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We work with adults of all ages including Older People, Mental Health, Physical Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Transitions, Hospital Discharge, Safeguarding and informal Carers.  </p>\n<p>We are seeking an experienced social worker who shares our values, can understand, apply relevant legislation, and offer a flexible approach to delivering positive outcomes for our residents.</p>\n<p>As part of a ‘People’ directorate, the successful candidate will work closely with colleagues in both Homeless and Children’s services providing a seamless service to residents.</p>\n<p>In the City of London Adult Services, we have a strong focus on relationship-based practice, offering opportunities for longer term in depth social work, and we are committed to a strengths-based approach to working with our residents.   </p>\n<p>The City of London is vibrant and diverse, and we are committed to practicing in an anti-discriminatory way. </p>\n<p>In addition to a competitive salary and membership of the excellent Local Government Pension Scheme, you can look forward to an all-round package of life-improving benefits and offers – from interest-free season ticket and bicycle loans to discounts on health and wellbeing, arts and culture.</p>\n<p>Closing date: 12 noon on 20 May 2025.</p>\n<p>Interviews will be held on 2 & 3 June 2025</p>\n<p>To apply please click the apply button below.</p>\n<p>Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OCCS0926 if you experience any difficulties. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.</p>\n<p>The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.</p>\n<p>We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.</p>\n<p>Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. 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Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstone station there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line and national rail service. 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All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs at the London Borough of Harrow. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender, reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, or maternity unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification applies. As such, we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. For further information, please read our <a href=\"https://www.harrow.gov.uk/council/Equality-diversity#:~:text=We%20have%20many%20people%20of,cohesion%2C%20fairness%2C%20and%20justice\">equality statement</a>.<br><br>As a disability-confident employer, we are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes reasonably adjusting the recruitment process for those with disabilities or long-term health conditions. 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Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. 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The borough has been home to great industry and creativity for many years, reflected in assets such as the Rose Theatre, the International Youth Arts Festival and Kingston University, which boasts more new graduate business start-ups than any other.<br><br>We have seen tremendous generosity and compassion within our communities, particularly in response to COVID-19, which is a demonstration of Kingston's key strength. The council offers a strong level of support to vulnerable groups and those who need additional support, which has also increased significantly as a result of the pandemic. Like most places, the average age of our population is rising as more people are living longer, so we are working closely with residents to help them maintain their independence and further improve the cost effectiveness of our service to meet the ongoing rise in demand.<br><br>Kingston is home to people from diverse and interesting cultures and backgrounds, which helps to create the rich sense of community shared across the borough. In particular, Kingston has a large Sri Lankan Tamil community and is home to more people from Korea than any other part of the UK.<br> <br> About the Service and Team : <br>The Access and Hospital team are both front door fast paced teams.<br><br>The Access Team is the front door in the community.<br><br>We triage all new referrals and provide information/ advice and signposting. We refer to the Reablement service and complete assessments of ongoing need. We triage all Safeguarding alerts and make the decision regarding whether an alert progress to a Section 42 enquiry.<br><br>The Hospital Team facilitates discharges from both Kingston Hospital and out of borough hospitals. This is completed using Discharge to Assess. The Hospital Team works as part of the Transfer of Care Hub which is a multi professional team designed to facilitate swift and informed discharges.<br> <br> About the Role and Our Ideal Candidate : <br> The successful candidate will work alongside the Manager with the daily running of the Access and Hospital Team <br><br> Overseeing and ensuring timely discharges from Kingston Hospital and out of borough hospitals <br><br> Liaising with other professionals to provide good outcomes for our residents <br><br> Overseeing Access incoming referrals including AEDT (adult emergency duty) referrals , LAS ( London ambulance Service ) and Mash report ( Multi agency safeguarding Hub) <br><br> Managing access safeguarding referrals ensuring timely triaging and overseeing complex safeguarding <br><br> The successfull candidate will have: <br><br> Social Work Degree <br><br> Experience working in a fast paced team <br><br> Managerial experience <br><br> Excellent communication skills <br><br>Our Offer to You : <br>As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we're committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We're constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.<br><br>In addition we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff supported by our IT infrastructure, Google Chromebooks and Google Apps, which have acted as a key enabler for collaborative and streamlined working. We operate hybrid working, a flexible working model which allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week. It enables staff to achieve a work life balance whilst still meeting the needs of the organisation.<br><br>Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:<ul>\n<li>Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)</li>\n<li>Three volunteering days per year in Kingston</li>\n<li>Flexible and agile working arrangements</li>\n<li>Comprehensive learning and development programme</li>\n<li>Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres</li>\n<li>Interest free season ticket loans</li>\n<li>Local Government Pension Scheme</li>\n<li>Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme</li>\n<li>Zip car scheme</li>\n<li>Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses</li>\n<li>Confidential wellbeing and counselling support</li>\n<li>Subsidised gym membership</li>\n</ul>Application Process : <br> Please apply online outlining what skills, abilities and experience you can bring which makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Please ensure you refer to the requirements outlined in the job profile when completing your application. <br><br> The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. <br><br> We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) so all personal information that can identify job applicants e.g. name, title etc is completely anonymised during the shortlisting process. Our hiring managers review applications based on the knowledge, skills and experience demonstrated in your application, and how well these match the job profile. Our HR Shared Service with Sutton Council was recently recognised nationally for having the 'Best Inclusion and Diversity Programme' at the PPMA Excellence in People Management Awards 2023, something that we're incredibly proud of. <br><br> Hiring managers are encouraged to ensure that their interview panel is diverse, and representative of a range of protected characteristics, to help remove unconscious bias and ensure candidates are treated fairly during the selection process. Some characteristics may not be obvious, but our panels are diverse wherever possible. We have a number of measures in place to inform and support our approach, including mandatory EDI and unconscious bias training for all staff, safer recruitment training for diverse panel members, engaging with our staff networks and encouraging allyship. We are fully committed to removing barriers and enhancing the diversity of our workforce. <br> <br> Additional Information : <br> We are proud to be a diverse and welcoming Borough. Our aim is to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve, and staff feel a sense of belonging. We celebrate and respect differences and appreciate the value of having a diverse workforce. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce. <br><br> As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to thinking differently about disability and taking action to improve how we recruit, retain and develop disabled people. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for a role. <br><br> We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda. <br><br>We are an accredited London Living Wage Employer and this means that everyone working at the Royal Borough of Kingston, regardless of whether they are permanent employees or third-party contractors and suppliers receive the London Living Wage. The real Living Wage is higher than the government's minimum, or National Living Wage, and is an independently calculated hourly rate of pay that is based on the actual cost of living.<br><br>The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. 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It draws from other strength-based approaches, such as Systemic and Trauma Informed Practice and is fully embedded across Supporting Families. </p><p>We are an <strong>inclusive</strong> organisation that <strong>values diversity</strong> and empowers individuals from all cultures and backgrounds. We believe that a diverse workforce brings unique perspectives and enriches our ability to serve our community.</p><p class=\"ql-align-justify\">Our C-Change approach: <strong>Connect, Curious, Community, Co-Produce, Collaborate, Check, </strong> sets out “6 Cs” for our work with children, young people their parents and carers, and each other.</p><p>We particularly welcome applications from Social Workers from Global majority backgrounds and from those who have care experience- in Tower Hamlets this is a protected characteristic. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>About the Role </strong></p><p><strong>As an NQSW in Tower Hamlets, you will be part of one of our diverse Children’s Services teams, known as Supporting Families</strong> , providing essential support to children, young people, their families, and carers. Our practice is child-centred, family-minded, and strengths-based.</p><p>You will be asked for your team preferences if your application is shortlisted, and we will endeavour to put you forward for one of your team choices if successful at interview.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Our Offer</strong><strong>:</strong> </p><p class=\"ql-align-justify\">We offer a competitive salary starting salary at Grade I-K- <strong>£44,430 </strong><strong>this will go up to £46,437, once you pass your first year of ASYE </strong>and you will also be eligible for an annual travel card covering zones 2-3. </p><p class=\"ql-align-justify\"> </p><p class=\"ql-align-justify\">We are committed to developing excellent Social Work practitioners and if you choose to work with us you will benefit from:</p><ul>\n<li class=\"ql-align-justify\">A dedicated practice leader to support you through the learning and assessment involved in your first year.</li>\n<li class=\"ql-align-justify\">A diverse workload and good quality reflective supervision</li>\n<li class=\"ql-align-justify\">In the second year of practice, you can opt in to continue having additional reflective supervision and are encouraged to do a consolidation module accredited by our partner universities.</li>\n<li class=\"ql-align-justify\">In the following three years the Learning Academy will work with you to consider the best way to support and develop your practice. </li>\n<li class=\"ql-align-justify\">A range of opportunities to undertake further study and complete further post-qualifying modules through our partner universities post ASYE</li>\n</ul><p class=\"ql-align-justify\">Tower Hamlets provides wide-ranging and excellent training and development opportunities, which include university accredited courses, e-learning, online classroom-based training and on the go opportunities. We also offer flexible learning opportunities through our subscription to Research in Practice and various learning opportunities through our membership with the NorthEast London Teaching Partnership.</p><p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><br></p><p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><strong>Requirements </strong></p><p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><strong>Please note that to apply for these posts you must meet the following criteria:</strong></p><ul>\n<li class=\"ql-align-justify\"><strong>Have the Right to Work in the UK (please note, unfortunately we are not currently able to offer sponsorship for ASYE positions).</strong></li>\n<li class=\"ql-align-justify\"><strong>Be anticipating successful completion of your social work course and subsequent Social Work England registration by October 2025</strong></li>\n<li class=\"ql-align-justify\"><strong>Have completed your social work qualification within the last 2 years</strong></li>\n<li class=\"ql-align-justify\"><strong>Not have commenced or completed your ASYE elsewhere</strong></li>\n</ul><p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><br></p><p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><strong>Recruitment Timeline:</strong></p><ul>\n<li class=\"ql-align-justify\">\n<strong>Advert close date: 11:59pm on Sunday 18</strong><sup><strong>th</strong></sup><strong> May 2025</strong> </li>\n<li class=\"ql-align-justify\">\n<strong>Shortlisting date: 27</strong><sup><strong>th</strong></sup><strong> May 2025</strong>\n</li>\n<li class=\"ql-align-justify\">\n<strong>Assessment Centre date/s: 3</strong><sup><strong>rd</strong></sup><strong> - 5</strong><sup><strong>th</strong></sup><strong> June 2025 </strong>\n</li>\n<li class=\"ql-align-justify\">\n<strong>Interview date/s: 16</strong><sup><strong>th</strong></sup><strong> – 19</strong><sup><strong>th</strong></sup><strong> June 2025</strong>\n</li>\n</ul><p class=\"ql-align-justify\">Both the Assessment Centre and Interview activities are approximately 1 day each and will take place face to face in Tower Hamlets Town Hall in Whitechapel.</p><p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><br></p><p>For an informal discussion about the role, please contact the Learning Academy on <a href=\"mailto:LearningAcademy@towerhamlets.gov.uk\">LearningAcademy@towerhamlets.gov.uk</a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Additional Details</strong></p><p>Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.</p><p>Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. </p><p>We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the post are guaranteed an interview. Care experience has also been adopted by the Council as an additional protected characteristic.</p><p>We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough. </p><p>________________________________________________________________________________________________________ </p><p>This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).</p><p>Tower Hamlets Councils are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£44,430 - £55,710","publishDate":"2025-05-01T11:55:55.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-18T00:00:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/9b5dc140-34fa-439e-9274-b89647cfe35e.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"6fdeec96-ebf5-409d-89c1-28bdc6fd525f","title":"Rough Sleeper Co-ordinator","employer":"London Borough of Hounslow","department":"","location":"Hounslow","locationType":2,"description":"<p><strong>About us at Hounslow</strong></p>\n<p>We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.</p>\n<p>We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential. We are stepping up for our residents like never before.</p>\n<p><strong>About our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion</strong></p>\n<p>We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock.  All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”.  It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community; we have a diverse workforce, and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.</p>\n<p>We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have a thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model, and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.</p>\n<p>As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates.  There’s space for you to tell us what you need within our application form.</p>\n<p><strong>Our Benefits</strong></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20037/working_for_the_council\"><span class=\"customHTML\">If you join us, you’ll have access to a range of employee benefits. Read more about these here.</span></a></p>\n<p><strong>About The Role</strong></p>\n<p>This is an exciting opportunity to join our Homelessness, Independence and Preventative Service which adopts a preventative approach across the housing, health and social care agendas. Your primary focus will be to lead the Council’s response to rough sleeping, working proactively and putting measures in place to minimise the number of incidences of rough sleeping in the Borough and achieve the ultimate goal of having no-one sleeping rough in the Borough.</p>\n<p><strong>About The Team You’ll Be Working In</strong></p>\n<p>This is an exciting and busy role that is at the centre of the Councils response to homelessness. The service is developing and progressing our agenda to reduce the use of temporary accommodation and achieve more upstream prevention outcomes.</p>\n<ol>\n<li>You directly line manage 5 Outreach and Sustainment Officers along with Specialist Outreach Workers for Mental Health, Substance Misuse and Navigators.</li>\n<li>You will be responsible for a service that makes a real difference to the lives of people who are rough sleeping, at risk of rough sleeping, homeless or at risk of losing their homes.</li>\n<li>You will oversee street outreach shifts at unsociable hours, ensuring staff comply with safe operating practices.</li>\n<li>You lead, support and enable staff to identify, assess and address complex needs and carry out investigations to ensure effective decision making. You encourage innovation and inspire your team to be highly motivated, efficient and effective in their roles, balancing the need to work independently but collaboratively to meet contextual needs to ensure the correct support is in place to prevent and reduce rough sleeping.</li>\n<li>Operate effectively in a highly changeable and demanding working environment with multiple competing priorities, ensuring timely and relevant interventions are carried out to prevent escalation of need, decisions are made to fulfil statutory requirements and legal challenges are responded to.</li>\n</ol>\n<p><strong>About You</strong></p>\n<ol>\n<li>You have extensive knowledge and experience of the Housing Act 1996 (as amended) and the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.</li>\n<li>You have an expert knowledge of the issues facing those sleeping rough alongside the challenges of persuading rough sleepers to accept offers of accommodation.</li>\n<li>You have an excellent understanding of homelessness in the Borough and the council’s statutory duties in relation to homelessness, but you work creatively to implement bespoke solutions to achieve the ultimate goal of having no-one sleeping rough in Hounslow.</li>\n<li>You are a visible leader delivering a first class, modern and flexible prevention focussed outreach and in-reach service to rough sleepers and those at risk of rough sleeping.</li>\n<li>You have experience of successfully managing staff and are a collaborative leader, acting with integrity and building trusting relationships, operating effectively through prioritisation, delegation and efficient use of available resources to deliver value for money services.</li>\n<li>You are an expert communicator who engages effectively with a broad range of people, including applicants, colleagues, and elected members, to motivate, influence, negotiate and persuade and achieve multi-disciplinary outcomes to meet wide ranging needs.</li>\n<li>You are a dynamic decision maker who leads and motivates others to deliver a high performing service achieving excellent results, which can flex and adapt to the changing need of residents, integrating digital service solutions balanced with bespoke solutions for vulnerable residents.</li>\n<li>You are a creative and analytical problem solver who takes responsibility to see problems through to successful resolution, ensuring your work and the work of the team achieve service outcomes that support the shared goals of the council, while operating with financial acumen.</li>\n<li>It is desirable that you have a degree or equivalent qualifications.</li>\n<li>You work flexibly, including during unsociable hours as required, can travel independently around the Borough (including hard to reach locations to locate rough sleepers) and meet other professionals in community settings.</li>\n<li>You are passionate about customer services.</li>\n<li>You are an experienced homelessness professional with a background in rough sleeping teams and part VII.</li>\n<li>You are looking to work in a forward thinking and progressive housing department.</li>\n<li>You are a visible leader adept at managing high volumes of work involving vulnerable residents.</li>\n</ol>\n<p><strong>Qualifications:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>You have a degree or extensive relevant work-based experience and engage in continuous professional development.</li>\n<li>You will be able to travel independently around the Borough and it is desirable to hold a full UK driving licence.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Essential for The Role:</strong></p>\n<p>An Enhanced DBS check is required.</p>\n<p>If the points above resonate with you, we would like to hear from you.</p>\n<p>Read more about the work you’ll be doing in the Role Profile.</p>\n<p><strong>When Interviews Will Be Held And Who To Contact</strong></p>\n<p>The key information you need about the role should be in the role profile, but if you have any further questions about the role, please contact:</p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:Pauline.Jones@Hounslow.gov.uk\">Pauline.Jones@Hounslow.gov.uk</a></p>\n<p><strong>Interviews for this job will be held during May 2025.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Closing date is 13th May 2025.</strong><strong> </strong></p>\n<p><strong>To apply, please click “Apply Now”.</strong></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£47,532 – £50,574 per annum","publishDate":"2025-05-01T08:02:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-13T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/ed6855d8-34e6-4e3f-90b0-7fa02ce33b73.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"8a62a61a-f6c6-4fd5-bf1a-a3f50571a27a","title":"Assistant Principal Lawyer - 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Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstone station there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line and national rail service. It is easily accessible to the M1, M25 and A406.</p>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<h2 class=\"iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoField_Job\">Other information</h2>\n<div class=\"iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoMsg_Job\">\n<div class=\"iCIMS_Expandable_Container\">\n<div class=\"iCIMS_Expandable_Text\">\n<p>Support for candidates visit: <a href=\"https://www.harrow.gov.uk/jobs/support-candidates?documentId=12517&categoryId=210277\">Harrow.gov.uk</a> </p>\n<p>Our behavioural indicators roles <a href=\"https://www.harrow.gov.uk/downloads/file/23864/behavioural-indicators-below-g11\">below G11</a> and <a href=\"https://www.harrow.gov.uk/downloads/file/23865/behavioural-indicators-above-g11\">above G11</a></p>\n<p>Here at London Borough of Harrow, the vision is one of 'Working together to make a difference for Harrow'</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.harrow.gov.uk/jobs/jobs-harrow-council/2\">Please click here to view London Borough of Harrow's benefits</a></p>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<h2 class=\"iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoField_Job\">Important Note</h2>\n<div class=\"iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoMsg_Job\">\n<div class=\"iCIMS_Expandable_Container\">\n<div class=\"iCIMS_Expandable_Text\">\n<p>To deliver our commitment to equality of opportunity in service provision, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs at the London Borough of Harrow. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender, reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, or maternity unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification applies. As such, we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. For further information, please read our <a href=\"https://www.harrow.gov.uk/council/Equality-diversity#:~:text=We%20have%20many%20people%20of,cohesion%2C%20fairness%2C%20and%20justice.\">equality statement.</a></p>\n<br>\n<p>As a disability-confident employer, we are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes reasonably adjusting the recruitment process for those with disabilities or long-term health conditions. For further information, please contact us at <a href=\"https://internal-harrowcouncil.icims.com/jobs/5303/assistant-principal-lawyer---adults%2c-education-%26-employment/resourcing@harrow.gov.uk\">resourcing@harrow.gov.uk</a></p>\n<p>London Borough of Harrow is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Harrow operates stringent, safer recruitment procedures. </p>\n<p>Due to the high number of applications received for some posts, we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.</p>\n<p>Harrow redeployees will be given priority consideration.</p>\n<p>The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, any your data protection rights, can be found by visiting <a href=\"mailto:www.cifas.org.uk/fpn\">www.cifas.org.uk/fpn</a></p>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£63,510 - £70,437","publishDate":"2025-04-30T14:24:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-27T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/c3b17c6b-62f4-4919-bc52-08961d8884c4.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"d8b323e8-1fca-43f7-9fed-f63b021eed74","title":"Assistant Principal Lawyer – Property","employer":"Harrow Council","department":"","location":"Harrow","locationType":2,"description":"<h2 class=\"iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoField_Job\">Overview</h2>\n<div class=\"iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoMsg_Job\">\n<div class=\"iCIMS_Expandable_Container\">\n<div class=\"iCIMS_Expandable_Text\">\n<p>We are looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Principal Lawyer who is committed to doing their best to support their clients, develop others and help lead one of our established Property teams.</p>\n<p>HBPL is an innovative and ambitious Lexcel accredited legal service serving several local authority clients, schools and other public bodies in London and the home counties. 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Duties will include, but will not be limited to, receiving and allocating instructions, active supervision of staff to include appraisals, one to one’s and general mentoring, advising and supporting corporate groups, senior officers and elected members in a proactive and politically sensitive manner, supporting the strategic development of HB Public Law and being a senior liaison point for the client relationship role.</p>\n<p>The successful candidate will have extensive previous property law experience and will be passionate about teamwork and developing others. The role involves assisting with the effective management of client relationships, so good client care skills and the ability to build strong working relationships with others is essential.</p>\n<p>If you would like a confidential conversation about the opportunity prior to applying please discuss with Louise Middleton on 07927 548804.</p>\n<p>The closing date is Tuesday the 27<sup>th</sup> of May 2025.</p>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<h2 class=\"iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoField_Job\">Related Documents</h2>\n<div class=\"iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoMsg_Job\">\n<div class=\"iCIMS_Expandable_Container\">\n<div class=\"iCIMS_Expandable_Text\">\n<p>For further information please refer to the <a href=\"https://harrowcouncil.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInert&action=download&id=22241&hashed=-723664528\">Role Profile/Selection Criteria</a></p>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<div class=\"iCIMS_JobOptions\">\n<div class=\"iCIMS_jobSocialOptions\">\n<div class=\"iCIMS_BroadcastJob icimsSD_widget\"></div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<div class=\"iCIMS_PageFooter\">\n<h2 class=\"iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoField_Job\">About us</h2>\n<div class=\"iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoMsg_Job\">\n<div class=\"iCIMS_Expandable_Container\">\n<div class=\"iCIMS_Expandable_Text\">\n<p>London Borough of Harrow is the 12th largest London borough and one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK, making it a great place to live, work and visit with a range of cultures, religions and opinions that come together to produce high achieving schools and a close and friendly community. Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstone station there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line and national rail service. It is easily accessible to the M1, M25 and A406.</p>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<h2 class=\"iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoField_Job\">Other information</h2>\n<div class=\"iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoMsg_Job\">\n<div class=\"iCIMS_Expandable_Container\">\n<div class=\"iCIMS_Expandable_Text\">\n<p>Support for candidates visit: <a href=\"https://www.harrow.gov.uk/jobs/support-candidates?documentId=12517&categoryId=210277\">Harrow.gov.uk</a> </p>\n<p>Our behavioural indicators roles <a href=\"https://www.harrow.gov.uk/downloads/file/23864/behavioural-indicators-below-g11\">below G11</a> and <a href=\"https://www.harrow.gov.uk/downloads/file/23865/behavioural-indicators-above-g11\">above G11</a></p>\n<p>Here at London Borough of Harrow, the vision is one of 'Working together to make a difference for Harrow'</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.harrow.gov.uk/jobs/jobs-harrow-council/2\">Please click here to view London Borough of Harrow's benefits</a></p>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<h2 class=\"iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoField_Job\">Important Note</h2>\n<div class=\"iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoMsg_Job\">\n<div class=\"iCIMS_Expandable_Container\">\n<div class=\"iCIMS_Expandable_Text\">\n<p>To deliver our commitment to equality of opportunity in service provision, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs at the London Borough of Harrow. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender, reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, or maternity unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification applies. As such, we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. For further information, please read our <a href=\"https://www.harrow.gov.uk/council/Equality-diversity#:~:text=We%20have%20many%20people%20of,cohesion%2C%20fairness%2C%20and%20justice.\">equality statement.</a></p>\n<p>As a disability-confident employer, we are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes reasonably adjusting the recruitment process for those with disabilities or long-term health conditions. 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Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, any your data protection rights, can be found by visiting <a href=\"mailto:www.cifas.org.uk/fpn\">www.cifas.org.uk/fpn</a></p>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£63,510 - £70,437","publishDate":"2025-04-30T14:15:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-27T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/b675a067-4b59-4a78-b7df-dd9f4489ca98.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"bdca836c-29be-466f-9e8a-8cc72ee765ce","title":"Children’s Social Worker - Family Support and Protection","employer":"London Borough of Tower Hamlets","department":"","location":"Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, LONDON","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Role: </strong>Children’s Social Worker - Family Support and Protection</p><p><strong>Division: </strong>Supporting Families Division<strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Salary: Grade I-K - £44,430 - £55,710 plus travel allowance of £1,280 per annum</strong></p><p><strong>Contract: </strong>Permanent</p><p><strong>Location: </strong>LBTH Town Hall, 106 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BJ</p><p> </p><p><strong>About Us</strong></p><p><em>We believe that the best place for children is to be </em><strong><em>raised </em>within their own families</strong><em>, immediate or wider, wherever it is safe and appropriate to do so.​ In Tower Hamlets we are committed to </em><strong><em>building relationships </em>and strengthening families</strong><em> by working </em><strong><em>with</em></strong><em> people in a compassionate and understanding way. ​</em></p><p><em>We are </em><strong><em>ambitious</em></strong><em> for Tower Hamlets children and families and endeavour for every child and young person to be </em><strong><em>healthy, safe and successful</em></strong><em>.</em></p><p>Tower Hamlets is a progressive, ambitious and diverse place to work. We place children and families at the heart of everything that we do and are relentless in our pursuit of positive outcomes for all.</p><p><strong>Our Better Together </strong>Practice Framework is based on the ideas and concepts which underpin Restorative Practice and draws from other strength-based approaches, such as Systemic and Trauma Informed Practice</p><p>Our C-Change approach: <strong>Connect, Curious, Community, Co-Produce, Collaborate, Check, </strong> sets out “6 Cs ” for our work with children, young people their parents and carers, and each other.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About the Role</strong></p><p>We are recruiting experienced social workers for our front door service in Family Support and Protection Teams.</p><p>If you are passionate about building relationships with children and families at their first contact with Children’s Social Care, focused on working towards positive outcomes for children and have <strong>at least 1 year of post-qualifying</strong> <strong>experience in a statutory Children’s Social Care team</strong>, we would love you to apply.</p><p>Family Support and Protection Service (FSP) consists of 10 social work teams. Family Support and Protection undertake child in need work, child protection work, alongside court work. This enables social workers to gain a good understanding of statutory work, but we also work closely with schools, health and voluntary organisations that formulates good partnership working with the ultimate aim of safeguarding and supporting children, young people and their families.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About You</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Have working knowledge of the framework within which social care operates, inclusive of legislation and national guidance and procedures specific to this post</li>\n<li>Have knowledge of statutory work with children, including children in need, child protection, children looked after and court work. Knowledge of different types of interventions in family support</li>\n<li>A nationally recognised or other social work England recognised social work qualification</li>\n<li>Have at least 1 year of post-qualifying experience in a statutory Children’s Social Care setting</li>\n</ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Our Benefits</strong></p><p>We've been working hard to make Tower Hamlets a great place to practice social work. <strong>We will help you to develop excellent social work</strong> <strong>practice, leading to career advancement at your own pace.</strong> We are committed to developing excellent practitioners and making Tower Hamlets an employer of choice. </p><p><strong>We offer a competitive salary - £44,430 - £55,710 plus travel allowance of £1,280 per annum</strong>.</p><p>We offer brand new state-of-the-art offices in the heart of the east end with great transport connections. We have fantastic transport links – Tower Hamlets town hall is directly opposite Whitechapel Station, putting all of London within easy reach of the town hall. </p><p>Our employees are put on the Local Government Pension Scheme. This is a career average salary scheme, so your pension benefits are guaranteed and do not depend on how investments perform. We pay into the fund on your behalf. </p><p>We have a generous annual leave entitlement starting at 29 working days, rising to 33 days with 5+ years' service, in addition to bank holidays and an additional 3 days at Christmas.  </p><p>We positively encourage flexible working and work life balance aimed at supporting individual employee requirements within the context of meeting service needs.  </p><p>We have a number of money-saving schemes, including a rent deposit scheme (which offers staff an interest free loan to help pay rent deposits) and season ticket loan scheme (interest-free loans to help staff when purchasing travel season tickets). </p><p>You will also benefit from:</p><ul>\n<li>A <strong>manageable and diverse caseload</strong> and good quality reflective supervision</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Coaching and support</strong> from our well-established Learning Academy, and the opportunity to practice within our bespoke practice model Better Together, which encompasses restorative, systemic and trauma informed practice principles Core, elective, flexible and specialist learning pathways, as well as clear development pathways for every stage of your social work career</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Opportunities to develop your practice</strong>, with a clear framework for career development/leadership programme</li>\n<li>Opportunities for agile/flexible working </li>\n</ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>How to Apply</strong></p><p><strong>We have simplified our application process, please complete a short application on our online application system and upload your CV.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Closing date: </strong>This role is closing for applications on the <strong>28th May 2025</strong></p><p><strong>Test Stage:</strong> If successfully shortlisted, you will be invited to partake in stage 1 and 2 of the interview process (a group challenge and written exercise) <strong>on 5th June 2025.</strong></p><p><strong>Interview:</strong> If successful in test stage 1 and 2, you will then be invited for a panel interview on the <strong>16th June 2025.</strong></p><p><strong>Please keep these dates free</strong></p><p><br></p><p>For further information regarding the role, please contact:</p><p>Stuart Andrews at <a href=\"mailto:Stuart.Andrews@towerhamlets.gov.uk\">Stuart.Andrews@towerhamlets.gov.uk</a> or Jaishree Bisht at <a href=\"mailto:Jaishree.Bisht@towerhamlets.gov.uk\">Jaishree.Bisht@towerhamlets.gov.uk</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Additional Details</strong></p><p>Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.</p><p>Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. </p><p>We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the post are guaranteed an interview. Care experience has also been adopted by the Council as an additional protected characteristic.</p><p>We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough. </p><p>________________________________________________________________________________________________________ </p><p>This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).</p><p>Tower Hamlets Councils are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£44,430 - £55,710","publishDate":"2025-04-30T13:03:54.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-28T00:00:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/1fc08298-fe57-42f8-9a10-4e56cf321f4c.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"14260a03-18d8-43f1-9f52-ca700801d8cf","title":"Housing Officer","employer":"Causeway Irish Housing Association","department":"","location":"Haringey","locationType":2,"description":"<p><strong>About Us</strong></p>\n<p>We are recruiting a Housing Officer, job description attached.</p>\n<ul>\n<li>We’re a four-day week employer, so this is a 32 hours per week role.</li>\n<li>All staff currently work the 32 hours over 4 days, but there is the option to work the 32 hours over 5 days.</li>\n<li>Core working hours are 10am-4pm, and we allow flexible working outside of this once 32 hours during the week are worked.</li>\n<li>Salary is £30,952</li>\n<li>Location base is our head office in Pretoria Road. There is the expectation of property visits around London.</li>\n<li>Home working is available for 1 day per week.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Our Organisation</strong></p>\n<p>You will work a combination of office, client-home, community, and home-based working. Causeway is a 4-day week employer, so you will work 32 hours over 4 days a week. Causeway is a London living wage employer. You will receive a 6% pension contribution, rising to 12% after two years’ service. We also offer an employee assistance programme that provides free financial, legal, and mental health advice and support to our employees. We provide core training, and continuous learning and development throughout your career with us. Travel schemes such as cycle to work and travelcard loans are also available.</p>\n<p><strong>The Role</strong></p>\n<p>To provide a high-quality housing management service, ensuring outstanding customer service and service delivery, by being a primary point of contact for tenants. Manage a patch of approximately 100 units. Engage with tenants to provide a responsive efficient housing management service that is consistently excellent for all tenancies. Housing Officers are expected to carry out the vast majority of their duties (70%) at our managed accommodation</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Salary is £30,952","publishDate":"2025-04-30T09:43:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-27T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/c19dd6d7-8d05-42f4-805f-26697e2d7792.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"38e18721-7654-4f04-b025-b5008a0ecfd5","title":"Senior Housing Solutions & Independence Officer","employer":"London Borough of Hounslow","department":"","location":"Hounslow","locationType":2,"description":"<p><strong>About us at Hounslow</strong></p>\n<p>We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.</p>\n<p>We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential.  We are stepping up for our residents like never before.</p>\n<p><strong>About our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion</strong></p>\n<p>We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock.  All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”.  It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, we have a diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.</p>\n<p>We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.</p>\n<p>As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates.  There’s space for you to tell us what you need within our application form.</p>\n<p><strong>Our Benefits</strong></p>\n<p>If you join us, you’ll have access to a range of employee benefits.</p>\n<p><strong>About The Role</strong></p>\n<p>We are looking for a motivated, creative and committed individual to join the team our Housing Advice Team. You should have a keen interest in helping families and individuals at risk of homelessness to find solutions and with a focus on remaining in their current home.  You must have experience of having worked within a statutory homelessness prevention service.</p>\n<p>The successful candidate will have detailed knowledge and experience of working with the Housing Act 1996 and Homelessness Reduction Act (HRA) and a proven track record of preventing homelessness, providing detailed housing advice to residents with housing issues and be able to empathise with the with clients facing the homelessness and understand the Council’s legal duties to those clients.</p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you must be able to demonstrate your experience of managing complex cases, providing support to more junior staff, working within a busy environment and work to tight deadlines.</p>\n<p>Your ability to communicate clearly and effectively to a wide variety of people and to be able to communicate clear concise advice both in written and verbally is crucial.</p>\n<p><strong>About The Team You’ll Be Working In</strong></p>\n<p>This is an exciting and busy role that is at the centre of the Councils response to homelessness. The service is aims to developing and progressing our agenda to reduce assess, identify housing needs and look for solutions to prevent homelessness.</p>\n<ol>\n<li>You will prevent homelessness by providing housing advice and assistance to people facing homelessness and carrying out homelessness prevention work.</li>\n<li>You will provide customers with housing prevention advice supporting them to sustain their current accommodation or support them to secure alternative accommodation through the provision of personal housing plans.</li>\n<li>You will be able to issue good quality notification letters such as 184 decisions in line with the council’s duty Housing Act 1997 and the HRA 2017 and in a timely manner.</li>\n<li>You will work jointly with other services and partners to prevent homelessness and lead, attend and manage multi professional meetings when appropriate.</li>\n<li>You will enable the delivery of a more efficient and effective homeless prevention and assessment service and assist in the development of policies and procedures.</li>\n</ol>\n<p><strong>About You</strong></p>\n<p>The Ideal Candidate</p>\n<ol>\n<li>You will have knowledge of the legislative frameworks and statutory requirements relating to the Housing Solutions Service and knowledge of relevant legislation especially the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, Part VII of the Housing Act 1996 and the Homelessness code of Guidance.</li>\n<li>You will have a good understanding of the Safeguarding in relation our vulnerable residents and the how to with external and i</li>\n<li>You will demonstrate an understanding of current issues affecting social housing and private housing provision, and of range of housing options and homelessness prevention approaches.</li>\n<li>You will have experience of managing a varied caseload effectively ensuring that your cases are up to date.</li>\n<li>You will have written and verbal communication skills, with ability to provide negotiation and the ability to work collaboratively with other services and partners.</li>\n</ol>\n<p><strong>If the points below resonate with you, we’d love you to put in an application: </strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are you passionate about customer services?</li>\n<li>Are you an experienced homelessness professional?</li>\n<li>Are you looking to working in a forward thinking and progressive housing department?</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Qualifications:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>You have relevant work-based experience and engage in continuous professional development.</li>\n<li>You can travel independently around the Borough to carry out home visits and meet other professionals in community settings.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Essential for The Role:</strong></p>\n<p>Basic DBS</p>\n<p><strong>Read more about the work you’ll be doing in the Role Profile.</strong></p>\n<p>The key information you need about the role should be in the role profile, but if you have any further questions about the role, please contact:</p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:Kojo.Awuku@Hounslow.gov.uk\">Kojo.Awuku@Hounslow.gov.uk</a></p>\n<p><strong>Interviews for this job will be held during May 2025.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Closing date is 7 May 2025.</strong></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£39,855 - £44,331 per annum","publishDate":"2025-04-29T13:27:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-07T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/c6a5d29b-4e1c-4577-b6f9-cec945bf9862.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"95bf2df2-2947-4cb1-a506-2956ebfeda57","title":"Social Worker Level 2/3 - Learning Disability Services","employer":"London Borough of Enfield","department":"","location":"Enfield","locationType":3,"description":"Integrated Learning Disabilities Service<br>\nWe are sourcing candidates from various channels for this role. Applications will be reviewed, and interviews arranged, on a first come first served basis until all positions are filled which could be prior to the displayed advert closing date. If you are interested, we would encourage you to apply online as soon as possible.<br>\nWe are looking for experienced qualified social workers to join the Integrated Learning Disabilities Assessment & Care Management Team.<br>\nThe team is part of an integrated health and social care service providing a wide range of support to people with learning disabilities and their carers.<br>\nOur integrated team consists of community nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, psychiatrists and an employment service. As a result, we can offer our service users a holistic approach to support.<br>\nWe are a highly successful service which provides seamless health & social care services to people with learning disabilities and their families/carers. We are very proud of our many achievements, which include:<br>\n<br>\n - Excellent integrated working across health & social care professions<br>\n - Exceptionally low numbers of admissions to residential care with over 85% of people living in settled accommodation<br>\n - Well embedded person centred and personalised approaches<br>\n - High numbers of direct payments with good outcome focused & person-centred care & support plans<br>\n - Award winning transition arrangements<br>\n - Excellent track record in avoiding admissions to Assessment & Treatment Units in line with the Transforming Care Programme<br>\n - Externally validated high quality safeguarding arrangements<br>\n - Commended Court of Protection work<br>\n<br>\nThe service is fully committed to working with people with learning disabilities to increase their independence and inclusion and to maximise their control over their lives. We are a forward-thinking team that value social work practice and the role we play in integration. We take pride in our profession and have a monthly social work forum where the team can discuss practices issues, changes in legislation and current research.<br>\nWe promote the use of Direct Payments so that that the people we work with have the autonomy and flexibility to make their support work in a way that best meets their needs.<br>\nThe successful candidates should:<br>\n<br>\n - Have the skills to work with vulnerable service users and their carers.<br>\n - Be committed to the principles of personalisation, strengths-based approach and supporting people to maximise their independence.<br>\n - Be creative in developing support plans in conjunction with service users that demonstrates best value and community inclusion.<br>\n - Have a knowledge of safeguarding adults’ practice and legislation.<br>\n - Possess the skills to hold a complex caseload and work on frontline duty.<br>\n<br>\nThis is a fantastic opportunity to make a difference to the lives of people with learning disabilities whilst further developing your social work skills and career. We are a high performing service that continues to go from strength to strength and require commitment and dedication towards our service users, council and team. If you want to be a part of this challenge and of a successful team and think you have the skills and abilities to help us achieve our goals, then we want to hear from you.<br>\nContact Details - <br>\nIf you would like to know more about the role, please contact Zinovia Terzaki , Team Manager on 020 8132 2866 or zinovia.terzaki@enfield.gov.uk.<br>\nIf you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact iona.mackinnon@enfield.gov.uk or on 020 4526 5336 <br>\n“This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment”.<br>\nWe are sourcing candidates from various channels for this role. Applications will be reviewed, and interviews arranged, on a first come first served basis until all positions are filled which could be prior to the displayed advert closing date. If you are interested, we would encourage you to apply online as soon as possible.<br>\nWe do not see your name or title when shortlisting your application. This is one of many initiatives to build a more talented and diverse workforce. However, if you put your name on your CV or Statement it will be visible to us. For this reason, we ask that you do not include your name on these documents. Please note it is your responses to the Essential/Desirable criteria, as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification which is available on the job advert, that will determine if you are shortlisted for an interview, therefore we encourage you to always address the essential and desirable criteria in your application/CV.<br>\nWhy it's great to work for Enfield Council:<br>\n<br>\n - An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).<br>\n - Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.<br>\n - A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.<br>\n - Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.<br>\n - Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.<br>\n - Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.<br>\n - Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.<br>\n<br>\nWe are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click here to find out more.<br>\nIf you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"SW level 2/3 £39,855 - £49,551","publishDate":"2025-04-28T16:33:03.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-07T16:33:03.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/04042394-74b0-4f0a-ae1e-6897ff1b705b.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"1dcdd4e2-09ac-4f18-82be-b0f52b5b48dd","title":"Safeguarding Adult Manager","employer":"Brent Council","department":"","location":"Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, Middlesex","locationType":2,"description":"<div><strong>Join a team dedicated to preventing and stopping adult abuse or neglect wherever possible. </strong></div>\n<div> </div>\n<div>Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.</div>\n<div> </div>\n<div>The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.</div>\n<div>\n<br><strong>The Post</strong>\n</div>\n<p>Are you interested in developing your career in a fast-paced dedicated Safeguarding Adults & DoLS Team? If you have substantial experience in care management and safeguarding and would like to specialise and develop your skills further in safeguarding this may be the role for you.</p>\n<p>If you enjoy fast paced frontline work this may interest you. You would be responsible for overseeing and coordinating all aspects of safeguarding adults at risk in Brent Council, ensuring appropriate measures are taken to protect individuals at risk of abuse or neglect by providing expert advice, managing cases and promoting a culture of safeguarding across all staff whilst promoting Making Safeguarding Personal.</p>\n<div><strong>The Person</strong></div>\n<p>We are looking for someone who enjoys fast paced work, who works quickly with good decision-making skills, is able to prioritise work and support and manage staff undertaking Section 42 (Care Act 2014) enquiries. You will work well under pressure, have a good sense of humour and excellent verbal and written communication skills.</p>\n<p>You will have substantial care management and safeguarding experience, good report writing and case recording skills and the ability to work with a variety of staff and stakeholders from different disciplines. You will be passionate about keeping vulnerable people safe and applying legislation appropriately to do so.</p>\n<p><strong>Our Benefits include:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>A £5000 ‘golden hello’ for managers new to Brent, upon completion of their probationary period.</li>\n<li>An annual retention payment of £3000 for eligible frontline workers and managers from Grade PO2 – PO7</li>\n<li>Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home (laptop and iPhone provided)</li>\n<li>Regular professional supervision </li>\n<li>Continuing Professional Development</li>\n<li>Genuine opportunities to grow, develop and specialise in your career</li>\n<li>Management development programmes</li>\n<li>Generous Local Government pension scheme</li>\n<li>Access to internal and external learning and development via our Adult Social Care Skills Academy</li>\n<li>Commitment to supporting workforce health and wellbeing with access to a free confidential employee counselling service. </li>\n<li>Access to privilege card for local retailers the London Designer Outlet</li>\n<li>Access to our Zipcar scheme</li>\n</ul>\n<div>Closing date: 7 May 2025 (23:59)<br> </div>\n<div>\n<strong>Additional Information </strong><br> </div>\n<div><strong>If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the \"Apply Now\" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.</strong></div>\n<div>\n<p>Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.</p>\n</div>\n<div>We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.</div>\n<div> </div>\n<div>The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found <a href=\"https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn\">here</a>.</div>\n<div> </div>\n<div>Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.</div>\n<div> </div>\n<div>As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on  <a href=\"mailto:recruitment@brent.gov.uk\">recruitment@brent.gov.uk</a><a>  </a>\n</div>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Salary range: £50,574 - £53,607 p.a. inc. 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Kingston's riverside location, fantastic retail offer, historic market place and church, parks and gardens all make Kingston town centre the vibrant space it is, and each of our district town centres (Surbiton, New Malden, Tolworth and Chessington) have something unique to offer.<br><br>Situated in Zone 6, Kingston is among the best-connected town centres in London - with direct train links from Kingston and Surbiton stations to Clapham Junction and London Waterloo, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and Tramlink.<br><br>Kingston's people are innovative and entrepreneurial, and have a strong sense of community pride. The borough has been home to great industry and creativity for many years, reflected in assets such as the Rose Theatre, the International Youth Arts Festival and Kingston University, which boasts more new graduate business start-ups than any other.<br><br>We have seen tremendous generosity and compassion within our communities, particularly in response to COVID-19, which is a demonstration of Kingston's key strength. The council offers a strong level of support to vulnerable groups and those who need additional support, which has also increased significantly as a result of the pandemic. Like most places, the average age of our population is rising as more people are living longer, so we are working closely with residents to help them maintain their independence and further improve the cost effectiveness of our service to meet the ongoing rise in demand.<br><br>Kingston is home to people from diverse and interesting cultures and backgrounds, which helps to create the rich sense of community shared across the borough. In particular, Kingston has a large Sri Lankan Tamil community and is home to more people from Korea than any other part of the UK.<br> <br> About the Service and Team : <br>The Kingston Hub is dedicated to supporting vulnerable residents who require assistance under the Care Act 2014.<br><br>Our high-performing team consists of 15 qualified and unqualified members, senior practitioners, and a team manager. We all uphold the STAR Values, striving to be Supportive, Transparent, Appreciative, and Respectful in our daily work.<br><br>Our staff responsibilities include conducting Care Act Assessments, care reviews, Mental Capacity Assessments, and Best Interest Meetings. We also collaborate with colleagues in other teams/departments to implement care services.<br><br>We work closely with GP practices and health colleagues to provide an integrated service, participating in Proactive Anticipatory Care meetings and facilitating hospital discharges for Kingston residents under Discharge to Assess pathways.<br><br>Additionally, our team addresses Safeguarding enquiries and promotes residents' wellbeing. We conduct enquiries to protect vulnerable adults who are experiencing or at risk of abuse and neglect, ensuring they receive appropriate support, information, and advice.<br><br>Our social workers also complete CHC Checklists, attend DSTs, and work with colleagues in the ICB.<br><br>We are committed to providing information, advice, and signposting to external agencies whenever necessary.<br> <br> About the Role and Our Ideal Candidate : <br> This role focuses on promoting the well-being of Kingston residents and supporting the team to achieve high performance while assisting vulnerable residents in accordance with relevant legislation. Key responsibilities include:<ul>\n<li> Working with the team manager and senior practitioners to maintain team performance and allocate cases. </li>\n<li> Managing budget responsibilities and approving care plans, Care Act Assessments, care reviews, and Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interest Meetings. </li>\n<li> Conducting regular supervision with qualified/unqualified staff and support staff. </li>\n<li> Maintaining staff motivation and contributing to staff retention. </li>\n<li> Managing a complex caseload in adherence to the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act. <br> <br> </li>\n</ul><strong> About You </strong><ul>\n<li> Sound knowledge and relevant work experience on the Care Act 2014, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and other relevant legislation. </li>\n<li> Demonstrable understanding of the principles and application of excellent adult social care </li>\n<li> Managing competing demands and complex caseload and support team leader and other senior practitioners in running the team </li>\n<li> Demonstrable experience of creating effective working relationships with internal and external customers </li>\n<li> Strong literacy, numeracy, interpersonal and IT skills </li>\n<li> Liaison with legal and attendance to Court of Protection Hearing if needed </li>\n<li> Candidate will work alongside the manager and other seniors in doing case allocation </li>\n<li> Candidate to liaise with Mental Health services to discuss joint approaches </li>\n<li> Candidate to be able to work in the office twice a week as per the team's charter </li>\n</ul>Ideally the candidate would have experience of supervising staff members and budget responsibility <br> <br> Our Offer to You : <br>As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we're committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We're constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.<br><br>In addition we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff supported by our IT infrastructure, Google Chromebooks and Google Apps, which have acted as a key enabler for collaborative and streamlined working. We operate hybrid working, a flexible working model which allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week. It enables staff to achieve a work life balance whilst still meeting the needs of the organisation.<br><br>Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:<ul>\n<li>Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)</li>\n<li>Three volunteering days per year in Kingston</li>\n<li>Flexible and agile working arrangements</li>\n<li>Comprehensive learning and development programme</li>\n<li>Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres</li>\n<li>Interest free season ticket loans</li>\n<li>Local Government Pension Scheme</li>\n<li>Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme</li>\n<li>Zip car scheme</li>\n<li>Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses</li>\n<li>Confidential wellbeing and counselling support</li>\n<li>Subsidised gym membership</li>\n</ul>Application Process : <br> Please apply online outlining what skills, abilities and experience you can bring which makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Please ensure you refer to the requirements outlined in the job profile when completing your application. <br><br> The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. <br><br> We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) so all personal information that can identify job applicants e.g. name, title etc is completely anonymised during the shortlisting process. Our hiring managers review applications based on the knowledge, skills and experience demonstrated in your application, and how well these match the job profile. Our HR Shared Service with Sutton Council was recently recognised nationally for having the 'Best Inclusion and Diversity Programme' at the PPMA Excellence in People Management Awards 2023, something that we're incredibly proud of. <br><br> Hiring managers are encouraged to ensure that their interview panel is diverse, and representative of a range of protected characteristics, to help remove unconscious bias and ensure candidates are treated fairly during the selection process. Some characteristics may not be obvious, but our panels are diverse wherever possible. We have a number of measures in place to inform and support our approach, including mandatory EDI and unconscious bias training for all staff, safer recruitment training for diverse panel members, engaging with our staff networks and encouraging allyship. We are fully committed to removing barriers and enhancing the diversity of our workforce. <br> <br> Additional Information : <br> We are proud to be a diverse and welcoming Borough. Our aim is to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve, and staff feel a sense of belonging. We celebrate and respect differences and appreciate the value of having a diverse workforce. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce. <br><br> As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to thinking differently about disability and taking action to improve how we recruit, retain and develop disabled people. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for a role. <br><br> We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda. <br><br>We are an accredited London Living Wage Employer and this means that everyone working at the Royal Borough of Kingston, regardless of whether they are permanent employees or third-party contractors and suppliers receive the London Living Wage. The real Living Wage is higher than the government's minimum, or National Living Wage, and is an independently calculated hourly rate of pay that is based on the actual cost of living.<br><br>The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-immigration-system-what-you-need-to-know\">GOV.UK website</a> for right to work guidance.","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£45,510 - £50,574","publishDate":"2025-04-26T03:01:22.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-23T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/ef4e0e8f-111d-4a22-a818-6f00df6049b0.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"4c1e9549-2505-42eb-83d1-40c1b0018c22","title":"Assistant Support Worker - Stainton Court","employer":"Hightown Housing Association","department":"","location":"Bushey","locationType":3,"description":"<p></p><p><strong>About Us</strong></p><p>Hightown is a charitable housing association operating principally in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. We believe everyone should have a home and the support they need, so our aim is to build new homes and to provide excellent housing and support.<br><br>We currently manage over 9,300 homes and employ over 1,000 full and part time staff from our head office in Hemel Hempstead. We have an annual turnover of £120 million and a development programme that will deliver over 400 new affordable homes each year.</p><p><strong>About the Role</strong></p><p>We currently have an opportunity for a part time (30 hours per week) Assistant Support Worker at our scheme Stainton Court in Bushey providing supported living for individuals with learning disabilities. We are looking for a caring, enthusiastic individual who enjoys helping others and seeing the difference their support can make to enable individuals to lead independent and fulfilling lives.</p><p>Working as part of a dedicated team, your role as an Assistant Support Worker is to provide appropriate support to service users with their day to day needs, within their own home, which may be in a supported living scheme or in the wider community. This will involve personal care administering and ordering medication, organising activities to include social inclusion and supporting the residents on day trips out.</p><p>As an Assistant Support Worker you will follow agreed support plans and risk assessments to ensure that we are providing a service that meets each individual`s needs, supports their aspirations and maximises their independence.</p><p><strong>About you</strong></p><p>You do not need sector experience as we provide a structured induction and comprehensive training to support you with your role and you will have the opportunity to gain an accredited vocational qualification.</p><p>We are looking for passionate people who with a `can-do` attitude who are driven by the desire to make a difference and who have the ability to recognise the wishes and needs of vulnerable adults and communicate effectively using different methods according to people`s needs.</p><p>You will need to be able to work shifts as part of a rota system which will include weekend and bank holiday working. You must be able to work as part of a team to deliver an excellent service to the people we support and be flexible in your approach to work. You will have a commitment to equality and diversity and take a positive approach to supporting people with learning disabilities.</p><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><p>In return for your hard work and commitment, we offer a benefits package which includes:</p><ul>\n<li>Generous annual leave allowance of 33 days per year (pro rata for part time), including statutory bank holidays, rising to 35 days with service</li>\n<li>£12.24 per hour</li>\n<li>Regular support from your line manager and colleagues</li>\n<li>Annual bonus based on satisfactory performance</li>\n<li>Monthly attendance bonus on top of your basic salary</li>\n<li>Annual salary and cost of living review</li>\n<li>Commitment to health and wellbeing with the Five Ways to Wellbeing</li>\n<li>Ongoing professional development and support to deliver outstanding support</li>\n<li>Workplace pension scheme and life assurance of three times your annual salary</li>\n<li>Refer-a-friend scheme: Earn a £130 bonus for each friend you refer to work for us</li>\n<li>Friendly and supportive team environment</li>\n<li>Employee assistance helpline</li>\n<li>Mileage paid for car usage</li>\n<li>Fully paid DBS</li>\n</ul><p>If you are interested in joining our friendly team, please download the job description and click apply below.</p><p><strong><em>Please note that we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on an ongoing basis and therefore we may close the vacancy early. Interested applicants are therefore encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure they are considered.</em></strong></p><p>Appointment to this position will be subject to satisfactory right to work, enhanced DBS, reference and medical checks.</p><p>To stay safe in your job search we recommend that you visit SAFERjobs, a non-profit, joint industry and law enforcement organisation working to combat job scams. Visit the SAFERjobs website for information on common scams and to get free, expert advice for a safer job search.</p><p>We are an Equal Opportunities & Disability Confident Employer.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£12.24 Per Hour","publishDate":"2025-04-25T09:04:37.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-23T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/b4a4811b-eafa-44e7-830c-ac7627ae1a02.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"3c77c658-7025-4542-9664-721dfa1855db","title":"Support Worker - Stainton Court","employer":"Hightown Housing Association","department":"","location":"Bushey","locationType":3,"description":"<p></p><p><strong>About the Role</strong></p><p>We currently have an opportunity for a Support Worker at our scheme Stainton Court in Bushey providing supported living for individuals with learning disabilities. We are looking for a caring, enthusiastic individual who enjoys helping others and seeing the difference their support can make to enable individuals to lead independent and fulfilling lives.</p><p>Working as part of a dedicated team, your role as a Support Worker will be assessing individual need and developing agreed support plans to ensure we are providing a service that meets each individual’s needs and supports their aspirations. Support Workers will required to follow risk assessment as well as contribute to risk management planning. As part of the role you will also be responsible for providing personal care,</p><p><strong>About you</strong></p><p>We're looking for individuals with sector experience. We provide a structured induction and comprehensive training to support you with your role and you will have the opportunity to gain an accredited vocational qualification.</p><p>We are looking for passionate people who with a `can-do` attitude who are driven by the desire to make a difference and who have the ability to recognise the wishes and needs of vulnerable adults and communicate effectively using different methods according to people`s needs.</p><p>You will need to be able to work shifts as part of a rota system which will include weekend and bank holiday working. You must be able to work as part of a team to deliver an excellent service to the people we support and be flexible in your approach to work. You will have a commitment to equality and diversity and take a positive approach to supporting people with learning disabilities.</p><p>You will need to have a full UK driving licence for the role.</p><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><p>In return for your hard work and commitment, we offer a benefits package which includes:</p><ul>\n<li>Generous annual leave allowance of 33 days per year, including statutory bank holidays, rising to 35 days with service</li>\n<li>£13.26 per hour </li>\n<li>Regular support from your line manager and colleagues</li>\n<li>Annual bonus based on satisfactory performance</li>\n<li>Monthly attendance bonus on top of your basic salary</li>\n<li>Annual salary and cost of living review</li>\n<li>Commitment to health and wellbeing with the Five Ways to Wellbeing</li>\n<li>Ongoing professional development and support to deliver outstanding support</li>\n<li>Workplace pension scheme and life assurance of three times your annual salary</li>\n<li>Refer-a-friend scheme: Earn a £130 bonus for each friend you refer to work for us</li>\n<li>Friendly and supportive team environment</li>\n<li>Employee assistance helpline</li>\n<li>Mileage paid for car usage</li>\n<li>Fully paid DBS</li>\n</ul><p>If you are interested in joining our friendly team, please download the job description and click apply below.</p><p><strong><em>Please note that we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on an ongoing basis and therefore we may close the vacancy early. Interested applicants are therefore encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure they are considered.</em></strong></p><p>Appointment to this position will be subject to satisfactory right to work, enhanced DBS, reference and medical checks.</p><p>To stay safe in your job search we recommend that you visit SAFERjobs, a non-profit, joint industry and law enforcement organisation working to combat job scams. 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Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here. <br><br>The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.</p>\n<p><strong>The Post</strong>:</p>\n<p>One of the Government’s main priorities is to ensure that all forms of homelessness and rough sleeping is reduced. At Brent Council, we are very committed and passionate about this. We have received funding from Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government for support workers posts working with rough sleepers in a new supported accommodation, providing a client centred approach recovering from entrenched rough sleeping.  The post holders will work on a shift basis providing support for this cohort, working in a person-centred way to ensure sustainable outcomes around housing are achieved</p>\n<p><strong>The Person:</strong></p>\n<p>Are you seeking a fresh challenge? Do you want to make a real and lasting difference to the health and wellbeing of people who were previously sleeping rough?<br>We are looking for an exceptional team player who has the skills and qualities that are needed to support, transform, and rebuild the lives of men with complex needs who have been sleeping rough for a long period of time.</p>\n<p>As part of our expanded Rough Sleepers Team, you will engage positively and persistently with rough sleepers to build their trust and help them to obtain housing suited to their needs.<br>To meet the requirements of this exciting role, you will have a passion for collaborative multi-agency working, you will be an adept problem solver and you will have a proven ability to inspire and motivate people.  You will also have experience assessing the needs of individuals risk assessment and risk management plans including in relation to safeguarding.</p>\n<p><strong>Our Offer to You</strong></p>\n<p>In addition to your salary, you will also get to enjoy the following benefits:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, increasing to 31 days plus 8 bank holidays after 5 years continuous service</li>\n<li>Very generous employer pension contribution</li>\n<li>A wide range of family friendly policies such as parental leave</li>\n<li>Access to affordable parking nearby</li>\n<li>Access to our Zipcar scheme </li>\n<li>Access to our Employee Assistance programme for free confidential counselling</li>\n<li>Season ticket loan for public transport</li>\n<li>Cycle to work scheme and good onsite facilities</li>\n<li>Access to My Brent Rewards for big brand discounts, local offers and money off for travel, cinema and shopping vouchers.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Closing Date: Thursday 8 May 2025 (23:00)     </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£38,934 - £40,755 p.a. inc p.a. incl. 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This redesign is all about streamlining our processes and improving our service delivery to ensure that every child's needs are met with the highest level of care and attention. We are seeking experienced and dedicated individuals to join our team in a variety of roles. Together, we can make a profound and positive impact on our community.</span></p><p><span>As a Council consistently rated \"Good\" by Ofsted across all areas, Southwark is committed to excellence in service delivery. We place great value on co-developing services with families and key stakeholders, ensuring that our approach is both responsive and impactful from the very start. At Southwark Council, we believe in investing in both our residents and our staff, fostering an environment where you can thrive professionally and make a real difference in the community. Join us in transforming our service!</span></p><p><strong>Recruitment timetable</strong></p><p><span><strong>In return for your hard work, we offer:</strong></span></p><ul>\n<li><span>Up to £40,344 per annum (subject to experience)</span></li>\n<li>Opportunities to develop and implement innovative practices.</li>\n<li>Professional development and training opportunities.</li>\n<li>Career progression prospects.</li>\n<li>The chance to work with a supportive and collaborative team.</li>\n<li>The ability to make a lasting impact on the lives of young people.</li>\n</ul><p><span>For more information on our benefits, see the link here - <a href=\"https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/\">https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/</a></span></p><p><span><strong>Want to know more? </strong></span><span>Please review the job description below or contact Rebecca Davies, Head of Service for SEND via email at for an informal chat about your suitability for the position.</span></p><p><span><strong>Recruitment timetable:</strong></span></p><ul><li><span>Advert closing date: 11:59pm on 22nd May</span></li></ul><p><span>We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our <a href=\"https://www.southwark.gov.uk/engagement-and-consultations/southwark-stands-together\">Southwark Stands Together initiative</a>. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.</span></p><p><span><strong>Guaranteed interview scheme:</strong></span></p><p><span>As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:</span></p><ul>\n<li><span>Members of the Armed Forces and veterans</span></li>\n<li><span>Are currently in care, or have previously been in care</span></li>\n<li><span>If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition</span></li>\n</ul><p><span><strong>The Role:</strong></span></p><p><span>As an EHCP Coordinator Assistant, you will serve as a key point of contact within Southwark's SEND service, ensuring the delivery of excellent customer service and responding promptly to queries related to the statutory assessment process.</span></p><p><span>Your responsibilities will include:</span></p><ul>\n<li><span>Administering statutory assessments and managing case files.</span></li>\n<li><span>Liaising with schools, families and partner agencies.</span></li>\n<li><span>Overseeing the coordination of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP).</span></li>\n<li><span>Managing documentation, arranging school placements and supporting phase transfers.</span></li>\n<li><span>Supporting SEND Panels, participating in quality assurance processes and ensuring compliance with legislative requirements such as the Children and Families Act 2014.</span></li>\n</ul><p><span><strong>About You:</strong></span></p><p><span>We are looking for a highly organised, detail oriented individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment. 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Please note that this is a 12 month fixed term contract.</p>\n<p><em>Please note, due to the nature of the service, it is an occupational requirement that the post holder is female and the post is therefore exempt from the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 in terms of Schedule 9, Part 1, and Paragraph 1 of the Act. </em> </p>\n<p><strong>About the role</strong></p>\n<p>This role is a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting those who struggle with complex needs, substance use, and dual diagnosis. We are looking for someone who can work flexibly to support residents and participants who struggle to engage with the support available to them through various providers. You will be at the heart of engaging our participants to regain motivation and the strength to step down from acute psychiatric wards and other supported living, by empowering them with the relevant skills and knowledge to support their journey. You will support them towards achieving their personal goals including independent living. You will be based across various homes, hospitals, wards, and supported living accommodations based around Lewisham.</p>\n<p>You will provide pathways, support, and appropriate interventions that will enable successful resettlements, and deliver to achieve more safer, integrated communities for our stakeholders. The areas of support will include: Prevention, Transition, Activities of Daily Living (ADL), Support, and Social Inclusion. </p>\n<p>This role will work alongside South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLAM) who provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK. They also provide substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol with 4,600 staff serving a local population of 1.3 million people.</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Support a caseload of participants, contribute to the development of support plans, risk assessments and reviews.</li>\n<li>Positively promote the pathways available towards independent living within the community. Ensure participants understand what tools and resources are available to them to regain independence.</li>\n<li>Participate in, and encourage R&Ps to participate in the running and development of projects, initiatives, training and volunteering.</li>\n<li>Recognise signs of deteriorating mental health and initiate appropriate interventions to prevent a crisis.</li>\n<li>You may need to attend external appointments when required.</li>\n<li>Admin duties will vary, this includes maintaining confidential records in a timely manner using </li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>About you</strong></p>\n<p>We are looking for someone who has a true passion to support those who face challenges with their mental health, substance use, and who have various complex needs. You will be able build rapport and trusting relations with others in a professional setting including with people who don't necessarily want to engage, you will be able to motivate them to build positive outcomes. You will be adaptable and flexible in your approach, and understand that each individual has different level and types of support needs, you will be able to flex your approach to suit the needs of different people. You will have an understanding and ability to help others overcome their personal barriers, and will be motivated to want to make a difference to people's lives. This is a fulfilling role, and is the perfect fit for someone who has a real passion in supporting others.</p>\n<ul>\n<li>You will have previous experience working with people with multiple and complex needs, substance use, and dual diagnosis</li>\n<li>You will be proactive in your approach, able to use your own initiative to resolve challenges</li>\n<li>You will have resilience and a creative approach to overcome barriers</li>\n<li>You will be able to show empathy and compassion to our residents, and different challenges they face</li>\n<li>You will be able to motivate, and empower others to achieve their personal goals and overcome barriers</li>\n<li>You will need some level of IT ability as we record records using our online CRM systems and use Microsoft programs daily</li>\n<li>You will have previous experience in creating co-produced support plans, key working, and care plans</li>\n<li>You will understand the housing and social needs of people with multiple and complex needs and be aware of the social marginalisation that can be attached to people who face personal challenges</li>\n</ul>\n<p>We are looking for a team player, driven to provide high quality care and support to others, an effective communicator who is able to build rapport with others from various backgrounds. </p>\n<p><strong>Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>What we offer</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>This role is eligible to receive a Monthly travel card reimbursed ( zone 1-3)</li>\n<li>25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service</li>\n<li>Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans</li>\n<li>Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling</li>\n<li>Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing</li>\n<li>Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card</li>\n<li>Life Assurance Scheme</li>\n<li>Cycle-to-work scheme</li>\n<li>Annual Staff Awards</li>\n<li>Be part of an organisation which believes good care and support improves lives.</li>\n<li>Join an organisation with a mission to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>We are committed to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). We value and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all our employees. We have a team of ambassadors who are staff volunteers and actively support us in fortifying our organisational value of Inclusivity. We're proud to mention that our staff Ambassadors career aspirations generally benefit from embracing this unique opportunity to develop their respective skill sets in spaces that exist outside of their daily roles. </p>\n<p>SIG actively encourages applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, particularly lived experience; Naturally, we approach any emerging issues with empathy and sensitivity. </p>\n<p><strong>About Social Interest Group (SIG)</strong></p>\n<p>SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings (including people's own homes), probation settings, and hospitals awaiting discharge. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.</p>\n<p>Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: <a href=\"https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/X5JhCPQy4hBBz6UzwWlv?domain=youtu.be\">Theory of Change</a> Further details can be found on our website here: <a href=\"https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/4ZkrCx1MXIp5EETvqakw?domain=socialinterestgroup.org.uk\">Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group</a>. </p>\n<p><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></p>\n<p>Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.</p>\n<p>Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details below. </p>\n<p>For Recruitment related enquiries, or if you need support with making your application for example due to learning needs or a disability, please email <a href=\"mailto:recruitment@socialinterestgroup.org.uk\">recruitment@socialinterestgroup.org.uk</a> or call our central office on <a href=\"tel:02036689270\">020 3668 9270</a> to request a call back. 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Seeking an experienced social worker to join a small Adult Social Care team in City of London, focusing on improving residents' outcomes and wellbeing.

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