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If you are looking for a challenge in an organisation and system that has bold ambitions, one of these posts could be for you.</p>\n\n<p><strong>About Us:</strong> You'll be working in the Adult Public Health Team within the Health and Care Directorate. Our team is responsible for the oversight and delivery of the county’s public health responsibilities, spanning the three domains of public health:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li><strong>Health Improvement</strong></li>\n\t<li><strong>Supportive Communities</strong></li>\n\t<li><strong>Health Protection</strong></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>We provide specialist input, technical expertise, and leadership for a range of programme areas, working ‘upstream’ to prevent ill health and enable good health and wellbeing. Our focus is on reducing health inequities and achieving the best possible health and wellbeing outcomes for all of Staffordshire’s residents.</p>\n\n<p>You can find out more about the Supportive Communities programme via our latest report <a href=\"https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Advice-support-and-care-for-adults/Information-resources/Supportive-Communities-in-Staffordshire-A-Progress-Report2018-to-2024.aspx\">Supportive Communities in Staffordshire A Progress Report 2018 to 2024 - Staffordshire County Council</a> and video link <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmfMZw9ml28\">An introduction to Supportive Communities in Staffordshire</a>   </p>\n<b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p><strong>Position 1: Healthy Homes and Environments</strong></p>\n\n<p>Lead our Warmer Homes programme to ensure Staffordshire has the right homes for happy and healthy lives. Collaborate with partner organisations and senior colleagues to provide strategic leadership and drive this agenda. Key responsibilities include:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Reducing health inequalities across the system.</li>\n\t<li>Leading the Warmer Homes programme and Partnership Board.</li>\n\t<li>Implementing government-funded Warmer Homes schemes.</li>\n\t<li>Integrating work programmes and funding with partners, including the NHS and local councils.</li>\n\t<li>Embedding health impact assessments within policies and programmes.</li>\n\t<li>Seeking sustainable funding opportunities.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<h3><strong>Position 2: Supportive Communities</strong></h3>\n\n<p>Join our Supportive Communities team to build community assets, connect people to local help and support, and keep people independent for longer.   This senior management role involves:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Co-designing and co-producing communication resources and campaigns with partners and communities.</li>\n\t<li>Maximising opportunities for digital and non-digital support.</li>\n\t<li>Ensuring accessible information, advice, and guidance.</li>\n\t<li>Collaborating with stakeholders to keep resources up to date.</li>\n\t<li>Implementing the Healthy Ageing Action Plan.</li>\n\t<li>Measuring the impact of the Supportive Communities programme.</li>\n</ul>\n<b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>For these roles you'll have:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Degree or equivalent professional qualification.</li>\n\t<li>Minimum of 3 years of strategy or commissioning experience in a relevant field.</li>\n\t<li>Strong communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.</li>\n\t<li>Strategic thinking and strong programme management skills.</li>\n\t<li>Commitment to community engagement and coproduction.</li>\n\t<li>Ability to build and sustain partnerships.</li>\n\t<li>High level of personal drive and integrity.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><strong>Interested?</strong> We will interview for both roles at the same interview. Please indicate in your application the role you are interested in or if you wish to be considered for both.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Interviews will be held during the week starting 24 February 2025. </strong></p>\n\n<p>Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact</p>\n\n<p><strong>Both roles - </strong>Tilly Flanagan, Lead Commissioner at: <a href=\"mailto:tilly.flanagan@staffordshire.gov.uk\">tilly.flanagan@staffordshire.gov.uk</a><a href=\"mailto:tillyflanagan@staffordshire.gov.uk%C2%A0\"><strong> </strong></a></p>\n\n<p><strong>Healthy Homes and Environment role - </strong>Bethan page, Public Health Consultant at <a href=\"mailto:bethan.page@staffordshire.gov.uk\">bethan.page@staffordshire.gov.uk</a></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Recruitment Process:</strong> We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.</p>\n<b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p>\n\n<p>The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.</p>\n\n<p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p>\n\n<p class=\"image-center\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p>\n\n<p>We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.</p>\n\n<p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p>\n\n<p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p>\n\n<p>We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. </p>\n\n<p>In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a></p>\n\n<p><b>Our recruitment process:</b></p>\n\n<p>As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p>\n\n<p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p>\n\n<p>As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£53,885 - £58,185","publishDate":"2025-01-27T10:42:38.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-02-07T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/8ff9be69-ee91-4103-a146-80005cdd28c9.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"7ad3fbc6-db9e-4f7d-86c3-abac8b2eb793","title":"Highway Maintenance Engineer (Client)","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stafford","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>It’s an exciting time to join our Highways Team here at Staffordshire County Council.  </strong></p>\n\n<p><b> </b>Our vision is to help Staffordshire’s economy grow, so that everyone has the opportunity of a good job and good prospects in a beautiful, safe, accessible, vibrant, cultural, prosperous, business friendly and sustainable county.<b> </b></p>\n\n<p>Staffordshire has great places and great connections, boasting the beautiful rural landscape of a shire county together with excellent transport links to major destinations across the country.    </p>\n\n<p>We are committed to fixing more roads and improving transport and digital connections and we are making significant investment into the quality of our roads. To ensure we can deliver our ambitious Highways Transformation we are looking to grow our team of highway engineering professionals and develop talent for the future. </p>\n<b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>As a member of the Highways Maintenance and Network Management team you will:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>develop, maintain and review service specifications for emergency, routine, reactive and cyclical and winter highway maintenance services.</li>\n\t<li>review of annual service plans submitted by delivery partners.</li>\n\t<li>develop, agree and review the performance management framework for highway maintenance contracts in conjunction with key stakeholders and contractors.</li>\n\t<li>Lead on public engagement for highway maintenance services and communications across multiple formats.</li>\n</ul>\n<b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>You’ll have experience in the management or delivery of emergency, reactive, routine and cyclical highway maintenance together with:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Degree or equivalent professional qualification in relevant discipline</li>\n\t<li>knowledge of statutory obligations of highway authorities, highway inspections and work identification procedures</li>\n\t<li>understanding of design standards, design guidance and statutory requirements associated with highway maintenance activities.</li>\n\t<li>experience of contract and performance management with providers to deliver services.</li>\n\t<li>Ability to develop and maintain partnerships to support ongoing service delivery.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><strong>The interview date for this vacancy is Thursday 27 February 2025. </strong></p>\n\n<p>For an informal chat about the role please contact Anna Johnson or Colin Perkins (Wed-Fri only) at: <a href=\"mailto:anna.johnson@staffordshire.gov.uk\">anna.johnson@staffordshire.gov.uk</a> or <a href=\"mailto:colin.perkins@staffordshire.gov.uk\">colin.perkins@staffordshire.gov.uk</a></p>\n\n<p>We are committed to flexible working, with options for working from home and office depot locations across Staffordshire. </p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Recruitment Process:</strong> We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. 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We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. </p>\n\n<p>In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a></p>\n\n<p><b>Our recruitment process:</b></p>\n\n<p>As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p>\n\n<p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p>\n\n<p>As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£43,693 - £47,754","publishDate":"2025-01-27T10:33:52.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-02-10T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/9b5491ab-93ff-4ee9-b48e-27f717da2ba4.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"1a5dfcaa-498d-4460-ac1a-a01a37f19d01","title":"Investment Manager","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stafford","locationType":3,"description":"<p>Are you an enthusiastic and self-motivated professional looking to make a significant impact on the economic growth of Staffordshire? </p>\n\n<p>The Investment team oversee a broad range of economic activities, and in this you post will be responsible for ensuring that advice and support is provided to businesses to make Staffordshire their first choice of location.  You will work closely with economic development colleagues in Staffordshire County Council and other organisations across the county.</p>\n\n<p>The post will be based in Staffordshire Place 1 in the centre of Stafford, but the County Council uses smart flexible working which includes home and agile working. The post is a permanent full-time position based on a Monday to Friday working pattern.</p>\n<b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>In this role you'll:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Promote Staffordshire as the premier location for businesses.</li>\n\t<li>Build and nurture relationships with key businesses to support their growth and success.</li>\n\t<li>Raise the profile of Staffordshire businesses on regional and national platforms.</li>\n\t<li>Champion local businesses to help them secure new opportunities.</li>\n\t<li>Collaborate with property agents and developers to facilitate business relocations.</li>\n\t<li>Proactively understand customer needs and tailor services accordingly.</li>\n\t<li>Work with team members on strategic priorities within the Investment Service.</li>\n\t<li>Showcase the benefits of Staffordshire's investment opportunities.</li>\n</ul>\n<b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>You'll have:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Substantial experience in inward investment services and handling business investment enquiries.</li>\n\t<li>Excellent customer service skills with a proven track record of working with businesses.</li>\n\t<li>Strong background in economic development with knowledge of industrial and commercial property.</li>\n\t<li>Flexible and enthusiastic with the ability to empower and inspire others.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>For informal enquiries about the post, please contact Nicola Kent Head of Funding, Business and Enterprise on <a href=\"mailto:nicola.kent@staffordshire.gov.uk\">nicola.kent@staffordshire.gov.uk</a> or call on 07583 160700.</p>\n\n<p> <strong>Interview Date: Monday 24 February 2025.</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Recruitment Process:</strong> We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.</p>\n<b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p>\n\n<p>The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.</p>\n\n<p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p>\n\n<p class=\"image-center\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p>\n\n<p>We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. 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We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. </p>\n\n<p>In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a></p>\n\n<p><b>Our recruitment process:</b></p>\n\n<p>As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p>\n\n<p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p>\n\n<p>As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£48,710 - £52,805","publishDate":"2025-01-27T09:58:07.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-02-12T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/ac79aba1-f0ad-4a58-a505-4ddf76adc533.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"2e27e4f8-45b6-4458-a3e6-34d42bc571e4","title":"Rights of Way Officer","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Site to be confirmed - role will be hybrid working","locationType":3,"description":"<p>Do you love the countryside and want to help make sure people can get out and safely enjoy Staffordshire’s beautiful landscapes? </p>\n\n<p>We are looking for experienced and enthusiastic people to join the Rights of Way Team to help manage and maintain our path network.  </p>\n\n<p>The Rights of Way team oversees Staffordshire’s public rights of way – an impressive 4500km network of footpaths and bridleways that plays an ever-increasing role in providing greener travel choices, support for local businesses and physical and mental health benefits for our communities.  </p>\n\n<p>In this role, you will help us to make sure the network is accessible and help inspect and tackle reported issues. You will need to be able to access remote areas beyond the reach of public transport, covering a large area, working alone but also at times with others and in all weather.  </p>\n\n<p><strong>This is a two-year fixed term appointment, working 37 hours per week Monday to Friday. The work is mainly site based with hybrid working. </strong></p>\n<b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>In this role you’ll: </p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\n\t<p>Ensure the Public Rights of Way (PRoW) network is open and accessible, conducting inspections and audits to meet legal requirements. </p>\n\t</li>\n</ul>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\n\t<p>Investigate, negotiate, and resolve issues on the PRoW network, advising and engaging with stakeholders. </p>\n\t</li>\n</ul>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\n\t<p>Build and maintain positive relationships with landowners, user groups, and councils to encourage community involvement. </p>\n\t</li>\n</ul>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\n\t<p>Advise and negotiate with landowners on lawful changes to the PRoW network. </p>\n\t</li>\n</ul>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\n\t<p>Organise and implement enforcement procedures, process applications for changes, and respond to formal notices. </p>\n\t</li>\n</ul>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\n\t<p>Contribute to the preparation and implementation of plans, processes, and reports, including the Rights of Way Improvement Plan. </p>\n\t</li>\n</ul>\n<b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>You’ll have: </p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\n\t<p>Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline  </p>\n\t</li>\n</ul>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\n\t<p>Knowledge and understanding of rights of way legislation, policy and practice in England  </p>\n\t</li>\n</ul>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\n\t<p>Technical understanding of rights of way issues and solutions  </p>\n\t</li>\n</ul>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\n\t<p>Experience and track record of successful negotiation and dispute resolution  </p>\n\t</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><strong>Essential skills: </strong></p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\n\t<p>Ability to interpret maps and legal information  </p>\n\t</li>\n</ul>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\n\t<p>Ability to undertake regular site visits in a lone working situation where public transport may not be available and involving difficult terrain </p>\n\t</li>\n</ul>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\n\t<p>Effective communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills </p>\n\t</li>\n</ul>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\n\t<p>Negotiation skills  </p>\n\t</li>\n</ul>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\n\t<p>Organised and flexible approach and ability to manage multiple tasks  </p>\n\t</li>\n</ul>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\n\t<p>Excellent team working skills  </p>\n\t</li>\n</ul>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\n\t<p>Demonstrable computer skills, using Microsoft packages  </p>\n\t</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><strong>Interviews will be held on Wednesday 26 February 2025. </strong></p>\n\n<p>Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences and qualifications so consider applying anyway. </p>\n\n<p>For an informal discussion, please contact Paul Rochfort, Rights of Way Team Leader, at <a href=\"mailto:paul.rochfort@staffordshire.gov.uk\">paul.rochfort@staffordshire.gov.uk</a>. </p>\n<b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p>\n\n<p>The core of who we are as an organisation. 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We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. </p>\n\n<p>In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a></p>\n\n<p><b>Our recruitment process:</b></p>\n\n<p>As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p>\n\n<p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p>\n\n<p>As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£29,093 - £32,654","publishDate":"2025-01-27T09:29:49.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-02-09T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/275d2c24-fc70-4b54-8269-c614cd8271dd.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"e4965154-aec2-4e70-87f4-8af8f158e539","title":"Commissioning Support Officer","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Staffordshire Place 1","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Are you wanting to join a dynamic team, that supports the communities of Staffordshire? </strong></p>\n\n<p>The Warmer Homes Programme began in May 2019 and has drawn in a wide range of cross agency partners to effectively tackle a vast range of social determinants of health in to a uniquely beneficial delivery infrastructure. </p>\n\n<p>With the use of data analytics from the outset, working in conjunction with commercial partners and the NHS to develop bespoke targeting and ongoing research opportunities, tackling fuel poverty, climate change and cold related illness, the team has been able to reach the most vulnerable residents within Staffordshire and make installs to homes to prevent further ill health.</p>\n\n<p><strong>This post is: Fixed Term until March 2028. This post is hybrid working both from home and the office.</strong></p>\n<b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>You'll be responsible for supporting colleagues in the Warmer Homes team to deliver the programme, including:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Partnership development with private companies, voluntary sector partners and district and borough councils</li>\n\t<li>Liaising with national funders, delivery partners and internal audit to ensure we meet agreed targets and funding requirements.</li>\n\t<li>Work and prepare data for batch submissions</li>\n\t<li>Prepare invoices and provide budget updates to Commissioning Managers to support decision making.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>This role is to focus on supporting the above - you will be able to work across the team, supporting different elements of the programme, allowing a varied and dynamic space to work and support the team. You will also be supporting the completion of the teams performance reports, finances and engaging with some of our key stakeholders.</p>\n\n<p>It is the ideal role for someone who wants to work within commissioning and understand programme and project management principles.</p>\n<b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>You'll have:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Been educated to Diploma Level 3 or experience in a similar role</li>\n\t<li>A positive and driven work ethic and be a self-starter who can work with a good degree of independence</li>\n\t<li>A keen eye for detail</li>\n\t<li>Ability to find creative solutions to varied problems/issues </li>\n\t<li>Ability to demonstrate you're capable of working with data</li>\n\t<li>Experience working within a support/operational role </li>\n\t<li>Experience dealing with and processing invoices</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Katie Marshall on: <a href=\"mailto:katie.marshall@staffordshire.gov.uk\">katie.marshall@staffordshire.gov.uk </a></p>\n\n<p>“We’re happy to talk flexible working” </p>\n\n<p><strong>Interviews will take place week commencing 17 February 2025.</strong></p>\n<b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p>\n\n<p>The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.</p>\n\n<p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p>\n\n<p class=\"image-center\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p>\n\n<p>We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.</p>\n\n<p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p>\n\n<p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p>\n\n<p>We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. </p>\n\n<p>In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a></p>\n\n<p><b>Our recruitment process:</b></p>\n\n<p>As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p>\n\n<p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p>\n\n<p>As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£26,409 - £29,093","publishDate":"2025-01-24T15:19:40.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-01-31T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/b595abc3-bbae-4b5a-bbb1-7f80dcb44e06.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"4ff2387f-dccd-4352-9acb-a77e16376c0a","title":"Legal Business Officer (Legal Business Team)","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stafford","locationType":3,"description":"<p>Staffordshire County Council is a modern, progressive and forward-thinking authority that is ambitious and empowers its employees to be innovative in their approach. </p>\n\n<p>Staffordshire Legal Services is a large in-house corporate legal team, comprising lawyers, trainees and support staff, with a key focus on staff training, retention and progression.</p>\n\n<p>A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our Legal Business Team.  We are a well-established small team providing administrative support to Legal Services through the provision of quality administration.  </p>\n\n<p>You will be based full time in our Stafford office.</p>\n<b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>Your main responsibilities will be: </p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Processing incoming and outgoing post (paper & electronic), managing multiple mailboxes.</li>\n\t<li>Printing, scanning and photocopying.</li>\n\t<li>Preparing documents ready for signing and sealing (paper & digital using Adobe Sign).</li>\n\t<li>Processing invoices, Purchase Orders and creating new Vendors via CAPITA/Integra 2.</li>\n\t<li>Printing and scanning bundles.</li>\n\t<li>Scanning/downloading documents into/from a Case Management System (Iken Cloud).</li>\n\t<li>Word processing including audio typing, transcription work, copy typing, amending PDFs.</li>\n\t<li>File management.</li>\n\t<li>Supporting the Legal Business Team manager to continuously improve systems and processes and the team’s centric approach.</li>\n\t<li>Variety of support duties as and when required.</li>\n</ul>\n<b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>We are looking for an individual who has the following skills:-</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>A team player</li>\n\t<li>An excellent communicator, both oral and written.</li>\n\t<li>Has meticulous attention to detail.</li>\n\t<li>Is proficient in Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat Pro.</li>\n\t<li>Can prioritise their own workload, with excellent planning and organising skills.</li>\n\t<li>Is self-motivated, enthusiastic and innovative.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>For an informal discussion please contact Karen Hurst, Business Team Manager at <a href=\"mailto:karen.hurst1@staffordshire.gov.uk\">karen.hurst1@staffordshire.gov.uk</a> or Stuart Betts, Business Team Manager <a href=\"mailto:stuart.betts@staffordshire.gov.uk\">stuart.betts@staffordshire.gov.uk</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Interviews will take place during the week commencing 3 March.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Recruitment Process:</strong> We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.</p>\n<b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p>\n\n<p>The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.</p>\n\n<p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p>\n\n<p class=\"image-center\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p>\n\n<p>We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.</p>\n\n<p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p>\n\n<p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p>\n\n<p>We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. </p>\n\n<p>In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a></p>\n\n<p><b>Our recruitment process:</b></p>\n\n<p>As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p>\n\n<p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p>\n\n<p>As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£25,183 - £26,409","publishDate":"2025-01-23T15:13:16.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-02-14T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/1870fd4e-cc86-4a50-8ff9-8b680df1ce7c.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"be1917ba-9dec-41ac-8df1-19828264e202","title":"Business Support Administrator","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stafford","locationType":3,"description":"<p>This post is a part time role (15 hours) to be worked on a Thursday and Friday and is temporary until 31/03/2026. </p>\n\n<p>The Business and Executive Support team are looking for an experienced part time administrator to provide support within their Specialist Teaching Support Team Service based in Stafford. The team comprises of the Hearing Impairment Team, Vision Impairment Team and the Autism Outreach Team. The Service supports children and young people aged 0-25 with a diagnosed hearing impairment or vision impairment; or a working diagnosis of autism. Support can be given at home, in early years settings, mainstream and special schools. This support can continue into Further Education through our ASSIST Team (Post-16 sensory support in Staffordshire).</p>\n<b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>The post holder would provide support by maintaining records, processing financial transactions and providing a frontline service for all queries for the service area. Other duties include filing, photocopying, postal duties, word processing, preparing and distributing paperwork in addition to liaising with customers, schools and partner agencies. </p>\n<b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>· Good communication skills to engage our customers and Administration teams to share best practise using digital solutions where appropriate to improve processes.</p>\n\n<p>· An ability to work in a fast-paced, busy environment and to manage changes at short notice, with a flexible approach.</p>\n\n<p>· Strong IT skills with a knowledge of SCC systems or similar packages for data management.</p>\n\n<p>· Good administrative organisational skills</p>\n\n<p>If you require any further information about the job, please contact Beth or Sarah: <a href=\"mailto:bethany.goode@staffordshire.gov.uk\">bethany.goode@staffordshire.gov.uk</a> or <a href=\"mailto:sarah.lloyd@staffordshire.gov.uk\">sarah.lloyd@staffordshire.gov.uk</a></p>\n\n<p>Interviews to be held w/c 3rd February 2025</p>\n<b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p>\n\n<p>The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.</p>\n\n<p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p>\n\n<p class=\"image-center\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p>\n\n<p>We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.</p>\n\n<p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p>\n\n<p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p>\n\n<p>We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. </p>\n\n<p>In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a></p>\n\n<p><b>Our recruitment process:</b></p>\n\n<p>As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p>\n\n<p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p>\n\n<p>As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£24,790-£25,183 pro rata","publishDate":"2025-01-23T09:36:07.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-02-02T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/9cccf09b-e5b7-433c-8b8b-7321e93fc652.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"fc84f49d-d6ca-493f-ba9f-20a87b5c8f36","title":"Countryside Ecologist","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Cannock","locationType":3,"description":"<p>Do you have a passion for nature and conservation? Are you ready to step into a role where your expertise in ecology can shape landscapes, support biodiversity, and connect people with nature?</p>\n\n<p>At Staffordshire County Council, we are committed to creating an innovative, ambitious, and sustainable environment where everyone thrives. As part of our Environment & Countryside Service, you'll join a vibrant team dedicated to preserving 4,500 km of public rights of way, overseeing breath-taking country parks, and leading essential conservation projects. Our vision is to foster sustainable communities, improve local ecosystems, and champion Staffordshire’s countryside.</p>\n\n<p>You will be joining us at an exciting time at Staffordshire County Council as we develop our Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) and are committing substantial invest in our Countryside Estate. You’ll have the opportunity to develop your skills, make impactful decisions, and work toward a sustainable future for Staffordshire’s Country Parks and wider environment.</p>\n\n<p>This role is based at Cannock Chase with access to desk space in Stafford and travel throughout the County. </p>\n\n<p>​This is a full time role fixed term for 2 years.</p>\n<b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>As our Countryside Ecologist, you’ll bring expert ecological guidance to support the management of Cannock Chase, country parks, and other natural spaces. You’ll be hands-on managing habitat restoration, conservation projects, and the reintroduction of grazing initiatives for a internationally important heathland, whilst ensuring compliance with relevant local and national legislation.</p>\n\n<p>You’ll work across Staffordshire and as part of with a passionate team to lead habitat conservation projects and Countryside Stewardship schemes, forge partnerships, and inspire local volunteers, while ensuring compliance with environmental standards and legislation.</p>\n\n<p>You will also:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Lead the ecological management of habitats and species across Staffordshire’s countryside estate.</li>\n\t<li>Lead on reviewing and developing conservation grazing projects.</li>\n\t<li>Develop and manage projects, including species recovery, habitats and legal compliance.</li>\n\t<li>Manage grants and environmental schemes, from applications to reporting compliance.</li>\n\t<li>Collaborate with county environmental specialists, statutory agencies, and local stakeholders; including public consultation activities.</li>\n\t<li>Supervise and empower volunteers, fostering a positive culture for conservation and community engagement.</li>\n</ul>\n<b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>What You’ll Bring:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Strong background in habitat management, conservation methods, and biodiversity legislation.</li>\n\t<li>Practical skills in contract management, GIS, and public engagement.</li>\n\t<li>Physical fitness to work outdoors across all seasons and a full driving license.</li>\n\t<li>Ability to form working relationships with dispersed individuals and teams.</li>\n\t<li>A degree or equivalent in ecology or a related field.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>If you would like more information about the role, contact CathyTaylor  <a href=\"mailto:cathy.taylor@staffordshire.gov.uk\">cathy.taylor@staffordshire.gov.uk</a></p>\n\n<p><strong>Interview Date: Wednesday 26 February 2025</strong></p>\n\n<p>“We’re happy to talk flexible working” </p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Recruitment Process:</strong></p>\n\n<p>In your application please detail how your skills and experience match the Person Specification in the Job Description document.</p>\n\n<p>We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role. </p>\n<b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p>\n\n<p>The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.</p>\n\n<p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p>\n\n<p class=\"image-center\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p>\n\n<p>We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.</p>\n\n<p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p>\n\n<p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p>\n\n<p>We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. </p>\n\n<p>In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a></p>\n\n<p><b>Our recruitment process:</b></p>\n\n<p>As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p>\n\n<p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p>\n\n<p>As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. </p>\n\n<p>As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£37,938 - £42,708","publishDate":"2025-01-21T15:29:20.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-02-09T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/25634926-9e57-4e73-949f-bd278a7ca072.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"80c3abcb-61a8-4868-83a5-5738689598b3","title":"Continuous Improvement Partner (Engagement)","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Staffordshire Place 1, Tipping Street, Stafford, United Kingdom","locationType":3,"description":"<p>Are you passionate about continuous improvement and dedicated to embedding lived experience into service design and delivery?</p>\n\n<p>If so, our Children and Families Directorate is seeking an experienced professional to join our Intelligence, Performance and Engagement Team (IPET).</p>\n\n<p>You will play a pivotal role in driving continuous improvement initiatives across the Directorate. Collaborating with and facilitating senior colleagues and stakeholders to prioritise improvement activity and innovation, aligning objectives with the overall strategy. We have 3 Improvement Partners, that each focus on a particular area of the directorate to provide support and critical friend challenge on performance and improvement projects.</p>\n\n<p>Each partner also provides whole directorate leadership for an area of the team's responsibilities.</p>\n\n<p>The vacancy we are looking to fill will become our directorate lead for engagement and be responsible for the management of our consultation and engagement team - The Voice Project</p>\n\n<p>Therefore, we are particularly interested in hearing from people who have experience of co-production and involving experts by experience in service review and design through a range of methods.</p>\n<b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p> You will :</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Work closely with the Intelligence & Analysis Lead to provide assurance on the performance and quality of services through our monthly reporting processes. This will include progress of project activity, ensuring that risks are identified and mitigated. </li>\n\t<li>Provide advice and guidance on creating policies and procedures, ensuring appropriate consultation and governance is in place. </li>\n\t<li>Support the directorate to be inspection ready. </li>\n\t<li>Champion engagement and continually develop our services in this area.</li>\n</ul>\n<b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>You will:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>be keen to make a positive difference for children and families. </li>\n\t<li>strike the right balance between coaching and supporting leaders and providing high challenge to continually improve.</li>\n\t<li>have the following skills and experience:</li>\n\t<li>have the ability to engage & build relationships with people from a range of backgrounds </li>\n\t<li>have strong facilitation skills</li>\n\t<li>have project and programme management experience</li>\n\t<li>be an advocate for co-production</li>\n\t<li>be focused on outcomes & impact</li>\n\t<li>have knowledge of children's services </li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>For further information about this role please contact Jenny Herbert at <a href=\"mailto:jenny.herbert@staffordshire.gov.uk\">jenny.herbert@staffordshire.gov.uk</a></p>\n\n<p>“We’re happy to talk flexible working” </p>\n\n<p><b>Interviews will be held on Tuesday 4 February in Stafford. </b></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Recruitment Process:</strong> We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.</p>\n\n<p> </p>\n<b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p>\n\n<p>The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.</p>\n\n<p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p>\n\n<p class=\"image-center\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p>\n\n<p>We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.</p>\n\n<p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p>\n\n<p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p>\n\n<p>We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. </p>\n\n<p>In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a></p>\n\n<p><b>Our recruitment process:</b></p>\n\n<p>As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p>\n\n<p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p>\n\n<p>As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£53,885 - £58,185 per annum","publishDate":"2025-01-20T15:56:04.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-01-28T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/1dc503a7-1746-4c8f-af0b-ec87e5129a57.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"b13f8bc5-5fef-4e36-bced-782b9b173a6e","title":"Operational Health and Safety Adviser","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stafford","locationType":3,"description":"<p>The Staffordshire Health, Safety and Wellbeing Service is a team of professionals encompassing the areas health and safety, fire safety and occupational health.  We offer responsive and supportive advice, guidance and training to our services and colleagues within the council and also schools and academies as part of our traded offer. As a team we are innovative, creative and motivated and we strive to continually develop health and safety standards across our organisation.  </p>\n\n<p>We are seeking a self-motivated person to join the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Service. This is a fixed term 2 year role.  You will help to drive the health and safety culture forward within a work environment that offers variety and responsibility across a broad range of services.</p>\n\n<p>You will advise, monitor, and provide practical support to council services, schools and academies. This role will include advising on the risk management arrangements around highways infrastructure and the management of construction and maintenance work alongside other general health and safety support.</p>\n<b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>The main responsibilities of these roles include</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>providing professional health, safety and wellbeing advice and guidance to County Council Service Managers/Head Teachers and customers</li>\n\t<li>carrying out health, safety and wellbeing audits and providing reports</li>\n\t<li>the promotion of risk assessment principles and active accident prevention</li>\n\t<li>contributing to continuously improving standards in line with legislative changes and best practice</li>\n\t<li>assisting and supporting managers with the development and monitoring of health and safety in their teams</li>\n\t<li>delivering and assisting in the development of training across all aspects of health and safety</li>\n\t<li>leading on, or participate in, allocated project work</li>\n</ul>\n<b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>We are looking for you to be qualified at NEBOSH Diploma level or equivalent, hold corporate membership of IOSH and have,</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Previous experience within a health and safety role.</li>\n\t<li>\n\t<p>Experience of carrying out audits, inspections, accident investigations and implementing health and safety policies and procedures alongside experience in delivering health and safety training.  </p>\n\t</li>\n\t<li>\n\t<p>The environment is complex and presents unique challenges, so we are looking for an effective communicator who will be able to influence and use their initiative to ensure health and safety compliance and continual improvement.</p>\n\t</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>This role requires the ability to travel across Staffordshire and occasionally outside of Staffordshire. </p>\n\n<p>Interviews: week commencing 24 February 2025. </p>\n\n<p>“We’re happy to talk flexible working” <br>\n<br>\nFor more information or an informal chat please contact Annette Allen, Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager at <a href=\"mailto:annette.allen@staffordshire.gov.uk\">annette.allen@staffordshire.gov.uk</a></p>\n<b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p>\n\n<p>The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.</p>\n\n<p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p>\n\n<p class=\"image-center\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p>\n\n<p>We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.</p>\n\n<p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p>\n\n<p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p>\n\n<p>We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. </p>\n\n<p>In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a></p>\n\n<p><b>Our recruitment process:</b></p>\n\n<p>As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p>\n\n<p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p>\n\n<p>As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£37,938 - £42,708","publishDate":"2025-01-20T15:32:54.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-02-16T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/deb79f5b-66cd-434a-9c53-6ca1dd6f48ee.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"44e0f58a-b46b-478c-9343-b83ef027da2b","title":"Business Support Assistant – Practitioner Team","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stafford","locationType":3,"description":"<p>​We have an opportunity for a Business Support Assistant (Practitioner Team), working within The Fostering Business Support Service.  </p>\n\n<p>This is a full-time 37 hour permanent position. We are looking for someone to provide a high level of business support administration to our Fostering Teams. </p>\n\n<p>The hours of work are Monday-Thursday 8.30-17.00 and Friday 8.30-16.30</p>\n\n<p>Business Support is key to the success of our Fostering Services, our Business Support teams are there, making sure things run smoothly, so that our frontline colleagues can deliver for our foster families. </p>\n\n<p>The post holder will be predominantly office based, although some hybrid working is arranged on a rota basis dependant on the demands of the service.  <br>\n </p>\n\n<p> </p>\n<b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>You will provide core business functions in addition to working closely with your team including the team manager and social workers. </p>\n\n<p>You will need full knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 and the ability to utilise the main applications. You’ll also chase workers for paperwork to make sure work is completed to the required deadlines.</p>\n\n<p>A part of this role is inputting data in our database, sharing data and helping to ensure the database is up to date and ensuring its accurate by cleansing data as and when needed. In addition, there will be the opportunity to support wider more generic office functions to support the delivery of all business support services.  </p>\n<b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>Working in Business Support requires teamwork, good organisational skills and a good level of competency using IT systems. You’ll also need: </p>\n\n<p>•    NVQ Level III in Business Administration or equivalent. <br>\n•    Good communication skills because you’ll interact with lots of people across the organisation and externally through phone, in person and email. <br>\n•    Good organisation skills and attention to detail, as you’ll be keeping data updated and you’ll be working to deadlines. <br>\n•    A flexible approach to work as sometimes things can change, and so you’ll need to be able to prioritise work and sometimes change tasks quickly. <br>\n•    A passion to always give the best service. </p>\n\n<p>“We’re happy to talk flexible working” </p>\n\n<p>We aim to hold Interviews during the week starting 17 February 2025. </p>\n\n<p>Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact Anna Elkin, Team Leader at: <a href=\"mailto:anna.elkin@staffordshire.gov.uk%C2%A0\">anna.elkin@staffordshire.gov.uk </a></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Recruitment Process:</strong> We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.</p>\n<b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p>\n\n<p>The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.</p>\n\n<p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p>\n\n<p class=\"image-center\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p>\n\n<p>We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.</p>\n\n<p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p>\n\n<p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p>\n\n<p>We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. </p>\n\n<p>In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a></p>\n\n<p><b>Our recruitment process:</b></p>\n\n<p>As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p>\n\n<p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p>\n\n<p>As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£24404","publishDate":"2025-01-20T15:17:46.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-02-02T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/70effccd-b713-4fd9-bb2b-66f431cdfbf7.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"954141e9-11a2-4bc9-b746-e2a984b5d730","title":"Family Time Worker (Lichfield)","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"The Old House, Lichfield","locationType":3,"description":"<p>Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives if children who are placed in local authority foster care?</p>\n\n<p>As a Family Time Worker, you’ll play a critical role in supporting children in understanding their birth identity and supervising their time with birth parents. </p>\n\n<p>We’re looking for people to join us with the skills to encourage and help maintain positive relationships between children and parents. We work with very vulnerable children so we must ensure we maintain professional relationships whilst managing complex family needs and behaviours.</p>\n\n<p>You'll play a vital role in supporting families for them to spend quality time together. Our aim during family time is to promote a positive and meaningful time for children with their family. This could include offering support, guidance, and parenting advice or modelling positive interaction and behaviours.  Our family time workers are required to transport the children around the county and further afield. </p>\n\n<p>This role will be based from The Old House in Lichfield.</p>\n\n<p> </p>\n\n<p>Children and their families are the centre of everything we do, and we’re looking for people to join us who have the skills to encourage and help maintain positive relationships between children and parents. We work with very vulnerable children and so we must ensure we maintain professional relationships whilst managing complex family needs and behaviours.</p>\n\n<p>This role supports families to spend quality time together when they can’t live together and supports children in getting to and from school where absolutely necessary and to and from their time with their families.</p>\n\n<p><strong>This role will be based from The Old House in Lichfield. There is a weekend rota and 1 in 4 weekends are worked to support our families.</strong></p>\n<b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>As a Family Time Worker, you will be required:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>To facilitate therapeutic family time between children and their parents or other family members.</li>\n\t<li>To coordinate arrangements for family time for children and their parents or other family members as directed by court.</li>\n\t<li>Transport children and young people to attend family time.</li>\n\t<li>To provide parenting support and guidance during family time.</li>\n\t<li>To support the completion of accurate documentation, reports, and records in relation to children, young people, and families.</li>\n\t<li>To be available outside of traditional working patterns including evenings and weekends to provide support to children, families, and carers when it is needed.</li>\n</ul>\n<b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>As well as a passion for helping and supporting children and their families, you’ll need to have:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>a minimum NVQ 3 in working with children and families or equivalent experience of working with children and families.</li>\n\t<li>Experience of direct work with children, their families, and carers in a statutory or voluntary agency which provides services to vulnerable children and their families.</li>\n\t<li>Experience in the use of IT including Microsoft packages</li>\n\t<li>An understanding of child development and the effect of stress and trauma on child development.</li>\n\t<li>An understanding of the key pieces of policies, guidance, and legislation which govern children’s social care.</li>\n\t<li>Have unrestricted use of a car and a driving licence.</li>\n\t<li>Be flexible to work evenings and occasional weekends as needed.</li>\n\t<li>The ability to effectively communicate with children, their families, and carers.</li>\n\t<li>The ability to build relationships and deliver interventions to children, families, and carers.</li>\n\t<li>The ability to work effectively in conflict situations.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><strong>This role is currently subject to a review of weekend working arrangements, including any paid enhancements.</strong></p>\n\n<p>Need more information? If you’re unsure whether your skills and experience meet the needs for the role, please get in touch with us, we’d love to chat to you! You can reach us at <strong><em>Cherry Fowler, Family Time Lead  at: <a href=\"mailto:cherry.fowler1@staffordshire.gov.uk\">cherry.fowler1@staffordshire.gov.uk</a></em></strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Interviews are expected to take place on the Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th February.</strong></p>\n\n<p>“We’re happy to talk flexible working” </p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Recruitment Process</strong>: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.</p>\n<b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p>\n\n<p>The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.</p>\n\n<p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p>\n\n<p class=\"image-center\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p>\n\n<p>We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.</p>\n\n<p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p>\n\n<p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p>\n\n<p>We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. </p>\n\n<p>In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a></p>\n\n<p><b>Our recruitment process:</b></p>\n\n<p>As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p>\n\n<p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p>\n\n<p>As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. </p>\n\n<p>As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£25,183 - £26,409 + £963 car user allowance per annum","publishDate":"2025-01-20T14:18:32.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-01-30T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/95fb5b87-597d-401d-a54a-d8984ac0931b.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"c3503da3-7061-4b6f-b4ef-f507eed319ed","title":"Independent Reviewing Officer & Conference Chair","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"South Staffordshire, Cannock & Stafford.","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Are you an experienced and committed Independent Chair / Independent Reviewing Officer?</strong></p>\n\n<p>Our Safeguarding and Review Service comprises of a group of highly skilled and experienced workers who are committed to improving the outcomes for all children subject to Child Protection planning and our Children in Care.</p>\n\n<p>Based within South Staffordshire, Cannock & Stafford offices, however you will also be required to work across the County on occasions.  </p>\n<b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>You will strengthen our existing team of Independent Reviewing Officers and Conference Chairs by ensuring that plans for children fully reflect each child's needs, that all planning processes meet regulatory requirements, reflect best practice and maintain a focus on achieving best outcomes for the child.</p>\n\n<p>You will:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>chair child protection conferences and statutory reviews to ensure that plans are child focused, robust, and achievable</li>\n\t<li>challenge if plans are not progressing or meeting a child’s needs and also to highlight and promote best practice and outcomes for children through use of the QA dispute & resolution process</li>\n\t<li>work with the Service Leads in the development of best practice and monitoring of quality standards, highlighting themes or deficits in services provided by the Local Authority or external partner agencies</li>\n</ul>\n<b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>You'll have:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>A professional Social Work qualification and be registered with Social Work England</li>\n\t<li>Significant post-qualifying experience</li>\n\t<li>Experience of team management within social work</li>\n\t<li>Sound knowledge of relevant childcare legislation and statutory guidance </li>\n\t<li>An unrelenting focus on achieving great outcomes for children and young people, using a solutions-focused approach to challenge and promote best practice</li>\n\t<li>Ensure the child’s voice is heard and central to planning and decision making.</li>\n\t<li>Excellent written and oral communication skills, including being able to analyse and evaluate information effectively and negotiate with colleagues</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>In return, you will be a valued team member where you have the opportunity to shape and improve services for children. You will also be able to grow and strengthen your own personal development through Staffordshire's training package, having access to Research in Practice and Care Knowledge. </p>\n\n<p>For more information about the role please contact: Kim Morris on 07816 100067 or <a href=\"mailto:kimberley.morris@staffordshire.gov.uk\">kimberley.morris@staffordshire.gov.uk</a></p>\n\n<p>Interviews will be held: 10th February 2025</p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Recruitment Process:</strong> We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.</p>\n<b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p>\n\n<p>The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.</p>\n\n<p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p>\n\n<p class=\"image-center\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p>\n\n<p>We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.</p>\n\n<p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p>\n\n<p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p>\n\n<p>We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. </p>\n\n<p>In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a></p>\n\n<p><b>Our recruitment process:</b></p>\n\n<p>As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p>\n\n<p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p>\n\n<p>As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. </p>\n\n<p>As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£53,885 - £58,185","publishDate":"2025-01-20T10:33:55.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-02-03T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/15ce8cf4-4cae-4b91-8e74-d95a51aef7de.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"8bd32ddb-998c-4540-b1ed-d97220563d3d","title":"Place Marketing Assistant","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stafford","locationType":3,"description":"<p>We Are Staffordshire is a partnership funded by Staffordshire County Council and exists to promote and celebrate the county, raise its profile beyond our borders and support work to attract inward investment, talent and tourism for the benefits of Staffordshire people and businesses.</p>\n\n<p>This role will be crucial in supporting the wider team in our place marketing efforts through the delivery of events, updating our stakeholders using a variety of communications, digital marketing support, content management and ensuring our governance is functioning effectively.</p>\n\n<p>This is a hybrid role. One day per week will be based in Stafford.</p>\n<b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>Your main responsibilities will include:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Supporting the development of the Staffordshire Ambassador network through communication with existing and potential new contributors</li>\n\t<li>Helping us to continue to grow our brand profile by creating content and copywriting for marketing materials, digital platforms, social media and events.</li>\n\t<li>Supporting the wider team in the organisation and delivery of place marketing activities, such as events and conferences.</li>\n\t<li>Assisting in the delivery of campaigns, projects and partnership activities.</li>\n\t<li>Liaising and collaborating with a range of stakeholders.</li>\n\t<li>Undertaking general and varied administration responsibilities </li>\n</ul>\n<b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>It's an exciting time to join We Are Staffordshire as we expand our team and prepare for another year delivering a range of events, activities and campaigns to promote the county including launching a new Staffordshire Film Office and we need a motivated individual to join our enthusiastic and dynamic team.</p>\n\n<p>As our Place Marketing Assistant, you will play a key role in shaping our activities. You’ll work to engage our stakeholders, drive brand awareness and raise the profile of our ambassador network.</p>\n\n<p>We’re looking for someone who has a passion for marketing and communications with strong interpersonal skills. You should have excellent copywriting and IT skills and the ability to manage a busy and varied workload.</p>\n\n<p>If you are keen to join us and make a difference to our work, we want to hear from you!</p>\n\n<p>Interviews will be held week commencing 10 February 2025.</p>\n\n<p>Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact Louise Shaw, Senior Place Marketing Officer at louise.shaw@staffordshire.gov.uk</p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Recruitment Process:</strong> We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.</p>\n<b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p>\n\n<p>The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.</p>\n\n<p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p>\n\n<p class=\"image-center\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p>\n\n<p>We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.</p>\n\n<p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p>\n\n<p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p>\n\n<p>We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. </p>\n\n<p>In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a></p>\n\n<p><b>Our recruitment process:</b></p>\n\n<p>As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p>\n\n<p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p>\n\n<p>As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£25,183 - £26,409 Pro rata","publishDate":"2025-01-17T15:06:23.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-02-02T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/17c70c35-69ca-4698-a07d-f56cfc547f0c.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"f8bdf18c-0362-4249-957f-87e8f65db4b8","title":"Early Years Senior Inclusion Consultant","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Rugeley","locationType":3,"description":"<p>This is an exciting opportunity to join the Early Years Team as we have recently reviewed our service because of changing national and local priorities. This means we now have greater capacity to be more resilient, connected and able to achieve our ambition to provide a high-quality service which responds to the unique needs of early years children and their families, ensuring the best start in life for all.</p>\n\n<p>We are a highly experienced and committed team who constantly strive to improve outcomes for children, working with our partners to ensure that all children in Staffordshire can access their funded entitlements in high quality, inclusive settings.</p>\n\n<p>As a result of our service review there are two newly created Early Years Senior Inclusion Consultant roles available. </p>\n\n<p>The positions will be based in either the north or south of the County:</p>\n\n<p><strong>Position 1:  in the north of the County (Newcastle, Moorlands, Stafford, East Staffordshire)</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Position 2:   in the south of the County (South Staffs, Cannock, Lichfield, Tamworth)</strong></p>\n<b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>You will lead and support a motivated team, working actively with settings to</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Implement strategies and initiatives that promote inclusive practices to effectively meet the needs of all children</li>\n\t<li>Ensure that all children have high quality experiences that enable them to achieve the best possible outcomes</li>\n\t<li>Be adaptable and able to manage change to improve service effectiveness and delivery</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><strong>You'll also be focussed on improving outcomes for children through:</strong></p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Working collaboratively and strengthening links between settings, parents, education and other partners to ensure children and families receive the right help at the right time and make effective transitions to statutory education</li>\n</ul>\n<b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p><strong>You will have:</strong></p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Significant experience in managing early years services and teams</li>\n\t<li>Excellent communication skills, capable of working with a range of stakeholders</li>\n\t<li>Proven experience as a SENCo supporting others to promote inclusive practices and positive outcomes across early years</li>\n\t<li>Proven experience of leading, projects or workstreams with a range of partners to improve outcomes for children and families, including children with SEND</li>\n\t<li>Significant knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice, Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework and Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>For an informal chat, please contact the Early Years Inclusion and Improvement Leads; rosie.boardman@staffordshire.gov.uk or sarah.mcdowell1@staffordshire.gov.uk</p>\n\n<p>Interviews scheduled for 6th and 7th February 2025. </p>\n\n<p>“We’re happy to talk flexible working” </p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Recruitment Process:</strong> We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.</p>\n<b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p>\n\n<p>The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.</p>\n\n<p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p>\n\n<p class=\"image-center\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p>\n\n<p>We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.</p>\n\n<p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p>\n\n<p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p>\n\n<p>We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. </p>\n\n<p>In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a></p>\n\n<p><b>Our recruitment process:</b></p>\n\n<p>As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p>\n\n<p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p>\n\n<p>As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. </p>\n\n<p>As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£43,693 - £47,754","publishDate":"2025-01-17T11:55:08.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-01-29T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/a0bb73ae-66db-4fb8-8343-b4fa4da81091.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"d5e7fa40-393e-4eb6-9491-d6b83bdf3680","title":"Breathing Space Worker","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stafford","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Are you a practitioner who believes in providing a high-quality support that ensures that the child is at the heart of everything we do?</strong></p>\n\n<p>Our Breathing Space team within the Edge of Care Service,  are passionate, creative, supportive and highly motivated and have a wealth of experience, knowledge and skills in delivering tailored packages of support.   </p>\n\n<p>In Staffordshire we are committed to supporting children to return home after a period of being cared for, you will predominately be supporting children aged 0-18 to be re-unified home and will work with families that are referred into the Intensive Prevention Service and Breathing Space.</p>\n\n<p>We also support parents who have previously had one or more children removed from their care and are pregnant again and whilst our main focus is to support with re-unification there maybe opportunities to support expectant parents.</p>\n\n<p>Based in Stafford, working across the county on occasions when practitioners may have to travel out of Staffordshire to complete home visits.</p>\n\n<p>It is important that you have significant experience and understanding of early years, child development, working with children/young people and their families within their own homes delivering a variety of interventions/direct work to address presenting issues.</p>\n<b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>You will:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Work with children and young people, their families, and carers to maintain positive  relationships, providing high support and high challenge to effect changes in family dynamics to promote stability at home </li>\n\t<li>Work weekends on a rota basis and in an evening to support the children and families that you are working with</li>\n\t<li>Work restoratively with families, offering an intense and robust package of support delivering practical and evidenced based interventions to ensure parents are equipped with skills to safely parent</li>\n\t<li>Take responsibility for the accurate recording of all work undertaken on the electronic file in keeping with the agreed timeframes within Breathing Space/Futures Matters</li>\n\t<li>You will participate in all team meetings (Wednesdays), training, the duty system and in developing the service</li>\n\t<li>Transport and attend groups with parents as and when required.</li>\n\t<li>Develop and review plans of interventions, attend statutory meetings, providing reports for courts as and when requested</li>\n</ul>\n<b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>You will need to have a positive attitude and the ability to work in a solution focussed way with families. You will be a good team player who is passionate about identifying appropriate interventions for children and families. </p>\n\n<p>You will also:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>be passionate and motivated to support children to remain living with their family</li>\n\t<li>have a level 3 NVQ or equivalent qualification  relating to children and families.</li>\n\t<li>be able to evidence supporting children and their families within their homes, delivering direct work and being creative in the way that you work to engage children and their families to enable them to remain or return to the care of their family. Or have experience of working in a statutory/voluntary environment which provides services to vulnerable children and their families.</li>\n\t<li>have demonstrable evidence of working restoratively with families building on strengths, relationships and promoting resilience.</li>\n\t<li>have access to a car at all times where mileage and an essential car allowance is paid as required.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><strong>Interviews will take place at Staffordshire Place 1 on the 21 February 2024.</strong></p>\n\n<p>For more information about this vacancy or for an informal chat please contact <a href=\"mailto:Kirsten.booth@staffordshire.gov.uk\">Kirsten.booth@staffordshire.gov.uk</a> or 07815 999066</p>\n\n<p><em>This role is currently subject to a review of weekend working arrangements, including any paid enhancements.</em></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Recruitment Process:</strong> We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.</p>\n<b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p>\n\n<p>The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.</p>\n\n<p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p>\n\n<p class=\"image-center\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p>\n\n<p>We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. 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We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. </p>\n\n<p>In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a></p>\n\n<p><b>Our recruitment process:</b></p>\n\n<p>As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p>\n\n<p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p>\n\n<p>As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. </p>\n\n<p>As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£29,093 - £32,654 (plus £963 essential car user allowance)","publishDate":"2025-01-17T11:30:28.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-02-09T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/c6b4e2c3-9f4f-4ba1-8322-43e5e38f3a58.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"a597f442-2586-4516-b9e6-df748aca19d0","title":"Residential Worker (Children's Disability Services) Cannock","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Cannock","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Join us in Staffordshire to work with our children, young people, and families. </strong></p>\n\n<p>We are committed to providing the best care and support, fostering lifelong relationships with our children. Creativity and fun are at the core of our approach, both inside and outside the homes. Our specialist teams support children and young people across Staffordshire, with numerous vacancies available.</p>\n\n<p>As we continue to develop and enhance our in house short break services for young people with disabilities, we currently have roles in  Cannock. Our new increased pay range recognises the challenging nature of the role.</p>\n\n<p>Working hours vary up to 37 hours per week to meet the needs of the young people currently using the service and will include evening, weekend working and sleep ins.</p>\n<b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>We embrace strength-based approaches and offer a rewarding work-life balance.</p>\n\n<p>As a Residential Worker, you'll work within the children's home, supporting young people aged 8 to 17. Your role will  involve providing care and support so that our young people experience a positive short break in a homely environment.</p>\n\n<p>You'll be part of  individualised activities to develop targeted skills and promote independence.</p>\n\n<p><strong>What you can expect from us:</strong></p>\n\n<p>We have a detailed induction programme specifically designed to cover all elements of the role, so that you have all the tools and knowledge ready to get going.</p>\n\n<p>We have an ambitious, confident, and motivated management team who are experienced, supportive, and keen to help you learn and grow.  We have a selection of training courses to support your development, and even have funded qualifications we can support you with obtaining.</p>\n\n<p>You will have a monthly 1:1 reflective space with managers, a comprehensive employee support offer, and lots of opportunity to network with other professionals that support children.</p>\n<b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>We encourage our children to participate and get involved in all decisions, and recruitment is no different. It is really important to us that anyone joining the residential team has the skills, abilities, and outlook that our children tell us they need from us.</p>\n\n<p>What our children want from you:</p>\n\n<p><em>\"I would like someone like me who has time to listen instead of being behind a locked door”</em></p>\n\n<p><em>\"I would like someone who listens to me but also takes action and who I can have a laugh with – they also need to be able to make nice food\"</em></p>\n\n<p><em>\"I would like someone who spends time with me\"</em></p>\n\n<p><strong>What we are looking for:</strong></p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Passion</strong> – Thinking creatively to ensure that our children are supported to achieve their aspirations (no matter how big or small) will need to be top of your list!  We are looking for passionate practitioners (irrelevant of length of experience) who truly care and want to make a difference to children, young people and families.</li>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Challenge</strong> – Some days will be tough, for our children, for you, and for your colleagues - we're after someone who is dedicated and committed, and who will always go that extra mile for our children (even on the bad days).  Working as part of a close professional team is really important and you will need to be a team player to get through those tough times.</li>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Forward thinking</strong> – We are an expanding service with big ideas and aspirational views.  We are looking for workers who can join our team and join us on this exciting journey, making contributions to help shape and inform the future of the service for our children</li>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Values </strong>– We are looking for someone who has values aligned to those that are integral to our service and our organisation - supportive, innovative, respectful and collaborative</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><strong>Are you interested?</strong></p>\n\n<p>You are welcome to contact any one of our Residential Senior Managers to discuss the role in greater detail and gain more information about the service.  They can be contacted either by email or phone – 01543 879820 </p>\n\n<p>Jo Heath ( Manager, Cannock) <a href=\"mailto:jo.heath@staffordshire.gov.uk\">jo.heath@staffordshire.gov.uk</a></p>\n\n<p><strong>interview Date will be:  6 or 7 February 2025</strong></p>\n\n<p>When applying please ensure your supporting statement shows evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. We may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.</p>\n\n<p><em>We reserve the right to close a vacancy early before the closing date if we receive sufficient applications.</em></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Recruitment Process:</strong> We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.</p>\n<b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p>\n\n<p>The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.</p>\n\n<p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p>\n\n<p class=\"image-center\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p>\n\n<p>We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.</p>\n\n<p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p>\n\n<p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p>\n\n<p>We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. </p>\n\n<p>In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a></p>\n\n<p><b>Our recruitment process:</b></p>\n\n<p>As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p>\n\n<p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p>\n\n<p>As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. </p>\n\n<p>As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£31067- £34314 ( this includes plus 2 SCP for unsociable working hours)","publishDate":"2025-01-17T11:25:23.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-01-28T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/b27519ec-b183-43e8-ab1a-df3050fd6c6a.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"7c11f533-31e6-4e7c-b537-a51beedb618c","title":"Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Officer","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Staffordshire Place One","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>We have an exciting opportunity that has arisen within The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) Team</strong></p>\n\n<p>The team’s Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards responsibilities are centred around ensuring that vulnerable adults, who lack capacity to consent but need to be accommodated under care and treatment regimes that may have the effect of depriving them of their liberty, have their best interests protected in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Code of Practice.</p>\n\n<p><strong>This is a 12 month fixed term opportunity.</strong></p>\n<b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>You'll:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Play a key role in the processing of DOLS referrals, ensuring statutory timescales are met and are line with DOLS Code of Practice.</li>\n\t<li>Communicate with providers, assessors and members of the public.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>This role will suit someone who is a strong team player and who wants to provide an excellent service for Staffordshire’s service users.</p>\n<b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>You'll have:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Experience of working in an administrative function and using a computer-based information system and Microsoft Office packages.</li>\n\t<li>Experience of working with internal & external customers to provide a high quality service.</li>\n\t<li>Attention to detail is key and you will have the ability to be able to pick up new systems or processes quickly in this fast-paced role.</li>\n\t<li>Previous knowledge of DOLS would be an advantage but not essential as training and support will be provided.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>For more information about the role please contact: Carol Hames on <a href=\"mailto:carol.hames@staffordshire.gov.uk\">carol.hames@staffordshire.gov.uk</a>  / 01785 895674.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Interviews will be held: Thursday 13 February 2025.</strong></p>\n\n<p>“We’re happy to talk flexible working” </p>\n\n<p><em>This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.</em></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Recruitment Process:</strong> We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.</p>\n<b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p>\n\n<p>The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.</p>\n\n<p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p>\n\n<p class=\"image-center\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p>\n\n<p>We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.</p>\n\n<p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p>\n\n<p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p>\n\n<p>We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. </p>\n\n<p>In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a></p>\n\n<p><b>Our recruitment process:</b></p>\n\n<p>As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p>\n\n<p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities</p>\n\n<p>As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. </p>\n\n<p>As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£26,409 - £29,093","publishDate":"2025-01-16T12:46:34.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-02-02T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/02c23e8e-a4a2-4228-9b3b-ca89d88450f7.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"d879a8b3-6ccb-4d8e-84b8-8e0c5624cc1c","title":"Family Practitioner (Lichfield)","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"The Old House, Lichfield","locationType":3,"description":"<p>Working with us means collaborating across our different teams, and sharing best practice, knowledge, and experience to continually improve the way we do things. Support is important, as we work in a big county with some diverse challenges – but together we can meet all kinds of needs and demands.</p>\n\n<p>We know you’ll want to continually develop in your role and potentially progress your career and that why we have created a great training and development opportunities ensuring your individual growth here at Staffordshire.</p>\n\n<p>You will be based within the district service area of Lichfield.</p>\n\n<p>Lichfield are proud to be supporting a 'Family Help' pilot, whereby you will also be working closely with social workers to support children in need.</p>\n\n<p>Hybrid working supported, with a balance of office based and home working.</p>\n<b>Package Description</b><br><p> </p>\n\n<p> </p>\n<b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>Our Family Practitioners are key workers for the children and families we support. In this role you’ll be:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>leading on early help assessments and plans</li>\n\t<li>working together with social workers to support children in need, children on child protection plans and children in care</li>\n\t<li>contributing to parenting assessments, supporting mediation, crisis prevention, conflict resolution and Life Story Work</li>\n\t<li>supporting on the completion of accurate documentation, reports and records relating to work you do with children, young people and their families</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>And through all this great work you do, you’ll be supporting children and families, with a restorative practice approach, helping them stay together where possible.</p>\n<b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>You will have:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>A minimum of NVQ Level 3 related to working with children and families OR relevant experience</li>\n\t<li>Experience of supporting children and their families within their homes, delivering direct work and being creative in the way that you work to engage children, their families and carers</li>\n\t<li>Be flexible with working hours as there may be occasions where evening and weekend work may be needed</li>\n\t<li>Have a current UK driving licence and vehicle</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>But above all, you’ll bring the desire to work with children and families to give them the right support, at the right time with the aim of keeping families together where it’s safe to do so.</p>\n\n<p>For further information, please contact Family Practitioner Lead, Beccy Davies - <a href=\"mailto:beccy.tarbuck@staffordshire.gov.uk\">beccy.tarbuck@staffordshire.gov.uk</a></p>\n\n<p>Interviews will be held week commencing 3rd February 2025.</p>\n\n<p>This role is currently subject to a review of weekend working arrangements, including any paid enhancements.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Recruitment Process:</strong> We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.</p>\n\n<p> </p>\n<b>About Staffordshire County Council</b><br><p><strong>We are no ordinary county council:</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Our Values:</strong></p>\n\n<p>The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.</p>\n\n<p>Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:</p>\n\n<p class=\"image-center\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\"></p>\n\n<p>We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.</p>\n\n<p>We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. </p>\n\n<p><strong>Our benefits:</strong></p>\n\n<p>We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. </p>\n\n<p>In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a></p>\n\n<p><b>Our recruitment process:</b></p>\n\n<p>As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</p>\n\n<p>Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. 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If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£29,093 - £32,654 per annum","publishDate":"2025-01-15T11:46:45.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-01-28T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/f254e340-8391-48a8-b995-4330c2421c6d.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"16d4760a-4d5f-4f7b-a442-054516da622d","title":"Registration Officer","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Stafford Register Office","locationType":3,"description":"<p>We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Registration Officers Team.  In this role, you will utilize your attention to detail and excellent people skills to create memorable days for people choosing a Staffordshire ceremony. This position demands high standards of accuracy, attention to detail, and the willingness to work within a legal framework. Above all, it requires the ability to be sensitive and flexible to the needs of the public, ensuring a high-quality service is provided.</p>\n\n<p>If you enjoy working in various locations and appreciate variable working hours, then this role is perfect for you.</p>\n<b>Main Responsibilities</b><br><p>As a Registration Officer, you will prepare and deliver ceremonies including marriage, civil partnerships, and non-statutory ceremonies at locations across the County including Approved Premises, Registration Offices, hospitals and hospices demonstrating professionalism and resilience. </p>\n\n<p>You will hold a statutory responsibility for the safe handling and correct completion of marriages and civil partnerships schedules, ensuring the highest professional service is delivered.</p>\n\n<p>You will maintain a working knowledge of relevant legislation, complying at all times with national standards, service standards and best practice.</p>\n<b>The Ideal Candidate</b><br><p>We are seeking candidates with excellent communication and public speaking skills. You should have a keen eye for detail and be committed to maintaining high standards in registration practices and customer excellence. </p>\n\n<p>The work pattern is variable, with ceremonies in Staffordshire taking place over 7 days per week particularly during peak season.  </p>\n\n<p>Interviews will be held during the week commencing 17th February 2024</p>\n\n<p>Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? 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Public Health Commissioning Manager

Staffordshire County Council

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£53,885 - £58,185

Stafford (On-Site)

Posted 1 day ago

Highway Maintenance Engineer (Client)

Staffordshire County Council

Staffordshire County Council logo

£43,693 - £47,754

Stafford (On-Site)

Posted 1 day ago

Investment Manager

Staffordshire County Council

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£48,710 - £52,805

Stafford (On-Site)

Posted 1 day ago

Rights of Way Officer

Staffordshire County Council

Staffordshire County Council logo

£29,093 - £32,654

Site to be confirmed - role will be hybrid working (On-Site)

Posted 1 day ago

Closing in 3 days

Commissioning Support Officer

Staffordshire County Council

Staffordshire County Council logo

£26,409 - £29,093

Staffordshire Place 1 (On-Site)

Posted 4 days ago

Legal Business Officer (Legal Business Team)

Staffordshire County Council

Staffordshire County Council logo

£25,183 - £26,409

Stafford (On-Site)

Posted 5 days ago

Closing in 5 days

Business Support Administrator

Staffordshire County Council

Staffordshire County Council logo

£24,790-£25,183 pro rata

Stafford (On-Site)

Posted 5 days ago

Countryside Ecologist

Staffordshire County Council

Staffordshire County Council logo

£37,938 - £42,708

Cannock (On-Site)

Posted 7 days ago

Closing today

Continuous Improvement Partner (Engagement)

Staffordshire County Council

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£53,885 - £58,185 per annum

Staffordshire Place 1, Tipping Street, Stafford, United Kingdom (On-Site)

Posted 8 days ago

Operational Health and Safety Adviser

Staffordshire County Council

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£37,938 - £42,708

Stafford (On-Site)

Posted 8 days ago

Closing in 5 days

Business Support Assistant – Practitioner Team

Staffordshire County Council

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£24404

Stafford (On-Site)

Posted 8 days ago

Closing in 2 days

Family Time Worker (Lichfield)

Staffordshire County Council

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£25,183 - £26,409 + £963 car user allowance per annum

The Old House, Lichfield (On-Site)

Posted 8 days ago

Closing in 6 days

Independent Reviewing Officer & Conference Chair

Staffordshire County Council

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£53,885 - £58,185

South Staffordshire, Cannock & Stafford. (On-Site)

Posted 8 days ago

Closing in 5 days

Place Marketing Assistant

Staffordshire County Council

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£25,183 - £26,409 Pro rata

Stafford (On-Site)

Posted 11 days ago

Closing in 1 day

Early Years Senior Inclusion Consultant

Staffordshire County Council

Staffordshire County Council logo

£43,693 - £47,754

Rugeley (On-Site)

Posted 11 days ago

Breathing Space Worker

Staffordshire County Council

Staffordshire County Council logo

£29,093 - £32,654 (plus £963 essential car user allowance)

Stafford (On-Site)

Posted 11 days ago

Closing today

Residential Worker (Children's Disability Services) Cannock

Staffordshire County Council

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£31067- £34314 ( this includes plus 2 SCP for unsociable working hours)

Cannock (On-Site)

Posted 11 days ago

Closing in 5 days

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Officer

Staffordshire County Council

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£26,409 - £29,093

Staffordshire Place One (On-Site)

Posted 12 days ago

Closing today

Family Practitioner (Lichfield)

Staffordshire County Council

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£29,093 - £32,654 per annum

The Old House, Lichfield (On-Site)

Posted 13 days ago

Registration Officer

Staffordshire County Council

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£15.58 - £17.79 per hour

Stafford Register Office (On-Site)

Posted 14 days ago

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