Total 9 job vacancies by Blue Octopus Recruitment Limited

37.5 hours per week on a shift system, including out of hours working.

Have you Assistant Manager experience in a residential setting or similar?
We offer excellent training and progression opportunities!
'Luxury' style homes in Sale, with modern interiors and state-of-the-art lifting equipment and mobility aids!
Stockdales is a local charity based in Sale, just south of Manchester City Centre. We have over 70 years’ experience supporting people with learning and physical disabilities to live life to the full. Our 5 care homes have up to 7 residents and our busy Community Service has weekly sessions, a social club and a weekend kids club. Check out our website to see what we do www.stockdales.org.uk.

What you will receive whilst working for us:

A competitive salary
Pension Scheme
28 days holiday per year pro rata inclusive of bank holidays
Enhanced pay for bank holidays
Increased holiday entitlement with service
Life Insurance Scheme – Health and Wellbeing
Cycle to work scheme
Access to Wage Stream
Excellent internal and external training
What we ask for in return:

Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle.
Hold QCF/NVQ Level 3 in care or equivalent.
Experience working in care preferably with individuals with learning disabilities or complex health needs.
Experience providing personal care and support and the administration of medication.
Experience of assessing the needs of vulnerable people and developing effective risk management plans.
Experience supervising / directing staff.
Caring and self-motivated, with a passion and want to help people with learning disabilities and complex health care needs.
Flexibility – willing to work weekends, bank holidays and out of hours working.
Joining as Assistant Manager, you will support the Service Manager by coordinating and leading shifts to ensure the needs of the people we support at our residential homes are always being met. Acting as a role model for the team, you will develop and facilitate individual support plans, risk assessments and behaviour management support plans, ensuring the running of the home is to its highest possible standard.

You will go home at the end of your shift satisfied and feeling like you have made a big difference to the people you support.

“Pupils, and students in the sixth form, flourish at this school. They are immensely proud of their school and its history. Pupils experience an ambitious curriculum that is successfully designed to build a deep and secure body of knowledge over time. They are exceptionally well prepared for the next stage in their education.” (Ofsted 2022)”

ICT Network Manager

Point range between Grade 7 - 8, SCP 27 - 36 (£35,745 - £44,428) Dependent on experience (Pay Award Pending)

Full time (36 hrs 40 mins per week), Full year

Permanent, to start ASAP

We are looking to appoint an experienced ICT professional to lead ICT Network Management functions.

This is an opportunity for an ICT Network Manager to develop the systems and procedures for IT among a founding body of committed staff. The ICT Network Manager will support the development of the growing Trust’s ethos and embedding that in IT functions of the schools, and having the benefit of support from a local, successful, and experienced trust team.

The purpose of this role is to:

Lead a team consisting of one ICT Officer and two Technicians in delivering operational support and projects.
Play a key role in ensuring Trust-wide network security and connectivity, meeting the need of curriculum and Trust / school priorities.
We are looking for someone who is:
Qualified and/or has significant professional experience and strong technical background with experience of designing, configuring and managing networks.
An excellent team manager and people person.
Positive, open and has a friendly attitude to customer service, improvement and delivery.
We are continuing to recruit to our team of exceptional staff to achieve our vision and work together to create a genuinely outstanding school. As ICT Network Manager you will shape the IT function which will directly impact on the experience for our young people.

Working for The Blue Coat School means that you would be part of the Cranmer Education Trust, a successful, growing Trust which prides itself on looking after its people, offering a high level of support and access to expertise. This is an excellent time to join the team, as we develop collaborative structures and systems to enhance and support our growing family of schools.

Alongside The Blue Coat School, the Trust is made up of primary and secondary schools across Oldham and Rochdale. The Trust also incorporates a teacher training school and the East Manchester Teaching Hub and a MFL hub, which support the training and development of new and existing teachers across the North West of England.

This position will be based at The Blue Coat School, Oldham, but may from time to time require travel as necessary to collaborate with other schools which are all locally based.

We offer:

Opportunities for professional development in a growing Trust
A strong school community that places children, families and staff at the heart of everything we do.
A supportive team who will work with and alongside you to achieve the very best
LGPS career average pension scheme with a generous employer contribution
Generous holiday entitlement and sick pay scheme, increasing with length of service
Central Oldham location close to good transport networks
The Blue Coat School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Cranmer Education Trust follows safer recruitment practices. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and appointment is therefore subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service.

For further information please refer to:

The Cranmer Education Trust’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy Trust Policies | Cranmer Education Trust
The Trust’s statement on the employment of ex-offenders, in the vacancy Documents section.
The job description and person specification for further information regarding the safeguarding responsibilities of the role.
Please note CVs are not accepted.

Closing date: Applications will be reviewed when they are received until the post has been filled.

Interviews: Please note the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy early upon receipt of suitably qualified applications. Successful applicants will be shortlisted for interview at the earliest available opportunity.

Start Date: As soon as possible

Previous applicants need not apply

The Cranmer Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer and will provide reasonable support to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process.

Post: Business Manager

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary Range: Grade 8, SCP 37 - SCP 39 (£45,441.00 - £47,420.00 FTE)

Working Type: Full time

Base: Essa Academy, Lever Edge Ln, Bolton BL3 3HH

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

Northern Education Trust (NET) is a charitable education Trust with an excellent track record for school improvement. The Trust sponsors 28 academies; 15 secondary and 13 primaries across the North of England in twelve Local Authority regions.

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and skilled business manager to lead on all aspects of business services at Essa Academy. At the heart of the academy, you will be business minded whilst playing a key role in the life of the students, doing duties and being part of the senior leadership team. You will manage the whole academy administrative function; line manage support staff and use Trust methods to maintain and monitor administrative systems.

Reporting to the principal and liaising with appropriate corporate directors, you will be responsible for the academy oversight of information systems and ICT, risk and critical incident management, transactional human resource management including payroll, facility & property management and the health & safety management of the academy.

The ideal candidate will:

Have 5 GCSEs, including English and maths at Grade C or above (or equivalent)
Hold, or be working towards a relevant academy business manager qualification, such as NASBM
Have demonstrate evidence of continuous professional development and training
Have experience in leading, managing and monitoring a team of staff
Have experience managing academy administration, systems and processes
Be committed to supporting the Trust’s agenda for safeguarding and equality and diversity, as well as the Trust’s values and ethos.
Be outcomes focussed and child centred
Northern Education Trust offers:

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

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

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

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

Employee benefits

●Free flu vaccinations

●Free onsite parking

●Employee discounts such as competitively priced car leasing

●Access to various discount sites

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

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

Closing date: 5th August 2024 at 8 am

We reserve the right to close the advert early should there be a high volume of applications received.

Permanent - 36.15 Hours

Are you an experienced Neighbourhood Housing Officer with the ability to develop sustainable tenancies and deliver positive outcomes for the benefits of the community?

RBH has a fantastic opportunity for a 2x well-organised individuals who have the ability to manage a neighbourhood patch, (Rochdale, Middleton, Heywood) delivering a pro-active service that promotes sustainability and high levels of customer satisfaction. You will have a flexible approach, be able to self-manage and look for innovative solutions. The ability to engage and empathise with customers is a must.

With strong networking and communication skills you will be the front face of RBH in the community.

Our people at RBH support each other in tight-knit teams, we each contribute to our unique society. Like them, you'll need to be passionate, aiming to provide a high-quality, customer focused service. You will need excellent interpersonal skills in order to build and maintain strong and effective partnerships with customers, colleagues and partner agencies.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who:

Ideally has significant experience within social housing delivering high quality housing management and/or lettings services within a community.
Has the ability to build and maintain strong and effective partnerships with customers, colleagues and other agencies.
Has excellent Office 365 and general IT skills with the ability to produce documents and correspondence to a professional and accurate standard.
Has the ability to identify risks and opportunities and be able to react to these quickly and appropriately.
Has the ability to effectively and efficiently manage workloads and meet deadlines through the use of flexible working arrangements.
Has experience of effective partnership working to deliver positive outcomes for the benefit of the community.
Has a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle.
What's in it for you?

As an RBH employee, you will receive a range of fantastic benefits, including: -

SMART working arrangements
Holiday entitlement – 30 days holiday plus all UK bank holidays, with an additional 5 days after completion of five years’ service. Part time employees will receive a pro rata entitlement
Ability to purchase up to an additional 5 days leave per year
A quality defined contribution pension scheme, with salary exchange and RBH matches your contributions up to 8%
Healthcare – automatic enrolment into a health care cash plan, covering optical and dental costs, consultation fees and physio to name but a few
You will also have access to our Employment Assistance Programme with a 24-hour confidential counselling support for both personal and work-related issues
Plus, many more
Please refer to the attached Job Description upon completing your application

Please note, we will be reviewing and shortlisting throughout the duration of this role and we could close early, therefore we recommend an early application.

Interviews will take place on Friday 21st June 2024

Permanent – 36.25 Hours – Full Time

Monday – Friday + Some weekend / out of hours work required.

RBH currently have an opportunity for a Digital Service Manager to join our IT Applications Team and will act as a strategic lead for developing and maintaining online and digital solutions including the corporate website and the customer portal. You’ll be responsible for identifying opportunities to leverage digitalisation and technologies such as the M365 Power Platform, that achieve digital transformation for the organisation and its customers.

This role

Key areas of work:

Product manager and lead for RBH online services including the corporate website, the customer portal (MyRBH) and other digital solutions.
Horizon scanning and utilising existing digital solutions (CRM,365, Portal etc) to present and implement options to address real business challenges.
Ongoing identification and development of all opportunities to increase channel sift and achieve efficiencies by migrating services online to the MyRBH portal for improved customer experience.
Subject matter expert in Umbraco, CMS, delivering user guides and training.
Working closely with RBH digital partners to ensure that the CMS meets RBH’s needs.
Organise testing to ensure that the release of all new and upgraded digital services meet the quality criteria.
Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who:

Relevant degree or equivalent experience, ITIL Foundation and Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
Project Management Qualification
Proven experience of management and maintenance of corporate websites and customer portals, preferably using Umbraco.
Experience of development and management of customer-facing online services involving integration with back-office systems.
Knowledge of Umbraco CMS, Web portals, APIs, CRM, M365 Power Platform
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate technical issues to a non-technical audience.
Excellent organisational skills
What's in it for you?

As an RBH employee, you will receive a range of fantastic benefits, including: -

SMART working arrangements
Holiday entitlement – 30 days holiday plus all UK bank holidays, with an additional 5 days after completion of five years’ service. Part time employees will receive a pro rata entitlement.
Ability to purchase up to an additional 5 days leave per year.
A quality defined contribution pension scheme, with salary exchange and RBH matches your contributions up to 8%
Healthcare – automatic enrolment into a health care cash plan, covering optical and dental costs, consultation fees and physio to name but a few.
You will also have access to our Employment Assistance Programme with a 24-hour confidential counselling support for both personal and work-related issues.
Plus, many more
Please refer to the attached Job Description upon completing your application

Please note, should we receive a high volume of applications, we may look to close the role early, therefore we recommend an early application

Educational Psychologist – 12-month maternity cover

We have an exciting opportunity for Educational Psychologist to cover 12-month maternity leave.

Hours 37.5 hours, Term Time Only (43 weeks worked) job share will be considered.

Salary £57,398 rising to £62,125 with biennial increments (salary already pro-rated to working weeks)

Location Hybrid worker - home, school or office based as necessary. Together Trust Central office is based in Cheadle, Cheshire. You must be able to commute between the Trust services.

Reports to Head of Clinical Services

A fabulous opportunity to provide psychological assessment for pupils attending Together Trust education settings and external schools, this post offers the unique opportunity to join a newly established Psychology Service by working systematically in multi-disciplinary teams, promoting the emotional well-being, learning and skill development of children and young people.

Working collaboratively with teams in school environments you will provide highly specialist psychological consultation and direct assessment, followed by formulation and intervention where appropriate.

Key duties and responsibilities will include:

Undertake highly specialist psychological assessments and needs analysis with internal and external services supported by the Trust.
Use applied psychology in working closely with staff from a variety of disciplines, parents/ carers and students to develop supports and interventions that mitigate the barriers to learning experienced by students with Special Educational Needs and Disability.
Work with the Trust Wide Clinical Psychologist, to contribute to the evaluation, monitoring and development of the service, contributing to research, auditing, and service evaluation.
Support the development of the Trust’s Assistant Psychologists, and the development and facilitation of training placements for Education Psychologists in training.
Provide, where necessary, highly specialist psychological reports, for key stakeholders and other practitioners within the wider professional network.
About you:

Registered with the HCPC you will hold a doctorate in Educational Psychology.
Be able to demonstrate significant post qualification experience supporting children and young people in education settings.
Have significant experience of undertaking cognitive and psychological assessments, developing formulations and providing recommendations and support plans.
Be able to deliver training to raise understanding and ability to support children and young people and raise quality of life.
Be able to demonstrate significant experience in supporting/providing clinical supervision and ability for reflective practice.
Have knowledge of current educational systems and of those associated with children and young people with special educational needs.
Evidence significant experience of working with children or young people with complex needs including learning disabilities and/or autism spectrum conditions and/or with mental health needs.
Why work for us?

You will be joining a great team of like-minded people.
27 days annual leave rising to 30 after 5 years and 33 after 10 years plus bank holidays.
Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity.
Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
Mental Health First Aiders offering support from trained colleagues, and free mental health support through our employee assistance provider Telus Health
To discover the full details of this rewarding role within the Together Trust please look at our Job Description.

Together Trust has committed to paying all staff a significantly higher wage than the government minimum. By officially registering as a Living Wage employer, we are showing our commitment to our employees, now and in the future.

Shortlisting will take place throughout the duration of the advert. We may remove this advert should we find the successful candidate prior to the closing date therefore early applications are encouraged.

This vacancy expires on Tuesday 16th April 2024

We currently do not provide sponsorship, but we welcome applications from those who have the right to work in the UK.

Join us as a Technical Support Officer in our Hair and Beauty Department! You will provide technical support and will contribute to the classroom experience of our talented and enthusiastic learners, within a hardworking team contributing to the high standards. As a highly engaged and motivated Technical Support Officer, you will have a genuine desire to improve the life chances of our learners. Tameside College has an excellent reputation, and this is a real opportunity for you to make a difference in people’s lives.

As a support colleague you’ll go into the Local Government Pensions scheme and enjoy some really great benefit’s as well, Free on site Gym at Beaufort Road, Beauty treatments and haircuts, Health care cash plan via Simply Health, saving clubs via Manchester Credit Union, Cycle to work. Costa Coffee on site, Onsite bakery products at Tameside One, The Restaurant at Tameside One, Retail discounts, Refectories on all sites.

What you’ll need: - We are looking for enthusiastic, resilient and highly motivated individuals, with a relevant level 2 qualification or equivalent coupled with a thorough knowledge of the relevant curriculum area and the ability to perform a technical support role contributing to the effective learning. You will provide physical, technical and administrative support and should be a strong team player with excellent communication skills. English and Maths at a Level 2 or equivalent.

About us: Tameside College has an excellent reputation and this is a real opportunity for you to make a difference in people’s lives. We’re based in Ashton-Under-Lyne Greater Manchester in a diverse and vibrant further education college that offers a wide range of course including A level and advanced level vocational study programmes, Apprenticeships and adult courses up to degree Level. We aim to give all our students an exceptional experience.

We believe in excellence and we back that up with high expectations, a superb working environment (as part of the Vision Tameside £100 million+ accommodation strategy) and outstanding teaching. We also believe that attending college is about more than achieving a qualification, important though that is. This is why we aim to give learners every opportunity to develop their full potential in a supportive and friendly environment.

You will be experienced and be a strong team player with excellent communication skills.

Come join us on our journey to outstanding!

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the service of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Any CV’s forwarded for this vacancy will be treated as a gift and not subject to your terms and conditions.

We are looking for a Head of Department (HOD) for our English and ESOL curriculum who is motivated, inspiring and has an innovative approach to teaching and learning. Are you someone with an in-depth knowledge of GCSE English and or ESOL? Do you have an innovative approach to leading a team? Is the learner journey a key priority in your role? Are you an inspirational leader who is looking for your next challenge and an opportunity to improve the lives and futures of the young people of Tameside? If the answer is yes, this may be the post for you.

As a HOD, you have access to the Teacher Pensions scheme and enjoy some fantastic benefits whilst working for the college, i.e. Costa Coffee on site, free on site Gym at Beaufort Road with PT sessions, onsite bakery products at Tameside One, The Restaurant and salon at Tameside One (with fantastic discounts) to name but a few. Of course we offer retail discounts, cycle to work, great holiday allowances and an employee saving club via Manchester Credit Union.

Here’s the standard bit: You will lead a very strong team of professional teachers across a variety of provisions across the English and ESOL departments.

You will develop and implement policies and procedures that support the quality improvement of the area, you will inspirationally lead members of a team to deliver appropriate and engaging curricula ensuring the sharing of good practice wherever possible. You will also develop links with HE institutions, employers and professionals with the focus of participating in new initiatives, increasing skills development and work experience opportunities for all learners in the department.

What you’ll need: Enthusiasm, resilience and a highly motivated approach to education with recent experience of teaching and leading on a range of academic programmes with outstanding achievement and high grade outcomes, particularly for GCSE English. You will need a detailed knowledge of current curriculum developments and the future landscape of academic qualifications. The successful candidate will hold a relevant degree or equivalent, a teaching qualification and have experience of internal moderation and rigorous standardisation of academic programmes/provision.

About us: Tameside College has an excellent reputation and this is a real opportunity for you to make a difference in people’s lives. We’re based in Ashton-Under-Lyne Greater Manchester in a diverse and vibrant further education college, with a sixth form centre, that offers a wide range of course including A level and advanced level vocational study programmes, Apprenticeships and adult courses up to degree Level. We aim to give all our students an exceptional learning experience.

We believe in excellence and this is underpinned throughout the college with high expectations, a professional and inspirational working environment (as part of the Vision Tameside £100 million+ accommodation strategy) and outstanding teaching and learning. We also believe that attending college is about more than achieving a qualification, we aim to give learners every opportunity to develop their full potential in a motivated, inspirational, supportive and friendly environment.

You will be experienced at inspirationally leading curriculum, be a strong team player and possess excellent communication skills.

Come join us on our journey to outstanding!

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the service of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a gift. We will not be subject to or liable under your terms and conditions for agency fees.

Tameside College are looking to recruit to the role of Teacher in Carpentry and Joinery
As a teaching colleague you’ll be auto enrolled into the Teacher Pensions scheme and enjoy some really great benefit’s, i.e. Costa Coffee on site, Free on site Gym at Beaufort Road, onsite bakery products at Tameside One, The Restaurant at Tameside One to name but a few. Of course we offer retail discounts, cycle to work, great holiday allowances and a saving club via Manchester Credit Union.

Here’s the standard bit: You’ll be responsible for planning, delivering and developing teaching/learning programmes using a flexible range of strategies and learning styles; taking responsibility for your quality of teaching and related curriculum development that meet learner needs, whilst assessing learners progress in College or on work experience and devise assessment processes against highly personalised progress targets.

What you’ll need: - We are looking for an enthusiastic, resilient and highly motivated individual with Literacy and Numeracy to at least Level 2, Level 3 qualification or relevant NVQ (or equivalent) in Carpentry and/or Joinery, you will have a Level 4 Teaching Qualification: Certificate in Education/ PGCE/Bachelor of Education or will be required to achieve Level 5 Diploma (DTLLS) or equivalent within 3 years of appointment, relevant assessment qualifications – IQA/A1/V1 and evidence of current Continuous Professional Development.

About us: Tameside College has an excellent reputation and this is a real opportunity for you to make a difference in people’s lives. We’re based in Ashton-Under-Lyne, Greater Manchester in a diverse and vibrant further education college that offers a wide range of course including A level and advanced level vocational study programmes, Apprenticeships and adult courses up to degree Level. We aim to give all our students an exceptional experience.

We believe in excellence and we back that up with high expectations, a superb working environment (as part of the Vision Tameside £100 million+ accommodation strategy) and outstanding teaching. We also believe that attending college is about more than achieving a qualification, important though that is. This is why we aim to give learners every opportunity to develop their full potential in a supportive and friendly environment.

Come join us on our journey to outstanding!

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the service of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Any CV’s forwarded for this vacancy will be treated as a gift and not subject to your terms and conditions.