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The team are responsible for working with children aged 0-5 years and their families/carers who attend the children centre / family hub; ensuring their developmental needs are met.<br><br>In this role, you will take the lead in an area of learning and development across the children's centre / family hub which is overseen by the Family Wellbeing Intervention Team Leader.<br><br><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong><ul> <li> Prioritising the child's voice, planning and evaluating groups/creches and understand how children learn, </li> <li> Planning activities and groups to be shared on social media platforms to support home learning </li> <li> Working as a team in a supportive environment, where children and families attend, </li> <li> Working in partnership with parents and carers to offer an accessible and welcoming environment, </li> <li> Working as part of the Family Wellbeing team, partner agencies and community groups, </li> <li> Supporting the quality of the Children's Centres / Family Hubs, </li> <li> Supporting the parenting team with creches. </li> </ul> <br> <br><strong>This position is exempt under the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order 1975 and is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. </strong><br><br>Valid driving licence and own transport, or be able to provide alternative, suitable method of travel is an essential condition for this role.<br><br><strong>About You</strong> <br> <br> You will have experience of capturing the child's voice, delivering a range of child development activities which will include targeted and universal services to ensure access for all. <br><br>This role is to work with the Family Wellbeing Intervention Team Leader, other Senior Children's Centre Workers and Children's Centre Workers. To support this work, we are looking for someone who; <ul> <li> Has exceptional skills in working with children and families, </li> <li> Is able to create a safe, warm and caring learning environment, both indoors and outdoors, which will inspire children to unlock their full potential, </li> <li> Is able to work as a team to plan groups, events and creches, deliver and evaluate high quality care, education and learning experiences for children </li> <li>We are looking for an individual who is passionate about giving children and young people the best start in life, and who possesses the following skills and experience:</li> </ul><br> <br><strong>Essential Criteria:</strong><ul> <li>Relevant Level 3 Early Years / Youth qualification essential</li> <li>Maths and English GCSE grade C or above, or equivalent. (or must be prepared to work towards this within 12 months of start date)</li> <li>Experience of working with children and their families.</li> <li>Understanding how early intervention can support child development.</li> </ul><br> <br> <strong>What We Offer</strong> <br> <br>At North Somerset Council, we value our employees and provide a supportive and inclusive work environment.<br><br>We offer:<ul> <li>Competitive salary and benefits</li> <li>Flexible working arrangements</li> <li>Opportunities for professional development</li> <li>Staff groups</li> <li>Opportunity to purchase up to an additional 10 days annual leave each year</li> <li>Dedicated Wellbeing Team</li> <li>Salary sacrifice cycle to work and Electric vehicle schemes</li> </ul><br> <br>Further details of our excellent rewards package can be found in our <strong>Benefits booklet</strong> .<br><br><strong>How to Apply</strong> <br> <br>If you share our <strong>vision and values</strong> and are ready to make an impact to North Somerset, please select the apply button below. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please submit your application by 11.59pm on the application closing date. When completing our online application form, please detail how you meet the essential criteria for the role.<br><br><strong>Contact Information</strong> <br> <br>For further information about the role, please contact <strong>Madeline Williams, Family Wellbeing Intervention Leader </strong>on <strong>07584607216.</strong><br><br><strong>Important Information</strong> <br> <br>We are currently only able to accept applications from candidates who have full permission to work in the UK.<br><br><strong>Equal Opportunities</strong> <br> <br>At North Somerset Council we want all our employees to feel valued and appreciated. We aim to ensure equality of opportunity and prevent discrimination irrespective of your sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief, race, age, disability, including neurodiversity, if you are married or in a civil partnership or are pregnant or currently on maternity leave. We strive to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. <br><br>We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.<br><br>As a <strong>Disability Confident Leader</strong>, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job role.","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Level 4:- £25,584 - £27,269 per annum, pro rata","publishDate":"2024-10-29T00:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2024-11-04T00:00:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/9247f806-7f47-40c0-aa02-9a8cda93d685.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"a31bd189-137f-4f0c-955c-243d61763148","title":"Educational Psychologist","employer":"West Sussex County Council","department":"","location":"Horsham, Worthing, Chichester","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>The Opportunity</strong></p><p><strong>Salary:</strong> Soulbury Educational Psychologists Scale A 2-7 £44,474 to £54,609 per annum, plus up to 3 SPA points<br><strong>Working Pattern:</strong> 37 hours per week full-time, and part-time available, Monday to Friday<br><strong>Contract: </strong>Permanent <br><strong>Location:</strong> Your base location can be from County Hall Chichester, Bridge House Worthing, or County Hall North Horsham.</p><p><strong>Closing date: </strong>31 October 2024</p><p><strong>Interview date: </strong>Interviews will be held on an ad hoc basis. Please do not wait until the closing date to apply.</p><p> </p><p>Are you currently training to be an Educational Psychologist?</p><p>Or do you already hold your Educational Psychology qualification and are looking for a new opportunity?</p><p>We would love to hear from you.</p><p> </p><p>To respond to an increase in demand for Educational Psychologists within West Sussex, we are building our expanding Educational Psychology Service for our 2024 and 2026 cohorts. This includes broadening the range of work we undertake in this service.</p><p>If you are passionate about evidence-based outcomes, with a child/young person focus, and would love to help shape our service, this is a fantastic opportunity for you.</p><p>You would become part of our evolving Educational Psychology Service, focussing on early intervention whilst maintaining excellent standards of delivery on our statutory requirements.</p><p>We are looking for someone who enjoys working collaboratively with team members and stakeholders, to achieve outcomes for children and their families.</p><p>We welcome applications from:</p><ul>\n<li>Fully qualified and experienced Educational Psychologists</li>\n<li>Trainee Educational Psychologists towards the end of their second year</li>\n<li>Trainee Educational Psychologists in their final year of training and who are soon to be qualified.</li>\n</ul><p>Please note that Newly Qualified Educational Psychologists will start on Soulbury EP Scale A point 4 (£48,575 per annum).</p><p><strong>Please note:</strong> You must be able to travel throughout the county including to locations that are not always accessible by public transport. There is a regular and intrinsic requirement to communicate in English with members of the public.</p><p><strong>About Us</strong></p><p>As an integral part of the SEND and Inclusion service, the Educational Psychology Service (EPS) supports the delivery of the Local Authority's wellbeing strategy and Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) strategy across educational settings, children, young people, and families throughout West Sussex. The EPS directly oversees the Portage Service and the Mental Health Support Teams in schools, with Education Psychologists playing an important role in both.</p><p>We have a growing chargeable service focussed on wellbeing which enables us to offer a range of evidence-based support to schools and other settings, including consultation and training. We have a well-developed Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) programme and lead on the county wide Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) support. Additionally, EPs contribute to other services such as our Virtual School and a specialist CAMHS service.</p><p>For more information, please visit our dedicated <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/featured-jobs/careers-in-educational-psychology/\"><strong>Careers in educational psychology (westsussex.gov.uk)</strong></a></p><p><strong>The Team</strong></p><p>Our Educational Psychology Service consists of four area teams with offices based in Chichester, Worthing, and Horsham, each managed by a Senior Educational Psychologist. Our service offers a range of support to Schools and other settings, including mental health support, portage, consultation, and training.</p><p>Our senior management team place the development and wellbeing of our team at the centre of all we do. We ensure Educational Psychologists have opportunities to develop their areas of interest, leadership, and strategic skills. We offer induction support, regular supervision, and dedicated time for peer support.</p><p><strong>Experience and Skills</strong></p><p><strong>Key Skills:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Experience of applying psychology with children and young people.</li>\n<li>A strong work ethic that delivers.</li>\n<li>Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to persuade and influence.</li>\n<li>Ability to self-reflect and evaluate performance.</li>\n<li>Excellent time management and personal organisational skills.</li>\n<li>Most importantly, passion, drive and enthusiasm to work within a strong team ethos that places wellbeing at the heart of your work.</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Qualifications and/or experience:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>An Honours Degree in Psychology or recognised equivalent qualification.</li>\n<li>Substantial relevant experience working with children in education or children's services or both.</li>\n<li>Successfully followed a course of specific post graduate professional training as an educational psychologist.</li>\n<li>Recent successful training or experience as an educational psychologist.</li>\n<li>Knowledge of applying Psychology in practice.</li>\n</ul><p>For a full list of responsibilities, key skills, qualifications and experience required for this role, please refer to the job description. Please refer to the key skills in your cover letter.</p><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><p>As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance, and are rewarded for the work they do.</p><p>For a full list this can be found at our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/rewards-and-benefits/\"><strong>Rewards and Benefits page.</strong></a></p><p>Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:</p><ul>\n<li>Commitment to ongoing professional development supporting you to develop areas of interest.</li>\n<li>High quality supervision.</li>\n<li>31 days annual leave + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually.</li>\n</ul><p><img src=\"https://static.lumessetalentlink.com/repository/NDgzQF9AL2ltYWdlcy9kNDVhYmE3MDI2ODFlZGI3NDM5MDhiNDdjOTVlOWQ3OC5wbmc=.png?0\" alt=\"\"></p><p><strong>Further Information</strong></p><p>The reference number for this role is <strong>CAFHE05392</strong></p><p>For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Andrea Morgan (Principal Educational Psychologist) at <a href=\"mailto:\"><strong></strong></a>.</p><p>For issues or queries regarding your application please contact <a href=\"mailto:\"><strong></strong></a></p><p><strong>How to Apply</strong></p><p>To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter.</p><p>In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.</p><p><strong>We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. </strong></p><p><strong>This post is subject to HCPC registration, an enhanced DBS check, five years referencing and an occupational health check.</strong></p><p>Equity, inclusion, and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.</p><p>We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/help-applying-for-jobs/\"><strong>application help</strong></a> page.</p><p> </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£44474 - £54609 per annum + LGPS, Flexible Working","publishDate":"2024-10-24T11:05:53.000Z","expirationDate":"2024-10-31T11:05:53.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/bd432a19-5633-4da8-8415-fe04065bd19d.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"9fdc7535-6ce7-4a88-9e86-703448125415","title":"Senior Planning Coordinator","employer":"West Sussex County Council","department":"","location":"Chichester, Horsham, Worthing","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>The Opportunity</strong></p><p><strong>Salary: </strong>NJC Grade 9 £33,945 to £36,648 per annum</p><p><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Permanent</p><p><strong>Working Pattern: </strong>37 hours per week, full time</p><p><strong>Location: </strong>County Hall Chichester, County Hall North Horsham, or Bride House Worthing, with hybrid working</p><p><strong>Closing Date: </strong>07 November 2024</p><p><strong>Interview Date: </strong>15 November 2024</p><p>Do you enjoy providing advice and guidance?</p><p>Are you passionate about positive outcomes for young people?</p><p>Do you have experience working with Special Educational Needs?</p><p>As a Senior Planning Co-ordinator for Preparation for Adulthood (PfA), sat within our Special Educational Needs Assessment Team (SENAT), you will be involved in working closely with children and young people from year 10 upwards with complex Special Educational Needs (SEN).</p><p>You will need excellent communication and active listing skills with the ability to work creatively and sensitively to individual needs.</p><p>Within the Senior Planning Co-ordinator role, you will support young people and their families, whilst working closely with schools, colleges, and external agencies to provide advice and guidance on developing Education, Health, and Care Plans (EHCP).</p><p>Key responsibilities of the role:</p><ul>\n<li>Building excellent working relationships with a diverse range of individuals.</li>\n<li>Embracing and adapting to changing situations.</li>\n<li>Providing effective monitoring and review of Education, Health, and Care Plans.</li>\n<li>Ensuring the best outcomes for children and young people, and the effective use of resources in settings, schools, and colleges both in and out of county.</li>\n<li>A focus on working directly with the Young Person to ensure their voice is heard, including providing specialist careers advice.</li>\n</ul><p>Please refer to the job description for a full list of key responsibilities. If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you.</p><p>For more information on the Key Skills, Qualifications and/or Experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached. Please refer to the Key Skills in your cover letter.</p><p><strong>About Us</strong></p><p>The Special Educational Needs Assessment Team (SENAT) manage the decisions and processes concerned with the statutory education health and care needs assessment process for learners with an Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP), the placement of children in learning settings and the allocation of resources to settings.</p><p>The team considers suitability of and, where appropriate, arranges the assessment and placement of children, young people and young adults with special educational needs in accordance with the provisions of the Children and Families Act 2014 (Part 3, SEN) and associated regulations, including the SEN Code of Practice, to ensure that the statutory assessment procedures are followed and that EHCPs are issued and reviewed within the timescales laid down by the regulations.</p><p>This will be achieved through direct work with parents, educational settings, young people, health, social care and other external customers and partnership organisations to establish the best ways to support learning for children and Young People (0 - 25 years).</p><p>For more information, please visit our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/education-children-and-families/special-educational-needs-and-disability-send/if-you-think-your-child-has-send/west-sussex-sen-assessment-team-senat/\"><strong>West Sussex County Council, SEN Assessment Team (SENAT) website.</strong></a></p><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><p>As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance, and are rewarded for the work they do.</p><p>For a full list this can be found at our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/rewards-and-benefits/\"><strong>Rewards and Benefits page.</strong></a></p><p>Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:</p><p><img src=\"https://static.lumessetalentlink.com/repository/NDgzQF9AL2ltYWdlcy9kNDVhYmE3MDI2ODFlZGI3NDM5MDhiNDdjOTVlOWQ3OC5wbmc=.png?0\" alt=\"\"></p><p><strong>Further Information</strong></p><p>The reference number for this role is <strong>CAFHE05418.</strong></p><p>For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Alison Honeywood, Senior Planning Coordinator, at <strong></strong></p><p>To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter.</p><p>In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.</p><p><strong>We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. </strong></p><p><strong>This post is subject to three years referencing and an occupational health check.</strong></p><p>Equity, inclusion, and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.</p><p>We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. 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You will cover a geographical area but may need to travel countywide.</li>\n<li>Internal candidates wishing to apply for this role will be considered for a secondment position. Please discuss and agree this with your manager before applying for this position.</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Closing date: </strong>28 October 2024</p><p><strong>Interview date: </strong>04 and 05 November 2024</p><p>Are you passionate about supporting young children to have the best start in life?</p><p>Do you have experience leading early years and childcare practice?</p><p>If you enjoy creative solutions and sharing your ideas, we would love to hear from you.</p><p>As an Early Years and Childcare Advisor for Quality and Sufficiency, you will support early years and childcare settings to deliver sustainable, high quality, inclusive practice. Your focus will be to support providers across West Sussex to sustainably meet the provision needs of children and their families. This is crucial to ensuring young children have the best start in life and identifying additional support through inclusive practice.</p><p>You will collaborate and work in partnership with colleagues and a range of organisations, such as early years settings, childminders and out of school provisions, to support every child to achieve their full potential.</p><p>This role is varied, and the Early Years team are supportive and passionate about ensuring children receive the best experience in early years and childcare, enabling families to have access to childcare for 0-14-year-olds (or up to 18 for children with a disability).</p><p>Key responsibilities of this role include:</p><ul>\n<li>Reviewing the sufficiency of childcare places and providing business support.</li>\n<li>Compliance of the Early Years entitlement and other funding streams.</li>\n<li>Supporting early years settings to identify children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).</li>\n<li>Developing effective professional relationships with providers and customers.</li>\n<li>Observing and modelling practice to staff in early years and childcare settings.</li>\n<li>Reviewing sufficiency of places across a geographical area.</li>\n<li>Keeping up to date with research, safeguarding, regulations, policies, practices, and procedures.</li>\n</ul><p>For more information on the Key Skills, Qualifications and/or Experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached. Please refer to the key skills in your cover letter.</p><p><strong>About You</strong></p><p>As an EYCA, you will need a high level of professional knowledge as well as significant experience of working within the early years and childcare sector.</p><p>We are looking for someone who has clear communication skills to offer advice and guidance, and who can adapt and re-prioritise work in response to changes. You will spend a significant amount of time working away from colleagues, so you will need to be organised and self-motivated.</p><p><strong>Qualifications and/or experience required: </strong></p><ul>\n<li>Degree level qualification in a relevant field.</li>\n<li>Qualified Teacher Status with Early Years Specialism, Early Years Professional Status, Early Years Teacher Status or Level 6 Play Work qualification.</li>\n<li>Significant experience working in the early years and childcare sector.</li>\n<li>Experience of leading change by applying specialist knowledge and providing advice, guidance, and challenge to other professionals.</li>\n<li>Experience of leading early years and childcare practice.</li>\n<li>Evidence of working alongside a range of professionals, working collaboratively to achieve a common goal.</li>\n<li>Evidence of the use of data, to identify and prioritise developments and projects to improve outcome for children. For example, assessment data.</li>\n<li>Experience of working with childminders and the out of school sector.</li>\n</ul><p><strong>About Us</strong></p><p>Early Years and Childcare Advisors (EYCAs) work within the Children, Young People and Learning directorate, which groups all services including Early Help, Children's Social Care and Education and Skills, that work together to put children first and improve outcomes for children and families across West Sussex. </p><p>Our Vision is: \"From birth every child is nurtured, supported, and given the opportunity to develop well and achieve their full potential in inclusive, safe, inspiring environments. The voice and needs of children and their families is sought and acted upon with holistic needs being identified early and effectively met, enabling children and families to be healthy and thrive.\"</p><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><p>As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance, and are rewarded for the work they do.</p><p>For a full list this can be found at our <a href=\"https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/rewards-and-benefits/\"><strong>Rewards and Benefits page.</strong></a></p><p>Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:</p><p><img src=\"https://static.lumessetalentlink.com/repository/NDgzQF9AL2ltYWdlcy9kNDVhYmE3MDI2ODFlZGI3NDM5MDhiNDdjOTVlOWQ3OC5wbmc=.png?0\" alt=\"\"></p><p><strong>Further Information</strong></p><p>The reference number for this role is CAFHE05405.</p><p>For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Sue Woods, Team Manager, at <strong></strong></p><p>To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter. In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.</p><p><strong>We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. </strong></p><p><strong>This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, five years referencing and an occupational health check.</strong></p><p>Equity, inclusion, and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. 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The Safer Recruitment & Employment Policy and the Disclosures for Recruitment Procedure can be found at : <a href=\"https://www.wirral.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/job-vacancies/safer-recruitment-and-employment\">https://www.wirral.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/job-vacancies/safer-recruitment-and-employment</a></p>\n<p>If your skills, knowledge or experience looks a little different from what we have identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you - as subject to the skills, knowledge or experience levels within the candidate pool we may explore a traineeship for this role.</p>\n<p>If you’re already a Wirral Council employee, and as part of our Talent Strategy, we’re committed to strengthening opportunities for our people to learn, grow, progress and thrive. For many of you, this may be preparing and applying for your next role with us, and we're passionate about ensuring you feel supported throughout your internal recruitment experience. Please get in touch if you want to know more about some of the ways in which we could support you by emailing <a href=\"mailto:recruitment@wirral.gov.uk\">recruitment@wirral.gov.uk</a></p>\n<p>If you are a Wirral resident, are unemployed or out of work, and require help with your application, please contact Involve Northwest’s employment and skills team on <a href=\"mailto:info@involvenorthwest.org.uk\">info@involvenorthwest.org.uk</a> or contact 0151 644 4500 or 0151 652 4349.</p>\n<p><strong>Working at Wirral</strong></p>\n<p>You’ll also want to know what it’s like to work here so, as a start:</p>\n<p>Our values are more than just pieces of paper on our walls! We’ve all played a role in developing these, so they reflect the immense pride we have in what we do, what matters to us, what inspires us and inform how we think, approach things and behave.</p>\n<p>We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after, staff wellbeing is a priority for us. We’re serious about recognising and rewarding people for the great things they do. You’ll benefit from our track record of developing, growing and investing in our people.</p>\n<p>We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, an excellent pension scheme which includes a generous employer contribution rate, immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.</p>\n<p>We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities.</p>\n<p>Each voice is heard, each contribution valued. We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions differences and nurtures a sense of belonging. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, who share our values and our commitment to inclusion to apply for roles with us.</p>\n<p>We want you to be your best at work, we create the conditions to help you thrive and we mirror this in our recruitment process. If you’d like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process to make it barrier-free and as accessible as possible please contact <a href=\"mailto:recruitment@wirral.gov.uk\">recruitment@wirral.gov.uk</a></p>\n<p><em>Please note that in accordance with the Council’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies.</em></p>\n<p><em>It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances.</em></p>\n<p><em>Applications will be accepted until midnight on the closing date.</em></p>\n<p><em>We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications.</em></p>\n<p><em>Applications can only be accepted through the Jobs page following registration. Forms received via the post will not be processed.</em></p>\n<p><em>All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK. Details of required documents can be found by clicking the link at the bottom of the Jobs page.</em></p>\n<p><em>The job description and other supporting documents will not be accessible once the vacancy closing date has passed so if a copy is required you should download it now.</em></p>\n<p><em>We do not accept applications or CV’s from recruitment agencies, unless otherwise stated. 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