Total 146 job vacancies by Nations Recruitment

Job Title : Housing Enforcement Officer
Job Category : Housing
Location : London Borough Of Barnet, Barnet Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £39.73
Purpose of Job:

To provide technical professional enforcement services with the overall aim of protecting and improving the health, safety and welfare of every resident, worker and visitor within the Borough.
· The post holder will be required to undertake their duties in the Private Sector Housing Team in one of the following sections:-
· HMO Licensing
· Housing Enforcement
· Empty Properties
The post holder will operate flexibly and changes in priorities may involve the post holder being employed in any of the above areas or Regulatory Services.

Professional Membership/Qualification
Successful completion (or imminent completion) of an Environmental Health degree or postgraduate MSc course, accredited by the CIEH in Environmental Health (Housing Enforcement Officer)
Or
Demonstrable professional experience in the relevant specialism
Fully qualified EHORB registered and eligible for Corporate Membership of the CIEH (EHO)

Experience & Knowledge
Existing technical knowledge of the relevant areas of Environmental Health or the ability to develop technical knowledge.
Experience of taking enforcement action.
Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills and able to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing with a wide range of contacts and to deal with difficult or complex issues
Ability to accurately draft legal documents

Skill & Ability
Competent user of Microsoft Office specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Ability to accurately record data using specialist data management systems
Is self-motivated and able to work under pressure to meet deadlines and targets whilst producing work to a high standard.
Adaptable, has as a flexible attitude and is able to adjust to change in tasks at short notice.
Able to progress sometimes complex cases in a timely manner accurately and in accordance with the relevant legislation and guidelines

Job Title : Chef - NG
Job Category : Catering & Hospitality
Location : The Box, Plymouth City Council
Hours Per Week : 30.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £16.00

• Preparing and monitor food production, cooking and presenting high quality dishes for café and event catering.
• Keeping up with industry trends and creating new recipes with the Sous Chef & Commis Chef.
• Creating and reviewing the menu, ensuring that inventory of stock is completed.
• Ensure compliance with applicable health and safety standards within kitchen are achieved.
• Following the budget set by the General Manager, ensuring that menu is costed correctly and minimising waste.
• Ordering food for the kitchen.
• Training and developing staff as instructed by General Manager.
• Maintaining a clean and safe kitchen to FSBB standards.

Job Title : Executive Assistant PO2
Job Category : Admin / Clerical
Location : London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 16:30
Salary: £21.28

Required to be based in Haringey (Broadwater Farm Tottenham) at least three days per week, preferably 4
Role will also incorporate some office management tasks
Role will be supporting two heads of service and their teams, including diary and email management, liaison with other departments, organising meetings and minute taking
Experience of working as an EA or similar in a Local Authority environment is desirable

Duties and responsibilities

1. Responsible for managing the Head of Repairs and Maintenance, office, diary and itinerary as appropriate.

2. Consistently provide an excellent Executive Assistant service.

3. Act as the first point of contact and screen telephone and other enquiries, initiate appropriate action, deal with enquiries, help to resolve queries where possible, and provide the Head of Repairs and Maintenance, with an indication of items of importance or interest. This includes progressing and chasing responses to enquiries to the Head of Repairs and Maintenance.

4. Make decisions and act on behalf of the Head of Repairs and Maintenance within agreed parameters

5. Prepare for and service Senior Management meetings, Improvement Board meetings and all other meetings as directed by the Head of Repairs and Maintenance. Progress post-meeting actions within set timescales.

Knowledge and Experience
⦁ Substantial Executive Assistant experience at senior level and ability to demonstrate success within the role
⦁ Experience of project work
Experience of dealing appropriately with Councillors, Senior Managers and residents

Skills and Abilities
⦁ Excellent IT skills, including, word processing, spread sheets, electronic diary management, internet and e-mail
⦁ Ability to communicate at all levels with a wide range of telephone and personal callers as well as staff
⦁ Ability to confidently maintain positive contacts and relationships with key stakeholders including Board members and Councillors
⦁ Ability to take minutes
⦁ Excellent written skills
⦁ Ability to deal effectively with problems and enquiries
⦁ Ability to exercise tact, discretion and sensitivity
⦁ Proven ability of dealing with confidential matters
⦁ Demonstrate success as an effective team member
⦁ Committed to equal opportunities in all aspects of your work
⦁ Able to take a positive problem solving approach to your work
⦁ Willingness to tackle any task in the interests of the business
Demonstrate the ability to act on your own initiative

Job Title : Planning Officer
Job Category : Planning / Policy
Location : Hackney Service Centre, Hackney Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £18.61

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

To be responsible for the processing of Development Management matters within an area based or function based team including responsibility for the handling of pre-application advice, planning applications, appeals and enforcement including negotiations with developers and other interested parties, securing financial and other community benefits through legal agreements.

To work in conjunction with the Area Team Leader in achieving timely, effective planning outcomes which uphold the Council’s Core Values and meet the challenges of Best Value and Comprehensive Performance Assessment.

To be accountable to the Area Team Leader for achieving agreed Service outcomes and personal appraisal targets.

To ensure statutory and legal obligations are delivered and communicated in a customer focussed manner, optimising available resources.

To provide advice and support to junior colleagues within the team as required.

To deputise for the Area Team Leader as required (P03)

To represent the Council as an expert spokesperson on issues related to their functional area of responsibility.(P03)


Knowledge

A knowledge and ability to promote and implement equal opportunities in accordance with Council guidelines. Short listing Criteria

Able to understand plans and drawing related to complex planning applications and projects.

Knowledge and ability to operate IT systems and equipment.

An extensive knowledge and understanding of planning legislation.

Knowledge of planning issues as they affect the inner city.

Knowledge of Best Value criteria. Short listing Criteria

Experience of developing AND/OR implementing service improvements projecting including understanding of Best Value and other quality assurance systems (P03)

Experience of ensuring the delivery of Planning Projects and or Development Management functions within agreed timescales and with quality outcomes.

Work related experience

Experience of providing services to customers and being accountable for these services.

Experience of a wide range of development control work, and the ability to deal with complex applications and/or projects.

Qualifications

A relevant qualification in Town Planning or equivalent which supports membership of the RTPI or a postgraduate qualification in a related discipline combined with relevant experience in the field of development management and evidence of commitment to attain a necessary relevant qualification in Town Planning. Mandatory

In depth post qualification experience in Planning of which a significant element relates to the Development Control process.

Job Title : Temporary Accommodation Move On Officer - S02
Job Category : Revenues / Benefits
Location : Hackney Service Centre, Hackney Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £21.31

PURPOSE OF THE JOB
This role is to act as a liaison point between the Temporary Accommodation Income team and the Hackney Money Hub.
The overarching intention is to secure settled accommodation for individuals and families in temporary accommodation, by tackling the rent arrears and/ or other financial barriers that prevent residents from “moving on”.
The Temporary Accommodation Move On (TAMO) officer will join the Hackney Money Hub team specifically to support individuals and families in temporary accommodation (TA) who have fallen into arrears. The intention is that, through support from the TAMO officer, individuals and families in TA will maximise their income, increase their money management skills, start managing their arrears and, ideally, come to an arrears repayment arrangement. The TAMO officer will provide holistic support through money management advice and guidance, income maximisation, including benefits claims, and one off financial support, such as Discretionary Housing Payment. Combined, these actions will allow them to secure settled accommodation.

Person Specification
Has experience of best practice in building relationships and working with vulnerable residents with complex needs, towards positive behaviour change
Has experience of income maximisation, including identifying entitlement to benefits, and wider support including free school meals, healthy start vouchers, warm home discounts and social tariffs for water, and broadband / phone bills.
Has and maintains a detailed working knowledge of law, practice, council policy and guidance relating to financial support, such as:
Disability-related welfare benefits including PIP, DLA and Attendance Allowance
Good working understanding of Housing Benefit and how it is calculated
Council Tax Benefit and Council Tax Reduction
Discretionary schemes: DHP, HDCSS and CTRHDS
Housing
Tenancy
Lettings
Benefits advice
Debt and money management
Income maximisation
Security of tenure


Has the ability to manage own workload and manage conflicting priorities in a working environment that is subject to frequently changing circumstances in order to achieve targets within challenging timescales.
Has an understanding of income and expenditure reviews, ability to complete income and expenditure sheet, identify ‘reasonable’ and ‘unreasonable’ expenditure and, using this information, provide money management advice
Is able to identify where a resident has problem debt and signposting to specialist debt advice services
Has good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your workload to deliver to tight deadlines, targets and performance standards.
Has excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences including partner services and agencies and the ability to explain complex processes in simple language.
Has good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your workload to deliver to tight deadlines, targets and performance standards.
Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences including partner services and agencies and the ability to explain complex processes in simple language.
Experience of customer service; in dealing with people on the telephone and in person
Experience of effective partnership working with agencies and stakeholders and the proven ability in engaging, negotiating and consulting with a wide range of audiences.
Ability to exercise good judgement.
Experience of reflective practice and peer support.
Comfortable with change, welcoming it as an opportunity to grow.
Ability to travel around the borough in order to attend community events.
Experience of working flexibly to meet the needs of the service and its customers.
Experience of assisting vulnerable and challenging customers.
Ability to mediate and negotiate effectively.
Experience of dealing with and advising customers in a user-centred manner.
Ability to adapt to new legislative, technological and financial developments whilst maintaining services outcomes in periods of change
Ability to analyse and understand complex information.
Experience of building positive relationships with a range of both internal and external customers and stakeholders.
Experience of cross-organisational working, taking into account the views of others and arriving at solutions of mutual benefit.
Experience of creating a culture of learning, to maintain a capable and high performing workforce
Be available to work outside normal working hours including at weekends if required
Must demonstrate an understanding and be committed to the Council’s Equalities policy carrying out all duties with regard to the policy.
Must demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the importance of confidentiality.
Must demonstrate an ability to carry out research independently using electronic communication systems and other sources of relevant information.
Experience in or ability to learn digital tools such as the LIFT dashboard to identify residents in or near financial hardship through a data-driven approach.
Officers involved with Benefits and discretionary awards processing will comply with the required security checks for the Department for Work and Pensions and Cabinet Office.
Officers will be required to complete a declaration of interests’ submission for this post.

Job Title : Window Fitter
Job Category : Commercial
Location : London Borough of Newham
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 16:00
Salary: £175.00 per day

Experienced Window Fitter / fixer UPVC

Job Title : Plumber - Multi Trade*
Job Category : Commercial
Location : London Borough of Newham
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 16:00
Salary: £18.00

Qualified plumber ideally with previous Local Authority repair and replacement experience x 2

Job Title : Electrician*
Job Category : Commercial
Location : London Borough of Newham
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 16:00
Salary: £20.27

Qualified Electrician with previous experience on Social House repairs and improvements

Job Title : Family Practitioner SO1
Job Category : Social Care & Health Non-Qualified
Location : Laurence House, Lewisham Council
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £20.59

Experience of delivering targeted help parenting/family support, being a lead professional and holding a case load, is essential.
(This role requires field work and office based work in a Children Centre within Lewisham).

Main Purpose of the job:

To work collaboratively with young people and their families to provide focused support to families to improve outcomes, address challenges, reduce risks to children and to enable families to make and sustain change.

To build trusting relationships with children, young people and families and extended family members/friends/communities to build sustainable change within stronger family networks, helping to alleviate their social isolation and increase capacity.

To work alongside families to prevent needs from escalating to the point where statutory services are needed and/or to reduce the risk of family breakdown and children/young people coming into care.

To undertake and contribute to assessments and plans for children and their families in line with practice frameworks and in a way that avoids duplication and promotes holistic, and family led planning.

To work alongside partner agencies as part of a multi-disciplinary Team Around the Family ensuring that each service is contributing to achieving the best outcomes for children and their families.

To develop and implement effective evidenced based interventions which are grounded in principles of professional curiosity, anti-oppressive practice and systemic approaches with individuals, groups or a family in a range of settings, including community and youth settings, streets and estates, schools and in the family home according to the needs of the family.

To develop and implement effective evidenced based work, including in the home, and on an individual or a group basis in flexible and creative ways through a variety of interventions, engaging with young people and families according to the needs of the family.

Experience
Significant experience of providing support to vulnerable children/young people and their families within a targeted early help setting on a range of complex issues, including where there are safeguarding concerns, utilising a range of strategies to engender positive change.
Experience of developing and maintaining relationships across services and supporting them to work together to achieve coordinated responses to needs and achieve best outcomes for children and families.
Experience of caseload management and prioritising and planning support
Experience of working in culturally diverse communities
Experience of addressing equal opportunities issues.
Experience of using different intervention models to support parenting.
Experience of using practice models and structured assessments to assess risk, needs and action plan with families and individuals, including Early Help Assessments and SMART family plans.

General Education
Professional qualification or relevant experience in a social work/health/or related children’s services area.
Training and/or qualifications in social care, youth work, social work or equivalent to national standards, minimum NVQ 3

Job Title : First Response Officer (Scale 6)
Job Category : Housing
Location : Edmonton Centre, Enfield Council
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £16.01
Purpose of the Role:
Provide high quality and comprehensive support to the service user to empower them to
plan, work towards and achieve their outcomes.
Working effectively individually and as part of a team, to achieve service outcomes and
actively contribute to the development and smooth running of the service in accordance with
local policies procedures and legislation.
Work as a part of a responsive team working in the community providing an extension of the
call centre and first port of call to residents across the borough. Deliver a tenure blind,
wholesome people and place offer for residents living in Council Housing properties,
identifying the most vulnerable ones and support as appropriate and ensuring the needs of
the wider community are met.
Provide housing support and tenancy management service to residents living in defined
communities and localities. Respond to all initial enquiries and provide first time right
transactional resolution.
Provide property management function meeting all health and safety and residents’ safety
requirement. Carry out testing and regular inspections of dwellings, blocks and estates, raise
repairs and follow through to satisfactory completion.
Work flexibly to deliver a tenure blind, wholesome people and place offer for residents living
in Council Housing ensuring the needs of the wider community are met. Provide emergency
response, detail to be determined as required by individual service teams’ need and in
cognisance of individual circumstances.
Be part of a highly visible team working mostly in community, remotely and via face-to-face
contacts with residents. Display respect at all times, get things done and own the matter to
its conclusion

Skills, Experience, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential:
1. As a regular and intrinsic part of this role requires you to speak to members of the public in English, the ability to converse
at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential and consistent with the requirements of
this role. This role also requires you to be polite and courteous when conversing with the public.
2. Experience of delivering customer facing multi-landlord tenure blind customer service
3. Understanding of property management function and knowledge of underlying health and safety and residents’ safety
regulations
4. Experience of working in face-paced environment, with many competing priorities
5. Experience of maintaining partnerships
Desirable:
1. Knowledge of housing law and understanding of the issues involved in tenancy management

Competencies:
Candidates: Please ensure you address these competencies in your responses to the essential (and desirable if applicable) criteria above.
1. Customer focus
2. Deliver service performance
3. Focus on continuous improvement
4. Political awareness and context

Qualifications & Professional registration criteria
Candidates: Please ensure you address these qualifications in your responses to the essential (and desirable if
applicable) criteria, you will be expected to meet these requirements of the role and they will be explored with you at
interview.
1. Willingness to undertake housing related qualification

Job Category :Social Care & Health Non-Qualified
Location : Civic Centre, Bromley Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Salary: £15.43

Following the Care Act 2014 the CMA position will the opportunity to work in new ways with Adults, Older People and Carers in providing personalised services that offers greater choice control over their care and support needs.

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
• Undertake assessments of Adults and Carers needs in accordance with Care Act 2014, and London Borough of Bromley procedures.
• Calculate the indicative personal budget.
• Prepare individual support plans reflecting the assessment of needs of the Service User and their Carers including identifying unmet needs.
• Arrange for the provision of standard adaptive equipment and demonstrate the correct technique for use ensuring that the Service User and Carers are safe and independent as possible.
• Request minor adaptations to the Service User’s home in accordance with service procedures and check that these are suitable after installation and the Service User and Carer is as safe and independent as possible.
• To seek the advice and support of a qualified or registered worker e.g., Occupational Therapist or Care Manager, where a case is identified as needing their involvement or more input.
• Contribute to the development of users and carers choice and independence by effectively promoting Direct Payments/Personal budgets
• Work within the departments’ budgetary constraints to achieve best value by providing creative cost-effective services.
• Monitor and review support plans and the effectiveness of services provided for Adults and Carers.
• Provide support to qualified staff to assist with tasks identified as requiring practical and on-going input.
• To ensure all relevant parties involved with Adults and Carers are notified of changes and/or amendments to support plans.
• To maintain Adult and Carer records in accordance with the departmental policy and practice.


SKILLS & ABILITIES
Good Skills in assessment.
Able to demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills
Ability to prepare accurate reports and correspondences.
Ability to negotiate and work with a wide range of Care Providers, National Organisations, Local Authority staff, Community Groups and representatives of health services with a wide range of people.
Ability to develop and maintain positive and effective working relationships at all levels with a wide range of individuals and organisations that may have different and conflicting agendas.
Ability to listen and work with Adults and Carers to reflect their views rather than make plans on their behalf.
Effective organisational skills and set priorities.
Ability to think creatively and imaginatively to anticipate and solve problems within appropriate parameters.
Ability to understand and manage budgets.
Be able to cope with pressure.
Able to make appropriate decisions.
Ability to use information technology effectively.
Demonstrate appropriate understanding, knowledge and skills in valuing diversity
Ability to work independently
Ability to work flexibly
Ability to undertake home visits
Ability to work as part of a team




KNOWLEDGE
Demonstrate a sound working knowledge of Social Services legislation and practice.
2. Demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding of the Care Act 2014, the Mental Capacity Act 2005, and other relevant legislation
3. Ability to develop knowledge of local services and community resources.
4. Awareness and commitment to Equal Opportunities Policy
Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of safeguarding
Demonstrate an awareness of budgetary constraints.







EXPERIENCE
Able to demonstrate experience of having worked within Health and Social Care directly with Adults and Carers.
Working across a range of agencies and understanding their role.
Evidence of continued professional/personal development.



QUALIFICATIONS
A relevant social and health care qualification is preferable but not essential at BR8, i.e. NVQ.
The progression criteria for BR9 requires successful completion of a relevant qualification e.g NVQ3 or able to demonstrate appropriate skills and experience at that level..
Minimum standard of English GCSE Grade A -C or equivalent



SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Car Driver must be mobile and able to travel independently to various locations around the borough carrying equipment.
A satisfactory criminal record bureau disclosure is required.

Job Category :Management
Location : Laurence House - Second Floor , Lewisham Council
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £33.62

We are looking for a Group Manager who is passionate about working with adolescents and has a proven track record for maintaining high practice standards. The role sits within the Integrated Adolescent Safeguarding Service which includes Safe Space 11-17 year olds at risk of extra familial harm and the Youth Justice Service. The responses to children who go missing and affected by youth homelessness is also led within the service.

The group manager will be responsible for leading Safe Space which is the statutory safeguarding division of the service. They take referrals directly from MASH and provide post assessment support if required usually via CIN processes or CP if appropriate. There is a small cohort of children in the service who are children looked after who are supported inline with CLA processes and legislation.

Safe Space is a double award winning service that has also been commended in recent OFSTED reports.

The ideal candidate should have experience in leading or working in Adolescent, R&A or Safeguarding teams or services.


1. Main Purpose of the Job:

1.1. To provide senior level management within a designated service area.

1.2. To provide support, guidance and management of operational line management reports. Provide senior level management cover within the Service Unit or across the Division as required.

1.3. To work with internal and external partners to ensure that high quality, value for money services are delivered to support vulnerable children and their families.

1.4. To hold responsibility for the designated service area ensuring that:
- timely allocation and throughput is made for all children open to the Department
- Performance is delivered to required standards
- Electronic casefiles are appropriately maintained
- Supervision is held at required frequency and to qualitative standards
- Induction and appraisal are held at required frequency and to qualitative standards agreed by the Department.
- Systems are delivered to ensure tracking of performance and corrective action is promptly taken where required.
- Ensure data for the designated service area is reliable and of high quality and is interrogated at regular intervals.

2. Knowledge and Ability
 Understand statistical information and ability to analyse, communicate and develop strategies for corrective action. Ability to deliver action plans and ensure review mechanisms for sustainment.
 Understands best practice within provision of statutory children’s social care services.
 Evidences ability to be informed by, contribute to and understand research and its translation for service delivery.
 Ability to provide clear leadership and empower and motivate staff to ensure optimum delivery of services.
 Deliver on programme management of projects, from initiation to delivery ensuring milestones are met and mechanisms for consultation and briefing of key stakeholders and decision makers.
 Demonstrates understanding of the council strategy, vision and priorities.
 Actively seeks and offers new approaches, methods, techniques and tools. Tries out new ways of working and shares their insights with colleagues
 Ability to make difficult decisions in a timely way.

1. Education and Qualifications
 Social Work qualification
 Social Work England registration
2. Skills

 Demonstrates an ease, fluency and resilience in terms of:
 Problem analysis and decision making
 Using performance information to plan, shape and improve service delivery.
 Communicating effectively both verbally and in writing to a range of stakeholders.
 Planning own and others activities
 Organising arrangements for delivery of service with contingencies in place.
 Directing and motivating others within a pressured environment
 Use of technology and other management tools.
 Time management and prioritisation within competing demands.
 Energises others and self to overcome barriers
 Encourages, mentors and coaches others to deliver
 Demonstrates regard for others.
 Responsive to others needs and considers impact within decision making.
 Builds relationships and influences others for mutual benefits
3. Equal Opportunities

 Awareness of equal opportunities issues in the context of service provision in this role.

Job Category : Housing
Location : The Deane House, Somerset Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £15.70

Provide advice, information and assistance to applicants who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Help applicants to explore their housing options and find suitable accommodation that meets their needs. To work with a range of partners and agencies to prevent and reduce homelessness in the community.

Advice & Guidance
Offer advice and information on topics such as homelessness prevention, housing options, tenure rights and security of tenure. Communicate with applicants or their authorised representatives through phone, email or letter. Make advice accessible to all applicants and help them avoid or resolve homelessness and secure long-term housing solutions.
Progress Applications Make enquiries and collect all relevant information from the applicant including financial statements or health information and carry out other verification checks as necessary, including authorised communication with statutory and voluntary agencies to support decision making.
Progress all homeless applications (Part 7 application) under current legislation, ensuring compliance to the Homelessness Code of Guidance.
Progress all housing applications (Part 6 applications) in line with the Homefinder Somerset Choice Based Lettings scheme and ensure these are completed in a timely manner.
Assessment & Plan Carry out an assessment of circumstances and needs to identify what has caused the homelessness or threat of homelessness and the housing needs of the applicant and any support needs to be able to secure and retain accommodation. Following the assessment, create a personalised housing plan with the applicant to help them retain or find accommodation.
Decision Making Decide on what duties are owed to the applicant (e.g., interim duty, prevention duty, relief duty), progressing all homeless applications, notifying applicants within target times whilst ensuring all decisions comply with current legislation. Make appropriate referrals to partner agencies and organisations to help with issues such as access to private rented accommodation, benefits, relationship breakdown, debt, budgeting, warrant, substance misuse, domestic abuse, rough sleeping, mental health, health, support, complex needs and learning difficulties.

Qualification
Education qualification to at least A level standard or acquired knowledge to NVQ level 4 and ongoing commitment to continuous professional development and where required will acquire specialist accreditation and skills. Essential
Knowledge
• Homelessness legislation. (Housing Act 1996, Homelessness Act 2002, Suitability Order 2012, Homelessness Reduction Act 2017) Desirable
• Landlord and tenant law. Desirable
• Options available to somebody that is homeless or at risk of homelessness. Desirable
• Data Protection. Desirable
• Equality and diversity issues and an understanding of the relevance to a housing advice service. Desirable
Skills
• Effective written and verbal communication Essential
• Ability to build and maintain good working relationships. Essential
• Negotiating skills Desirable
• Ability to deal inventively and sensitively with a wide range and spectrum of people in greatly varying circumstances. Essential
• Ability to establish and manage realistic applicant expectations. Essential
• Resourceful, solution focused, persuasive and skilled in overcoming barriers. Essential
• Ability to prioritise workload, manage time effectively and meet deadlines. Essential
• Ability to manage a diverse caseload effectively where detailed and complex investigations are required, working with precision and attention to detail. Essential
• Ability to maintain accurate detailed and timely case notes and other evidence-based records. Essential
• Ability to work as part of a team, be flexible, use initiative and work with limited supervision. Essential
• Good organisational and administrative skills. Essential
Experience
• Experience of working within a Housing Options team Desirable
• Experience of working in a housing association, local authority housing department or similar organisation. Desirable
• Experience of dealing with the public and in particular vulnerable applicants Desirable
• Experience of effective partnership working which has led to positive solutions. Desirable

Job Category : Management
Location : Laurence House - Second Floor, Lewisham Council
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £38.43

We currently have a vacancy for a group manager vacancy in our MASH Service. Lewisham MASH is our front door for Children Social Care and Target Early Help, the service includes our emergency Duty Team which provides out of hours social work services for adults and children.

The service has a well-developed multi agency partnership, with key safeguarding partners co-located. At Lewisham MASH we have developed a strong performance culture, with a focus on quality child centred decision making. The JTAI in November 2022, commented positively on the quality of practice within the MASH service.

As a group manager, you will be a key member of the extended senior management team. You will manage a service area consisting of 4-5 teams and you will be responsible for practice improvement in your service area using Signs of Safety as our practice framework. You will be a skilled and reflective practitioner and leader and will have a clear vision of what good practice with children and families looks like. You will be able to use and analyse performance data effectively to support our work with children and families. You will also supervise 4-5 team managers and support them in their professional development.

Whilst the service is primarily based in Laurence House, Catford SE6, we operate a hybrid approach whereby you may be required to work both in the office and from home as determined by service requirements.

Job Category :Sec / Admin
Location :Guildhall, Hull City Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £14.16

As the gateway to the AD OD & HR, to provide a professional, proactive and responsive PA/Secretary role to the AD and management team of OD/HR setting the tone for engagement with the service. To provide an administrative service to the Policy, Projects and Industrial Relations Team including support for job evaluation and provision of management information.

The post holder will work to ensure all management needs are met efficiently and effectively, which will require them to effectively use their own judgement and initiative, proactively identifying priorities for the AD and making sure that the wider management team is kept fully informed as to progress.


To take a lead role in managing the corporate industrial relations framework, e.g. SACM/CJCNC meetings, agenda setting meetings and providing secretariat support. Liaising with TU colleagues and management to ensure a smooth and efficient functioning of the Industrial Relations.
Assist in advancing the use of technology to support HR e.g. recruit, ERP/HCM-, web based information, process enhancements and contribute to the development of the OD & HR team plan. Develop and apply information technology to convey and or extract information e.g. sickness absence reporting, to support the service and identify any service area specific interventions, initiatives and requirements.
Liaise with internal staff and external agencies to obtain and research, analyse and collate often complex, conflicting, confidential and controversial information and present findings to the Assistant Director. Support the requirements of the Assistant Director through the provision of minute taking as required at various meetings.


1. Qualifications
NVQ Level 3 Business Administration or equivalent level of experience
Office 365 suite
2. Relevant Experience:
Significant experience of providing PA support to officers in a complex and fast-moving office, including examples of anticipating and dealing with issues and effective diary management
Evidence of identifying and resolving critical and conflicting issues and demands
Examples of establishing and maintaining information management and effective admin systems including SharePoint and Microsoft Teams channels
Evidence of using Microsoft tools to provide efficiencies within the role
Experience of delivering minutes and other written materials that are correct the first time (showing therefore an understanding of the subject, and preparation for the meeting etc.)
Experience in undertaking research projects and presentation of findings
3. Skills (including thinking challenge/mental demands):
Excellent literacy, numeracy and IT skills
Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills, able to work effectively with minimal supervision to meet challenging objectives and deadlines
Highly developed analytical and research skills to undertake research and investigation and the compilation of briefings, summaries, synopsis and abstracts
Ability to deal with, often complex and major, telephone personal and written enquiries/complaints
Ability to work accurately to deadlines with attention to detail
4. Knowledge:
Developed understanding of a broad range of office systems and IT solutions including knowledge of Microsoft suite
Broad understanding of the strategic and corporate issues affecting and influencing the Council
Broad knowledge of sources of research information both from within and outside the Council
5. Interpersonal/Communication Skills:
Verbal Skills
Ability to establish professional, effective working relationships with a range of partners/colleagues
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills including negotiation, influencing and consensus-building skills. Good networking and relationship-building skills
Ability to respond positively and function effectively under pressure, prioritising tasks and maintaining a professional image
Ability to work at a senior level and form a good working relationship at all levels elected members and partners
Written Skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to produce high quality written notes, letters and email responses that are appropriate, timely and accurate