Total 42 business management project planning job vacancies in stockport m18 7hd

Title: Operations Manager

Location: West and Central London

Salary: Up to £60K

This position is an excellent next step for those advancing from a Group Manager or Operations Support Manager role.

Benefits:

• Free meals whilst at work
• Career development opportunities
• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels
• Reward & recognition schemes
• People awards to celebrate our employees
• Work/life balance
• Employee Benefits Platform
• Employee Assistance Program
• Recommend a friend scheme
• Company sick pay scheme
• Prestigious working environments
• Team events scheduled throughout the year
• 28 Holiday days inclusive of bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Competitive salary

Holroyd Howe is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

Can you commit to feeding hungry tummies as well as hungry minds? We serve more than just a meal in our kitchens, so are you the exceptional Operations Manager/Operations Support Manager/Group Manager/Regional Director/Operations Director we’re looking for?

If you are looking for an employer that will invest in you and develop your career further, then look no further and apply!

The essential ingredient at the heart of our business is our people so we are searching for an experienced Operations Manager/Operations Support Manager/Group Manager/Regional Director/Operations Director with a background in exceptional food catering services to join our business and work at one of our highly prestigious education settings.

As a Operations Manager/Operations Support Manager/Group Manager/Regional Director/Operations Director your focus is to work closely with your teams to develop a great work relationship and together to provide the best customer service.

As well as having an excellent presentation, organisational and communication skills, you will be able to demonstrate a real passion for food & service and possess bags of enthusiasm.

• Have worked in a similar environment at a management level possessing excellent supervisory and communication skills
• Be a proven, hands-on leader, able to invest in your team and their development
• Be naturally outgoing and vibrant, display a real passion for food and customer service
• Have excellent Health & Safety knowledge
• Be financially astute and have strong IT literacy
• Be innovative and creative and driven by excellence
• Stay up to date with current food trends

Holroyd Howe is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

To provide our teams with the right skills to succeed in their jobs, we invest in their training and development. Our exceptional teams of seasoned specialists customise our catering services to fit children of all ages and satisfy the unique needs of our clients.

We pride ourselves on:

Sustainability

Sustainability is at the heart of our thinking; always mindful of the ethics of our sourcing and how we prepare our meals.

Nutrition

We take nutrition seriously and understand the impact a healthy diet has on the fundamental years of development. Meals are always freshly prepared from scratch and packed with nutritious ingredients.

Food Innovation

We offer a wide portfolio of training opportunities and experiences, which attracts chefs who are passionate about culinary excellence and menu innovation to our team.

From tasting tables, theme days and food theatre, to chef demonstrations and supplier showcases, we create engaging and fun dining experiences for our students. We work together to make mealtimes exploratory, quirky, and fun for our pupils, helping them build strong and healthy relationships with food.

“Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity, it is an offence to apply for a role in regulated activity if you are barred from working with children, therefore we will require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding any criminal offences and shortlisted applicants will be subject to an online search of public available information on suitability to work with children.“

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.

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Brookside Primary School

Ashbourne Drive, High Lane, Stockport, SK6 8DB

Job Title: School Business Manager

Hours: 37 per week

Salary: £30,458.96 - £34,632.62 (SO1 pro rata)

Contract: Term Time plus 3 weeks, Full Time, Permanent

Start Date: ASAP after appointment

The Governors and Headteacher wish to appoint an experienced, flexible, well-organised and keen person as a School Business Manager. The ideal candidate will have experience of understanding, planning, decision making and monitoring of school finances and the ability to support the day-to-day running of school operations. Ideally, they will also have experience of gathering information and reporting in a timely manner to the Headteacher and Governors.

Brookside Primary School is a small, friendly inclusive school where the children always come first. We are looking for someone who shares the same ethos and who will fit in well to our school community. For further information about the school visit our website at www.brooksideprimary.com.

Completed application forms should be returned to the Headteacher, at the school at the above address or to lindsay.moore@brookside.stockport.sch.uk by the closing date below.

Brookside Primary School is committed to keeping students safe and stringently follows the procedures outlined in the ‘Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education’. We expect all staff and volunteers to share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our school.

The successful applicant's appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

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Closing Date: Monday 18th November 2024

Interview Date: W/C 18th November 2024

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Senior Business Intelligence Analyst for SEND
SO2 (£36,124 - £40,476)
37 hours, Full-Time
Permanent
Hybrid: Stopford House and homeworking

Application Deadline: 7th December 2024
Shortlisting Date: 10th December 2024
Interview Date: W/C 16th December 2024
Interview Type: MS Teams

Your Role

Senior BI Analyst in Stockport’s dedicated Data Services Team, responsible for delivering key data insights and analysis, advice, and guidance that support SEND Services in decision making and improving outcomes.

The successful candidate will be expected to lead on business intelligence developments, which would include Tableau dashboards in support of operational activity and performance management. Complete statutory returns, quarterly and monthly business as usual activity and fulfil freedom of information requests.

About You

• Analytical skills with the ability to interpret information, identify inaccuracies and inform solutions.
• Experience of MS Excel and SQL.
• Experience of leading on projects from scoping to completion, achieving time and quality objectives.
• Experience of working flexibly across teams to implement change or delivery of key projects.
• Experience of supporting teams to meet their goals.
• Experience of delivering and interpreting complex data to audiences unfamiliar with the data and demonstrating a confident presentational style.
• Effective interpersonal skills working both with colleagues and across both internal and external teams to achieve positive outcomes.
• Excellent organisational skills to agree, develop, and manage workloads.
• An enthusiasm to learn new techniques and approaches to working with data, seeking out way to improve processes and innovative solutions to problems.
• Demonstratable personal development.
• Previous experience working with Tableau (or another industry-standard data visualisation tool) would be an advantage but not essential.
• Previous experience supporting services such as Children’s Social Care, Education or SEND would be an advantage but not essential.

About Us

Stockport is an award winning authority (Digital Impact, LGA Awards 2022) with a dedicated data services team and ambitious plans for our Council’s Data Strategy which you can access here.

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

Click here to find out more about the Employee Benefits you will receive when you join our team!

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Philip Taylor on philip.taylor@stockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role

Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme

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Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce.

We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.

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Business Support Specialist Safeguarding Minute Taker
Scale 4 (£25,584 - £27,269)
37 Hours, Full Time
Temporary (10 months initially)
Hybrid Stockport Central House (including a mixture of home working and office based in line with service requirements)

Application Deadline: 18 November 2024 11:59pm
Shortlisting Date: 20 November 2024
Interview Date: 28 November 2024
Interview Type: In person, including a minute taking test

Your Role

In this role you will see the vital work carried out by the professionals we support to keep the people of Stockport safe. Is it a very interesting area of work and Business Support have a vital part to play in this, which keeps all our team motivated to make a difference.

The role centres primarily around minute taking of safeguarding meetings in Children’s Social Care, and the administration linked to this. This will include:

• setting up the meeting
• room bookings
• sending out invites, paperwork/documents prior to the meeting
• attending and minuting the meeting
• circulating the minutes post the meeting
• updating case management system

About You

This is a demanding and challenging role, and you will need emotional resilience as often you will be listening to distressing and upsetting information.

The ideal candidate will be:

• A highly organised individual able to work to agreed deadlines.
• A confident and experienced minute taker who can take accurate and high-quality minutes, using a laptop,
• Be able to work on your own and as part of a very supportive team, you will use your initiative to ensure key work is completed to meet statutory timescales.
• Have experience of dealing with confidential and sensitive information on case management systems.
• You will be computer literate and proficient in working with standard office IT applications including MS Office.
• You will be expected to learn how to navigate in-house ICT systems to work with data and information.

You will work in the Business Support Hub supporting front line services and will therefore need the ability to build effective working relationships, work using your own initiative, be proactive and flexible with a positive, can-do attitude.

About Us

We are a friendly and dynamic business support team, working within Children’s and Adults’ Safeguarding, who take pride in everything we do to ensure our services continue to be of an excellent and high-quality standard.

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

Click here to find out more about the Employee Benefits you will receive when you join our team!

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Hilary van Deursen at hilary.vandeursen@stockport.gov.uk, to arrange an informal discussion about the role.

This post is also open as secondment opportunity for Stockport Council Employees, however, you must seek the permission of your current manager prior to making an application.

Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme

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Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce.

We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.

Follow our recruitment team on X and Facebook for updates on our vacancies and recruitment events.

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Etchells Primary School
East Avenue
Heald Green
Cheadle
Cheshire
SK8 3DL
Phone: 0161 437 1792
Email: headteacher@etchells.stockport.sch.uk

School Business Manager required with effect from 2 January 2025

35 hours per week, term time only.

Etchells Primary School is a vibrant and successful primary school where all of our children are excellent learners. We have a strong sense of community; where education is a partnership between staff, parents/carers and pupils, and where we work together for the good of all our children.

We are looking for a motivated and skilled School Business Manager to join our friendly and successful team.

If you are interested and would like further details about the role please speak to Pete Cope (Acting Headteacher) phone 0161 437 1792. Visits to the school are welcomed by prior arrangement with the Acting Headteacher.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The candidate will be subject to online searches.

The successful applicant's appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Closing Date: Tuesday 19th November 2024
Interviews: Friday 22nd November 2024

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Mechanical Project Engineer
MB4 (£43,693 - £49,764)
37 hours, Full-Time
Permanent
Hybrid: Stopford House, Civic Complex & homeworking. A minimum of two days per week will be required in the Office, or on site.

Application Deadline: 18th November 2024 11:59pm
Shortlisting Date: 19th November 2024
Interview Date: 21st and 22nd November 2024
Interview Type: Face to Face at Stopford House

Your Role

Stockport Council are recruiting a Mechanical Project Engineer to work within the Estate and Asset Management Team.

We have a large programme of capital developments across the borough covering our Education, Leisure, Corporate and Commercial portfolio.

As an Mechanical Project Engineer, you will lead the engineering aspects of project delivery. You will work alongside an internal team of Architects, Engineers, Building Surveyors and Project Managers, as well as leading externally commissioned consultant teams.

About You

You will have a technical expertise in Mechanical Engineering as well as procurement, assisting with cost planning and construction contract management, and delivery of commercially viable schemes. You will have strong partnership skills and be able to develop strong relationships in order to ensure timely project delivery.

About Us

In return, you will benefit from a competitive salary, flexible working with a genuine commitment to a healthy work life balance, access to a public sector pension scheme and a range of added benefits including access to a salary sacrifice car lease scheme.

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

Click here to find out more about the Employee Benefits you will receive when you join our team!

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Luke Green on luke.green@stockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role

Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme

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Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce.

We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.

Follow our recruitment team on X and Facebook for updates on our vacancies and recruitment events.

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An independent Opticians based in Stockport, Greater Manchester are looking for a full time Optometrist to join the team.

This is an advanced practice that can offer a great deal of progression and development opportunities as they offer specialist services such as Dry Eye clinics, Emergency Eyecare and Post Cataracts. You will be working as the sole Optometrist so will take a clinical lead and help to ensure continues practice growth.

Optometrist - Role

• Deliver first class eye examinations, contact lens care and other eyecare services provided by the practice.
• 30-45 minute appointments
• OCT available
• Treat each patient as an individual and afford them the best eyecare they can expect to receive as an individual and unique person.
• Carry out the required examination in an enthusiastic and caring manner.
• Explain each step of the examination so that the patient understands what is happening.
• Discuss fully the various ways we have to correct their vision or other eye or eye health related issues.
• Hand over every patient within the consulting room where possible, to the relevant colleague to take them on the next stage of their journey. If this is a referral ensure this is done and the patient understands how this will be done.
• Introduce all patients to the benefits of contact lenses and encourage them to experience lenses for themselves
• Carry out high quality contact lens fittings and aftercare
• Where appropriate refer the patient to a colleague for contact lens wear
• Ensure staff delivering support services (e.g. A&R for Contact Lenses) are properly

Optometrist - Requirements

• Fully qualified Optometrist registered with the GOC
• Must be IP qualified
• Opportunity to become a partner in the business. Either from day one or within the next few years
• Excellent communications and organisational skills
• Clinically focused
• Any additional specialities or interests would be beneficial
• Interested in further training
• Enthusiastic

Optometrist - Practice

This is an excellent opportunity for an Optometrist to take the next step in their career by joining this reputable company. Clinical excellence is at the forefront of everything the team works towards so my client would be looking for an Optometrist with the same focus. Within the role you will have access to completely up-to-date testing equipment (Including an OCT), enabling you to work both efficiently and effectively. You will also be able to utilise an array of further training opportunities within the role allowing you to continually develop your career.

Salary

• Between £55,000 to £65,000
• Plus bonus and dividends if a partner
• Fees paid for
• Retail discounts
• Free and regular CET training

To avoid missing out on this opportunity, please send your CV across to Rebecca Wood using the 'Apply' link as soon as possible.

Planning Officer
MB4 (£42,403 - £48,474) *Pay Award Pending
37 Hours, Full Time
Permanent
Hybrid: Stopford House and homeworking

Application Deadline: 20th October 2024
Shortlisting Date: 21st October 2024
Interview Date: 30th October 2024
Interview Type: Face to face, Verbal Presentation and Interview

Your Role

As part of an award-winning Planning team, you would play a vital role in enabling and accelerating the pace of sustainable development within the Borough.

With our track record of success, and with momentum firmly established in the Borough, it is an exciting time to join a dynamic team dealing with a wide range of interesting planning applications, pre-application enquiries and appeals.

About You

We are looking for a planner who has substantial experience working in the field of Development Management. This could include experience working in a combination of public and private sector roles. You will be a Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (MRTPI) (or eligibility) and have demonstrable experience dealing with a wide range of planning applications, particularly proposals for urban regeneration, large scale applications, and complex Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) developments. You will be a strategic thinker with an eye for detail, and a strong communicator willing and able to represent the department at relevant Committee, hearings, and Public Inquiries.

About Us

An innovative, inspiring, accessible, diverse and welcoming place to work. We are a fast paced, friendly and experienced team who now requires new team members to join us in supporting the Councils Corporate Plan and make a significant contribution towards the performance and achievements of the team.

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Suzanne Broomhead, Senior Planning Manager on suzanne.broomhead@stockport.gov.uk/07800617788 for an informal discussion about the role.

This post is politically restricted under the terms of the 1989 Local Government and Housing Act. This dictates that you must seek the council’s permission before taking up any additional appointments or positions.

Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme

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Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce.

We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.

Follow our recruitment team on X and Facebook for updates on our vacancies and recruitment events.

Assistant Planning Officer
Scale 5 SO1 career graded (£26,421 - £36,648) *Pay Award Pending
Full-time (37 hours per week)
Permanent
Hybrid: Stopford House and homeworking

Application Deadline: 16th October 2024
Shortlisting Date: 17th October 2024
Interview Date: 24th October 2024
Interview Type: Face to face

Your Role

As part of an award-winning planning team you would play a vital role in supporting the wider service in delivering high quality and sustainable developments. With our track record of success, and with momentum firmly established in the Borough it is an exciting time to join our ambitious and dynamic team. The post will primarily involve assessing householder and minor planning applications and preparing for any associated appeals, dealing pre-application enquiries and assisting development management staff in all aspects of the planning application process.

About You

We encourage applicants with a planning background that are enthusiastic, hard-working individuals who are keen to learn and share our aims and ambitions. Good customer skills, being able to communicate effectively (written and verbal) and efficient time management are essential skills for this role.

In return we offer the opportunity to work on varied and interesting portfolio of work, working as part of fast paced, friendly, and experienced team that will support you to develop your skills and progress your career. Whilst you’ll have your own caseload of work, we encourage career progression through mentorship from experienced officers and opportunities to work as part of a wider team dealing a wide range of planning proposals including strategic developments.

About Us

An innovative, inspiring, accessible, diverse and welcoming place to work. We are a fast paced, friendly and experienced team who now requires new team members to join us in supporting the Councils Corporate Plan and make a significant contribution towards the performance and achievements of the team.

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Suzanne Broomhead, Senior Planning Manager on suzanne.broomhead@stockport.gov.uk/07800617788 for an informal discussion about the role

Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme

Privacy Notice

Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce.

We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.

Follow our recruitment team on X and Facebook for updates on our vacancies and recruitment events.

Pownall Green Primary School
Bramhall Lane South
Bramhall
Stockport
SK7 2EB
Tel: 0161 439 1105
https://pownallgreen.co.uk

School Business Manager

Hours of Post: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time Only plus 2 Inset days
Salary Grade: SO2, points 26 to 31 - £34,834 to £39,186 FTE
(salary will be pro rata to term time)

Start Date: As soon as possible

The Governors at Pownall Green wish to invite candidates to apply for the post of School Business Manager. This role is integral to maintaining the family ethos of the school and creating the welcoming environment that our children, parents and visitors expect.

We are looking for someone who:
Has experience of managing finance within a school setting and an understanding of the need to secure best value
Has the ability to manage a wide range of stakeholder relationships
Can manage complex administrative procedures
Is able supervise and support staff to deliver efficient operations of the school
Will be able to exercise discretion and confidentiality
Is forward-thinking and approachable
Is proactive in seeking opportunities to improve school systems and processes
Is a confident decision maker
Is able to establish positive relationships
Has a strong work ethic

We can offer:
An inclusive, friendly and caring environment
An enthusiastic and committed staff with high morale
A supportive Board of Governors
A genuine commitment to your professional development as a school leader

Key areas of responsibility will be:
Finance securing financial sustainability in the medium to longer term
Administration ensuring delivery of core reporting to both internal and external stakeholders
Personnel managing and supporting the current team
Premises supporting the Site Manager in maintaining and enhancing our current facilities and health and safety requirements and regulations including GDPR
Grant Applications & Procurement applying for and managing external bids, contracts etc.

The application forms and an information pack are available to download from here. Completed forms should be returned to the school via email address applications@pownallgreen.co.uk or posted to the school address above by no later than the closing date of the school day.

Closing Date: Thursday 10th October 2024
Interview Date: Monday 14th October 2024

Our school is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.

The successful applicant's appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

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Libraries Project Manager
SO1 (£32,076 - £36,684) actual salary £16,038 - £18,324 *Pay Award Pending
18.5 hours, Part-Time
Temporary until 31st March 2025
Various libraries in Stockport

Application Deadline: 11th October 2024
Shortlisting Date: 14th October 2024
Interview Date: 21st October 2024
Interview Type: Face to Face

Your Role

Stockport is the place to be, with a thriving cultural and business heartbeat. Our libraries are a focal point for this culture and a key asset to our residents and partners. An opportunity has arisen for a new role to support the shaping of our library service. The Libraries Project Manager will be part of our dynamic and creative Libraries Project Team to ensure our libraries deliver a range of events and activities to truly reflect a modern twenty-first century service, including sourcing and writing funding bids and being point of contact for our Library Management System.

About You

We are looking for passionate, driven individuals who can work on their own initiative or as part of a team. You must be an excellent communicator who enjoys working with others and happy to support a changing work place. As this is a new role we are looking for individuals with experience of working in an excellent resident focused business environment.

About Us

Libraries are at the forefront of supporting our libraries to be connected and knowledgeable. We are a free place residents can spend time without challenge or requirement to purchase anything! So do you want to come and work for an Ambitious service that prides itself on being a non-judgemental, welcoming space. So come and join the team!

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

Our library management roles are designated as Neighbourhood Library Manager or Libraries Project Manager. This role is to recruit to Libraries Project Manager, although successful candidates would be expected to cover either role for the benefits of the service.

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Martin Roberts on martin.roberts@stockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role

Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://greater.jobs/content/13405/greater-manchester-guaranteed-assessment-scheme

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Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce.

We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.

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Team Leader - Network Management and Road Safety
MB4 (£42,403 £48,747) *Pay Award Pending
37 hours, Full-Time
Permanent
Hybrid: Stopford House and homeworking. Minimum expectation of 2 days in office per week

Application Deadline: 7th October 2024
Shortlisting Date: 10th October 2024
Interview Date: 28th October 2024
Interview Type: Face to Face

Your Role

Are you ready to join a forward-thinking team dedicated to transforming Stockport? At Stockport Council, we're on an ambitious journey to enhance our town's infrastructure and community well-being. From delivering a new bus interchange to advancing redevelopment at Stockport Rail Station and supporting the massive regeneration of Town Centre West, we are committed to our 'Five Big Things' One Stockport Strategy.

Do you want to be part of this transformative journey? Do you want to contribute to an £80m capital programme and help secure the future of our borough? Do you aspire to improve the lived experience of Stockport’s 300,000 residents? If your answer is ‘yes’, then Stockport Council is the place for you.

About You

As the Network Management and Road Safety Team Leader, you will be at the heart of our transport network's management and development, fulfilling our responsibilities as a highway authority. You will:

• Bring People Together: Working closely with other teams within, and outside, the service you will be effective at enabling multi-disciplinary professionals to collaborate towards shared goals. You will be a versatile and engaging communicator, able to engage with stakeholders at all levels, dealing with colleagues, the public, members and other stakeholders with empathy and understanding.
• Support Positive Democracy: You will be a key figure in managing our advice, inputs and governance requirements to members and within the local government democratic process. You will be sensitive to the needs of members and provide objective and professional advice and support.
• Manage Big Responsibilities: You will be responsible for managing the authorities inputs into the delivery of capital schemes, working to ensure that Road Safety Audits are carried out ensuring that the network works for everyone. Further to this, you will oversee local initiative and minor works on Councillor led schemes, liaising with elected members and the public in consultations and report writing.
• Lead and Inspire: You will be the lead for a number of smaller teams, with diverse responsibilities and different pressures. You will be responsible for inspiring them to deliver quality services for residents, and for supporting them effectively in their ongoing development.

About Us

Our team is dedicated to enhancing the lives of Stockport’s 300,000 residents through diverse transportation and infrastructure projects. We handle investigations, feasibility studies, data analysis, policy development, scheme design, sustainable travel initiatives, and road safety. Working closely with developers, designers, contractors, and Councillors, we deliver projects that meet the Council's Corporate Objectives and program targets, contributing to Stockport’s strategic direction and infrastructure management.

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Adam Meadowcroft on adam.meadowcroft@stockport.gov.uk to arrange an informal discussion about the role.

The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme

Privacy Notice

Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce.

We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.

Follow our recruitment team on X and Facebook for updates on our vacancies and recruitment events.

Business Support Specialist Safeguarding Minute Taker
Scale 4 (£24,294 - £25,979) *pay award pending
37 Hours, Full Time
Temporary, 10 months initially
Hybrid Stockport Central House (including a mixture of home working and office based in line with service requirements)

Application Deadline: 20th October 2024 11:59pm
Shortlisting Date: week commencing 21st October 2024
Interview Date: 31st October 2024
Interview Type: In person, including a minute taking test

Your Role

In this role you will see the vital work carried out by the professionals we support to keep the people of Stockport safe. Is it a very interesting area of work and Business Support have a vital part to play in this, which keeps all our team motivated to make a difference.

The role centres primarily around minute taking of safeguarding meetings in Children’s Social Care, and the administration linked to this. This will include:

• setting up the meeting room bookings
• sending out invites, paperwork/documents prior to the meeting
• attending and minuting the meeting
• circulating the minutes post the meeting
• updating case management system

About You

This is a demanding and challenging role, and you will need emotional resilience as often you will be listening to distressing and upsetting information.

The ideal candidate will be:

• A highly organised individual able to work to agreed deadlines.
• A confident and experienced minute taker who can take accurate and high-quality minutes, using a laptop,
• Be able to work on your own and as part of a very supportive team, you will use your initiative to ensure key work is completed to meet statutory timescales.
• Have experience of dealing with confidential and sensitive information on case management systems.
• You will be computer literate and proficient in working with standard office IT applications including MS Office.
• You will be expected to learn how to navigate in-house ICT systems to work with data and information.

You will work in the Business Support Hub supporting front line services and will therefore need the ability to build effective working relationships, work using your own initiative, be proactive and flexible with a positive, can-do attitude.

About Us

We are a friendly and dynamic business support team, working within Children’s and Adults’ Safeguarding, who take pride in everything we do to ensure our services continue to be of an excellent and high-quality standard.

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Hilary van Deursen at hilary.vandeursen@stockport.gov.uk, to arrange an informal discussion about the role.

This post is also open as secondment opportunity for Stockport Council Employees, however, you must seek the permission of your current manager prior to making an application.

Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme

Privacy Notice

Follow our recruitment team on X and Facebook for updates on our vacancies and recruitment events.

Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce.

We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.