Tower Hamlets Council are currently working alongside Spencer Clarke Group to recruit an Intelligence & Performance Manager (SEN Project)

 The role is Full Time and operates on a 6+Month ongoing contract We are looking to get someone started as soon as possible.

The Hourly rate is £24.32 to £29 Negotiable dependent upon experience and we are hoping to get someone started as soon as possible.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead on service review and improvement projects within Children & Culture related to services provided for children and young people with special educational needs, challenging and supporting services to improve outcomes and aim for the best. This will involve preparing and drawing on a range of qualitative and quantitative evidence to support service improvement activity, directly presenting it to service stakeholders and providing constructive challenge as appropriate.
• Manage the research, collation, capture, storage and publication of evidence and datasets to support strategic planning and decision-making within Children & Culture. This will entail identifying internal and external datasets that will help the 2 council to understand patterns of need and service demand within the borough, and putting in place the systems and processes required to enable efficient capture and storage of these data.
• Manage and quality-assure the production of needs assessments and analytical products for Children & Culture to support strategic planning and commissioning. This will involve managing the output of officers to prepare statistical reports and direct drafting where required.
• Manage and quality-assure the preparation of cyclical and ad-hoc Children & Culture performance reports and present these directly to senior management, members, the public, regulators and other external stakeholders as required

Essentials;

• An expert understanding of the national and local context for and operations of children’s services, especially support for children and young people with special educational needs.
• An expert understanding of statutory, policy and regulatory frameworks with regard to children’s services.
• Advanced analytical and numerical skills and a demonstrable ability to work with complex datasets.
• Experience of project management.
• Ability to produce information for external regulators including for inspection.
• Experience of data protection and safeguarding frameworks.
• Experience of delivering performance information and high quality intelligence and analysis products to support improvement

If you know of anyone that may be suitable and interested in the role, please pass on this advert and our details and activate your £250 referral bonus

We also have a number of role across the UK so get in touch!!!

If you are interested in this role or would like to know more information, please contact Khalsa at Spencer Clarke Group

Spencer Clarke Group are looking for a Parking Assistant in the Borough of Greenwich.

Contract – 3 month agency contract with a view to being extended on an ongoing basis. 

Working hours – Monday – Friday 09:00 – 17:00

Rate of pay –  £11 - £12+ per hour

Proven capabilities and experience may be appointed to a higher pay rate

This is negotiable depending on experience – please send over your CV with the required rate.

About the role:

• Receive and record income in respect of parking activity on and off-street
• Assist in the issue of parking passes, permits and vouchers and the collection and recording of income
• Comply with the Directorate's financial procedures

Experience and qualifications:

• Must have experience in the processing of parking notices and permits

If you know of anyone that may be suitable and interested in the role, please pass on this Advert and our details and activate your £250 referral bonus

We also have a number of role across the UK so get in touch!!!

Islington Council are currently working alongside Spencer Clarke Group to recruit an Family Support Worker to work within the Disabled Childrens Team

 The role is Full Time and operates on a 6+Month ongoing contract We are looking to get someone started as soon as possible.

The Hourly rate is £15.06 to £16 Negotiable dependent upon experience and we are hoping to get someone started as soon as possible.

Working hours – Part Time (25 Hours a week)

Working Patterns:

The 25-hour posts work eight shifts over a two-week period, which includes every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and alternate weekends. We are closed every Monday / Tuesday and alternate weekends, which would be your six fixed days off a fortnight. The shifts are to cover after school sessions and are across the day at weekends. During school holidays all shifts are usually seven hours long across the day and extra hours may be accrued. You would work five shifts on the week when we are open at the weekend and three shifts on the week when we are closed at the weekend.

Your Role;

• You will be a member of the Disabled Children’s Services Family Support Team, based at Lough Road Centre providing direct support to children with complex disabilities in a range of settings: in the centre, in the community and in their homes.
• You will provide high quality support to the children and work as part of a team to provide positive activities, reduce challenging behaviours, promote independence, develop communication skills and offer choices.
• You will focus on delivering the outcomes identified in education, health and social care plans; you will proactively contribute toward the team around the child, including safeguarding children’s welfare and maximising their individual potential.

If you know of anyone that may be suitable and interested in the role, please pass on this advert and our details and activate your £250 referral bonus

We also have a number of role across the UK so get in touch!!!

If you are interested in this role or would like to know more information, please contact Khalsa at Spencer Clarke Group

Waltham Forest Council are currently working alongside Spencer Clarke Group to recruit an Environmental Enforcement Officer

The Hourly rate is £18.17 Negotiable dependent upon experience and we are hoping to get someone started as soon as possible.

 The role is Full Time and operates on a 6+Month ongoing contract We are looking to get someone started as soon as possible.

** Full Time on a Rota Basis – Working Weekend on Rota basis (1 weekend in 4)– Uniformed Position **

Purpose

• To provide support and provide enforcement knowledge to the Neighbourhood Management Service.

Your Role

If you are interested in this role or would like to know more information, please contact Khalsa at Spencer Clarke Group

Enfield Council are currently working alongside Spencer Clarke Group to recruit an Missing Persons Officer

The Hourly rate is £16.81 to £17.74 Negotiable dependent upon experience and we are hoping to get someone started as soon as possible.

 The role is Full Time and operates on a 6+Month ongoing contract We are looking to get someone started as soon as possible.

Your Role

• To be a champion and coach for all aspects of Enfield’s response to missing young people.
• Undertake Return Home Interviews (RHIs) for missing & vulnerable children & young people across Enfield, to include 1-2-1 sessions with the Top Ten most Vulnerable Young People in the borough
• To ensure that the voices and views of children and young people are sought, heard and represented appropriately and evidenced throughout the work.
• Assess young people's needs and work together with colleagues to design support plans and risk assessments which promote their increased wellbeing and reduce risk of missing.
• To be part of a regular multi-agency forum including Police and Health partners where frequently missing young people are considered.
• Communicating good practice and developing practitioner and carer expertise through team-based workshops or other suitably delivered training to foster carers and other partners.
• To ensure that all staff teams within Children Services are aware of Missing Person’s policies and procedures and to contribute to learning via induction programmes and other forums (e.g. team meetings, service events).

Essentials;

• A knowledge of local and national legislation or guidance in relation to children and young people who go missing
• Experience of having worked with children and young people who have gone missing
• Experience of working proficiently in a team environment.

If you are interested in this role or would like to know more information, please contact Khalsa at Spencer Clarke Group

Havering Council are currently working alongside Spencer Clarke Group to recruit an Contracts Manager (Looked after Children)

 The role is Full Time and operates on a 3 year fixed term contract. We are looking to get someone started as soon as possible.

The Hourly rate is £26.35 Negotiable dependent upon experience and we are hoping to get someone started as soon as possible.

KNOWLEDGE:

• Extensive knowledge of current practice, issues and developments related to market management and development within a social care context.
• Extensive knowledge of current practice, issues and developments related to quality assurance and contracts management within a social care context.
• Extensive knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance relating to social care governance and contract compliance.
• Extensive knowledge of risk management and safeguarding.

EXPERIENCE:

• Extensive experience in market management and development in a social care or health setting across children and people’s services, adults social care or public health.
• Extensive experience in contract management in a social care or health setting across either adult social care, children and young people’s services or public health.
• Experience of undertaking a full procurement and contract review function within a public sector environment, and of collaborative market development and procurement.
• Substantial experience and understand of taking a commercial and service quality lead approach to engaging with different types and size of providers.
• Substantial experience of developing professional relationships with provider, at all levels, that facilitate and promote creative and shared working and the effective and timely resolution of issues.
• Substantial experience of developing positive relationships, at all levels, across a local authority or public sector Partnership.
• Substantial experience and understanding of Project Management particularly in relation to the procurement of new services.
• Experience of convening and chairing formal and informal meetings with external providers, young people’s representative groups and young services users, voluntary sector groups and other agencies.
• Experience in staff and performance management and in developing a team and managing and deploying that team to deliver challenging objectives.
• Excellent Information technology skills in a variety of programmes including Microsoft Office suite.
• Experience of scrutinising processes and financial data including providers’ business accounts.

If you know of anyone that may be suitable and interested in the role, please pass on this advert and our details and activate your £250 referral bonus

We also have a number of role across the UK so get in touch!!!

If you are interested in this role or would like to know more information, please contact Khalsa at Spencer Clarke Group

Islington Council are currently working alongside Spencer Clarke Group to recruit an Young Persons Advisor (Care Leavers)

 The role is Full Time and operates on a 6+Month ongoing contract We are looking to get someone started as soon as possible.

The Hourly rate is up to £18 Negotiable dependent upon experience and we are hoping to get someone started as soon as possible.

Your Role;

• To case manage young people leaving care and who have left care, including those with high and complex needs, who require personal advisor services.
• To work jointly with the children looked after social worker to assess and plan for a  young person whilst they are eligible and then taking on full case responsibility for a young people when they cease to be looked after. 
• To effectively communicate to young people what support they can except to receive via the leaving care service and their role in maintaining this support once they leave care. 
• To encourage and empower young people to participate in planning and decision making for their futures
• To promote positive outcomes for young people by supporting them to maintain accommodation, seek and maintain employment, education and/or training.

Essentials;

• Knowledge and understanding of the legislation relating to Children Looked After and Leaving Care and the Care Matters and Youth Matters agenda. 
• Direct experience of working with looked after young people and young adults between 16 and 25. 

If you know of anyone that may be suitable and interested in the role, please pass on this advert and our details and activate your £250 referral bonus

We also have a number of role across the UK so get in touch!!!

If you are interested in this role or would like to know more information, please contact Khalsa at Spencer Clarke Group

Norfolk Council are currently working alongside Spencer Clarke Group to recruit an Apprenticeship Officer

 The role is Full Time and operates on 3+ Month Ongoing contract. We are looking to get someone started as soon as possible.

The Hourly rate is £14 to £16 Negotiable dependent upon experience and we are hoping to get someone started as soon as possible.

• To manage all aspects of the Apprenticeships Norfolk Network (ANN) website maximising opportunities to promote apprenticeships, creating case studies and good news stories, promoting apprenticeship vacancies, supporting colleges, training providers and employers and liaising with the developers as appropriate 
• To support and promote initiatives to drive forward a step change in the delivery of apprenticeship strategies to enable employers in Norfolk to access and deliver quality jobs and training opportunities leading to higher level skills
• To support the development of partnerships to increase the number and range of apprenticeships leading to an increase in Norfolk residents improving their skills levels

If you know of anyone that may be suitable and interested in the role, please pass on this advert and our details and activate your £250 referral bonus

We also have a number of role across the UK so get in touch!!!

If you are interested in this role or would like to know more information, please contact Khalsa at Spencer Clarke Group

Customer Service Officer, Repairs, Contact Centre 

Spencer Clarke Group are currently working alongside a local authority in North London to hire a Customer Service Officer on an initial 9 month contract near Euston Train station.  We are looking for candidates to represent the Council by providing the first point of contact with customers, providing advice and applying sound judgement in assessing their needs across all service areas and resolving their query directly or referring them where a detailed consultation is required.

The role will require you to represent the Council by providing the first point of contact with customers, providing advice and applying sound judgement in assessing their needs across all service areas and resolving their query directly or referring them where a detailed consultation is required. The work is telephone based and will require a background in housing/repairs. 

The contract will be running till at least March 2020 with the opportunity to move into a permanent role after this.  

Experience - 

• • Fully operational customer service officer
  • Ability to work in a fast paced and demanding customer focussed environment
  • Experience of working in a results focussed environment where success is measured against delivery and achievement of service standards
  • Ability to provide ‘diagnosis’ and advice on customer queries spanning a broad range of services
   

This is a fantastic opportunity for those looking to further there career and move into a permanent  opportunity, due to the nature of the role there will be a lot of interest so if you wish to be considered please apply below and once you have sent your CV call Cameron Nicholls on 01772 954 200 

Spencer Clarke Group are working in Partnership with Dudley Council to appoint several SEN Caseworkers to their team.

Contract : 3 months which are highly likely to be extended on an ongoing basis.

Working Hours – Monday – Friday 09:00 – 17:00.

Rate of Pay - £18 - £25 per hour

Key Responsibilities include:

• Provide key working functions that enable effective and efficient support for young people and their families in order to build strong and resilient relationships.

• Undertake the assessment process within statutory deadlines (under current legislation) Education, Health and Care EHC Single Assessment and the issuing of EHC Conversion Plans.

• Co-ordinate a person centred, outcome focused multi agency approach to assessment, planning and support ensuring that parents are treated as equal partners in the assessment and planning process.

• Provide effective and efficient commissioning of suitable educational provision and school placement for children with an EHC Plan, with a focus on accountability for outcomes.

• Facilitating and coordinating the EHCP assessment process for children and young people

• Manage a defined caseload of assessments.

• Consulting with Schools as to whether they could meet Childrens Needs.

• Finalising & amending EHC Plans

In order to be considered you must have:

• Good Working Knowledge of S.E.N.
• Experience writing EHC Plans.

Get in Touch!

We supply to over 80 Council’s nationwide so if you would like to know more about our vacancies, please contact Richard at Spencer Clarke Group.

Here at Spencer Clarke Group we provide workers with their own dedicated, expert consultant with extensive market knowledge.

Here are just a few of the benefits of working with us:

• Access to a huge range of excusive temporary and permanent opportunities

• Post-Placement Aftercare

• Subsidised training specific to your role

• Free DBS Checks

• Loyalty Reward Scheme and regular competitions for our agency workers.

• Market Leading referrals of up to £500.

If you are interested in this role and would like to apply, please contact Richard at Spencer Clarke Group as soon as possible on 01772 954200

Spencer Clarke Group are working in partnership with Blackpool Council to appoint Team Manager within their MASH team.

Contract –Long Term Agency contract.

Rate of Pay –£40 per hour.

About the role:

Blackpool have 3 position available immediately for an experienced social care practitioner to manage their new MASH team (Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub)

Preference will be given to those candidates who have managerial experience and have worked within a MASH team

The Manager will be directly responsible for 6 experienced practitioners and 4 Referral coordinators and will work alongside colleagues from Police, Health and Education, Early Help and other key partner agencies in triaging all referrals made to Children's Social care and signposting to appropriate service area.

About you

In order to be considered:

• Be HCPC registered
• Good working experience working either as an Assistant Team Manager / Senior Social Worker / Team Manager / Advanced Practitioner.
• Qualification to degree level in Social Work
• Clean, Fully enhanced DBS

Stay Connected!

Spencer Clarke Group supply to over 80 Council’s nationwide and if you would like to find more about any roles we have available, get in touch and contact one of our consultants.

If you are interested in this role and would like to apply, please send a copy of your most recent CV tors@spencerclarkegroup.co.uk and contact Richard on 01772 954200 as soon as possible.

Spencer Clarke Group are working in partnership with Worcestershire Council to appoint Team Manager within their MASH team.

Contract –Long Term Agency contract.

Rate of Pay –£30 per hour.

About the role

Worcestershire is looking for a full time MASH Team Manager for the Family Front Door. It is an exciting environment to work within. The team is located in a multi-agency safeguarding hub based in the Wildwood building near the centre of Worcester town centre.

The team make threshold decisions on all referrals for children across Worcestershire, partake in daily Domestic abuse triage and MASH case discussions. There is a team of three Team Managers who lead and manage a pod.

We are seeking a Team Manager who is dynamic and able to make challenging decisions at the front door. We know that getting it right at the point of contact makes a critical difference to children and young people and leads to positive longer term outcomes.

We need someone who has sound decision making and is able to work positively as part of a team and with our partners promoting good quality practice.

About you

In order to be considered:

• Be HCPC registered
• Good working experience working either as an Assistant Team Manager / Senior Social Worker / Team Manager / Advanced Practitioner.
• Qualification to degree level in Social Work
• Clean, Fully enhanced DBS

Stay Connected!

Spencer Clarke Group supply to over 80 Council’s nationwide and if you would like to find more about any roles we have available, get in touch and contact one of our consultants.

If you are interested in this role and would like to apply, please send a copy of your most recent CV tors@spencerclarkegroup.co.uk and contact Richard on 01772 954200 as soon as possible.