Latest Jobs with Nottingham City Council

Are you passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people? Are you resilient, motivated and committed to making a difference to our citizens?

If you are enthusiastic, energetic and looking for a challenging and rewarding role in a diverse and vibrant city, then why not join our supportive team at Nottingham City Council.  

You will be part of a friendly, hard-working team, committed to ensuring that children get the best chances in life.  You will benefit from supportive and proactive management and a genuine commitment to you and your career development.  You will also have access to a full package of benefits and rewards including an award winning employee benefits scheme offering an incredible range of discounts to help your salary go further, family friendly policies, local government pension scheme, employee assistance programme, generous annual leave entitlement, colleague support networks, our Going the Extra Mile recognition scheme and much more.  See the attached Colleague Total Rewards brochure for details of the full package.

You will be a Qualified Social Worker (MA, BA (hons) or BSc (hons) Social Work, DipSW, CQSW, CSS) with HCPC registration, have completed your NQSW year and be experienced in working with children and families. Proven experience of court work, as well as undertaking in-depth assessments, preparing high quality reports and presenting them in a formal setting is required as is your ability to manage child protection and complex, multi-faceted child protection cases.  You will also be able to apply your significant knowledge and practice to guiding, supporting and mentoring other workers.

Possession of a full driving licence, access to a vehicle and willingness to travel both inside and outside the council area as required is needed. An enhanced DBS check will also be required.

For informal enquiries, or if you would like to visit us, meet the team and get a feel for working at Nottingham City Council, please contact Sam Danyluk, Senior Practitioner on 0115 8762905.

Interviews will take place the week commencing the 27th of May.

Inclusive Edication Service (0.6Fte - 3 days)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to make a difference to the lives of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families in NottinghamCity. You will be based in the Learning Support Team who provide advice and training to schools around the learning needs of pupils with SEND to promote inclusion and improve educational outcomes. You will have qualified teacher status and experience of working with children with SEND. You have a solution focused approach and good negotiation skills combined with the resilience and determination to secure the best possible provision for children with SEND. You will be able to write and communicate clearly and be able to develop good working relationships with young people, their families and a range of other professionals. 

For an informal discussion please contact Ann Baldwin on 0115 8765311

This is a fixed-term, full-time post terminating on 31^st March 2017.

Salary - £17,372 - £19,742

Closing Date: 29^th June 2015

This is an exciting opportunity to join an innovative and dynamic Community Sport Development team. The role is to co-ordinate, assist and support the delivery of Community Sport Programmes and Projects that increase sport and physical activity participation for city residents in deprived communities and amongst key target groups delivering sessions as required. It will also involve supporting the identification and development of a range of new and exciting Community Sport Partnerships. To assist with the research and analysis of insight and knowledge from a number of internal and external organisations and to support the development of Community Sport Volunteering through recruitment, training and mentoring. 

Essential Requirements

- Experience of working within sport, community, leisure, physical activity, health or other specialist related field to increase participation, including delivering Sports Coaching sessions, delivering leadership or mentoring or managing/coordinating volunteers

- Proven organisational skills and the ability to co-ordinate a project, making recommendations for appropriate corrective action in order to meet targets, outcomes, key project milestones or delivery timescales

- Ability to communicate at a range of levels with a range of people e.g. verbally presenting a report in a meetings to senior managers; encouraging and mentoring community volunteers, talking with local residents about Community Sport opportunities.

- Ability and willingness to work with a flexible time table, including evenings and weekends, outside of normal hours and attend further training as required.

You must hold a current driving license and be willing to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the service.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check with Children’s barring list check (regulated activity with children) 

For all informal enquiries, please contact Nikki Mottishaw on 0115 8761615.

We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic HR professional to join a small team of HR Consultants who develop and implement the people management and employee relations practices which touch employees across the City Council.

Candidates should be HR professionals with experience of the development and implementation of people management practices and have a good knowledge of employment law.

T he role provides an excellent opportunity to develop trade union consultation and negotiation skills and to work with senior managers and Councillors in designing people management practices which meet business needs.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

 - Able to assess the impact of policies on all sections of the workforce.

 - Experience of the design, development and implementation of HR policies And procedures

 - Able to analyse complex data and information to assist with the review of performance and the development of policy.

 - High level verbal communication skills including the ability to present complex matters

For an informal discussion please contact Della Sewell, Employee Relations Manager on 0115 8763575

Processing Blue Badge and a range of on street parking permits and dispensations. Responding to queries in writing and via the telephone.

Providing a front line service to citizens and visitors to Nottingham City.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Dealing with irate or distressed customers in a diplomatic, tactful and logical manner.

Excellent customer service and IT skills.

Ability to workd under pressure to meet deadlines with minimum supervision.

Have strong self motivation together with a flexible and committed approach.

For Informal enquiries please contact Tanya Wesson on 0115 8761501 or email (tanya.wesson@nottinghamcity.gov.uk)