SRUC Scotland's Rural College
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Veterinary Investigation Officer Working Hours: Full-Time Contract: Permanent Location: Aberdeen Salary: £49,202 - £57,004 per annum Admin Reference: AJN/VS/042/24 Closing date for applications: 06 May 2024 The Tem SRUC is unique in Scotland and one of the largest organisations of its kind in Europe. Our ambitious and exciting vision is to work at local, national and international levels, leading innovation and sustainable development in agriculture and rural sectors. The School of Veterinary Medicine is based at the Aberdeen campus but encompasses veterinary endeavour (teaching, clinical services and research) across SRUC and thus across Scotland, and includes Veterinary Services in its portfolio. The Opportunity: Working within the School of Veterinary Medicine and under the direction of the Veterinary Centre Manager in conjunction with colleagues responsible for the integration of educational activities, in this role you will: Provide an effective, reliable, and efficient farm animal diagnostic and consultancy service to veterinary surgeons in practice and farmers in the area. Key components of this work include the detailed investigation of farm animal disease outbreaks through post-mortem examination, laboratory diagnostic tests and farm disease investigations. Maintain a close working relationship with local veterinarians and farmers to facilitate data collection to inform the trends, distribution, and nature of livestock diseases in the area covered by the Aberdeen Hub. Through this work contributing to the local and national disease surveillance functions of SRUC. Investigate in detail unusual outbreaks of farm animal disease in collaboration with veterinary colleagues within SRUC and other specialist institutions. Contribute to the education of undergraduates within the School of Veterinary Medicine so ensuring they have developed the skills and understanding related to the importance of disease surveillance and herd health management when they move into their graduate roles. Undertake research and develop initiatives with colleagues in SRUC SVM, the wider SRUC family and external institutions. Contribute as required to SRUC farmer education and awareness campaigns to promote animal welfare. Assist with the Animal Health & Welfare Management Programme by providing support to local vets and farmers. Participate in disease eradication and control programme being directed by APHA Service by providing appropriate supporting laboratory services as and when required by the Scottish Government. Contribute to the advisory, development and research effort of other departments within SRUC. The VIO should liaise with colleagues within the SRUC advisory service (particularly the specialist dairy, beef and sheep agricultural advisors, nutritionists and building advisors) to support a farm animal health advisory service in the local area. Carry out any other duties delegated by the SVM Senior Management Team and veterinary managers of the hubs. Work for periods at other SRUC Veterinary Services sites as necessary and as directed by the manager of SRUC. The post-holder will perform additional duties as directed from time to time by the Line Manager. The post holder must use their initiative in the conduct of their work and always apply sound judgement to ensure that they conduct themselves within the framework of SRUC regulations and procedures. QUALIFICATIONS The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in progressive farm animal practice and will preferably have undertaken post graduate study to certificate, masters or diploma level in a given species (cattle, sheep or pigs) or in a related subject eg. pathology. Candidates must have an interest in developing veterinary education to ensure sustainability of veterinary support to the rural environment and be a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. They will be required to undertake the 'in-house' educators programme and encouraged to work towards further qualifications whether species or veterinary education based. Teamwork is essential as is a current UK driving license. Further details on the requirements of this role can be found in the Job Particulars document which you must read before applying for this role. Why work for SRUC? Generous holidays Generous pension contributions (5% employee and 10% employer) Cycle to work scheme Discounted RAC Membership Generous family leave Flexible working patterns Hybrid working solutions (in some areas) Tailored investment in and individuals' learning and development
May 01, 2024
Full time
Veterinary Investigation Officer Working Hours: Full-Time Contract: Permanent Location: Aberdeen Salary: £49,202 - £57,004 per annum Admin Reference: AJN/VS/042/24 Closing date for applications: 06 May 2024 The Tem SRUC is unique in Scotland and one of the largest organisations of its kind in Europe. Our ambitious and exciting vision is to work at local, national and international levels, leading innovation and sustainable development in agriculture and rural sectors. The School of Veterinary Medicine is based at the Aberdeen campus but encompasses veterinary endeavour (teaching, clinical services and research) across SRUC and thus across Scotland, and includes Veterinary Services in its portfolio. The Opportunity: Working within the School of Veterinary Medicine and under the direction of the Veterinary Centre Manager in conjunction with colleagues responsible for the integration of educational activities, in this role you will: Provide an effective, reliable, and efficient farm animal diagnostic and consultancy service to veterinary surgeons in practice and farmers in the area. Key components of this work include the detailed investigation of farm animal disease outbreaks through post-mortem examination, laboratory diagnostic tests and farm disease investigations. Maintain a close working relationship with local veterinarians and farmers to facilitate data collection to inform the trends, distribution, and nature of livestock diseases in the area covered by the Aberdeen Hub. Through this work contributing to the local and national disease surveillance functions of SRUC. Investigate in detail unusual outbreaks of farm animal disease in collaboration with veterinary colleagues within SRUC and other specialist institutions. Contribute to the education of undergraduates within the School of Veterinary Medicine so ensuring they have developed the skills and understanding related to the importance of disease surveillance and herd health management when they move into their graduate roles. Undertake research and develop initiatives with colleagues in SRUC SVM, the wider SRUC family and external institutions. Contribute as required to SRUC farmer education and awareness campaigns to promote animal welfare. Assist with the Animal Health & Welfare Management Programme by providing support to local vets and farmers. Participate in disease eradication and control programme being directed by APHA Service by providing appropriate supporting laboratory services as and when required by the Scottish Government. Contribute to the advisory, development and research effort of other departments within SRUC. The VIO should liaise with colleagues within the SRUC advisory service (particularly the specialist dairy, beef and sheep agricultural advisors, nutritionists and building advisors) to support a farm animal health advisory service in the local area. Carry out any other duties delegated by the SVM Senior Management Team and veterinary managers of the hubs. Work for periods at other SRUC Veterinary Services sites as necessary and as directed by the manager of SRUC. The post-holder will perform additional duties as directed from time to time by the Line Manager. The post holder must use their initiative in the conduct of their work and always apply sound judgement to ensure that they conduct themselves within the framework of SRUC regulations and procedures. QUALIFICATIONS The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in progressive farm animal practice and will preferably have undertaken post graduate study to certificate, masters or diploma level in a given species (cattle, sheep or pigs) or in a related subject eg. pathology. Candidates must have an interest in developing veterinary education to ensure sustainability of veterinary support to the rural environment and be a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. They will be required to undertake the 'in-house' educators programme and encouraged to work towards further qualifications whether species or veterinary education based. Teamwork is essential as is a current UK driving license. Further details on the requirements of this role can be found in the Job Particulars document which you must read before applying for this role. Why work for SRUC? Generous holidays Generous pension contributions (5% employee and 10% employer) Cycle to work scheme Discounted RAC Membership Generous family leave Flexible working patterns Hybrid working solutions (in some areas) Tailored investment in and individuals' learning and development
Job Title: Vocational / Employability Tutor / Lecturer Location: Telford Salary: 20,000 - 28,000 Job Type: Full-time, Permanent The Company: Juniper are an innovative, flexible and experienced provider in delivering training solutions to individuals and businesses in Wolverhampton and throughout the Midlands. We are listed on the Governments Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers and are rated as GOOD by Ofsted in all areas of provision. Job Outline & Purpose: To deliver a good quality of education to groups of students To deliver vocational and/or employability qualifications, in line with awarding body requirements To mark, assess and provide constructive feedback on students' vocational and/or employability portfolio evidence Contribute towards ensuring excellent student attendance & retention to provide excellent CEIAG and support (including SEND) to students To safeguard the welfare of all students, preventing radicalisation and promoting British Values Training: To plan training to meet criteria and standards for vocational and/or employability qualifications, as well as the students' individual needs To deliver engaging, effective and innovative group training sessions, so that students develop their knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs) To engage external speakers (employers, business people, progression and support agencies) in order to enhance the learning experience To plan and facilitate enterprise/community projects To ensure that students work skills are developed and that they are ready for working life, or further learning, by the time they leave Juniper To provide cover, where necessary, for other tutors Assessment: To carry out initial assessment activities to identify individual needs, and develop Support Plans, to ensure that students are well-supported and achieve their learning goals To mark, assess and map units for vocational and/or employability portfolios and develop students' spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPaG) skills To conduct and document meaningful student reviews, as per procedures, so that students understand the progress they are making and how they can develop their KSBs further Invigilate exams, as appropriate Apply for access arrangements for students' assessment and exams, in line with awarding body guidelines and requirements Abilities: To deliver effective training sessions to groups Excellent communicator To persuade & influence others and deal with conflict/challenging behaviour To have a sound understanding of student needs, barriers and effective interventions To build rapport with target group and retain their attention during training sessions To work well under pressure To work to targets & deadlines Highly motivated Innovative & solution focused To remain positive, with a bubbly, engaging personality Excellent organisation skills Competent in use of IT To meet targets and provide a quality service to all stakeholders Administration: To complete all required documentation in accordance with laid down procedures to meet both contractual and internal requirements Attendance/Retention: Ensure that student attendance & retention targets are met, with absences robustly followed up Targets: To achieve targets to meet contractual/Dashboard obligations Safeguarding: As part of our safer recruitment processes, all roles will require: a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the level of which will be clearly outlined in the job specification; references and identity checks. All Juniper employees are expected to understand their duties and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and full training will be provided as part of our onboarding process. Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Tutor, Head of Careers, Head of Courses, College Team Leader, College Trust Coordinator, Volunteer Recruitment Officer, College Recruiter, College Selection, Assessor, Apprenticeship Assessor, Employment Tutor, General Administration, College Assessor, Course Promoter, Business Development, Customer Relationship Officer, Career Development Specialist, Job Readiness Coach, Employment Skills Trainer, Workforce Development Facilitator, Job Placement Advisor, Vocational Counselor, Employability Skills Instructor, Job Search Strategist, Professional Development Mentor, Workplace Integration Coordinator, Employment Preparation Consultant, Career Pathway Coordinator, Job Retention Specialist, Interview Skills Coach, Employment Transition Counselor, Job Search Workshop Facilitator, Soft Skills Trainer, Job Application Support Specialist, Career Advancement Coach, Job Market Navigator will all be considered.
May 01, 2024
Full time
Job Title: Vocational / Employability Tutor / Lecturer Location: Telford Salary: 20,000 - 28,000 Job Type: Full-time, Permanent The Company: Juniper are an innovative, flexible and experienced provider in delivering training solutions to individuals and businesses in Wolverhampton and throughout the Midlands. We are listed on the Governments Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers and are rated as GOOD by Ofsted in all areas of provision. Job Outline & Purpose: To deliver a good quality of education to groups of students To deliver vocational and/or employability qualifications, in line with awarding body requirements To mark, assess and provide constructive feedback on students' vocational and/or employability portfolio evidence Contribute towards ensuring excellent student attendance & retention to provide excellent CEIAG and support (including SEND) to students To safeguard the welfare of all students, preventing radicalisation and promoting British Values Training: To plan training to meet criteria and standards for vocational and/or employability qualifications, as well as the students' individual needs To deliver engaging, effective and innovative group training sessions, so that students develop their knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs) To engage external speakers (employers, business people, progression and support agencies) in order to enhance the learning experience To plan and facilitate enterprise/community projects To ensure that students work skills are developed and that they are ready for working life, or further learning, by the time they leave Juniper To provide cover, where necessary, for other tutors Assessment: To carry out initial assessment activities to identify individual needs, and develop Support Plans, to ensure that students are well-supported and achieve their learning goals To mark, assess and map units for vocational and/or employability portfolios and develop students' spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPaG) skills To conduct and document meaningful student reviews, as per procedures, so that students understand the progress they are making and how they can develop their KSBs further Invigilate exams, as appropriate Apply for access arrangements for students' assessment and exams, in line with awarding body guidelines and requirements Abilities: To deliver effective training sessions to groups Excellent communicator To persuade & influence others and deal with conflict/challenging behaviour To have a sound understanding of student needs, barriers and effective interventions To build rapport with target group and retain their attention during training sessions To work well under pressure To work to targets & deadlines Highly motivated Innovative & solution focused To remain positive, with a bubbly, engaging personality Excellent organisation skills Competent in use of IT To meet targets and provide a quality service to all stakeholders Administration: To complete all required documentation in accordance with laid down procedures to meet both contractual and internal requirements Attendance/Retention: Ensure that student attendance & retention targets are met, with absences robustly followed up Targets: To achieve targets to meet contractual/Dashboard obligations Safeguarding: As part of our safer recruitment processes, all roles will require: a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the level of which will be clearly outlined in the job specification; references and identity checks. All Juniper employees are expected to understand their duties and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and full training will be provided as part of our onboarding process. Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Tutor, Head of Careers, Head of Courses, College Team Leader, College Trust Coordinator, Volunteer Recruitment Officer, College Recruiter, College Selection, Assessor, Apprenticeship Assessor, Employment Tutor, General Administration, College Assessor, Course Promoter, Business Development, Customer Relationship Officer, Career Development Specialist, Job Readiness Coach, Employment Skills Trainer, Workforce Development Facilitator, Job Placement Advisor, Vocational Counselor, Employability Skills Instructor, Job Search Strategist, Professional Development Mentor, Workplace Integration Coordinator, Employment Preparation Consultant, Career Pathway Coordinator, Job Retention Specialist, Interview Skills Coach, Employment Transition Counselor, Job Search Workshop Facilitator, Soft Skills Trainer, Job Application Support Specialist, Career Advancement Coach, Job Market Navigator will all be considered.
Are you a qualified Building Surveyor? Do you have Class 2E BSR? Do you want to work for the local authority? We are seeking a motivated and reliable Building Surveyor who will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety, compliance, and quality of our construction projects. Position: Building Surveyor Rate of Pay: £19.81 per hour Location: Civic Centre, Ebbw Vale, NP23 6XB Job Type: Initially for 3 to 6 months with the probability of extension Hours: 5 days in a week, 35 hours in a week, Monday to Friday, Standard Office hours Responsibilities: Maintenance and Project Expertise: Enhance proficiency in planned and reactive maintenance; oversee minor works and capital projects in portfolios like Education and Social Services; collaborate with clients, contractors, and technical teams. Statutory Testing and Procurement: Develop and implement a testing regime to meet statutory requirements; adhere to the Procurement Policy for transparent order placements. Collaboration and Health & Safety: Coordinate with the DLO section, Building Facilities Officers, and Health & Safety Officers; manage minor and reactive works; implement Health & Safety protocols. Policy Adherence: Comply with Health, Safety, and Welfare at Work policies; uphold Corporate Equality Policy; demonstrate commitment to anti-discriminatory practices. Additional Responsibilities: Undertake any other duties as required by management. Essential Requirements: Class 2E BSR (Building Safety Regulator) Degree or equivalent qualification in Building Control, Building Surveying, or a related field. Proven experience working as a Building Control Surveyor or similar role. Comprehensive knowledge of building regulations, codes, and construction methods. Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills. Ability to interpret technical drawings, plans, and specifications. Proficiency in using relevant software and tools for building control and inspection. Good communication skills with strong interpersonal, management, and delegation skills, capable of working closely with both private and public sector organisations. Benefits: Advice and editing on your current CV The dedicated team throughout your journey within the role Ongoing training and support throughout your role Paid holiday Exclusive online services including restaurant and retail discounts Chance to receive £300 for referring a friend Opportunity for progression into permanent roles If interested please email your updated cv to or call the number . Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business. JBRP1_UKTJ
May 01, 2024
Full time
Are you a qualified Building Surveyor? Do you have Class 2E BSR? Do you want to work for the local authority? We are seeking a motivated and reliable Building Surveyor who will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety, compliance, and quality of our construction projects. Position: Building Surveyor Rate of Pay: £19.81 per hour Location: Civic Centre, Ebbw Vale, NP23 6XB Job Type: Initially for 3 to 6 months with the probability of extension Hours: 5 days in a week, 35 hours in a week, Monday to Friday, Standard Office hours Responsibilities: Maintenance and Project Expertise: Enhance proficiency in planned and reactive maintenance; oversee minor works and capital projects in portfolios like Education and Social Services; collaborate with clients, contractors, and technical teams. Statutory Testing and Procurement: Develop and implement a testing regime to meet statutory requirements; adhere to the Procurement Policy for transparent order placements. Collaboration and Health & Safety: Coordinate with the DLO section, Building Facilities Officers, and Health & Safety Officers; manage minor and reactive works; implement Health & Safety protocols. Policy Adherence: Comply with Health, Safety, and Welfare at Work policies; uphold Corporate Equality Policy; demonstrate commitment to anti-discriminatory practices. Additional Responsibilities: Undertake any other duties as required by management. Essential Requirements: Class 2E BSR (Building Safety Regulator) Degree or equivalent qualification in Building Control, Building Surveying, or a related field. Proven experience working as a Building Control Surveyor or similar role. Comprehensive knowledge of building regulations, codes, and construction methods. Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills. Ability to interpret technical drawings, plans, and specifications. Proficiency in using relevant software and tools for building control and inspection. Good communication skills with strong interpersonal, management, and delegation skills, capable of working closely with both private and public sector organisations. Benefits: Advice and editing on your current CV The dedicated team throughout your journey within the role Ongoing training and support throughout your role Paid holiday Exclusive online services including restaurant and retail discounts Chance to receive £300 for referring a friend Opportunity for progression into permanent roles If interested please email your updated cv to or call the number . Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business. JBRP1_UKTJ
Welfare Officer - RAF Coningsby Employment Type- Full time Location - On site Lincolnshire, UKRAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire Salary - Up to 27,000 (GBP) Closing: 11:59pm, 12th May 2024 BST About the role Our Welfare Officers provide direct and impactful welfare support to RAF personnel and their immediate family. As a trusted and confidential source of support, you will assist our service users with challenges they are facing, from mental ill-health, difficult relationships, domestic abuse, financial and cost-of-living concerns, resettlement, housing, childcare, equality issues, bereavement, military discharge or deployment and many more - no day will be the same, as such this is a great opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills within the Welfare sector. Our intervention is provided with consent on a non-statutory basis, and you will work with and engage our service users to develop appropriate interventions for individual outcomes. Our service is transitioning to become more accessible and inclusive, digital technology plays a key role in this, as such you will use digital technologies to complement and enhance processes and service user experience. You will play an active role within the community, promoting the service through the delivery of presentations and representing the service at public engagement events. You will also work closely with RAF welfare teams, local authorities, health, education, civilian agencies, charities and other military organisations to ensure the best outcome for the service user. About the Team 2024 marks 34 years since SSAFA began delivering an independent non-statutory, and confidential service, for the Royal Air Force community across the UK, and this is an exciting time to be joining as we were recently successful in our bid to continue delivering this service. We are transforming our ways of working to be innovative, to ensure our service is even more inclusive and accessible to meet the needs of a modern RAF. As part of this transition, we are recruiting to several Welfare Officer vacancies across the UK, including apprenticeship opportunities which will be advertised in due course. We are a hard-working team from diverse professional backgrounds. Although we all have our own area of responsibility, we support each other in delivering the best possible service to our military community. Find out more about the 34 year history of the Service Personal Support & Social Work Service. About you To thrive in this role you will have relevant experience of supporting adults, families and children/young people. You will be able to take a flexible and creative approach to problem solving. You will have excellent communication skills and be able to deliver presentations with confidence. You will have used Microsoft Office 365 to a high standard. It is important that you have experience of planning and managing your own workload, with minimal supervision. It would be advantageous if you have experience of carrying out assessments, preparing plans, monitoring and reviewing outcomes. There will be some travel required and therefore you will need to be able to drive and have access to your own car. About SSAFA SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is a trusted source of support for serving personnel, veterans and their families in their time of need. In 2022 our trained teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 59,000 people, including veterans, serving personnel (regulars and reserves) and their families. SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. And we are here for that person and their family, any time they need us and in any way, they need us. Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA SSAFA exists to support a diverse range of beneficiaries within the armed forces community, and we believe diversity within our teams is key to ensuring we can deliver our services effectively. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a worldwide charity. SSAFA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business. SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve. Welfare Officer
May 01, 2024
Full time
Welfare Officer - RAF Coningsby Employment Type- Full time Location - On site Lincolnshire, UKRAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire Salary - Up to 27,000 (GBP) Closing: 11:59pm, 12th May 2024 BST About the role Our Welfare Officers provide direct and impactful welfare support to RAF personnel and their immediate family. As a trusted and confidential source of support, you will assist our service users with challenges they are facing, from mental ill-health, difficult relationships, domestic abuse, financial and cost-of-living concerns, resettlement, housing, childcare, equality issues, bereavement, military discharge or deployment and many more - no day will be the same, as such this is a great opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills within the Welfare sector. Our intervention is provided with consent on a non-statutory basis, and you will work with and engage our service users to develop appropriate interventions for individual outcomes. Our service is transitioning to become more accessible and inclusive, digital technology plays a key role in this, as such you will use digital technologies to complement and enhance processes and service user experience. You will play an active role within the community, promoting the service through the delivery of presentations and representing the service at public engagement events. You will also work closely with RAF welfare teams, local authorities, health, education, civilian agencies, charities and other military organisations to ensure the best outcome for the service user. About the Team 2024 marks 34 years since SSAFA began delivering an independent non-statutory, and confidential service, for the Royal Air Force community across the UK, and this is an exciting time to be joining as we were recently successful in our bid to continue delivering this service. We are transforming our ways of working to be innovative, to ensure our service is even more inclusive and accessible to meet the needs of a modern RAF. As part of this transition, we are recruiting to several Welfare Officer vacancies across the UK, including apprenticeship opportunities which will be advertised in due course. We are a hard-working team from diverse professional backgrounds. Although we all have our own area of responsibility, we support each other in delivering the best possible service to our military community. Find out more about the 34 year history of the Service Personal Support & Social Work Service. About you To thrive in this role you will have relevant experience of supporting adults, families and children/young people. You will be able to take a flexible and creative approach to problem solving. You will have excellent communication skills and be able to deliver presentations with confidence. You will have used Microsoft Office 365 to a high standard. It is important that you have experience of planning and managing your own workload, with minimal supervision. It would be advantageous if you have experience of carrying out assessments, preparing plans, monitoring and reviewing outcomes. There will be some travel required and therefore you will need to be able to drive and have access to your own car. About SSAFA SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is a trusted source of support for serving personnel, veterans and their families in their time of need. In 2022 our trained teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 59,000 people, including veterans, serving personnel (regulars and reserves) and their families. SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. And we are here for that person and their family, any time they need us and in any way, they need us. Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA SSAFA exists to support a diverse range of beneficiaries within the armed forces community, and we believe diversity within our teams is key to ensuring we can deliver our services effectively. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a worldwide charity. SSAFA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business. SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve. Welfare Officer
Welfare Officer - RAF Cosford Employment Type -Full time Location: On site Wolverhampton, UKRAF Cosford, Wolverhampton UK Salary: Up to 27,000 (GBP) Closing: 11:59pm, 12th May 2024 BST About the role Our Welfare Officers provide direct and impactful welfare support to RAF personnel and their immediate family. As a trusted and confidential source of support, you will assist our service users with challenges they are facing, from mental ill-health, difficult relationships, domestic abuse, financial and cost-of-living concerns, resettlement, housing, childcare, equality issues, bereavement, military discharge or deployment and many more - no day will be the same, as such this is a great opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills within the Welfare sector. Our intervention is provided with consent on a non-statutory basis, and you will work with and engage our service users to develop appropriate interventions for individual outcomes. Our service is transitioning to become more accessible and inclusive, digital technology plays a key role in this, as such you will use digital technologies to complement and enhance processes and service user experience. You will play an active role within the community, promoting the service through the delivery of presentations and representing the service at public engagement events. You will also work closely with RAF welfare teams, local authorities, health, education, civilian agencies, charities and other military organisations to ensure the best outcome for the service user. About the Team 2024 marks 34 years since SSAFA began delivering an independent non-statutory, and confidential service, for the Royal Air Force community across the UK, and this is an exciting time to be joining as we were recently successful in our bid to continue delivering this service. We are transforming our ways of working to be innovative, to ensure our service is even more inclusive and accessible to meet the needs of a modern RAF. As part of this transition, we are recruiting to several Welfare Officer vacancies across the UK, including apprenticeship opportunities which will be advertised in due course. We are a hard-working team from diverse professional backgrounds. Although we all have our own area of responsibility, we support each other in delivering the best possible service to our military community. Find out more about the 34 year history of the Service Personal Support & Social Work Service. About you To thrive in this role you will have relevant experience of supporting adults, families and children/young people. You will be able to take a flexible and creative approach to problem solving. You will have excellent communication skills and be able to deliver presentations with confidence. You will have used Microsoft Office 365 to a high standard. It is important that you have experience of planning and managing your own workload, with minimal supervision. It would be advantageous if you have experience of carrying out assessments, preparing plans, monitoring and reviewing outcomes. There will be some travel required and therefore you will need to be able to drive and have access to your own car. About SSAFA SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is a trusted source of support for serving personnel, veterans and their families in their time of need. In 2022 our trained teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 59,000 people, including veterans, serving personnel (regulars and reserves) and their families. SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. And we are here for that person and their family, any time they need us and in any way, they need us. Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA SSAFA exists to support a diverse range of beneficiaries within the armed forces community, and we believe diversity within our teams is key to ensuring we can deliver our services effectively. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a worldwide charity. SSAFA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business. SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve. Welfare Officer - RAF Cosford
May 01, 2024
Full time
Welfare Officer - RAF Cosford Employment Type -Full time Location: On site Wolverhampton, UKRAF Cosford, Wolverhampton UK Salary: Up to 27,000 (GBP) Closing: 11:59pm, 12th May 2024 BST About the role Our Welfare Officers provide direct and impactful welfare support to RAF personnel and their immediate family. As a trusted and confidential source of support, you will assist our service users with challenges they are facing, from mental ill-health, difficult relationships, domestic abuse, financial and cost-of-living concerns, resettlement, housing, childcare, equality issues, bereavement, military discharge or deployment and many more - no day will be the same, as such this is a great opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills within the Welfare sector. Our intervention is provided with consent on a non-statutory basis, and you will work with and engage our service users to develop appropriate interventions for individual outcomes. Our service is transitioning to become more accessible and inclusive, digital technology plays a key role in this, as such you will use digital technologies to complement and enhance processes and service user experience. You will play an active role within the community, promoting the service through the delivery of presentations and representing the service at public engagement events. You will also work closely with RAF welfare teams, local authorities, health, education, civilian agencies, charities and other military organisations to ensure the best outcome for the service user. About the Team 2024 marks 34 years since SSAFA began delivering an independent non-statutory, and confidential service, for the Royal Air Force community across the UK, and this is an exciting time to be joining as we were recently successful in our bid to continue delivering this service. We are transforming our ways of working to be innovative, to ensure our service is even more inclusive and accessible to meet the needs of a modern RAF. As part of this transition, we are recruiting to several Welfare Officer vacancies across the UK, including apprenticeship opportunities which will be advertised in due course. We are a hard-working team from diverse professional backgrounds. Although we all have our own area of responsibility, we support each other in delivering the best possible service to our military community. Find out more about the 34 year history of the Service Personal Support & Social Work Service. About you To thrive in this role you will have relevant experience of supporting adults, families and children/young people. You will be able to take a flexible and creative approach to problem solving. You will have excellent communication skills and be able to deliver presentations with confidence. You will have used Microsoft Office 365 to a high standard. It is important that you have experience of planning and managing your own workload, with minimal supervision. It would be advantageous if you have experience of carrying out assessments, preparing plans, monitoring and reviewing outcomes. There will be some travel required and therefore you will need to be able to drive and have access to your own car. About SSAFA SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is a trusted source of support for serving personnel, veterans and their families in their time of need. In 2022 our trained teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 59,000 people, including veterans, serving personnel (regulars and reserves) and their families. SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. And we are here for that person and their family, any time they need us and in any way, they need us. Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA SSAFA exists to support a diverse range of beneficiaries within the armed forces community, and we believe diversity within our teams is key to ensuring we can deliver our services effectively. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a worldwide charity. SSAFA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business. SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve. Welfare Officer - RAF Cosford
Team Manager - Children's Social Work - MASH Job Description TEAM MANAGER - CHILDREN'S SOCIAL CARE MULTI-AGENCY SAFEGUARDING HUB (MASH) £59,129 to £62,201 pa (includes £5k market supplement) Hybrid working - Newham Dockside E16 2QU Closing date: 06/05/2024 - please apply ASAP as we may interview shortlisted candidates before the closing date JOB DESCRIPTION WE ARE NEWHAM We're a vibrant, dynamic, culturally rich London Borough with a young population and limitless potential. We're a challenging yet rewarding place to practise social work, with the networks in place to enable you to be the best social worker you can be and make a real difference to our children and their families. Our social care services were rated to be GOOD overall by Ofsted , with leadership rated as OUTSTANDING, but we have not stopped striving to be better. We've been working tirelessly to establish a Centre of Excellence for Children's Services through investment, co-production and by continuously developing our 'Circles of Support' practice model; centring on systemic and restorative practice and a specialist support offer for our practitioners. Ofsted described Newham as having a positive culture of learning and development and we always try to develop talent in-house. We promoted 30 internal colleagues in 2023 alone, and have put more than 47 practitioners through further education since 2020. We value your development and at Newham career progression is reality for many. We understand that social work can be a challenging yet ultimately very rewarding profession that makes demands of you personally and professionally. In Newham we value your wellbeing and ensure that you have the support needed for a better work/life balance through a remote working offer when you are not visiting your children and families, a pleasant, modern office space for when you are in the office, a flexible working policy where all requests are considered, and a clinical offer to support you to do your best work. Read more about us here ABOUT THE JOB We are currently looking for Team Managers to join our Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH). For more information on working within our MASH, please contact Acting Head of MASH and Assessment, Oye Ekelemu: Team Managers play a key role in our Circles of Support by ensuring that our social workers feel supported and that high quality practice is delivered to children and families. Team Managers are expected to show strong but compassionate leadership and create a secure team environment of open discussion/challenge whilst allowing systemic practice to flourish. Reporting to a Service Manager, Team Managers in the MASH manage a team of 4-6 Social Workers, Senior Social Workers and Referral Officers. For more information and a full list of duties please download the job description. ABOUT YOU You are a qualified social worker and registered with Social Work England - with substantial experience working in a local authority MASH or similar front door service at management level; or considerable experience in a MASH as a senior social worker plus least 2-3 years within management in other services. We're looking for resilient, experienced Team Managers who are passionate about improving children and young people's lives. You pride yourself on supporting and developing people and practice, approaching management with energy and enthusiasm whilst always finding time to lend a sympathetic ear to the social workers in your team. You are an experienced systemic practitioner who takes a creative but pragmatic approach to practice, encouraging high standards in others for the residents that we serve. You're happiest assisting and inspiring your team towards achieving their goals, stepping in where needed to achieve positive outcomes for our children and their families. You already embrace our people-focused values and want to be an active part of Newham Circles of Support. You're not afraid of change. You want a career defining role. You have experience and an understanding of working within a diverse, urban community; and share our ambition and energy in embracing new ways of working. You have high working standards and are conscious of the importance of professional development for yourself and your team. You are always open to learning and to helping others learn so that children and families can benefit from our best practice. WHY WORK WITH US? We've been working hard to make Newham a great place to practise social work. We're a GOOD local authority focused on reaching excellence. Ofsted graded our senior leadership as OUTSTANDING. We offer genuinely flexible/hybrid working as long as children and families are supported. Stability: 100% of our Service Managers and 71% of Team Managers are permanent. Our firmly established practice model, Circles of Support , was recently nominated for the prestigious MJ Award for Innovation in Children's Services and allows systemic, restorative practice to flourish. Career progression; we promoted 30 internal colleagues in 2023. Social Care Academy - 47 social workers have studied for systemic higher education with us since 2020. Our Academy offer received significant praise from Ofsted. A competitive package for social workers of up to £54,083 (includes market supplement). Oyster card/parking permit for business use. Wellbeing service, leisure and discount benefits (Council scheme). Travel season ticket loan, cycle scheme, Local Authority pension. TO APPLY To apply please submit your CV and a supporting statement (1-2 sides of A4) through our online recruitment portal . Shortlisting decisions will be based on candidates' relevant experience and on candidates' suitability for the role in line with the person specification, as described in their supporting statement and CV. Closing date: 06/05/2024 at 23:59 Please apply ASAP as we may interview shortlistable candidates before the closing date. Interviews: ASAP If you have any questions about the recruitment process or want to discuss joining Newham Children's Services with one of our managers, please contact our Recruitment Team . Additional Information We are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment for all. When you apply for a job at Newham, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. If you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need, that's all that matters to us. The London Borough of Newham has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We practice anonymised recruitment. Please ensure that you remove all personal information from any documents that you upload. 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, and your data protection rights, can be found by .
May 01, 2024
Full time
Team Manager - Children's Social Work - MASH Job Description TEAM MANAGER - CHILDREN'S SOCIAL CARE MULTI-AGENCY SAFEGUARDING HUB (MASH) £59,129 to £62,201 pa (includes £5k market supplement) Hybrid working - Newham Dockside E16 2QU Closing date: 06/05/2024 - please apply ASAP as we may interview shortlisted candidates before the closing date JOB DESCRIPTION WE ARE NEWHAM We're a vibrant, dynamic, culturally rich London Borough with a young population and limitless potential. We're a challenging yet rewarding place to practise social work, with the networks in place to enable you to be the best social worker you can be and make a real difference to our children and their families. Our social care services were rated to be GOOD overall by Ofsted , with leadership rated as OUTSTANDING, but we have not stopped striving to be better. We've been working tirelessly to establish a Centre of Excellence for Children's Services through investment, co-production and by continuously developing our 'Circles of Support' practice model; centring on systemic and restorative practice and a specialist support offer for our practitioners. Ofsted described Newham as having a positive culture of learning and development and we always try to develop talent in-house. We promoted 30 internal colleagues in 2023 alone, and have put more than 47 practitioners through further education since 2020. We value your development and at Newham career progression is reality for many. We understand that social work can be a challenging yet ultimately very rewarding profession that makes demands of you personally and professionally. In Newham we value your wellbeing and ensure that you have the support needed for a better work/life balance through a remote working offer when you are not visiting your children and families, a pleasant, modern office space for when you are in the office, a flexible working policy where all requests are considered, and a clinical offer to support you to do your best work. Read more about us here ABOUT THE JOB We are currently looking for Team Managers to join our Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH). For more information on working within our MASH, please contact Acting Head of MASH and Assessment, Oye Ekelemu: Team Managers play a key role in our Circles of Support by ensuring that our social workers feel supported and that high quality practice is delivered to children and families. Team Managers are expected to show strong but compassionate leadership and create a secure team environment of open discussion/challenge whilst allowing systemic practice to flourish. Reporting to a Service Manager, Team Managers in the MASH manage a team of 4-6 Social Workers, Senior Social Workers and Referral Officers. For more information and a full list of duties please download the job description. ABOUT YOU You are a qualified social worker and registered with Social Work England - with substantial experience working in a local authority MASH or similar front door service at management level; or considerable experience in a MASH as a senior social worker plus least 2-3 years within management in other services. We're looking for resilient, experienced Team Managers who are passionate about improving children and young people's lives. You pride yourself on supporting and developing people and practice, approaching management with energy and enthusiasm whilst always finding time to lend a sympathetic ear to the social workers in your team. You are an experienced systemic practitioner who takes a creative but pragmatic approach to practice, encouraging high standards in others for the residents that we serve. You're happiest assisting and inspiring your team towards achieving their goals, stepping in where needed to achieve positive outcomes for our children and their families. You already embrace our people-focused values and want to be an active part of Newham Circles of Support. You're not afraid of change. You want a career defining role. You have experience and an understanding of working within a diverse, urban community; and share our ambition and energy in embracing new ways of working. You have high working standards and are conscious of the importance of professional development for yourself and your team. You are always open to learning and to helping others learn so that children and families can benefit from our best practice. WHY WORK WITH US? We've been working hard to make Newham a great place to practise social work. We're a GOOD local authority focused on reaching excellence. Ofsted graded our senior leadership as OUTSTANDING. We offer genuinely flexible/hybrid working as long as children and families are supported. Stability: 100% of our Service Managers and 71% of Team Managers are permanent. Our firmly established practice model, Circles of Support , was recently nominated for the prestigious MJ Award for Innovation in Children's Services and allows systemic, restorative practice to flourish. Career progression; we promoted 30 internal colleagues in 2023. Social Care Academy - 47 social workers have studied for systemic higher education with us since 2020. Our Academy offer received significant praise from Ofsted. A competitive package for social workers of up to £54,083 (includes market supplement). Oyster card/parking permit for business use. Wellbeing service, leisure and discount benefits (Council scheme). Travel season ticket loan, cycle scheme, Local Authority pension. TO APPLY To apply please submit your CV and a supporting statement (1-2 sides of A4) through our online recruitment portal . Shortlisting decisions will be based on candidates' relevant experience and on candidates' suitability for the role in line with the person specification, as described in their supporting statement and CV. Closing date: 06/05/2024 at 23:59 Please apply ASAP as we may interview shortlistable candidates before the closing date. Interviews: ASAP If you have any questions about the recruitment process or want to discuss joining Newham Children's Services with one of our managers, please contact our Recruitment Team . Additional Information We are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment for all. When you apply for a job at Newham, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. If you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need, that's all that matters to us. The London Borough of Newham has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We practice anonymised recruitment. Please ensure that you remove all personal information from any documents that you upload. 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, and your data protection rights, can be found by .
We are looking for a SEND Team Lead who is a committed, flexible and proactive team player with a positive outlook to join our team. The role is based in Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk. You will join us on a full time, permanent . You will earn a competitive salary of £38,223 - £44,305 per annum (pro rata if part time) Post 1: Assessment Request and Education Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA) Team Post 2: Annual Review Triage Team Your SEND Team Lead role: As a modern, flexible and effective organisation, we're driven to make a positive difference to Suffolk. That's why, when you join us as a SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) Team Lead , you'll be encouraged to share your fresh thinking and empowered to explore new ideas that will shape and improve our services. Suffolk County Council has pledged its commitment to improve services for Children and Young People with SEND and features in the Suffolk corporate strategy as a key priority for Suffolk major programmes. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced SEND Lead to join our children's services as we make significant investments in our SEND services including the recent 3.4 million investment in staffing as part of our commitment to improve the experiences of children, young people with SEND and their families. Responsibilities as our SEND Team Lead: provide direct operational management of the Assessment Request and EHCNA team or the Annual Review Triage team contribute to the operational development of the SEND service, monitoring, tracking, and reviewing team performance collaborate closely with partners across SEND including the Designated Social Care Officers (DSCOs) and Designated Clinical Officers (DCOs) in schools, to ensure information is shared and received in a timely manner and effective joint working oversee the quality assurance of amending and writing plans from within the service and outsourced companies, ensuring Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) are compliant, person centred, and reflective of all advice received undertake staff supervision, performance management and professional development through performance and development reviews (PDRs) work with schools, professionals and families in relation to compliance to the SEND Code of practice maintain, develop and enhance relationships with SENCO's/Education sector ensure the team maintain high quality and timely communication with families. Overall, you will play a vital role in driving continuous improvement of SEND services through operational leadership and strategic input. What we're looking for in our SEND Team Lead: A passion for improving the lives of children, young people and families in Suffolk. Comprehensive knowledge of SEND legislation, policies and safeguarding practices. SEND experience Experience of multi-agency working within social care, health and education. The ability to inspire, empower and develop a high-performing team. Strong financial, risk and performance management capabilities. Benefits you'll receive as our SEND Team Lead: up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase training and encouragement to expand your knowledge a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation diverse and active staff networks flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day plus more! About us As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We're driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities. Closing date: 11.30pm, 2 May 2024. If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this SEND Team Lead role, even if you don't meet all the requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application. This authority 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. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
May 01, 2024
Full time
We are looking for a SEND Team Lead who is a committed, flexible and proactive team player with a positive outlook to join our team. The role is based in Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk. You will join us on a full time, permanent . You will earn a competitive salary of £38,223 - £44,305 per annum (pro rata if part time) Post 1: Assessment Request and Education Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA) Team Post 2: Annual Review Triage Team Your SEND Team Lead role: As a modern, flexible and effective organisation, we're driven to make a positive difference to Suffolk. That's why, when you join us as a SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) Team Lead , you'll be encouraged to share your fresh thinking and empowered to explore new ideas that will shape and improve our services. Suffolk County Council has pledged its commitment to improve services for Children and Young People with SEND and features in the Suffolk corporate strategy as a key priority for Suffolk major programmes. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced SEND Lead to join our children's services as we make significant investments in our SEND services including the recent 3.4 million investment in staffing as part of our commitment to improve the experiences of children, young people with SEND and their families. Responsibilities as our SEND Team Lead: provide direct operational management of the Assessment Request and EHCNA team or the Annual Review Triage team contribute to the operational development of the SEND service, monitoring, tracking, and reviewing team performance collaborate closely with partners across SEND including the Designated Social Care Officers (DSCOs) and Designated Clinical Officers (DCOs) in schools, to ensure information is shared and received in a timely manner and effective joint working oversee the quality assurance of amending and writing plans from within the service and outsourced companies, ensuring Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) are compliant, person centred, and reflective of all advice received undertake staff supervision, performance management and professional development through performance and development reviews (PDRs) work with schools, professionals and families in relation to compliance to the SEND Code of practice maintain, develop and enhance relationships with SENCO's/Education sector ensure the team maintain high quality and timely communication with families. Overall, you will play a vital role in driving continuous improvement of SEND services through operational leadership and strategic input. What we're looking for in our SEND Team Lead: A passion for improving the lives of children, young people and families in Suffolk. Comprehensive knowledge of SEND legislation, policies and safeguarding practices. SEND experience Experience of multi-agency working within social care, health and education. The ability to inspire, empower and develop a high-performing team. Strong financial, risk and performance management capabilities. Benefits you'll receive as our SEND Team Lead: up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase training and encouragement to expand your knowledge a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation diverse and active staff networks flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day plus more! About us As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We're driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities. Closing date: 11.30pm, 2 May 2024. If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this SEND Team Lead role, even if you don't meet all the requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application. This authority 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. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
We are looking for a SEND Practice Manager to join our team . You will share our values , commitment, and motivation to make a difference for our residents, clients, and communities. The role is based in Ipswich, Suffolk. You will join us on a full time, permanent . You will earn a competitive salary of £45,380 - £55,634 per annum (pro rata for part time) Your SEND Practice Manager role: As a modern, flexible and effective organisation, we are driven to make a positive difference to Suffolk. That's why, when you join us as a SEND Practice Manager, you will be encouraged to share your fresh thinking and empowered to explore new ideas that will shape and improve our services. Suffolk County Council has pledged its commitment to improve services for Children and Young People with SEND and features in the Suffolk corporate strategy as a key priority for Suffolk major programmes. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced SEND manager to join our children's services as we make significant investments in our SEND services including the recent 3.4 million investment in staffing as part of our commitment to improve the experiences of children, young people with SEND and their families. Responsibilities as our SEND Practice Manager: provide operational management and oversight to the Assessment Request and EHCNA team leads contribute to the strategic development of the SEND service, monitoring, tracking, and reviewing team performance collaborate closely with partners across SEND including the Designated Social Care Officers (DSCOs) and Designated Clinical Officers (DCOs) in schools, strong partnership working abilities are essential demonstrate effective use of resources, proactively seeking a solution focused approach link in with the SENDIASS, Parent Carer Forum and Quality Assurance teams as this will be key, using their feedback to inform ongoing service improvements undertake staff supervision, performance management and professional development through performance and development reviews (PDRs). Overall, you will play a vital role in driving continuous improvement of SEND services through operational leadership and strategic input. What we're looking for in our SEND Practice Manager: a passion for improving the lives of children, young people and families in Suffolk comprehensive knowledge of SEND legislation, policies and safeguarding practices SEND leadership experience proven strategic leadership experience driving sustainable improvements experience of multi-agency working within social care, health and education the ability to inspire, empower and develop a high-performing team strong financial, risk and performance management capabilities. Benefits you'll receive as our SEND Practice Manager: up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase training and encouragement to expand your knowledge a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation diverse and active staff networks flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day plus more! About us As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We're driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities. Closing date: 2 May 2024 If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this SEND Practice Manager role, even if you don't meet all the requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application. This authority 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. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
May 01, 2024
Full time
We are looking for a SEND Practice Manager to join our team . You will share our values , commitment, and motivation to make a difference for our residents, clients, and communities. The role is based in Ipswich, Suffolk. You will join us on a full time, permanent . You will earn a competitive salary of £45,380 - £55,634 per annum (pro rata for part time) Your SEND Practice Manager role: As a modern, flexible and effective organisation, we are driven to make a positive difference to Suffolk. That's why, when you join us as a SEND Practice Manager, you will be encouraged to share your fresh thinking and empowered to explore new ideas that will shape and improve our services. Suffolk County Council has pledged its commitment to improve services for Children and Young People with SEND and features in the Suffolk corporate strategy as a key priority for Suffolk major programmes. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced SEND manager to join our children's services as we make significant investments in our SEND services including the recent 3.4 million investment in staffing as part of our commitment to improve the experiences of children, young people with SEND and their families. Responsibilities as our SEND Practice Manager: provide operational management and oversight to the Assessment Request and EHCNA team leads contribute to the strategic development of the SEND service, monitoring, tracking, and reviewing team performance collaborate closely with partners across SEND including the Designated Social Care Officers (DSCOs) and Designated Clinical Officers (DCOs) in schools, strong partnership working abilities are essential demonstrate effective use of resources, proactively seeking a solution focused approach link in with the SENDIASS, Parent Carer Forum and Quality Assurance teams as this will be key, using their feedback to inform ongoing service improvements undertake staff supervision, performance management and professional development through performance and development reviews (PDRs). Overall, you will play a vital role in driving continuous improvement of SEND services through operational leadership and strategic input. What we're looking for in our SEND Practice Manager: a passion for improving the lives of children, young people and families in Suffolk comprehensive knowledge of SEND legislation, policies and safeguarding practices SEND leadership experience proven strategic leadership experience driving sustainable improvements experience of multi-agency working within social care, health and education the ability to inspire, empower and develop a high-performing team strong financial, risk and performance management capabilities. Benefits you'll receive as our SEND Practice Manager: up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase training and encouragement to expand your knowledge a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation diverse and active staff networks flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day plus more! About us As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We're driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities. Closing date: 2 May 2024 If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this SEND Practice Manager role, even if you don't meet all the requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application. This authority 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. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
Campus Liaison Officer Salary: £23,312 - £25,476 full-time equivalent Hours: 37 hours per week x 40 weeks (term-time only) Location: North Devon We are seeking a dedicated Campus Liaison Officer to join our Wellbeing and Support Team. This critical role is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to manage and improve learner behaviour across the college. The ideal candidate will possess a combination of in-depth knowledge of behavioural management techniques and a compassionate approach to working with young adults. Day to Day of the Role: Work within the Wellbeing and Support Team to ensure all learners experience a positive and successful learning journey. Identify and support learners in reducing barriers to achievement and develop strategies for promoting and improving attendance, retention, achievement, and wellbeing. Collaborate closely with cross-college teams to ensure that learners experiencing barriers to learning are identified and supported promptly. Agree and carry out a plan of wellbeing support to mitigate challenges for learners, making referrals to internal and external services as necessary. Liaise with internal and external advice, guidance, and welfare agencies on behalf of learners. Work in collaboration with the safeguarding team to minimise risk. Facilitate actions that impact students' internal progression and prevent learners from becoming at risk of NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training). Required Skills & Qualifications: Proven experience in behavioural management and supporting young adults. Strong understanding of the challenges faced by learners and strategies to overcome them. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders. A proactive and compassionate approach to student wellbeing. Ability to work collaboratively within a team and contribute to a supportive learning environment. Please APPLY NOW
May 01, 2024
Full time
Campus Liaison Officer Salary: £23,312 - £25,476 full-time equivalent Hours: 37 hours per week x 40 weeks (term-time only) Location: North Devon We are seeking a dedicated Campus Liaison Officer to join our Wellbeing and Support Team. This critical role is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to manage and improve learner behaviour across the college. The ideal candidate will possess a combination of in-depth knowledge of behavioural management techniques and a compassionate approach to working with young adults. Day to Day of the Role: Work within the Wellbeing and Support Team to ensure all learners experience a positive and successful learning journey. Identify and support learners in reducing barriers to achievement and develop strategies for promoting and improving attendance, retention, achievement, and wellbeing. Collaborate closely with cross-college teams to ensure that learners experiencing barriers to learning are identified and supported promptly. Agree and carry out a plan of wellbeing support to mitigate challenges for learners, making referrals to internal and external services as necessary. Liaise with internal and external advice, guidance, and welfare agencies on behalf of learners. Work in collaboration with the safeguarding team to minimise risk. Facilitate actions that impact students' internal progression and prevent learners from becoming at risk of NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training). Required Skills & Qualifications: Proven experience in behavioural management and supporting young adults. Strong understanding of the challenges faced by learners and strategies to overcome them. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders. A proactive and compassionate approach to student wellbeing. Ability to work collaboratively within a team and contribute to a supportive learning environment. Please APPLY NOW
Employer Engagement and Placement Officer Contract Type: Permanent Hours: 36 hours per week, 52 weeks per year Salary: Starting from £30,722.00 with progression to £33,174.00 per annum including London Weighting Closing date: 16.00 Monday 15 May 2024 Following a restructure of our work placement provision, we are looking to appoint two additional enthusiastic and highly motivated Employer Engagement & Placement Officers. You will develop a network of external contacts and create industrial placements and work experience opportunities for our students in designated curriculum areas. You will visit employers to assess suitability for our students including those who are vulnerable or who require a high level of support, such as learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. Significant experience of working directly with employers and in a work placement advisory capacity or similar are essential as well as having excellent sales and negotiation skills. You will have excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to effectively present to a variety of audiences. The successful candidate must be computer literate with excellent knowledge of Google Suite packages including Sheets and Docs. This is a pivotal role contributing to the success of NewVIc learners. If you are passionate about making a contribution to high quality post-16 education and training, then we would love to hear from you. The College combines great facilities with quality teaching and high standards, including a multi-million pound building, providing state of the art technology enabled learning resource centre, drama studio and café. We will offer you a warm welcome to NewVIc - a place where all ambitions are celebrated. As one of the largest sixth form colleges in London, we are a non-selective, diverse and secular college, proud to have launched over 50,000 young people onto university, training and employment since we were founded in 1992. The College is currently graded as 'Good' by Ofsted, and 'Outstanding' for our provision of personal development, behaviour and welfare. We are very proud to be a three-time silver award winner at the Pearson National Teaching Awards, where in 2020, we made history by becoming the first ever provider to win two awards in a single year. We believe that everybody has the power to make a positive impact on society - small changes that add up to make the world a better place. Our motto is: Diverse in Ambition, United in Success What's in it for you? We offer the opportunity to help develop your skills and knowledge in a friendly team environment, plus a range of benefits including a career average pension scheme (LGPS), employee assistance programme, onsite parking, cycle to work, onsite canteen, TECH Scheme, Eye Care support and full access to the onsite gym. Equality, diversity and inclusion We are committed to creating and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce that better reflects the wider community we support. We particularly welcome applicants from groups currently under-represented in senior roles, including females, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), people with disabilities and from the LGBTQ community. Safeguarding We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of our students and expect everybody working for the College to share this commitment. We actively seek DBS clearance checks for applications of employment as part of our safeguarding procedures. This role will be starting as soon as possible depending on the notice period for successful candidates. Closing date: 16.00 Monday 15 May 2024 Interview date: TBC Please press APPLY and we shall send you our application link.
May 01, 2024
Full time
Employer Engagement and Placement Officer Contract Type: Permanent Hours: 36 hours per week, 52 weeks per year Salary: Starting from £30,722.00 with progression to £33,174.00 per annum including London Weighting Closing date: 16.00 Monday 15 May 2024 Following a restructure of our work placement provision, we are looking to appoint two additional enthusiastic and highly motivated Employer Engagement & Placement Officers. You will develop a network of external contacts and create industrial placements and work experience opportunities for our students in designated curriculum areas. You will visit employers to assess suitability for our students including those who are vulnerable or who require a high level of support, such as learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. Significant experience of working directly with employers and in a work placement advisory capacity or similar are essential as well as having excellent sales and negotiation skills. You will have excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to effectively present to a variety of audiences. The successful candidate must be computer literate with excellent knowledge of Google Suite packages including Sheets and Docs. This is a pivotal role contributing to the success of NewVIc learners. If you are passionate about making a contribution to high quality post-16 education and training, then we would love to hear from you. The College combines great facilities with quality teaching and high standards, including a multi-million pound building, providing state of the art technology enabled learning resource centre, drama studio and café. We will offer you a warm welcome to NewVIc - a place where all ambitions are celebrated. As one of the largest sixth form colleges in London, we are a non-selective, diverse and secular college, proud to have launched over 50,000 young people onto university, training and employment since we were founded in 1992. The College is currently graded as 'Good' by Ofsted, and 'Outstanding' for our provision of personal development, behaviour and welfare. We are very proud to be a three-time silver award winner at the Pearson National Teaching Awards, where in 2020, we made history by becoming the first ever provider to win two awards in a single year. We believe that everybody has the power to make a positive impact on society - small changes that add up to make the world a better place. Our motto is: Diverse in Ambition, United in Success What's in it for you? We offer the opportunity to help develop your skills and knowledge in a friendly team environment, plus a range of benefits including a career average pension scheme (LGPS), employee assistance programme, onsite parking, cycle to work, onsite canteen, TECH Scheme, Eye Care support and full access to the onsite gym. Equality, diversity and inclusion We are committed to creating and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce that better reflects the wider community we support. We particularly welcome applicants from groups currently under-represented in senior roles, including females, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), people with disabilities and from the LGBTQ community. Safeguarding We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of our students and expect everybody working for the College to share this commitment. We actively seek DBS clearance checks for applications of employment as part of our safeguarding procedures. This role will be starting as soon as possible depending on the notice period for successful candidates. Closing date: 16.00 Monday 15 May 2024 Interview date: TBC Please press APPLY and we shall send you our application link.
Faculty Lead Head of English (QTS) Faculty Leader English Full Time, Permanent Teacher Main/UPS Outer London Plus MLA6 Responsibility Allowance £15,143.79 September 2024 Thank you for taking an interest in our schools head of faculty position. Do have a passion for teaching English? Are you looking for the right opportunity to step to your first Faculty/Department leadership role? Or are you an experienced Faculty/Department Leader looking for a new challenge with a large, progressive team? Would you like to work in a school that invests in developing and growing leaders through internal and external CPD opportunities? Do you want to lead a dynamic and hardworking English faculty who collaborate superbly? Do you want to lead a team committed to developing the whole child and improving students life chances? If the answer to these questions is yes, then our school has the perfect opportunity for you. This role is essential in continuing the rapid and sustained progress of students in English. Key accountabilities: To secure high standards in progress and attainment in English across KS3-5. To secure high quality teaching and learning across the Faculty. To liaise with other stakeholders to secure student progress, such as parents, SLT, Year Group Leaders, Inclusion Faculty, the Examinations Officer. To ensure the assessment of students are in line with Faculty/School Policies, student progress and development within English. To ensure that interventions support rapid and sustained progress for all students including identified key learner groups. To ensure that correct and valid data for English is uploaded regularly onto school data systems, and that it is live for whole school data collections. To ensure that relevant team members are made fully aware of student prior attainment and other relevant data and that appropriately challenging targets are set by staff for the students in their classes. To ensure that English staff are secure in the effective use of data in planning for teaching and learning in English across the key stages. To ensure that the statutory requirements of the National Curriculum/syllabus are delivered imaginatively. To actively monitor and respond to curriculum development and initiatives at national, regional and local level Qualifications and Experience: Qualified teacher status Degree in relevant subject area Evidence of engagement in sustained professional development Familiarity with the KS3-5 English syllabus requirements and how these build from the previous key stages specification Record of excellent examination results for students of all abilities To be able to articulate a clear vision for learning that supports and upholds the schools curriculum intent Experience of leading and collaborating successfully with colleagues Please note that as a school, we are unable to offer sponsorship at this time. All applicants must have a Qualified Teacher Status awarded by the British Department of Education and a Secondary subject. We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. You will have a safeguarding responsibility if appointed. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment will be subject to references.This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. To apply for this opportunity, send your detailed CV to Clarus Education now to be considered. We will be contacting those shortlisted within 48 hours of an application. JBRP1_UKTJ
May 01, 2024
Full time
Faculty Lead Head of English (QTS) Faculty Leader English Full Time, Permanent Teacher Main/UPS Outer London Plus MLA6 Responsibility Allowance £15,143.79 September 2024 Thank you for taking an interest in our schools head of faculty position. Do have a passion for teaching English? Are you looking for the right opportunity to step to your first Faculty/Department leadership role? Or are you an experienced Faculty/Department Leader looking for a new challenge with a large, progressive team? Would you like to work in a school that invests in developing and growing leaders through internal and external CPD opportunities? Do you want to lead a dynamic and hardworking English faculty who collaborate superbly? Do you want to lead a team committed to developing the whole child and improving students life chances? If the answer to these questions is yes, then our school has the perfect opportunity for you. This role is essential in continuing the rapid and sustained progress of students in English. Key accountabilities: To secure high standards in progress and attainment in English across KS3-5. To secure high quality teaching and learning across the Faculty. To liaise with other stakeholders to secure student progress, such as parents, SLT, Year Group Leaders, Inclusion Faculty, the Examinations Officer. To ensure the assessment of students are in line with Faculty/School Policies, student progress and development within English. To ensure that interventions support rapid and sustained progress for all students including identified key learner groups. To ensure that correct and valid data for English is uploaded regularly onto school data systems, and that it is live for whole school data collections. To ensure that relevant team members are made fully aware of student prior attainment and other relevant data and that appropriately challenging targets are set by staff for the students in their classes. To ensure that English staff are secure in the effective use of data in planning for teaching and learning in English across the key stages. To ensure that the statutory requirements of the National Curriculum/syllabus are delivered imaginatively. To actively monitor and respond to curriculum development and initiatives at national, regional and local level Qualifications and Experience: Qualified teacher status Degree in relevant subject area Evidence of engagement in sustained professional development Familiarity with the KS3-5 English syllabus requirements and how these build from the previous key stages specification Record of excellent examination results for students of all abilities To be able to articulate a clear vision for learning that supports and upholds the schools curriculum intent Experience of leading and collaborating successfully with colleagues Please note that as a school, we are unable to offer sponsorship at this time. All applicants must have a Qualified Teacher Status awarded by the British Department of Education and a Secondary subject. We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. You will have a safeguarding responsibility if appointed. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment will be subject to references.This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. To apply for this opportunity, send your detailed CV to Clarus Education now to be considered. We will be contacting those shortlisted within 48 hours of an application. JBRP1_UKTJ
Are you an experienced and senior operational leader of services for children and families with the energy and commitment to lead a highly effective service? Our strategic ambition is for every child in family law proceedings to have an exceptional experience, everywhere in the country and every time. Key to being part of the leadership team and helping us to achieve our ambition, is inspirational, inclusive leadership, a commitment to continuously improve the quality and effectiveness of practice and to do this through developing collaborative partnerships in the family justice system. While we are proud that Ofsted judged us to be 'outstanding' earlier this year, we haven't come this far only to come this far. There is always more to do to serve the best interests of children in public and private law proceedings across England. Our inspection outcome has energised us to keep getting better at what we do for children and families and to hear feedback from them that tells us we are doing just that. Due to retirement and confirmation of our senior operational leadership structure, we are recruiting for two Deputy Directors for Operations and Improvement. If our ambition for children resonates with you, and you are confident you can demonstrate the breadth and depth of experience required for the role of Deputy Director for Operations and Improvement, have a track record as a senior leader in improving the quality and impact of social work practice, and your leadership style and values align with ours, we invite you to read on. Directly accountable to the National Director of Operations, if you join us in one of these roles, you will share a range of functions, responsibilities, and accountabilities, including: Consistent leadership of practice and management quality standards across 4 large English regions. The development, delivery, and oversight of annual operational service area improvement plans. Oversight and leadership of practice improvement programmes, including the associated arrangements for quality assurance and performance management. Membership of the corporate management team, working closely with the Chief Executive, Corporate Directors, the Chief People Officer, and members of the Cafcass Board Leading and working in partnership with the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Education in support of national initiatives and innovations to improve family justice. Representing Cafcass with local and national partners Facilitating national leadership groups of Heads of Practice, Service and Assistant Service Managers. Coaching aspiring leaders undertaking our Talent Programmes. Developing and supporting our flexible workforce. Providing operational insights and working collaboratively with corporate colleagues. Deputising for the National Director and providing leadership in respect of significant incidents, learning, and complaints. We are looking for individuals who already have significant experience at a senior level, have successfully led children's social work services, and are ready to take their next career step. We are also looking for you to demonstrate the following: Well-informed about current social work practice issues and an understanding of the value of a unified model of social work in safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. In-depth knowledge of social work within family law proceedings. How to lead a complex and diverse workforce, ideally with a national or large geography. A commitment to supporting, inspiring, and safeguarding the s wellbeing of staff. Managing resources effectively, Confidence in leading change and improvement, including giving account of improvement to board members and government sponsors. Skilled in interrogating and reporting performance and progress, including being able to evidence change and improvement consistently. As a national organisation, we are flexible on your location. However, we expect senior leaders to be visible which will mean some travel and overnight stays in different parts of the country, including our offices in central London. If you join us, you will be well-supported through induction, supervision, learning and performance review, whether you are already at this level of leadership or are taking your next career step. We offer an attractive reward package, flexible working to achieve that important work/life balance, and a comprehensive programme of support to maintain your wellbeing at work that includes 4 'wellbeing days' in addition to a generous annual leave entitlement. We are an organisation valuing, promoting and prioritising equality, diversity and inclusion and we especially welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds. The Chief Executive and Corporate Directors sponsor our objectives in this regard, listening to and encouraging feedback from families, children and our staff about how well we are doing in terms of understanding and celebrating uniqueness. We encourage you to read the Deputy Director for Operations and Improvement job description and if you haven't already, to visit our website to find out more about 'working for us'. You may also benefit from visiting to the 'professionals' section. Next steps We have set out a timeline here for the recruitment to these positions. We anticipate a two-stage interview process, the first being an opportunity not only for us to find out more about you, but for you to strengthen your understanding of the role and Cafcass. The second stage will be a panel interview with members of the corporate management team. The Family Justice and Young People's Board (FJYPB), who always provide an invaluable perspective, will also assist with interviews. Closing date:Sunday 28 th April Initial interview:7 th to 10 th May Panel Interview:22 nd to 24 th May We look forward to receiving your applicatio
May 01, 2024
Full time
Are you an experienced and senior operational leader of services for children and families with the energy and commitment to lead a highly effective service? Our strategic ambition is for every child in family law proceedings to have an exceptional experience, everywhere in the country and every time. Key to being part of the leadership team and helping us to achieve our ambition, is inspirational, inclusive leadership, a commitment to continuously improve the quality and effectiveness of practice and to do this through developing collaborative partnerships in the family justice system. While we are proud that Ofsted judged us to be 'outstanding' earlier this year, we haven't come this far only to come this far. There is always more to do to serve the best interests of children in public and private law proceedings across England. Our inspection outcome has energised us to keep getting better at what we do for children and families and to hear feedback from them that tells us we are doing just that. Due to retirement and confirmation of our senior operational leadership structure, we are recruiting for two Deputy Directors for Operations and Improvement. If our ambition for children resonates with you, and you are confident you can demonstrate the breadth and depth of experience required for the role of Deputy Director for Operations and Improvement, have a track record as a senior leader in improving the quality and impact of social work practice, and your leadership style and values align with ours, we invite you to read on. Directly accountable to the National Director of Operations, if you join us in one of these roles, you will share a range of functions, responsibilities, and accountabilities, including: Consistent leadership of practice and management quality standards across 4 large English regions. The development, delivery, and oversight of annual operational service area improvement plans. Oversight and leadership of practice improvement programmes, including the associated arrangements for quality assurance and performance management. Membership of the corporate management team, working closely with the Chief Executive, Corporate Directors, the Chief People Officer, and members of the Cafcass Board Leading and working in partnership with the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Education in support of national initiatives and innovations to improve family justice. Representing Cafcass with local and national partners Facilitating national leadership groups of Heads of Practice, Service and Assistant Service Managers. Coaching aspiring leaders undertaking our Talent Programmes. Developing and supporting our flexible workforce. Providing operational insights and working collaboratively with corporate colleagues. Deputising for the National Director and providing leadership in respect of significant incidents, learning, and complaints. We are looking for individuals who already have significant experience at a senior level, have successfully led children's social work services, and are ready to take their next career step. We are also looking for you to demonstrate the following: Well-informed about current social work practice issues and an understanding of the value of a unified model of social work in safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. In-depth knowledge of social work within family law proceedings. How to lead a complex and diverse workforce, ideally with a national or large geography. A commitment to supporting, inspiring, and safeguarding the s wellbeing of staff. Managing resources effectively, Confidence in leading change and improvement, including giving account of improvement to board members and government sponsors. Skilled in interrogating and reporting performance and progress, including being able to evidence change and improvement consistently. As a national organisation, we are flexible on your location. However, we expect senior leaders to be visible which will mean some travel and overnight stays in different parts of the country, including our offices in central London. If you join us, you will be well-supported through induction, supervision, learning and performance review, whether you are already at this level of leadership or are taking your next career step. We offer an attractive reward package, flexible working to achieve that important work/life balance, and a comprehensive programme of support to maintain your wellbeing at work that includes 4 'wellbeing days' in addition to a generous annual leave entitlement. We are an organisation valuing, promoting and prioritising equality, diversity and inclusion and we especially welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds. The Chief Executive and Corporate Directors sponsor our objectives in this regard, listening to and encouraging feedback from families, children and our staff about how well we are doing in terms of understanding and celebrating uniqueness. We encourage you to read the Deputy Director for Operations and Improvement job description and if you haven't already, to visit our website to find out more about 'working for us'. You may also benefit from visiting to the 'professionals' section. Next steps We have set out a timeline here for the recruitment to these positions. We anticipate a two-stage interview process, the first being an opportunity not only for us to find out more about you, but for you to strengthen your understanding of the role and Cafcass. The second stage will be a panel interview with members of the corporate management team. The Family Justice and Young People's Board (FJYPB), who always provide an invaluable perspective, will also assist with interviews. Closing date:Sunday 28 th April Initial interview:7 th to 10 th May Panel Interview:22 nd to 24 th May We look forward to receiving your applicatio
Job Title: Progression Officer Location : Brierley Hill Salary: £20k - £28k per annum Job Type: Temp, full-time (Maternity cover) The Company: Juniper are an innovative, flexible and experienced provider in delivering training solutions to individuals and businesses in Wolverhampton and throughout the Midlands. We are listed on the Governments Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers and are rated as GOOD by Ofsted in all areas of provision. Job Outline & Purpose: To market, advertise and 'sell' students to potential employers and businesses for work experience, jobs, apprenticeships and further education opportunities To undertake regular in-centre and placement reviews to measure students' progress To have a bank of at least 50 live employers form a selection of career sectors and source work-experience placements for all students To undertake robust risk assessments To ensure students have access to good quality career guidance To progress students into positive destinations - apprenticeships, employment or further education To deliver employability based workshops to groups as appropriate To safeguard the welfare of all students, preventing radicalisation and promoting British Values Network & Marketing: Ensure a planned and professional approach to selling the programme and students to potential businesses and organisations To understand and liaise with your Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEP) and other partners who can support with your knowledge and understanding of opportunities for students To understand your local Labour Market Information and disseminate this information to staff and students. To complete progression/work experience videos that positively demonstrate the views of employers/students/tutors/parents/external agencies, about how the programme has supported students' goals and aspirations To use and maintain social media such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter with success stories and events To organise two 'Celebrating Success' events per year, to reward achievement with both students and employers - ensure work experience is certificated (employer and student) Work-Experience: Carry out effective marketing to local employers to ensure sufficient work-experience placements are recruited and retained, including: cold-calling, employer visits, recruitment fairs, local events and networking, ensuring the database is maintained and relationships managed to gain further business Ensure all students have a purposeful, individualised learning plan; ensuring appropriate work-experience activities are planned as a key component to the course and students are appropriately prepared before entering their work experience placement Undertake robust risk assessments and ensure current risk assessments are in place for all live placements. To work with employers to find out what their business needs are and focus matching students to employers. Conduct meaningful reviews are conducted as in-line within the review procedure and they are appropriately documented To ensure students maintain a learning diary of work experience and progression activity to show distance travelled Remain in regular contact with placement contacts to ensure issues are dealt with efficiently, and provide excellent levels of customer service Conduct workplace attendance checks/registers Information, Advice and Guidance: Assist and empower students to fulfil their potential by increasing expectations and raising aspirations To know and understand where to access local and national support agencies to ensure all students access to good, quality IAG about learning and work to improve their employability potential, achieve personal ambitions and help to their next step To signpost and refer students who need support and document this, as per procedure Progression: To ensure all students progress to a positive destination Undertake networking & marketing activities, including social media, to keep up to date with progression opportunities Monitor student's programme end date to ensure progression is timely Undertake tracking of students who have left programme and provide on-going support Monitor and Feedback: To collate and monitor feedback from students, employers and stakeholders in relation to work experience, progression, career and IAG and transfer actions into the Centre Improvement Plan To analyse employer, work experience and progression data to ensure appropriate actions transfer into the Centre Improvement Plan To analyse students' soft skills data and transfer areas for improvement into the Centre Improvement Plans If this is you please click Apply. Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Office Administrator, Administrator, Admin Assistant, Administration Clerk, Admin, Business Administrator, Business Administrator, Secretary, Support Administrator, Business Support, Executive Assistant, Office Assistant, Personal Assistant, EA, PA, Office Manager, General Manager, Operations Manager, Personal Assistant, Administration Manager, Admin Manager, Office Coordinator, Secretary, Clerk, Business Administrator, Executive Assistant Services, development officer, training officer will all be considered.
May 01, 2024
Full time
Job Title: Progression Officer Location : Brierley Hill Salary: £20k - £28k per annum Job Type: Temp, full-time (Maternity cover) The Company: Juniper are an innovative, flexible and experienced provider in delivering training solutions to individuals and businesses in Wolverhampton and throughout the Midlands. We are listed on the Governments Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers and are rated as GOOD by Ofsted in all areas of provision. Job Outline & Purpose: To market, advertise and 'sell' students to potential employers and businesses for work experience, jobs, apprenticeships and further education opportunities To undertake regular in-centre and placement reviews to measure students' progress To have a bank of at least 50 live employers form a selection of career sectors and source work-experience placements for all students To undertake robust risk assessments To ensure students have access to good quality career guidance To progress students into positive destinations - apprenticeships, employment or further education To deliver employability based workshops to groups as appropriate To safeguard the welfare of all students, preventing radicalisation and promoting British Values Network & Marketing: Ensure a planned and professional approach to selling the programme and students to potential businesses and organisations To understand and liaise with your Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEP) and other partners who can support with your knowledge and understanding of opportunities for students To understand your local Labour Market Information and disseminate this information to staff and students. To complete progression/work experience videos that positively demonstrate the views of employers/students/tutors/parents/external agencies, about how the programme has supported students' goals and aspirations To use and maintain social media such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter with success stories and events To organise two 'Celebrating Success' events per year, to reward achievement with both students and employers - ensure work experience is certificated (employer and student) Work-Experience: Carry out effective marketing to local employers to ensure sufficient work-experience placements are recruited and retained, including: cold-calling, employer visits, recruitment fairs, local events and networking, ensuring the database is maintained and relationships managed to gain further business Ensure all students have a purposeful, individualised learning plan; ensuring appropriate work-experience activities are planned as a key component to the course and students are appropriately prepared before entering their work experience placement Undertake robust risk assessments and ensure current risk assessments are in place for all live placements. To work with employers to find out what their business needs are and focus matching students to employers. Conduct meaningful reviews are conducted as in-line within the review procedure and they are appropriately documented To ensure students maintain a learning diary of work experience and progression activity to show distance travelled Remain in regular contact with placement contacts to ensure issues are dealt with efficiently, and provide excellent levels of customer service Conduct workplace attendance checks/registers Information, Advice and Guidance: Assist and empower students to fulfil their potential by increasing expectations and raising aspirations To know and understand where to access local and national support agencies to ensure all students access to good, quality IAG about learning and work to improve their employability potential, achieve personal ambitions and help to their next step To signpost and refer students who need support and document this, as per procedure Progression: To ensure all students progress to a positive destination Undertake networking & marketing activities, including social media, to keep up to date with progression opportunities Monitor student's programme end date to ensure progression is timely Undertake tracking of students who have left programme and provide on-going support Monitor and Feedback: To collate and monitor feedback from students, employers and stakeholders in relation to work experience, progression, career and IAG and transfer actions into the Centre Improvement Plan To analyse employer, work experience and progression data to ensure appropriate actions transfer into the Centre Improvement Plan To analyse students' soft skills data and transfer areas for improvement into the Centre Improvement Plans If this is you please click Apply. Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Office Administrator, Administrator, Admin Assistant, Administration Clerk, Admin, Business Administrator, Business Administrator, Secretary, Support Administrator, Business Support, Executive Assistant, Office Assistant, Personal Assistant, EA, PA, Office Manager, General Manager, Operations Manager, Personal Assistant, Administration Manager, Admin Manager, Office Coordinator, Secretary, Clerk, Business Administrator, Executive Assistant Services, development officer, training officer will all be considered.
Job Title: Schools and Colleges Senior Officer (Development) Location: Chelmsford Salary: £37,099 - £42,978 per year. Job type: 12-months Fixed term, Full time Closing Date: Monday 6th May 2024. Interviews to be held on : Friday 17th May 2024. About ARU: ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). ARU's research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK's Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK's leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK. The Role: You will Line Manage a growing team of Development Officers who are based across our four campuses. Your primary responsibility will be to oversee the development, implementation and maintenance of data-informed and evidence-led strategic and operational plans for the Officers, and to report progress against the wider Student Recruitment Strategy. Candidate Requirements: To be successful in this role you will need to be educated to degree level, with appropriate experience and evidence of CPD or be part qualified in a relevant professional qualification with experience and CPD relevant to the role. Experience of working in higher education student recruitment, outreach or similar role will be beneficial. You will need to be an innovative, creative thinker who is enthusiastic, proactive and highly organised. You will need to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills and you must be able to enthuse those around you. It's important that you can maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Confidence with taking the lead and owning problems to resolution is essential. Benefits: We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff to share this commitment. We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working. We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. Please click on the APPLY button where you will be redirected to our website where you can find out more about this opportunity. Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of, Academic Development Officer, Schools Development Officer, Senior Development Officer, Senior student development officer, Talent Development Officer, Student Recruitment Officer, will also be considered for this role.
May 01, 2024
Full time
Job Title: Schools and Colleges Senior Officer (Development) Location: Chelmsford Salary: £37,099 - £42,978 per year. Job type: 12-months Fixed term, Full time Closing Date: Monday 6th May 2024. Interviews to be held on : Friday 17th May 2024. About ARU: ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). ARU's research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK's Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK's leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK. The Role: You will Line Manage a growing team of Development Officers who are based across our four campuses. Your primary responsibility will be to oversee the development, implementation and maintenance of data-informed and evidence-led strategic and operational plans for the Officers, and to report progress against the wider Student Recruitment Strategy. Candidate Requirements: To be successful in this role you will need to be educated to degree level, with appropriate experience and evidence of CPD or be part qualified in a relevant professional qualification with experience and CPD relevant to the role. Experience of working in higher education student recruitment, outreach or similar role will be beneficial. You will need to be an innovative, creative thinker who is enthusiastic, proactive and highly organised. You will need to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills and you must be able to enthuse those around you. It's important that you can maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Confidence with taking the lead and owning problems to resolution is essential. Benefits: We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff to share this commitment. We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working. We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. Please click on the APPLY button where you will be redirected to our website where you can find out more about this opportunity. Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of, Academic Development Officer, Schools Development Officer, Senior Development Officer, Senior student development officer, Talent Development Officer, Student Recruitment Officer, will also be considered for this role.
The following content displays a map of the jobs location - Edinburgh Excellent salary, depending on experience Location: Edinburgh Closing Date: 16/05/2024 Department: Administration Region / Division: Edinburgh Academy Job Role: Operational/Professional Services Package Description A generous compensation package is offered with this role, commensurate with the successful individual's experience and qualifications. This will be discussed at interview. The school prides itself on its warm and welcoming community, inclusive of all staff. Our teaching staff work alongside the operational teams to ensure the smooth running of the school. We value the contribution of all team members. Through involvement in the co-curricular programme all those who work with us can bring their passions to work. Developing our talent is important to us. Access to training and professional development is available and encouraged. Our reward package includes: Generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme Access to onsite gym Employee Assistance Programme Employee Benefits Programme, including discounted access to health insurance, financial well-being products, cycle to work and electric car schemes as well as discounts to a number of major retailers A three course lunch is provided during term time The Role The Rector and Chair of the Court of Directors are seeking to appoint an ambitious, highly motivated, and financially astute individual to the post of Chief Operating Officer (COO). This is an important time for the Edinburgh Academy, as we celebrate our 200th year and look to develop further, guided by an exciting and innovative five-year vision for the School which commenced in 2023. The COO will play a lead role in the implementation of this strategic plan. An ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced working environment will be essential, as will proven experience of senior leadership and financial control in complex organisations. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the Rector, the Court of Directors, and the Senior Management Team to help navigate the School through the potentially difficult political, economic, technological and societal challenges that lie ahead for the independent school sector in order to ensure the School's long-term success. Reporting to the Rector, the COO will lead a large and diverse team to ensure the successful delivery of the School's operations. They will be a creative and accomplished senior leader, with outstanding financial and commercial acumen and the ability to empower and develop others to ensure the continued success of the Academy. Whilst the COO role reports to the Rector for the day-to-day management of the school administration and finances, there is a further reporting line to the Court of Directors, through the Chairman of Directors and the Chairman of the Finance and General Purposes Committee, for all issues of Governance as Clerk of the Court. Prior experience in the education sector is not a prerequisite and applications are encouraged from candidates with commercial, charitable, private-sector and public-sector backgrounds. The successful candidate will demonstrate support for independent education and a commitment to the Edinburgh Academy's mission and values. The COO will provide strong operational leadership and financial understanding to ensure that the School continues to enjoy outstanding support services and robust finances. Applications are invited from well qualified candidates, and close at 5pm on May 16th, 2024. Interviews are scheduled for week commencing May 27th, 2024. Main Responsibilities This is multifaceted role, and the following is intended as an overview of the role. It is not necessarily a complete statement of the duties of the post. Partner with the Rector and Court of Directors to deliver the School's short, medium, and long-term financial, operational, and commercial strategy. Develop the people strategy and culture to meet the needs of the School. Contribute, as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, to the longer-term educational aims of the School. Lead negotiations on all aspects of major contracts with third parties, including the use of outsourcing where appropriate. Lead all aspects of capital development. Support the Court of Directors' strategic oversight review and reporting. Leadership & Management Providing outstanding leadership to a multifunctional and diverse operational team, ensuring that all are supported and challenged to deliver their responsibilities to the highest professional standards. In conjunction with the HR team oversee the recruitment, professional development, appraisal, and welfare of operational staff Ensure that compliance, safeguarding and the welfare of pupils and staff inform and direct all decision making so that the School continues to evolve its practice in line with changes and legislation Ensure that School Policies are current, reviewed within a timescale and meet the criteria of the governing body. Finance Working with the Financial Controller to deliver: Oversight of the preparation and delivery of the annual budget within the context of the Five-year Plan and advising the Rector and Court of fee and salary levels Responsible for the Finance Team and ensuring effective controls and processes are in place for the processing of the School's financial business. Provide effective management reporting for all of the entities to enable good and timely decision making at Court, Committee and SMT Financial oversight of the School's pension and fee remission policy, including staff fee remission and bursaries Financial oversight and reporting of the School's associated charities including the: Eric H Stevenson Charitable Trust and EA Foundation Manage effective relationships with key external service providers and professionals, including the bank, auditors, insurers, pension and legal advisers. Responsible for developing and maintaining an outstanding, distinctive, and innovative physical environment for pupils and staff including: Strategic estate master-planning and the oversight of major building projects, including working with the Facilities Manager on the appointment of project management support, architects, engineers, and other major building consultants / contractors. Alongside the Facilities Manager planning and overseeing capital projects and developments including management of professional advisers, drawing up specifications for new buildings, obtaining tenders and planning permission and liaising with school architects and builders. Oversee and manage all utilities contracts. Alongside the Facilities Manager, lead and manage the development and improvement of the grounds and gardens on the site. Information Technology Ensure the development, procurement, delivery and management of the IT infrastructure, data, and services to support high-quality teaching and learning and administration. Working with the Director of IT to ensure the IT strategy is achievable and kept under review for speed of technology changes. Ensure the safety, security, and integrity of the School's IT network with particular reference to ensuring that it remains secure from cyberattacks and viruses. Operations & Commercial Activities In conjunction with the Facilities Manager and the Commercial Director of AccessEA, ensure the efficient and effective running of the following support operations: Catering and cleaning services - oversee caretaking and cleaning to support the educational offering. Oversee the delivery of all catering services ensuring that they are being provided efficiently and to a high standard Transport - in conjunction with the Health and Safety Manager, develop and manage an effective School Transportation Plan. Oversee and manage regulations pertaining to minibuses, licenses, driver training and assessments Commercial activities - alongside the Commercial Director, generate significant opportunities for additional revenue generation, developing a long-term plan for commercial development and alternative revenue generation Contribute as a pro-active member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) in both the strategic and operational leadership of the School. Assist the Rector, SMT and Court of Directors with the guiding of the strategic direction of the School Direct, motivate and develop the Operational Staff management teams to ensure the efficient day-to-day provision of operational services for the School, looking to develop operational systems as appropriate. Liaise closely and regularly with the Senior Deputy Rector and Headteacher of the Junior School, as well as with other members of the Senior Management Team, to ensure that all aspects of School life operate efficiently and successfully. This will involve the co-ordination of logistical support for major events and being prepared to exercise broad 'troubleshooting' responsibilities for resolving routine operational issues. Assist the Rector with oversight of the interface between the Nursery, Junior and Senior Schools, the Commercial Director of AccessEA, the EAC (Academicals), the Foundation and the Eric Stevenson Charitable Trust Oversee the delegation to the Senior Deputy Rector/Headteacher . click apply for full job details
May 01, 2024
Full time
The following content displays a map of the jobs location - Edinburgh Excellent salary, depending on experience Location: Edinburgh Closing Date: 16/05/2024 Department: Administration Region / Division: Edinburgh Academy Job Role: Operational/Professional Services Package Description A generous compensation package is offered with this role, commensurate with the successful individual's experience and qualifications. This will be discussed at interview. The school prides itself on its warm and welcoming community, inclusive of all staff. Our teaching staff work alongside the operational teams to ensure the smooth running of the school. We value the contribution of all team members. Through involvement in the co-curricular programme all those who work with us can bring their passions to work. Developing our talent is important to us. Access to training and professional development is available and encouraged. Our reward package includes: Generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme Access to onsite gym Employee Assistance Programme Employee Benefits Programme, including discounted access to health insurance, financial well-being products, cycle to work and electric car schemes as well as discounts to a number of major retailers A three course lunch is provided during term time The Role The Rector and Chair of the Court of Directors are seeking to appoint an ambitious, highly motivated, and financially astute individual to the post of Chief Operating Officer (COO). This is an important time for the Edinburgh Academy, as we celebrate our 200th year and look to develop further, guided by an exciting and innovative five-year vision for the School which commenced in 2023. The COO will play a lead role in the implementation of this strategic plan. An ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced working environment will be essential, as will proven experience of senior leadership and financial control in complex organisations. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the Rector, the Court of Directors, and the Senior Management Team to help navigate the School through the potentially difficult political, economic, technological and societal challenges that lie ahead for the independent school sector in order to ensure the School's long-term success. Reporting to the Rector, the COO will lead a large and diverse team to ensure the successful delivery of the School's operations. They will be a creative and accomplished senior leader, with outstanding financial and commercial acumen and the ability to empower and develop others to ensure the continued success of the Academy. Whilst the COO role reports to the Rector for the day-to-day management of the school administration and finances, there is a further reporting line to the Court of Directors, through the Chairman of Directors and the Chairman of the Finance and General Purposes Committee, for all issues of Governance as Clerk of the Court. Prior experience in the education sector is not a prerequisite and applications are encouraged from candidates with commercial, charitable, private-sector and public-sector backgrounds. The successful candidate will demonstrate support for independent education and a commitment to the Edinburgh Academy's mission and values. The COO will provide strong operational leadership and financial understanding to ensure that the School continues to enjoy outstanding support services and robust finances. Applications are invited from well qualified candidates, and close at 5pm on May 16th, 2024. Interviews are scheduled for week commencing May 27th, 2024. Main Responsibilities This is multifaceted role, and the following is intended as an overview of the role. It is not necessarily a complete statement of the duties of the post. Partner with the Rector and Court of Directors to deliver the School's short, medium, and long-term financial, operational, and commercial strategy. Develop the people strategy and culture to meet the needs of the School. Contribute, as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, to the longer-term educational aims of the School. Lead negotiations on all aspects of major contracts with third parties, including the use of outsourcing where appropriate. Lead all aspects of capital development. Support the Court of Directors' strategic oversight review and reporting. Leadership & Management Providing outstanding leadership to a multifunctional and diverse operational team, ensuring that all are supported and challenged to deliver their responsibilities to the highest professional standards. In conjunction with the HR team oversee the recruitment, professional development, appraisal, and welfare of operational staff Ensure that compliance, safeguarding and the welfare of pupils and staff inform and direct all decision making so that the School continues to evolve its practice in line with changes and legislation Ensure that School Policies are current, reviewed within a timescale and meet the criteria of the governing body. Finance Working with the Financial Controller to deliver: Oversight of the preparation and delivery of the annual budget within the context of the Five-year Plan and advising the Rector and Court of fee and salary levels Responsible for the Finance Team and ensuring effective controls and processes are in place for the processing of the School's financial business. Provide effective management reporting for all of the entities to enable good and timely decision making at Court, Committee and SMT Financial oversight of the School's pension and fee remission policy, including staff fee remission and bursaries Financial oversight and reporting of the School's associated charities including the: Eric H Stevenson Charitable Trust and EA Foundation Manage effective relationships with key external service providers and professionals, including the bank, auditors, insurers, pension and legal advisers. Responsible for developing and maintaining an outstanding, distinctive, and innovative physical environment for pupils and staff including: Strategic estate master-planning and the oversight of major building projects, including working with the Facilities Manager on the appointment of project management support, architects, engineers, and other major building consultants / contractors. Alongside the Facilities Manager planning and overseeing capital projects and developments including management of professional advisers, drawing up specifications for new buildings, obtaining tenders and planning permission and liaising with school architects and builders. Oversee and manage all utilities contracts. Alongside the Facilities Manager, lead and manage the development and improvement of the grounds and gardens on the site. Information Technology Ensure the development, procurement, delivery and management of the IT infrastructure, data, and services to support high-quality teaching and learning and administration. Working with the Director of IT to ensure the IT strategy is achievable and kept under review for speed of technology changes. Ensure the safety, security, and integrity of the School's IT network with particular reference to ensuring that it remains secure from cyberattacks and viruses. Operations & Commercial Activities In conjunction with the Facilities Manager and the Commercial Director of AccessEA, ensure the efficient and effective running of the following support operations: Catering and cleaning services - oversee caretaking and cleaning to support the educational offering. Oversee the delivery of all catering services ensuring that they are being provided efficiently and to a high standard Transport - in conjunction with the Health and Safety Manager, develop and manage an effective School Transportation Plan. Oversee and manage regulations pertaining to minibuses, licenses, driver training and assessments Commercial activities - alongside the Commercial Director, generate significant opportunities for additional revenue generation, developing a long-term plan for commercial development and alternative revenue generation Contribute as a pro-active member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) in both the strategic and operational leadership of the School. Assist the Rector, SMT and Court of Directors with the guiding of the strategic direction of the School Direct, motivate and develop the Operational Staff management teams to ensure the efficient day-to-day provision of operational services for the School, looking to develop operational systems as appropriate. Liaise closely and regularly with the Senior Deputy Rector and Headteacher of the Junior School, as well as with other members of the Senior Management Team, to ensure that all aspects of School life operate efficiently and successfully. This will involve the co-ordination of logistical support for major events and being prepared to exercise broad 'troubleshooting' responsibilities for resolving routine operational issues. Assist the Rector with oversight of the interface between the Nursery, Junior and Senior Schools, the Commercial Director of AccessEA, the EAC (Academicals), the Foundation and the Eric Stevenson Charitable Trust Oversee the delegation to the Senior Deputy Rector/Headteacher . click apply for full job details
Our client, a fire & rescue service is seeking a permanent part-time Learning & Development Officer to join the Learning and Development Team. Learning & Development Officer Contract: Permanent Salary: Grade 5 (£26,421 - £28,770 pro rata) Hours: 1 x Part Time (0.4 FTE) Work Pattern: Monday - Tuesday (Flexi Time) Location: Agile Working - Sheffield, S1/ their other Sites and Stations / Home This will be a job-share role to deliver effective training and support to internal staff in the areas of assessment, quality assurance, centre management activities and to deliver a range of other non-operational training input within the organisation. They are seeking individuals with a background in learning and development and experience in working as part of a qualifications centre. Successful applicants will have assisted in the development and delivery or training frameworks and have delivered effective face to face and digital training solutions. Part of the role will be the design and implementation of new development programmes and the monitoring and development support of apprentices within the organisation. To enable you to carry out this role, you will have an Award in Education & Training (or equivalent) and have an appropriate learning and development related qualification. CIPD Associate membership and Qualified Assessor accreditation are both desirable. The role will be agile. You will work be based at Headquarters and attend other sites and stations as well as home working. They offer the opportunity to join a friendly and adaptive workforce with home life balance at the forefront of their Flexi Time, Flexible Working and Agile Working Policies. Employees have the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (which includes employer contributions), have access to a range of in house and app based personal and financial support via their Health and Wellbeing initiatives and Occupational Health department, and offers personal and professional learning and development support and a range of organisational benefits, discounts and memberships available as part of the service or wider fire sector. Closing date for applications is 09:00am hours on Tuesday 7 May 2024. APPLICATION PROCESS: To find out more information, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form and then redirected to complete your application for this position. New starters will commence on the bottom of the salary grade and will receive increases to the top of the grade on an incremental basis. The employer offers 28 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus Bank Holidays. Annual leave increases after 5 years' service to 32 days, followed by an extra day a year up to a maximum of 37 days. This employer also operates a generous flexi time attendance scheme. Other benefits include; a cycle 2 work scheme, a free on site gym, enhanced maternity and paternity schemes and the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme. All applications will be given equal consideration and this employer particularly welcomes applications from individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds, women, those who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Other (LGBT+) or are disabled as these groups are currently underrepresented within our client's workforce. This employer also offers a guaranteed interview scheme in relation to disability. Applications from job share candidates will be considered and all applications will be given equal consideration. Please note the appointment is subject to successful pre-employment screening i.e. asylum and immigration check, references, medical screening, substance misuse testing and Disclosure Scotland Criminal Records Check or Enhanced DBS check (formerly CRB) if applicable. Our client's recruitment and selection procedures reflect their commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People. All staff are expected to share this commitment. If you require any of our recruitment documents in larger print this can be arranged. No agencies please.
May 01, 2024
Full time
Our client, a fire & rescue service is seeking a permanent part-time Learning & Development Officer to join the Learning and Development Team. Learning & Development Officer Contract: Permanent Salary: Grade 5 (£26,421 - £28,770 pro rata) Hours: 1 x Part Time (0.4 FTE) Work Pattern: Monday - Tuesday (Flexi Time) Location: Agile Working - Sheffield, S1/ their other Sites and Stations / Home This will be a job-share role to deliver effective training and support to internal staff in the areas of assessment, quality assurance, centre management activities and to deliver a range of other non-operational training input within the organisation. They are seeking individuals with a background in learning and development and experience in working as part of a qualifications centre. Successful applicants will have assisted in the development and delivery or training frameworks and have delivered effective face to face and digital training solutions. Part of the role will be the design and implementation of new development programmes and the monitoring and development support of apprentices within the organisation. To enable you to carry out this role, you will have an Award in Education & Training (or equivalent) and have an appropriate learning and development related qualification. CIPD Associate membership and Qualified Assessor accreditation are both desirable. The role will be agile. You will work be based at Headquarters and attend other sites and stations as well as home working. They offer the opportunity to join a friendly and adaptive workforce with home life balance at the forefront of their Flexi Time, Flexible Working and Agile Working Policies. Employees have the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (which includes employer contributions), have access to a range of in house and app based personal and financial support via their Health and Wellbeing initiatives and Occupational Health department, and offers personal and professional learning and development support and a range of organisational benefits, discounts and memberships available as part of the service or wider fire sector. Closing date for applications is 09:00am hours on Tuesday 7 May 2024. APPLICATION PROCESS: To find out more information, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form and then redirected to complete your application for this position. New starters will commence on the bottom of the salary grade and will receive increases to the top of the grade on an incremental basis. The employer offers 28 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus Bank Holidays. Annual leave increases after 5 years' service to 32 days, followed by an extra day a year up to a maximum of 37 days. This employer also operates a generous flexi time attendance scheme. Other benefits include; a cycle 2 work scheme, a free on site gym, enhanced maternity and paternity schemes and the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme. All applications will be given equal consideration and this employer particularly welcomes applications from individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds, women, those who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Other (LGBT+) or are disabled as these groups are currently underrepresented within our client's workforce. This employer also offers a guaranteed interview scheme in relation to disability. Applications from job share candidates will be considered and all applications will be given equal consideration. Please note the appointment is subject to successful pre-employment screening i.e. asylum and immigration check, references, medical screening, substance misuse testing and Disclosure Scotland Criminal Records Check or Enhanced DBS check (formerly CRB) if applicable. Our client's recruitment and selection procedures reflect their commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People. All staff are expected to share this commitment. If you require any of our recruitment documents in larger print this can be arranged. No agencies please.
Weston College Group
Wotton-under-edge, Gloucestershire
Weston College is the regional provider for the Prison Education Framework (PEF) across the South West of England and is now seeking to recruit an outstanding and highly motivated Learning Facilitator - HMP Eastwoood Park. This is a full-time role, working 37 hours per week. Day to day duties of the role Develop positive working relationships / liaise regularly with curriculum staff and HMPPS to meet learning needs of prison population Work collaboratively with the curriculum team to identify / support teaching, learning and assessment activities. Extend learning and literacy by developing reading and learning experiences across the prison. Promote the benefits of and access to learning for all prisoners. Required skills and qualifications Good level of technical ability / competent user of technology with Level 2 IT Qualification (or higher). Level 3 qualification (relevant to the post eg IT, media) Good interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels About HMP Eastwood Park HMP Eastwood Park is a closed women's prison located in South Gloucestershire. The prison is dedicated to creating a safe and educational environment for women, equipping them with essential skills to enhance their reintegration into society and reduce the likelihood of reoffending. The prison offers a diverse range of subjects, including English, Maths, cleaning and recycling, ICT, beauty, customer service, hospitality, and art, enabling residents to gain valuable skills which can be used in employment upon release. Our Education Department supports over 360 women, ranging from Entry Level 1 up to full degree programs, ensuring every individual can achieve their educational aspirations. Benefits Generous holiday entitlement Dedicated staff welfare officer and wellbeing champions Generous pension scheme Local and national staff discounts Free parking Various staff committees including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Autism and Menopause Focus on staff wellbeing hub Eye care including free eye test and a contribution towards glasses Employee assistance programme - available 24/7, 365 days a year Training and development opportunities with a focus on progression Weston College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to obtain the appropriate prison clearance before starting the role. Please be aware that Weston College reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. Due to the volume of recruitment, we are unable to offer feedback to any unsuccessful candidates. We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received.
May 01, 2024
Full time
Weston College is the regional provider for the Prison Education Framework (PEF) across the South West of England and is now seeking to recruit an outstanding and highly motivated Learning Facilitator - HMP Eastwoood Park. This is a full-time role, working 37 hours per week. Day to day duties of the role Develop positive working relationships / liaise regularly with curriculum staff and HMPPS to meet learning needs of prison population Work collaboratively with the curriculum team to identify / support teaching, learning and assessment activities. Extend learning and literacy by developing reading and learning experiences across the prison. Promote the benefits of and access to learning for all prisoners. Required skills and qualifications Good level of technical ability / competent user of technology with Level 2 IT Qualification (or higher). Level 3 qualification (relevant to the post eg IT, media) Good interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels About HMP Eastwood Park HMP Eastwood Park is a closed women's prison located in South Gloucestershire. The prison is dedicated to creating a safe and educational environment for women, equipping them with essential skills to enhance their reintegration into society and reduce the likelihood of reoffending. The prison offers a diverse range of subjects, including English, Maths, cleaning and recycling, ICT, beauty, customer service, hospitality, and art, enabling residents to gain valuable skills which can be used in employment upon release. Our Education Department supports over 360 women, ranging from Entry Level 1 up to full degree programs, ensuring every individual can achieve their educational aspirations. Benefits Generous holiday entitlement Dedicated staff welfare officer and wellbeing champions Generous pension scheme Local and national staff discounts Free parking Various staff committees including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Autism and Menopause Focus on staff wellbeing hub Eye care including free eye test and a contribution towards glasses Employee assistance programme - available 24/7, 365 days a year Training and development opportunities with a focus on progression Weston College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to obtain the appropriate prison clearance before starting the role. Please be aware that Weston College reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. Due to the volume of recruitment, we are unable to offer feedback to any unsuccessful candidates. We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received.
Job Title: Employability Tutor / Skill Coach / Careers Coach Location: Telford Salary: £20,000 - £28,000 Job Type: Full-time, Permanent The Company: Juniper are an innovative, flexible and experienced provider in delivering training solutions to individuals and businesses in Wolverhampton and throughout the Midlands. We are listed on the Governments Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers and are rated as GOOD by Ofsted in all areas of provision. Job Outline & Purpose: To deliver a good quality of education to groups of students To deliver vocational and/or employability qualifications, in line with awarding body requirements To mark, assess and provide constructive feedback on students' vocational and/or employability portfolio evidence Contribute towards ensuring excellent student attendance & retention to provide excellent CEIAG and support (including SEND) to students To safeguard the welfare of all students, preventing radicalisation and promoting British Values Training: To plan training to meet criteria and standards for vocational and/or employability qualifications, as well as the students' individual needs To deliver engaging, effective and innovative group training sessions, so that students develop their knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs) To engage external speakers (employers, business people, progression and support agencies) in order to enhance the learning experience To plan and facilitate enterprise/community projects To ensure that students work skills are developed and that they are ready for working life, or further learning, by the time they leave Juniper To provide cover, where necessary, for other tutors Assessment: To carry out initial assessment activities to identify individual needs, and develop Support Plans, to ensure that students are well-supported and achieve their learning goals To mark, assess and map units for vocational and/or employability portfolios and develop students' spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPaG) skills To conduct and document meaningful student reviews, as per procedures, so that students understand the progress they are making and how they can develop their KSBs further Invigilate exams, as appropriate Apply for access arrangements for students' assessment and exams, in line with awarding body guidelines and requirements Abilities: To deliver effective training sessions to groups Excellent communicator To persuade & influence others and deal with conflict/challenging behaviour To have a sound understanding of student needs, barriers and effective interventions To build rapport with target group and retain their attention during training sessions To work well under pressure To work to targets & deadlines Highly motivated Innovative & solution focused To remain positive, with a bubbly, engaging personality Excellent organisation skills Competent in use of IT To meet targets and provide a quality service to all stakeholders Administration: To complete all required documentation in accordance with laid down procedures to meet both contractual and internal requirements Attendance/Retention: Ensure that student attendance & retention targets are met, with absences robustly followed up Targets: To achieve targets to meet contractual/Dashboard obligations Safeguarding: As part of our safer recruitment processes, all roles will require: a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the level of which will be clearly outlined in the job specification; references and identity checks. All Juniper employees are expected to understand their duties and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and full training will be provided as part of our onboarding process. Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Skills trainer, ESOL lecturer, ESOL Coach, ESOL Trainer, Employment Coordinator, Caseload Manager, Employability Trainer, Senior Employment Advisor, Employability Skills Trainer, Tutor, Head of Careers, Head of Courses, College Team Leader, College Trust Coordinator, Volunteer Recruitment Officer, College Recruiter, College Selection, Assessor, Apprenticeship Assessor, Employment Tutor, General Administration, College Assessor, Course Promoter, Business Development, Customer Relationship Officer, Career Development Specialist, Job Readiness Coach, Employment Skills Trainer, Workforce Development Facilitator, Job Placement Advisor, Vocational Counselor, Employability Skills Instructor, Job Search Strategist, Professional Development Mentor, Workplace Integration Coordinator, Employment Preparation Consultant, Career Pathway Coordinator, Job Retention Specialist, Interview Skills Coach, Employment Transition Counselor, Job Search Workshop Facilitator, Soft Skills Trainer, Job Application Support Specialist, Career Advancement Coach, Job Market Navigator will all be considered.
May 01, 2024
Full time
Job Title: Employability Tutor / Skill Coach / Careers Coach Location: Telford Salary: £20,000 - £28,000 Job Type: Full-time, Permanent The Company: Juniper are an innovative, flexible and experienced provider in delivering training solutions to individuals and businesses in Wolverhampton and throughout the Midlands. We are listed on the Governments Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers and are rated as GOOD by Ofsted in all areas of provision. Job Outline & Purpose: To deliver a good quality of education to groups of students To deliver vocational and/or employability qualifications, in line with awarding body requirements To mark, assess and provide constructive feedback on students' vocational and/or employability portfolio evidence Contribute towards ensuring excellent student attendance & retention to provide excellent CEIAG and support (including SEND) to students To safeguard the welfare of all students, preventing radicalisation and promoting British Values Training: To plan training to meet criteria and standards for vocational and/or employability qualifications, as well as the students' individual needs To deliver engaging, effective and innovative group training sessions, so that students develop their knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs) To engage external speakers (employers, business people, progression and support agencies) in order to enhance the learning experience To plan and facilitate enterprise/community projects To ensure that students work skills are developed and that they are ready for working life, or further learning, by the time they leave Juniper To provide cover, where necessary, for other tutors Assessment: To carry out initial assessment activities to identify individual needs, and develop Support Plans, to ensure that students are well-supported and achieve their learning goals To mark, assess and map units for vocational and/or employability portfolios and develop students' spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPaG) skills To conduct and document meaningful student reviews, as per procedures, so that students understand the progress they are making and how they can develop their KSBs further Invigilate exams, as appropriate Apply for access arrangements for students' assessment and exams, in line with awarding body guidelines and requirements Abilities: To deliver effective training sessions to groups Excellent communicator To persuade & influence others and deal with conflict/challenging behaviour To have a sound understanding of student needs, barriers and effective interventions To build rapport with target group and retain their attention during training sessions To work well under pressure To work to targets & deadlines Highly motivated Innovative & solution focused To remain positive, with a bubbly, engaging personality Excellent organisation skills Competent in use of IT To meet targets and provide a quality service to all stakeholders Administration: To complete all required documentation in accordance with laid down procedures to meet both contractual and internal requirements Attendance/Retention: Ensure that student attendance & retention targets are met, with absences robustly followed up Targets: To achieve targets to meet contractual/Dashboard obligations Safeguarding: As part of our safer recruitment processes, all roles will require: a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the level of which will be clearly outlined in the job specification; references and identity checks. All Juniper employees are expected to understand their duties and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and full training will be provided as part of our onboarding process. Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Skills trainer, ESOL lecturer, ESOL Coach, ESOL Trainer, Employment Coordinator, Caseload Manager, Employability Trainer, Senior Employment Advisor, Employability Skills Trainer, Tutor, Head of Careers, Head of Courses, College Team Leader, College Trust Coordinator, Volunteer Recruitment Officer, College Recruiter, College Selection, Assessor, Apprenticeship Assessor, Employment Tutor, General Administration, College Assessor, Course Promoter, Business Development, Customer Relationship Officer, Career Development Specialist, Job Readiness Coach, Employment Skills Trainer, Workforce Development Facilitator, Job Placement Advisor, Vocational Counselor, Employability Skills Instructor, Job Search Strategist, Professional Development Mentor, Workplace Integration Coordinator, Employment Preparation Consultant, Career Pathway Coordinator, Job Retention Specialist, Interview Skills Coach, Employment Transition Counselor, Job Search Workshop Facilitator, Soft Skills Trainer, Job Application Support Specialist, Career Advancement Coach, Job Market Navigator will all be considered.
North Wales Police have a new opportunity for a Force Trainer Operational to join our police force in Wales . You will join us on a full time, temporary contract until 31st March 2025 .This role requires attendance at North Wales Police buildings, partner agency premises or in the field About the Force Trainer Operational role: Qualified - SO1 starting salary from £33,915 Unqualified - Grade 6 Starting salary from £30,783 We have a unique opportunity to be involved North Wales Police Investigative Training and Development Centre for an Operational Force Trainer . You'll be joining on a temporary contract within an organisation that will truly support your success in the workplace. This is a temporary role until 31/03/2025. We are looking for an individual who should be confident and professional when delivering training to large groups of individuals and be innovative to ensure the training delivery is always engaging. What does the Force Trainer Operational role entail? You will be responsible for the delivery of numerous training programmes including Personal Safety Training, First aid, Taser, Method of Entry, CBRN, Special Constable Training. Taking lead on projects to be developed using the appropriate training programmes and materials. Other duties of the Force Trainer will include, but not be limited to; To be responsible for the design and delivery of training materials and documentation. To be responsible for the delivery of Personal Safety Training, First Aid, Taser, Method of Entry, Public Order Evening training), CBRN, Special Constable training. Special Constable Training will involve weekend working Undertake the assessment of training candidates. To support and contribute to the development of systems and structures which promote fairness and therefore help in the retention and progression of individual staff. To liaise with relevant internal departments to ensure up to date knowledge of internal and external delivery issues, applying such knowledge to training and development activity To be responsible for the delivery of Investigative Training and Development. What will I need for the Force Trainer Operational Role? The role requires applicants who can demonstrate (with evidence) skills in the following areas: For the qualified role - Possess a Cert. Ed or equivalent qualification or a Level 4 Learning & Development Qualification (TDP)(Police Equivalent). For the unqualified role - Possess a PTLLS (Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector), Award in Education and Training, or equivalent Level 3 training qualification, and work towards completion of Level 4 Learning & Development Qualification (TDP)(Police Equivalent). Training Plan for Unqualified to Qualified role will require studying for and achievement of the Level 4 Learning & Development Qualification (TDP)(Police Equivalent). Benefits we offer our Force Trainer Operational: All new starters will have a buddy/mentor to support you when you join 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays Access to on-site gyms and fitness classes Option to become a member of UNISON, the public service union Discounts from various retailers via the Blue Light Scheme Cycle to Work Scheme? Hybrid/Agile working (role dependant) Support from our Health and Wellbeing Centre including Welfare Officers, Counselling, Physiotherapy and Mental Health Peer Supporters. Pension scheme Flexible working opportunities Generous maternity/paternity and adoption leave entitlements Sick pay provisions Disability Confident Employer We are recognised as a disability confident employer, we aim to recruit and retain disabled people, and people with health conditions, for their skills and talent. You can indicate on your application form whether you require any support or adjustments to enable you to do the job, or to assist you with your application. If you join us with a disability or medical condition, we aim to support you so you can carry out your role effectively. Where possible we'll arrange reasonable adjustments so you can do this. Closing date : 02/05/2024, 12:00 Due to the volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close the advert early. There's never been a better time to join North Wales Police. Click 'Apply' now to be our Force Trainer Operational .
May 01, 2024
Full time
North Wales Police have a new opportunity for a Force Trainer Operational to join our police force in Wales . You will join us on a full time, temporary contract until 31st March 2025 .This role requires attendance at North Wales Police buildings, partner agency premises or in the field About the Force Trainer Operational role: Qualified - SO1 starting salary from £33,915 Unqualified - Grade 6 Starting salary from £30,783 We have a unique opportunity to be involved North Wales Police Investigative Training and Development Centre for an Operational Force Trainer . You'll be joining on a temporary contract within an organisation that will truly support your success in the workplace. This is a temporary role until 31/03/2025. We are looking for an individual who should be confident and professional when delivering training to large groups of individuals and be innovative to ensure the training delivery is always engaging. What does the Force Trainer Operational role entail? You will be responsible for the delivery of numerous training programmes including Personal Safety Training, First aid, Taser, Method of Entry, CBRN, Special Constable Training. Taking lead on projects to be developed using the appropriate training programmes and materials. Other duties of the Force Trainer will include, but not be limited to; To be responsible for the design and delivery of training materials and documentation. To be responsible for the delivery of Personal Safety Training, First Aid, Taser, Method of Entry, Public Order Evening training), CBRN, Special Constable training. Special Constable Training will involve weekend working Undertake the assessment of training candidates. To support and contribute to the development of systems and structures which promote fairness and therefore help in the retention and progression of individual staff. To liaise with relevant internal departments to ensure up to date knowledge of internal and external delivery issues, applying such knowledge to training and development activity To be responsible for the delivery of Investigative Training and Development. What will I need for the Force Trainer Operational Role? The role requires applicants who can demonstrate (with evidence) skills in the following areas: For the qualified role - Possess a Cert. Ed or equivalent qualification or a Level 4 Learning & Development Qualification (TDP)(Police Equivalent). For the unqualified role - Possess a PTLLS (Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector), Award in Education and Training, or equivalent Level 3 training qualification, and work towards completion of Level 4 Learning & Development Qualification (TDP)(Police Equivalent). Training Plan for Unqualified to Qualified role will require studying for and achievement of the Level 4 Learning & Development Qualification (TDP)(Police Equivalent). Benefits we offer our Force Trainer Operational: All new starters will have a buddy/mentor to support you when you join 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays Access to on-site gyms and fitness classes Option to become a member of UNISON, the public service union Discounts from various retailers via the Blue Light Scheme Cycle to Work Scheme? Hybrid/Agile working (role dependant) Support from our Health and Wellbeing Centre including Welfare Officers, Counselling, Physiotherapy and Mental Health Peer Supporters. Pension scheme Flexible working opportunities Generous maternity/paternity and adoption leave entitlements Sick pay provisions Disability Confident Employer We are recognised as a disability confident employer, we aim to recruit and retain disabled people, and people with health conditions, for their skills and talent. You can indicate on your application form whether you require any support or adjustments to enable you to do the job, or to assist you with your application. If you join us with a disability or medical condition, we aim to support you so you can carry out your role effectively. Where possible we'll arrange reasonable adjustments so you can do this. Closing date : 02/05/2024, 12:00 Due to the volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close the advert early. There's never been a better time to join North Wales Police. Click 'Apply' now to be our Force Trainer Operational .
Are you ready to embark on a dynamic role where no two days are the same? Look no further! This independent specialist school is seeking a versatile Administrative Assistant / Data Protection Officer to join their team in Leicester. You'll be joining a school where they prioritise the needs of their amazing young people by providing access to a bespoke, person-centred curriculum, which in turn leads to successful, resilient, independent, and confident individuals. Read on to find out more Administrative Assistant / Data Protection OfficerLeicester, LE8 8AJ Monday to Friday 8:30am to 3:30pm term time, but open to negotiated hours Permanent position £12 - £15 per hour dependent on experience Please Note: Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK This school is dedicated to nurturing the unique strengths of children with autism (Year 6 to Year 11), providing a supportive and enriching environment where they can flourish. The mission is to see "Autism as a strength and not a weakness" and the school values - Independent, Kind, Confident, Prepared, Positive, Safe, Respectful, Happy - guide everything they do. The school provides personalised support for up to 25 mainstream students, ensuring individual growth and development. Located in the rural, picturesque town of Fleckney, they utilise the village's amenities and surrounding open spaces for diverse learning experiences, including equine therapy and outdoor activities. With so many local amenities, they endeavour to be able to secure links for work experience, or voluntary work. About the Role: You'll be pivotal in supporting the administrative and organisational processes within the school as well as being the Data Protection Officer Key responsibilities include: Administration: Maintain record systems, manage calendars, and handle emails and forms efficiently. Provide IT support, manage post, and assist staff as needed. Data Protection: Ensure compliance, conduct audits, and advise staff. Act as the point of contact for data subjects and the Information Commissioner. Attendance Management: Record and report pupil attendance, follow up on late arrivals, and communicate with parents while observing safeguarding procedures. Reception: Manage inquiries, collaborate with colleagues, and support staff and pupils. Security: Control premises access, implement safeguarding procedures, and maintain a secure environment. Written Communication: Craft professional communications and manage online/offline correspondence. Other Responsibilities: Adhere to policies, undergo training, ensure health and safety compliance, and contribute to student well-being. About You: The ideal candidate will be someone with: Qualifications in First Aid (or willingness to obtain) Administrative experience Strong communication and organisational skills Proficiency in Microsoft Office Understanding of data protection and safeguarding Benefits: Join a school that makes a real impact on the lives of its students and community. Enjoy benefits such as: Free onsite parking Pension scheme Ongoing professional qualification investment Ready to join a team dedicated to making a difference? Apply now and be part of something special! How to apply for the role: If you have the skills and experience required for this position, click "apply" today and check your inbox for an email providing more information on how to tailor your application and provide a cover letter or any supporting documents. You must be authorised to work in the UK. No agencies please. Flat Fee Recruiter is an advertising agency promoting this role on behalf of the employer. You will be contacted directly by the employer and not Flat Fee Recruiter should they wish to move forward with your application. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students as their fundamental right, irrespective of academic engagement and attainment. There is an expectation that all stakeholders, visiting professionals and volunteers share and promote this commitment to safeguarding and the welfare of every student.' All students have the right to thrive and flourish in the knowledge that they are safe and supported by every adult in the building.' We will challenge any member of the school community along with any visitor whose values are inconsistent with the school's values.' The school is committed to creating a diverse workforce. They will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership. Other suitable skills and experience include Education, School, Secondary School, Admin, Administrator, Administration, Admin Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Data Protection, Data Protection Officer, Data Governance, Data Protection Coordinator
May 01, 2024
Full time
Are you ready to embark on a dynamic role where no two days are the same? Look no further! This independent specialist school is seeking a versatile Administrative Assistant / Data Protection Officer to join their team in Leicester. You'll be joining a school where they prioritise the needs of their amazing young people by providing access to a bespoke, person-centred curriculum, which in turn leads to successful, resilient, independent, and confident individuals. Read on to find out more Administrative Assistant / Data Protection OfficerLeicester, LE8 8AJ Monday to Friday 8:30am to 3:30pm term time, but open to negotiated hours Permanent position £12 - £15 per hour dependent on experience Please Note: Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK This school is dedicated to nurturing the unique strengths of children with autism (Year 6 to Year 11), providing a supportive and enriching environment where they can flourish. The mission is to see "Autism as a strength and not a weakness" and the school values - Independent, Kind, Confident, Prepared, Positive, Safe, Respectful, Happy - guide everything they do. The school provides personalised support for up to 25 mainstream students, ensuring individual growth and development. Located in the rural, picturesque town of Fleckney, they utilise the village's amenities and surrounding open spaces for diverse learning experiences, including equine therapy and outdoor activities. With so many local amenities, they endeavour to be able to secure links for work experience, or voluntary work. About the Role: You'll be pivotal in supporting the administrative and organisational processes within the school as well as being the Data Protection Officer Key responsibilities include: Administration: Maintain record systems, manage calendars, and handle emails and forms efficiently. Provide IT support, manage post, and assist staff as needed. Data Protection: Ensure compliance, conduct audits, and advise staff. Act as the point of contact for data subjects and the Information Commissioner. Attendance Management: Record and report pupil attendance, follow up on late arrivals, and communicate with parents while observing safeguarding procedures. Reception: Manage inquiries, collaborate with colleagues, and support staff and pupils. Security: Control premises access, implement safeguarding procedures, and maintain a secure environment. Written Communication: Craft professional communications and manage online/offline correspondence. Other Responsibilities: Adhere to policies, undergo training, ensure health and safety compliance, and contribute to student well-being. About You: The ideal candidate will be someone with: Qualifications in First Aid (or willingness to obtain) Administrative experience Strong communication and organisational skills Proficiency in Microsoft Office Understanding of data protection and safeguarding Benefits: Join a school that makes a real impact on the lives of its students and community. Enjoy benefits such as: Free onsite parking Pension scheme Ongoing professional qualification investment Ready to join a team dedicated to making a difference? Apply now and be part of something special! How to apply for the role: If you have the skills and experience required for this position, click "apply" today and check your inbox for an email providing more information on how to tailor your application and provide a cover letter or any supporting documents. You must be authorised to work in the UK. No agencies please. Flat Fee Recruiter is an advertising agency promoting this role on behalf of the employer. You will be contacted directly by the employer and not Flat Fee Recruiter should they wish to move forward with your application. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students as their fundamental right, irrespective of academic engagement and attainment. There is an expectation that all stakeholders, visiting professionals and volunteers share and promote this commitment to safeguarding and the welfare of every student.' All students have the right to thrive and flourish in the knowledge that they are safe and supported by every adult in the building.' We will challenge any member of the school community along with any visitor whose values are inconsistent with the school's values.' The school is committed to creating a diverse workforce. They will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership. Other suitable skills and experience include Education, School, Secondary School, Admin, Administrator, Administration, Admin Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Data Protection, Data Protection Officer, Data Governance, Data Protection Coordinator