Total 76 Manager job vacancies in Braintree, CM7 2AL

We are looking for Operations Site Manager to join our client on a 6 month FTC at their Wethersfield site. Our Client is an independent organisation who provide accommodation services to numerous organisations across the UK and continues to develop its business in both central and local government as well as the charitable section.

As Site Manager based at Wethersfield, you will be responsible for Staff and Service User management, with full delegated responsibility for the Wellbeing of Service Users (SUs) and the infrastructure of the site. You will be the first point of contact with staff and sub-contractors and have full responsibility to manage them and ensure that the client's interests and the requirements of the Home Office are met in a timely, commercially conscious, and compliant manner.

Wethersfield's sole purpose is to provide temporary, safe accommodation to the Service Users onsite. The suitable candidate must have experience in people and site management. This role requires a leadership that encompasses oversight throughout the working week and silent hours, including nights and weekends. Hours of work: 44 per week, working 12-hour shifts, including nights/weekends. 5-week shift pattern to cover 7 days a week, shifts will be agreed in advance

The role is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.

Benefits

• 33 days annual leave per annum (25 days plus bank holidays)
• Life Cover (2 x basic salary)
• Westfield Health Membership (offering cashback on health services plus discounts for retailers and gym memberships)
• 6 month probation period
• Employer pension contribution (4% employer, 4% employee)
• Laptop/Phone/other equipment if required as part of job role
• Mileage expenses (claimable from home)
• Referral Scheme

Email Lucy at l.wildish@newappointmentsgroup.co.uk if you would like further information.

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What skills and experience we're looking for

Kenilworth Multi-Academy Trust (KMAT) is a growing organisation and is currently made up of two schools, with an expectation to include further schools in the future.

This is a senior appointment to provide leadership and management of KMAT’s HR operations. We are looking for a forward-looking professional with significant strategic HR expertise, to provide a vision and deliver a high level of service across the KMAT. Ideally you will have a familiarity in education sector, though this is not an essential requirement.

The Role

To provide strategic and technical leadership of KMAT’s HR operations in accordance with the ‘7 Nolan Principles of Public Life’, ensuring the overall HR management of the Trust and its academies is effective, and sustainable.

The post-holder will lead, manage and drive consistent HR services across all academies and is accountable to the CEO of the Trust.

To contribute fully as a key member of the Trust Leadership Team to the development of the Trust’s strategy across all areas of the business, bringing a holistic viewpoint to discussions and facilitating decision making, as appropriate.

For an informal discussion on the role, please contact Kirsty Gane, Executive Assistant by email at k.gane@kmat.org.uk to arrange a meeting with Hayden Abbott, CEO.

Further information is available https://www.kmat.org.uk/3466/vacancies-1 where you can download a job description with the person specification.

What the school offers its staff

Kenilworth Multi-Academy Trust (KMAT) is a growing organisation and is currently made up of two schools, with an expectation to include further schools in the future.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

general manager | full time

three whole decades of acting different, we don’t conform, we celebrate difference. appreciating personality over perfection – we call it be you, be wagamama. with over 165 restaurants, we are looking for a general manager to join us on our continuous journey to nourish us all from bowl, to soul

whilst we might not have a live vacancy at the moment, please do apply. as we continue to grow and open new sites we have new opportunities to join us and would love to hear from you

the role |

as a general manager, you’ll inspire your team to go the extra mile for our guests, keeping expectations + standards high. you will be continuously coaching + developing your team to be the best they can be whilst driving your restaurant performance and deliver amazing results

if you |

• prioritise cultivating a positive + inclusive work culture through emotional intelligence, inspiration, and effective delegation. your ability to influence and empower emerging leaders shines through as you provide brilliant training, coaching, and mentorship
• are dedicated to excellence in guest experience, you ensure that every interaction reflects exceptional service, whether through your own efforts or by equipping your team with the necessary skills and mindset
• have strong financial acumen encompasses budgeting, inventory management, labour management, and strategic marketing. you meticulously analyse data to drive key business decisions and embody a culture of continuous improvement
• focus on building and nurturing your team, from recruitment to ongoing development, you are committed to fostering personal and professional growth among your team members
• you care about creating an inclusive environment where your team feel respected + that they belong, allowing them to nourish + flourish in their role and career
• a forward-thinking problem solver, able to think on your feet and make quick decisions

then we’d love to hear from you

wok’s in it for you |

• bonus scheme – up to £8,000 a year bonus opportunity
• private medical insurance
• free food on shift – yes anything from our menu! plus 50% outside of work to treat your friends + family
• an industry leading family friendly policy (any expectant person or anyone adopting a child will receive 26 weeks full pay + 13 weeks half pay)
• be the first to experience our brand-new menus
• wagamama parties throughout the year with vip guests
• be known nationwide as a love above the door legend – our national recognition programme

in addition to this, we offer all the usual such as, pension scheme, holiday, training, cycle to work scheme, retail + leisure discounts, discounted gym memberships + long service awards

be you be wagamama

wagamama is proudly part of disability confident

Early Years Team Leader/Supervisor Apprenticeship Level 3 - Pine Rivers Kindergarten, Reading

The Aspire Training Team are currently recruiting for a punctual, reliable and enthusiastic individual to complete a Team Leader / Supervisor Level 3 Apprenticeship at Pine Rivers Kindergarten, Reading

Pine Rivers Kindergarten is a nursery and playgroup in Reading, Berkshire. We have a huge amount of experience providing outstanding childcare and educational solutions. Our premises are large, airy and ideal for children to move around safely and develop their spatial awareness. With specified areas for children of different age groups, children can make friends their own age while learning and playing.

We treat each child as an individual, tailoring our approach to their needs and yours. All children from the ages of three months to eight years of age are applicable, and they will engage in planned-out activities that stimulate them, learn in a relaxed and free environment and play fun games that encourage cooperation and the development of social skills. Our extensive grounds are ideal for both learning and play, with grassed and decked spaces and even a collection of animals including birds and tortoises.

All staff we employ are DBS-checked, highly-qualified and dedicated, supporting your child's learning and keeping them safe whilst playing. We are a family business and have grown our reputation by establishing strong relationships with parents in the community, allowing them to play an integral role in their child's development at the nursery. With onsite Paediatric First Aid personnel and a five-star rating and reviews, we are the perfect choice.

Your duties and responsibilities will include;

• Shape curriculum and guide the learning and development journey of children under your care.
• Lead and manage the under twos room team, providing guidance, support and professional development.
• Design and execute activities that align with EYFS framework.
• Conduct regular safety checks and adhering to health and safety regulations.
• Reinforce positive behaviour management strategies.
• Looking after key children
• Fostering relationships with parents.
• Promoting safeguarding and welfare of children.

Hours;

• Pine Rivers is open from 8.00am – 18:00pm
• The successful candidate will be required to work 40 hours per week

Requirements;

• Level 3 Childcare Qualification is essential when applying for this role
• You must be able to gain a clear DBS
• Have GCSE grades A*-C or 4-9 in Maths and English Language, or equivalent

Benefits;

• Car park
• Uniform provided
• Birthdays off

Benefits

• Car park
• Uniform provided
• Birthdays off

Posted via: eyrecruit

Estate Manager

Fixed Term Contract/Secondment for 12 months

Salary: Band 9 - £36,647 - £40,220 p.a.

37 hours per week

The Service:

Portsmouth City Council Housing Service manages over 17,000 council owned and leasehold properties in Portsmouth and Havant making it the largest social landlord in the area. If you are successful in your application you will be required to work at any one of the seven Area Housing Offices.

You will join an experienced management team ensuring the delivery of an effective service to meet our customer’s demands. The Estate Manager leads and develops the Housing Officer team. Estate Managers are a significant influence within the area office management team assisting the Area Housing Manager to understand how the Housing Officer team perform against the stated purposes for our services, and how effectively our services pull together to meet the customer’s needs.

What is the role?

You will be responsible for leading and developing a team of Housing Officers and to equip them to deliver effective responses to a range of tenancy management issues.

Primarily, you will lead and support Housing Officers in:

• Managing rental income, ensuring they are equipped to engage and enable our customers to make good financial decisions that mean they can sustain rent payments.
• Letting empty properties and working with all the stakeholders who are part of this process.
• Responding effectively to reports of Anti-social behaviour, liaising with other agencies/services as needed.
• Providing advice and guidance on key tenancy issues including successions, assignments and priority housing transfers.

You will be expected to continually develop the skill set of Housing Officers so they become more effective in their role leading to an improvement in service to our customers. You will do this by modelling and reinforcing correct behaviours, addressing training needs or skills gaps. The role will also include ensuring our processes facilitate 'doing the right thing' for customers and taking action to remove any barriers to good service.

Who is the person?

You need to:

1. Have current experience of working in a challenging front line service as you will be supporting housing officers in dealing with customers with a range of social issues.
2. Be able to lead a team of housing officers, offering support and advice to make them more effective in their role. You must be able to demonstrate that you have the required skills and knowledge of the housing officer role to equip housing officers to work in a way which results in better outcomes for customers.
3. Be able to make decisions in a structured and transparent way to resolve complex issues from a customer perspective using initiative and judgement.
4. Be able to use data/measures to influence where and how you spend your time.
5. Be able to identify, and act on, the barriers that prevent effective service delivery to continuously improve performance.
6. Knowledge of welfare benefits desirable.
7. knowledge of landlord and tenant law, court process and relevant statutory powers would be an advantage.
8. Have the ability to communicate effectively at all levels, from the most socially disadvantaged tenant to a senior professional including MPs and local ward Councillors.
9. Demonstrate that you have the appropriate skills needed to be able to effectively manage staffing issues as they arise, such as sickness absence, disciplinary, general welfare and on-going recruitment.
10. Be competent using a variety of IT systems such as Excel and other office applications.
11. Be flexible as you may be required to work from any of the 7 Area Housing Offices and attend resident meetings during out of hours.
12. Have a current driving licence and daily use of a vehicle.

Closing date: 14th October 2024

Assessment/interview process: w/c 21st October 2024

When completing the application form, please thoroughly tailor your application to the 'Who is the Person' points with the use of examples from your experience and attach this as a cover letter in the Supporting Documents section. This is really important or you are likely not to be shortlisted. Please click HERE for the full job profile!

If applying as a secondment you will need permission from your current line manager releasing you for this secondment. Please state you have this on your application form.

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• A generous pension scheme
• Up to 31 days annual leave per year pro rata + bank holidays
• A range of retail discounts via our reward portal offering discounts at retailers including IKEA, Currys, Tesco
• Free Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing support
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships
• Potential to purchase additional annual leave
• Business travel support and initiatives, including bike loans

Click HERE to see all the benefits of working with us! Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Job Description

Nursery Room Leader (Level 3) - Baby Room

Salary: £25,000 - £28,000

Full-Time Hours

We are seeking a nurturing and enthusiastic Nursery Room Leader (Level 3) to join our client's team and lead their Baby Room. The ideal candidate will have a passion for early childhood education, excellent leadership skills, and a commitment to creating a safe and inclusive environment for our young learners.

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification in Early Years Education or equivalent
• Proven experience working in a nursery setting, with a strong understanding of the unique needs of babies and toddlers
• Leadership skills and the ability to motivate and inspire a team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A commitment to promoting diversity, equality, and inclusion in the early years environment

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the Baby Room team, providing guidance and support to ensure high-quality care and learning experiences for infants and toddlers
• Plan and implement age-appropriate activities and routines that support children's development
• Create a warm and welcoming environment where children feel safe, secure, and valued
• Communicate effectively with parents and families, building positive partnerships and sharing children's progress and achievements
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and safeguarding regulations at all times

Reference: WILL79372/EC

INDCHI

Job Description

Deputy Nursery Manager - Room Based

Salary: £30,000

Full-Time Hours

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Deputy Nursery Manager to join our client's dynamic team. The Deputy Nursery Manager will play a key role in overseeing the day-to-day operations of the nursery, supporting the Nursery Manager, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality care and education for children.

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 3 Early Years qualification or above
• Proven experience in a leadership role within a nursery setting
• Strong knowledge of EYFS and safeguarding practices
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and provide mentorship to staff
• A commitment to promoting diversity, equality, and inclusion within the nursery environment

Responsibilities

• Support the Nursery Manager in the daily management of the nursery, including staff leadership, training, and development
• Assist in implementing policies and procedures to ensure the safety and well-being of all children and staff
• Contribute to the planning and delivery of an engaging and inclusive curriculum
• Build strong relationships with parents, carers, and external agencies
• Monitor and maintain a safe and stimulating environment for children
• Collaborate with the management team to maintain compliance with regulatory standards and requirements

Reference: WILL78978/EC

INDCHI

Location: 371/375 Walworth Road, Walworth, London SE17 2AL GBR
Hours per Week: 39 hours
Shift pattern: Full-time - flexible shift patterns across mornings; afternoons; evenings and weekends, will be discussed further at interview.
Salary: Up to £42,500 per annum

Why Superdrug?

• Are you someone who enjoys inspiring others in your team?
• Do you enjoy managing a team to deliver great customer service?
• And are you someone with a good head for business who also knows how to have fun?

If so, read on...

Our Store Managers go beyond just great management skills, they share their expertise and support their team to grow and develop. A strong focus on delivering a great customer experience whilst meeting targets and increasing sales (it doesn’t hurt to beat the competition either). A passion for Beauty and Health products, Retail and Customer satisfaction alongside a sense of pride for every member of your team will be the foundation for all the success you and your team achieve.

If you like the sound of this, can see yourself managing and motivating others, then this job is for you...

About you

• You love watching others succeed in their careers
• You thrive on hitting key performance indicators and achieving sales & profit goals
• You appreciate the importance of great customer service and get satisfaction from exceeding your customers’ expectations
• Your previous retail experience with roles such as a Retail Supervisor, Assistant Management or similar, you bring us fresh thinking.

What’s in it for you?

Our success comes from our people – they make the difference. We’re all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver that Superdrug feeling!

• Competitive Salary up to £42,500 per annum
• Up to 25% Bonus of your salary
• 30% Staff Discount
• Up to 33 days Annual Leave
• Competitions throughout the year to win a week’s wages during seasonal events, team nights out and much more
• Excellent training and Internal progression opportunities - Superdrug Store Managers are extremely important to us, we recognise that you are our future Area Managers
• Pension & Life assurance
• Reward & recognition scheme and long service awards
• Employee assistance programme with Retail Trust
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/shared parental/adoption leave, company sick pay and pregnancy loss and support
  

We want you, together with Superdrug to help make a difference to the Health & Beauty Retail sector. Apply now to find out more as we want to hear from you...!

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We are seeking a highly committed, proactive and professional Registered Service Manager to lead the operational management of a specialist supported living service located in Braintree. The service has been developed to meet the needs of people who have a learning disability and/or autism and complex needs, including mental health needs and behaviours which can challenge.

The service supports 10 people in an attractive new-build supported housing scheme, commissioned as part of the Transforming Care Programme in Essex. The accommodation has been carefully designed to meet the needs of individuals with a range of needs and special requirements. The service is currently rated as Outstanding by CQC.

All tenants (including current residents) need well planned, personalised support to allow them to make a successful transition to supported living and to become more confident and independent. As a number of service users have forensic histories or can present with high risk behaviours, there is a requirement for positive and robust risk management and effective behaviour support strategies.

As the Registered Service Manager you will ensure that the service is of the highest quality, meeting all CQC standards and contract requirements and that this can be demonstrated through comprehensive quality and contract monitoring processes. You will ensure that the service works in a cohesive and coordinated manner and that service users experience fully integrated care, support and housing.

You will ensure that the care and support delivered is truly personalised and provided in accordance with agreed care plans, enabling service users to enjoy wellbeing, quality of life and community connections. You will promote and re-inforce a culture of responsive, person-centered practice and active support across the service, with relationships based on respect and unconditional positive regard. Your rewarding role will include responsibility for:

• Recruitment and selection of staff matched to needs of service users
• Management and deployment of staff to meet the needs of service users
• Ensuring continuous, reliable and consistent service delivery at all times
• Performance management
• Compliance with CQC & commissioner expectations and standards
• Contract management and achievement of planned outcomes
• Effective prevention and management of incidents
• Staff support, supervision, coaching and training
• Excellent customer care to all stakeholders
• Team building and management

You must have at least three years prior experience of supporting people with a learning disability and/or autism who have complex needs and at least two years supervisory/management experience. You will also have relevant experience in implementing PBS and positive risk management approaches, founded on the principles of least restrictive practice. You must demonstrate excellent assessment, support planning and report writing skills. Some experience of managing successful transitions from and into services is essential.

You will have a good knowledge of CQC requirements and care standards and experience of auditing services against agreed quality and outcome expectations. You will also have a good knowledge of PBS principles and strategies and legal/good practice frameworks (including MCA, DOLs and MHA) and their application in a supported living setting. An understanding of attachment theory, relational security and psychologically informed environments is desirable. You will have a good knowledge of mental and physical health needs/conditions as the ability to promote holistic health and wellbeing is essential. A relevant professional or practice related qualification (such as social work, nursing or management) is essential.

We would really welcome the opportunity to tell you more about the exciting role of Registered Service Manager, this state-of-the-art new supported living service and our supportive company. For an informal discussion please contact Mahip Singh, Service Director on Mahip.Singh@creativesupport.org.uk or 07815 518 847.

Vacancy Reference Number: 72699
Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number

Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 33 days 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

Mobile Scheme Manager - Category 1 Sheltered Housing

Salary: Band 5 - £24,362 - £26,073 p.a.

37 hours per week Monday - Friday

Permanent

The overall purpose of Sheltered Housing is to provide the right accommodation and support when needed. In Sheltered Housing we promote independent living for residents but with the knowledge that someone is always on hand to give support and to be available to help in an emergency. Residents have their own tenancy agreement with Portsmouth City Council; therefore residents are able to live independently in their own accommodation but with some support available as needed.

What is the role?

Residents in Sheltered Housing have a range of physical and mental health needs which means they need our support to maintain their independence. You will work to achieve this as per the Sheltered Housing Purpose. You will be working as a mobile Cat 1 Scheme Manager providing advice and support to residents living in Category 1 Sheltered Housing accommodation across the City.

As a mobile Scheme Manager, you will work closely with other Scheme Managers and will be expected to provide cover when the designated Manager is not at work. You may also be called upon to provide additional cover at short notice if there is a period of high demand. Part of the role will involves meeting and greeting new tenants, introducing them to the Category 1 Sheltered Housing Service and making them aware of the service that they can expect.

You will act as an advocate for residents when working with other agencies and you will be acting as a link to other agencies including social services, care agencies and health services. Your role also requires you to identify and respond to incidents and problems relating to the residents. You will be required to accurately record information, incident reports and liaise with members of the residents' families. Where appropriate, you will have the responsibility for raising Safeguarding alerts.

For more details on the role please click HERE for the full job profile!

Who is the person?

You need to:

1. Have experience of working directly (face to face) with people.
2. Have an understanding of older persons and the needs and the concerns that they might have.
3. Be a good listener, with a calm manner, with the ability to converse at ease with residents and provide advice in accurate spoken English.
4. Have excellent interpersonal skills in order to gain the trust of residents, their families and your colleagues.
5. Have an awareness of the importance of confidentiality when working with residents, in particular regards GDPR requirements.
6. Be an effective team player, willing to support those in your team when they are facing challenges and adaptable to the demands of the service.
7. Understand the need to maintain appropriate professional boundaries with residents you are supporting.
8. Understand the role of Social Services, Health Services, Voluntary agencies and other relevant professionals. Be confident at communicating with these agencies to share appropriate information in order to achieve a positive result for the resident.
9. Have good written skills as you will be required to write concise notes in residents' files, respond to complaints and compile reports, for example in relation to Safeguarding matters.
10. Be able to use your own initiative and discretion whilst recognising and understanding policies and procedures in place.
11. Have the ability to prioritise workloads and self-manage your time effectively to meet the different needs of each resident.
12. Be confident in being able to lone work as well as working as part of a team.
13. Have good IT skills, including use of Microsoft Outlook and Word/Excel and to able to use in house databases as required.

NB: The post is a Mobile Scheme Manager and you will be expected to visit schemes across the city. Having access to a mode of transport is therefore essential to be able to do this role.

If you feel that this is the opportunity for you, please complete your application.

More information about sheltered housing can be found on Portsmouth City Council's website:

https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/services/housing/council-tenants-and-leaseholders/sheltered-housing-and-extra-care/

When completing the application form, please thoroughly tailor your application to the 'Who is the Person' points with the use of examples from your experience and attach this as a cover letter in the Supporting Documents section. This is really important or you are likely not to be shortlisted. Please click HERE for the full job profile!

Closing date: 24th September 2024 at 16:00.

Please detail your full employment history with dates and explain any gaps. Please also include references from your last 2 years employment - these must be managerial (no personal references).

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• A generous pension scheme
• Up to 31 days annual leave per year pro rata + bank holidays
• A range of retail discounts via our reward portal offering discounts at retailers including IKEA, Currys, Tesco
• Free Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing support
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships
• Potential to purchase additional annual leave
• Business travel support and initiatives, including bike loans

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Our client is looking for a senior client project manager to join them on a 6 month contract starting middle September 2024. In this role you will be managing medium scale highways construction projects. This role is hybrid working with one day per week at the office.

Key responsibilities:

• Client managing projects or programmes of works throughout the design and implementation stages.
• Ensuring timescales, budgets and specification are adhered to
• Ensuring that team leaders, senior managers and other relevant parties are kept up to date and briefed on progress
• Consulting with Councillors, stakeholders, and members of the public over the development of transportation schemes to ensure all views and options are considered.
• Identifying, collecting and monitoring project resources, progress and financial information.

You will need:

• RQF level 4 or Degree level qualification (or equivalent) in a relevant field.
• Good project management skills and experience within Highways and Transportation.
• Post qualification experience in a relevant field.

If you have the skills and experience or would like to know more, please apply now!

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Please click HERE for the full job pack! This contains all details of the role and the person we are looking for!

Salary: Band 15 - £72,164 - £80,655 p.a.

37 hours per week

Permanent

We have a fantastic opportunity for an exceptional individual to join us as our Head of Asset Management & Compliance!

The newly created Head of Asset Management role is within Building Services of the Housing, Neighbourhood and Building Services Directorate. The service is responsible for the ongoing repair, maintenance and statutory compliance of our stock of over 15,000 Council homes, 2,000 leasehold properties as well as nearly 900 corporate assets located in Portsmouth and the surrounding areas.

The role sits in a new service area within the Directorate and whilst some of the roles are in place, you will play an important role in recruiting to and shaping the new service area, providing strategic leadership, developing and implementing new strategies and polices, and managing a period of significant change.

The majority of our housing stock was constructed in the 1950's and 1960's but we have a diverse portfolio with properties ranging from the Victorian era to new build properties alongside an ongoing development programme consisting of over 500 homes in the pipeline.

Nearly a third of the stock is of non-traditional construction and we have 22 blocks classified as taller buildings under the Building Safety Act. We have recently completed a stock transfer, acquiring over 800 properties expanding our stock holding within Havant, Gosport, Fareham and Winchester.

Due to the stock profile and age, alongside increasing regulation and new legalisation, we are at a pivotal point in the strategic management of our stock. With limited opportunities to increase the funding envelope alongside increasing demand it will be vital that you are able to drive efficiency in how our stock is maintained and managed.

You will play a vital role in the development of a new Asset Management Strategy, shaping its future direction to ensure that we are able to maintain both an economic and environmentally sustainable Housing Revenue Account (HRA) that can provide homes to allow our residents to live well in.

The strategy will convey our approach to how we report on and meet obligations around adherence to the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023, specifically with reference to the Safety and Quality Consumer Standard and Decent Homes standards.

You will report to the Assistant Director of Building Services and play a key role in the senior management team working closely with other Heads of Service within Building Services and more widely across the Directorate. You will provide strategic leadership in the development of the Asset Management Strategy ensuring that meaningful consultation is undertaken with residents, key stakeholders and Members to ensure a thorough understanding of the principals of the strategy and agreement of it.

Whilst the service area is being developed, below is a high-level summary of the core functions that sit under the Head of Asset Management:

Asset Management - responsible for the collection of data and management of relevant stock databases undertaking stock condition surveys, HHSRS assessments and producing EPCs. The team use data analysts to interrogate data and produce compliance and service measures across the Directorate to inform decisions around our buildings.

Analysis of stock, condition and data to inform the development of the Asset Management that sets out our strategic approach to managing our HRA stock, informing budget setting alongside strategic decisions concerning repair, refurbishment, acquisition, disposal and estate renewal.

Building Procurement and Framework Management - responsible for leading the procurement of strategic service contracts across Building Services and the establishment and ongoing management of various consultant & construction Frameworks to support the overall operation of the service and delivery of the Asset Management Strategy.

The role will be challenging, however, it represents an exciting opportunity to play a significant part in shaping the future direction of the Councils housing stock and bring change and modernisation to the service to ensure a sustainable portfolio.

If you would like to informally discuss this role with Adam Hardwick - Assistant Director Buildings, please contact Jane Evans via 023 9243 7766 or jane.evans@portsmouthcc.gov.uk to arrange a convenient time for a call.

Please click HERE for the full job pack! This contains all details of the role and the person we are looking for!

When completing the application form, please thoroughly tailor your application to the 'Who is the Person' points of the job profile within the job pack, with the use of examples from your experience and attach this as a cover letter in the Supporting Documents section. This is really important or you are likely not to be shortlisted.

Please also include:

• Employment history including:
  • Employer
  • Employment dates
  • Reason for leaving
  • A brief explanation of any gaps in your employment history
• References, including current or most recent employer. Let us know when we can contact your references - for example if you want us to wait until after your interview.

Application Closing Date - Midday on Monday 16th September 2024

Assessment Centre - shortlisted candidates will be required to attend an Assessment Centre in Portsmouth on Thursday 26th September 2024

Final Interviews - successful candidates from the Assessment Centre will be invited to an interview at a convenient time week commencing 30th September 2024

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• A generous pension scheme
• Relocation scheme may be available for the right candidate
• Up to 31 days annual leave per year pro rata + bank holidays
• A range of retail discounts via our reward portal offering discounts at retailers including IKEA, Currys, Tesco
• Free Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing support
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships
• Potential to purchase additional annual leave
• Business travel support and initiatives, including bike loans

Please click here to see all of the benefits of working with us!

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Please click HERE for the full job pack! This contains all details of the role and the person we are looking for!

Salary: Band 15 - £72,164 - £80,655 p.a.

37 hours per week

Permanent

We have a fantastic opportunity for an exceptional individual to join us as our Head of Compliance!

The newly created Head of Compliance role is within Building Services of the Housing, Neighbourhood and Building Services Directorate. The service is responsible for the ongoing repair, maintenance and statutory compliance of our stock of over 15,000 Council homes, 2,000 leasehold properties as well as our general fund assets with landlord repair and compliance responsibility located in Portsmouth and the surrounding areas.

The role sits in a new service area within the Directorate and whilst some of the roles are in place, you will play an important role in recruiting to and shaping the new service area, providing strategic leadership, developing and implementing new strategies and polices, and managing a period of significant change.

The majority of our housing stock was constructed in the 1950's and 1960's but we have a diverse portfolio with properties ranging from the Victorian era to new build properties alongside an ongoing development programme consisting of over 500 homes in the pipeline.

Nearly a third of the stock is of non-traditional construction and we have 22 blocks classified as taller buildings under the Building Safety Act. We have recently completed a stock transfer, acquiring over 800 properties expanding our stock holding within Havant, Gosport, Fareham and Winchester.

Our general fund assets represent a diverse portfolio including high profile buildings such Southsea Castle and the Spinnaker Tower alongside a range of buildings supporting client directorates in the operation of their services.

Due to the stock profile and age, alongside increasing regulation and new legalisation, we are at a pivotal point in the strategic management of our stock. With limited opportunities to increase the funding envelope alongside increasing demand it will be vital that you are able to drive efficiency in how our compliance activities are undertaken whilst ensuring that resident and building user safety is your number one priority.

You will need to have a sound understanding of legalisation relevant to the service area, in particular the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023, acting as the strategic lead to ensure compliance activities meet with requirements of the legalisation.

You will report to the Assistant Director of Building Services and play a key role in the senior management team working closely with other Heads of Service within Building Services and more widely across the Directorate. You will provide strategic leadership in the development of Building Services along with high-level support and advice to members.

We pride ourselves on our cross working with other Directorates within the Council and you will need to develop effective relationships with a of key Corporate stakeholders within our Economy, Transport & Planning; Culture, Leisure & Regulatory Services; and Education.

Whilst the service area is being developed, below is a high-level summary of the core functions that sit under the Head Compliance:

Building Safety - responsible for ensuring that duties required under the Building Safety Act 2022 are met. This includes the preparation of Building Safety Cases for our taller buildings, undertaking of FRA's for all relevant buildings and the management of actions arising from them.

Compliance - responsible for ensuring all statutory compliance duties are met. Management of our gas servicing & repairs contract as well as our commercial mechanical & electrical servicing and repairs contract. Also within this service area are Water Hygiene, Asbestos, Lift servicing & repair and building Health & Safety.

The role will be challenging, however, it represents an exciting opportunity to play a significant part in shaping the future direction of the Councils housing stock and bring change and modernisation to the service to ensure a safer portfolio.

If you would like to informally discuss this role with Adam Hardwick - Assistant Director Buildings, please contact Jane Evans via 023 9243 7766 or jane.evans@portsmouthcc.gov.uk to arrange a convenient time for a call.

Please click HERE for the full job pack! This contains all details of the role and the person we are looking for!

When completing the application form, please thoroughly tailor your application to the 'Who is the Person' points of the job profile within the job pack, with the use of examples from your experience and attach this as a cover letter in the Supporting Documents section. This is really important or you are likely not to be shortlisted.

Please also include:

• Employment history including:
  • Employer
  • Employment dates
  • Reason for leaving
  • A brief explanation of any gaps in your employment history
• References, including current or most recent employer. Let us know when we can contact your references - for example if you want us to wait until after your interview.

Application Closing Date - Midday on Monday 16th September 2024

Assessment Centre - shortlisted candidates will be required to attend an Assessment Centre in Portsmouth on Thursday 26th September 2024

Final Interviews - successful candidates from the Assessment Centre will be invited to an interview at a convenient time week commencing 30th September 2024

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• A generous pension scheme
• Relocation scheme may be available for the right candidate
• Up to 31 days annual leave per year pro rata + bank holidays
• A range of retail discounts via our reward portal offering discounts at retailers including IKEA, Currys, Tesco
• Free Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing support
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships
• Potential to purchase additional annual leave
• Business travel support and initiatives, including bike loans

Please click here to see all of the benefits of working with us!

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Estate Manager (Temporary Accommodation)

Permanent

Salary: Band 9 - £36,647 - £40,220 p.a.

37 hours per week

The Service:

Portsmouth City Council's Housing Needs, Advice & Support Service works directly with customers to help deal with housing issues and prevent homelessness in the city. We are a busy front-line service dealing directly with customers, many of whom are vulnerable and/or facing homelessness. The service assesses and advises customers on the Housing Needs, Advice & Support available to them, provide support services to vulnerable people and rough sleepers, provide temporary accommodation and link with providers to help people move into more permanent accommodation.

The Accommodation Team provide a vital link into accommodation for those that approach the council. This includes temporary accommodation for the homeless and links to external housing providers, including housing associations and private sector landlords.

What is the role?

You will be responsible for leading and developing a team of officers and to equip them to deliver effective responses to a range of issues relating to households in temporary accommodation.

Primarily, you will lead and support the Accommodation Team in:

• Arranging emergency housing for homeless households with a variety of temporary accommodation providers, ensuring the best use of available resources and helping monitor costs.
• Engagement with private landlords and letting companies, who the council work with to provide properties for homeless households, to ensure the smooth running of the service.
• Providing administrative support to Housing Needs, Advice & Support, including raising purchase orders, paying invoices, liaising with suppliers and support services, and updating systems.
• Working with stakeholders to ensure the quick turnaround of vacant properties so they are available, when needed, to meet the Council's statutory duty to provide temporary accommodation to homeless households.
• Managing rental income from temporary accommodation, ensuring officers are equipped to engage and enable our customers to claim relevant benefits and sustain their rent payments.

In this role, you will be expected to continually develop the skill set of the officers who report to you, so they become more effective in their role thus leading to an improvement in service to our customers. You will do this by modelling and reinforcing correct behaviours, addressing training needs or skills gaps.

You will also be expected to assist the Housing Accommodation & Allocations Manager to use measures to understand, ensure and improve the effective delivery of the service and associated budgets, always in accordance with current homelessness legislation.

Who is the person?

You need to:

• Have current experience of working in a challenging front line service as you will be supporting officers in dealing with customers who are homeless and are faced with a range of social issues.
• Knowledge of homeless legislation, landlord and tenant law and relevant statutory powers would be an advantage.
• Have the required skills and knowledge to lead a team of officers, offering support and advice to make them more effective in their role.
• Be emotionally resilient and able to make decisions under pressure, in a structured and transparent way to resolve complex issues from a customer perspective using initiative, judgement and an understanding of the law.
• Be reactive to problems, working on initiative and encouraging others to, prioritising conflicting and often complex demands.
• Possess an understanding of safeguarding, equality and diversity, GDPR and Freedom of Information legislation.
• Be able to identify, and act on, the barriers that prevent effective service delivery to continuously improve performance.
• Have a working knowledge of Housing Benefit.
• Be able to communicate effectively with customers from various backgrounds and with differing needs, as well as with senior professionals including MPs and local ward Councillors.
• Demonstrate that you have the appropriate skills needed to be able to effectively manage staffing issues as they arise, such as sickness absence, disciplinary, general welfare and on-going recruitment.
• Be competent using a variety of IT systems such as Excel and other office applications.
• Be flexible as you may be required to work from various locations and outside of normal working hours.
• Having a current driving licence and daily use of a vehicle would be an advantage.

If you have any questions or would like an informal chat about the role please contact Daniel Lake on daniel.lake@portsmouthcc.gov.uk or 02392 841149.

Closing date: 11th September 2024 at 17:00

Assessments/interviews: 18th - 20th September 2024

When completing the application form, please thoroughly tailor your application to the 'Who is the Person' points with the use of examples from your experience and attach this as a cover letter in the Supporting Documents section. This is really important or you are likely not to be shortlisted. Please click HERE for the full job profile!

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• A generous pension scheme
• Up to 31 days annual leave per year pro rata + bank holidays
• A range of retail discounts via our reward portal offering discounts at retailers including IKEA, Currys, Tesco
• Free Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing support
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships
• Potential to purchase additional annual leave
• Business travel support and initiatives, including bike loans

Click HERE to see all the benefits of working with us! Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Salary: Band 11 - £44,428 - £48,474 p.a.

Permanent

37 hours per week

Role is office based however you will need to travel as required between PCC Assets in Portsmouth, Havant, Gosport, Fareham and Winchester

We are seeking a Lift Contracts Manager to join our newly formed Compliance service within Building Services of the Housing, Neighbourhood and Building Services Directorate. The scope of the role extends to nearly 200 lifts across our stock of 17,000 HRA dwellings and Corporate Assets with Landlord repair responsibility

The role will hold responsibility for the overall management of all mechanical and electrical servicing and repair contracts, ensuring that contracts are suitably procured and managed, delivering a high service, providing value for money, whilst continually seeking to delivery service improvement.

The role will provide technical advice in relation to servicing and repair issues, providing practical solutions and ensuring that works are undertaken to a high standard. The role will also oversee the provision of capitals projects in relation to major repair, upgrading, replacement or new lift installations. The role will also assume responsibility for ensuring relevant statutory responsibilities are met with the safety of residents, members of the public, staff and our buildings being maintained.

What is the role?

• To ensure the robust management of Term Service Contracts in relation to Lift servicing and repair to HRA dwellings and General Fund, Corporate Assets.
• To monitor expenditure, assess valuations and ensure value for money for PCC.
• To review, inspect and audit servicing and repair works to ensure quality of work, compliance is achieved and validate expenditure.
• To lead monthly contract meetings with the Term Service Provider to review all service areas under the contract and strive for 100% compliance in all service areas.
• To ensure that PCC meet its statutory compliance duties to the service area and to link with PCCs external insurers to ensure that statutory inspection for insurance purposes are completed.
• To develop service measures and through review, work to continually to improve the service.
• To remain up to date with changes to legislation and the wider industry to ensure that PCC are meeting its statutory duties, ensuring the ongoing safety of residents, members of the public and staff accessing its Buildings.
• To work with the Head of Asset Management & Head of Compliance to inform where servicing and repair compliance demand may inform capital works programmes.
• To procure Term Service contractors to undertake servicing and repair activities.
• To procure and manage as necessary specialist Design Consultants to prepare design packages for new lift installations, lift replacements or major renewals/refurbishment of existing lifts.
• To provide technical advice to contractors and other technical staff and clients within PCC around lift servicing, repair and renewal.
• To ensure that compliance certification and documentation is accurate, robust and suitably stored to evidence compliance.
• To ensure robust management of staff and service budgets within your area, c.£2m per annum.
• To recruit, manage and develop staff as necessary for your service area.
• To develop, implement, monitor and review policies and procedures in relation to compliance activities within the scope of the role.
• To liaise with relevant stakeholders in relation to works that may impact service areas to ensure robust management process are in place to minimise impact to building users.

Who is the person?

The ideal candidate is someone who will:

1. Have a relevant HNC/NVQ Level 4 qualification in engineering or specialist area. Where candidates hold lower qualifications, they should be able to demonstrate substantial relevant experience in a similar role.
2. Have experience in either repair/maintenance of lifts or management of lift maintenance and servicing contract.
3. Have excellent technical knowledge of mechanical and electrical areas within the scope of the role, being able to identify statutory requirements, assess quality of works and be able to provide professional advice to others.
4. Have experience of the management of service contracts, ideally with knowledge of the NEC4 Term Service Contract suite and in particular Option E - Cost Reimbursable.
5. Have experience of the procurement of service contracts including the development of scope of service documentation, contracting models and evaluation of bids in line with Public Procurement Regulations
6. Have experience of managing budgets including monitoring and cost control techniques to ensure services are delivered within available budgets.
7. Excellent practical knowledge of relevant legalisation and technical guidance, including, the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER), Requirements for Electrical Installations 18th Edition, The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, The Building Regulations and relevant Approved Documents.
8. Have experience of preparing and developing strategies, policies and guidance documents to ensure compliance with statutory functions.
9. Have knowledge and experience recording and analysing compliance data on relevant compliance IT systems, using measures to monitor performance and inform service improvement.
10. Have experience of leading and managing teams and services, including continual improvement of both staff and service delivery.
11. Experience of working with and communicating effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
12. Personally demonstrate, develop and lead your service area in accordance with the value and behaviours set out in the PCC Behaviour Framework.
13. Have a driving licence and provide a car for work to be able to effectively travel to assets as necessary.

When completing the application form, please thoroughly tailor your application to the 'Who is the Person' points with the use of examples from your experience and attach this as a cover letter in the Supporting Documents section. This is really important or you are likely not to be shortlisted. Please click HERE for the full job profile!

Closing date: 9th September 2024.

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• A generous pension scheme
• Up to 31 days annual leave per year pro rata + bank holidays
• We offer flexible working options including hybrid working with a minimum of two days office based per week pro rata, giving you the flexibility to work up to three days at home every week. Hybrid working is dependant on the role and service needs, exact details will be discussed with you at interview.
• A range of retail discounts via our reward portal offering discounts at retailers including IKEA, Currys, Tesco
• Free Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing support
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships
• Potential to purchase additional annual leave
• Business travel support and initiatives, including bike loans

Please click here for all the benefits of working with us!

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk