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Nottingham City Council sent this bulletin at 11-01-2016 12:02 PM GMT|
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Are you an experienced Children’s Social Worker? Nottingham City Council are proud of the positive impact we have on the lives of children and young people in the city and would welcome the opportunity to have an informal chat with you about your breadth of experience as a Children’s Social Worker with the aim of progressing your expression of interest through our fast-track application process. Nottingham City Council has a number of key priorities we are committed to: We are proud of the positive impact we have on the lives of children and young people in the city and want to invite to join our team! You will hold a recognised Social Work Qualification, (MA, BA (hons) or BSc (hons) Social Work, DipSW, CQSW, CSS) with HCPC registration, have completed your ASYE year and will be experienced in working with children and families. Proven experience of court work, undertaking in-depth assessments, preparation of high quality reports and presenting them in a formal setting is essential, as is your ability to manage child protection cases. To be considered for a Level 3 post you should in addition, be able to demonstrate your ability to manage 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. As a Level 2 you will receive a minimum starting salary of £29,558 (inclusive of temporary market supplement), and as a Level 3 you will receive a minimum salary of £33,857 (inclusive of temporary market supplement). In addition you will have the benefit from supportive and proactive management and a genuine commitment to you and your career development with a clearly defined career path. Additionally, we have family friendly policies, a final salary pension scheme and an award winning employee benefits scheme. You will possess a full driving licence, have access to a vehicle and be willing to travel both inside and outside of the City Council area as required. An enhanced DBS check will also be required. How to apply: For an informal chat, please contact Marie Gunning, HR Practice Advisor for Children’s Social Care on 0115 8761401 or e-mail your CV to marie.gunning@nottinghamcity.gov.uk for initial consideration. If you wish to apply immediately please click on the ‘Apply Online’ button above. You must indicate in the first line of the Personal Statement section if you are applying for the Level 2 or Level 3 Social Worker Position.
This post would be of interest to Clinical/Forensic Psychologists, Cognitive Behavioural therapists, family therapists and other qualified professionals such as social workers, Community Psychiatric Nurses with experience in delivering and supervising evidenced based therapy. Nottingham City Council is expanding its offer of Multisystemic therapy interventions for families in the city with both an MST Standard team and an MST Child Abuse and Neglect team. Due to this expansion we are looking to recruit an experienced clinician and manager to lead the Multisystemic Therapy (MST) standard team. Multisystemic Therapy is an evidenced based intervention which is community based and directed at older children, teenagers and their families. The approach is targeted at those families in which the young person is at risk of coming into care or custody and aims to prevent family breakdown, reduce offending and improve educational outcomes. You will supervise a team of four therapists providing MST. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the MST programme, both locally and nationally and add to the continuing development of Evidence Based Programmes across the UK. Duties include liaison with key collaborating agencies, ensuring fidelity to the MST model, providing ongoing evaluation and staff development for therapists, interfacing with MST expert consultants and providing overall programme management of the MST team. You must be available to be part of an on call rota to support therapists implementing MST 24-hours per day, 7 days per week alongside other agency supervisory staff. Ideally you will have specific experience in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Structural/Strategic Family Therapy or other behaviourally focused evidence based interventions. Significant clinical supervisory level experience preferred. Ongoing Personal and Professional Development Full training and continuous professional development in the MST model will be provided. There will be close links with other MST teams nationally for advice and support and regular booster training sessions. There is also an MST consultant that provides ongoing skills training to the supervisor and consultation to the team. There will be opportunities to sustain current professional registration and you will be working alongside another MST supervisor. Future opportunities to further develop experience in adaptations of MST (e.g. MST CAN) will be available. For more information about MST go to www.mstservices.com / http://www.mstuk.org/. For informal enquiries please contact Sebrina Turner on Tel: 0115 8765046 or 07432592547 or email: Sebrina.Turner@nottinghamcity.gov.uk Fixed Term from 21st March to 31st October 2016 Job Role: • To provide a range of gardening, grounds maintenance, refuse, recycling and cleansing duties throughout the City in order to maintain the environment, buildings and facilities which make Nottingham the cleanest city. • To provide a service of grounds maintenance and horticultural services to schools premises across the city • To operate flexibly across a range of frontline services depending on service needs. This will include street cleaning, grounds maintenance, refuse collection, recycling and other Neighbourhood Services such as support to highways’ services during inclement weather to achieve our public realm duties. • To deliver a safe, efficient and effective operational service to create a clean, safe and green environment delivered through Neighbourhood Services. Essential Requirements: • Knowledge and experience of grounds maintenance • Have a flexible attitude to work and be prepared to work shifts, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and public bank holidays in any area of the city • Knowledge of the safe operation of a range of hand and powered tools. Weed spraying qualifications would be advantageous • Knowledge of general gardening techniques including grass and border maintenance • Full Driving Licence • Knowledge of the safe operation of vehicles up to and including 7.5 tonnes gross weight. • Ability to work with and carry materials of an unpleasant nature For informal enquiries please contact Alvin Henry on 0115 8761842.
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