We are looking for an organised, dynamic and highly motivated individual to join the team as Senior Support Worker in our Warrington Supported Living Service in Cheshire. The service is comprised of six flats, and supports individuals who have a learning disability and/or autism. The people we support may also have additional support needs such as behaviours that challenge, mental health needs and complex needs. We offer an empowering model of support which enables people to lead fulfilling and happy lives, maintain their tenancies, participate in their local community, develop independent living skills and achieve their personal goals and desired outcomes.




As Senior Support Worker, you will have the opportunity to support individuals with the wide range of activities that they enjoy, including going to discos, swimming and going to the cinema. As well as providing direct care and support, you will have the opportunity to act as a Key Worker supporting people to achieve their dreams and ambitions.

Senior Support Worker Duties:

To ensure that all of our service users receive high quality, individualised, person-centered support
To provide mentorship; support; guidance for the staff team working within the service
To develop warm and trusting relationships with clients and to encourage them to express their needs, views and concerns
Support the management of service delivery, effectively meeting the needs of the clients
You will be required to work in a flexible manner which may include working evenings, weekends, waking nights and sleep in’s

At least two years’ experience of providing care and support to people with learning disabilities and other needs is essential for this role, as is a passion to provide excellent managerial support to a friendly staff team in Winwick, Warrington!



Vacancy Reference Number: 72827

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number




Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.




We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold award.




We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme.

JOB TITLE: Senior Manager, Control Design & Optimisation - Unsecured Consumer Lending

SALARY: From £80,206

LOCATION(S): Chester, Cardiff, Leeds or Manchester

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site

About this opportunity

We are looking for a dynamic, motivated, and forward-thinking senior manager to join the Consumer Lending Chief Controls Office. In this role, you will:

• Lead key initiatives to improve our non-financial control environment.
• Embed control by design and advance control automation within Consumer Lending.
• Support Consumer Lending in identifying opportunities to simplify, optimise, and automate controls using innovative technology.
• Support Consumer Lending in achieving strategic goals and delivering faster, more efficient services for our customers.

We are committed to building a high-performing team where each colleague is valued, supported, and empowered to become an expert in their field. Our goal is to ensure every team member understands their role within the broader Group strategy, contributing to the safe and effective management of non-financial risk in Consumer Lending.

About us

As the Group embarks on one of the UK's most significant financial services transformations, our internal risk transformation focused on instilling a robust risk and control culture has never been more crucial. We're on an exciting journey and there couldn't be a better time to join us. The investments we're making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities, and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive.

What you'll need

• Leadership: Ability to inspire and lead a team towards achieving strategic goals.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey complex ideas clearly.
• Strategic Thinking: Capability to think ahead and plan for future control needs and improvements.
• Problem-Solving: Aptitude for identifying issues and developing effective solutions.
• Collaboration: Working effectively with other areas and stakeholders.
• Adaptability: Being flexible and open to change, especially in a challenging environment.

It would also be great if you have:

• Risk and Control Management: Robust understanding of the Risk and Control Management Framework with practical control management knowledge and experience.
• End to End Risk and Control mapping - Delivering prescribed outcomes by working with established control design, mapping, monitoring and testing approaches.
• Control by Design (CbD) - An understanding of the Control by Design Methodology.
• Platform Change Framework (PCF) - Knowledge of PCF and how change is delivered within the Group.
• RCSA - Experience using the RCSA system and working with risk and control owner teams.

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organization that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We're disability confident. So, if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

If you're excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We'd love to hear from you.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Senior Design Manager

A busy Housing Contractor have a requirement for an experienced Senior Design Manager to join their Design & Technical team based in Warrington.

About the role - Senior Design Manger

Reporting to the Technical Director, you will take responsibility for the compliance of the Design from inception through to operation of the building. You will ensure compliance of the design in accordance with Planning Permission, Third Party Agreements, latent defects insurers requirements, statutory requirements and contractual obligations arising from the Land Sale and Design & Build Agreements.

Duties & responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with the D&B Contract Employers Requirements & Contractors Proposals.
• Lead and guide the project external and internal design teams and ensure good communication and co-ordination.
• Appointment competent designers and consultants.
• Provide primary design management to facilitate the timely completion of design information to meet the design programme targets and project budgets.
• Management and checking of the internal/external drawings and manage weekly registers.
• Ensure all records of design changes are kept to co-ordinate "as built" drawings upon completion of the project.
• Ensure the design is co-ordinated through our drawing management portal.
• Produce Design Programme / Information Required Schedules.
• Produce and provide updates of the design delivery schedule in line with the contract deliverables.
• Assist the Project Manager with a tracking schedule all design and cost issues.
• Closely track design deliverables to ensure project milestones are met.
• Writing / reviewing project and elemental specifications.
• Liaison with building control, planning authority, fire authority and other regulatory bodies.
• Ensure design risk assessments are created and appropriately maintained for each project.
• Ensure that design elements take due consideration of the CDM regulations and that all designs can be delivered in a safe and controlled manner on site.
• Assisting in the assessment of tenders (where required).
• Set out scope-of-work, deliverables, and fee schedules with external consultants.
• Site visits and inspections. Issuing of Site Inspection Reports to note key points from site visits.
• Organising and chairing Design Team Meetings as required.

Requirements for the Senior Design Manager

• Excellent knowledge of construction standards, regulations and legislation including Health & Safety.
• Excellent, up-to-date, practical knowledge and experience of construction processes.
• Ability to present information in a clear and concise way to the team and to senior management, enabling effective decision making.
• Experience of managing the operational performance of the design supply chain including setting and achieving challenging targets.
• Able to prioritise workload to meet deadlines.
• Experience of document control systems.
• Excellent computer skills, CAD and Microsoft packages.
• Strong interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

What's on offer for the Senior Design Manager

• Salary competitive (DOE)
• Car allowance
• Contributory pension
• Medical cover
• Bonus scheme
• 26 days annual leave

If you want to hear more about the Senior Design Manager role please apply with an up-to-date copy of your CV or contact Deena Fields in our Bolton office on 01204 554 884.

Exclusive Education are looking to appoint an Art Teacher to work in a Secondary School in Warrington. The role is to start as soon as possible on a full time basis maternity cover until the end of the year. They are looking for a teacher to take over the class and demonstrate outstanding teaching. Working in a friendly, lively and vibrant school.

The School are looking at taking on either an NQT or a Qualified Teacher for this role as long as the ideal candidate is able to implement strong behaviour management strategies whilst adhering to school policies. Previous teaching experience is desirable.

In order to be considered for this role we require you meet the following criteria;

Hold a relevant teaching qualification with QTS, such as a PGCE, B.Ed. or a BA Hons
Have eligibility to work in the UK or be a UK resident
Have previous experience of working with children
Have good knowledge of the full Art curriculum
Previous KS3, KS4 and KS5 teaching experience
Experience of delivering engaging lessons in the Art curriculum
Two references working with children covering the last 2 years
Hold a current DBS that is registered with the update service or be willing to apply for a new one
In return Exclusive Education can offer;

Excellent rates of pay
Direct links to local schools
Dedicated Consultants who will cater for your employment needs with 24/7 availability
Commitment to quality and safeguarding
A fast clearance process
If you are interested in the above role or any other teaching opportunities then please send your CV to enquiries@exclusiveeducation.co.uk

If this role does not match what you are looking for then please contact us on 01925 594940 to find out about other opportunities we have available.

You will be working with an experienced team of education specialist whose sole focus is on the Secondary Education sector.

If you know of any other Teachers, Teaching Assistant or Cover Supervisors seeking work within the North West then please send on their details to Exclusive Education to earn £50 worth of vouchers*

Your new company
Your new company are a new, independent utilities infrastructure business formed from the division of a previously leading infrastructure service company. They design, build and maintain the UK's utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better.
They are incredibly proud of their client base, including the likes of Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Scottish Water, Northern Powergrid and Scottish Power, providing them with an efficient, speedy and customer-focused engineering service.


Your new role
Your new role will see you joining the consultancy as a Civil Design Engineer, as either an experienced Project or Senior Engineer. You will join the dedicated Design and Construct teams, currently delivering an expanding workload for your clients on a number of D&C frameworks throughout the UK.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary team on a wide variety of projects covering all aspects of Wastewater and Water networks, and treatment facilities through the project lifestyle from feasibility design through detailed design to construction.
The position will be based in the Warrington and will involve a mixture of hybrid working, with even more flexibility provided to candidate at a higher level. You will have the opportunity to work on both challenging and exciting projects of a technical nature designing excellent services and solutions for our wide client base by assisting the team in all relevant projects and activities to meet client objectives and needs. Working as part of a team, you will acquire a portfolio of technical knowledge and transferable skills that will give you a wide choice of careers options.

What you'll need to succeed


You will need to be degree qualified, and for more senior positions have professional qualifications with either the ICE or IStructE. Furthermore you should be able to demonstrate the following:

• Computer literate and conversant with MS Office suite and relevant engineering software packages
• Demonstrable experience in Water / Wastewater Engineering preferable
• Good written and oral communication and organisational skills and to produce reports in clear concise English
• Desire to develop existing skills and acquire new technical competences to enhance personal and team capability
• Proven ability to work within a team environment with a dedicated approach to meet project deadlines
• Client focused approach to service delivery
• Proven enthusiasm to embrace and participate in career development initiatives
• Full Driving Licence

What you'll get in return
You will be rewarded with a competitive salary up to £45,000 for Engineers £60,000 for Senior/Principals, all based on proven skills and UK experience. Hard work is celebrated and rewarded. It will be recognised that one size doesn't fit all so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.


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

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We are looking for respectful, warm and highly motivated individuals to work in Supported Living services within the Ellesmere Port area to support adults who have a learning disability.

We offer an empowering model of support which enables people to lead fulfilling and happy lives, maintain their tenancies, participate in their local community, develop independent living skills and achieve their personal goals and desired outcomes. As well as providing direct care and support, you will have the opportunity to act as a Key Worker supporting people to achieve their dreams and goals.

Support Worker Duties:
• Provision of personal care to service users
• Shift work including evenings, weekends and bank holidays
• Medication administration
• Develop and sustain warm and trusting relationships with service users
• Carry out general administrative duties and housing management tasks

Although we value relevant experience of supporting people with a learning disability or autism, you do not need to have prior Support Worker experience if you can demonstrate a ‘can-do approach’, person-centred values, energy and commitment. You will have a strong work ethic and duty of care and be able to contribute to a positive, team approach.

Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

Vacancy Reference Number: 78988
Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number

Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK. – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme

JOB TITLE: Assistant Manager, Control Design & Optimisation

SALARY: From £42,120

LOCATION(S): Chester, Cardiff, Leeds or Manchester

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site

About this opportunity

This is an opportunity to join the Consumer Lending Chief Controls Office within the Consumer Lending Chief Operating Office, delivering a broad range of activities that focus on how Consumer Lending manages its non-financial control environment.

We are building a team where our colleagues are valued and supported to become experts in what they do and grow their careers. We want colleagues to feel connected to our Group strategy and how their role fits into it, supporting Consumer Lending deliver its objectives for non-financial risk, safely.

This assistant manager role is within our Control Design & Optimisation team which is a core part of the Consumer Lending Chief Controls Office. The Control office team are focussed on simplifying, optimising, and automating controls, leveraging new technology, supporting Consumer Lending to achieve its goals and unlocking the potential to go faster for our customers.

About us

We're on an exciting journey and there couldn't be a better time to join us. The investments we're making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities, and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive.

What you'll need

We're looking for someone who can support a range of activities relating to end to end process mapping and documentation, identifying gaps and understanding where automation is possible. Ideally with experience in a related field (e.g. audit or risk & control management) or, alternatively, having gained capability through experience in a similar function along with:

• An analytical and inquisitive mentality with a background in problem solving
• End to End Risk and Control mapping - Delivering prescribed outcomes by working with established control design, mapping, monitoring and testing approaches. Along with mapping existing controls to applicable risks, identifying any controls which are key. As well as identifying issues or gaps within the business processes and then suggesting and implementing improvements to the control environment with guidance from senior colleagues.
• Control by Design (CbD) - Understanding of the CbD approach and key deliverables of each stage and facilitating the mapping and identification of opportunities to embed automated controls at the design stage.
• RCSA - Experience using the RCSA system and working with risk and control owner teams to help deliver against aligned customer, business and strategic outcomes. Working with risk and control owner teams to investigate questions related to the existing control environment.
• Values & Behaviours - Innovate to go faster by taking responsibility for challenging existing processes; being an early adopter of change and viewing advancements in technology as opportunities to help us deliver for our customers; inspire others by building rapport and gaining commitment through strong personal identity; embrace diverse viewpoints, demonstrated in the way you do business and collaborate with others. Demonstrate a growth learning mindset and open to new experiences to intentionally grow your individual and team skill set.

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We're disability confident. So, if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 28 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

If you're excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We'd love to hear from you.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Job Title: Senior Electrical Design Engineer
Location: Warrington, Bristol, Leicester or Newbury + Hybrid Working
Compensation: Competitive Salary & Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF52111

At Cavendish Nuclear we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Electrical Design Engineer,

The role

As a Senior Electrical Design Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This role sits within our Cavendish Nuclear business, from decommissioning redundant nuclear facilities, through supporting the Continuous at Sea Deterrent, to supporting the operation and build of nuclear power plants, our role in Cavendish Nuclear is to clean up the nuclear legacy and create a world where nuclear plays a key contribution in protecting our nation, ensuring security of energy supply and meeting our net zero commitments.

Day to day, you'll be responsible for managing the delivery of engineering and technical activities, through the application of process, domain knowledge and experience across our projects.

• Foster Cross-Team Collaboration: Liaise with customers, supply chain, and other internal/external stakeholders to ensure project success.
• Translate technical details for non-technical teams and vice versa, facilitating smooth information flow.
• Identify and implement procedures, codes, and standards across Engineering and related teams.
• Participate in product safety assessments, ensuring a focus on safety throughout the lifecycle.
• Collaborate on process improvements to enhance quality, efficiency, and resource utilisation.
• Provide technical solutions, documentation, and project support with a focus on meeting deadlines, quality, and budgets.
• Make engineering decisions within own sphere of responsibility and delegated authority and act as Technical Authority or Engineering Lead when authorised to do so.

Essential experience of the Senior Electrical Engineer

• Experience in working collaboratively in multi-discipline teams to deliver activities on a range of project types
• Demonstrable experience in covering a variety of tasks
• Communications skills and the ability to interface with other disciplines

Qualifications for the Senior Electrical Engineer

• Engineering degree (or equivalent qualification) in relevant engineering discipline, with demonstrable experience

The role is full time, 37-hours per week, and can be based at either our Warrington, Bristol, Leicester or Newbury sites with flexible, hybrid working options.

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we're innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group - from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

#CAVDESTNUC

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Job Title: Principal Mechanical Engineer
Location: Bristol, Leicester, Newbury or Warrington + Hybrid working
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Attractive Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF55336

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Principal Mechanical Engineer at our Warrington or Bristol or Leicester or Newbury sites.

The role

As a Principal Mechanical Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This role sits within our Cavendish Nuclear business, from decommissioning redundant nuclear facilities, through supporting the Continuous at Sea Deterrent, to supporting the operation and build of nuclear power plants, our role in Cavendish Nuclear is to clean up the nuclear legacy and create a world where nuclear plays a key contribution in protecting our nation, ensuring security of energy supply and meeting our net zero commitments.

Our highly skilled team tackles major defence, decommissioning, new build and nuclear generation projects and has won over 78% of its latest tenders. Together, we're innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. We're also bringing the UK closer to Net Zero, through our work with Hinkley C, Sizewell C and X Energy. As Cavendish Nuclear continues to expand, so do the possibilities.

Day to day, you could be creating cutting-edge designs, leading on project delivery or providing solutions to our many clients.

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work effectively with other teams to understand their needs and ensure successful project delivery.
• Technical Expertise: Apply relevant procedures, codes, and standards to engineering activities and manage risks appropriately.
• Communication & Documentation: Clearly communicate technical information to customers and colleagues. Prepare and review technical documents.
• Problem-Solving: Analyze technical challenges, propose solutions, and recommend process improvements.
• Project Management Support: Support project managers in planning, controlling, and delivering tasks and projects.
• Technical Leadership: Make engineering decisions, act as a technical authority when authorized, and prioritize health and safety following company policies.

Essential experience of the Principal Mechanical Engineer

Nuclear experience is not a necessity, we welcome applications from all engineering backgrounds.

• You are someone who owns and delivers, who champions high performance and is courageous to challenge the status quo.
• Knowledge of CAD tools and General Engineering Drawing Practice.
• Ability to build strong and influential relationships with key stakeholders.
• Experience leading a team.

Qualifications for the Principal Mechanical Engineer

• Minimum HNC/HND in Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Holds or has the ability to obtain Chartered status.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we're innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group - from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

#CAVDESTNUC

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

We are looking for an organised, dynamic and highly motivated individual to join the team as Senior Support Worker in our Warrington Supported Living Service in Cheshire. The service is comprised of six flats, and supports individuals who have a learning disability and/or autism. The people we support may also have additional support needs such as behaviours that challenge, mental health needs and complex needs. We offer an empowering model of support which enables people to lead fulfilling and happy lives, maintain their tenancies, participate in their local community, develop independent living skills and achieve their personal goals and desired outcomes.

As Senior Support Worker, you will have the opportunity to support individuals with the wide range of activities that they enjoy, including going to discos, swimming and going to the cinema. As well as providing direct care and support, you will have the opportunity to act as a Key Worker supporting people to achieve their dreams and ambitions.
Senior Support Worker Duties:
- To ensure that all of our service users receive high quality, individualised, person-centered support
- To provide mentorship; support; guidance for the staff team working within the service
- To develop warm and trusting relationships with clients and to encourage them to express their needs, views and concerns
- Support the management of service delivery, effectively meeting the needs of the clients
- You will be required to work in a flexible manner which may include working evenings, weekends, waking nights and sleep in’s
At least two years’ experience of providing care and support to people with learning disabilities and other needs is essential for this role, as is a passion to provide excellent managerial support to a friendly staff team in Winwick, Warrington!

Vacancy Reference Number: 72695
Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number

Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold award.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK. – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme

Design Engineering Graduate Programme 2025

Are you ready to play a significant part in the UK's sustainable nuclear future?

Join our Graduate Development Programme and be a part of Sellafield Ltd's mission of creating a clean and safe environment for future generations. Experience two years of comprehensive support, providing you with a unique place to grow your career and reach your unparalleled potential. We are committed to nurturing your talents, building your confidence, and enriching your expertise.

Our commitment doesn't stop after two years. On successful completion of the Graduate scheme you can be offered a permanent contract with us. We will be there to support you through chartership, with a dedicated chartership mentor and likeminded colleagues that will be with you every step of the way.

Who are we?

We are delivering against national safety, security and energy needs. In operating, developing, and decommissioning the Sellafield site, we are also delivering the largest environmental restoration project in Europe. In short, we solve complex nuclear, engineering, and infrastructure challenges for the UK every single day.

In the past, we have been responsible for breakthroughs such as the world's first full-scale commercial nuclear power station, and today we are helping to keep lights on across the UK by safely receiving and storing spent nuclear fuel from the UK's fleet of power stations.

Sellafield is the only site in the country that can safely manage all forms of nuclear waste, with our teams finding new ways to ensure it is kept safe until a permanent disposal facility is ready.

We are also guardians of the UK's largest stockpile of nuclear materials.

Our world-class engineers and nuclear professionals tackle these challenges with the same spirit of innovation that has always run through our organisation.

All our activities are driven by a single purpose: to create a clean and safe environment for future generations. We deliver on that purpose while providing value to:

* Our people - helping them to grow, develop and flourish;

* Our communities - creating a positive social impact in West Cumbria, Warrington and beyond; and

* Our industry - supporting the nation's nuclear infrastructure, completing our decommissioning mission, and shaping best-practice standards.

The Graduate Programme:

The Graduate development programme is a two-year continuous professional development scheme, providing you with a unique place to grow your career and empower the next generation of nuclear professionals. The scheme aim is to enable, develop and shape early career professionals into innovative specialists to support the delivery of Sellafield's mission. Whatever your aspiration, the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programme equips you for success as a nuclear professional and delivers the start of a career in lifelong learning.

Structured Support: Our dedicated Graduate development team will provide guidance and resources to make a meaningful difference to your learning journey in development days and outward bound, plus many more. As well as support from your technical pathways, who can offer discipline specific advice and guide you in your future career development.

Diverse Placements: Gain exposure to various business areas through strategically designed placements. This experience will help broaden your perspective on the wider nuclear industry and enhance your skill set by exposing you to challenges related to safely remediating the Sellafield site. Allowing you to contribute to a sustainable future.

Personalised Growth: We believe in holistic growth. Our programme is designed to bolster not only your technical proficiency within your discipline but also your understanding of the broader business landscape. Throughout the two-year programme, we will guide you towards achieving chartered status and develop you into a diverse, multi skilled professional.

Skills Development: Enhance your professional conduct by focusing on the development of fundamental skills. These skills are crucial in enabling you to thrive in a dynamic work environment and enhance the longevity of your career.

Connected Community: Our thriving graduate community, overseen by elected representatives, fosters a sense of belonging. Engage in regular social activities that complement your hard work, develop your social impact with charities and fundraising or climb a wainwright, all as part of the graduate community. Whatever your interests there is a social event for it, if not, you've got an opportunity to get involved and set one up.

Design Engineering: Risley, Warrington

Do you want to be part of designing some of the most unique and challenging engineering work in the nuclear industry? Are you looking for a graduate programme that puts you at the forefront of engineering excellence? Our nuclear heritage and mission to create a sustainable future provides unparalleled potential for our design engineers. There is no instruction manual for our mission.

As a design engineer at Sellafield Ltd, you will part of a team that gets to create it. From unexpected, on-plant situations requiring design support and advice, plant modifications on legacy facilities and infrastructure, to large multi-million pound new build projects, Design Engineering at Sellafield Ltd provides a great range of experience for graduates to get involved with.

Design Engineers at Sellafield Ltd face some of the most unique and challenging work in the nuclear industry, and our design engineering capability enables us to accelerate high hazard nuclear waste reduction in a safe, secure, environmentally responsible, cost effective and pragmatic manner. The individual work scope varies dependent on your discipline area; you will be expected to demonstrate your technical ability and engineering knowledge through the production of design deliverables. Alongside this, Design Engineers are also expected to exhibit the correct behavioural attributes, have a questioning attitude and a good understanding of the project lifecycles from concept design through to operation and decommissioning.

Over the course of two years, design graduates are seconded to operating units throughout the business, enabling you to gain experience in a variety of aspects of engineering. You will be given real work and be responsible for ensuring delivery to the correct quality and timescales. You'll get the chance to learn from industry experts, tackling challenges and finding solutions through innovation, and in doing so, reducing high hazards, making a meaningful difference to the environment. You can make a direct impact in the UK's sustainable nuclear future.

We are looking for:

For our Design Engineering programmes we are looking for graduates who have studied the following degree disciplines:

* Chemical / Process Engineering

* Electrical / Electronic Engineering, Physics, Mechatronics, General Engineering If that's you and you achieved at least a 2:2 classification or above in your degree, then hit apply now.

* Civil or Structural Engineering (Masters level required and minimum of a 2:1 classification.)

* Mechanical Engineering / Architectural/ Building Surveying (Masters level required and minimum of a 2:1 classification.) Please note: Working at Sellafield Ltd requires you to achieve both security and medical clearance throughout the on-boarding process.

What you will receive in return:

* Our graduates start off with a 24-month fixed term contract, with an excellent starting salary of £40,802, rising to £41,721 in your second year with us. Following successful completion of your graduate programme and subject to there being a suitable vacancy you will be retained on permanent basis with us.

* On top your annual salary, you'll have the opportunity to benefit from an annual bonus, linked to company performance, of up to £4000*

* If you're relocating here from more than 30 miles away, we'll support you with a relocation allowance of £1,400 and give you plenty of information on the best areas to live and how to find a place too. £1,400 can provide you with rent cover for up to 3-months in some areas of West Cumbria.

* We know that moving on from university isn't always easy. That's why all our graduates can also apply for an interest free loan of £2,000 which you pay back through your monthly salary over your 24-month contract.

* We aim to strike a good work/life balance by offering 30 days annual leave with statutory public holidays on top. There is also the ability to purchase an additional 2.5 days leave on top.

* We also offer an attractive defined contribution pension scheme - the company will match up to 13.5% for a 7% employee contribution!

* All of our employees can benefit from our 18 support networks, including the Nuclear Autism Support Network, oneLGBTQ+ Network and Gender Balance Networks, to name a few.

* Other benefits include paid sick leave scheme, cycle to work scheme, family friendly policies, welfare & employee assistance programme, employee savings & discounts, plus many others.

Key Information:

* Applications for our graduate programmes will close on 27th October 2024.

* You will be issued an assessment to complete, the date you receive this will depend on when you apply. You will be given a deadline to complete this by and will find out the result of your assessment mid-November.

* Video interviews will take place from 11th November to 1st December 2024.

* For Cumbria based schemes, face to face assessment centres will take place in Workington, Cumbria on 22nd, 23rd, 27th & 28th January 2025.

* For Warrington based schemes, face to face assessment centres will take place in Risley, Warrington on 30th January 2025.

* We don't want you to worry about getting to our assessment centre locations, financial support is available to those who may struggle to front the cost of travel upfront.

* *Please note, if you are unable to attend an assessment during these months you may be unable to complete our application process.

* Expected start date: late September 2025

* Sellafield has a proud vision of Diversity & Inclusion that aims to attract candidates into an inclusive and supportive workplace. We are honoured to be recognised as a Level 3 Disability Confident Employer. As users of the Disability Confident Scheme, you will be able to declare a disability when completing our application form or have the option to contact us directly should you require any assistance completing our application process.

* You are advised to regularly check your emails (including any junk mail/spam folders) for correspondence related to this post, including assessment or interview invitations and any other type of correspondence relating to your application.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Curriculum Leader – Art

Salary – MPS/UPS & TLR 2b

Required – January 2025

We are seeking to appoint a Curriculum Leader for Art. As an outstanding practitioner and subject expert, you will lead by example, taking responsibility for developing the curriculum and the delivery of Art, ensuring pupils achieve their full potential. The successful candidate will lead and inspire the department to execute a well-considered curriculum through high quality and evidence-based teaching practices, within a climate that is underpinned by high expectations. The Curriculum Leader will play a key role in facilitating high standards of teaching and learning by guiding subject specific opportunities for professional development.

Penketh High School is an oversubscribed community facing school that is determined to support the academic and holistic development of pupils in order that they leave the school with a strong skillset and positive life chances.The culture of the school is underpinned by anacademically rigorouscurriculum, highexpectations and standards, as well as a multitude of enrichment opportunities.All of these aspects of school life are aligned with the capabilities of our outstanding young people.

The school is focused on providing the very best provision for pupils by supporting the professional developmentof staff, offering a comprehensive and focused CPD programme and encouraging staff to engage with external, nationally recognised professional qualifications.

The successful candidate will bring with them their enthusiasm for Art and the capacity to inspire and motivate both students and staff.

We are keen to hear from candidates who will:

• Take the lead in inspiring and motivating the Art team to deliver strong outcomes.
• Be responsible for continuously improving the quality of teaching and learning across the department.
• Be responsible for developing a well-considered curriculum that supports pupil understanding and success across both Key Stage 3 and 4.
• Be responsible for monitoring pupil progress in Art.
• Make a significant contribution to all aspects of the wider Art curriculum and enrichment provision provided by the department.

What the school offers its staff

At The Challenge Academy Trust, we are building a culture that champions better work and working lives across the Trust; a framework to support and develop our workforce from ‘hire to retire’. We are committed to providing a workload that is fair and reasonable, work environment where employee health and wellbeing are actively supported and promoted and structured personal and professional development.

Our staff offer also includes:

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme / Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
• An Occupational Sick Pay Scheme (entitlements based on service).
• Access to TCAT+ our Reward & Wellbeing platform, including access to retailer discounts, a car lease scheme, discounted healthcare cash plan, cycle to work scheme and online resources to support physical, emotional, professional, financial and social wellbeing.
• Access to a comprehensive CPD framework though ‘Education Connect’, our professional development arm, and online resources from the National College’.

The Challenge Academy Trust is committed to promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are made subject to an Enhanced DBS check. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer, and our employment policies, procedures and practices are regularly reviewed to ensure compliance with legislation. We are committed to creating a workplace culture that is inclusive, positive, and fair with opportunity for all.

Further details including the Teaching application form can be found at www.penkethhigh.org

Completed applications should be emailed to hr@penkethhigh.org

Closing date: 15th September 2024 (noon)

Commitment to safeguarding

Penketh High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Job Title: Principal Mechanical Engineer
Location: Bristol, Leicester, Newbury or Warrington + Hybrid working
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Attractive Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF55336

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Principal Mechanical Engineer at our Warrington or Bristol or Leicester or Newbury sites.

The role

As a Principal Mechanical Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This role sits within our Cavendish Nuclear business, from decommissioning redundant nuclear facilities, through supporting the Continuous at Sea Deterrent, to supporting the operation and build of nuclear power plants, our role in Cavendish Nuclear is to clean up the nuclear legacy and create a world where nuclear plays a key contribution in protecting our nation, ensuring security of energy supply and meeting our net zero commitments.

Our highly skilled team tackles major defence, decommissioning, new build and nuclear generation projects and has won over 78% of its latest tenders. Together, we're innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. We're also bringing the UK closer to Net Zero, through our work with Hinkley C, Sizewell C and X Energy. As Cavendish Nuclear continues to expand, so do the possibilities.

Day to day, you could be creating cutting-edge designs, leading on project delivery or providing solutions to our many clients.

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work effectively with other teams to understand their needs and ensure successful project delivery.
• Technical Expertise: Apply relevant procedures, codes, and standards to engineering activities and manage risks appropriately.
• Communication & Documentation: Clearly communicate technical information to customers and colleagues. Prepare and review technical documents.
• Problem-Solving: Analyze technical challenges, propose solutions, and recommend process improvements.
• Project Management Support: Support project managers in planning, controlling, and delivering tasks and projects.
• Technical Leadership: Make engineering decisions, act as a technical authority when authorized, and prioritize health and safety following company policies.

Essential experience of the Principal Mechanical Engineer

Nuclear experience is not a necessity, we welcome applications from all engineering backgrounds.

• You are someone who owns and delivers, who champions high performance and is courageous to challenge the status quo.
• Knowledge of CAD tools and General Engineering Drawing Practice.
• Ability to build strong and influential relationships with key stakeholders.
• Experience leading a team.

Qualifications for the Principal Mechanical Engineer

• Minimum HNC/HND in Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Holds or has the ability to obtain Chartered status.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we're innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group - from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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Job Title: Senior Electrical Design Engineer
Location: Warrington, Bristol, Leicester or Newbury + Hybrid Working
Compensation: Competitive Salary & Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF52111

At Cavendish Nuclear we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Electrical Design Engineer,

The role

As a Senior Electrical Design Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This role sits within our Cavendish Nuclear business, from decommissioning redundant nuclear facilities, through supporting the Continuous at Sea Deterrent, to supporting the operation and build of nuclear power plants, our role in Cavendish Nuclear is to clean up the nuclear legacy and create a world where nuclear plays a key contribution in protecting our nation, ensuring security of energy supply and meeting our net zero commitments.

Day to day, you'll be responsible for managing the delivery of engineering and technical activities, through the application of process, domain knowledge and experience across our projects.

• Foster Cross-Team Collaboration: Liaise with customers, supply chain, and other internal/external stakeholders to ensure project success.
• Translate technical details for non-technical teams and vice versa, facilitating smooth information flow.
• Identify and implement procedures, codes, and standards across Engineering and related teams.
• Participate in product safety assessments, ensuring a focus on safety throughout the lifecycle.
• Collaborate on process improvements to enhance quality, efficiency, and resource utilisation.
• Provide technical solutions, documentation, and project support with a focus on meeting deadlines, quality, and budgets.
• Make engineering decisions within own sphere of responsibility and delegated authority and act as Technical Authority or Engineering Lead when authorised to do so.

Essential experience of the Senior Electrical Engineer

• Experience in working collaboratively in multi-discipline teams to deliver activities on a range of project types
• Demonstrable experience in covering a variety of tasks
• Communications skills and the ability to interface with other disciplines

Qualifications for the Senior Electrical Engineer

• Engineering degree (or equivalent qualification) in relevant engineering discipline, with demonstrable experience

The role is full time, 37-hours per week, and can be based at either our Warrington, Bristol, Leicester or Newbury sites with flexible, hybrid working options.

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we're innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group - from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

#CAVDESTNUC

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Overview:

Utilities (UU) has awarded a Leading Civil Engineering Contractor a multi-year framework to provide the overall management and execution of the larger-scale on-site asset maintenance activities across their estate in the Northwest of England. This includes the provision and management of supplementary engineering services to manage and deliver diverse works, including the provision of a first-generation helpdesk. UU intend to optimise the operation of their water, wastewater, and energy production for effective and efficient management of their end-to-end system.

They are looking for the right candidate to support the Framework Design Manager in coordination of design across the whole of the framework to ensure our statutory duties, obligations under the contract and company standards are met in an effective, efficient and continuously improving service delivering best value incorporating external best practice, innovation and where appropriate technology.

Responsibilities:

• 
  Working from home, client offices (Lingley Mere/Northern Hub) and the company's Aviator Way offices, and attending sites & design offices across the UU service area.
  * Supporting & administering the framework Design Management function as a service to the 'cradle to grave' Project Managers, including helping to define design scope, parameters and constraints with client stakeholders.
  * Advising on and implementing design strategies for programmes and projects, including advising on the appointment of designers which will include Costain in-house resources, external consultants, specialists and design and build contractors across a multitude of design disciplines.
  * Administering the design management processes, procedures & governance across the MSP contract.
  * Work with the MSP leads within the Lingley Mere office, Northern Hub and other key contacts to assist collating and planning resource demand for engineering and design resource forecasting to optimise utilisation
  * Point of contact with IHE to monitor performance and progress management of the Costain design teams
  * Design package management of design commissions to ensure delivery to programme, budget and quality; providing the primary interface with the work package delivery teams.
  * Supporting a culture of safe, buildable, easily commissioned and operable design solutions through administration of suitable design review processes including HAZOP, ALM, and Eliminating Harm.
  * Monitor compliance with UU technical standards; raising and pursuing challenge where opportunities for efficiency are identified.
  * Monitoring & facilitating adherence of design to MSP design approvals process/workflow, providing input and support into the MSP and United Utilities governance process as required
  * Guiding designers to an appropriate commercial focus with a high level of challenge on project scope and optimal design whilst identifying and mitigating waste and ensuring value for money solutions on a Lowest Whole Life Cost, technically compliant bases. * seeking opportunities to offer client better value through agreed standard deviations
  * Engaging with relevant stakeholders within MSP or United Utilities for support to key solutions and their potential impacts
  * Contributing to consistent and reliable reporting of project/works performance into the MSP systems to create a single version of the truth
  * Reviewing and contributing to the management of change where it affects design.
  * Supporting the MSP team in mitigating key project and programme risks; identifying blockers/issues and contributing to developing solutions to resolve them.
  * Working closely with colleagues and stakeholders to ensure efficient use of design resources, identifying & implementing design efficiencies and ensuring customer satisfaction.
  * Supporting continuous improvement using metrics, external best practice, innovation and technology.
  * Supporting development of systems for efficiency for example review and improvement of design runways and appropriate process and governance.
  * Supporting initiatives for UU's ambition to move from reactive to proactive maintenance.

Skills / Qualifications:

HNC / HND or degree in relevant engineering discipline, Progressing towards a Chartered professional review with relevant chartered body, Driving Licence, 3 Years+ Design Coordination experience preferably in the Water Industry in a Mechanical, Electrical ICA or Civils discipline either in a maintenance, design or capital delivery role or preferably a mix of two or three