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Hours: 35 hours per weekShift Pattern: Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm In the role of Local Housing Manager, you will be at the very heart of our Housing 21 Retirement Living schemes.This customer-facing role provides a professional, high quality and effective housing and support service to residents. With the support of the Operations Manager, the Local Housing Manager is responsible for all aspects of court life and relationships with the local community.The role is diverse, and no two days are the same. Our Local Housing Managers support all residents to enable them to live independently in their own homes, with a focus on tenancy sustainment, support and resident wellbeing. They ensure the building is safe and secure, engage actively with residents and the local community, and assist residents to reach consensus about local issues affecting their homes.What we’re looking for:Excellent standard of reading, writing and numeracyExperience of working in the social housing sector, particularly with a focus on older people (desirable)Knowledge and/or experience of the issues faced by older people or other vulnerable groups in particular Dementia, drug & alcohol use and mental health (desirable)People Management, i.e. direct reports, contractors (desirable)CIH Level 3 or 4 (desirable)In addition, if you are committed to delivering the best, are passionate about developing others and the organisation, and have a can-do approach with a customer focused attitude, we would love to hear from you.Why us?We’re passionate about people and support our employees to do what they do best, whether that’s through flexible working, learning new skills or being part of a friendly and supportive workplace culture. We also offer a great benefits package including Blue Light Card discount, holiday trade scheme, volunteer days, Occupational Sick Pay, Occupational Maternity Pay and more.As part of our commitment to our employees and offering flexibility, we now offer a nine-day fortnight, providing employees with the opportunity to work their hours across nine days and have a three-day weekend every other week. Further details on how this works will be discussed with successful candidates upon on offer being made.With an exciting national development programme for older people’s housing, there’s never been a better time to join Housing 21. We’re an inclusive employer and care about diversity in our teams. Let us know in your application if you have accessibility requirements for interviews.If you require more information before applying for this role, please see the attached job profile.Closing date for applications 24 November 2024Due to the nature of this role this advert may close earlier than the closing date listed and once sufficient applications have been received. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Handyman/ Handy Person

Houghton Regis, LU5

Start Friday 8th November 2024

Rate: £19ph

Requirements for the Handyman/Person position are:

* A valid CSCS card

* Previous experience on new build housing projects

* Able to read a snag list and work to it

* Own tools

* References upon request from previous employers

Contact Russ at Randstad if you are interested in this Handyman/Person position

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Are you an experienced School Business Manager with a dynamic outlook?

I am working with a inclusive and innovative KS3 and KS4 Pupil Referral Unit who is looking for a committed School Business Manager who can make a difference in the workplace.

This school is a centre of excellence in alternative provision offering academic and vocational qualifications to students from within the local authority, alongside a short stay provision to provide supportive interventions for identified mainstream students, and an outreach team providing targeted support to secondary students within mainstream schools.

Responsibilities and Requirements:

- Management of the strategy and operation of business functions within the school, including ICT

- Financial Management, including budget and procurement

- Ensuring maintenance of Health and Safety, facilities management

- Human resources management

- General management of team and administration

Experience required:

• Experience of managing a budget of £3.5million +
• Experience of proactively commissioning and developing partnerships with external providers of services
• Experience of negotiating and agreeing contracts
• Experience working in a school or college setting at a management level
• Experience of working with local authorities, parents, professionals and other stakeholders within an educational setting
• Experience of effectively leading and managing people

This is a full time, 52 week permanent role with the opportunity to work from home during the holidays.

If you have the relevant experience in a role like this and you would like to work in a diverse school that offers opportunities to grow as a leader, we would love to hear from you. If you know of anyone who would be, we have a fantastic refer a friend scheme.

Your new company
Hays Recruitment are recruiting for an exciting opportunity as a Senior Quality Engineer with our client, a leading manufacturer and distributor in the electrical products sector. Specialising in wiring accessories, LED lighting, safety alarms, and cables, the client has established itself as a trusted name with a turnover of several million in the UK. They are known for their commitment to quality and innovation, supplying products that are widely specified by housing developers and distributed through electrical wholesalers.

Your new role
In your capacity as a Senior Quality Engineer, you will play a crucial role in maintaining and enhancing product quality. You'll be responsible for monitoring product performance, investigating quality issues, and collaborating with engineering teams to implement effective solutions. This role involves managing quality assurance processes and overseeing various inspections and audits, ensuring that the clients' products consistently meet and exceed industry standards.
The role will be office based, working 37.5hrs per week.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Monitoring product quality and reporting to the Management Team.
• Investigating product quality issues to establish root causes and liaising with Product Engineers and the factory to implement improvements.
• Timely resolution of quality issues through robust root cause analysis and implementation of permanent and preventative corrective actions.
• Providing Quality Engineering support for the development of FMEA's, quality control, and test plans as part of the product Life Cycle Management process.
• Reviewing customer complaints as necessary.
• Managing Pre-Delivery Inspections (PDI), including factory self PDI's, the clients China Quality Engineers, and 3rd Party PDI's.
• Managing and undertaking Goods Inwards (GI) inspections to ensure product specifications are met.
• Quality control of products being reworked, writing rework instructions, and ensuring adherence.
• Managing factory desktop or 3rd party audits, including ethical audits, and instructing the Far East team in factories manufacturing the products.
• Leading the management of Quality Assurance and ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 Management Systems.

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this position, you will need:

• A strong background in Quality Engineering and Quality Assurance, ideally within the electrical sector.
• Familiarity with both electrical and mechanical disciplines.
• Proficiency in report writing, particularly in creating 8D reports to communicate findings effectively.
• Experience with electrical installation products will be a distinct advantage.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, combined with a methodical and organised mindset.

What you'll get in return
The role offers a competitive salary alongside a comprehensive benefits package. You will have the opportunity for professional growth within a supportive and innovative work environment. Joining their dynamic team will enable you to significantly contribute to quality initiatives and be part of an organisation committed to excellence.

• Competitive salary ranging from £48,000 to £50,000 per annum
• 25 days paid holiday annually
• 6% pension contributions
• Opportunity to work with a market-leading company.
• Professional development and career progression opportunities.
• Supportive and dynamic work environment.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us on 01603 580180 and speak to Garry.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

The Lead AMSA performs a variety of administrative functions associated with the scheduling of patient care for the clinical programs at VA Medical Center. Some duties include, but are not limited too:

• Provides educational sessions to train new employees in clerical process in an efficient and effective manner to ensure that clerical processes, functions and goals are understood and met.
• Utilizes knowledge of VA policies, regulations, guidelines and process as they relate to the scheduling of patient appointments, consults, NEAR, Electronic Wait Lists, and pre-appointment clinical requirements(i.e. labs, EKGs, x-rays) to ensure readiness for the patient visit.
• Monitors clinic's Access to care.
• Monitors ICB usage ensuring insurance is collected at time of appointments and captured appropriately by the incumbent and other scheduling staff. Must keep abreast of rapidly changing regulations, directives, software patches, programs, and processes involved in the delivery of the healthcare benefits package.
• Assists with the clean-up of the EARR (Encounter Action Required Report) and delinquent recall report; supports clinics regarding utilization and clinic profile management i.e. set-up of clinic grids, cancel and restore clinics.
• Screens/receive phone calls in a courteous and timely manner, determine the nature of request and provide the information desired using privacy rules and established clinic processes.
• Prepares correspondence and memos as needed.
• Promotes Veteran registration for and utilization of HealtheVet (MHV)
• Stocks basic office supplies for the executive suite.
• Enters Veterans seeking emergent/urgent care, scheduling appointments accurately.
• Utilizes call lists and telephones Veterans to pre-register them before their scheduled visits.
• Incumbent updates all patient demographics.
• Communicates and interacts with patients in a manner which is appropriate to cognitive, emotional, and chronological maturation needs of the adult and/or geriatric patient.
• Assures that all appropriate VA forms are used correctly, and regulations followed.
• Provide educational sessions to train new employees in AMSA positions to ensure they possess the skills and knowledge to utilize scheduling package and follow scheduling directives.
• Additional duties or tasks may be assigned by the supervisor to ensure efficient daily operations

• Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
• This position is a NAGE Bargaining Unit position.
• This position is covered by a special rate.
• Narrative responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) may be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment.
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.

The Health System Specialist serves as the VA Bedford Healthcare System Space Planner for all projects within the operating plan, working directly as an advisor to the responsible team, and providing consultative services. Assists in the planning, development, implementation, coordination and evaluation of milestones for each plan. Responsible for obtaining and maintaining the OCAMES and VISN corporate commitment to the management plan. Manages and coordinates the development and execution of capital project space and phasing constraints while working with the Project Managers and Engineering staff to finalize scope, budget and schedule and maintaining the Capital Asset Inventory (CAI) and SCIP for designated programs/projects. Participates in station programming decisions through committee participation and direct discussions with the Strategic Planner affecting long and short-range courses of action for assigned projects.

Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Serves as space planner for all projects within the operating plan, working directly as an advisor to the responsible team, and providing consultative services.
• Assists in the planning, development, implementation, coordination and evaluation of milestones for each plan.
• Coordinates the development and execution of capital project space and phasing constraints while working with the Project Managers and Engineering staff.
• Participates in station programming decisions affecting long and short-range courses of action for assigned projects.
• Develops and maintains a set of master site phasing diagrams of all capital portfolio projects for each site.
• Provides detailed analysis of project phasing and move schedules from project inception through the design phases to construction groundbreaking through completion and activation.
• Performs risk assessment, plan sequencing, timeline duration and resource requirements needed to successfully track through construction to activation and transition planning.
• Provides data and analysis of space needs as they relate to gaps in clinical, operational and facility programs.
• Performs or directs surveys and investigations to establish baseline data necessary to initiate design.
• Develops executive level reports and presentations.
• Reports project efficiencies, lags, and areas of improvement.
• Provides guidance, development and coordination for the planning, design, and oversight of assigned projects/programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• This position is in the Competitive Service.
• Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
• Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C. 4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System. Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment.
• This position is a NAGE Bargaining Unit position.
• This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay.
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.

• The primary responsibilities of the incumbent will be to conduct behavioral, neuroimaging, and neurophysiological data collection; and behavioral, neuroimaging, and neurophysiological data analysis for Human Studies.
• The incumbent will provide operational support and coordination for the implementation of VA research and quality improvement projects as directed, handles project questions and problem independently
• Manage timelines and deliverables for successful completion of the projects, writes research policies, guidelines and procedures, and other documents, facilitating the compliance with all regulatory and administrative project requirements.
• Responsible for medical abstraction activities, including identifying and screening eligible candidates and validating appropriate data elements of the project.
• The incumbent will provide operational support and coordination for the implementation of VA research and quality improvement projects as directed, handles project questions and problem independently in coordination with the PI. Manages timelines and deliverables for successful completion of the projects, writes research policies, guidelines and procedures, and other documents, facilitating the compliance with all regulatory and administrative project requirements. May be responsible for medical abstraction activities, including identifying and screening eligible candidates and validating appropriate data elements of the project.
• In all activities, adhere to Good Research Practice guidelines.

HGV1 drivers required in Bedford MK42 6EY Ongoing work available.

Challenge TRG are recruiting Class 1 drivers for Night shifts

start times from 17.00 - 21.00pm

shift pattern Tues-Sat

Trunking work

Rates of pay LTD £19.00-£22.00 per hour

• PM shifts available
• Tues-Sat shift pattern
• Trunking Work
• Roughly 3 - 4 drops per shift shift

The requirements of the Class 1 HGV driver:

· Valid HGV Class 1 Licence

· Valid drivers CPC Card

· Valid digital tachograph card

· Full understanding of WTD Legislation

· A good geographical knowledge of UK road network

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) in all our employment practices to all employees, temporary workers, and applicants for employment without regard to age, gender reassignment, married or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation

Challenge-trg Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) in all our employment practices to all employees, temporary workers, and applicants for employment without regard to age, gender reassignment, married or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

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Vehicle Technician Vacancy - Bedford
Salary: Up to £40,000 + attractive bonus scheme + overtime and company benefits
Working hours: Monday to Friday, NO weekends!!

OC18945

My client is recruiting for an experienced Vehicle Technician for our clients independant specialist in the Bedford area. This is a fantastic opportunity for a Vehicle Technician to progress with a large company.

Fantastic benefits package for Vehicle Technicians that includes:

• Competitive starting salary
• Company pension scheme

Vehicle Technician Role:

• Vehicle servicing & general maintenance
• Vehicle Diagnostics
• Brakes, suspension, clutches

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years' experience in a busy workshop
• Possess Strong mechanical Skills
• Have a steady work history

Benefits:

• 25 Days holiday + Bank holidays
• Excellent pension package
• Colleague referral up to £2,000
• Genuine career progression
• Cycle to work scheme

All applications will be treated with the utmost confidentiality

VTMDL

Consultant: Jason Evans

Octane Recruitment are a leading Recruitment agency specialising in Automotive, Motor trade, Engineering, OEM and various related industries.

We are recruiting across the UK for Vehicle Technician, Vehicle Mechanic, Commercial Vehicle Technician, Diagnostic Technician, Senior Technician, Master Technician, Mobile Vehicle Technician, PDI Technician, Prep Technician, MOT Tester, Fast Fit Technician, LCV Technician, Light Commercial Technician, HGV Technician, Bus Technician, LGV Technician, HGV Engineer, HGV Mechanic, HGV Fitter

Octane Recruitment cover a variety of different sectors including Technical, Mechanical, Engineering, Sales, Service, Aftersales, Bodyshop, Fleet & Rental Management, Accounts, Finance, Marketing, & Payroll, Managerial, Logistics, Parts, Administration, Call Centre / Contact Centre, Senior Appointments, Head Office Positions and Confidential Appointments.

Live in Head Chef job in Wales:

An exciting Head Chef position is available at a family-owned Gastropub/ Boutique hotel in Wales, set in the beautiful countryside. Known for its friendly atmosphere, excellent service, and creative seasonal dishes made with fresh, local ingredients, it’s a fantastic place to work.
The role includes live-in accommodation with free staff housing. This opportunity is perfect for someone passionate about cooking with fresh, locally sourced ingredients and who enjoys the peaceful countryside lifestyle.

Live in Head Chef job, Highlights:

• Salary £42,000 + Tips
• 5 days work/ 2 days off
• Fresh food operation with locally sourced ingredients.
• Friendly staff, and supportive owners
• Freedom in menu development
• Live in Available - Free Accommodation
• Free staff meals
• Amazing location in the countryside
• Easy access to public transport - The nearest Bus station is 2 minutes on walk.

Live in Head chef job (Ideal) Candidate:

• Proven experience as a Head Chef or Sous chef within a fresh food environment
• Demonstrate a passion for cooking and creating new dishes
• Exceptional organizational and time management abilities

If you are interested in a Head chef job within a Gastropub/ Boutique hotel that offers Live in accommodation in the countryside, then please apply now!

Do you live in or around the Bedford area?

Are you an experienced Maintenance Technician / Fabric Engineer?

If so we may have a role which is suited to you as we are recruiting in our facilities maintenance team, where you will be delivering planned preventive and reactive maintenance services to our multi-site clients.

• Salary: £29,244 or £32,618 per annum, depending on experience
• Door to door pay
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Additional earnings available through overtime
• 4% bonus, subject to achievement of targets (historically paid out)
• Van (with option for personal use from day 1) and fuel card
• Smartphone, tools, uniform, PPE

If you have a full valid UK driver's license, time served experience of multiple trades, and want to progress your career with an award-winning FM provider then read on….

You'll be responsible for ensuring clients sites within your area are fully maintained and operating at full potential.

As an Arcus Fabric Specialist, you'll enjoy working in a varied environment. You'll be out and about on the road traveling to client locations throughout your area, delivering a high level of repair works and rectifying any defects to ensure our clients receive a high-quality service.

You will assist in the delivery of excellent customer service resulting in professional results, asset uptime, first time fix and quality workmanship.

We need you to come with experience of working in a building fabric / maintenance role previously, and with the skills and expertise to confidently and independently, carry out as many of the below tasks as possible:

• Patch Plastering/Rendering
• Protection where required
• Carpentry works
• Various floor coverings
• Wall Tiling
• General Repair work
• Changing lights and locks

Whilst we don't need you to know it all, we do need you to have varied experience across a mix of the above trades. At Arcus we are passionate about retaining our top talent and love to promote from within, giving you the opportunity to either gain qualifications and/or experience in other areas of the business if that's what you want.

To be successful you will have:

Essential:

• Time served experience across a mix of multiple trades, ideally in a building fabric role.
• Valid UK driver's license
• Experience working within a customer facing environment
• Confident using handheld IT Equipment for managing works and documentation
• Strong communication skills and work ethic.
• Awareness and knowledge of health & safety.

Desirable:

• NVQ, City and Guilds, BTEC in a building trade
• Experience working within a maintenance remit for a multi-site retail client.

Other benefits:

• Group personal pension scheme of matched contributions between 5% and 6%.
• Life Assurance
• Access to state-of-the-art training academy
• Funded Training Sponsorship Scheme
• Refer a Friend reward scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Health Cash Plan
• Up to 10% off B&Q/ Trade Point
• 20% off Nuffield Fitness and Wellbeing Centres

Other Information:

• The role will involve working 40 hrs per week, Monday to Friday
• The role will also involve working 1 in 4 weeks on call

At Arcus we are passionate about individual development which is why we are proud to offer industry leading Learning & Development opportunities to our colleagues. At our National Training Academy in Stevenage we have our own in-house team of experienced technical trainers who focus on upskilling and cross-skilling our rapidly expanding mobile engineering team. Colleagues can expect to receive significant investment in safety and technical training to ensure ongoing development of their skills and expertise and to ensure we retain our industry leading self- delivery capability.

If you feel you have the skills and experience needed, please submit your application by clicking on the 'apply' button.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

£18.29 - £22.54 hourly rate plus great benefits (£18.29/hr base rate plus £1.48/hr unsocial shift allowance between 7pm - 3am and £2.77/hr weekend shift allowance)

Minimum 40 hours per week, 5 shifts per week - working 2 in 3 weekends

Different start times available, with 1-hour flexibility required each side of your start time**

The Co-op, Biggleswade Distribution Centre, Pegasus Drive, Biggleswade, SG18 8YY


No CV needed, it only takes a few minutes to complete an application

Our driver contracts are for 40 hours, worked over 5 days. Drivers will be expected to work over these hours to meet the needs of the operation, all additional hours worked will be paid, along with any appropriate premiums.

We're looking for LGV drivers to join our team in Biggleswade.

As a Co-op driver you'll transport products safely from the distribution centre to stores in our communities, helping to offload stock into the store when you arrive. You'll help keep our customers happy by making sure products are delivered to stores at the right time, and in return we'll provide you with a safe, supportive work environment that offers real work/life balance, as well as a very competitive salary and benefits package.

• a competitive salary, with additional weekend and unsocial shift allowances
• 30 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays (rising in line with service)
• a pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores all year-round
• 10% off other brands all year-round (doubles to 20% on the Friday and Saturday after payday)
• discounts on other Co-op products and services
• paid CPC and digital tachograph card renewal and driver medical costs covered
• career progression - lots of opportunities to build a career in logistics
• Co-op culture - colleague wellbeing and safety are our highest priorities

• deliver stock from the DC to stores in the region in a safe, professional and cost effective way
• drive safely, obeying the rules of the road and following the correct Co-op procedures
• positively represent the Co-op out on the road at all times
• treat other road users and pedestrians with respect
• provide an efficient and supportive delivery service, helping to offload stock into stores
• make every effort to deliver stock safely despite the weather conditions

• a C+E category (Class 1) LGV drivers licence
• previous experience as a driver (particularly long-distance commercial deliveries)
• good service skills with the ability to represent Co-op positively on the road
• the ability to work positively with Co-op customers and colleagues
• great organisation and time management skills

We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. We want to build inclusive work environments, where our colleagues have equal opportunities to reach their full potential. We celebrate our differences, and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities they serve.

If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

As part of the application process for this job, you'll need to complete two online assessments. It will take around 20 minutes to complete these tests.

**One hour flexibility each side of the 'ordinary' start time provided to you. For example - if your 'ordinary' start time is 22:00, then for most shifts you'll start at 22:00, however, on occasion, you may be scheduled to start a shift up to a maximum of 60 minutes earlier or later than your 'ordinary' start time.

We reserve the right to remove a vacancy before the scheduled closing date.