skills to share in areas such as sports, outdoor learning, art & crafts, media, music, health as a tool to establish a relationship and engagement with our young people.</p><p>If you’re passionate about working with young people, keen to learn, have good communication skills and are a team player, you’ll fit right in to our friendly, supportive and collaborative working environment.</p><p>Whilst a driving license is not essential some of our locations can be a little challenging on public transport so a car and license would be preferrable.<br><br> In return, amongst many benefits and training Hertfordshire can offer you, we will offer you opportunities to develop your youth work practice.</p><h4>About you</h4><p><strong>Essential:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Willingness and ability to work regular weekly evening sessions including Fridays.</li>\n<li>Having worked or currently working in a role with children and/of Young People (paid or voluntary capacity)</li>\n<li>Ability to develop professional relationships with young people and vulnerable young adults.</li>\n<li>Good knowledge, interests, skills or training that would enable you to contribute to positive informal educational activities with young people and vulnerable young adults.</li>\n<li>Understanding of the key issues which young people and vulnerable young adults face and the ability to identify their needs.</li>\n<li>Experience of working as a member of a team and evidence of successful contributions you have made to a team's work.</li>\n<li>Willingness and ability to complete the compulsory Certificate in Youth Work, a commitment to undertake ongoing professional development and to put what you learn into practice.</li>\n<li>An understanding of equal opportunities and knowledge of how you would put that into practice.</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Desirable:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Skills in areas such as sports, outdoor learning, art & crafts, media, music, health</li>\n<li>Full UK driving licence & regular access to a vehicle.</li>\n</ul><p>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.</p><p>Questions? Then feel free to email SfYP@hertfordshire.gov.uk or visit our website to find out more information Work for Services for Young People.Interviews will take place throughout the advertising period on an on-going basis. </p><p>Be the person who makes a difference to young people. Join us today.<br><br>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 outline, 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<br></strong>We are proud to be a <strong>Disability Confident employer</strong>and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.</p><p><strong>Safeguarding<br></strong>This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.<br><br><strong>English Fluency<br></strong>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><h4>Available documents</h4><ul><li>YSW 5-8 Job Outline.pdf</li></ul><br>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£24,786 pa progressing to £26,089 pa (pro rata for part time)","publishDate":"2025-05-27T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-23T23:00:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/9edad468-27b3-4232-bd7f-ecfe6d8fb5a4.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"6c9848f3-1369-44e2-b4bd-d274b2ddbfcd","title":"Senior Practitioner - Brokerage","employer":"Hertfordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stevenage","locationType":3,"description":"<br><h4>Senior Practitioner - Brokerage Apply Now </h4><dl>\n<dt>Job Number</dt>\n<dd> HCC28025 </dd>\n<dt>Location</dt>\n<dd> Stevenage </dd>\n<dt>Directorate</dt>\n<dd> Childrens Services </dd>\n<dt>Salary Range</dt>\n<dd> £41,511 progressing to £45,718 pa plus MEP </dd>\n<dt>Contract Type</dt>\n<dd> Permanent </dd>\n<dt>Full Time/Part Time</dt>\n<dd> Full Time </dd>\n<dt>Closing date</dt>\n<dd> 08-Jun-2025 </dd>\n</dl><p><strong>Job Title:</strong> Senior Practitioner - Brokerage<br><strong>Starting Salary: </strong>£41,511 plus £6,243 Market Enhancement Pay, progressing to £45,718 plus £6,084 Market Enhancement Pay - per annum - pay award pending<br><strong>Hours:</strong> 37.0<br><strong>Location:</strong> Stevenage<br><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Permanent<br><strong>Directorate:</strong> Childrens Services</p><p><strong>Join Our Team and Make a Difference in Children's Lives</strong></p><p>Hertfordshire County Council is looking for a Senior Practitioner to join our team, ensuring that looked-after children and children in need are matched with the right placement resources to support their wellbeing and development.</p><h4>About the team</h4><p>The Brokerage Accommodation Team plays a vital role in securing safe, appropriate, and high-quality placements for children, while ensuring the efficient use of resources. Working collaboratively with internal and external partners, the team maintains strategic oversight of placements, develops procurement systems, and monitors placement quality to achieve the best outcomes.</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>As a Senior Practitioner, you will provide leadership and management to a team ensuring the smooth operation of placement services. Your responsibilities will include:</p><ul>\n<li>Leading staff recruitment, development, and performance monitoring to support service objectives.</li>\n<li>Overseeing placement systems, ensuring quality and efficiency.</li>\n<li>Taking departmental leadership on key functions such as strategic placement planning, procurement of external placements, and monitoring provider performance.</li>\n<li>Supporting placement planning by identifying appropriate placements for children with complex needs.</li>\n<li>Negotiating placements that align with the child’s needs and financial efficiency.</li>\n<li>Chairing panels and decision-making meetings.</li>\n<li>Maintaining electronic records and contributing to service development.</li>\n</ul><h4>About you</h4><p><strong>The following are essential to this role:</strong></p><p><strong>Qualifications:</strong></p><ul><li>Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England registration.</li></ul><p><strong>Leadership & Management:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to inspire and guide a team.</li>\n<li>Proven ability to lead and motivate staff while driving effective service change and development.</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Ability to interpret and utilize a range of data and information to inform decision-making.</li>\n<li>Excellent problem-solving skills, with a strategic and solution-focused approach.</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Communication & Negotiation:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Outstanding oral and written communication skills, including experience in chairing meetings and producing high-quality reports.</li>\n<li>Strong negotiation skills, ensuring effective collaboration and resolution of complex issues.</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Experience & Expertise:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Demonstrated experience in staff management, including performance oversight and development.</li>\n<li>Proven ability to manage and monitor large budgets, with oversight of financial and IT systems.</li>\n<li>Extensive experience working directly with a wide range of stakeholders.</li>\n<li>Experience working in a multi-professional setting, fostering collaboration across disciplines.</li>\n<li>Knowledge or experience of contract regulations, ensuring compliance and efficiency.</li>\n<li>Ability to produce management reports by effectively analysing and synthesizing data from various sources.</li>\n</ul><p><em>It is not essential to drive, however having a driving licence and access to a vehicle is preferable due to the nature of the role and occasional requirement to travel to different locations across Hertfordshire.</em></p><p>At Hertfordshire County Council, we value our team and strive to create an inclusive and supportive environment. Alongside continuous learning opportunities, we offer a range of benefits, including flexible working arrangements, career progression, and the chance to make a meaningful impact on children's lives.</p><p>If you’re passionate about securing the best outcomes for looked-after children and want to be part of a dynamic team, <strong>we’d love to hear from you!</strong></p><p>This job role is within the Health and Social Care Services, level HSC11 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p>J<strong>ob profiles - Health and social care</strong></p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact Vicky.Chalkley@hertfordshire.gov.uk or an informal discussion about the role.</p><p><strong>Interview Date: 17th and 19th June</strong></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><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>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). 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Our team focuses on investigating flooding, working with partners, and supporting residents, to reduce flood risk and take an active role in water management across the County working locally, and nationally.<p><br>With the impacts of Climate Change beginning to be seen, our team’s ambition is to help the county understand the impacts of climate change and how to “live with water”, as well as implement flood mitigation measures that are both traditional as well as innovative.</p><p>As a team we understand the vital part we play in partnership working, this means that this role will see you get involved with lots of different teams internally as well as externally. We are creative, forward-thinking team that work together to find solutions and looking for someone who want be part of this and think outside the box to help the residents of Hertfordshire.<br><br>Could you be part of the solution to flood risk management in Hertfordshire? <br><br></p>Please follow these links to see more information on the work that we do.<br><br>• https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/recycling-waste-and-environment/water/flooding-in-hertfordshire.aspx<br><br>• https://www.befloodready.uk/hertfordshire <br><h4>About the role</h4>As a Flood Risk Project Officer, you will provide support on all the following areas, with room to lead on projects (dependent on experience).<br><br>• Developing and implementing the County Council’s local flood risk management strategy: You will support identifying, justifying, and delivering flood risk management activities.<br><br>• Gathering and analysing information and data: You will collect and scrutinise data to support flood risk management efforts, providing valuable insights for decision-making.<br><br>• Project Management: You will get involved in a range or projects from community engagement, hydraulic modelling, design and implementation and communications with residents.<br><br>• Collaborating with officers across all County Council service areas and District Council partners: You will liaise with various stakeholders to meet team objectives and to ensure successful outcome of projects, investigations and enquiries.<br><br>• Responding to internal and external enquiries on flooding: You will address queries related to flooding and the broader activities of the team.<br><br>• Preparing reports and briefing papers: You will support the preparation of detailed reports and briefing papers for senior officers and elected members.<br><br>• Creating content for the County Council website: You will prepare informative material related to the team’s activities for public dissemination on the County Council’s website.<br><br>• Supporting sustainability activities across Hertfordshire: You will assist the team in engaging with sustainability initiatives, promoting a greener and more resilient community.<br><br>• Funding applications: Support on the writing of a range of funding bids, identifying requirements, gathering data and answering questions.<p>This role is a mid-level position ideally suited for candidates who already hold a degree or 1 -2 years of experience but are looking to take the next step in their career development.</p><h4>About you</h4><p><strong>Essential</strong>:</p><ul>\n<li>Hold a degree in relevant discipline or has experience within the discipline.</li>\n<li>Clear understanding of flood risk management. </li>\n<li>Previous experience within the environment industry. </li>\n<li>Ability to analyse information/data and draw conclusions. </li>\n<li>Ability to write for a range of different audiences and outputs for example presentation, report, resident drop-in. </li>\n<li>Ability to communicate clearly and effectively. </li>\n<li>Experience supporting on a range of projects for example Natural Flood Management or sustainable drainage. </li>\n<li>Experience working collaboratively with a range of partners. </li>\n<li>Skills in problem solving. </li>\n<li>Use of GIS packages </li>\n</ul><p>Understanding of Lead Local Flood Authority statutory role.<br><br><strong>Desirable</strong>:</p><ul>\n<li>Experience writing section 19 investigations</li>\n<li>Some understanding on political process at Local Authority </li>\n<li>Hold a full UK driving licence</li>\n<li>Understanding of Environment Agency funding processes (Local Levy/FDGiA) </li>\n<li>Experience engaging with residents, attending drop-in sessions following flooding. </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 Technical Services, level TEC9 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p>Job profiles: Technical services</p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact sian.barker@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.</p><p>Interview Date: w/c 16th June & w/c 23rd June 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>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","publishDate":"2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-08T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/fdba628e-a88d-4bd2-81c5-c1dc123cc29c.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"f2188457-a1c7-49b4-8cd0-0c8d17131d86","title":"Senior Flood Risk Officer","employer":"Hertfordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Countywide","locationType":3,"description":"<br><h4>Senior Flood Risk Officer Apply Now </h4><dl>\n<dt>Job Number</dt>\n<dd> HCC27730 </dd>\n<dt>Location</dt>\n<dd> Countywide </dd>\n<dt>Directorate</dt>\n<dd> Growth & Environment </dd>\n<dt>Salary Range</dt>\n<dd> £41,511 progressing to £45,718 </dd>\n<dt>Contract Type</dt>\n<dd> Permanent </dd>\n<dt>Full Time/Part Time</dt>\n<dd> Full Time </dd>\n<dt>Closing date</dt>\n<dd> 08-Jun-2025 </dd>\n</dl><p><strong>Job Title:</strong> Senior Flood Risk Officer<br><strong>Starting Salary:</strong> £41,511 progressing to £45,718 pay award pending<br><strong>Hours:</strong> 37.0<br><strong>Location:</strong> Countywide<br><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Permanent<br><strong>Directorate:</strong> Growth & Environment</p><h4>About the team</h4><p>The Flood Risk Management Team has a statutory role under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 to manage flood risk from surface water, ordinary watercourse, and groundwater.  Our team focuses on investigating flooding, working with partners, and supporting residents, to reduce flood risk and take an active role in water management across the County working locally, and nationally. <br><br>With the impacts of Climate Change beginning to be seen, our team’s ambition is to help the county understand the impacts of climate change and how to “live with water”, as well as implement flood mitigation measures that are both traditional as well as innovative.  <br><br>As a team we understand the vital part we play in partnership working, this means that this role will see you get involved with lots of different teams internally as well as externally. We are creative, forward-thinking team that work together to find solutions and looking for someone who want be part of this and think outside the box to help the residents of Hertfordshire. <br><br>Could you be part of the solution to flood risk management in Hertfordshire? <br><br>Please follow these links to see more information on the work that we do.<br><br>•    https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/recycling-waste-and-environment/water/flooding-in-hertfordshire.aspx<br><br>•    https://www.befloodready.uk/hertfordshire </p><h4>About the role</h4>As a Senior Flood Risk Officer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and leading the flood risk management team. You will also act as a deputy for the Operations Manager when required. <br><br>Your responsibilities will include:<br><br>• Deputise for the Operations Manager: Act as the Operations Manager in their absence, ensuring continuity of leadership and decision-making.• Project management: Oversee and coordinate flood risk projects from inception to completion, ensuring they meet objectives, timelines, and budgets.• Funding bids: Prepare and submit applications for funding to support flood risk management initiatives.• Attending Regional Flood and Coastal Committee meetings: Represent the organisation at regional meetings to discuss and influence flood and coastal risk management projects and direction.• Supporting elected Councillors: Provide expert advice and support to elected officials on flood risk issues. • Present on flood risk to different audiences: Deliver presentations on flood risk topics to a variety of stakeholders, including the public, professionals, and senior management. • Lead on capital projects for the county: Manage and direct flood risk capital projects within the county, ensuring successful delivery.• Provide support to junior members of staff on projects and workload: Mentor and assist junior staff with their projects and workload, fostering their professional development.• Bring new opportunities to the flood risk team: Identify and pursue new initiatives and opportunities to enhance the team's effectiveness and impact.• Writing and reviewing Section 19 investigations: Conduct and evaluate investigations into significant flood events, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements.• Provide expert flood risk management advice to local and national consultations: Provide specialised guidance on flood risk management in response to consultations at both local and national levels.• Working with different risk management authorities: Collaborate with various agencies and organisations involved in managing flood risks to ensure cohesive and effective strategies.<br>As a Senior Flood Risk Officer, you will assist in the development and implementation of the County Council’s local flood risk management strategy, gather and analyse information and data to lead on flood risk management activities, and collaborate with officers across all County Council service areas, District Council partners and the local community.<br><h4>About you</h4><strong>Essential criteria:</strong><br><br>• Comprehensive knowledge of all types of flooding and analysing rainfall events. • Experience managing and/or implementing Natural Flood Management, Sustainable Drainage etc. • Familiarity with best practice guidance for surface water drainage and fluvial flood management techniques.• Proficient in using, interpreting, and commenting on outputs from hydraulic modelling and design drawings.• Confident in public engagement.• Ability to clearly communicate complex matters to various stakeholders.• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships.• Excellent analytical, negotiation, communication, and presentation skills.• Project management expertise.• Effective communication skills.• Strong analytical skills, including problem-solving, critical thinking, and strategic decision-making.• Exceptional report writing skills.• Experience working with elected members.• Clear understanding of flood and water management issues and actions, including sustainability activities.• Proficient in Windows-based IT applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.• Ability to write and present technical information to a general audience.• Experience with GIS packages.• Possession of a full UK driving licence.<br><br><strong>Desirable criteria:<br><br></strong>• Experience using NEC4 contracts or equivalent. • Experiencing applying for or managing Environment Agency Applications for local levy or FDGiA • Experience writing Section 19 investigations.• Experience attending resident drop-ins and/or resident engagement events. <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 Technical Services, level TEC11 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p>Job profiles: Technical services</p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact sian.Barker@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.</p><p>Interview Date: w/c 16th and 23rd June 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>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":"£41,511 progressing to £45,718","publishDate":"2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-08T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/e781f4f5-d91a-4537-ab6b-4270b2bee981.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"b0a33c48-a92d-4c5e-8395-4b4f228fd4f4","title":"Placement Officer","employer":"Hertfordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stevenage","locationType":3,"description":"<br><h4>Placement Officer Apply Now </h4><dl>\n<dt>Job Number</dt>\n<dd> HCC27964 </dd>\n<dt>Location</dt>\n<dd> Stevenage </dd>\n<dt>Directorate</dt>\n<dd> Childrens Services </dd>\n<dt>Salary Range</dt>\n<dd> £33,366 progressing to £36,124 pa </dd>\n<dt>Contract Type</dt>\n<dd> Permanent </dd>\n<dt>Full Time/Part Time</dt>\n<dd> Full Time </dd>\n<dt>Closing date</dt>\n<dd> 01-Jun-2025 </dd>\n</dl><p><strong>Job Title:</strong> Placement Officer<br><strong>Starting Salary:</strong> £33,366 progressing to £36,124 pa pay award pending<br><strong>Hours:</strong> 37.0<br><strong>Location:</strong> Stevenage – with the ability to touch down at all main sites.<br><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Permanent<br><strong>Directorate:</strong> Childrens Services</p><p><strong>Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment? Do you like working creatively to find solutions? </strong></p><h4>About the team</h4><p>The Brokerage Team within Specialist Services ensures children, young people, carers, and families receive high-quality, timely support tailored to their needs. The team works under the guidance of service heads to assess, manage risk, and facilitate access to appropriate resources.</p><p>The team develops, delivers, and reviews services that safeguard vulnerable children, enhance their life chances, and secure high-quality placements with trained and supported carers. Additionally, they oversee the efficient operation of services, ensuring high performance, cost-effectiveness, and alignment with national legislation and guidance.</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>This role involves identifying, brokering, and monitoring placements for children and young people based on assessed needs, ensuring services are tailored, cost-effective, and meet high-quality standards. It requires close collaboration with agencies and stakeholders to secure placements that maximize positive outcomes. Additionally, the role contributes to service development by identifying gaps in provision and working with strategic commissioning to expand placement options under the children living away from home commissioning strategy.</p><p>Operating in a fast-paced, multi-agency environment—including health, voluntary organizations, local councils, and the independent sector—this position demands strong organizational skills, the ability to work under pressure, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. Responsibilities include overseeing placements for looked-after children, managing the efficient procurement of external placements while monitoring costs, and maintaining systems for assessing and ensuring placement quality through visits, complaint investigations, and provider evaluations. Administrative support, including duty tasks and inbox management, is also required to meet service needs effectively.</p><h4>About you</h4><p><strong>Essential Criteria:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Strong analytical skills to assess and utilize information effectively, ensuring tailored placements and care packages that enhance outcomes for young people.</li>\n<li>Excellent telephone communication skills, adept at managing high-pressure conversations, de-escalating anxiety, and fostering productive discussions with referrers and providers.</li>\n<li>Ability to remain calm and solution-focused when handling emergency referrals, ensuring swift and effective placement decisions.</li>\n<li>Proficient in producing clear, well-structured written information.</li>\n<li>Confident and articulate communicator, capable of constructively challenging social work practices and decision-making.</li>\n<li>Skilled in negotiation, able to engage effectively with external providers, senior managers, and social workers to secure the best possible outcomes for young people.</li>\n<li>Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, fostering effective collaboration.</li>\n<li>Strong problem-solving skills, demonstrating initiative and creativity in addressing placement challenges.</li>\n<li>Strong data literacy, leveraging information to support strategic placement decisions that drive positive outcomes for children.</li>\n<li>Proficient in using ICT systems for recording, communication, and research to inform placement choices.</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Desirable Criteria:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Skilled in researching and identifying alternative provisions to meet individual needs.</li>\n<li>Experience of working in a complex multi-agency environment including work with health, voluntary and community sector, District and Borough Councils and the independent sector.</li>\n</ul><p>If you’re ready to take on a rewarding role that makes a tangible difference, join us and become a key part of a service committed to securing the best outcomes for children and young people through effective placement and care solutions.</p><p>This job role is within the Health and Social Care Services, level HSC9 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p>Job profiles - Health and social care</p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact Sha-Lee.Worrell@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.</p><p><strong>Interview Date: 9th and 10th June</strong></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><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><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":"£33,366 progressing to £36,124 pa","publishDate":"2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-01T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/91f61685-803e-4310-a27a-14cb0e8d301e.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"13b63a1d-a2e7-4e07-9889-8571a3e6411a","title":"Site Manager - St Albans","employer":"Hertfordshire County Council","department":"","location":"St Albans","locationType":3,"description":"<br><h4>Site Manager - St Albans Apply Now </h4><dl>\n<dt>Job Number</dt>\n<dd> HCC28044 </dd>\n<dt>Location</dt>\n<dd> St Albans </dd>\n<dt>Directorate</dt>\n<dd> Growth & Environment </dd>\n<dt>Salary Range</dt>\n<dd> £29,014 progressing to £32,501 </dd>\n<dt>Contract Type</dt>\n<dd> Permanent </dd>\n<dt>Full Time/Part Time</dt>\n<dd> Full Time </dd>\n<dt>Closing date</dt>\n<dd> 12-Jun-2025 </dd>\n</dl><p><strong>Job Title:</strong> Site Manager - St Albans<br><strong>Starting Salary:</strong> £29,014 progressing to £32,501 pay award pending<br><strong>Hours:</strong> 40.0<br><strong>Location:</strong> St Albans<br><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Permanent<br><strong>Directorate:</strong> Growth & Environment</p><h4>About the team</h4><p>This is an exciting opportunity to join the Recycling Centre service team with our vision to increase recycling rates and divert waste from landfill.</p><p>We provide training including but not limited to First Aid, Fire Marshall, Manual Handling and Plant.  You have the opportunity to progress within the team. </p><h4>About the role</h4>• Act as the lead responsible operative on site, instructing and mentoring operatives.• Responsible for the safe opening and closing of site.• Manage all documentation for the site both paper form and computerised. • Show and help service users put their waste in the correct areas as appropriate.• Check permits for vans and trailers and check for certain types of waste.• Ensure that the waste streams do not get mixed up.• Maintain a clean and tidy work environment.• Look for ways to improve customer service and recycling rates.• Compaction of waste through use of JCB’s and compactors (training provided)<h4>About you</h4><ul>\n<li>Proven track record of delivering excellent customer service</li>\n<li>Ensure work is carried out to a high standard</li>\n<li>Highly developed interpersonal skills for advising residents on waste disposal</li>\n<li>Ability to remain calm under pressure</li>\n<li>Work safely and follow procedures</li>\n<li>Maintain a high level of service in all weather conditions</li>\n<li>Experience of working under prolonged periods of sustained physical effort</li>\n<li>Support and manage a team of operatives</li>\n<li>Act as the first aider and fire marshal on site</li>\n<li>Drive the JCB onsite (training provided)</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 Operational Services, level OPS7 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p>Job profiles - Operational services</p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact Lorna.stump@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.</p><p>Interview Date: TBC</p><p>We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high number of quality applications.</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>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). 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Our reuse shops sell items that would otherwise have been thrown away at the recycling centres. You’ll receive training on assessing if items are suitable for sale and well as assisting community groups and charities with donations from the reuse shop.</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>You will need to be fit as you will be moving stock from collection points into the shop and helping to take furniture to people’s cars, as well as stacking items for storage. It will involve working at weekends and most bank holidays as the shops are open then.</p><p>You’ll get involved with testing electrical items for sale and logging details (full training given), cleaning items, attractively displaying them for sale and taking accurate payment for them. It will also involve posting on our Facebook page and answering queries.</p><p>In this job you’ll get to interact with the public and make a real difference by selling good quality, low cost items that would have otherwise gone to waste. Residents love this opportunity to pick up a bargain and help the environment at the same time. It’s also rewarding to work with local charities and community groups by arranging donations.</p><h4>About you</h4><p>We’re looking for an enthusiastic team player with an ability to use their own initiative, get on with tasks and actively help to improve the service.</p><p>You will be able to communicate clearly and politely with customers and members of the team. Be able to manage money and able to use a computer or be willing to learn.</p><p>You may be required to drive between shops (mileage can be claimed for) in your own vehicle to provide assistance and cover as required.</p><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 Operational Services, level OPS4 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p>Job profiles - Operational services</p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact lorna.stump@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.</p><p>Interview Date: TBC</p><p>Please note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close the vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to ensure it is considered.</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>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":"£26,386 progressing to £26,803","publishDate":"2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-05T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/09b29a78-818d-40f8-9399-3282f6cf5945.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"2cf8fc06-1d74-4aea-a33d-93e0f6143817","title":"SfYP Area Service Manager","employer":"Hertfordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stevenage","locationType":3,"description":"<br><h4>SfYP Area Service Manager Apply Now </h4> Services for Young People <dl>\n<dt>Job Number</dt>\n<dd> HCC28035 </dd>\n<dt>Location</dt>\n<dd> Stevenage </dd>\n<dt>Directorate</dt>\n<dd> Childrens Services </dd>\n<dt>Salary Range</dt>\n<dd> £59,537 progressing to £66,642 per annum </dd>\n<dt>Contract Type</dt>\n<dd> Permanent </dd>\n<dt>Full Time/Part Time</dt>\n<dd> Full Time </dd>\n<dt>Closing date</dt>\n<dd> 08-Jun-2025 </dd>\n</dl><p><strong>Job Title:</strong> SfYP Area Service Manager<br><strong>Starting Salary:</strong> £59,537 progressing to £66,642 per annum pay award pending<br><strong>Hours:</strong> 37.0<br><strong>Base Location:</strong> Farnham House, Stevenage with countywide travel required.<br><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Permanent<br><strong>Directorate:</strong> Childrens Services</p><h4>About the team</h4><p>Hertfordshire County Council Services for Young People (HCC SfYP) delivers youth work, careers education, information advice guidance, work related learning and work experience.  Plus, the review and maintenance of education health and care plans (EHCPs) for young people post-16 / post school.</p><p>The vision of HCC SfYP is to meet the needs of young people who face challenges in education, their community or home life, to ensure a successful transition to adulthood.</p><p>The Service delivers in schools, colleges, community venues and young people’s centres using a variety of different styles and methods - daytime, evening, and weekends.</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>Responsible for a multi-disciplinary team of Careers Education IAG Advisers, Youth Workers, EHCP Coordinators, Employment Training Advisers, and other professionals - you will have successful practice and management experience of youth work and or careers education.</p><p>You will have strong operational performance management experience and skills and a proven track record of developing a culture of high performance and achievement, at pace.</p><p>As a member of the senior leadership team, you will have countywide strategic lead responsibilities for one or more service priority areas.</p><p>In addition to core funded work, the team delivers contracted services in schools and colleges such as careers guidance and work-related learning.</p><p>As well as having achieved in relevant previous roles, you will be required to show strong leadership; be innovative, flexible, motivational, have good attention to detail, work at speed, and can engage and negotiate with a wide range of partners from schools / colleges, employers / businesses, district / borough councils, the voluntary sector, other education providers and elected members.</p><h4>About you</h4><p>Essential:</p><ul>\n<li>JNC qualified or Level 6 Careers Guidance qualified.</li>\n<li>Strong leadership and current successful operational performance management experience</li>\n<li>Thrive in a fast-moving multidisciplinary environment - successfully achieving deadlines, at pace.</li>\n<li>Full UK Driving Licence and daily access to a vehicle.</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 Community Services, level COM14 job profile. Please locate this via: Job profiles - Community services</p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact headofsfyp@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.</p><p>Interview Date: 20th June 2025 (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":"£59,537 progressing to £66,642 per annum","publishDate":"2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-08T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/8d3479dc-e311-4509-bc41-4d2933024333.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"ea6899a2-4d2d-46a5-8a61-7880e5e93e6e","title":"Finance Assistant","employer":"Hertfordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stevenage","locationType":3,"description":"<br><h4>Finance Assistant Apply Now </h4><dl>\n<dt>Job Number</dt>\n<dd> HCC28039 </dd>\n<dt>Location</dt>\n<dd> Stevenage </dd>\n<dt>Directorate</dt>\n<dd> Adult Care Services </dd>\n<dt>Salary Range</dt>\n<dd> £26,835 progressing to £30,060.00pa. pay award pending </dd>\n<dt>Contract Type</dt>\n<dd> Permanent </dd>\n<dt>Full Time/Part Time</dt>\n<dd> Full Time </dd>\n<dt>Closing date</dt>\n<dd> 05-Jun-2025 </dd>\n</dl><p><strong>Job Title:</strong> Finance Assistant<br><strong>Starting Salary:</strong> £26,835 progressing to £30,060pa pay award pending<br><strong>Hours:</strong> full time,37 hours per week<br><strong>Location:</strong> Farnham House, Stevenage, 2 days in the office and 3 working from home<br><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Permanent<br><strong>Directorate:</strong> Adult Care Services</p><h4>About the team</h4><p>Client Debt Management Team deal with the recovery of outstanding care fees for clients who have sadly passed away in the Adult Care Services. </p><p>You will be part of our friendly, communicative, successful, and efficient team. We have an open and honest approach with a drive to deliver results for the service whilst providing good customer care in a timely and professional manner.</p><p>Client Debt Team provides support to bereaved family members during a difficult time. Whilst recovering the debt we need to be sensitive; kind, caring and have a good listening ear. </p><p>You will be committed to delivering a high-quality service in a demanding role. </p><p>You will need to be fully up to date with all IT skills required or will have the proven ability to learn them very quickly.  </p><p>You will have excellent communication skills demonstrating the ability to communicate either verbally, on the telephone or in writing by email or letter. You will need to be assertive as well as sympathetic, empathetic, and good at listening as this role also requires the ability to be able to deal with difficult telephone conversations.</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>The role is very varied and incorporates the following:</p><ul>\n<li>Investigating clients’ accounts</li>\n<li>Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders (verbally and in writing)</li>\n<li>Resolving queries</li>\n<li>Recovering outstanding monies</li>\n<li>Managing caseload of clients who HCC have provided care for.</li>\n<li>Making sure payment is forthcoming, as well as credits.</li>\n<li>Reviewing and monitoring caseloads making sure you are dealing with clients in a timely manner.</li>\n<li>Running reports for your weekly caseload.</li>\n<li>Running payment reports and updating your spreadsheets</li>\n<li>Liaising with different stakeholders to get the results required.</li>\n</ul><h4>About you</h4><p><strong>Essential</strong>:</p><ul>\n<li>Experience of working in a financial team</li>\n<li>Strong communication skills, both verbally and written with the ability to establish strong relationships.</li>\n<li>Must be self-motivated and able to work in a fast-paced environment.</li>\n<li>Working as part of a team and individually</li>\n<li>Ability to influence and negotiate.</li>\n<li>Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders.</li>\n<li>Experience in any kind of credit control.</li>\n<li>Competent with using Microsoft applications such as excel, word and Outlook</li>\n<li>Accurate and timely record keeping</li>\n<li>An understanding of financial processes and account reconciliations (not essential)</li>\n<li>Good time and diary management skills.</li>\n<li>Good interpersonal skills are a must as we encourage you to challenge and contribute to the identification for service improvement and increased efficiency</li>\n</ul><p><br><br><strong>Desirable</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Excellent communication and interpersonal skills</li>\n<li>Outstanding organisational skills</li>\n<li>Knowledge of SAP, and other systems</li>\n<li>A good team player and be confident with their ability to produce the required results.</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 Business Support Services, level 7 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p>Job profiles: Business support services</p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact Rimona Rattan on 01438 845 287 for an informal discussion about the role.</p><p>Interview Date: 11th June 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>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 £30,060.00pa. pay award pending","publishDate":"2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-05T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/87917743-5669-46e2-ae6e-117aa0f4a83f.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"39814306-4fe5-4da5-bb52-7d74ad5e9ee9","title":"Business & Development Project Manager","employer":"Hertfordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stevenage","locationType":3,"description":"<br><h4>Business & Development Project Manager Apply Now </h4><dl>\n<dt>Job Number</dt>\n<dd> HCC27615 </dd>\n<dt>Location</dt>\n<dd> Stevenage </dd>\n<dt>Directorate</dt>\n<dd> Adult Care Services </dd>\n<dt>Salary Range</dt>\n<dd> £41,511 progressing to £45,718 </dd>\n<dt>Contract Type</dt>\n<dd> Permanent </dd>\n<dt>Full Time/Part Time</dt>\n<dd> Full Time </dd>\n<dt>Closing date</dt>\n<dd> 15-Jun-2025 </dd>\n</dl><p><strong>Job Title:</strong> Business & Development Project Manager<br><strong>Starting Salary:</strong> £41,511 progressing to £45,718<br><strong>Hours:</strong> 37 hours per week<br><strong>Location:</strong> Stevenage<br><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Permanent<br><strong>Directorate:</strong> Adult Care Services</p><h4>About the team</h4><p>The Social Care Housing and Infrastructure Team develops, manages and supports a number of major programmes designed to deliver the right supported accommodation for Hertfordshire’s citizens.</p><p>Hertfordshire has adopted a 10 year supported accommodation strategy which aims to deliver a substantial amount of new supported accommodation, including at least 2000 units of housing for older people and younger adults with disabilities. The core discipline of this work is housing development delivery using project and programme management, with experience in construction. A new Hertfordshire wide supported housing governance structure is in place to ensure that Hertfordshire’s partners and citizens are fully involved in scheme design and delivery.</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>The role offers the exciting opportunity to ensure the timely delivery of Hertfordshire’s accommodation strategy through the effective design, financing, planning and construction of supported housing schemes within Hertfordshire.</p><p>This role will appeal to you if you thrive in complex and demanding environments, where proactive stakeholder management is critical, and you have a proven ability to confidently, clearly and effectively communicate and deliver housing development within a change environment. You will have a strong track record of managing complex housing projects and be able to demonstrate success in negotiating and influencing with colleagues, clients and partners to achieve the right result through collaborative working.<br><br></p><ul>\n<li>Use best practice programme and project management methodologies to ensure delivery of multiple, concurrent projects, including capital projects ranging from small (under £1 Million) to substantial (over £50 Million).</li>\n<li>Work with programme sponsors to define the scope, business justification, resources, required outcomes, success criteria and governance framework for each programme under the 10 Year Accommodation Strategy, including the Extra Care Accommodation Strategy, the Supported Living Delivery Programme and the Nursing Strategy</li>\n<li>Secure capital to support the programme from range of sources, including by bidding for HCC capital and attracting investment from housing providers, social investment organisations, NHS England and private investment bodies.</li>\n<li>Provide line management and strategic direction for project managers to enable effective management of benefits, resources, issues and risks across the programme.</li>\n<li>Ensure projects deliver to agreed quality standards, timescales and budgets and programmes deliver benefits against agreed benefits maps.</li>\n<li>Lead Hertfordshire Adults Care Service’s work at 3-4 District Supported Accommodation Boards, developing effective relationships within HCC and with other relevant organisations.</li>\n<li>Build and manage an effective team within cross-organisational project teams. Influencing internal partners, district councils, local and regional partners in delivery of supported housing across the county and the aims of the relevant strategies</li>\n</ul><h4>About you</h4><p><strong>Essential</strong>:</p><ul>\n<li>Educated to degree level or equivalent experience</li>\n<li>Strong technical knowledge of project management methodologies within a housing development/capital construction project setting</li>\n<li>Experience of leading housing/construction scheme design work and presenting results to a wide range of audiences</li>\n<li>Knowledge of local government and housing/infrastructure</li>\n<li>Excellent written and verbal skills</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Desirable</strong>:</p><ul>\n<li>A professional qualification in a related field</li>\n<li>Support team members and motivate colleagues to drive forward improvement in the team. Ability to monitor and motivate team colleagues</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 Programme and Project, level PRO11 job profile. Please locate this via:</p><p>Job profiles: Project & programme</p><p>To hear more about this opportunity please contact sarah.newman@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.</p><p>Interview Date: 26 or 27 June 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>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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Then apply for a job with Hertfordshire Libraries. We have a number of Library Assistant roles in libraries across Hertfordshire. One of those roles could be for you!</p><p>Hertfordshire’s libraries are more than collections of books. They are hubs for community activities, places to access digital technology, and gateways to reading, information and wellbeing. Our service points include small village libraries, town and city libraries, and performing arts  libraries. Hertfordshire Libraries exists to help people to live better lives for longer. All of which means today’s Library Assistants need to be passionate about proactively helping people of all ages and from all backgrounds.</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>Library Assistant roles offer successful applicants the opportunity to get involved in a hugely varied range of activities.</p><ul>\n<li>You will be actively promoting and supporting the use of all of our library resources and helping customers to find the information that they need.</li>\n<li>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.</li>\n<li>In some libraries you will be involved in helping us to deliver services that are unique to that service point. This may include, for example,  assisting people to use our CreatorSpace resources, including 3D printers and virtual reality devices. </li>\n<li>All of our Library Assistant roles help to make a positive difference to people’s lives.</li>\n</ul><h4>About you</h4><p>We look for people who are friendly, confident, and outgoing. Who will be a reliable and flexible team player who is willing to engage with the full range of services, and events that libraries offer.</p><p>Essential:</p><ul>\n<li>Experience in delivering a high standard of Customer Service to members of the public.</li>\n<li>Strong communication skills</li>\n<li>Demonstrable time management skills in organising and prioritising.</li>\n<li>Competent ICT skills, including Microsoft Office, Internet and other computer-based resources.</li>\n<li>Evidence of working collaboratively with a team to achieve aims and objectives</li>\n</ul><p>Desirable:</p><ul>\n<li>Experience of meeting KPIs and other targets set by Team Leads</li>\n<li>Skill or experience in promoting events and services.</li>\n<li>Evidence of, or experience in, problem solving</li>\n<li>Ability to support members of the public with queries and use of IcT.</li>\n<li>Knowledge of Library Services.</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>Vacancies:</p><p>About the Library:</p><p><strong>Royston Library SG8 9JN 21 hours  </strong></p><p>Royston Library is a large Tier 2 library situated in a small market town.  As well as providing a frontline library and information service, events and activities regularly take place including Baby Rhyme Time, Storytime, LEGO Club and Tuesday chatter as well as a range of digital inclusion sessions, social events and theatre performances.  </p><p><strong>Berkhamsted Library HP4, 6.75 hours </strong></p><p>Berkhamsted library offers a range of events and activities for adults and children, such as Baby Rhyme Times, Toddler Tales, Lego club, IT Taster Sessions, author events and class visits. This includes singing rhymes and reading stories to young children and their carers on your own as well as supporting libraries in the local area. This post has a level of responsibility in opening/ closing the library and in training other staff.</p><p><strong>Please ensure you can work the hours on the attached Rota before applying.</strong></p><p>This job role is within the , level job profile. 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Waste Partnership Manager

Hertfordshire County Council

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£70,027 progressing to £77,579

Countywide (On-Site)

Posted 2 days ago

Service Manager

Hertfordshire County Council

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£59,537 + £7,105 annual market enhanced payment) progressing to £66,642 (+£6,459 annual market enhanced payment)per annum

Stevenage (On-Site)

Posted 2 days ago

Acute Liaison Nurse

Hertfordshire County Council

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NHS agenda for change Band 6 - £38,682 - £46,580

Hemel Hempstead (On-Site)

Posted 2 days ago

Procurement Manager (P00840)

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

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Starting salary £49,123pa with potential progression to £52,279pa on achieving designated skills and experience

Welwyn Garden City (On-Site)

Posted 3 days ago

Librarian - Service Development & Projects

Hertfordshire County Council

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£33,366 opportunity to progress to £36,124 pa (pro-rata for part-time)

Welwyn Garden City (On-Site)

Posted 3 days ago

Quality Monitoring Officer – Education & Skills

Hertfordshire County Council

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£37,035 progressing to £40,476

Countywide (On-Site)

Posted 5 days ago

Youth Support Workers

Hertfordshire County Council

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£24,786 pa progressing to £26,089 pa (pro rata for part time)

North Herts (On-Site)

Posted 5 days ago

Senior Practitioner - Brokerage

Hertfordshire County Council

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£41,511 progressing to £45,718 pa plus MEP

Stevenage (On-Site)

Posted 5 days ago

Assistant Finance Business Partner (P01481)

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

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Starting salary £37,160pa with potential progression to £43,690pa on achieving designated skills and experience

Campus East, Welwyn Garden City (On-Site)

Posted 10 days ago

Flood & Water Management Officer

Hertfordshire County Council

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£33,366 progressing to £36,124

Countywide (On-Site)

Posted 10 days ago

Senior Flood Risk Officer

Hertfordshire County Council

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£41,511 progressing to £45,718

Countywide (On-Site)

Posted 10 days ago

Closing today

Placement Officer

Hertfordshire County Council

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£33,366 progressing to £36,124 pa

Stevenage (On-Site)

Posted 10 days ago

Site Manager - St Albans

Hertfordshire County Council

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£29,014 progressing to £32,501

St Albans (On-Site)

Posted 10 days ago

Closing in 4 days

Reuse Assistant

Hertfordshire County Council

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£26,386 progressing to £26,803

Ware (On-Site)

Posted 10 days ago

SfYP Area Service Manager

Hertfordshire County Council

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£59,537 progressing to £66,642 per annum

Stevenage (On-Site)

Posted 10 days ago

Closing in 4 days

Finance Assistant

Hertfordshire County Council

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£26,835 progressing to £30,060.00pa. pay award pending

Stevenage (On-Site)

Posted 11 days ago

Business & Development Project Manager

Hertfordshire County Council

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£41,511 progressing to £45,718

Stevenage (On-Site)

Posted 11 days ago

Closing in 5 days

Library Assistant

Hertfordshire County Council

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£24,404 with the opportunity to progress to £24,790 per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Hertfordshire (On-Site)

Posted 11 days ago

Planning and Policy Implementation Manager (P00186)

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

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Salary up to £67,431

The Campus, Welwyn Garden City (On-Site)

Posted 12 days ago

General Assistant (P01821)

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

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£13.02 per hour

The Hive, Hatfield (On-Site)

Posted 12 days ago

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