Chef | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust - Manchester
£25,760 - £27,476 Pro Rate, Per Annum
PermanentFull time
Do you want to work as part of an innovative Catering Team within one of Europe’s leading and the UK’s best Cancer Care Centres? We have a rare opportunity for you to join our inspirational catering team here at “the Christie” as a Chef within our Catering Team. Encouraging healthier lifestyles, our Team of Chefs is skilled in transforming fresh, seasonal ingredients into nutritious home-cooked meals that place our patients, families, and colleagues “At the heart of what we do”. Do you have what it takes to provide exceptional food with exemplary customer service, with a smile, in a fast-paced, caring environment? What will you be doing: • Delivering a high standard of food preparation • Producing food to the highest standards • Ensuring food and hygiene standards are met. • Planning menus and ordering supplies as required. • Dealing with direct patient queries. • Delivering Dietary and Allergen requirements. • Providing a personalised service as appropriate. • Preparing, cooking, and serving of all foods to patients, staff and visitors. • Providing high quality hospitality catering for internal and external events. • Ensuring compliance of all Catering areas. • Providing excellent customer service to patients, families, and colleagues. • Ensuring NHS Food Standards are adhered to. Qualifications and Skills: • Must hold City & Guilds 7061 & 2 or L2/L3 NVQ • L2 Food Hygiene Certificate • L2 HACCP Certification • Experience in large-scale catering, kitchen, or food service industry, preferably in a health care setting. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills • Ability to work effectively within a team environment • Attention to detail and ability to multitask • Availability to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and public holidays The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, looking after more than 64,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 25% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We are the largest radiotherapy provider in the NHS with one in 20 treatments delivered at The Christie. We have up to 15 linear accelerators operating across our network of sites. We operate the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK on our main site and treatments are also provided at 13 other networked sites, and in patients homes. And as a specialist tertiary surgical centre, we focus on rare cancers, complex procedures, and multidisciplinary approaches to cancer surgery, specialising in colorectal, peritoneal, gynaecological, urological and plastic surgery. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We have been named by the UK’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as one of the best hospitals providing opportunities for patients to participate in clinical research studies, with more than 800 studies open at any time, caring for over 3,000 patients. Maintain good relationships with ward and other departmental colleagues, both in telephone communications and direct verbal contact. Provide clear catering and food production related information and documentation to colleagues, patient groups, dieticians, and stakeholders. Work with the Executive Head Chef/Deputy Head Chef in identifying and managing the risks in the catering department. Highlight any problem areas regarding provision of service, faults in the fabric or maintenance of the department that will affect the service for any period. Maintain relationships, effective networks, and proactive communication mechanisms with colleagues. Knowledge Training and Experience To carry out all work procedures in accordance with the Food Safety Act and working within departmental HACCP procedures and complete all due diligence records, such as food temperatures taken throughout the preparation and cooking process via the Monika system. This is in line with H.A.C.C.P procedure. To be trained to Basic Food Hygiene standard. To assist with menu planning with full knowledge of standard recipes and food production in large scale catering operations. To have knowledge of therapeutic diets acquired through training and experience. To participate in any training opportunities. Please note that due to the nature of the business, some training may take place in the evening and at weekends. Training is compulsory/mandatory. To complete the temperature recording procedures in the catering department in line with the H.A.C.C.P system inclusive of the electronic MONIKA task minder system and Burlodge ward trolleys to ensure that all due diligence records are up to date for internal and external inspections. Assist in carrying out patient and customer surveys and support the production of reports and action plans. To liaise with the Executive Head Chef/Deputy Head Chef, to continuously develop and improve the kitchen environment and food service and monitor food wastage and report any finding to the Executive Head Chef/Deputy Head Chef. To respond to patients, verbal complaints and visit patients at ward level to answer queries or complaints upon direction of the Executive Head Chef/Deputy Head Chef. Communicate with customers or patients on ward level as required. Assist the Executive Head Chef/Deputy Head Chef to plan for any building work and new equipment/ software upgrades in the kitchen area. Report to the Executive Head Chef/Deputy Head Chef any maintenance requirements regarding the catering department. To be willing to work in different areas of the department if required, and work as a team. To prepare food to meet daily deadlines where accuracy is essential. Reasonable physical skills are required for managing deliveries of stock. To organise and prioritise cooking methods, times, and procedures dependent on the daily workload to ensure a timely service of meals. To provide nutritional, attractive, and palatable meals to hospital patients, staff and visitors and adopt responsibility at all times for the quality and outcome of each dish. Assist all patients, staff, and visitors regarding the catering and food preparation and ward service. To cater for any special functions and events as directed. To be flexible to change shift patterns to suit the needs of the service. To cope with increased workload at short notice and requests for out of hour’s service as required. To be responsible for putting away deliveries and maintain stock control/rotation when required. To concentrate when using equipment, knives and during the cooking process following the risk assessments, to ensure that adequate safety precautions are taken when carrying out all tasks. To be able to provide information on ingredients and allergen to patients, staff, and visitors. To liaise with wards and clinical areas for patient meal requests and dietetic requirements To have a thorough knowledge of all work procedures, practices, and equipment for the catering service. To have a thorough knowledge of therapeutic diets and nutrition values obtained through training and experience. To have a thorough understanding of allergen requirements To set up pieces of equipment at the start of the working day e.g., ignition of ovens and fryers. Lifting of food in and out of ovens, boilers etc. To clean down all preparation areas after use, following the ‘clean as you go’ procedure. When required be able to take up the patient food trolley up to the ward and serve patients meals when required To be available to see individual patients on request to address queries or concerns and be ready to provide alternatives to the menu as necessary as guided by the Executive Head Chef/Deputy Head Chef. To liaise with ward staff; and ensure process is in place to identify patients’ specific needs. To maintain the Allergen matrix for all meals provided to the patients, staff, and visitors. To follow policies/procedures on all aspects of food purchase, storage, and production. To follow the HACCP policy, addressing any controls and constraints and identify actions required. To follow any recommendations of external bodies i.e., EHO inspector to meet the agreed standards Follow any policies for the catering department and legislative changes relating to all aspects of food purchase, storage, production, and service Use complaints, incidents, and comments positively to learn from issues and provide feedback to improve services. Operate in line with the current catering policy; contribute to developing, reviewing, and updating the policy. Maintain good housekeeping and stock rotation of all provisions within the department. Ensure that all equipment is used efficiently and report any defects in equipment or machinery as soon as they occur to the Executive Head Chef. Ensure compliance with all Trust and departmental policies and procedures. Support and assist new or existing members of staff. Maintain good housekeeping, stock rotation for all provisions in dry stores, fridges, and freezers. (First In First Out) To support any requisitions for provisions required on day-to-day basis. Suggest initiatives to improve the service and reduce costs. Support the Storekeeper to ensure that the required standards are met for all provisions and deliveries. Report any defects of building or equipment immediately to Executive Head Chef. To participate in annual PDP/appraisal meetings line manager. To attend Team meetings and follow development targets. To comply with the Sickness Policy of the Trust. To comply with the No Smoking Policy of the Trust Ensure electronic records (where they apply) are maintained for all related aspects of responsibility. Keep a record of all temperatures, allergens, ,ward visits, training, and associated documents. Use of MANNA Stock System. To enter data as necessary on the Monika equipment for fridge, freezers, food temperatures and cleaning tasks as required. To review and maintain Burlodge digital monitoring system and act on non-compliance. To enter data manually in event of failing IT systems, this includes all daily records for fridge, and freezers, and hot and cold food temperatures throughout the department. Complete training on ESR to ensure compliance with all mandatory and departmental training. Complete data sheets for food wastage surveys and collate information accordingly to produce reports. Liaise with Executive Head Chef to continuously develop and improve the kitchen environment and food service. To promote the healthy eating ethos for patients, staff and visitors and meet nationally agreed targets. To liaise with the dietetic team on menu developments and dietary matters or requirements, including allergen and dysphasic requests. Work within agreed Food Safety and Hygiene policies and procedures. Participate in the manual service provision of the department as necessary. This may include the preparation , cooking and service of food, delivery of trolleys to wards and departments, cleaning as required The job requires standing up for most part of the working day. Full awareness is required when using knives, equipment and monitoring system. Concentration is required on daily use of IT and software programmes To be able to listen and address complaints as they arise. Communication with customers, whether patients, staff or visitors who could be experiencing distressing circumstances and make informed decisions as to how to support them. Working conditions will include food preparation, storage areas and exposure to extreme temperatures within food storage areas. In this role you must be willing to work in other areas of the department and carry out any role that you expect staff to whether in hot conditions, cold storage, and other extreme temperatures. Occasional exposure to unpleasant working conditions is required, this may include areas where pests have been located. Meetings, discussions, audits, and surveys will take place in patient and visitor areas. Responsible for Health and Safety of yourself and other persons who may be affected by acts and omissions at work and ensure that statutory and departmental safety regulations are adhered to. Undertake any other duties or responsibilities commensurate with this post as requested by the Senior Catering Manager / Executive Head Chef. This post is to assist the Executive Head Chef, close working is required. N.B. This job description is not exhaustive. It may be necessary to carry out any other duties in order to provide an effective Catering Services. This could involve working within another area but would only be done after discussion with the employee This advert closes on Friday 25 Sep 2026
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Marketing and Communications Officer | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust - Manchester
£28,392 - £31,157 Pro rata Per Annum
ContractPart time
This role will provide senior strategic and operational leadership for Surgical and Interventional Diagnostics Education, as part of commercial/external education activity within the Christie Institute for Cancer Education (CICE). The postholder will lead the expansion of integrated surgical and interventional diagnostics education, with a particular focus on new international and commercial partnership development and development/delivery of specialist credentialed education, including robotic surgery. The postholder will provide strategic clinical leadership for the surgical and interventional diagnostics pathway for the Advancing Future Cancer Care postgraduate masters. The postholder will lead in developing and delivering the synchronous and asynchronous sections of relevant module and leading the clinical placement provision. This will include representation and membership of the Masters board, contributing to strategic oversight and operational matters including marketing, student recruitment, and governance The post holder will also contribute to supporting development of postgraduate fellowship pathways, working with the international education team to engage colleagues in delivering high quality opportunities. A key component of the role will be as the principal clinical interface between Christie Education, Christie International and relevant national and international professional organisations. To provide senior strategic and operational leadership for Surgical and Interventional Diagnostics Education, as part of commercial/external education activity within the Christie Institute for Cancer Education (CICE). The post holder will lead the expansion of integrated surgical and interventional diagnostics education, with a particular focus on new international and commercial partnership development and development/delivery of specialist credentialed education, including robotic surgery. The postholder will provide strategic clinical leadership for the surgical and interventional diagnostics pathway for the Advancing Futures Cancer Care postgraduate masters. The postholder will lead in developing and delivering the synchronous and asynchronous sections of relevant module and leading the clinical placement provision. The post holder will be part of the Masters board, contributing to strategic oversight and operational matters including marketing, student recruitment, and governance The post holder will also contribute to supporting development of postgraduate fellowship pathways, working with the international education team to engage colleagues in delivering high quality opportunities. A key component of the role will be as the principal clinical interface between Christie Education, Christie International and relevant national and international professional organisations. The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, looking after more than 64,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 25% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We are the largest radiotherapy provider in the NHS with one in 20 treatments delivered at The Christie. We have up to 15 linear accelerators operating across our network of sites. We operate the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK on our main site and treatments are also provided at 13 other networked sites, and in patients homes. And as a specialist tertiary surgical centre, we focus on rare cancers, complex procedures, and multidisciplinary approaches to cancer surgery, specialising in colorectal, peritoneal, gynaecological, urological and plastic surgery. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We have been named by the UK’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as one of the best hospitals providing opportunities for patients to participate in clinical research studies, with more than 800 studies open at any time, caring for over 3,000 patients. Marketing • Work under the direction of the International Business Development Manager to support delivery of the marketing plan for the programme. • Plan, execute and evaluate multi-channel marketing campaigns. • Create and edit engaging content for the website, email, social media, newsletters and other digital platforms. • Write, proofread and edit content for different audiences, ensuring clarity, accuracy, accessibility and consistency of messaging. • Plan, build, test and analyse email marketing campaigns to drive engagement and conversions. • Manage social media scheduling, day-to-day engagement and basic reporting. • Update and optimise the website as required. • Ensure consistent use of branding and act as a ‘Brand Champion’. • Produce marketing collateral and presentations, maintaining corporate identity standards. • Use design and publishing software (e.g., Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud, Trust approved tools) to create digital and print-ready marketing materials, as required. • Maintain a marketing activity calendar, including key awareness days, national NHS campaigns and promotional opportunities. • Conduct basic market research and competitor scanning to identify trends and opportunities. • Contribute practical marketing ideas to support effective engagement. • Provide on-site support for filming, photography and production activities. Data and Analytics • Collaborate with the Marketing Manager to interpret insights and inform future marketing activity. • Collect, analyse and interpret data from campaigns, email, social media and website traffic (including GA4). • Prepare and present regular reports on performance and engagement metrics. • Identify issues, opportunities or risks and escalate as appropriate. • Maintain accurate data across marketing systems including CRM databases, analytics dashboards and shared drives. • Manage and update distribution and mailing lists to support effective stakeholder communication. • Support basic audits of marketing and communication content, digital platforms or data as required for quality improvement. • Ensure all data is stored and managed in line with Trust information governance standards. Communications • Coordinate communications activity for campaigns, events and service activity, including updating the communications campaign planner. • Support the Marketing Manager in delivering internal and external communications for the programme. • Contribute to proactive and reactive communications to raise the profile and understanding of the Alliance’s work across public, patient, staff and partner audiences. • Write, edit and proofread communication materials for internal and external audiences. • Act as a point of contact for routine marketing and communications enquiries, responding promptly and professionally. • Provide and receive complex and sensitive information relating to media enquiries. • Liaise with internal teams and external partners to gather, verify and check information before publication. Content Creation and Management • Support the team in promoting the programme’s initiatives via communication channels. • Create content for social media channels, aligned with PR stories and national NHS initiatives. • Gather and upload content to the programme’s website and social media channels. • Maintain and refresh core communication content to ensure accuracy and relevance. • Maintain organised digital asset libraries, including images, artwork, video content and media coverage archives. • Advertise events and activities on relevant internal and external websites to maximise reach. Social Media Monitoring and Engagement • Monitor social media coverage relating to the programme and share insights with colleagues and stakeholders. • Maintain tracking documents and prepare reporting presentations when required. • Support monitoring and responding to social media comments using approved copy. • Assist with social media engagement where it aligns with wider campaign communications. • Monitor digital content for timeliness, accuracy and accessibility, escalating issues where required. Stakeholder Engagement • Support engagement with internal and external stakeholders, gathering content, updates and opportunities for marketing or communications use. • Liaise with teams across the organisation to ensure messaging is accurate, timely and aligned with service priorities. Administrative and Project Support • Work on communications or marketing projects as agreed with the Marketing Manager. • Carry out administrative duties including managing image files and distributing content to stakeholders. • Maintain accurate filing systems, shared drives and documentation. • Demonstrate routine marketing and communications tasks to new or less experienced colleagues as required. • Attend and contribute to team meetings, sharing updates on communications and marketing activity. • Maintain confidentiality at all times and comply with the Data Protection Act and GDPR when handling sensitive or personal information. • Support budget monitoring activities by maintaining simple budgetary records for marketing and communications spend. • Raise purchase orders and process invoices in line with Trust financial procedures. This advert closes on Friday 25 Sep 2026
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CYP Advanced Speech and Language Therapist | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - Macclesfield
£49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata
ContractPart time
To develop and provide Autism assessments for young people aged 4-19 years To provide specialist second opinion. To work with staff, teachers, parents and other agencies as appropriate to develop the learning and social environment for students with Autism To promote transition of children from primary schools to secondary schools and then to adult services To maintain accurate records and data To develop and provide Autism assessments for young people aged 4-19 years including parent interviews and ADOS. To provide specialist second opinion. To work with staff, teachers, parents and other agencies as appropriate to develop the learning and social environment for . students with Autism To promote transition of children from primary schools to secondary schools and then to adult services To maintain accurate records and data Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire. We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport. Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall. As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services. All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role. Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP. Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role. At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values. CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it. Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or by calling 01244 393100. If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’ Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes. The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies. New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon! This advert closes on Friday 25 Sep 2026
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Secondary Phase Lead - The Avenue School
Reading Borough Council - Reading, Berkshire
£57,137 to £63,070 a year
On-sitePermanentPart time
Full time - Permanent - January 2027 start The Avenue Special School is a vibrant and friendly school community which supports more than 250 pupils, aged between 3-19, with a range of severe or profound learning difficulties, some physical disabilities and autism. We have small well-resourced classes and a real passion for supporting young people to have active and healthy lives through an exciting education both in and out of the classroom. Working at The Avenue provides you with the opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of young people with special educational needs. It also allows you to progress in your career, taking on responsibilities and developing your passions and interests. We care deeply about CPD and balancing workloads to allow staff to flourish, so we offer a full programme of training and mentoring, staff wellbeing days, and the chance to work in a supportive and encouraging team environment where your voice really does matter. In order to strengthen our leadership capacity, improve consistency of practice and continue to raise professional standards across our school and support operational and strategic demands, we are excited to have created a new Secondary Phase Lead role. The Secondary Phase Lead will provide strategic leadership and day to day operational management of the Secondary department, ensuring pupils make excellent progress academically, socially, emotionally, and in preparation for adulthood. The successful candidate will ensure that the Secondary curriculum, assessment, and pastoral systems are ambitious, coherent, sequential and personalised, with clear pathways toward Post 16 provision and or other destinations, accreditation, independence, and active community participation. EHCP and PFA outcomes will be embedded within all aspects of planning and provision. Alongside the curriculum there are expectations of a rigorous program of quality assurance. The Secondary Phase Lead will also regularly engage with the pupils’ Personalised Learning Plans to ensure these are embedded alongside the academic outcomes outlined in the curriculum frameworks.
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Research Officer in Health Economics
Bangor University - Bangor, Gwynedd
£38,784 to £46,049 a year
HybridTemporaryFull time
North Wales Medical School Research Officer in Health Economics (Ref: BU04128) Contract Duration: 30/09/2027 Grade 7 - £38,784 - £47,049 p.a. Applications are invited for the above fixed term, full time post in the Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME) at Bangor University. CHEME is a multidisciplinary research unit and draws from a wide variety of backgrounds including health economics, behavioural sciences, statistics, and pharmacy/clinical/health specialities. The post holder will contribute to an early economic evaluation of wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) systems to support existing surveillance and control strategies for norovirus in health and social care settings, funded by Health and Care Research Wales. This study aims to estimate the costs and benefits of integrating wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) into existing surveillance and control strategies for norovirus in care homes and healthcare facilities in Wales, and to explore how WBE surveillance should be delivered. The work will involve the design and conduct of a discrete choice experiment to elicit preferences for surveillance and control strategies, and early economic modelling of WBE systems to support existing surveillance. Candidates should be educated to a PhD (or near completion) in a relevant subject (health economics, environmental economics, mathematical modelling, social or behavioural science, choice modelling, or health services research). Applications from researchers with experience of health economic modelling and preference elicitation methods are particularly welcomed. The successful candidate will have good interpersonal skills and an ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment. Previous experience of conducting empirical research in a healthcare setting and the ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh are desirable for this post. This role will be located at our Bangor campus and will work with colleagues in both the North Wales Medical School and the School of Environmental & Natural Sciences. Through our Dynamic Working framework there will also be the option to spend some time working remotely (although remaining in the UK) to support work-life balance, which will be discussed further with candidates at interview. Applications will also be considered to carry out this role on a part-time or job share basis. The post is available immediately, for a fixed term period until 30 September 2027. An extension beyond this will be dependent on research funding being awarded to the post holder and the research unit. Applications will only be accepted via our online recruitment website, jobs.bangor.ac.uk. However, in cases of access issues due to disability, paper application forms are available by telephoning 01248 383865 Closing date for applications: 30/09/26 Committed To Equal Opportunities
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Exam Invigilators - Blessed Hugh Faringdon School
Reading Borough Council - Reading, Berkshire
£13.92 to £13.92 an hour
On-sitePermanentPart time
Casual Contract - Required ASAP We are seeking to recruit Invigilators to join our existing team. You will be required at key times throughout the year to supervise pupils undertaking examinations, in accordance with the Examination Board regulations. Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School is a successful and oversubscribed school. We are committed to character education, helping students flourish not only through academic excellence but by offering them the opportunities to grow and develop. It’s an exciting time to join our friendly, supportive and dedicated staff.
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Fostering Social Worker
Reading Borough Council - Reading, Berkshire
£48,444 to £53,529 a year
On-sitePermanentFull time
Reading Borough Council is committed to improving outcomes for children, young people and families. We are looking for an experienced and passionate Fostering Social Worker to join our Fostering Team within the Kinship, Fostering & Permanence Service. This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and forward-thinking service that plays a vital role in recruiting, assessing, training and supporting foster carers who provide safe, stable and nurturing homes for children in our care. As part of our service, you will help shape positive futures for children and contribute to the ongoing development of fostering services across Reading and the wider South East region We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities. About the role As a Fostering Social Worker, you will manage a caseload of foster carers, providing supervision, guidance and support to ensure children receive the highest standards of care. You will work closely with children, carers, social work teams and partner agencies to achieve the best outcomes for children and young people. Key responsibilities include: Recruiting, assessing and preparing prospective foster carers. (subject to a move into the Regional Care Co-operative) Undertaking Form F assessments and presenting reports to Fostering Panel. (subject to a move into the Regional Care Co-operative) Delivering and supporting foster carer training and development programmes. Providing professional supervision and support to approved foster carers. Completing annual foster carer reviews and monitoring action plans. Supporting placement matching and permanency planning for children in care. Chairing foster carer meetings and placement support meetings where required. Working in partnership with children's social workers, schools, health professionals and other agencies. Contributing to service development, quality assurance and continuous improvement activities. You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place. Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this: Work Together as one team - work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do Drive Efficiency - show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential Be Ambitious - be demanding of our own performance – striving to be even better – and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way Make a Difference to Reading - maintain the highest levels of customer service and be flexible and willing to provide the services needed at the time they are needed Our offer We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition is strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment. A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including: Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave A wide range of flexible working opportunities Modern working environment at the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS) On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted Season Ticket Loan - a loan to help with the cost of your rail or bus journey, to and from work Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax To arrange a confidential discussion on this position please contact Steffi.Roth@reading.gov.uK Closing Date: Sunday 27th September 2027 Interview Date: Week Commencing 5th October Interview Process: To be confirmed
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Resident Engagement Strategy Manager
Hull City Council - Hull
£39,862 to £42,839 a year
On-sitePermanentFull time
Number of Vacancies: 1 Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Regular Proposed Interview Date: Monday, October 19, 2026 Hours of Work: 37 Hiring Manager: Maria Kohler Contact Number: 01482 615019 Job Description Summary: This is a Full Time Permanent position. Proposed interview dates: 19th 20th October 2026 Hull City Council established its Building Safety Team in 2024 in response to major legislative changes, including the Building Safety Act, Fire Safety Act, and Fire Safety (England) Regulations, introduced following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Our team is dedicated to ensuring the safety of multi-occupancy dwellings across the city. This includes oversight of: • 19 high-rise buildings • 7 medium-rise buildings • 4 sheltered blocks • 445 low-rise blocks We work in close partnership with the Housing Investment Team, which manages responsive and cyclical maintenance, specialist compliance works, planned improvement projects, and refurbishment schemes for a stock of 24,000 domestic properties. In addition, we collaborate with the High-Rise Tenancy and Facilities Management teams to deliver a comprehensive approach to building safety. The Job An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time, permanent Resident Engagement Strategy Manager to join the Building Safety Team. The postholder will be responsible for managing stakeholder communication and engagement across our high-rise blocks of flats, improving resident engagement outcomes by leading on the development and implementation of unique Resident Engagement Strategies and associated engagement activity. The role offers flexibility, with work based across offices, home, and site locations, depending on team needs and daily requirements. This post is designated as politically sensitive. For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Maria Kohler, Programme Manager on 01482 615 019 Maria.Kohler@hullcc.gov.uk, Sally Smith, Tenant Experience, and Support Manager on 01482 614 342 Sally.Smith@hullcc.gov.uk What We’re Looking For: The successful candidate will be professional, empathetic, and able to handle sensitive issues appropriately, referring to relevant services when necessary. To maintain high standards of competence within the Building Safety Team, ongoing training and development will be provided. Candidates must demonstrate essential skills, knowledge, experience, and behaviours aligned with the role. Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description. ROLE AND PURPOSE Neighbourhoods Housing is committed to a programme of continuous improvement to develop the service offered to its tenants and customers, driven by rapid, fundamental change in the housing sector – change triggered by revised legislation, the introduction of a regulatory regime and framework, Ombudsman guidance and learning, good practice, societal factors, and opportunities presented by new and emerging technology. The postholder will: Take full responsibility for stakeholder communication and engagement regarding improving resident engagement outcomes within 22 high rise blocks of flats. Provide quality assurance for the work activity with the support of appropriate workstream leads and stakeholders across the Council, such as Anti Social Behaviour, Area Housing team, Corporate Finance, etc. Lead on the development and implementation of a unique Resident Engagement Strategy, within an overall framework for the city, for each of the 22 High Rise Flat blocks covered by the appropriate legislation (Building Safety Act 2022 and Social Housing Regulation Act 2023), ensuring that all residents aged 16 and above are listened to in the process, to ensure that they meet the specific building safety needs of each block. Ensure active overview of all resident engagement projects and activities, liaising with other services within Neighbourhoods and Housing to build strong relationships to co-design and co-deliver outcomes and benefits, linkages, identify and manage dependencies, and ensure outputs are delivered in a prioritised and logical order, mitigating duplication and maximising opportunities for efficiency. Identifying, planning, and delivering high level work activities required to deliver strategic objectives, through understanding key service issues including legislation, societal factors, sector-specific trends and demands, technology, service resources and stakeholders, and the environment in which Neighbourhoods and Housing operates. Also strong analytical knowledge and ability required to assess current situations and put forward proposals for step change continuous improvement. Manage and co-ordinate any projects which form part of the resident engagement work programme to deliver continued improvement using a broad range of technical and project skills that best suit each circumstance. Work with and guide senior managers to shape activities and the implications of activities and provide recommendations regarding robustness and achievement of expected outcomes. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES: 1. To promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and/or vulnerable adults. The Government regulation states that the job role will need to engage with everybody in the Council flats above the age of 16. 2. Customer focus – Work with senior managers in Neighbourhoods and Housing, the wider council, partners, and tenants, to understand tenant and customer need and assimilate into the service outcomes and benefits. Ensure engagement is effective at all levels, ensuring buy-in from managers and staff and enabling change to be delivered to achieve service objectives and benefits. Build effective relationships with partners for the co-design and co-delivery of appropriate projects and joint stakeholder engagement. These may include other Local Authorities and Registered Social Landlords, Regulatory Bodies, Voluntary Sector Providers etc. 3. Performance Management – Independent thinking to objectively assess and ensure appropriate Neighbourhoods and Housing staff, subject matter experts, contractors etc., are providing agreed work deliverables. Support appropriate Neighbourhoods and Housing staff, subject matter experts, contractors etc., in the provision of accurate progress reports, reporting and escalating areas of concern and possible solutions. Focus on promoting a positive performance culture reporting on performance issues to ensure the delivery of effective business operations. Lead on and own the co-ordination of ongoing day to day operation of the Resident Engagement Strategy for each building in line with building safety legislative and regulatory requirements for each block. Leads on service monitoring and capture of data around outputs and outcomes laid out in each Resident Engagement Strategy, to establish its effectiveness in regard to block management, reduction in building safety incidents and whether residents feel safer in their homes. To ensure business change and service improvement within Neighbourhoods and Housing is delivered effectively by managing the delivery of projects and/or work activities identified to realise that change, so that the service can keep pace with a rapidly changing sector and deliver expected customer and /or financial benefits. 4. Statutory Obligations – To align work activity with all relevant legislation and Council policies with particular emphasis on Housing-related legislation such as – but not limited to – the Housing Act (various), Building Safety Act 2022, Social Housing Regulation Act 2023 and other inter-related legislation and guidance. Lead on the development and implementation of a unique Resident Engagement Strategy, within an overall framework for the city, for each of the 22 High Rise Flat blocks covered by complex new Building Safety Legislation. Project management and effective engagement with multiple stakeholders, including the residents of each block, ensuring that all residents aged 16 and above are listened to, with officers and others as necessary in a co-design process, to ensure the Strategy produced for each block meets its specific building safety needs. 5. Contribute appropriate documents, such as the Resident Engagement Strategy, to the Building Safety Team to form Building Safety Cases and Building Safety Case Reports, as required by the Building Safety Regulator (part of the Health Safety Executive). 6. Lead on the review of the Resident Engagement Strategy for each of the 22 high rise blocks at least every 3 years or after any significant event at the block or significant change in the demographics within the block if sooner. Within this, decides whether and when the Resident Engagement Strategy of a particular block requires amendment taking into account a wide range of dynamics within a given block. 7. Work closely and effectively with a range of other professionals, including the Health and Safety Lead, Housing Tenancy Managers, their senior management team as necessary, in the development of the strategies, but also to ensure the effective day-to-day delivery of safe services, understanding the local context of each block. Write and present reports and briefings to senior management and governance structures as necessary. 8. Lead on the outward communications of key building safety messages as they evolve, attending Senior Management Team meetings as necessary. Use platforms agreed within each Resident Engagement Strategy. Develop campaigns and new channels of communication as required. Take account of continual change in the demographics of each block and their evolving communications needs to continually review channels used and lead channel development, from the more traditional, to social media, to those which are new and evolving, ensuring all key audience groups are reached and increasingly involved, in line with the 22 individual strategies. 9. Develop and deliver information in a variety of formats (presentations, reports, briefing notes, plans, etc.), which reflect the needs of the target audience and represent the Council as required to publicise and promote the project, department and its achievements, ensuring that a professional image is projected at all times. 10. Focal point for frequent contacts on a wide range of building safety and other issues by residents, Elected Members, external organisations, partners and other stakeholders, ensuring each contact effectively captured and actioned. 11. Develop culture of resident ownership of the Resident Engagement Strategy for each block; promote and facilitate stronger community cohesion, especially among hard-to-reach groups. Recruit advocates and deliver training as necessary to support this. 12. Research, seek out national best practice around resident engagement in building safety, and implement dependent on budget availability. NC4928.Resident Engagement Strategy Manager.docx Compensation Grades: GRADES 9. Pay Ranges: £39,862.00 - £42,839.00 Job Classifications: 2 - Designated As Politically Sensitive - Designated As Politically Sensitive (Politically Restricted Posts), Casual - (Travel Allowance Policy), No - (Childcare Disqualification Requirement), No - (Statutory Post) Benefits of Working of Hull City Council: - A competitive salary - An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - Initially 23 days annual leave depending on length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year, and three additional days off, one in May/August and one during the Christmas/New year period - Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods - Supportive and forward-thinking culture - Great career development opportunities Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight prior to the closing date. Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description. We are committed to increasing the diversity, equality, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage. We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. 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Senior Change Officer (Independent Living Project Manager)
Hull City Council - Hull
£45,091 to £48,226 a year
On-siteContractFull time
Number of Vacancies: 1 Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Fixed Term (Fixed Term) Proposed Interview Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Hours of Work: 37 Hiring Manager: Jason Gould Contact Number: 01482 615403 Job Description Summary: This is a Fixed Term Full Time Position This post is fixed term for 18 months Role of Senior Change Officer. Please note this post is dedicated to a single project: the replacement system for the Independent Living Alarm Response Centre (Lifeline / Tunstall), encompassing all aspects of project management, e.g. project planning and implementation, supplier and contract management, change management, budget, technical liaison with ICT, risk management etc., within tight deadlines due to digital switchover. For further information please contact Jason Gould on 01482 615 403 or Anita Gunderson on 01482 614 396 ROLE AND PURPOSE Design and develop change programmes and projects based on business drivers such as new or revised legislation, economic factors, innovation etc. – in conjunction with the Business Change Manager, senior managers within Neighbourhoods Housing, other Council services, and the wider social housing sector. Understand requirements from the wider social housing sector – Social Housing Regulator, Ombudsman etc. – and interpret into change programmes and projects, in conjunction with senior managers within Neighbourhoods Housing, Practice Management Team etc. Lead or support programmes and projects to deliver identified changes, improvements, and benefits. Provide knowledge, expertise and capacity in programme and project management, and in change management and improvement techniques. Identify, define, and track progress, benefits, and outcomes in addition to risks and issues for projects/programmes, through recognised routes, such as senior management teams, boards etc. Ensure change is embedded and is delivering the improvements expected from the implementation of programmes and projects, and that benefits are realised. Foster a positive culture within Neighbourhoods and Housing and beyond, in line with the service area’s vision and values, and those of Hull City Council more broadly. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES: 1 Strategy –Research unfamiliar areas of public service delivery, in particular social housing, and establish what represents best practice in these areas.Take a lead role in creating change programmes that align to the strategic needs of service users and to agreed local strategies and corporate plans, incorporating national and local objectives, priorities, and targets, such as those published by the Social Housing Regulator, Ombudsman, DLUHC etc.Identify areas of impact beyond the core change activities, and ensure relevant stakeholders are made aware.Appropriately select and apply agreed strategies, policies, and methodologies to areas of programme and project work.The postholder will work autonomously, after receiving a broad scope from more senior officers, but will regularly check-in with progress and will receive direction and key decision-making through appropriate governance structures such as Programme Boards. These will usually be comprised of senior managers such as Heads of Service and Assistant Directors. 2 Customer Focus – Be customer focused and ensure programmes/projects are utilising customer / tenant insight to plan and deliver change.Ensure programmes / projects and their benefits effectively embed the voice of the tenant / tenant needDevelop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders. Ensure communication is effective at all levels, ensuring buy-in from staff and enabling change to be delivered.Work collaboratively with staff at all levels within the Council and partner organisations to ensure a clear understanding of the importance of designing for the customer / tenant when delivering change.Take the lead on transition management, ensuring that business as usual is maintained during the transition to new ways of working, and the timing of the changes are optimised to effectively integrate into the business. 3 Performance Management – Co-ordinate activity on programmes and projects.Capture and report on progress against the programme/project and raise and escalate issues and risks to line manager or Programme Board as appropriate.Deliver to tight deadlines and influence others to deliver within such parameters. Establish and implement the mechanisms by which benefits can be measured. Proactively monitor benefits realisation.Monitor and review project documentation prepared by more junior colleagues.Use performance management from within / outside the service to inform and shape change programmes and projects. 4 Leadership – Be an effective leader, modelling exemplary behaviour to staff and promoting a positive culture which seeks excellence in public service. Actively promote a culture of organisational learning and development, including coaching and mentoring of staff.The post holder will matrix manage a team when required; and may have permanent line management responsibility for more junior colleagues within Business Development and Change. Champion change and improvement methodologies and techniques. Embed learning into the organisation from reputable and proven external business change research and best practice. Transfer knowledge and skills to colleagues in the organisation. Work with and guide senior managers to shape and deliver change and transformation. 5 Statutory Obligations – Must take account of relevant statutory obligations within business process redesign and identification of efficiencies.These will usually be, although not limited to, obligations relating to the provision of housing, which is a highly-regulated area. Where necessary seeks advice from colleagues such as in Legal Services and Practice Management. 6 Manage Projects and ProgrammesProvide project and programme expertise to change programmes and projects.Decide most appropriate programme / project management methodology and techniques to use based on nature and needs of assigned projects. Identify the need for and develop appropriate project documentation. Identify synergies, potential duplication or conflicts and ensuring activities (e.g. risk management) are underpinned with recognised programme management methodologies.Ensure sufficient resources are available to undertake efficient project delivery and that the necessary resources are identified, planned and allocated to projects ensuring outputs are delivered on time and to the required level of quality. Support and lead project people resources from across the service area or other service areas in a matrix management arrangement. Oversee and report on project / programme budgets as assigned.Lead on stakeholder communication and engagement regarding programme outcomes.Ensure that new models of working are embedded successfully. Where not personally leading projects and programmes, provide project management skills to support service department staff to deliver change programmes and associated benefits. Champion change management and project management disciplines. 7 Conduct analysisIdentify potential improvements to service efficiency, using skills and knowledge (e.g. change management techniques, improvement techniques, data analysis). Provide advice in service business planning, processes, and performance. Make recommendations that take advantage of opportunities such as technological innovation, based on own up to date knowledge and research.Work with service managers to turn improvement ideas/proposals into workable solutions and formulate these into detailed viable plans.Analyse and review the benefits of individual projects to support prioritisation. Communicate with all stakeholders, deal with risks and barriers, to ensure objectives are delivered on time and within resources allocated. Complete post implementation reviews to ensure that the required business benefits have been achieved and will be sustained. Produce management reports on the findings. 8 Communicate and InfluenceEnsure the buy-in of stakeholders at a programme and project level (e.g., staff affected by change).Facilitate the development of a continuous improvement culture by identifying improvements, making recommendations, and providing support to and negotiating with managers to deliver change and improvement as a result of findings, dealing with any potential opposition to the proposed changes. NC4958.Senior Change Officer.docx Compensation Grades: GRADES 10. Pay Ranges: £45,091.00 - £48,226.00 Job Classifications: 3- Not Politically Restricted - Designated As Not Politically Sensitive (Politically Restricted Posts), Casual - (Travel Allowance Policy), No - (Childcare Disqualification Requirement), Statutory Post - (Statutory Post) Benefits of Working of Hull City Council: - A competitive salary - An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - Initially 23 days annual leave depending on length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year, and three additional days off, one in May/August and one during the Christmas/New year period - Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods - Supportive and forward-thinking culture - Great career development opportunities Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight prior to the closing date. Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description. We are committed to increasing the diversity, equality, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage. We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. Online searches, including social media, may be carried out as part of the recruitment process.
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Passenger Assistant
Hull City Council - Hull
£24,796 to £24,796 a year
On-sitePermanentPart time
Number of Vacancies: 2 Time Type: Part time Worker Type: Regular Proposed Interview Date: Monday, October 5, 2026 Hours of Work: 18 Hiring Manager: Christine Conway Contact Number: 01482 612808 Job Description Summary: This is a permanent, term time only position. Passenger Assistant - Grade 2 – Salary £11,254 - Term Time Only If the postholder requires a Standard or Enhanced DBS disclosure the candidate is required to declare full details of everything on their criminal record unless the conviction/s and/or caution/s are considered “protected” in line with filtering rules for DBS checks. ROLE AND PURPOSE To be responsible for the care and supervision of pupils with Special Educational Needs and ‘looked after’ children travelling to and from school PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES: 1. To promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and/or vulnerable adults. 2. Meet and board the vehicle each morning, at a predetermined meeting point, before the first pupil passenger is collected. 3. Ensure that at each appointed stopping place pupils board safely and that they are correctly seated before the vehicle begins to move. On arrival at the school ensure that pupils alight in a safe manner and are met by an appropriate member of the school staff who will see them safely into school. 4. Ensure that in the afternoon pupils are safely seated on the vehicle before it begins to move. Ensure that pupils alight at their appointed stops and when required are received by the parent or other responsible adult known to you. 5. Assist pupils on and off the vehicle and be responsible for their safety during the journey, ensuring that harnesses, special seats, seat belts are used as appropriate and that all wheelchairs are secured to the vehicle by the driver. 6. Attend to cases of sickness, fits, incontinence etc that may occur during the journey using appropriate medication or equipment as required. 7. To be responsible for the good behaviour and conduct of the pupils so ensuring that the driver is unhindered in his/her duties. 8. Ensure that any request from parents/head teacher/contractors regarding possible changes to journeys, and any such problems encountered on the journey are reported immediately to Transport Team Staff. Any such changes will require the authorisation of the Transport Team. 9. Liaise between parents and pupils and ensure that all correspondence, medicines etc are delivered to parents/school staff as appropriate. 10. The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated legislation places responsibilities for health and safety on Hull City Council, as your employer and you as an employee of the council. In addition to the Councils overall duties, the post holder has personal responsibility for their own health safety and that of other employees; additional and more specific responsibilities are identified in the Council’s Corporate HS policy. NC2910.Passenger Assistant-1.docx Working for Hull City Council - Streetscene Compensation Grades: GRADES 2. Pay Ranges: £24,796.00 - £24,796.00 Job Classifications: 3- Not Politically Restricted - Designated As Not Politically Sensitive (Politically Restricted Posts), 8- Enhanced Childrens Adults Barring List - (Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)), Casual - (Travel Allowance Policy), No - (Childcare Disqualification Requirement), No - (Statutory Post) Benefits of Working of Hull City Council: - A competitive salary - An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - Initially 23 days annual leave depending on length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year, and three additional days off, one in May/August and one during the Christmas/New year period - Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods - Supportive and forward-thinking culture - Great career development opportunities Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight prior to the closing date. Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description. We are committed to increasing the diversity, equality, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage. We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. Online searches, including social media, may be carried out as part of the recruitment process.
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