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<h4>Job summary</h4>Please refer to Job Description<h4>Job description</h4>Proud to serve. Proud to keep justice going.Our Delivery Managers play a critical role helping deliver justice. if you’re customer focussed, intent on delivering excellent service, enthusiastic about leading and motivating a team, then this role gives you the opportunity to play a pivotal role in Lincoln Magistrates’ and Crown Court.About usHM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family Courts and Tribunals in England and Wales. Our roles support our service users and colleagues within HMCTS, where people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice. We’re looking for individuals who are committed to public service and making a difference in people’s lives to deliver justice.About your roleLincoln Magistrates’ and Crown Courts sits within HMCTS’ Midlands region in the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Cluster supported by the Operations Manager and Court Delivery Managers.You’re responsible for the smooth running of Lincoln Magistrates’ and Crown Court, leading your team and supporting your Operations Manager to meet operational needs, deliver cluster performance objectives and provide a consistent and customer-focused service.You’re able to maintain positive and effective working relationships with the judiciary, supporting agencies, voluntary and user groups and strive for continuous improvement to improve operational efficiency, working with agencies to improve service levels. You’re familiar with work environments that are process and compliance driven and able to constructively manage complaints and complete corrective actions within set timescales. You understand the importance of Health and Safety, IT/Workstation compliance and identifying and escalating any Court facilities issues to HMCTS Estates teams.About youAre you a hands-on problem solver with the ability to engage with people at all levels and to deliver excellent service through effectively leading a team? Are you able to reflect on an issue and take a collaborative and diplomatic approach to your work? If you do, this varied and challenging role is for you. A confident communicator, you will use your skills and abilities to effectively work and engage with all court users, lead the team and set local priorities and objectives aligned to national/regional strategies and plans.Driven by your enthusiasm to provide excellent customer service through your team, you know that employee engagement, morale and motivation is key to delivering a highly effective performance. You’re able to give direction and close support to managers to develop their team plans to form part of the overall business plan for the cluster, making sure that targets are met, and the team is resourced and trained effectively to meet your allocated budget, identifying and implementing solutions to local problems.If you are ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role with real purpose apply today.Please refer to the job description attachment for more information.Further details:These operational roles are customer facing, requiring successful applicants to be office based to provide HMCTS services to the public.Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. HMCTS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs and are agreed prior to appointment. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ’s Flexible Working policy.Applications for part-time working would be considered however due to the nature of the role the minimum hours would be 32 hours per week over 5 days.Skilled Worker VisaThis role is not eligible for new Skilled Worker visas in accordance with the current immigration rules.From 22 July 2025, the Government introduced changes to the Skilled Worker visa route. The department cannot consider sponsoring you for this role unless you have held a Skilled Worker visa prior to the 22 July 2025 changes. If you have held a Skilled Worker visa continuously, please raise this during your vetting checks and eligibility will be assessed in accordance with the immigration rules and transitional provisions in place.If you are applying for this role and you have not held a Skilled Worker visa prior to the 22 July 2025 changes, you will need to consider your options for obtaining and/or maintaining your right to work in the UK in light of these changes. Successful applicants must ensure they have and maintain the legal right to live and work in the Civil Service and in the United Kingdom.The Department will continue to comply with UK Immigration Rules applied in the UK and Civil Service. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa" target="_blank">You can read more about Skilled Worker visas and the eligibility criteria here.</a>Lead CriterionA sift based on the lead behaviour (Leadership) may be held if a large number of applications are received.LocationThis post will be based at Lincoln Crown Court, The Castle, Lincoln, LN1 3GA or Lincoln Magistrates’ Court,The Court House, 358 High Street, Lincoln, LN5 7QA and will cover both Courts.<h4>Person specification</h4>Please refer to Job Description<h4>Behaviours</h4>We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:<ul><li>Leadership</li><li>Changing and Improving</li><li>Making Effective Decisions</li><li>Communicating and Influencing</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4>Alongside your salary of £35,335, HM Courts and Tribunals Service contributes £10,236 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank"> Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.</a><ul><li>Access to learning and development</li><li>A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance</li><li>A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity</li><li>A <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/members/joining-the-civil-service-pension-scheme/" target="_blank">Civil Service pension</a> with an employer contribution of 28.97%</li><li>Annual Leave</li><li>Public Holidays</li><li>Season Ticket Advance</li></ul> For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page. Link: <a href="https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ" target="_blank">https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ</a><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4>This vacancy is using <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles" target="_blank">Success Profiles (opens in a new window)</a>, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.<a href="https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ" target="_blank">https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ</a> Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4>This job is broadly open to the following groups:<ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank">recruitment principles (opens in a new window)</a>.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>This vacancy is part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans" target="_blank">Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window)</a> initiative.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk" target="_blank">moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk</a></li><li>Telephone : 0345 241 5359</li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk" target="_blank">moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Further information</h4>Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (<a href="mailto:Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com" target="_blank">Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com</a>) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints/" target="_blank">http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitm…</a> <a href="https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobDetail/13307?entityId=13307" target="_blank">https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobDetail/13307?entityId=13307</a>

HM Courts and Tribunals Service

Delivery Manager - Lincoln (Ref: 13307)

Department for Education

Senior Delivery Officer – Vulnerable Children’s Unit, Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Reform & Partnership Case Lead

<h4>Job summary</h4>Have you completed the 2nd year of a relevant IT-related degree programme by the start date September 2025 and are you looking for a placement year in industry? If so, we would love to hear from you. HM Land Registry (HMLR) are looking for four enthusiastic undergraduates to join a forward thinking organisation that recognises talent and encourages personal development. It's an exciting time to join us as we continue on a major digital transformation programme. Our existing software systems form part of the critical national infrastructure, safeguarding land and property ownership valued at £7 trillion, enabling over £1 trillion worth of personal and commercial lending to be secured against property across England and Wales.<h4>Job description</h4>You will be joining HM Land Registry in September 2026, for a 12 month placement within our Transformation and Technology directorate in the vibrant, waterfront city of Plymouth. There are four posts available for a Junior DevOps Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer Server Management, Infrastructure Engineer Security and Infrastructure Engineer Databases. Main duties: <ul><li>Provide technical support for maintenance of IT Infrastructure and platforms, as part of a wider infrastructure engineering community.</li><li>Assist in the planning and management of technical changes related to your IT Operations specialism.</li><li>Pro-actively support live services. Taking the responsibility for the resolution of live incidents or escalation, as appropriate. Support continuous enhancements to live services and systems to prevent service outage.</li><li>Take responsibility for assimilating and developing own knowledge base, keeping up to date with emerging technologies and sharing this across the wider infrastructure community.</li><li>Produce and maintain technical team documentation.</li><li>Share knowledge and experience with others, in line with the continuous improvement agenda and to help build capability within the IT Operations Practice</li></ul>What will you get from us? A year tailored to meet your development needs and experience in a variety of different areas. We will work with you to ensure that you get the most out of your time working with us. We will support your development aspirations and offer flexibility in your working week, to enable you to achieve a positive work life balance.HMLR believe that a blended approach to where you work may give you an improved experience and has clear business benefits. We expect everyone to typically spend at least 60% of their working time in the office. Please note in the training period, for the first 2 to 4 weeks, it will be expected that you spend 100% of your time in the office. Please see the attached candidate pack for further information.<h4>Person specification</h4>You must have completed the 2nd year of a relevant (IT-related) degree programme by the start of September 2026 and are looking for a placement year in industry. You have the following Essential Experience: <ul><li>Effective communication skills, including ability to interact and build working relation with engineers and other stakeholders.</li><li>Technical information gathering, analysis and problem solving.</li></ul>Please refer to the Desirable Technical Skills required for the role you are applying for. Please note that these posts are not available for those that have completed a Masters degree. For more information about the role and HMLR, please see the attached candidate pack.<h4>Behaviours</h4>We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:<ul><li>Making Effective Decisions</li><li>Delivering at Pace</li><li>Working Together</li></ul><h4>Technical skills</h4>We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:<ul><li>Please see 'Essential Technical Skills' under each job description</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4>Alongside your salary of £32,114, HM Land Registry contributes £9,303 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank"> Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.</a><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/land-registry/about/recruitment#what-hm-land-registry-can-offer-you" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/land-registry/about/recruitment#what-hm-land-registry-can-offer-you</a><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4>This vacancy is using <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles" target="_blank">Success Profiles (opens in a new window)</a>, and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.Please cut and paste an anonymous CV into the online application form and include your qualifications and career history. You will be asked to complete a personal statement (in no more than 1000 words). This will be used to provide details of how you meet the 'Essential Experience' criteria listed under each descriptionEssential Experience Infrastructure Engineer Criteria: Security, Databases, Server Management ​<ul><li>An interest in learning how IT operating systems, IT security, databases or programmes work​</li><li>Coding experience, whether from university, personal projects or self-teaching, along with a passion for solving problems. ​</li><li>Testing ideas and working with others and being open to learning ​</li><li>Developing technical skills​</li><li>An interest in Operating Systems i.e. Windows, Linux​</li></ul>Essential Experience Junior DevOps Engineer Criteria​<ul><li>Experience of programming skills (e.g. Python, PHP, Ruby, Java)​</li><li>Basic knowledge of using Linux operating systems​</li><li>Awareness and interest in working in a DevOps environment.​</li><li>Awareness of Cloud Hosting provider and understanding the benefits they provide</li></ul>Please review your application form before clicking ‘submit’ – once you have submitted, you will not be able to amend your application. Ensure your application form is received by 23:55 on Monday 2 February 2026.The sift will take place once we have received your application and if successful at shortlisting stage, you will be invited to attend a blended interview, in our Plymouth office. Interviews will take place shortly after shortlisting stage. The blended interview will assess your technical skills, essential experience and strengths associated with the role. We want to hear your first, unrehearsed, natural response to the strength questions, and so we don’t advertise which strengths are being tested. The best way to prepare for <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles" target="_blank">strengths questions</a> is to reflect on what you identify as your own personal strengths, and your preferred ways of working. Candidates may refer to notes within their interview but they should be used as a prompt only.HMLR is accredited to the Disability Confidence Scheme, which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria at the shortlisting stage are guaranteed an invitation to interview. If any candidate requires the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else they would like the panel to take into consideration they are asked to notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement.You can <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-land-registry-job-applicant-personal-information" target="_blank"> find more information on how we use your personal data on our website.</a> Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-vetting-advice-for-people-who-are-being-vetted" target="_blank">security check (opens in a new window)</a>. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vetting-explained-and-our-vetting-charter/the-vetting-charter" target="_blank">See our vetting charter (opens in a new window)</a>.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4>This job is broadly open to the following groups:<ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank">recruitment principles (opens in a new window)</a>.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>This vacancy is part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans" target="_blank">Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window)</a> initiative.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : Chris Hatton</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:christopher.hatton@landregistry.gov.uk" target="_blank">christopher.hatton@landregistry.gov.uk</a></li><li>Telephone : .</li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:hrresourcingteam2@landregistry.gov.uk" target="_blank">hrresourcingteam2@landregistry.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Further information</h4>If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance to the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email <a href="mailto:hrresourcingteam2@landregistry.gov.uk" target="_blank">hrresourcingteam2@landregistry.gov.uk</a> in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from HM Land Registry then you may take your complaint to the Civil Service Commission: <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/making-complaint/" target="_blank">http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/making-complaint/</a> <h4>Attachments</h4><a href="https://files.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/admin/fairs/apptrack/download.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZkb2NfdHlwZT12YWMmZG9jX2lkPTEyNzYwMjQmdmVyaWZ5PWYzYzdmODIyYzFlZjBmODY5ZGNjM2M2ZjEyMDNiYjMxJnJlcXNpZz0xNzY2NDY1NTAzLTQzN2Y1NDYzNTVlYzBiOTUwYzk4NmJlOGU3MWQ0NDNiYTFmYzA1NDI=" target="_blank">Student Placement Candidate Pack Opens in new window</a> (pdf, 2744kB)

HM Land Registry

IT Ops Student Placement

<h4>Job summary</h4>This position is based nationally.<h4>Job description</h4>HM Courts and Tribunals ServiceDirectorate: Digital Technology Services (DTS)Pay Band: SEOJob Title: Software Developer – Low CodeLocation: London / National Successful applicants will be expected to be office based 3 days per week in any HMCTS Office (subject to business availability).Term:PermanentInterview: Video conference via TeamsImportant salary details:New recruits to the Civil Service joining MoJ are expected to join at the band minimum.Existing Civil Servants applying on promotion, will usually be appointed on the salary minimum of the new pay band, or receive an increase of 10 percent on the current base salary, whichever is higher (This is restricted to the pay maximum of the new band).GDD:<a href="https://ddat-capability-framework.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Government Digital and Data (GDD)</a> Profession Capability Framework and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles" target="_blank">Success Profiles</a> Frameworks. Using GDD we will then determine if you will be paid an additional allowance, on top of your basic salary. This role is within the Technical Job Family, is a Software Developer role at Developer level, but carries the title Software Developer within DTS.Reserve List:HMCTS run a Reserve List, where candidates who are unsuccessful at interview by only a few points, can be offered other roles, at the same band, for up to 12 months. You will be able to view your status via the application screen. If you have been added to the Reserve List, your status will show either Merit or Reserve list.Introduction:These are exciting times at HM Court and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). As an agency of the MoJ, we support the judiciary across England and Wales to deliver justice by running courts and tribunals and processing outcomes, and we are looking for talented people to help us achieve our ambitions. It will be challenging, important and rewarding.HMCTS Digital and Technology Services (DTS) is a specialist technology directorate which provides support to HMCTS in the use of IT and Digital. DTS is creating a place in which it is great to do work and part of our offer is brilliant training opportunities and support from expert colleagues. As well as that you’ll find flexible working, an inclusive culture and a place where your opinion is valued. Please follow this link for further information about HMCTS: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service</a>Job Description:We’re seeking a Low Code Software Developer with the ability to develop and deploy high-quality enterprise-grade low code solutions. As a Software Developer at HMCTS you will work with a wide range of stakeholders such as user researchers, product managers, designers, business analysts, delivery managers and digital architects, all of whom share a vision for making better government through smarter use of technology. You will innovate to radically transform public services for the better.Examples of products can be found in our GitHub repository: <a href="https://github.com/hmcts" target="_blank">https://github.com/hmcts</a>You can find more information about our ways of working in the HMCTS Way: <a href="https://hmcts.github.io/" target="_blank">https://hmcts.github.io</a>In addition, we use a range of other technologies and continue to evolve by employing new technologies that help us deliver better services to our users and continue our Learning and Development.The Technologies we are also rely on are (not role specific):<ul><li>Java to write our backend services</li><li>Node.js to write our frontend services</li><li>Power Platform for low-code development</li><li>UiPath for Robotic Process Automation</li><li>Jenkins for CI/CD</li><li>Dynatrace for application monitoring</li><li>Kubernetes and Docker to run our services</li><li>Azure for most of our infrastructure</li><li>Terraform for infrastructure as code</li><li>Postgres and Redis as our databases.</li><li>GOV.UK Design System for our web interfaces</li><li>Macs to do all the above</li></ul>Key Responsibilities:<ul><li>Build, maintain and document low code solutions, following best practices and internal standards.</li><li>Conduct internal testing, quality assurance, and participate in code reviews.</li><li>Continuously learn and stay up to date with relevant technologies, identifying potential issues.</li><li>Ensure product security, data confidentiality, and integrity, raising risks as needed.</li><li>Support and maintain software, including limited out-of-hours work when required.</li><li>Plan development, coordinate integration, and contribute to process improvement.</li><li>Manage service availability effectively and cost-efficiently.</li><li> Build and test system interfaces.</li><li>Mentor junior colleagues and share technical expertise.</li><li>Design and develop software based on user stories.</li><li>Participate in recruitment and procurement.</li></ul>Skills &amp; Experience:<ul><li>Sound knowledge in a wide range of technologies used in an enterprise, such as logging and monitoring, authentication/authorisation, cloud hosting environments, systems integration, source control, package management, Azure Windows Virtual Devices etc.</li><li>An understanding of relational database systems (e.g. MSSQL or Dataverse)</li><li>An understanding of APIs, systems integration, and cloud hosting environments (e.g. Azure).</li><li>Experience of mentoring, coaching or leading other developers</li><li>Experience of working with modern tools and techniques</li><li>An understanding of common security issues and how to mitigate them</li><li>Good communication skills and be able to collaborate with technical and non-technical teams.</li></ul>Essential Criteria:<ul><li>Experience developing and deploying enterprise low code solutions using Power Platform or UiPath.</li><li>Sound knowledge of VB.NET</li><li>Sound knowledge of JSON, XML, and XAML for data structuring</li><li>Sound knowledge of HTTP, including the request/response lifecycle, headers, status codes, and the underlying mechanic of web applications</li><li>Sound knowledge of Microsoft 365 Apps including SharePoint, OneDrive, and Excel</li></ul>Application Process:The following areas of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles" target="_blank">Success Profile Framework</a> will be used to assess and score your application during the sift, and interview:<ul><li>Experience – As demonstrated in your application form. </li><li>Coding Task - when submitting your Personal Statement please complete the following coding task and provide a link to the repository: <a href="https://github.com/hmcts/dts-developer-challenge" target="_blank">https://github.com/hmcts/dts-developer-challenge</a></li></ul>Please note the Civil Service application process is name-blind, so ensure that the repository containing your code does not include any personal information that would identify you.<ul><li>Technical – Coding task and interview. If successful, you will move on to the interview stage, which will include an extension exercise to the coding task you submit in your Personal Statement. </li><li>GDD Assessment – During the interview, you will be assessed against the GDD skills and framework below: </li><li>Capability Skill 1 – Programming and Build </li><li>Capability Skill 2 – Systems integration </li><li>Capability Skill 3 – Service support</li><li>Capability Skill 4 – Information Security </li><li>HMCTS Case Management Coding Challenge</li></ul><ul><li>Behaviours - You will be required to provide evidence of the following key behaviours at Level 3. </li><li>Communicating and Influencing</li><li>Developing Self and Others </li><li>Level of Clearance - To apply for this role, you will be required to successfully complete Security Clearance (SC) level as a condition of appointment and clearance must be cleared before a start date can be agreed. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/sc-guidance-pack-for-applicants" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/sc-guidance-pack-for-applicants</a></li></ul>Technical SkillHMCTS Case Management Coding Challenge. Please complete the coding task below and provide the link to your code repository in your statement of suitability:<a href="https://github.com/hmcts/dts-developer-challenge" target="_blank">https://github.com/hmcts/dts-developer-challenge</a>Within the answer box, please confirm you have completed the challenge.If successful, you will move on to the interview stage.<h4>Person specification</h4>Please refer to Job Description<h4>Behaviours</h4>We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:<ul><li>Communicating and Influencing</li><li>Developing Self and Others</li></ul><h4>Technical skills</h4>We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:<ul><li>Capability Skill 1 – Programming and Build</li><li>Capability Skill 2 – Systems integration</li><li>Capability Skill 3 – Service support</li><li>Capability Skill 4 – Information Security</li><li>Please refer to Technical Skill in Job Description</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4>Alongside your salary of £42,914, HM Courts and Tribunals Service contributes £12,432 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank"> Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.</a><ul><li>Access to learning and development</li><li>A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance</li><li>A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity</li><li>A <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/members/joining-the-civil-service-pension-scheme/" target="_blank">Civil Service pension</a> with an employer contribution of 28.97%</li><li>Annual Leave</li><li>Public Holidays</li><li>Season Ticket Advance</li></ul> For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page. Link: <a href="https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ" target="_blank">https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ</a><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4>This vacancy is using <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles" target="_blank">Success Profiles (opens in a new window)</a>, and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.<a href="https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ" target="_blank">https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ</a> Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-vetting-advice-for-people-who-are-being-vetted" target="_blank">security check (opens in a new window)</a>. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vetting-explained-and-our-vetting-charter/the-vetting-charter" target="_blank">See our vetting charter (opens in a new window)</a>.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4>This job is broadly open to the following groups:<ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank">recruitment principles (opens in a new window)</a>.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>This vacancy is part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans" target="_blank">Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window)</a> initiative.The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/prison-leaver-recruitment/" target="_blank">Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window)</a>.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk" target="_blank">moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk</a></li><li>Telephone : 0345 241 5359</li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk" target="_blank">moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Further information</h4>Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. I you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (<a href="mailto:Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com" target="_blank">Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com</a>) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints/" target="_blank">http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitm…</a> <a href="https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobDetail/12803?entityId=12803" target="_blank">https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobDetail/12803?entityId=12803</a>

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<h2>Job introduction</h2>Brighton &amp; Hove City Council Estates Team are looking for a talented individual to join and strengthen our collaborative and focused team.&nbsp;At Brighton &amp; Hove City Council, we pride ourselves on being a forward thinking, values driven organisation. Our structure is aligned to our vision against five pillars, being: connected, confident, innovative &amp; creative, diverse &amp; inclusive, healthy and psychologically safe. &nbsp;Do you have experience of managing a varied commercial property portfolio?&nbsp;Do you have talent for&nbsp;identifying&nbsp;opportunities to manage assets strategically?&nbsp;Are you keen to lead on the management of Brighton &amp; Hove City Council’s extensive commercial, agricultural and seafront portfolios?&nbsp;Are you interested in delivering a property service that directly supports delivery of the Council Plan for the benefit of our diverse residents,&nbsp;visitors&nbsp;and the local economy?&nbsp;If this sounds like you, join the Estates Team at Brighton &amp; Hove City Council as the next Senior Estates Surveyor.&nbsp;We're looking for a senior surveyor who will deliver on the strategic management of an incredibly varied and extensive commercial property portfolio, working as part of a professional team to support the Council Plan and deliver objectives for the benefit of the city. &nbsp;A key focus of your role will be leading on disposals ensuring that these result in the best outcomes for the Council and the residents we serve.&nbsp;You&nbsp;will&nbsp;have the&nbsp;opportunity of&nbsp;working&nbsp;with a wide&nbsp;range&nbsp;of&nbsp;stakeholders to&nbsp;successfully&nbsp;deliver the&nbsp;outcomes of&nbsp;our Asset&nbsp;Management&nbsp;Strategy.&nbsp;Interview date: 30th January 2026For an informal discussion, please contact Julian Salmon, Estates Manager: &nbsp;<a href="mailto:julian.salmon@brighton-hove.gov.uk" target="_blank">julian.salmon@brighton-hove.gov.uk</a>Successful candidate(s) will be able to start on or after 1 April 2026 subject to pre-employment checks being completed<h2>About the role</h2>In this role you report to the Estate Manager and will be working in a team of 14 commercial property surveyors, project and programme managers and support staff to deliver a professional commercial property service managing the council’s property portfolios and&nbsp;provide&nbsp;expert advice on all commercial property transactions.&nbsp;You will also be involved in the management of two outsourced estate management contracts which deliver the day to day estate management of the agricultural and commercial property portfolios.&nbsp;You will commission commercial property valuations and support the annual asset valuation process.&nbsp;You will use your commercial property knowledge and&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;to&nbsp;provide&nbsp;professional commercial property advice to all services across the council.&nbsp;You will use your knowledge of the commercial property market and valuation to provide strategic advice and recommendations to support decision making and governance.&nbsp;You will have experience of managing budgets to ensure the successful delivery of income and capital receipts to support the council’s financial plan.&nbsp;You will have excellent communication and negotiation skills to allow you to build constructive and collaborative relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.&nbsp;In return, you will receive:&nbsp;<ul><li>competitive pay </li><li>full induction and on-going development and training </li><li>paid annual leave </li><li>Local Government Pension Scheme </li><li>family friendly policies  </li><li>staff discount scheme and staff travel benefits, cycle loan </li><li>rental deposit scheme and more</li><li>Workplace adjustments for candidates needingadditionalsupport</li><li>A wide range of welfare and wellbeing resources including staff networkssuch as:the BME Workers Forum,LGBTQWorkers’ Forum, the Women’s network and the Disabled Workers and Carers Network</li></ul>We value our staff and are committed to building a fair, inclusive and supportive place to work in.&nbsp;Please read our <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/how-apply-job-council" target="_blank">Apply for a job at the council</a> pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.As part of your application, you will need to upload your CV and answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (<a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/cv-guidance" target="_blank">CV guidance</a>) and <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/shortlisting-questions-guidance" target="_blank">Shortlisting questions guidance</a> as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.<h2>Additional information</h2>Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours&nbsp;or term-time only.We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us" target="_blank">Why work for us&nbsp;</a><h2>Company information</h2>Encouraging a diverse workforceOur city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton &amp; Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/fair-and-inclusive" target="_blank">fair and inclusive</a> actions, our <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/becoming-anti-racist-city" target="_blank">anti-racism strategy</a> and the work we are doing to <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us/how-we-create-fair-and-inclusive-workplace" target="_blank">encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).</a>

Brighton & Hove City Council

Senior Estates Surveyor

<h2>About the job</h2>Salary:&nbsp;Teachers Pay Scale M6 max or Unqualified Scale 6 Hours per week: 0.5 fte Contract type: Permanent&nbsp;We’re looking for a passionate and engaging music teacher to join our team and inspire children through high-quality, participatory music-making. This role involves delivering exciting and inclusive music lessons across a range of primary settings, with a strong focus on National Curriculum music, particularly at Key Stage 2, while also supporting learning at Key Stage 1.You’ll be teaching whole-class instrumental and vocal lessons, helping pupils develop their musical skills, confidence, and creativity. Your work will include using effective assessment for learning strategies, keeping accurate records, and adapting your teaching to meet the needs of all learners. Alongside classroom teaching, you’ll have opportunities to perform, lead singing, run choirs, and contribute to assemblies and out-of-school activities.Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.<h2>About you</h2>You’re an enthusiastic and skilled music educator with demonstrable experience of teaching participatory music in a range of styles. You’re confident delivering National Curriculum music, particularly at KS2, and you have experience teaching KS1 pupils as well. You understand how to use assessment for learning effectively and enjoy helping children recognise their progress and achievements.You’re comfortable teaching a variety of instruments in a whole-class setting, including ukulele, percussion, recorder, and music technology, and you may also bring additional instrumental skills. You’re an accomplished performer, ideally at post–Grade 8 level, and you’re confident teaching singing, leading choirs, and delivering singing assemblies.Strong communication skills are essential, as you’ll be working closely with pupils, parents, and school staff. You’re organised, able to manage your time well, and committed to meeting the individual needs of every learner. You have a good understanding of classroom instrumental techniques, repertoire, and music teaching methodologies, along with secure knowledge of statutory requirements for the National Curriculum for Music.This is a public facing role so you’ll need to show off your fluency in speaking and writing English<h2>About us</h2>Our ambitiousLuton 2040 Vision– that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that&nbsp;reflects the diversity of our borough<h2>Application Process</h2>Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority. On occasions, we may close a vacancy early due to a very high number of applications being received. <h2>Benefits</h2>We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include: - From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade - Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave - Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area - Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant - Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility) - Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home - Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns - Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways - Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons - Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel<h2>How to apply</h2>We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out! Our ‘How to apply' page has more tips to help with your application:&nbsp;<a href="https://m.luton.gov.uk/Page/Show/Jobs_and_careers/recruitment/Pages/How-to-apply.aspx" target="_blank">How to apply</a><h2>Available documents</h2>Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.<ul><li><a href="https://emea3.recruitmentplatform.com/tlk/pages/fo/download_job_file.jsp?ID=PSKFK026203F3VBQB686G8N7P&amp;nDocumentID=1687100&amp;ptId=12192" target="_blank">download: Peripatetic Music Teacher JD.pdf</a></li><li><a href="https://emea3.recruitmentplatform.com/tlk/pages/fo/download_job_file.jsp?ID=PSKFK026203F3VBQB686G8N7P&amp;nDocumentID=1687101&amp;ptId=12192" target="_blank">download: Luton Values Flyer.pdf</a></li></ul>





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Luton Borough Council

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Job Description Job Title: Senior Public Health Specialist Practitioner&nbsp; Salary: £63,393 – £73,167 per annum (pro rata if part-time)&nbsp; Grade: H&nbsp; Contract Type: Permanent&nbsp; Working Hours: 37 hours per week&nbsp;&nbsp; About the department&nbsp; Thurrock Council’s Public Health Team works to protect and improve residents’ health and reduce health inequalities. Guided by the Health &amp; Wellbeing Strategy, its priorities include tackling smoking, obesity, mental health, and cardiovascular risks, with a focus on vulnerable communities. The team collaborates with the Health &amp; Wellbeing Board, NHS partners, and local organisations to embed public health priorities across a range of mechanisms.&nbsp; About the Role&nbsp; As a Senior Public Health Specialist Practitioner, you will be responsible for:&nbsp; <ul> <li>Working closely with other teams across the council and elected Members and with partner agencies including the NHS, local authorities, education, police, fire, community and voluntary sector, private and independent sector and communities to deliver public health programmes to improve health and reduce health inequalities in the local population.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Providing specialised advice and expertise on children’s public health to the development of public health strategy, policy and practice.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The commissioning of public health services related to children and young people, e.g. the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme, Child Weight Management etc.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Provide professional leadership and management of staff and resources&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Co-ordination of the Healthy Babies (infant feeding and perinatal mental health) elements of the Best Start Family Hubs programme&nbsp;</li> </ul> This role offers the chance to make a real difference to the lives of Thurrock’s children and young people&nbsp; What We’re Looking For&nbsp; We’re looking for someone who has:&nbsp; <ul> <li>Excellent oral and written communication skills&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Ability to manage delegated budgets and forecast risk&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Highly developed skills in partnership working and maintaining relationships across all sectors to improve public health outcomes, reduce health inequalities and improve services.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Proven ability to design, develop, interpret and implement policies and strategy.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Ability to multi-task in a fluid and changing environment with competing priorities.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Experience of commissioning public health services and performance management of contracts.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Substantial knowledge of local and national strategies, policies and legislation relevant to children’s public health&nbsp;</li> </ul> Essential qualifications:&nbsp;&nbsp; <ul> <li>Masters Degree in Public Health or higher degree in a related subject plus evidence of CPD in public health and documented experience at masters level practice&nbsp;</li> </ul> DBS Check: Not required&nbsp; Benefits of Working with Us&nbsp; At Thurrock Council, we value our employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:&nbsp; <ul> <li>Generous annual leave entitlement&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Local Government Pension Scheme&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Flexible and hybrid working opportunities (where applicable)&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Ongoing training and professional development&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Staff discounts and local offers&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>A supportive and inclusive working environment&nbsp;</li> </ul> Important Dates&nbsp; Closing Date (Redeployment Only): 15th January 2026 Closing Date (Internal &amp; External): 8th February /2026 Interview Date: Week commencing 23rd February 2026 Additional Information&nbsp; If you have any questions about the role or interview process, please contact:&nbsp; Maria Payne – Public Health Principal&nbsp; <a href="mailto:mpayne@thurrock.gov.uk" target="_blank">mpayne@thurrock.gov.uk</a>&nbsp; To view the Job Profile and Person Specification, please follow the link below:&nbsp; <a href="https://thurrockc.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/ThurrockCouncilPublicDocuments/IQAQYmuRMDS9R66gIEbi93cXASfkuf9J1tLEnOjSIb6hl3o?e=hXfzTE" target="_blank">Download Job Profile (PDF Document)</a> About usWhy Thurrock? Working at Thurrock Council gives you the opportunity to join an organisation that is changing at pace, one where you can make a real difference to the lives of the people we serve.Thurrock Council is moving towards a new community leadership approach which involves linking with local partners and communities as we shape our improvement for the years ahead. This is an exciting time to join us, to shape the future success of our changing organisation and to have a positive influence on our borough.&nbsp;Our locationThurrock is located on the north bank of the river Thames. Our urban centres are a vibrant mix of established towns and new young communities, with a diverse and growing population of around 160,000&nbsp;residents. We are an emerging cultural and arts centre, home to the production centre for the Royal Opera House and the National Skills Academy for Creative and Cultural Skills. We have excellent retail and leisure opportunities, including Lakeside Shopping Centre, country parks, forests, and marshes. Thurrock is just half an hour journey away from the centre of London by train and well connected by road.Staff benefitsWe offer lots of staff benefits, including a generous annual leave entitlement and hybrid working. We champion flexible working and job share applications are welcome.Further information can be found here <a href="https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/working-for-council/employment-benefits" target="_blank">Employment benefits | Working for the council | Thurrock Council</a>Equality, Diversity &amp; InclusionThurrock Council is committed to equal opportunities. As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled people will be offered an interview where they meet all essential criteria on the person specification. We serve a diverse community where people are different yet equal. Diversity underpins everything we do. For further information about Thurrock Council please visit our website: <a href="https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Thurrock Council</a>





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Senior Public Health Specialist Practitioner

<h2>About the job</h2>Salary: £60,379 - £63,721 a year plus £3,203 car benefit allowance Hours per week: 37&nbsp; Contract type: PermanentReady to shape the future of digital governance at Luton Council?Join us as our Deputy Data Protection Officer &amp; Compliance Improvement Manager—a pivotal role driving our Digital 2040 Agenda. If you’re passionate about embedding a culture of accountability, leading strategic transformation, and ensuring robust data protection across all services, this is your chance to make a lasting impact in a forward-thinking organisation.About the JobStep into a pivotal leadership role at Luton Council.We are looking for a moderniser for our data protection, Freedom of Information and Subject Access Request practiceAs our Deputy Data Protection Officer &amp; Compliance Improvement Manager, you’ll be at the heart of driving our Digital 2040 vision—ensuring council-wide compliance with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, shaping policy, and embedding a culture of robust information governance.You’ll lead on data protection performance, respond to subject access requests and data breaches, advise on reporting to the ICO, and deliver expert training across the organisation.This is your opportunity to influence strategic transformation, guide cross-departmental initiatives, and represent Luton Council in regional and national forums—making a real impact on service delivery, risk management, and our community’s digital future.Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.<h2>About you</h2>We’re seeking a proactive, influential leader with a passion for data protection and organisational improvement.You’ll have a proven track record in:<ul><li>Ensuring compliance with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, with the ability to interpret legislation and turn compliance risks into actionable guidance.</li><li>Monitoring and reporting on data protection performance, using dashboards and analytics to drive service improvement.</li><li>Leading responses to Subject Access Requests (SARs), Freedom of Information (FOI), Environmental Information Regulations (EIR), and data breaches.</li><li>Drafting and updating data protection policies and procedures, and delivering engaging training on information governance.</li><li>Driving cross-departmental collaboration and representing organisations in external forums.</li><li>Supporting organisational change and audit readiness.</li><li>Strong team leadership and team management skills are essential to driving our efficiency agenda</li></ul>You’ll bring:<ul><li>Clear written and verbal communication skills for reports, policies, and training.</li><li>Strong judgement and independence, able to manage competing priorities and deadlines.</li><li>Integrity and confidentiality under pressure.</li><li>A deep understanding of UK GDPR, DPA 2018, FOI, EIR, and ICO procedures.</li><li>A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject, plus a practitioner-level professional qualification.</li><li>Demonstrable knowledge of equality issues and legislation.</li></ul>Experience in the public sector or local government, supporting audits and inspections, and evidence of continuous professional development are highly desirable.If you’re ready to lead, influence, and make a real impact on Luton’s digital future, we want to hear from you.Why Luton Council?At Luton Council, we are committed to delivering excellent services that meet the needs of our diverse community. We believe our people are our greatest asset and we are dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace.In return, we offer:<ul><li>A competitive salary and benefits package</li><li>Opportunities for professional development and career progression</li><li>Flexible working arrangements</li><li>A chance to make a real difference in the community</li></ul>Apply NowIf you’re ready to take the next step in your career and want to be part of a forward-thinking local authority, we’d love to hear from you. You can reach out to our Project Lead, Joanne Cumper, to learn more, email her on <a href="mailto:joanne.cumper@luton.gov.uk" target="_blank">joanne.cumper@luton.gov.uk</a> and set up a call.<h2>About us</h2>Our ambitiousLuton 2040 Vision– that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that&nbsp;reflects the diversity of our borough<h2>Application Process</h2>Application ProcessPlease apply via the Luton Website providing an updated CV and Supporting Statement.Closing date for applications is 1 February 26Interviews will be held 11 February 26 On occasions, we may close a vacancy early due to a very high number of applications being received. <h2>Benefits</h2>We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include: - From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade - Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave - Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area - Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant - Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility) - Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home - Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns - Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways - Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons - Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel<h2>How to apply</h2><a href="https://m.luton.gov.uk/Page/Show/Jobs_and_careers/recruitment/Pages/How-to-apply.aspx" target="_blank"></a>We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out!<h2>Available documents</h2>Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.<ul><li><a href="https://emea3.recruitmentplatform.com/tlk/pages/fo/download_job_file.jsp?ID=PSKFK026203F3VBQB686G8N7P&amp;nDocumentID=1681501&amp;ptId=12198" target="_blank">download: PREF 105854 148865 Luton Council Deputy DPO and Compliance Improvement Manager (1).docx</a></li><li><a href="https://emea3.recruitmentplatform.com/tlk/pages/fo/download_job_file.jsp?ID=PSKFK026203F3VBQB686G8N7P&amp;nDocumentID=1681502&amp;ptId=12198" target="_blank">download: Luton_Values_Flyer.pdf</a></li></ul>





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Deputy Data Protection Officer & Compliance Improvement Manager

<h2>About the job</h2>Salary: £69,563 - £77,056 a year plus £3,203 car benefit allowance Hours per week: 37 Contract type: PermanentAre you ready to lead digital transformation at the heart of a bold, community-focused local authority? Luton Council is hiring a Head of Innovation Delivery and Data to drive excellence, champion cutting-edge technologies, and shape the future of inclusive public services. Step up to a strategic role where your vision, leadership and data expertise will make a lasting impact on the lives of Luton’s diverse communities.About the JobLead the Future of Luton.As Head of Innovation Delivery and Data, you’ll shape the council’s technology strategy, champion innovation, and deliver data-driven, inclusive services that make a real difference for Luton’s communities.You’ll lead multidisciplinary teams, harness the power of Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and AI, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.If you thrive on modernising services, building organisational capability, and turning strategic vision into operational excellence, we want to hear from you!Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.<h2>About you</h2>Are you a strategic digital leader with a passion for innovation and service transformation?We want someone who can set direction, inspire teams, and deliver measurable improvements across digital, data, and technology.You’ll have a proven track record in leading large-scale digital change, championing inclusive, user-centred design, and building strong relationships with stakeholders at every level.We need an innovator, someone who can do things very differently by changing how we think about meeting the needs of the community of Luton.You’ll need a proven track record of delivering large scale programmes and projects.Your expertise in adopting technologies like Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and AI will help us modernise services and unlock new capabilities.The role will in be responsible for turning data into insight, driving organisational culture change, and making a real impact for diverse communities.Why Luton Council?At Luton Council, we are committed to delivering excellent services that meet the needs of our diverse community. We believe our people are our greatest asset and we are dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace.In return, we offer:<ul><li>A competitive salary and benefits package</li><li>Opportunities for professional development and career progression</li><li>Flexible working arrangements</li></ul>A chance to make a real difference in the communityApply NowIf you’re ready to take the next step in your career and want to be part of a forward-thinking local authority, we’d love to hear from you. You can reach out to our Project Lead, Joanne Cumper, to learn more, email her on <a href="mailto:joanne.cumper@luton.gov.uk" target="_blank">joanne.cumper@luton.gov.uk</a> and set up a call.<h2>About us</h2>Our ambitious <a href="https://www.luton2040.co.uk/" target="_blank">Luton 2040 Vision</a> – that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents. It’s an awesome time to join. We have more than £5bn of investment underway across multiple developments, as part of<a href="https://invest.stepforwardluton.co.uk/" target="_blank">Step Forward Luton.</a> This is Luton’s moment, be part of it.The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough.<h2>Application Process</h2>Please apply via the Luton Website providing an updated CV and Supporting Statement.Closing date for applications is 25 January 25Interviews will be held 3 February 26On occasions, we may close a vacancy early due to a very high number of applications being received.<h2>Benefits</h2>We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include: - From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade - Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave - Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area - Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant - Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility) - Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home - Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns - Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways - Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons - Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel<h2>How to apply</h2>We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out! <h2>Available documents</h2>Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.<ul><li><a href="https://emea3.recruitmentplatform.com/tlk/pages/fo/download_job_file.jsp?ID=PSKFK026203F3VBQB686G8N7P&amp;nDocumentID=1681507&amp;ptId=12195" target="_blank">download: PREF105830 M8 202509 Head of Innovation Delivery and Data.pdf</a></li><li><a href="https://emea3.recruitmentplatform.com/tlk/pages/fo/download_job_file.jsp?ID=PSKFK026203F3VBQB686G8N7P&amp;nDocumentID=1681508&amp;ptId=12195" target="_blank">download: Luton_Values_Flyer.pdf</a></li></ul>





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Head of Innovation Delivery and Data

We’re looking for a dedicated and organised Community Manager to oversee the day-to-day management of one of our homeownership over 55s housing communities. In this role, you’ll provide help, support, and advice to residents, ensuring their wellbeing and promoting a safe and secure environment. You’ll be responsible for housing management, coordinating services, and maintaining positive relationships with residents and stakeholders. This is a rewarding position where your ability to deliver excellent customer service will make a real difference to the lives of older people.What you’ll doAs a Community Manager, you’ll support new residents to settle in, provide information about the scheme, and promote health and safety through regular checks. You’ll manage onsite contractors, oversee repairs, and maintain accurate records of expenditure and income. You’ll process purchase orders, handle administration, and manage communal facilities. You’ll also work closely with Residents’ Committees, attend meetings, and liaise with statutory and voluntary organisations to signpost residents to additional support. Occasionally, you may need to respond to emergencies outside normal office hours. Please note this role is 20 hours Monday to Friday, 4 hours per day. The office base for this role is based at Rose Acre Gardens. What you’ll need<ul><li>Experience in housing management and working with older people.</li><li>Strong interpersonal and customer service skills, with clear written and verbal communication.</li><li>Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office, and strong administration abilities.</li><li>Knowledge of health and safety compliance and understanding of care and support needs for older people.</li><li>Ability to manage budgets and work independently while building positive relationships with stakeholders.</li></ul>Why Join Us?When you join Peabody, you’re joining a team guided by our values, Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together. We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels supported, included, and empowered.What We Offer <ul><li>30 days’ annual holiday, plus bank holidays (pro rata) </li><li>two additional paid volunteering days each year </li><li>flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal </li><li>4 x salary life assurance</li><li>up to 10% pension contribution</li></ul>If this sounds like we are right for you and you’d love to be part of Peabody, we’d like to hear from you. Please apply now by submitting an anonymised CV and a short statement explaining why you’re the perfect fit for this role.If you have any questions about this role, please email Talent Specialist, Chloe Singleton at <a href="mailto:chloe.singleton@peabody.org.uk" target="_blank">chloe.singleton@peabody.org.uk</a>Interviews will be taking place Wednesday 4th February We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.PLEASE NOTE: As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.<ul></ul>

Peabody

Community Manager 

We’re looking for a dedicated and proactive Scheme Manager to provide high-quality management for one of our older people’s housing schemes. In this role, you’ll help residents maintain their independence, resolve repairs and maintenance issues, and ensure the safety and security of the scheme. You’ll also foster a welcoming environment that feels like home, not an institution, while building strong relationships with colleagues and external partners to deliver excellent services.What you’ll doAs a Scheme Manager, you’ll support residents with day-to-day queries, assess their needs, and signpost them to specialist services where required. You’ll manage tenancy sign-ups, maintain accurate case records, and oversee repairs and estate services. You’ll ensure compliance with health and safety and fire safety requirements, supervise contractors, and dynamically assess risks. You’ll also promote community engagement by organising activities that improve wellbeing and encourage use of communal spaces. In addition, you’ll line-manage cleaning or facilities staff and provide cover for other schemes when needed.What you’ll need<ul><li>Experience supporting vulnerable adults, with knowledge of health and social care in a residential setting.</li><li>Strong communication skills and the ability to build professional relationships while maintaining boundaries.</li><li>Experience in housing management, including reporting repairs and managing health and safety.</li><li>Proven ability to deliver excellent customer care and manage multiple priorities under pressure.</li><li>Competence in Microsoft Office and confidence using IT systems.</li></ul>When you join Peabody, you’re joining a team guided by our values, Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together. We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels supported, included, and empowered.What We Offer <ul><li>30 days’ annual holiday, plus bank holidays </li><li>two additional paid volunteering days each year </li><li>flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal </li><li>4 x salary life assurance</li><li>up to 10% pension contribution</li></ul>If this sounds like we are right for you and you’d love to be part of Peabody, we’d like to hear from you. Please apply now by submitting an anonymised CV and a short statement explaining why you’re the perfect fit for this role.If you have any questions about this role, please email Talent Specialist, Chloe Singleton at <a href="mailto:chloe.singleton@peabody.org.uk" target="_blank">chloe.singleton@peabody.org.uk</a>Interviews will be taking place Thursday 29th January We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.PLEASE NOTE: As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.





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Scheme Manager 

Our Story:Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports. Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’. Our Team:We are seeking to recruit a Principal Manager to lead our Care Homes and Reablement Division.The postholder will provide strategic and operational leadership to a well-established team of six Registered Managers across our nursing and residential care homes, bed-based reablement service, and community-based reablement service.The team is experienced, stable, and works collaboratively to deliver high-quality, person-centred care and support.The Principal Manager will report directly to the Head of Service and will play a key role in driving quality, performance, and continuous improvement across the division.Your Contributions:Your role will be to spend time in services supporting managers to ensure they have systems and processes in place to evidence that the services are compliant with all regulatory activities.You will lead the team and provide effective leadership and support.You will produced reports with managers detailing key activity in relation to falls, safeguarding, pressure trauma, admissions and discharges. You will be supported to work collaboratively with managers and colleagues from our policy and practice team to produce/ update policies and procedures. We will support managers with complexed complaints and staffing concerns.You will work collaboratively with colleagues across adult social care to ensure the best outcomes for the people who use ours services, their families and our staff.The service has an ambitious budget recovery plan, so you will need to support managers to meet agreed actions contained in these. With this in mind you will have budget management and recovery experience. Hours: 37 hours per week working Monday - Friday Our Offer: Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme• Investment in your personal development • Free Car Parking at HBC sites • Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme. Next Steps:At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact: Karen Graham, Head of service on 0151 511 7439 or by email: <a href="mailto:karen.graham@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">karen.graham@halton.gov.uk</a>Interviews will take place on 10th February at DCBL Stadium, lower house lane Widnes WA8 7DZ7At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a>Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible. We look forward to receiving your application!





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Halton Borough Council

Halton Borough Council's Plan

Principal Manager

Our Story:Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.Our Team Come and join the Mental Health Social Work/AMHP Team- Runcorn/Widnes and Older Person’s CMHT in Halton. We are a small local authority which does not take long to travel across the borough. Halton is close to motorway networks including the M6, M62, M56 etc. We have a base in Vine Street resource centre- Widnes and The Brooker Centre- Runcorn- this offers flexibility to the team. Halton Borough Council also provide a generous essential car user allowance and a flexible working week. You can receive up to 34 days annual leave per annum (Plus bank holidays) and access to HBC’s lease Car, Bike Schemes, and free parking throughout your places of work. Bridge fees will also be paid in line with council business. Please note you must be a qualified Approved Mental Health Professional to apply for this roleHours: 37 per weekYour Contributions:The Mental Health social work team works with adults, who meet the criteria in line with the Care Act and require support in relation to their mental health. We work closely with our Mental Health Trust colleagues to provide a responsive, holistic and recovery focussed response to adults with complex mental health needs.We are a well-established and stable team with supportive management. The managers in the team are experienced AMHP’s who will offer support and guidance. Our team has a mixture of experienced practitioners all willing to support new members to the team. We are a friendly and welcoming team. We are looking for qualified Approved Mental Health Professionals. HBC 9, Spinal Points 32-35- £42,839-£46,142 Approved Mental Health Professional (Pay award pending). Social, Workers will also receive in addition to their salary a £4,000 Market Supplement (pro rata) PLUS AMHP’s will also attract an additional £2000 per annum market supplement. PLUS Essential Car User allowance. You must be a qualified social worker registered with Social Work England, and a qualified Approved Mental Health Professional in order to perform the statutory duties of an AMHP for Halton Borough Council. As an Approved Mental Health Professional we also offer an additional £2,000 per year allowance and Essential Car user. The day time AMHP service includes the working hours between 9am- 5pm Monday- Friday. Relevant training is also provided to ensure professional development, access to support/advice, regular AMHP supervision with the AMHP Lead and monthly AMHP forums- where there will be cake! Our Offer:Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:<ul><li>A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service</li><li>Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions</li><li>3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li>Investment in your personal development </li><li>Free Car Parking at HBC sites </li><li>Flexible working arrangements </li><li>Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.</li><li>Essential car user allowance </li><li>Market supplement of up to £6k per annum</li></ul>Next Steps:For an informal discussion about this post, please contact (Steve Westhead/Maria Stracey) <a href="mailto:steve.westhead@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">steve.westhead@halton.gov.uk</a> or <a href="mailto:Maria.stracey@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">Maria.stracey@halton.gov.uk</a>Interviews will be held in February 2026. As we have multiple posts to fill recruitment for these posts will be ongoing so please complete your application as soon as possible and if successful one of the team will be in touch to arrange an interview.At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a>





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Social Worker- Approved Mental Health Professional  

Our Story:Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.Our Team:Complex Care Widnes works with adults aged 18 and over. The needs of people with lived experience are diverse and may cover learning disabilities, physical and sensory disabilities (including neurological conditions and acquired brain Injuries) and older people. The team is made of a Principal Manager, Practice Manager, Advanced Practitioners, Social Workers and Community Care WorkersThe focus across the teams’ processes is to apply strengths-based approaches in the course of assessment/reassessment of needs. An emphasis is placed on signposting and use of informal networks ahead of commissioning care packages.You must be a qualified Social Worker who is registered to practice with Social Work England, demonstrating a commitment to ongoing professional development. In Halton, the post will provide you with the opportunity to develop and enhance your skills in Social Work. And be part of the development of partnership working with health colleagues to enhance the experience of adults who use adult social care services.You must have knowledge of Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries, Court work, completing Risk Assessments as well as experience of working closely with a range of services, stakeholders and professionals. Our post a carries an essential car user role, and you will need to hold a current full driving license and have access to a vehicle.Hours: 35 per weekOur Offer:Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:<ul><li>A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service with the option to purchase an additional four-days of unpaid leave for our Annual Christmas Closedown</li><li>Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions</li><li>3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li>Investment in your personal development</li><li>Free Car Parking at HBC sites</li><li>Flexible working arrangements</li><li>Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.</li></ul>Next Steps:At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact: Kym Lawson – Principal Manger of Complex Care Widnes on 0151 511 8423Interviews will take place on 30/01/2026At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a>Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.We look forward to receiving your application!<ul></ul>

Social Worker - Complex Care Widnes

As the Senior Social Worker, you will be required to contribute to the delivery of a highly effective Adult Social Care service in an efficient manner. You will ensure the service is delivered using a strengths based, personalised approach and lead on agreed areas of quality assurance and audit activity – ensuring that multiple and complex sources of information (e.g. complaints, safeguarding adult reviews, audits etc.) are gathered, analysed, and used to direct quality improvement activity. You will be responsible for the professional supervision and oversee a team of social care staff ensuring improvement activity with the service is driven by but not limited to training, coaching and mentoring, peer support workshops. You will provide oversight, professional advice and guidance to the team whilst maintaining your own complex case load. You will be required to work autonomously within the role, demonstrating expert and effective practice in complex situations managing higher levels of risk in a way that ensures the safeguarding and welfare of service users. You will work within organisational policy and legislative requirements including The Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act. You will research and develop practice guidance, training materials and best practice toolkits in line with local and national policy and ensure that these are understood and adopted operationally. You will be required to develop good practice guidance and tools within a specialist area of the service ensuring learning is shared across all professionals to improve practice and achieve better outcome for our service users. You will represent the local authority in a range of key meetings, panels and groups, ensuring follow up on agreed actions and work closely with colleagues within the council and external partners ensuring that person centred outcomes are met in ways which utilise available resources as effectively as possible.<h4>In return we will offer you: </h4><ul><li>Generous annual leave entitlement</li><li>Generous local government pension scheme package</li><li>Access to wider training and development qualifications</li><li>Flexible working scheme</li><li>Travel plan discounts</li><li>Access to CAREFIRST advice &amp; counselling service</li><li>Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers</li></ul>Career Progression Frameworks (CPF) have been introduced for all roles at Medway Council. These frameworks provide a mechanism for employees to take ownership of their development within their post and be rewarded accordingly. This means that the salary you will be offered will be at level A unless, based on an assessment against the CPF criteria, you demonstrate that you are meeting the criteria of level B or C. There will be further opportunity once in post to progress from level A to B, and B to C.When writing your application, it is important to ensure you identify your suitability against the requirements of the job profile, as this information will be used for shortlisting and may contribute to the CPF assessment. Your application may be rejected if the minimum required criteria is not met. Further information relating to the requirements for this role can be found in the CPF Guidance document attached.The person specification of a job profile is split into three levels: Level A details the essential criteria that all applicants must be able to demonstrate through their application and interview.Level B details the developed competencies that an individual who is practised in this role would be able to demonstrate and will be a progression of knowledge, experience and skills from level A.Level C requires the highest level of competence and applicants would need to fully meet and demonstrate all aspects of the job profile, including qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience.You can demonstrate knowledge, experience and skills to allow you to perform within this role. You will identify, through application, how you meet the elements detailed within the person specification, at either Level A, B or C. You will be supported to develop in your role through induction, probation and a supportive Performance Appraisal and Career Conversation. Through your induction you will be introduced to the Career Progression Framework (CPF), which will help you to identify your areas of strength and any development needs.<h4>Our organisation:</h4>Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in.<h4>Important Information-</h4>Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile<h4>Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement</h4>Medway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or ageFor further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view onlinePlease be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted. All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.Please visit <a href="http://www.mindfulemployer.net/" target="_blank">http://www.mindfulemployer.net/</a> for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.If you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email, if you require documentation/correspondence in different format such as braille or large print, please contact the Resourcing Team on 01634 332878





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Medway Council

This is Medway

Senior Social Worker - Part Time

As the Senior Social Worker, you will be required to contribute to the delivery of a highly effective Adult Social Care service in an efficient manner. You will ensure the service is delivered using a strengths based, personalised approach and lead on agreed areas of quality assurance and audit activity – ensuring that multiple and complex sources of information (e.g. complaints, safeguarding adult reviews, audits etc.) are gathered, analysed, and used to direct quality improvement activity. You will be responsible for the professional supervision and oversee a team of social care staff ensuring improvement activity with the service is driven by but not limited to training, coaching and mentoring, peer support workshops. You will provide oversight, professional advice and guidance to the team whilst maintaining your own complex case load. You will be required to work autonomously within the role, demonstrating expert and effective practice in complex situations managing higher levels of risk in a way that ensures the safeguarding and welfare of service users. You will work within organisational policy and legislative requirements including The Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act. You will research and develop practice guidance, training materials and best practice toolkits in line with local and national policy and ensure that these are understood and adopted operationally. You will be required to develop good practice guidance and tools within a specialist area of the service ensuring learning is shared across all professionals to improve practice and achieve better outcome for our service users. You will represent the local authority in a range of key meetings, panels and groups, ensuring follow up on agreed actions and work closely with colleagues within the council and external partners ensuring that person centred outcomes are met in ways which utilise available resources as effectively as possible.In return we will offer you: <ul><li>Generous annual leave entitlement</li><li>Generous local government pension scheme package</li><li>Access to wider training and development qualifications</li><li>Flexible working scheme</li><li>Travel plan discounts</li><li>Access to CAREFIRST advice &amp; counselling service</li><li>Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers</li></ul>Career Progression Frameworks (CPF) have been introduced for all roles at Medway Council. These frameworks provide a mechanism for employees to take ownership of their development within their post and be rewarded accordingly. This means that the salary you will be offered will be at level A unless, based on an assessment against the CPF criteria, you demonstrate that you are meeting the criteria of level B or C. There will be further opportunity once in post to progress from level A to B, and B to C.When writing your application, it is important to ensure you identify your suitability against the requirements of the job profile, as this information will be used for shortlisting and may contribute to the CPF assessment. Your application may be rejected if the minimum required criteria is not met. Further information relating to the requirements for this role can be found in the CPF Guidance document attached.The person specification of a job profile is split into three levels: Level A details the essential criteria that all applicants must be able to demonstrate through their application and interview.You can demonstrate knowledge, experience and skills to allow you to perform within this role. You will identify, through application, how you meet the elements detailed within the person specification, at either Level A, B or C. You will be supported to develop in your role through induction, probation and a supportive Performance Appraisal and Career Conversation. Through your induction you will be introduced to the Career Progression Framework (CPF), which will help you to identify your areas of strength and any development needs.Our organisation:Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in.Important Information-Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profileEqual Opportunities Commitment StatementMedway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or ageFor further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view onlinePlease be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted. All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.Please visit <a href="http://www.mindfulemployer.net/" target="_blank">http://www.mindfulemployer.net/</a> for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.If you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email, if you require documentation/correspondence in different format such as braille or large print, please contact the Resourcing Team on 01634 332878





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Senior Social Worker - Long Term Care and Support

As a qualified social worker are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of vulnerable adults with social care needs and have a strong review background? If so, we would love you to join us in Medway Adult Social Care. Where is Medway? Medway is a vibrant thriving location with excellent schools and plenty of historic attractions e.g.: Historic Dockyard, Rochester Castle and Cathedral. Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, only 30 miles from London, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London. It provides excellent opportunities for affordable home ownership. Adult Social Care is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community, so it is an exciting time to join us. We have recently introduced a competency progression framework linked to salary. The post We have an exciting opportunity for experienced Social Workers (must have completed ASYE and registered with Social Work England) who are highly motivated to work within long term and early help. We are looking for people who are committed to delivering a high-quality service and who enjoy the challenge of reviewing packages of care to ensure best value and positive outcomes. The service is delivered using a strengths-based (Conversations Model), person centred approach. We have implemented an innovative locality-based service giving the opportunity to establish close links with local communities and partners. Your practice will have a strong emphasis on quality and achieving the best possible outcomes for people. We promote individual aspirations, enhance independence and wellbeing and maximise autonomy by supporting people to live their lives in the way that they choose. Working at Medway Council means that you will be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in. Making you feel valued We offer excellent support including CPD learning opportunities and regular reflective supervision. Individual learning needs will be identified to develop specialist knowledge. We have a hybrid working model with a balance of remote working and office based.In return we will offer you: <ul><li>Generous annual leave entitlement</li><li>Generous local government pension scheme package</li><li>Access to wider training and development qualifications</li><li>Flexible working scheme</li><li>Travel plan discounts</li><li>Access to CAREFIRST advice &amp; counselling service</li><li>Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers</li></ul>Career Progression Frameworks (CPF) have been introduced for all roles at Medway Council. These frameworks provide a mechanism for employees to take ownership of their development within their post and be rewarded accordingly. This means that the salary you will be offered will be at level A unless, based on an assessment against the CPF criteria, you demonstrate that you are meeting the criteria of level B or C. There will be further opportunity once in post to progress from level A to B, and B to C.When writing your application, it is important to ensure you identify your suitability against the requirements of the job profile, as this information will be used for shortlisting and may contribute to the CPF assessment. Your application may be rejected if the minimum required criteria is not met. Further information relating to the requirements for this role can be found in the CPF Guidance document attached.The person specification of a job profile is split into three levels: Level A details the essential criteria that all applicants must be able to demonstrate through their application and interview.You can demonstrate knowledge, experience and skills to allow you to perform within this role. You will identify, through application, how you meet the elements detailed within the person specification, at either Level A, B or C. You will be supported to develop in your role through induction, probation and a supportive Performance Appraisal and Career Conversation. Through your induction you will be introduced to the Career Progression Framework (CPF), which will help you to identify your areas of strength and any development needs.Our organisation:Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in.Important Information-Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profileEqual Opportunities Commitment StatementMedway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or ageFor further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view onlinePlease be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted. All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.Please visit <a href="http://www.mindfulemployer.net/" target="_blank">http://www.mindfulemployer.net/</a> for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.If you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email, if you require documentation/correspondence in different format such as braille or large print, please contact the Resourcing Team on 01634 332878.





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Social Worker - Long Term Care and Support

We are currently recruiting Social Workers to join our Children's Social Work Team. We are proud to be ‘Good’ in Medway and are determined to build on the great work that has been done so far to improve the services for our children, young people and families.Recent promotions, following our investment in new Assistant Team Managers across the service, mean we are now looking for passionate social workers who can commit to making a difference to our children in Medway.Children matter in Medway, and so do you. It’s an exciting time to join us as we offer competitive pay and conditions and hybrid working. We are committed to helping you to grow and develop throughout your career and reach your full potential. Our practice development offer along with management capacity across our teams, ensures you will be guided, supported and cared for.Whether you have recently completed your ASYE or have worked in children’s social work for some years we would love you to join us on our ongoing journey. You will be joining an experienced and dedicated social work team who have relationship and strengths-based work with children and families at the core of their practice.Experienced Social Workers (with 2+ years post qualifying experience) will be offered a package of up to £51,329 per annum (inclusive of market premia + £3,000 per annum retention payment).Social Workers with less than 2 years’ service will be offered a package of up to £46,956 per annum (inclusive of market premia + £2,000 per annum retention payment).Join us and #Make a Difference…<h4>Our Offer</h4><ul><li>We are proud to offer a range of benefits including –</li><li>A generous annual leave entitlement up to 30 days plus bank holidays</li><li>An excellent local government pension scheme</li><li>An essential car user allowance with option to apply for a lease car after six months.</li><li>Free car parking</li><li>Hybrid working - enabling you to work from home/office (minimum of 2 days per week will be required in the office). Assessment Teams are office based for duty weeks.</li><li>Relocation package of up to £8,000</li><li>A range of staff benefits and discounts including access to fantastic discounts and savings on shops and services, travel discounts, health and wellbeing support, and an employee assistance service.</li><li>Access to professional development and support including Community Care Inform.</li><li>Hybrid working style</li></ul><h4>About You</h4><ul><li>You will hold a recognised Social Work qualification eg. Degree in Social Work, PGC in Social Work, CQSW, DipSW or equivalent and be registered with Social Work England.</li><li>You will have successfully completed your ASYE.</li><li>You will have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.</li><li>For further information on the qualifications, skills and experience required, please refer to the Job Profile and Person Specification.</li><li>Additional Information</li><li>For an informal discussion, please don't hesitate to contact one of the recruiting managers below. Alternatively, please email the recruitment team on <a href="mailto:cscrecruitment@medway.gov.uk" target="_blank">cscrecruitment@medway.gov.uk</a>. </li><li>Suzanne Mehmet, Head of Service (Children's Social Work Teams) - 01634 334470</li><li>Sharon Ward, Service Manager (Children's Social Work Teams) - 01634 331214</li><li>Susan Akinyele, Service Manager (Children's Social Work Teams) - 01634 333704</li><li>To apply please click on the ‘Apply Online’ button at the top of this advert.</li><li>We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.</li><li>This position is subject to an Enhanced Children’s DBS Check.</li><li>For more information on our roles within Children’s Services please visit <a href="https://www.medway.gov.uk/childrenservicesjobs" target="_blank">https://www.medway.gov.uk/childrenservicesjobs</a></li></ul>Please consider the application guidance when submitting your application.Please note that all recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email, if you require documentation/correspondence in hard copy format, please contact the Children's Services Recruitment Team on 01634 332211 or email <a href="mailto:cscrecruitment@medway.gov.uk" target="_blank">cscrecruitment@medway.gov.uk</a> If you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.Please visit <a href="http://www.mindfulemployer.net/" target="_blank">http://www.mindfulemployer.net/</a> for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.<h4>Important Information</h4> Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile<h4>Our organisation</h4>Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in.<h4>Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement</h4>Medway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or ageFor further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online.We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.





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Social Worker - Childrens Social Work Team

Title: Resolutions OfficerContract Type: Various positions available - permanent, full time, 35 hours per week/Fixed term contract, full time, 35 hours per weekSalary: Starting from £32,881 per annum (London weighted salary) or £28,886 per annum (Regional salary)Grade: 06Reporting Office: London, Stratford or Manchester, TraffordPersona: Agile Worker: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working)Closing Date: 20th January at 11pmInterviews to be held via MS Teams on a date to be confirmed.Please click here for the role profile - <a href="https://lqgroup.engageats.co.uk//ViewAttachment.aspx?enc=jmxpV+AcVus8i/wvT3FZXrrCOvCUGNWd9uca/tGZrAI3dMyH7+aRsXJPdz+CdVHANGodXTXn4+IlUTC9lPFM5wfsjCYLD6iQh3P0vcyfhyO1qVOksQ5q4Di/x1+4MBfI" target="_blank">Role Profile - Resolution Officer.docx</a><a href="https://lqgroup.engageats.co.uk//ViewAttachment.aspx?enc=jmxpV+AcVus8i/wvT3FZXrrCOvCUGNWd9uca/tGZrAI3dMyH7+aRsXJPdz+CdVHANGodXTXn4+IlUTC9lPFM5wfsjCYLD6iQh3P0vcyfhyO1qVOksQ5q4Di/x1+4MBfI" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/working-at-landq/why-work-for-landq/benefits" target="_blank">Benefits</a> include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and <a href="https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/working-at-landq/why-work-for-landq/benefits" target="_blank">many more</a>…Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.Join our Customer Relations Team at L&amp;Q!Are you passionate about delivering excellent customer service and resolving issues that truly make a difference? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where empathy, problem-solving, and great communication come together?We’re looking for an experienced Resolution Officer to join our Customer Relations Team. You’ll play a key role in investigating, resolving, and responding to customer complaints in line with the Housing Ombudsman Complaint Handling Code, ensuring we always put our residents first.You’ll manage your own caseload, working closely with colleagues across the business to find fair, balanced outcomes. This role requires diplomacy, attention to detail, and the ability to think creatively when handling complex cases.If this sounds like you, we would love for you to apply!Your impact in the role:<ul><li>Managing and owning a caseload of ongoing customer complaints, typically 3–5 new cases per week.</li><li>Conducting thorough, impartial investigations and producing high-quality written responses.</li><li>Communicating with customers via phone, email, and MS Teams to understand concerns and expectations.</li><li>Liaising with internal departments to reach effective resolutions and, where appropriate, awarding compensation in line with policy.</li><li>Ensuring all records are up-to-date and compliant with the Housing Ombudsman Code.</li><li>Challenging internal decisions where necessary to ensure fair outcomes for residents.</li></ul>What you'll bring:<ul><li>Strong customer service experience, ideally in a complaint-handling environment.</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills.</li><li>Proven ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a busy, target-driven setting.</li><li>A collaborative approach with confidence to challenge and influence stakeholders.</li><li>Compassion, empathy, and an understanding of customer needs and vulnerabilities.</li><li>Computer literacy and the ability to quickly learn new systems.</li></ul>If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email <a href="mailto:lqcareers@lqgroup.org.uk" target="_blank">lqcareers@lqgroup.org.uk</a>About L&amp;Q:We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.At L&amp;Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate <a href="https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/-/media/files/careers/behavioural-framework.pdf" target="_blank">values and behavioural framework</a>, which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&amp;Q.L&amp;Q strongly believe a diverse and inclusive workforce is important, and inclusion is part of our core values and everyday working practices. We make hiring decisions based on your experiences, skills and merits and we are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace. Click <a href="https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-vision-and-values/ethics-and-diversity" target="_blank">here</a> to read more.At L&amp;Q, sustainability is at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK’s largest housing associations.Click <a href="https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/working-at-landq/why-work-for-landq" target="_blank">here</a> to find out more about L&amp;Q and why you should join us!#TJ





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London and Quadrant Housing Trust

Resolutions Officer - 7391

<h4> Job Description </h4>Overview The London Borough of Harrow is seeking a Senior Contract and Monitoring Officer to support the delivery of commissioning priorities within Adult Social Care. Reporting to the Head of Service, the postholder will work collaboratively with key stakeholders to develop commissioning strategies aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of the local population through essential support and preventative services.A core focus of this role is the regular contract monitoring and performance review of providers across Learning Disability, Mental Health, Younger Adult, and Children’s services. You will support Strategic Commissioners by ensuring high levels of service delivery and strict contract compliance. This involves a proactive approach to market shaping and market management, ensuring that the local marketplace remains robust and responsive to the needs of vulnerable residents. The successful candidate will contribute significantly to the development of commissioning strategies and the ongoing assessment of service effectiveness. You will be responsible for building strong, effective relationships with operational staff, partner agencies, and service users to ensure commissioned services are fit for purpose. Where monitoring activities identify areas for improvement, you will be expected to follow these up comprehensively to ensure high standards are maintained.This role requires a professional with a keen eye for detail and the ability to foster partnership working. It offers a unique opportunity to influence the quality of care and support across a diverse range of specialist services in the borough. About You The successful candidate will possess:<ul><li>A strong educational background or clear evidence of relevant further training and professional development.</li><li>A high level of technical competence across the specific areas detailed in the job description.</li><li>Proven experience working within Social Care, specifically in Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Younger Adults, and Children’s services or related fields.</li><li>Extensive experience in multi-agency collaboration and engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders.</li><li>Demonstrable experience in monitoring service providers and managing provider relationships.</li><li>Excellent communication and partnership-working skills to foster effective professional networks.</li><li>The ability to interpret complex service needs alongside detailed financial data.</li><li>Practical experience working with various procurement processes and frameworks.</li></ul>This post will require a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. Related Documents For more information, please refer to the <a href="https://harrowcouncil.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInert&amp;action=download&amp;id=27262&amp;hashed=-506202358" target="_blank">Role Profile/Selection Criteria</a><h4>About us</h4> Harrow Council 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 &amp; 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.<h4>Other information</h4> Support for candidates visit:<a href="https://www.harrow.gov.uk/jobs/support-candidates?documentId=12517&amp;categoryId=210277" target="_blank">Harrow.gov.uk</a> Our behavioural indicators roles <a href="https://www.harrow.gov.uk/downloads/file/23864/behavioural-indicators-below-g11" target="_blank">below G11</a> and <a href="https://www.harrow.gov.uk/downloads/file/23865/behavioural-indicators-above-g11" target="_blank">above G11</a> Here at Harrow Council, the vision is one of 'Working together to make a difference for Harrow' <a href="https://www.harrow.gov.uk/jobs/jobs-harrow-council" target="_blank"> Please click here to view Harrow Council's benefits</a><h4>Important Note</h4> 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" target="_blank">equality statement</a>. 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="mailto:resourcing@harrow.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@harrow.gov.uk</a> 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. 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. Harrow redeployees will be given priority consideration. 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="www.cifas.org.uk/fpn">www.cifas.org.uk/fpn</a> 





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Senior Contract and Monitoring Officer

<h4> Job Description </h4>Overview The London Borough of Harrow is seeking a dedicated Quality Assurance Officer to join our Adult Social Care, Safeguarding, and Quality Assurance Team. This pivotal role is responsible for monitoring and elevating the standard of service delivery across the borough. Using a proactive, risk-based approach and the Safety Helix framework, the postholder will conduct provider visits to ensure that the local marketplace maintains high-quality provision and remains compliant with regulatory standards.The successful candidate will act as a champion for best practice, working directly with providers to drive service improvements through forums and collaborative engagement. You will be responsible for identifying non-compliance and implementing necessary corrective actions to resolve poor practice. Close collaboration with the Safeguarding Team is essential, including participation in case conferences and addressing complex issues within delivery organisations.Beyond provider oversight, you will serve as a vital link between the Council and the community. This involves supporting Adult Services consultation exercises and facilitating meaningful engagement with service users and carers to ensure their voices inform service development. Applicants should possess strong communication skills and a commitment to safeguarding vulnerable adults. Please note that this role may occasionally require a flexible approach to working hours to meet the requirements of the service. About You The successful candidate will have:<ul><li>Significant experience of service user and carer engagement and consultation</li><li>Experience in monitoring services to specified quality criteria</li><li>Dealing with difficult providers in a non compliance situation</li><li>Working with providers to improve quality of service</li><li>Working with Safeguarding on extreme cases</li><li>Report writing and risk management experiance as well as contractual knowledge</li><li>GCSE or equivalent Qualification</li><li>Evidence of further education</li></ul>This post will require a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. Related Documents For more information, please refer to the <a href="https://harrowcouncil.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInert&amp;action=download&amp;id=27261&amp;hashed=-1582755767" target="_blank">Role Profile/Selection Criteria</a><h4>About us</h4> Harrow Council 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 &amp; 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.<h4>Other information</h4> Support for candidates visit:<a href="https://www.harrow.gov.uk/jobs/support-candidates?documentId=12517&amp;categoryId=210277" target="_blank">Harrow.gov.uk</a> Our behavioural indicators roles <a href="https://www.harrow.gov.uk/downloads/file/23864/behavioural-indicators-below-g11" target="_blank">below G11</a> and <a href="https://www.harrow.gov.uk/downloads/file/23865/behavioural-indicators-above-g11" target="_blank">above G11</a> Here at Harrow Council, the vision is one of 'Working together to make a difference for Harrow' <a href="https://www.harrow.gov.uk/jobs/jobs-harrow-council" target="_blank"> Please click here to view Harrow Council's benefits</a><h4>Important Note</h4> 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" target="_blank">equality statement</a>. 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="mailto:resourcing@harrow.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@harrow.gov.uk</a> 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. 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. Harrow redeployees will be given priority consideration. 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="www.cifas.org.uk/fpn">www.cifas.org.uk/fpn</a> 





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Quality Assurance Officer

Assistant Residential Children’s Worker Waking NightsWelcome to Gatekeeper’s Lodge, it is a unique home for one young person aged 8–18. It’s a place where kindness, care, and curiosity make every day and night feel safe and positive. Our approach is based on learning through life, building trust, and creating calm, nurturing routines. At night, children need reassurance and safety. Your role is to make sure they feel secure, cared for, and supported, even when the world feels quiet.Your role as an Assistant Residential childcare worker is to be a calm, caring presence during the night, offering comfort and support when needed. Respond to any worries or emergencies with confidence and compassion. Prepare for the following day helping set the child up for success in school or community activities.Get school bags ready, prepare lunches, and ensure the home feels organised and welcoming for the morning, supporting the day shift by resetting the home and making sure everything is ready for a positive start. You won't be alone you will work alongside a sleep-in staff member for guidance and support throughout the night.We at Gatekeepers value kindness, patience, and respect for each other and the child. A willingness to learn and grow, we’ll teach you everything you need to know. Team spirit, you’re part of a small, supportive team where every voice matters.You’ll receive a comprehensive training package, including the opportunity to gain your Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare. We’ll help you build confidence in safeguarding, trauma-informed care, and therapeutic approaches like PACE.Picture this you arrive and settle in for the evening after a chat with the day team, making sure the home feels calm and safe. You check on the child, offering reassurance and a friendly chat if they’re awake. You prepare for the next day, school bag packed, lunch ready, and the home tidy for a fresh start.If the child wakes up worried or needs support, you’re there to listen and comfort them ensuring they feel safe you record any important notes for the day team and make sure everything is ready for the morning. Your presence helps the child feel secure and cared for, and ensures the home is ready for a day of learning and community life.Why Join Gatekeepers? Be part of a new, innovative service that puts relationships first. Work in a peaceful setting where your role truly makes a difference. Enjoy excellent training and career development opportunities. Help create a safe, positive environment for a child who needs stability and care.Derbyshire is also a great place to live and work. It's only a short drive to Derby, Nottingham, Sheffield, and Manchester but is also home to miles of beautiful countryside and has the Peak District National Park on its doorstep. The county enjoys house prices below the UK average and has great road and rail links.In addition to location, there are several perks to being a Derbyshire County Council employee:<ul><li>Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li>generous annual leave and flexi-time scheme</li><li>travel expenses</li><li>discount on leisure centre memberships</li><li>free car parking at most sites</li><li>an in-house counselling services</li><li>occupational health service</li><li>access to sessions with a trained physiotherapist</li><li>cycle to work scheme</li></ul>Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. <a href="https://staff.derbyshire.gov.uk/jobs-and-recruitment/recruitment-and-contractual-arrangements/criminal-background-checks/criminal-background-checks.aspx" target="_blank">Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.</a>The job may require unsocial hours working including weekends and Bank Holidays. Payment arrangements will be detailed in any contract offer made.Saturday and Sunday hours will be paid at plain time where it is part of your normal working pattern unless it is between 7pm and 7am, where enhanced rates of pay apply. Enhanced pay rates are paid for Bank Holiday working.Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click <a href="https://staff.derbyshire.gov.uk/pay-and-benefits/my-benefits-and-discounts/my-benefits-and-discounts.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>CS1We welcome applications from individuals who share our values — being Collaborative, Innovative, Empowered and Accountable. These values describe who we are and what we stand for as a council. They help shape our culture, encourage consistent behaviour and guide how we work together to make a positive difference for both our employees and the residents we serve.





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Derbyshire County Council

Assistant Residential Childrens Worker (Gatekeepers Lodge) (3 Posts)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join award-winning Derbyshire Catering Service.Are you passionate about food and enjoy working as part of a team? We are currently recruiting for a Catering Assistant to work as a valued member of our dedicated kitchen team.You will be supporting the kitchen supervisor in all areas of the service at Deer Park Primary School. This may involve working at a production unit or at a servery unit. Possible tasks include food preparation, cooking, portion control, allergen compliance and preparing the dining room for service.Our Catering Assistants are our point of contact with our hungry customers. Whilst serving meals to our customers all team members help ensure that food hygiene and health &amp; safety regulations are followed. We want to help make good lunchtime memories for our customers so it is essential that you can demonstrate an attitude which is appropriate to the school environment.Successful completion of the NVQ food hygiene certificate will be required upon appointment.Provisional Interview Date: 12th February 2026Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. <a href="https://staff.derbyshire.gov.uk/jobs-and-recruitment/recruitment-and-contractual-arrangements/criminal-background-checks/criminal-background-checks.aspx" target="_blank">Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.</a>Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click <a href="https://staff.derbyshire.gov.uk/pay-and-benefits/my-benefits-and-discounts/my-benefits-and-discounts.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>CST1We welcome applications from individuals who share our values — being Collaborative, Innovative, Empowered and Accountable. These values describe who we are and what we stand for as a council. They help shape our culture, encourage consistent behaviour and guide how we work together to make a positive difference for both our employees and the residents we serve.





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Catering Assistant (Deer Park Primary School)

Norbriggs Primary School are seeking to appoint a Teaching and Learning Assistant to support our classes within school. We pride ourselves on being a warm and welcoming school, with a true community centred ethos, putting the children at the heart of our decision-making, striving to ensure we are a place ‘where every child counts’We are a one-form entry primary school located in Mastin Moor, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, with 181 children on roll. In return, Norbriggs offers:<ul><li>a welcoming and friendly environment, made up of a hard-working, supportive and experienced team who strive to deliver innovation and excellence for all children.</li><li>dedicated and supportive governors who share in the school’s vision for success.</li><li>Warm and caring children who value school and opportunities it brings.</li></ul>Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please telephone the School Office, on 01246 473398, to arrange an appointment to visit the school.Provisional Interview Date: 2 February 2026Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. <a href="https://staff.derbyshire.gov.uk/jobs-and-recruitment/recruitment-and-contractual-arrangements/criminal-background-checks/criminal-background-checks.aspx" target="_blank">Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.</a>





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