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Nottingham City Council sent this bulletin at 08-02-2016 12:01 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: - BEING A LEARNING CITY, promoting a learning culture within its services to ensure practice is informed by a strong evidence base, emerging best practice and learning from Serious Case Reviews - BUILDING RESILIENCE IN CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, through provision of early help, parenting and family support, targeted and specialist services and to build the capacity to enable families and communities to support one another. - SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE from harm, abuse and exploitation and support it’s children in care along with their carers - DEVELOPING HEALTHY MINDS AND RELATIONSHIPS by working with partner agencies to ensure children and young people have the self-esteem, confidence and knowledge to keep themselves safe in their relationships 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. We particularly welcome applications from the black, minority and ethnic communities as we are currently under represented at this level. The post holder will be responsible for assisting the Design Services Manager in the management of CDM and construction related H&S of a wide range of projects, working with multi-disciplinary teams toward the safe and successful completion of projects. To provide specialised support, training and advice, embedding the principles construction-related health, safety and welfare with all clients, designers and contractors across all building programmes, including capital projects and maintenance works. To advise and assist NCC officers who act in CDM specific roles of Client, Principal Designer, Designer, Principal Contractor and Contractor to ensure compliance with CDM2015. Assist in the pre-construction and construction phases of projects and help to develop and collate relevant information, phase plans and H&S files. Supporting Principal Designers in their role under CDM 2015, as necessary. ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS • Demonstrate experience of ability to offer advice and guidance over a broad range of construction related Health & Safety issues and CDM matters. • A NEBOSH General Construction Certificate in Health & Safety / IOSH membership. • Experience of supporting and implementing complex building based projects, working within multi-disciplinary teams. • Demonstrate knowledge of current & emerging best practice in construction and maintenance related health & safety, legislative requirements and statutory responsibilities. • Proven experience in the interpretation, application and administration of the CDM regulations both 2007 / 2015 and the on-site arrangements developed to comply with these in relation to building projects. • Experience of developing pre-construction information, construction phase plans and health & safety files. For informal enquiries, please contact Asaad Raoof on 0115 8763023 or email asaad.raoof@nottinghamcity.gov.uk This post is subject to a Standard DBS check Fixed Term for 9 – 12 months (Maternity Cover) An opportunity to cover maternity leave has arisen for a minimum of 9 months to fill a Customer Service and Business Support Manager role. Working in a newly established Directorate, this role is critical in ensuring customers are offered excellent customer service and that they can easily access a wide range of frontline services, such as domestic and commercial waste collections, bulky waste bookings and skip hire. Working closely with the Corporate Customer Services team, the post holder will support the Council’s programme of improved customer access and service, ensuring new ways of working and technology are embedded across the Directorate. Managing the Business Support Service for Neighbourhood Services, the post holder is responsible for putting a robust performance and project management framework in place for the directorate to ensure Council, Corporate and Directorate targets are effectively monitored and reported on. ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS: 1. Successful track record in the management of change and service improvements within customer facing/volume environments. 2. Ability to lead changes in the culture and working practices of front-line employees, through experience of effective negotiation and consultation with staff groups and trade unions. 3. Proven track record of managing short term and long term objectives, developing plans, monitoring work activities, regularly assessing the performance of teams and individuals. 4. Ability to give clear direction and role model Nottingham City Council’s Leadership Competencies. For Informal enquiries please contact Lisa Terry on 0115 8765628 (lisa.terry@nottinghamcity.gov.uk) We particularly welcome applications from the black, minority and ethnic communities as we are currently under represented at this level.
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