Our client is one of Europe's biggest sporting goods wholesalers who are still growing. They are looking to add an Account Manager to their highly successful team. Benefits: £22,000 - £24,000 depending on experience Free Parking Stakeholder Pension Job overview : This is a unique opportunity to join a well established and growing business in a varied role that will provide excellent product training and scope for development. Job specification: Providing comprehensive admin support to various departments within the organisation such as document preparation, filing and data entry. Assisting in handling customer inquiries via email and telephone, ensuring timely and professional responses. Assisting in processing customer orders, ensuring accuracy and efficiency throughout the process Monitoring and maintaining inventory levels including conducting periodic stock checks and reconciliations. Support the co-ordination and execution of Company events, including trade shows, product launches and promotional activities. Assist in maintaining a clean organised office environment including ordering office supplies and co-ordinating maintenance as needed. Maintaining accurate accurate and up-to-date records in the Company database ensuring data integrity and confidentiality. Supporting team members and managers to support various projects and initiatives as required. Person specification: Previous administration experience Excellent verbal and written communication skills Professional and courteous demeanour Proficient with Word, Excel and Outlook Additional Information: £22,000 - £24,000 Based in Epsom Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm 20 days of leave plus bank holidays Stakeholder Pension Free Car Parking Refer a friend and earn £100! If you have a friend who is also searching for a new opportunity in the local area, recommend Optima and if we place them (providing they complete their 3-month probation period), you will receive a £100 retail voucher of your choice! Please note that if you have not been contacted within 5 working days, then unfortunately on this occasion your CV has not been shortlisted. By applying for this vacancy, you accept Optima Recruitment Limited's Privacy and GDPR Policy which can be found on our website and therefore gives us consent to contact you. Optima Recruitment Limited are acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy and are an equal opportunities employer.
Apr 29, 2024
Full time
Our client is one of Europe's biggest sporting goods wholesalers who are still growing. They are looking to add an Account Manager to their highly successful team. Benefits: £22,000 - £24,000 depending on experience Free Parking Stakeholder Pension Job overview : This is a unique opportunity to join a well established and growing business in a varied role that will provide excellent product training and scope for development. Job specification: Providing comprehensive admin support to various departments within the organisation such as document preparation, filing and data entry. Assisting in handling customer inquiries via email and telephone, ensuring timely and professional responses. Assisting in processing customer orders, ensuring accuracy and efficiency throughout the process Monitoring and maintaining inventory levels including conducting periodic stock checks and reconciliations. Support the co-ordination and execution of Company events, including trade shows, product launches and promotional activities. Assist in maintaining a clean organised office environment including ordering office supplies and co-ordinating maintenance as needed. Maintaining accurate accurate and up-to-date records in the Company database ensuring data integrity and confidentiality. Supporting team members and managers to support various projects and initiatives as required. Person specification: Previous administration experience Excellent verbal and written communication skills Professional and courteous demeanour Proficient with Word, Excel and Outlook Additional Information: £22,000 - £24,000 Based in Epsom Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm 20 days of leave plus bank holidays Stakeholder Pension Free Car Parking Refer a friend and earn £100! If you have a friend who is also searching for a new opportunity in the local area, recommend Optima and if we place them (providing they complete their 3-month probation period), you will receive a £100 retail voucher of your choice! Please note that if you have not been contacted within 5 working days, then unfortunately on this occasion your CV has not been shortlisted. By applying for this vacancy, you accept Optima Recruitment Limited's Privacy and GDPR Policy which can be found on our website and therefore gives us consent to contact you. Optima Recruitment Limited are acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy and are an equal opportunities employer.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our small but successful company as an administrative assistant. You will be working as a valued member of our friendly office team to help ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the business. We install and maintain security equipment and our office staff provide an important link between our engineers and customers. We are looking for candidates who enjoy a challenge and are happy to get stuck in with a wide range of tasks. DUTIES MAY INCLUDE: Monitoring and filtering incoming emails and phone calls Dealing with customer and general enquiries Logging new jobs and scheduling engineers/sub-contractors within SLA repsonse times Liaising with clients, providing job ETAs and updates Chasing contractors for job updates and paperwork Taking in and checking deliveries of parts (light lifting) Adding delivery notes, supplier invoices and contractor worksheets on to our software system Organising returns of faulty parts to suppliers General/ad-hoc admin support SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Previous experience in an administrative role is necessary Experience in a similar industry or managing schedules would be beneficial Ability to organise and prioritise your own workload whilst adapting to changing circumstances throughout the day Strong IT skills and able to pick up new applications easily An independent worker who can also work well with others when necessary Working hours: 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday Holidays: 20 days +bank holidays +additional after time with company Pension Scheme provided Salary negotiable and competitive depending on experience Position available immediately Please note that due to a high volume of response; we will only be able to contact successful candidates
Apr 26, 2024
Full time
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our small but successful company as an administrative assistant. You will be working as a valued member of our friendly office team to help ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the business. We install and maintain security equipment and our office staff provide an important link between our engineers and customers. We are looking for candidates who enjoy a challenge and are happy to get stuck in with a wide range of tasks. DUTIES MAY INCLUDE: Monitoring and filtering incoming emails and phone calls Dealing with customer and general enquiries Logging new jobs and scheduling engineers/sub-contractors within SLA repsonse times Liaising with clients, providing job ETAs and updates Chasing contractors for job updates and paperwork Taking in and checking deliveries of parts (light lifting) Adding delivery notes, supplier invoices and contractor worksheets on to our software system Organising returns of faulty parts to suppliers General/ad-hoc admin support SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Previous experience in an administrative role is necessary Experience in a similar industry or managing schedules would be beneficial Ability to organise and prioritise your own workload whilst adapting to changing circumstances throughout the day Strong IT skills and able to pick up new applications easily An independent worker who can also work well with others when necessary Working hours: 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday Holidays: 20 days +bank holidays +additional after time with company Pension Scheme provided Salary negotiable and competitive depending on experience Position available immediately Please note that due to a high volume of response; we will only be able to contact successful candidates
Head of Corporate Parenting Location: South East Pay: £500 per day We are looking for experienced and passionate leader. The role is to provide cover for the Service Manager of Corporate Parenting. The Successful candidate would have robust experience and , knowledge in managing teams within Fostering, Children in Care and Care Leavers from a Senior Management level. As a Head of Service, you will provide expert and detailed advice to the Service Director, DCS and elected Members on a range of matters associated with your role. At the heart of everything you do, will be a passion to ensure that children, young people and their families achieve positive and improved outcomes are effectively safeguarded. You will lead, motivate and inspire others to deliver the best standards of practice, demonstrated by achieving both local and national performance expectations. This post is centred on the leadership of our Front Door Services with a remit for service improvement and delivering an excellent safeguarding response to children and families in need of statutory investigation and intervention. You will be working in a multi -agency environment, line managing our multi agency safeguarding hub, Out of Hours, and our Initial Response Service. You must be a qualified social worker, registered with Social Work England. A leadership or management qualification or evidence of higher related study would be an advantage. You will be committed to the national statutory post qualifying standards for your own continuing professional development, joining an authority where these are nationally recognised as well embedded. You should demonstrate in your written statement key areas of learning and progression in your own journey. You will bring to the role considerable management experience including managing others and service budgets. You will be able to talk in interview about your experience of managing and motivating teams to achieve significant service improvements and improved outcomes for children and young people. As an individual, you will embrace change as an opportunity for innovation and will have a track record in performance gains. You will be able practice with confident authority in relation to key aspects for safeguarding children, ensuring that statutory guidance is followed. This confidence will enable you to take lead roles in quality assurance and inspection activity. Perfect candidate will be: Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England. BA/MA/BSc/MSc Social Work, CQSW, DipSW, CSS or CCETSW approved equivalent). Must have experience managing a hospital discharge service Enhanced DBS 4 Years plus Qualified In this role you will: Considerable management experience including managing other managers and budgets. Demonstrable experience of managing and motivating teams to achieve significant service improvements and improved outcomes for children and young people. Evidence of a successful background of innovation, initiative and achievement including participation in projects spanning professional boundaries. Experience in raising care standards and of developing and using performance data in securing service improvements. Evidence of working in effective partnerships to secure best outcomes for children and further build on current partnership arrangements across Plymouth. Experience of setting and achieving organisational performance targets and standards. Experience of interpreting and analysing financial and performance management information in order to contribute and influence service design and commissioning Forward planning required for 2 -3 years in advance in order to lead and manage a service and ensure delivery of the best standards of practice and to achieve local and national performance expectations. Leadership skills for leading the change agenda for the delivery of services to children. Highly developed communication skills required to manage a large team of staff and liaise with internal and external agencies and stakeholder. Forward planning required for 2 -3 years in advance in order to lead and manage a service and ensure delivery of the best standards of practice and to achieve local and national performance expectations. Leadership skills for leading the change agenda for the delivery of services to children. This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:- A dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to An easy registration process (all done online) Referral schemes and incentives Ongoing compliance managed for you Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more. This role is ideally located for those travelling from London, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Dartford, Croyden, Epsom, Woking, Bracknell, Reading, Southend on Sea, Margate, Canterbury, Maidstone, Basingstoke and Winchester
Apr 26, 2024
Full time
Head of Corporate Parenting Location: South East Pay: £500 per day We are looking for experienced and passionate leader. The role is to provide cover for the Service Manager of Corporate Parenting. The Successful candidate would have robust experience and , knowledge in managing teams within Fostering, Children in Care and Care Leavers from a Senior Management level. As a Head of Service, you will provide expert and detailed advice to the Service Director, DCS and elected Members on a range of matters associated with your role. At the heart of everything you do, will be a passion to ensure that children, young people and their families achieve positive and improved outcomes are effectively safeguarded. You will lead, motivate and inspire others to deliver the best standards of practice, demonstrated by achieving both local and national performance expectations. This post is centred on the leadership of our Front Door Services with a remit for service improvement and delivering an excellent safeguarding response to children and families in need of statutory investigation and intervention. You will be working in a multi -agency environment, line managing our multi agency safeguarding hub, Out of Hours, and our Initial Response Service. You must be a qualified social worker, registered with Social Work England. A leadership or management qualification or evidence of higher related study would be an advantage. You will be committed to the national statutory post qualifying standards for your own continuing professional development, joining an authority where these are nationally recognised as well embedded. You should demonstrate in your written statement key areas of learning and progression in your own journey. You will bring to the role considerable management experience including managing others and service budgets. You will be able to talk in interview about your experience of managing and motivating teams to achieve significant service improvements and improved outcomes for children and young people. As an individual, you will embrace change as an opportunity for innovation and will have a track record in performance gains. You will be able practice with confident authority in relation to key aspects for safeguarding children, ensuring that statutory guidance is followed. This confidence will enable you to take lead roles in quality assurance and inspection activity. Perfect candidate will be: Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England. BA/MA/BSc/MSc Social Work, CQSW, DipSW, CSS or CCETSW approved equivalent). Must have experience managing a hospital discharge service Enhanced DBS 4 Years plus Qualified In this role you will: Considerable management experience including managing other managers and budgets. Demonstrable experience of managing and motivating teams to achieve significant service improvements and improved outcomes for children and young people. Evidence of a successful background of innovation, initiative and achievement including participation in projects spanning professional boundaries. Experience in raising care standards and of developing and using performance data in securing service improvements. Evidence of working in effective partnerships to secure best outcomes for children and further build on current partnership arrangements across Plymouth. Experience of setting and achieving organisational performance targets and standards. Experience of interpreting and analysing financial and performance management information in order to contribute and influence service design and commissioning Forward planning required for 2 -3 years in advance in order to lead and manage a service and ensure delivery of the best standards of practice and to achieve local and national performance expectations. Leadership skills for leading the change agenda for the delivery of services to children. Highly developed communication skills required to manage a large team of staff and liaise with internal and external agencies and stakeholder. Forward planning required for 2 -3 years in advance in order to lead and manage a service and ensure delivery of the best standards of practice and to achieve local and national performance expectations. Leadership skills for leading the change agenda for the delivery of services to children. This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:- A dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to An easy registration process (all done online) Referral schemes and incentives Ongoing compliance managed for you Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more. This role is ideally located for those travelling from London, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Dartford, Croyden, Epsom, Woking, Bracknell, Reading, Southend on Sea, Margate, Canterbury, Maidstone, Basingstoke and Winchester
Family Court Adviser (Social Worker) - Public and Private Law Team £41,550 - £46,332 + £2,000 Golden Hello Location: Sheffield and Hull We will be holding a virtual live event on 08 May 2024 at 5:15pm for you to come along and speak to our colleagues and managers to see what it is like to work at Cafcass. If you would like to attend this event please sign up here . For this role we are also able to offer a Golden Hello payment of £2,000. Further information on this payment and terms and conditions will be provided in due course should you be successful. We are recruiting for the role of Family Court Adviser (Social Worker) Private and Public Law in our team covering Sheffield and Hull. We trust and empower colleagues to work in a hybrid way, providing the resources, equipment, and support, so that individually and collectively, we can be the voice of children and young people when the family court makes critical decisions about their futures. Whilst this role is part of a team based from our office in Sheffield, our teams work flexibly and remotely, your proximity to the office doesn't always have to be a critical consideration. We are a diverse, inclusive organisation that is a safe space for colleagues with shared aspects of identity and lived experience, which helps ensure we provide a service which promotes the diversity and uniqueness of children and families from all backgrounds. We especially welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds as we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity of the children and families we work with. We provide extensive wellbeing support for colleagues, as well as excellent benefits, all of which we hope encourages you to join us. Let us tell you a bit more about the role Working in the Public and Private Law team, Family Court Advisers are involved in a combination of cases where either the families require the assistance to agree on the best arrangements for the welfare and safety of the child(ren) involved or the local authority has serious concerns and requests the involvement of Cafcass in the case. Family Court Advisers are typically involved in undertaking direct work with children, gaining their views and wishes and representing these to the court via written reports and giving evidence and advocating for arrangements that are in the best interests of the child(ren) involved. and what we're looking for. Being a Family Court Adviser is very rewarding - but it's not for everyone. You must be a Social Work England registered social worker who's organised, resilient and able to work independently. Confident in your abilities, you'll have demonstrable experience of working with children and families over a sustained period as a Social Worker, potentially supplemented from relevant experience from earlier in your career also. You can find out more about the above - and much more - before you apply and we also recommend you read the job description. Next steps / timelines If and when you are ready to apply, our application process is straightforward and quick to complete. You don't need to complete your application in a single visit, you can start it and come back and amend your responses / update your CV, just make sure you come back before the closing date to submit. Below we have given you an indication of a timetable we are hoping to work towards, although dates are subject to change. Closing date: Sunday 19 May 2024. Initial interview: W/C 29 April, 08 May, 15 May and 22 May 2024. Final Interview: 10 May, 14 May, 05 June and 12 June 2024. We understand that starting a new role is a big decision, and you may require further information before applying. You can find out more about the role in the Job Description and there is a wealth of information about Cafcass on our Cafcass Careers page. If you wish to speak with a member of the team for more specific information you can either contact Smita Haried at from our HR Resourcing team if your query is HR related or to do with the recruitment process, or Lauren Thompson at if your questions relate more to the role, providing your contact information and best times / methods to get hold of you. Whilst we will always try and respond a.s.a.p. we wouldn't want you to miss the closing date before we are able to. If this is the case, we recommend you apply and as part of your application you can ask questions, and this may allow us to contact you and provide you with the required information that will help you decide if you still wish to be considered. Finally, in anticipation of your application being successful, you might want to read about the offer and pre-employment checks process. As part of your application you can highlight any concerns or questions about the pre-employment checks and we encourage all applicants to do so, safe in the knowledge such information will not be shared with individuals involved in the selection process. We look forward to hearing from you. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Further information on what the assessment covers can be found by viewing the Cafcass DBS policy. To apply, please visit our website via the button below.
Apr 26, 2024
Full time
Family Court Adviser (Social Worker) - Public and Private Law Team £41,550 - £46,332 + £2,000 Golden Hello Location: Sheffield and Hull We will be holding a virtual live event on 08 May 2024 at 5:15pm for you to come along and speak to our colleagues and managers to see what it is like to work at Cafcass. If you would like to attend this event please sign up here . For this role we are also able to offer a Golden Hello payment of £2,000. Further information on this payment and terms and conditions will be provided in due course should you be successful. We are recruiting for the role of Family Court Adviser (Social Worker) Private and Public Law in our team covering Sheffield and Hull. We trust and empower colleagues to work in a hybrid way, providing the resources, equipment, and support, so that individually and collectively, we can be the voice of children and young people when the family court makes critical decisions about their futures. Whilst this role is part of a team based from our office in Sheffield, our teams work flexibly and remotely, your proximity to the office doesn't always have to be a critical consideration. We are a diverse, inclusive organisation that is a safe space for colleagues with shared aspects of identity and lived experience, which helps ensure we provide a service which promotes the diversity and uniqueness of children and families from all backgrounds. We especially welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds as we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity of the children and families we work with. We provide extensive wellbeing support for colleagues, as well as excellent benefits, all of which we hope encourages you to join us. Let us tell you a bit more about the role Working in the Public and Private Law team, Family Court Advisers are involved in a combination of cases where either the families require the assistance to agree on the best arrangements for the welfare and safety of the child(ren) involved or the local authority has serious concerns and requests the involvement of Cafcass in the case. Family Court Advisers are typically involved in undertaking direct work with children, gaining their views and wishes and representing these to the court via written reports and giving evidence and advocating for arrangements that are in the best interests of the child(ren) involved. and what we're looking for. Being a Family Court Adviser is very rewarding - but it's not for everyone. You must be a Social Work England registered social worker who's organised, resilient and able to work independently. Confident in your abilities, you'll have demonstrable experience of working with children and families over a sustained period as a Social Worker, potentially supplemented from relevant experience from earlier in your career also. You can find out more about the above - and much more - before you apply and we also recommend you read the job description. Next steps / timelines If and when you are ready to apply, our application process is straightforward and quick to complete. You don't need to complete your application in a single visit, you can start it and come back and amend your responses / update your CV, just make sure you come back before the closing date to submit. Below we have given you an indication of a timetable we are hoping to work towards, although dates are subject to change. Closing date: Sunday 19 May 2024. Initial interview: W/C 29 April, 08 May, 15 May and 22 May 2024. Final Interview: 10 May, 14 May, 05 June and 12 June 2024. We understand that starting a new role is a big decision, and you may require further information before applying. You can find out more about the role in the Job Description and there is a wealth of information about Cafcass on our Cafcass Careers page. If you wish to speak with a member of the team for more specific information you can either contact Smita Haried at from our HR Resourcing team if your query is HR related or to do with the recruitment process, or Lauren Thompson at if your questions relate more to the role, providing your contact information and best times / methods to get hold of you. Whilst we will always try and respond a.s.a.p. we wouldn't want you to miss the closing date before we are able to. If this is the case, we recommend you apply and as part of your application you can ask questions, and this may allow us to contact you and provide you with the required information that will help you decide if you still wish to be considered. Finally, in anticipation of your application being successful, you might want to read about the offer and pre-employment checks process. As part of your application you can highlight any concerns or questions about the pre-employment checks and we encourage all applicants to do so, safe in the knowledge such information will not be shared with individuals involved in the selection process. We look forward to hearing from you. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Further information on what the assessment covers can be found by viewing the Cafcass DBS policy. To apply, please visit our website via the button below.
This role has a competitive starting salary of £39,325 per annum (including market supplement), based on 36 hours per week across 42 weeks a year (equivalent to a Band 6 NHS post) pro-rata to £42,446 full-time equivalent. Are you an enthusiastic, qualified Speech and Language Therapist with over 2 years' experience looking to develop your skills in working with school aged children? If so, we can offer great opportunities to join our skilled, supportive and solution-focused team where you will develop the speech, language and communication skills of children with a range of clinical diagnosis e.g. deafness, developmental language disorder, severe and complex learning difficulties, dysphagia, autism. We are an expanding service with exciting career opportunities where posts can be mixed based on interests, including mainstream schools and colleges, specialist schools as well as developing a specialism in deafness (which could also include an early years caseload) or dysphagia. We have posts in: North West Surrey (Woking, Runnymede, Surrey Heath) South West Surrey (Guildford and Waverley) North East Surrey (Spelthorne, Elmbridge, Epsom & Ewell) South East Surrey (Reigate & Banstead and Tandridge) Rewards and Benefits: 42-week contract, working across term-time and an additional, flexible 15 days for CPD, project work and supervision activities as well as 10 weeks holiday in non-term time Belonging to a team of students, therapists and assistants led by a Therapies Manager who is an SLT Comprehensive clinical supervision programme including a buddy, 1:1 meetings with line manager, extensive in house training programme and formal external training opportunities, access to clinical effectiveness groups, case study groups and enhanced probation support, termly whole-team study days, encouragement to join and attend CEN's relating to practice Opportunities to develop management skills by taking on line management of assistants or experienced autonomous therapists (NQPs who have completed competencies) and taking students. Training and support is provided Paid RCSLT membership and HCPC fees An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year Paternity, adoption and dependants leave A generous local government salary related pension Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources About the Team The Surrey SLT service is a large team (over 160) of both qualified therapists and non-qualified therapy assistants working in mainstream and specialist provisions through primary, secondary and colleges, with some opportunities for a preschool caseload (deafness and complex specialist schools). We have excellent supervision and CPD models plus a rolling in-house training programme; we are committed to continuous learning and development. We champion our team and one of our Therapists was voted People's Choice in the Surrey Stars Awards receiving over 500 votes showing just how well the service is regarded in the organisation! We are a forward thinking service and were involved with the RCSLT and Reading University around the dysphagia competences linked to student placements. The Speech and Language Therapy Service is part of Surrey County Council's local offer to support the special educational needs and disabilities of children and young people within mainstream schools and specialist provision. This Service is part of the Inclusion & Additional Needs Team in Surrey's Children, Families and Lifelong Learning Directorate, and as such works collaboratively with other teams such as Educational Psychology, Specialist Teachers and SEN teams. We aim to deliver the right support at the right time, through assessment and intervention; equipping families and professionals with the skills and resources to work together to support children with SLCN. We offer universal, targeted and specialist support for children, families, and the school workforce; working with children and young people with EHCPs and those at SEN support following Surrey's Graduated Response. We also have a specialist dysphagia service and specialist deaf service. The Specialist Service for deaf children A team of Specialist SLTs provide an innovative Surrey wide service for school-aged deaf children and young people in mainstream schools and 5 Specialist Resource Bases. The team is also commissioned to support preschool deaf children who meet criteria. The Specialist SLTs work in close collaboration with Advisory Teachers of the Deaf and a team of peripatetic Specialist Teaching Assistants, a Deaf Instructor, an Educational Audiologist and BSL Interpreters. We have locally defined specialist competencies in relation to deafness with in-house clinical supervision, team meetings and shadowing to share knowledge and expertise of working in this field. Team members are encouraged to be part of service wide initiatives and to contribute to ongoing research and publications. Recent examples include: The multi-disciplinary development of Surrey's BSL offer; contributing to a BATOD article reflecting on the training of Deaf Co-workers in Dot Deaf Therapy Implementation of training for mainstream Link SLTs and newly qualified TODs Instigating approaches to capture Pupil Voice and providing support for Surrey's new Preschool Group for deaf children. Therapists specialising in deafness belong to the wider Surrey SLT Service and work alongside SLTs and SLT Assistants from other disciplines enabling the development and sharing of clinical skills. About the Role Your main duties in the role of Specialist Speech and Language Therapist will include: Clinical decision making in conjunction with school/college staff around the level of support needed to achieve the best possible outcome for the children and young people on your defined caseload Working with assistants, setting targets for the children and young people they are supporting, and monitoring of the delivery and outcomes of their work Assessment, advice and intervention for children with a range of speech, language and communication needs within your caseload. For children and young people on your caseload who are considered to have complex needs and where a joint multidisciplinary approach is essential to achieving the best outcome for these children and young people, you will be supported by your clinical team leader Supporting junior members of the team, line managing others and taking on students You will work in partnership with other colleagues to ensure a holistic and child centred approach to identifying and meeting children and young people's needs. Some examples are: Working in the community in close partnership with Advisory Teachers of the Deaf and the wider Physical and Sensory Support team to deliver a service to preschool deaf children and their families in their homes and in nursery settings Working with occupational therapists in our feeding pathways and MDT working in Specialist schools Joint assessments with educational psychologists Supporting the development and delivery of the annual service plan linked to the organisational aims and strategies Shortlisting Criteria To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following: Degree in Speech and Language Therapy and a minimum of 2 years' experience working as an SLT (slightly less with signed off completion of NQP competencies may be considered) Registration with the HCPC and RCSLT, and permission to work in the UK An understanding of the English education system including the National Curriculum and SEND code of practice Enthusiasm to support the development of the team and service Experience of leading and supporting others including newly qualified therapists, assistants, students, work experience placements A range of evidence-based interventions used to support children and young people For consideration for working in our specialist deaf service you will need experience of working with deaf children and a keen interest in extending your clinical expertise in this field For consideration for working in our specialist dysphagia service you will need experience of working with children with eating and swallowing disorders and a keen interest in extending your clinical expertise in this field For consideration for working in our school based/college service with children needing support with speech, language and communication within a range of diagnoses you will need experience of working within school/college environments and age groups and a keen interest in extending their clinical expertise in this field Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. The job advert closes at 23:59 on 22.05.2024 with interviews planned for the following week. We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
Apr 23, 2024
Full time
This role has a competitive starting salary of £39,325 per annum (including market supplement), based on 36 hours per week across 42 weeks a year (equivalent to a Band 6 NHS post) pro-rata to £42,446 full-time equivalent. Are you an enthusiastic, qualified Speech and Language Therapist with over 2 years' experience looking to develop your skills in working with school aged children? If so, we can offer great opportunities to join our skilled, supportive and solution-focused team where you will develop the speech, language and communication skills of children with a range of clinical diagnosis e.g. deafness, developmental language disorder, severe and complex learning difficulties, dysphagia, autism. We are an expanding service with exciting career opportunities where posts can be mixed based on interests, including mainstream schools and colleges, specialist schools as well as developing a specialism in deafness (which could also include an early years caseload) or dysphagia. We have posts in: North West Surrey (Woking, Runnymede, Surrey Heath) South West Surrey (Guildford and Waverley) North East Surrey (Spelthorne, Elmbridge, Epsom & Ewell) South East Surrey (Reigate & Banstead and Tandridge) Rewards and Benefits: 42-week contract, working across term-time and an additional, flexible 15 days for CPD, project work and supervision activities as well as 10 weeks holiday in non-term time Belonging to a team of students, therapists and assistants led by a Therapies Manager who is an SLT Comprehensive clinical supervision programme including a buddy, 1:1 meetings with line manager, extensive in house training programme and formal external training opportunities, access to clinical effectiveness groups, case study groups and enhanced probation support, termly whole-team study days, encouragement to join and attend CEN's relating to practice Opportunities to develop management skills by taking on line management of assistants or experienced autonomous therapists (NQPs who have completed competencies) and taking students. Training and support is provided Paid RCSLT membership and HCPC fees An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year Paternity, adoption and dependants leave A generous local government salary related pension Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources About the Team The Surrey SLT service is a large team (over 160) of both qualified therapists and non-qualified therapy assistants working in mainstream and specialist provisions through primary, secondary and colleges, with some opportunities for a preschool caseload (deafness and complex specialist schools). We have excellent supervision and CPD models plus a rolling in-house training programme; we are committed to continuous learning and development. We champion our team and one of our Therapists was voted People's Choice in the Surrey Stars Awards receiving over 500 votes showing just how well the service is regarded in the organisation! We are a forward thinking service and were involved with the RCSLT and Reading University around the dysphagia competences linked to student placements. The Speech and Language Therapy Service is part of Surrey County Council's local offer to support the special educational needs and disabilities of children and young people within mainstream schools and specialist provision. This Service is part of the Inclusion & Additional Needs Team in Surrey's Children, Families and Lifelong Learning Directorate, and as such works collaboratively with other teams such as Educational Psychology, Specialist Teachers and SEN teams. We aim to deliver the right support at the right time, through assessment and intervention; equipping families and professionals with the skills and resources to work together to support children with SLCN. We offer universal, targeted and specialist support for children, families, and the school workforce; working with children and young people with EHCPs and those at SEN support following Surrey's Graduated Response. We also have a specialist dysphagia service and specialist deaf service. The Specialist Service for deaf children A team of Specialist SLTs provide an innovative Surrey wide service for school-aged deaf children and young people in mainstream schools and 5 Specialist Resource Bases. The team is also commissioned to support preschool deaf children who meet criteria. The Specialist SLTs work in close collaboration with Advisory Teachers of the Deaf and a team of peripatetic Specialist Teaching Assistants, a Deaf Instructor, an Educational Audiologist and BSL Interpreters. We have locally defined specialist competencies in relation to deafness with in-house clinical supervision, team meetings and shadowing to share knowledge and expertise of working in this field. Team members are encouraged to be part of service wide initiatives and to contribute to ongoing research and publications. Recent examples include: The multi-disciplinary development of Surrey's BSL offer; contributing to a BATOD article reflecting on the training of Deaf Co-workers in Dot Deaf Therapy Implementation of training for mainstream Link SLTs and newly qualified TODs Instigating approaches to capture Pupil Voice and providing support for Surrey's new Preschool Group for deaf children. Therapists specialising in deafness belong to the wider Surrey SLT Service and work alongside SLTs and SLT Assistants from other disciplines enabling the development and sharing of clinical skills. About the Role Your main duties in the role of Specialist Speech and Language Therapist will include: Clinical decision making in conjunction with school/college staff around the level of support needed to achieve the best possible outcome for the children and young people on your defined caseload Working with assistants, setting targets for the children and young people they are supporting, and monitoring of the delivery and outcomes of their work Assessment, advice and intervention for children with a range of speech, language and communication needs within your caseload. For children and young people on your caseload who are considered to have complex needs and where a joint multidisciplinary approach is essential to achieving the best outcome for these children and young people, you will be supported by your clinical team leader Supporting junior members of the team, line managing others and taking on students You will work in partnership with other colleagues to ensure a holistic and child centred approach to identifying and meeting children and young people's needs. Some examples are: Working in the community in close partnership with Advisory Teachers of the Deaf and the wider Physical and Sensory Support team to deliver a service to preschool deaf children and their families in their homes and in nursery settings Working with occupational therapists in our feeding pathways and MDT working in Specialist schools Joint assessments with educational psychologists Supporting the development and delivery of the annual service plan linked to the organisational aims and strategies Shortlisting Criteria To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following: Degree in Speech and Language Therapy and a minimum of 2 years' experience working as an SLT (slightly less with signed off completion of NQP competencies may be considered) Registration with the HCPC and RCSLT, and permission to work in the UK An understanding of the English education system including the National Curriculum and SEND code of practice Enthusiasm to support the development of the team and service Experience of leading and supporting others including newly qualified therapists, assistants, students, work experience placements A range of evidence-based interventions used to support children and young people For consideration for working in our specialist deaf service you will need experience of working with deaf children and a keen interest in extending your clinical expertise in this field For consideration for working in our specialist dysphagia service you will need experience of working with children with eating and swallowing disorders and a keen interest in extending your clinical expertise in this field For consideration for working in our school based/college service with children needing support with speech, language and communication within a range of diagnoses you will need experience of working within school/college environments and age groups and a keen interest in extending their clinical expertise in this field Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. The job advert closes at 23:59 on 22.05.2024 with interviews planned for the following week. We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
About the role: This is an interim opportunity for an experienced PSO to join the Fleet Services team within London's Largest Police Force. Fleet Services require a project support worker to assist with the delivery of a number of projects that are being carried out across the service. The role holder will provide flexible support in response to Fleet Services' varying requirements. Experience: Recent experience of project support Involving multiple stakeholders and external suppliers Ideally in vehicle or technically related areas Following formal (ideally public sector) governance procedures Proven track record of successfully supporting projects, as measured in time, cost and quality benefits Proven ability to work collaboratively across departments in order to push forward project objectives Previous experience of risk evaluation & management Previous experience working in other Centrally Delivered Support Services Previous experience in running procurements and creating clear project frameworks. Experience working in a fast moving, high pressure environment; showing effective prioritisation and coordination of a varied workload to meet deadlines. Contract: This is an initial 3 month assignment, with possibility of extension Working pattern: Monday - Friday, Sidcup
Dec 07, 2021
Seasonal
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