Total 168 job vacancies by Essex County Council

Pension Consultant

Permanent, Full Time

£28,090 to £33,048 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Anywhere worker

Please note there is a requirement to work in the office, County Hall, Chelmsford up to 2 days a week.

Who are we?

The Essex Pension Fund is one of 86 pension funds which make up the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). The LGPS is the largest defined benefit pension scheme in England and Wales with a fund value of over £340billion.

On its own, our Fund looks after 182,000 Scheme Members, over 800 Employers and is valued at over £11billion, placing us within the top 10 LGPS funds in the country.

Here are some of the things you would you be doing?

• Using a suite of Microsoft products, including Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel
• Responsible for service delivery by interacting with our 182,000 Scheme Members and over 700 Employers
• Promote knowledge around relevant changes to processes and procedures
• Actively participate in Employer Roadshows, Workshops, and other forums
• Responsible for the accurate calculation and processing of the full range of operations within LGPS and Police & Fire pension schemes

What are we looking for?

We love people with great attitudes; it isn't only about having experience.

We want people who are driven and who love to learn new things, who are hard-working, take pride in their work and are team players. People who are enthusiastic, punctual, considerate and who place a high level of importance on things such as being trustworthy, approachable, flexible and friendly.

We'd also like you to have experience of building strong working relationships and have a good understanding of the principles of administering an occupational Pension Scheme, preferably the LGPS.

If, like us, you share these same values and behaviours, and you have the skills and or the knowledge we've asked for, please apply and become part of the team.

To find out more about Essex Pension Fund and the teams who make good things happen please click here. (Link to our Microsite here) https://www.workingforessex.com/careers-in-essex-pensions-fund

Why Essex? Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us here.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

What you should do next

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you would like to be kept up to date on other relevant opportunities, blogs, news, events and industry related news at Essex County Council, please join The Essex Talent Community.

If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email christine.simmons@essex.gov.uk

Follow us on Facebook,Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Further details can be found on our careers page.

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ASC Support Advisor

Permanent, Full Time

Up to £26,253 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Anywhere worker

Interviews: 20th November

Please note although the service is primarily based in Chelmsford, the successful candidate will also be supporting either the South (offices in Basildon) or West (offices in Harlow) of Essex.

This role is focused on providing effective and efficient support to the Quadrant in maintaining data using the case management system.

As an effective administrator, this role will develop positive relationships with all staff members whilst utilising the opportunity to deliver an efficient service, undertaking analysis to highlight progress or obstacles to achieving specific outcomes. This will be achieved both Face to Face and virtually.

Accountabilities

• Be the subject matter expert working with the ASC Mosaic Training team.
• Work collaboratively with the quadrant to ensure able to maintain accurate information to ensure adequate controls and compliance in place.
• Provide support for staff for all issues regarding Mosaic including ad hoc training if required.
• First point of contact for new staff for Mosaic issues.
• Support the collection of data for statutory returns and all management information.
• Support the quadrant by undertaking administrative duties to ensure efficiency of the service in meeting regular outputs.
• Supports the quadrant in maintaining files and records accurately and efficiently, proposing and implementing improvements when required.
• Responsible for managing all quadrant enquiries and managing outcomes, ensuring escalation managed in timely manner when appropriate.
• Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

• Educated to GCSE level including Maths and English at a minimum Grade of C or equivalent by experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional area.
• Excellent communication skills and building positive relationships with service users.
• Experience of working effectively with a range of MS applications and tools.
• Knowledge and experience of setting up appropriate systems in which to collect and process data.
• Proficient in attention to detail in checking data and evidencing a high degree of accuracy.
• Knowledge and experience of using systems effectively for the collection and analysis of data.
• Awareness of how to utilise IT to establish effective ways to monitor progress and evaluate information.
• Ability to prioritise own workload and meet deadlines.

Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

To read more about us please visit: Adult Social Care

Why Essex? Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you would like to be kept up to date on other relevant opportunities, blogs, news, events and industry related news at Essex County Council, please join The Essex Talent Community

If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email ami.fosker@essex.gov.uk

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Further details can be found on our careers page.

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Legal Caseworker - Children and Education Legal Team

Fixed Term - 12 Months duration, Full Time - 37 Hours Per Week

£23,344 to £26,620 Per Annum

Location: Chelmsford

Closing Date: Wednesday 20th November 2024 at 11.59pm

Please note that this is a Fixed Term Contract / Secondment opportunity for a period of 12 months

This role has a hybrid working arrangement. We will expect you to attend our Chelmsford offices approximately 1 - 2 days per week. In the first 2 months of appointment to the role, you will be required to attend the office daily for training purposes.

The Role

Essex Legal Services (ELS) provides high quality, professional, legal advice across the Council and to increasing numbers of external clients.

As a caseworker in the Children and Education Team you will assist the lawyers to provide a high-quality advice and litigation service to meet the Council's corporate objectives and will support legally qualified and other colleagues, in providing routine admin and quasi legal tasks. Working directly to lawyers and paralegals, you will be commissioned to undertake various tasks such as preparing court bundles, organising meetings and administrative support. You will contribute to delivering a more efficient, professional service that is valued by our customers and improves their business.

The Children and Education legal team deal with highly sensitive, sometimes distressing, cases relating to child protection matters. You should therefore be resilient and empathetic. The team works at a very fast pace, often dealing with several urgent matters and it is therefore essential you are able to work under pressure and prioritise tasks.

The Opportunity

You will support legally qualified colleagues in the delivery of all aspects of routine legal work within the Children and Education team across the Council and to external customers which will include:

• Dealing predominantly with public law cases including care proceedings and adoption proceedings;
• Responsible for the smooth and efficient running of your allocated lawyers' day to day activities;
• Liaising with external solicitors, barristers, courts and CAFCASS;
• Processing applications, preparing court bundles;
• Lodging documents with the Court and other parties via the Family Public Law online portal;
• Diary management;
• General administration, including preparing bundles photocopying and scanning.

Accountabilities

• Good understanding of client needs and provides them with a service they value, which supports them in driving the delivery of productivity and efficiency improvements.
• Supports colleagues in the development of current and future business opportunities, to promote the Essex Legal Services' vision to the external market.
• Responsible for delivering personal objectives in support of the function's overall business plan.
• Develops good working relationships across the Council, schools, other local authorities and the private sector, to ensure a quality service is provided to the customer.
• Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

The Experience You Will Bring

Essential

• Strong Administrative and IT skills including Outlook and Word.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to communicate appropriately with a diverse range of clients and external organisations and professionals.
• Proven track record of excellent customer service skills.
• Works collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with colleagues and the client base, to understand customer needs with a strong focus on delivering positive outcomes which meet these needs and an ability to manage competing demands.

Desirable:

• Experience of working within an administrative role in legal setting in a public service or private sector environment, assisting in the provision of legal work preferably within family law.
• Experience of the Family Public Law Portal
• Experience of a Case Management System - ELS uses Visual Files.

Procurement Officer

Fixed Term, Full Time

£28,203 to £33,180 Per Annum

Location: Chelmsford

Closing Date: Tuesday 12th November 2024 at 11.59pm

Please note this vacancy is available as a Fixed Term Contract or Secondment opportunity for up to 24 months.

This role will be filled on a hybrid basis. This means you can work remotely part of the working week with an expectation to attend the office at least 1 day per week. Any journeys to the office would be at your own expense. More specific details about this can be discussed at the interview stage should you be invited to interview.

The Opportunity

This role will enable the Procurement Officer to support and deliver a wide range of procurements for Brentwood and Rochford Councils, bringing fantastic variety in the categories of procurement being supported and the stakeholders being engaged with. Working across different levels of Local Government the post holder will get a unique understanding of how Local Government works.

Accountabilities

• Manage responses to supplier queries, co-ordinating the support to market engagement events and providing contract administration.
• Lead on the delivery and development of contract and supplier amendment and update processes including, contract novations, price uplifts and on boarding new suppliers to ECC, liaising with internal and external stakeholders as appropriate.
• Manage contracts to ensure that performance standards are achieved and any contractual, commercial or market risks are identified, and appropriate mitigations put in place.
• Deal effectively with supplier correspondence, ensuring that messaging is conducted in a fair, transparent, and auditable manner.
• Lead the delivery of low risk sourcing processes, ensuring compliance with the Authority's Procurement Policy and Procedures.
• Lead the development, planning and delivery of improvement projects, ensuring effective stakeholder management and compliance with existing contractual requirements.
• Adopt a continuous improvement approach to systems and processes to support the development of best practice for wider department benefit.
• Plan and implement a risk-based programme of contract compliance audits in conjunction with specialist areas of the organisation such as Internal Audit, Corporate Health and Safety, Corporate Risk, and Information Governance.

The Experience You Will Bring

Essential:

• Educated to 'A' Level standard and/or qualification by experience of working in a commercial environment.
• Experience of running low level tenders with a working knowledge of public sector procurement law and experience of managing lower-level contracts and monitoring and improving performance and mitigating risks
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel with solid working knowledge of PowerPoint and MS Word.
• Appreciation of working in a political environment and an ability to understand and respond to different perspectives.

Desirable:

• Strong communication; verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Strong customer focus with a drive to provide a valued service.
• A positive attitude: a 'can do' approach, good work ethic and willingness to learn
• Interest in pursuing a career in procurement and either studying for or wishing to study for CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply) accreditation.

Educational Psychologist Main Grade

Permanent, Full Time

Soulbury Psychologists Scale A From £42,422 to £61,848 Plus SPA

Location: Basildon

Working Style: Anywhere worker

Closing Date: 26th November 2024

Please note salary will pay based on the Soulbury Pay Scale (+ SPA) with your entry level to the role determining salary. We welcome applications from candidates seeking part-time opportunities.

The Role

Essex County Council is seeking Maingrade Educational Psychologists who are passionate about applying psychology to join our quadrant led teams of dynamic Educational Psychologists. We welcome applications from all including Trainee Educational Psychologists in their second or third year of training.

Essex Educational Psychology

Our Educational Psychologists (EPs) are a friendly, dynamic, progressive, research-informed and solution-oriented team, committed to applying psychology to improve lives and create positive change. Our EPs are reflective and committed to continuous professional and practice development. As an Essex Educational Psychologist you will benefit from our supportive, collegiate environment and enjoy working collaboratively with multi-agency partners and professional colleagues to deliver innovative approaches to meeting the needs of rapidly growing and diverse school communities across our county. The model of service delivery in Essex reflects our commitment to early-intervention, consultation, training, inclusion, social justice and building strong relationships with our schools/settings and communities. To read more about us please visit: Education

Our offer:

This is an exciting opportunity to join a large, progressive and committed team of practitioner psychologists. As an Essex EP you will be supported via a comprehensive induction process and an exemplary programme of ongoing clinical supervision. You will also benefit from an excellent continuing professional development programme which includes eight whole-service CPD days and four personal CPD days (pro-rata) each year. This includes an annual two-day Projects and Research conference with presentations from innovative national and regional speakers as well as updates on research projects from within the service. Essex has excellent links with doctoral training programmes and a number of our Essex EPs are also academic and professional tutors. As a maingrade EP, you will have the chance to develop your practice with support and guidance from our team of senior specialist colleagues, who are passionate about sharing their knowledge, applying evidence-based approaches, and developing psychologically based interventions. Ongoing projects also include VIG, and ELSA. Our Educational Psychologists also provide support and guidance to schools and settings following a Critical Incident. In addition, there are opportunities to develop your own special interests by working alongside Essex's strategic leads relating to specific areas of SEND.

We are looking for candidates who:

• are eligible for Graduate membership with the British Psychological Society (GMBPsS);
• hold a Doctorate or a Masters degree in Professional Educational Psychology;
• are registered with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist or will be eligible for registration with the HCPC at the end of their training;
• have a good understanding of relevant legislation and evidence-based approaches and interventions; and
• are committed to applying psychology to make a difference to the lives of children and young people in Essex.

Additional benefits:

Essex County Council will support you with a competitive benefits package that is underpinned by our ambitious People Plan. Within this plan we set out our commitment to provide an exceptional work/life balance for every Essex County Council employee, including lifestyle-friendly working patterns and generous annual leave.

You will also have access to:

• A welcome payment of up to £5000 plus a possible relocation package of up to £8000 (terms and conditions for both payments apply).
• Money-off high street purchases via the Essex Extras Reward Scheme.
• Flexible benefits such as the option to purchase additional holiday, plus a lease car scheme.
• Paid HCPC registration.

Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

Why Essex? Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

What you should do next

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you would like to be kept up to date on other relevant opportunities, blogs, news, events and industry related news at Essex County Council, please join The Essex Talent Community

Further information:

If you are interested in finding out more about educational psychology in Essex, please contact Stephen Whitfield - SEND Strategy Lead Psychology Stephen.Whitfield@essex.gov.uk.

Follow us on Facebook,Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Further details can be found on our careers page.

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Social Worker, Family Support and Protection Mid Essex

Permanent, Full Time

£36,101 to £48,622 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Operational field-based worker

Closing Date: 14th November 2024

This position is open to Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSWs) and Experienced Social Workers. (The starting salary for a NQSW is £33,885 per annum and this will rise to £36,101 per annum on successful completion of the ASYE programme).

Essex County Council understand how important flexibility and wellbeing is for our colleagues working across children's Social Care and that we need to think differently. We have therefore developed a nine-day working fortnight for full time frontline Social Workers within Children's services.

Join our Family Support and Protection (FS&P) teams dedicated to supporting families facing complex, long-term issues. We collaborate with families needing extended interventions, particularly when children are under child protection plans or require alternative care arrangements. Our approach involves building strong relationships and employing systemic and strengths-based methods to guide families towards positive change while managing risks.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assessing complex social care needs and devising support plans for families.
• Ensuring adherence to legal frameworks for statutory intervention.
• Collaborating with various stakeholders and partners to provide comprehensive support to children and families.
• Developing child-centered approaches for early intervention, prevention, and independence.
• Influencing inter-agency planning and decision-making, contributing to case discussions and interventions.
• Communicating assessments and professional judgments clearly, both orally and in written reports, including court statements.

Requirements:

• A recognised social work qualification and current registration with Social Work England.
• Continued professional development in line with relevant competency frameworks.
• Experience in challenging social and family situations.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to engage with diverse groups.
• Building strong relationships with partners and the community to achieve shared goals.
• Understanding the balance between cost-effective interventions and meeting needs.
• Demonstrated ability in clear decision-making to manage potential risks associated with interventions.

Join us in supporting families, promoting resilience, and working towards brighter futures for children and young people in need.

To read more about us please visit Children & Families

Please take a look at our 'No Magic' Children & Families video

The role requires you to be mobile throughout a wider operational area including travelling around the county of Essex and beyond, transporting service users and their belongings and to be able to do so in an emergency. Driving licence and car or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means is essential.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you would like to be kept up to date on other relevant opportunities, blogs, news, events and industry related news at Essex County Council, please join The Essex Talent Community

If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email resourcing.team@essex.gov.uk

Follow us on Facebook ,Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn . Further details can be found on our careers page .

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TEC Transformation Officer

Fixed Term, Full Time

Up to £29,869 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Anywhere worker

Please note this is a fixed term contract / secondment opportunity for a period of 9 months.

Essex County Council (ECC's) Adult Social Care (ASC) vision is: "Putting communities at the heart of Adult Social Care: Enabling people to live their lives to the fullest". Technology Enabled Care (TEC) is a vital area of growth and investment for ECC and a key enabler of the ASC vision and 'Early Help Offer'. It has been identified as a catalyst to prevent escalating needs, maximise independence and improve quality of life.

The TEC team will build and enhance TEC capability across the ASC workforce and beyond, developing networks and the TEC brand across ECC and through external partnerships. This will include influencing practice, promoting the TEC offer within local communities, and building confidence in TEC by being data led.

The TEC Transformation Officer will work collaboratively with partners to deliver one TEC operating model, providing a conduit between the providers and the ASC Workforce, and ensuring that the potential for TEC is maximised for Essex citizens.

Service/Functional Accountabilities

• Support the TEC Innovation Lead in building TEC expertise (Adult Social Care Workforce) across local partnerships with health and care. This will include the delivery of targeted interventions and supporting identified practice gaps within the organisation.
• Partner with and act as key point of contact to stakeholders in service areas to identify opportunities where TEC could be involved, providing the required support to develop TEC capability.
• Collaborate with Providers in the co-production of organisation communications, engagement, and website content. This will include advice and guidance on communications across the workforce and to different stakeholder groups. It will be the internal team's responsibility to ensure that website content is up to date.
• Support the management and growth of TEC Networks internally and externally. This will include support to TEC Champions, connection making to programmes of work and the promotion of the TEC offer within the local community; building networks with key partners such as district/boroughs, housing, voluntary and community sector, and NHS organisations to enable opportunities for prevention and more joined-up working.
• Work in partnership with the Providers to obtain data and TEC expertise, translating and sharing this information with the organisation and identifying when to bring in different expertise.
• Delivery of TEC training to Adult Social Care Workforce, working collaboratively with Essex Social Care Academy (ESCA) and new starters. Delivery of training could expand to external partners with a 'Train the trainer' approach.
• Support the TEC Innovation Lead in expanding partnership opportunities for TEC, this would include facilitation of workshops and meetings. This would involve fielding queries from external partners.
• Support the delivery of rapid, agile testing and learning of TEC, working closely with the TEC Data and Insight Analyst to support evaluation needs.
• Build strong relationships with corresponding quadrant Directors, Service Managers, local Operations teams and key stakeholders to support targeted interventions and TEC support, guidance or capability development required. This will also involve working closely with the TEC Data & Insight Analyst to guide targeted TEC capability building or support.
• Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

The Experience You Will Bring

• Educated to RQF Level 3 or equivalent by experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and knowledge in relevant professional area, with knowledge of TEC in a Social Care Environment
• Experience of use of information technology and related systems such as the Microsoft Office suite and the social work case recording systems - 'Mosaic'.
• An interest and motivation to explore the use of care technology, with the ability to mentor and coach teams on the use of TEC.
• Ability to build strong partnerships and internal and external networks across ASC, Health and third-party providers.
• Experience managing stakeholders and raising risks where barriers are experienced and helping to resolve issues where possible.
• Good communication skills with the ability to negotiate and encourage and influence good practice.
• Experience of supporting change initiatives and awareness of change management

To read more about us please visit: Adult Social Care

Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

Why Essex? Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

What you should do next

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you would like to be kept up to date on other relevant opportunities, blogs, news, events and industry related news at Essex County Council, please join The Essex Talent Community

If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email ami.fosker@essex.gov.uk

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Further details can be found on our careers page.

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2nd Line Support Analyst

Fixed Term, Full Time

£28,781 to £33,861 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Closing Date: Tuesday 5th November 2024 at 11.59pm

Please note that this position is being offered as a 6-month Fixed Term Contract or Secondment.

The working style for this role is an Anywhere Worker but we will require you to attend the offices in Chelmsford at least 3 days a week. Additionally, you may be required to travel around Essex as part of the normal range of duties, which can involve lone working including troubleshooting IT issues, manual labour, driving, collecting, and dropping off or picking up items such as laptops, monitors, servers, and discontinued kit.

Technology Services is focused on ensuring current and future investment in technology to maximise the opportunities to support ECC from a technology perspective. Bringing a new focus to understanding and supporting the business functions will be key in exploiting technology to deliver positive business outcomes. Service Management is a vital element ensuring TS Services are delivered to provide continuity of operation to agreed levels of service in support of business operations.

The 2nd Line Support Analyst is responsible for progressing reported incidents that cannot be resolved at the first point of contact and require a higher level of technical knowledge and experience to resolve issues. They are likely to be more complex due to the technology components and services to be analysed and the scale of the incident. Analysts will see to fix incidents within own capability and where not possible escalate to seek resolution.

Accountabilities

• Responsible for handling complex incidents requiring a high level of technical knowledge and, or, involving multiple suppliers according to agreed procedures to restore services quickly, maintain the quality and consistency of the service to minimise business disruption, enhance customer experience and maintain high levels of satisfaction.
• Responsible for facilitating recovery to normal operation in complex service environments involving multiple suppliers following resolution of incidents ensuring business services are operating normally to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Responsible for ensuring that resolved incidents are properly documented and closed in order that normal business operation resumes, is confirmed, and ensure lessons learned can be acted on to support future service improvement.
• Responsible for analysing the causes of technically complex, multiple supplier incidents, and informing service owners in order to minimise probability of recurrence and contribute to service improvement ensuring continuity and effectiveness of business operations.
• Responsible for analysing metrics and reports on performance of the management process in support of simplification and continual service improvement to ensure minimal disruption in the business environment.

The Experience You Will Bring

Essential:

• Educated to A Level or equivalent in experience in a relevant subject
• Hold ITIL Practitioner level accreditation or equivalent professional qualification
• Evidence of continual professional development to keep pace with technical and business change that meet defined SFIA V7 competencies.
• Able to demonstrate good experience in a 2nd Line Analyst/Engineering or Service Desk role preferably working within a large Local Authority or with a Service Provider providing 2nd Line Analyst/Engineering or Service Desk services.

Desirable:

• A track record of working within effective teams delivering high quality Service Management Services that have been proved successful in meeting complex business requirements and in enabling standardisation, simplification, sharing and re-use.
• Able to demonstrate a clear understanding and capability to work within relevant ICT related standards including IITIL V3, ISO/IEC 38500, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 22301, ISO/IEC 20000, PRINCE2 and MSP.
• Good written, verbal communication and customer service skills.
• Previous experience working with ITSM tools, Windows 10, Active Directory and Office 365 applications.

Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

Place Services is a multi-disciplinary consultancy within Essex County Council providing environmental and planning services to the Council, local authorities, and other public bodies. Our purpose is to support the public sector to deliver sustainable development. The purpose of the Principal Arboricultural Consultant is to co-lead the provision of arboricultural services to clients across the UK.

Our two Principal Arboricultural Consultants lead the delivery and development of arboricultural services, including specialist planning advice; highway tree management; a range of large and complex arboricultural assessments and surveys; and for multi-disciplinary projects.

The role requires a qualified, authoritative subject matter expert with advanced technical skills, knowledge and experience, including legislation, policy, standards and guidance; accomplished client relationship, information management, and communication skills; and a collaborative, enterprising, and client focused approach.

Responsibilities will include…

• Effective commercial and operational delivery of arboricultural services including: a demanding caseload of enquiries in relation to specialist planning advice and trees/vegetation affecting the Public Highway, specifying associated management works and managing contractors; evaluating and carrying out arboricultural assessments (e.g. tree inventories and valuations) of large-scale, challenge and complexity; advising on large scale and complex habitat management and creation projects; designing and undertaking complex arboricultural surveys, including new tools and techniques; and complex specialist tasks on multi-disciplinary projects.
• Collecting, analysing, and presenting complex data, evidence (including for enforcement) and advice to recognised standards, reviewing outcomes, and assessing third party compliance.
• Leading the development and review of complex, plans, policies and guidance.
• Commercial development of our ecology offer, bidding on high value opportunities, and managing high value projects and contracts against budget, specification and indicators.
• Building a professional, client-focused culture, and high-level client relationships, maintaining commercial awareness of our industry, key markets and sectors, managing accounts and securing feedback for continuous improvement.
• Leading the development and delivery of promotional and learning material, training activities and events, engaging with networks to enhance the recognition and reputation of Place Services.
• Building a collaborative, high-performance culture, leading effective team working and improving team and personal competency, continually seeking to enhance performance and practice of self and others, securing feedback, and building knowledge and skills.
• Identifying and implementing improvements to the effectiveness and efficiency of service delivery.

You will bring…

• Educated to RQF level 6 (Bachelor's degree) with evidence of substantial post qualification experience, or equivalent by experience.
• Qualified Professional Tree Inspector with strong evidence of continuous professional development, membership of relevant professional body e.g. M.Arbor.A, and Institute of Chartered Foresters (MICFor).
• Authoritative technical and subject matter expert, with comprehensive knowledge and experience of development management and planning policy, legislation, and enforcement standards and guidance; woodland creation/management; arboricultural assessments and surveys; and related office and site-based practices and procedures.
• Effective people management skills with experience of employee performance and development.
• Strong understanding of wellbeing and H&S, with ability to identify and implement safe working practices for self and others.
• Good understanding of commercial practices, with accomplished negotiation and communication skills and a track record of business development, including bid winning and the ability to inform, influence and persuade, building client relationships and managing high value accounts.
• Able to lead specialist and multi-disciplinary project teams and manage multiple, and large scale and complex, projects from concept through to completion.
• Advanced use of a range of common and specialist software packages e.g. GIS and/or other ICT tools, to implement complex data capture, management and presentation, and carry out high level analysis and interpretation.

To read more about us please visit: Economy, Investment and Public Health

Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

Why Essex? Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you would like to be kept up to date on other relevant opportunities, blogs, news, events and industry related news at Essex County Council, please join The Essex Talent Community.

If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email resourcing.team@essex.gov.uk.

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ASC Support Advisor

Permanent, Full Time

Up to £26,253 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Anywhere worker

Please note although the service is primarily based in Chelmsford, the successful candidate will also be supporting either the South (offices in Basildon) or West (offices in Harlow) of Essex.

This role is focused on providing effective and efficient support to the Quadrant in maintaining data using the case management system.

As an effective administrator, this role will develop positive relationships with all staff members whilst utilising the opportunity to deliver an efficient service, undertaking analysis to highlight progress or obstacles to achieving specific outcomes. This will be achieved both Face to Face and virtually.

Accountabilities

• Be the subject matter expert working with the ASC Mosaic Training team.
• Work collaboratively with the quadrant to ensure able to maintain accurate information to ensure adequate controls and compliance in place.
• Provide support for staff for all issues regarding Mosaic including ad hoc training if required.
• First point of contact for new staff for Mosaic issues.
• Support the collection of data for statutory returns and all management information.
• Support the quadrant by undertaking administrative duties to ensure efficiency of the service in meeting regular outputs.
• Supports the quadrant in maintaining files and records accurately and efficiently, proposing and implementing improvements when required.
• Responsible for managing all quadrant enquiries and managing outcomes, ensuring escalation managed in timely manner when appropriate.
• Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

• Educated to GCSE level including Maths and English at a minimum Grade of C or equivalent by experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional area.
• Excellent communication skills and building positive relationships with service users.
• Experience of working effectively with a range of MS applications and tools.
• Knowledge and experience of setting up appropriate systems in which to collect and process data.
• Proficient in attention to detail in checking data and evidencing a high degree of accuracy.
• Knowledge and experience of using systems effectively for the collection and analysis of data.
• Awareness of how to utilise IT to establish effective ways to monitor progress and evaluate information.
• Ability to prioritise own workload and meet deadlines.

Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

To read more about us please visit: Adult Social Care

Why Essex? Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you would like to be kept up to date on other relevant opportunities, blogs, news, events and industry related news at Essex County Council, please join The Essex Talent Community

If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email ami.fosker@essex.gov.uk

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Senior Practitioner Family Support and Protection

Permanent, Full Time

£45,217 to £54,395 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Fixed-base worker

Closing Date:

Please note this role is working through the operational area in the community or from the office base County Hall, Chelmsford approximately 2-3 days per week.

The Role

Essex County Council understand how important flexibility and wellbeing is for our colleagues working across children's Social Care and that we need to think differently. We have therefore developed a nine-day working fortnight for full time frontline Social Workers within Children's services. If you would like more information on this, please follow this link .

Here in Essex, we continue to raise the bar about practice and our investment in our workforce is second to none. It's an exciting time to join us. Not only have we been named Outstanding by Ofsted, we are delighted and at the same time humbled to have been crowned Social Work Employer of the Year for the second time in the last three years!

Family Support & Protection (FS&P)

Family Support and Protection work with families that have long-term complex issues. We're talking about where there's a need for more than three months' intervention, and where children are subject to child protection or child-in-need plans, or where children can no longer live at home and care proceedings need to be initiated.

The Opportunity

Children and Families is recognised as a service in which social work can develop and prosper, with a culture of collaboration, integrity and compassion; promoting development and wellbeing of children, young people and their families; protecting them from neglect and abuse. Working together with partners delivering a range of early help, family support and effective social work interventions which build resilience, remove barriers and enable children and young people to look forward to a brighter future.

The Senior Practitioner manages a complex caseload and provides expert supervision and coaching for colleagues, to achieve positive change for children, young people and families. The role deputises for the Team Manager, leading the team and management of duty services.

The role requires an experienced social work practitioner, able to manage higher levels of risk, mentor and advise staff, manage performance and deliver improvements. Building strong working relationships with key partners and stakeholders is essential.

Accountabilities

• Responsible for providing a source of expert advice and professional supervision for social workers and contributing to the development of practice standards.
• Accountable for assessment of complex social care needs and development of support for vulnerable people, children and families.
• Accountable for working within the statutory legal framework, policy and guidance and determining when the threshold for statutory intervention has been reached.
• Responsible for managing a complex caseload, maintaining accurate and timely data, reports and presentations as required.
• Participates in a range of case conferences, court attendance, meetings and statutory reviews, pro-actively taking the lead when a social care perspective is required.
• Accountable for conducting assessments and plan responses to safeguard and promote a child's welfare including appropriate intervention as determined by need.
• Builds strong effective working relationships across the Council, with partners and members of voluntary agencies to help people get the best start in life and age well.
• Delivers a high level of expertise in particular areas of practice and leads on those areas, contributing to the development.
• Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework

The Experience You Will Bring

• A recognised social work qualification i.e. Diploma, degree or Masters in social work, CQSW, CSS or equivalent, with current Social Work England (SWE) registration.
• Evidence of continuing professional development, aligned to any relevant Professional Competency/Capability frameworks or Knowledge and Skills Statements.
• Significant experience of social work, demonstrating a comprehensive and up to date understanding of all relevant legislation, regulation and guidance.
• Experience of mentoring both Social Work students and newly qualified and experienced Social Work staff, being a subject matter expert in professional social work practice.
• Experience of chairing meetings involving clients, family members and/or carers and other multi-agency professionals.
• Developing strong relationships with partners, other agencies and the local community to achieve joint objectives and offer a supportive framework for children, young people and families.
• In depth understanding of delivery of value for money interventions balanced against need.
• Proven track record of clear decision making in order to highlight and limit the potential risks associated with intervention.

To read more about us please visit: https://www.workingforessex.com/role/children-families

Please take a look at our 'No Magic' Children & Families video here

The role requires you to be mobile throughout a wider operational area including travelling around the county of Essex and beyond, transporting service users and their belongings and to be able to do so in an emergency. Driving licence and car or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means is essential.

Why Essex?

Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us here.

What you should do next

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you would like to be kept up to date on other relevant opportunities, blogs, news, events and industry related news at Essex County Council, please join The Essex Talent Community here .

If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email resourcing.team@essex.gov.uk

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Information Governance Officer

Fixed Term, Full Time

£27,498 to £32,351 Per Annum

Location: Chelmsford

Closing Date: Sunday 27th October 2024 at 11.59pm

Please note that this position is being offered as a Fixed Term Contract / Secondment for a period of 12 months.

Interview date: Monday 11th November 2024

This position has been classed as anywhere worker but has an expectation that the successful candidate will attend the office, in Chelmsford, around 1 day per month, with the remaining time allowing for remote working if desired.

The Opportunity

The role of Information Governance and Transparency is to deliver effective and high- quality information governance, data protection and sharing, records management and information rights advice, to manage and report on data breaches, undertake impact assessments, respond to complaints, and handle access to information requests.

The Information Governance Officer operates at the core of the council and requires tact, they also need to have good interpersonal skills. The role is integral to the successful delivery of services to our traded information governance service, ensuring our customers remain compliant under the relevant legislation.

The role will be required to provide legislative guidance and advice to customers, including schools and other public bodies, partners, and other stakeholders. Therefore, the ability to be diplomatic and understand the context of the situation is crucial to the success of this role.

Accountabilities

• Responsible for providing Information Governance advice and guidance to officers, customers, partners and others on the current data protection and information legislation.
• Carries out compliance audits for customers, providing audit recommendations and action plan.
• Ensures all information rights requests are dealt with in an efficient and timely manner within legislative timescales, which may include reading, redacting, and preparing responses.
• Maintains and updates the CRM with business activities.
• Supports and advises on the investigation of data breaches, preparing reports and issuing guidance, as necessary.
• Supports the creation, development, and maintenance of an Information Governance framework for customers to ensure compliance with all regulations and legislation including, the UK General Data Protection Regulation 2016, Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA), the Freedom of Information Act 2000, The Computer Misuse Act 1990, Environmental Information Regulations 2004, and the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005.
• Responsible for investigating and responding to complaints, including those to the DPO, from the ICO and FOI internal reviews.
• Responsible for promotion of data protection awareness through preparation and delivery of communications and training to customers.
• Contribute to project activities to support timely delivery.

The Experience You Will Bring

Essential:

• Responsible for providing Information Governance advice and guidance to officers, schools, partners and others on the current data protection and information legislation
• Ensures all information rights requests are dealt with in an efficient and timely manner within legislative timescales, this includes reading, redacting, and preparing responses.
• Maintains and updates the reporting dashboards and reports including preparing commentary to support the information.
• Undertakes the investigation of security incidents, preparing reports and issuing guidance as necessary.

Desirable:

• Makes updates to existing policies and assists in the drafting of new or revised policies and guidance.
• Supports the creation, development, and maintenance of an Information Governance framework for the Council to ensure compliance with all regulations and legislation including, the General Data Protection Regulation 2016, Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA), the Freedom of Information Act 2000, The Computer Misuse Act 1990, Environmental Information Regulations 2004, and the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005.
• Responsible for investigating and responding to complaints, including those to the DPO, from the ICO and FOI reviews.
• Responsible for promotion of data protection awareness through preparation and delivery of communications and training and ensuring intranet and internet pages are updated and maintained in line with policies and guidance.

Business Administrator - Residential Homes

Permanent, Full Time

£12,348 per annum rising to £22,072 per annum on the second year

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Fixed-base worker

We have an exciting opportunity for a Business Administrator Apprentice to join our team at Bridgemarsh Residential home. Are you looking to become a crucial part of a friendly, welcoming and high achieving team? This could be the opportunity you are looking for!

Benefits:

• Healthy work life balance; flexible and hybrid working options
• Wide range of learning and development opportunities
• IT equipment and home-working equipment supplied
• 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + choice to buy extra
• Generous Local Government Salary related pension scheme
• Access to hundreds of discounts and benefits through Essex Rewards
• Access to our health and wellbeing support platform with LifeWorks
• Disability Confident Leader: we are committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job
• Up to 4 days per annum volunteering leave
• National Apprenticeship Wage for the first 12 months of your Apprenticeship After 12 months of service, your salary will increase to the National Living Wage (currently £22,072 per annum as of 01 April 2024)
• A Business Administrator Level 3 qualification via Adult Community Learning (ACL)

Whilst undertaking an apprenticeship within Essex County Council, you can expect to be supported from your first day. You'll be invited to attend a specific onboarding event, have access to exclusive training material via My Learning platform, enrolled in the apprenticeship channel alongside colleagues on similar paths, invited to frequent gatherings, and offered peer-to-peer guidance. Additionally, you will have the chance to showcase your apprenticeship experience to external audiences. Apprenticeships are a valued career pathway to achieving your ambitions within Essex County Council, whilst gaining a qualification.

Our Level 3 apprenticeship is an advanced apprenticeship - it is the equivalent to two A Levels or T Level. These apprenticeships are a fantastic steppingstone into your preferred career. You'll work under the guidance of experienced professionals to develop a solid foundation in you chosen profession, while also contributing to the overall goals and objectives of the Essex County Council.

There is every opportunity to progress to further roles and training within Essex County Council. You will have the chance to put forward your ideas, grow your skillset and collaborate with an innovative team in a collaborative environment.

What our apprentices say:

"I really enjoyed my apprenticeship with ECC, I loved that the majority of the apprenticeship is on the job learning and minimal classroom work. The opportunities for career development have been much wider than I originally thought, and the apprenticeship is such a great way to start your career and get your foot in the door with your local council/ government"

"I love the apprenticeship process as you're getting paid as you learn. I have been able to make good connections with other employees and really good relationships throughout my journey so far. It's a great starting point to anyone who hasn't got a clear idea of what work they would like to pursue. Also, the apprenticeship allowed me to try multiple different types of jobs when opportunities came up, so I was able to see what I liked, and I was good at."

The Role

ECC Adult Social Care, has an effective model that includes four key principles:- prevention; early intervention; enablement and safeguarding. This will enable people, their families and carers to be able to access information and tools to live healthily and independently. Providing an opportunity to respond pro-actively to growing service demand in a sustainable way, within the financial constraints of the Council.

The Business Administrator will focus on providing clerical, administrative and financial support to the residential services. Delivering high quality and responsive administrative systems to ensure that the service has effective financial management and Health and Safety monitoring. In addition, the role maximises the use of other systems to facilitate good quality data collection.

About you

• Educated to RQF Level 3 (A level) or equivalent by experience with a willingness to achieve the award within 24 months of starting the role.
• Evidence of self-development in particular professional area.
• Experience of delivering business support including translating data and dealing with external enquiries, within a social care setting.
• Strong communication skills and an ability to develop a rapport and engage with diverse groups of individuals, particularly challenging family situations.
• Experience of developing strong working relationships with partners, other agencies, and the local community, to achieve joint objectives and offer a supportive framework for vulnerable adults.
• Experience of working within Financial Monitoring Regulations and financial management systems
• Knowledge of a range of computer-based systems including MS Excel, Outlook and Word.

Essential Requirements for the role:

• Functional Skills Level 1 in Maths and English (or equivalent), which is a Grade D/E or 2/3 to begin the apprenticeship
• Ability to reach a Level 2 Functional Skills in both Maths & English by the End Point Assessment (EPA), if you do not already have this
• Have the right to work and study in England
• Have been ordinarily resident in the UK or EEA for three years before the apprenticeship start date

Please note that we must be provided with your GCSE certificate at the final stage of the recruitment process. If you have international equivalent qualifications a NARIC Statement of Comparability must be provided. If you do not already hold one you can purchase online - you can find more information here Statement of Comparability (enic.org.uk).

What will you be doing

• Working as part of the residential short break service a key element of this role is planning the bookings for stays at the service as well as transport for individuals, liaising with families/ carers as well as other professionals.
• Responsible for delivering effective administrative support to ensure able to maintain the effective running of the residential home and working to deadlines.
• Provides statistical information to ensure regular management reporting on staff information, such as, sickness; annual leave; overtime and service user information is available to ensure accurate financial charging.
• Responsible for ensuring all relevant financial procedures, including Amenity Accounts, are in place to enable the safe and appropriate handling and banking of all monies, both cash and cheques.
• Responsible for regular updating of relevant systems to ensure accuracy and highlighting awareness of office processes to new staff.
• Responsible for dealing appropriately with members of the public, service users and their carers, ensuring complaints are dealt with effectively, in line with agreed policies and procedures.
• Delivering an efficient operation of the reception area by prioritising calls and providing a good service to visitors to ensure creating a good first impression.

To read more about us please visit: Adult Social Care

Why Essex? Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

What you should do next

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you would like to be kept up to date on other relevant opportunities, blogs, news, events and industry related news at Essex County Council, please join The Essex Talent Community

If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email ami.fosker@essex.gov.uk

Follow us on Facebook, X, Instagram and LinkedIn. Further details can be found on our careers page.

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Child and Family Support Worker - Supervised Family Time Team

Permanent, Full Time

£24,395 to £31,131 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Closing Date: Tuesday 22nd October 2024 at 11.59pm

Here in Essex, we continue to raise the bar about practice and our investment in our workforce is second to none. It's an exciting time to join us. Not only have we been named Outstanding by Ofsted, we are delighted and at the same time humbled to have been crowned Social Work Employer of the Year for the second time in the last three years!

The Opportunity

The role of a Child and Family Support Worker in the Supervised Family Time service is vital for fostering positive connections between children in care and their birth families. This position involves supervising and facilitating family time sessions, ensuring a safe and supportive environment. Collaboration with social workers is essential to deliver tailored support that addresses the unique needs of each child and their family, aiding in assessments and case planning.

Supervised activities can range from practical assistance to emotional guidance, promoting the overall well-being and development of children and young people. The role also requires teamwork across various services, such as family support, fostering, and working with children with disabilities. Given the complexity and emotional demands of the job, a strong commitment, resilience, and a compassionate approach are crucial for success in this role.

Accountabilities

• Responsible for supporting social work teams to organise and facilitate supervised family time for children and families.
• Build strong, effective relationships with the child, young person and family which support relationship and strengths based social work practice. Maintain high standards of professionalism which contribute to the level of confidence in Children's Social Care.
• Responsible for highlighting issues and implementing plans to safeguard a child.
• Liaise and work collaboratively with internal and external professional partner agencies as relevant to the case (e.g., Social Workers, Schools, Health, Mental Health, Guardians), to gather accurate information that informs assessment and decisions about the plan for the child.
• Provide information and advice in relation to involvement/accessing of third-party agencies relevant to the needs of the child, young person, and family (e.g., benefits agencies, immigration, housing), where necessary acting as an advocate.
• Contributes to meetings, reviews, (case conferences and court hearings as appropriate to the service) to provide information which builds understanding of the child's needs.
• Accurate report writing is essential to this role in accordance with Children & Families policies and procedures, including case records on Mosaic
• Work collaboratively across the service, with internal and external professional partner agencies to contribute to the overall work and success of the team and ensure improved outcomes for children and families.
• Deliver support in accordance with the plan, as agreed by the case holding Social Worker where appropriate, this will normally be time limited, with measurable impact.

The Experience You Will Bring

Essential:

• Educated to RQF Level 3 (A Level/NVQ/BTEC) or equivalent experience.
• Experience of building strong, effective relationships with children and families in times of challenge and crisis.
• Experience and understanding of child development and play based activities with children and families.
• Knowledge and understanding of the issues impacting children, young people, and families, leading them to require support.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Children's Act 1989 and 2004 and other legislative and policy guidance applicable within Social Care settings.
• Proven track record of working with partners and external agencies.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and in-depth knowledge in relevant professional area.
• A certificate in First Aid and/or knowledge of Sign Language.

The role requires you to be mobile throughout a wider operational area including travelling around the county of Essex and beyond, transporting service users and their belongings and to be able to do so in an emergency. Driving licence and car or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means is essential.

Principal Arboricultural Consultant

Permanent, Full Time

£46,165 to £54,312 per annum

Location: Chelmsford, Essex

Working Style: Anywhere worker (office based 1 day per week)

Place Services is a multi-disciplinary consultancy within Essex County Council providing environmental and planning services to the Council, local authorities, and other public bodies. Our purpose is to support the public sector to deliver sustainable development. The purpose of the Principal Arboricultural Consultant is to co-lead the provision of arboricultural services to clients across the UK.

Our two Principal Arboricultural Consultants lead the delivery and development of arboricultural services, including specialist planning advice; highway tree management; a range of large and complex arboricultural assessments and surveys; and for multi-disciplinary projects.

The role requires a qualified, authoritative subject matter expert with advanced technical skills, knowledge and experience, including legislation, policy, standards and guidance; accomplished client relationship, information management, and communication skills; and a collaborative, enterprising, and client focused approach.

Responsibilities will include…

• Effective commercial and operational delivery of arboricultural services including: a demanding caseload of enquiries in relation to specialist planning advice and trees/vegetation affecting the Public Highway, specifying associated management works and managing contractors; evaluating and carrying out arboricultural assessments (e.g. tree inventories and valuations) of large-scale, challenge and complexity; advising on large scale and complex habitat management and creation projects; designing and undertaking complex arboricultural surveys, including new tools and techniques; and complex specialist tasks on multi-disciplinary projects.
• Collecting, analysing, and presenting complex data, evidence (including for enforcement) and advice to recognised standards, reviewing outcomes, and assessing third party compliance.
• Leading the development and review of complex, plans, policies and guidance.
• Commercial development of our ecology offer, bidding on high value opportunities, and managing high value projects and contracts against budget, specification and indicators.
• Building a professional, client-focused culture, and high-level client relationships, maintaining commercial awareness of our industry, key markets and sectors, managing accounts and securing feedback for continuous improvement.
• Leading the development and delivery of promotional and learning material, training activities and events, engaging with networks to enhance the recognition and reputation of Place Services.
• Building a collaborative, high-performance culture, leading effective team working and improving team and personal competency, continually seeking to enhance performance and practice of self and others, securing feedback, and building knowledge and skills.
• Identifying and implementing improvements to the effectiveness and efficiency of service delivery.

You will bring…

• Educated to RQF level 6 (Bachelor's degree) with evidence of substantial post qualification experience, or equivalent by experience.
• Qualified Professional Tree Inspector with strong evidence of continuous professional development, membership of relevant professional body e.g. M.Arbor.A, and Institute of Chartered Foresters (MICFor).
• Authoritative technical and subject matter expert, with comprehensive knowledge and experience of development management and planning policy, legislation, and enforcement standards and guidance; woodland creation/management; arboricultural assessments and surveys; and related office and site-based practices and procedures.
• Effective people management skills with experience of employee performance and development.
• Strong understanding of wellbeing and H&S, with ability to identify and implement safe working practices for self and others.
• Good understanding of commercial practices, with accomplished negotiation and communication skills and a track record of business development, including bid winning and the ability to inform, influence and persuade, building client relationships and managing high value accounts.
• Able to lead specialist and multi-disciplinary project teams and manage multiple, and large scale and complex, projects from concept through to completion.
• Advanced use of a range of common and specialist software packages e.g. GIS and/or other ICT tools, to implement complex data capture, management and presentation, and carry out high level analysis and interpretation.

To read more about us please visit: Economy, Investment and Public Health

Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

Why Essex? Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us.

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We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

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