Total 4 job vacancies by Blue Octopus Recruitment Limited

Permanent – 37.5 Hours

Due to growth in our South West & Wales division, we are looking for a Legal Progressor to join our team in Cardiff.

Within the role, you will be responsible for the prompt and efficient progression of all new sales, from reservation to completion, consulting with the on-site sales teams, solicitors, IFA’s, agents, and customers, ensuring key KPI’s are achieved.

We’re ideally looking for someone who has proven conveyancing experience, in new build properties or within an estate agency, and who has an exceptional understanding of the conveyancing process and related property law. You will have a proven track record in the management and delivery of volume plot sales progression and have a genuine interest in the property and housing market.

It goes without saying that excellent communication skills, a clear focus, diligence, and strong negotiation skills are essential for this role, as is a friendly, team focused approach and a professional attitude.

Benefits

Holidays - 26 days
Life Assurance
Pension
Private medical insurance
Ability to purchase additional holiday
Access to discount portal
Cycle to Work scheme and the Lovell Way to EV
Digital GP
Employee assistance programme
Sharesave scheme
As an Investors in People Gold award employer, Lovell is the UK’s leading provider of mixed tenure affordable homes and has a reputation for innovation and excellence in the delivery of high-quality housing development and regeneration projects.

We are committed to enhancing the communities in which we work, building quality homes for real people and looking after our own people; developing talent is key to achieving this. We understand that the success of our organisation comes from the strengths, skills and personalities of our people. Lovell is an equal opportunities employer who encourage and value diversity and inclusion within our teams.

The Lovell culture is one that has been successful for many years. It is based on empowering colleagues to make decisions at a regional and local level, and to challenge the status quo whilst working as one to achieve our goals and make Lovell a great place to work for all.

Post: Head of Department (Maths)

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary Range: L7 - L11 (£54,816 - £60,488 FTE)

Working Type: Full Time

Base: The Grangefield Academy, Oxbridge Avenue, Stockton on Tees, TS18 4LE

Please note: the post holder will be engaging in regulated activity, working mainly or wholly with children. This position is exempt from the rehabilitation of offender’s act 1974. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Northern Education Trust (NET) is a charitable education Trust with a good track record for school improvement. The Trust sponsors 26 academies; 14 secondary and 12 primaries across the North of England in twelve Local Authority regions.

The department achieved a Progress Score of +0.51 in the summer and is forecast to exceed that this year.
The department also offers Statistics GCSE and Further Maths GCSE.
The department is fully staffed and the current HoD has been promoted within the trust.
There are multiple opportunities both whole-school and trust-wide for career progression.
The Head of Department is accountable for:

Overall student outcomes in the department in partnership with the teachers concerned, evaluation of relevant assessment information for individuals, groups and cohorts, ensuring good pastoral care and personal development for students, presenting information and evaluation reports to the senior leadership team, parents and Academy Council members, as requested, performance management of teachers in the department as required and other duties as detailed in the job description.

Northern Education Trust offers:

●The opportunity to work and progress across the family of schools, should you wish in the future;

●The chance to apply for leadership roles in the Deeps structure taking on a whole school leadership project;

●The support and expertise of Director of Subjects.

●A full and detailed programme of support and development for all;

●A further comprehensive programme of professional development, including leadership, provided through the NET Staff College.

Employee benefits

●Free flu vaccinations

●Free onsite parking

●Employee discounts such as competitively priced car leasing

●Access to various discount sites

In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the interview process.

The Trust is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. All posts are subject to enhanced disclosure and barring service checks. We expect all adults to share our commitment to safeguarding and the health and wellbeing of our pupils.

For more information, please contact Nicola Butler (Business Manager) on n.butler@northerneducationtrust.org or Judith Simpson (Business Services Assistant) on j.simpson1@northerneducationtrust.org

Closing date: Tuesday 21 May at 9am

We are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our commercial team to work on schemes throughout the South Wales Region.

The successful candidate will provide valuable support to the commercial team throughout the region on both new build and refurbishment projects of varying values. Although the role will predominantly be site based there may be a requirement for some office-based works in the Regional Offices in Cardiff, as required by the your line manager.

Duties will include the day to day financial and cost control and reporting of one or more developments from the award up to and including completion of client and sub-contract final accounts, recovery / discharge of all retentions.

Previous experience of quantity surveying is necessary, ideally within the housing sector and commercial environment. The applicant should have a construction / QS degree or equivalent qualification.

Benefits

Holidays - 26 days
Life Assurance
Pension
Private medical insurance
Ability to purchase additional holiday
Access to discount portal
Cycle to Work scheme and the Lovell Way to EV
Digital GP
Employee assistance programme
Sharesave scheme
As an Investors in People Gold award employer, Lovell is the UK’s leading provider of mixed tenure affordable homes and has a reputation for innovation and excellence in the delivery of high-quality housing development and regeneration projects.

We are committed to enhancing the communities in which we work, building quality homes for real people and looking after our own people; developing talent is key to achieving this. We understand that the success of our organisation comes from the strengths, skills and personalities of our people. Lovell is an equal opportunities employer who encourage and value diversity and inclusion within our teams.

The Lovell culture is one that has been successful for many years. It is based on empowering colleagues to make decisions at a regional and local level, and to challenge the status quo whilst working as one to achieve our goals and make Lovell a great place to work for all.

The post is based at Hartfields, an extra care retirement village in Hartlepool which comprises of 242 properties. It is a community of around 300 people aged 60 plus who live in their own apartment or cottage.

It has an extensive range of on-site communal facilities – many of which are open to the public - including restaurant, coffee shop, licensed bar, gym with spa pool and grocery store.

Hartfields is aimed at enabling older people to remain independent and live full and active lives.

About the role

As Night Porter Receptionist, you’ll be providing an on-site reception service to residents and visitors, which will include operating the door entry system, checking the security of the site, answering telephone calls and enquiries, checking CCTV camera’s, and responding to resident’s concerns directly and/or through contacting other organisations including emergency services when required.

You will be responsible for the well-being and security of residents and visitors after the closure of the reception service at 6pm.

In addition, there will also be opportunity to work ‘daytime’ relief hours in our busy reception team. You’ll be provided with full training and development in this role. Reception is covered between the hours of 8am – 6pm, Monday to Friday and 10 am – 2pm on weekends.

About you

We’d like you to have experience of providing good customer service, along with a friendly and approachable personality and confidence in communicating with a range of different people.

Due to the nature of role, you’ll be required to be comfortable lone working. You’ll need, at times, to use your own initiative whilst having a basic understanding of health & safety at work.

It’s not essential but would be beneficial if you have experience of working in a security setting, along with understanding of operating CCTV.

*Please note that a DBS check is required for this role.

About us

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) is an independent social change organisation working to solve UK poverty. The Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT) is a registered housing association and care provider in Yorkshire and the North East. JRF and JRHT are two important influencing organisations with an ambitious agenda for inspiring positive change in the UK in line with our vision of a prosperous and poverty free UK.

How to Apply
Apply now via our quick and easy application form - this will only take you 5-10 minutes!

Closing date for applications is 25th December 2023.

Interviews will take place week in Hartfields the week commencing 1st January 2024.

*Please note that we do not currently offer any Tier 2 sponsorship*

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At JRF/JRHT we believe in giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or social economic background. We positively encourage applications from people with experience of living in poverty.

We are a Disability Confident Employer. This means that we are committed to the recruitment, progression and retention of disabled individuals. We shall also offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the job. If you have a disability, please tell us if you would like to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.