Total 214 Business Management / Project / Planning job vacancies in Ashford, Kent, TN23 1PL

Production Planning Lead

Location: Margate, Kent

Industry: Food Production

Contract: Perm

Days: Monday - Friday

Salary: Up to £30,000 PA ~ DOE

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Production Planning Lead to join our operations team. The Production Planning Lead will be responsible for overseeing the planning and coordination of production schedules, materials supply schedules, and maintenance schedules to ensure efficient operations and timely delivery of products to customers. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in operations planning, inventory management, and production scheduling within a manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities:

- Receive and review customer orders to initiate production planning process

- Construct rolling weekly production schedule using customer order data, product stock information, and customer forecasts

- Develop rolling weekly materials supply schedule using customer order data, raw material and WIP stock information, and customer forecasts

- Collaborate with Warehouse Manager to align production schedule with stock availability

- Integrate and optimise planned maintenance schedule with production schedule in collaboration with Maintenance Lead

- Maintain a rolling 52-week production forecast based on customer forecast and order data

- Identify opportunities for optimisation of production schedules and capacity planning

- Maintain real-time overview of production through Short Interval Control and Management Control and Reporting System

- Lead stock take activities and ensure accurate maintenance of materials, WIP, and finished goods stocks

- Complete daily reporting requirements and performance analysis, reporting to Sales & Operations Manager and Management Team

- Develop daily materials supply schedule to meet production needs and achieve customer service targets

- Identify and communicate risks to service and supply, analyse solutions, and implement best fit solutions

Qualifications and Skills:

- Proven experience in operations planning, production scheduling, and inventory management in a manufacturing environment ideally within a food production environment

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities

- Proficiency in using planning tools and software

- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines

- Experience with Short Interval Control and Maintenance Management Systems is a plus

If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for optimising operations and delivering exceptional customer service, we invite you to apply for the position of Operations Planning Lead. Join our clients team and play a key role in driving operational excellence and achieving our production goals.

A clinical independent Opticians based in a market town close to Maidstone, Kent, are looking for a full time Optometrist to join the team.

Optometrist - Role

• Modern independent practice
• Working alongside other experienced Optometrists
• Hospital quality eye examinations
• OCT
• Specialist clinics - Dry Eye, visual stress, complex contact lenses
• Relaxed 40 minute clinics
• Full time including Saturdays
• 9am to 6pm (5pm on a Sat)
• Salary between £55,000 to £65,000
• Professional fees covered

Optometrist - Requirements

• Fully qualified Optometrist registered with the GOC
• Excellent communication skills
• Enthusiastic
• Confident

To avoid missing out on this opportunity, please send your CV across to Rebecca Wood using the 'Apply' link as soon as possible.

A high quality independent Opticians based in New Romney, Kent are looking for a new Contact Lens Optician to join the team.

This is a highly successful practice with an exceptional reputation in the area, focusing on offering the best clinical care possible.

Contact Lens Optician - Role

• Mid to High end independent Opticians
• Affluent market town
• A focus on customer care ensuring every patient leaves happy
• Specious contact lens consulting room
• 45 minute appointments
• Running of an established contact lens and dry eye clinic - Fully booked 2-3 weeks in advance
• Zeiss Slit lamp and MYAH
• Ortho K, Myopia management and all things dry eye related
• Patients return regularly for treatments like Zest and NuLids
• Full training from one of the UK's leading dry eye specialists
• Optix software
• Input into the business - new ideas, stock selection
• Fantastic development opportunities- management in the future
• Working 5 days a week including Alt Saturdays
• Opening hours from 9am to 5.30pm (1pm on a Sat)
• Salary between £32,000 to £34,000 plus bonus
• Professional fees covered
• Private Health Insurance
• Salary between £32,000 to £34,000 plus bonus

Contact Lens Optician - Requirements

• Registered with the GOC
• Able to deal with a wide range of contact lens patients
• Happy with a varied role mixed between contact lenses and dry eye clinics
• Confident
• Caring attitude who enjoys going above and beyond
• Team player

To avoid missing out on this opportunity, please send your CV across to Rebecca Wood using the 'Apply' link as soon as possible.

Project Manager

Location: Sittingbourne

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Project Manager to join our team. If you have a proven track record in project management and design, this role offers an exciting opportunity to manage and execute projects from start to finish. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership abilities and attention to detail, ensuring projects are completed on time and within scope.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design engineering solutions using CAD systems (AutoCAD and SolidWorks).
• Lead and coordinate all aspects of project management.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, and ensure timely completion of milestones and deliverables.
• Oversee multiple projects simultaneously, coordinating with team members, suppliers, and customers.
• Liaise with internal teams, customers, and suppliers to ensure smooth project execution.

Requirements:

• Relevant qualification (HND / HNC / C&G or equivalent).
• Experience with CAD systems (training provided if required).
• Proven experience in managing projects.
• Experience in the UK water industry is an advantage.
• Full driving licence (any endorsements must be declared).
• Willingness to travel to sites, including occasional overnight stays.

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What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you a passionate and dedicated teacher who can inspire the minds of our young people by bringing Business and Economicsto life?Do you have a genuine passion for teaching and are committed to raising achievements? If so, thispost at Ebbsfleet Academyis right for you!

From January 2025, Ebbsfleet Academy has a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious teacher to join us in the role of Coordinator of Learning - Business and Finance. You will join an established and successful department with a collaborative and dedicated team who achieves excellent results. This is the ideal role for an experienced teacher to take the next steps in their career and gain further responsibility.

The ideal candidate will specialise in Business and will also have experience in teaching Economicsas an additional subject. This is an excellent opportunity for a teacher to join an Academy which is committed to providing high-quality professional development opportunities and supporting the Business team on its journey to excellence.

Our newly appointed candidatewillcontinue the development and implementation of the expanding Sixth Form and KS5, so experience teaching these year groups would be highly beneficial.Supporting the Director of Learning, you will help raise the quality of teaching and learning in the department across all key stages.

This is a truly fantastic opportunityfor a passionate teacherto become part of a well-established, highly collaborative and successful team as we are confident that our teaching and support teams, our facilities and most importantly our students will inspire you. As an IB World School, applicants that have previous experience in delivering this curriculum are of strong interest to us but please note that this criterion is not essential as training will be provided.

This is apermanent opportunity with a salary of MPS/UPS + London Fringe Allowance, based on experience and TLR.

Do you know a great teacher who would like to hear about opportunitieswith Leigh Academies Trust? If so, make a referral today for the chance to receive£100as a 'thank you'. Simply complete the referralform byclicking here. T&C's apply.

Working with us:Ebbsfleet Academy is a dynamic and successful 11-18 Academy serving the local community. We have students of all abilities and from a wide variety of backgrounds, all of whom contribute to the richness of our school population.

At Ebbsfleet Academy our aim is to get the best out of every student; excellence in teaching and learning is therefore at the heart of our work. Our vision is based on three core values: ‘Be Ready, Work Hard, Be Nice’. In working towards instilling these values in our students, we strive to provide a safe, healthy and stimulating environment for all. Our curriculum is based around the needs of our students and consists of a rich blend of academic and vocational qualifications, all supported by fantastic learning resources including outstanding sports facilities, as well as modern, generously equipped classrooms, workshops and laboratories. All areas are served by excellent ICT facilities. Working together, in partnership with all stakeholders but especially parents and carers, we are creating a dynamic and innovative learning institution.

Our ambition is to ensure that all of our students achieve their potential, develop as courteous, confident and capable young people and leave with an education that has fully equipped them to go on to university or the career of their choice. Ebbsfleet Academy is proud to be a community school. As such we can cater specifically for the learning styles and social needs of our learners. Our curriculum allows students to develop socially, behaviourally and academically at their own pace and in their own unique ways. This reflects positively in our results.

Exam results are only one measure of success. We foster students’ wider interests and skills through a varied programme of extracurricular activities and student leadership opportunities, all of which are essential to nurturing potential outside the classroom. We have high expectations of everyone in our school. Our provision includes extension for the most able, as well as targeted support and intervention, to ensure all students achieve to the best of their ability and that they leave Ebbsfleet Academy equipped with the skills needed to excel in today’s world. By working in partnership with all stakeholders, especially parents and carers, we have created a dynamic and innovative learning environment.

As a proud member of Leigh Academies Trust, our leaders also benefit from wider collaboration across a community of highly successful leaders, with continued investment in staff a core value of the Trust and our academy.

Click hereto view our website and learn more about Ebbsfleet Academy.

What the school offers its staff

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust:As of 1st September2024, our Trust comprises 33geographically organised academies (17secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff. Nearly 40% of our academies are judged outstanding overall by Ofsted, versus 15% nationally. The Trust is establishing three‘clusters’ of academies: LAT Central; LAT North; LAT West. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider.Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one.

Our commitment to safeguarding:Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity:As a Trust we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date.Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

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.

Are you looking for a Business Studies Teacher job? Job available at a mixed 11-18 secondary school in Tunbridge Wells!
Your new school
This school is innovative, fully inclusive, and very successful in the Tunbridge Wells area. Based in state-of-the-art buildings with impressive facilities they are rated Good by Ofsted. Behaviour is excellent at the school, and they have high expectations of students. Staff celebrate a real sense of community and are proud of the schools' vision.
Your new role
We are looking to appoint a determined and dynamic individual, committed to driving up standards in Business Studies. To be successful in this role you will have;
* A passion for teaching secondary Business Studies.
* An empathy with young people and a willingness to work hard to motivate and encourage them in developing a love of the subject.
* The ability to organise and teach lessons with flair and imagination.
* A responsibility of raising the standards of teaching, learning and student achievement in Business Studies for students aged 11-18.
* Potential for the right candidate

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in joining one of our partner schools, you will need to have QTS and recent experience of teaching Business Studies at KS3 or KS4 in mainstream schools. ECT/NQTs are welcome to apply.
What you'll get in return
By working alongside Hays, you will have contact with your own personal recruitment consultant who has access to a wide range of opportunities within the education sector in your area. Our partnership schools recruit directly with Hays and so you will have access to many permanent roles before they are even advertised. As well as this, if you know of other education professionals looking for supply, long-term or permanent roles, you can receive £250 worth of high street vouchers every time you recommend a friend to us using our 'Refer a Friend' programme. *terms & conditions apply*.

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 about your career.

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What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you a recent Economics or Business graduate looking to get into teaching?At Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School,we can be very receptive to teachers joining us at varying stages in their careers and are therefore open to taking on a recent graduate as an unqualified teacher who would eventually like to be put through their teaching training.

We are seeking to appoint either an already outstanding teacher or someone with the potential to become an outstanding teacher who can deliver high quality learning opportunities for our students in Economics and Business. The Economics department is highly successful and has a track record of delivering excellent outcomes for our pupils in KS4 and 5. Economics is an extremely popular subject at both GCSE and A level.

Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School is a selective boys grammar school with a coeducational sixth form. It is a seven form of entry school with over 1500 pupils. The school has exceptional facilities and a distinctive ethos of providing outstanding academic teaching alongside a range of exceptional opportunities for all pupils.

We’d like to hear from candidates who are:

• Collaborative, able to build strong professional relationships;
• Able to motivate and inspire students and staff to achieve their full potential;
• Confident and has strong career aspirations;
• Committed to safeguarding and the happiness and wellbeing of everyone at the Academy;
• Confident in delivering lessons with strong knowledge of the Economics curriculum;
• Engaged in evidence-informed pedagogy and relentlessly focused on improving their own practice;
• Passionate about their own personal leadership and subject knowledge.

This is a full-time, permanent position and the salaryoffered isMPS/UPS based on experience. Please note, we will be looking to conduct interviews onWednesday 16th of October 2024.

Enquiries: Please contact Sarah Rose (PA to the Headteacher) sarah.rose@sjwms.org.uk

Do you know a great teacher who would like to hear about opportunities with Leigh Academies Trust? If so, make a referral today for the chance to receive£100as a 'thank you'. Simply complete the referral form byclicking here.T&C's apply.

Working with us: Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School is a selective boys grammar school with a large co educational sixth form. It was founded in 1701 in order to provide an education to young men who would go on to work at the famous Chatham Dockyard. More than 300 years later we still pride ourselves on providing a superb academic education alongside an unparalleled range of opportunities for personal growth and character development. Awarded ‘outstanding’ in our last Ofsted in March 2023, the school has a track record of exceptional examination performance. Our Ofsted report comments, ‘Pupils and students are thoughtful, polite, courteous and respectful.’ It also comments, ‘Staff morale is high, and turnover is low. Leaders are very conscious of staff well-being.’

In 2012 the School became one of the first 100 National Teaching Schools and in 2021 was successful in converting this into becoming one of the first 35 National Teaching School Hubs. Alongside our work as a National Support School, our position in Leigh Academies Trust and as the lead school in the Kent and Medway Maths Hub the school is in unrivalled position to offer superb support and training to any new member of staff, regardless of their role, or their experience.

Please click here to view our website, to find out more about Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School.

What the school offers its staff

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust:As of 1st September2024, our Trust comprises 33geographically organised academies (17secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff.Currently, 14 of our academies are considered to be “Outstanding” which is nearly 50% of those which have been inspected whilst part of the Trust.The Trust is establishing three‘clusters’ of academies: LAT Central; LAT North; LAT West. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider.Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one.

Our commitment to safeguarding:Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity:As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

Further details about the role

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

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.

Internal Role Title: Project Manager
Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday
Salary: £50,160 - £62,700 per annum (salary offered dependent on experience)
Contract: 12-month FTC
Location: Dartford

We are on the look out for an experienced Transformation Project Manager, with a background in housing. You will be working with the Head of Delivery & Change, to ensure we effectively deliver on transformation projects across the organisation.

We support agile working, so you’ll be provided all IT equipment to work flexibly between your home and at our Dartford office.

Who are we?
We’re one of the top 30 housing associations in England, with homes spreading across London, Kent, Essex and Sussex. Our financial strength puts us in a good position to rise to challenges and plan for the future.  Our purpose is to “open doors to better lives for our customers”. We thrive to be customer pioneers; providing a great customer experience.

We are also proud to announce that we have been awarded an accreditation for ‘The Sunday Times Best Places to Work’ 2024, based on our employee feedback.

Your key tasks will include:

• Project managing key transformational and continuous improvement projects in line with Moat’s corporate strategy, delivering against agreed deliverables to budget, time and quality constraints.
• Ensuring projects are commissioned and delivered in line with Moat’s process for change and using agreed governance documentation.
• Overseeing the end-to-end delivery cycle for projects from ideation and discovery phases, through to the scope definition, resource & planning, execution and transfer of projects to an operational state of acceptance.
• Identifying and managing key project resources, ensuring roles and responsibilities are clearly defined and the relevant skills needed to execute the change have been secured.
• Working with project sponsors to articulate clear business cases with sound financial and business impact analysis, in line with our project framework.
• Working with project sponsors and operational leaders to create and execute against benefits realisation plans, inclusive of identifying and tracking benefits.
• Proactively identifying, assessing and managing project risks in line with Moat’s project management framework, ensuring adequate escalation and ownership of risks throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Managing project budgets in line with our delivery framework, ensuring project costs are under control and escalation processes for financial risks are followed.
• Working with colleagues across the business including IT & front line colleagues to ensure that Current and Future State processes are clearly defined as part of the project lifecycle.
• Developing and executing against stakeholder management and communication plans (in conjunction with colleagues in our Communications team), ensuring both Moat colleagues and customers are not only informed of key updates, but are actively engaged in the changes being deployed.
• Evaluating the success of deliverables and working with business owners to ensure controlled closure and transfer of projects through to an operational state, in which the change can be effectively sustained.
• Ensuring that best practice is used across the organisation, facilitating a culture of continuous improvement, through effective lessons learnt processes and contributing to the upskilling of colleagues in change & project management principles.
• Developing and maintaining excellent relationships with operational colleagues to ensure that we work collaboratively and consistently on all projects and change programmes.
• Maintaining commitment to professional development, both with respect to Housing as an industry, and Project & Change management as a discipline.

You’ll have:

• Project management experience aligned to business change, business process re-engineering and business process modelling.
• A project management qualification (Prince 2, Agile, PMP).
• A track record of working with teams and managing projects by prioritising workloads and delivering to project deadlines.
• A team player with a can-do attitude.
• Experience of working in complex stakeholder environments, including matrix management.
• Experience of supporting and managing change effectively.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to professionally challenge, coordinate, collaborate and drive aspirational needs across Moat.

To view the full job description, please click here: https://shorturl.at/KjM8B

In return, you’ll receive:
A range of benefits. For more info, check out our employee benefits video here: Our employee benefits: what we can offer you (youtube.com)

Want to know more about Moat?
Check out our social media feeds!
Twitter: @moathomes
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Interested in applying? We want to hear from you!

If interested, please apply by 11pm on Tuesday 29 October 2024

We encourage you to apply early, as we may close the advert before this date if we receive good interest. We're looking forward to reading your application!

Please note we will no longer be accepting CV’s as part of the recruitment process. All candidates must now complete an application form on our career’s website.

If you require any additional adjustments to the recruitment process, please email peopleservices@moat.co.uk

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Operations Planning Lead

Location: Margate, Kent

Industry: Food Production

Contract: Perm

Days: Monday - Friday

Salary: Up to £30,000 PA ~ DOE

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Operations Planning Lead to join our production team. The Operations Planning Lead will be responsible for overseeing the planning and coordination of production schedules, materials supply schedules, and maintenance schedules to ensure efficient operations and timely delivery of products to customers. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in operations planning, inventory management, and production scheduling within a manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities:

- Receive and review customer orders to initiate production planning process

- Construct rolling weekly production schedule using customer order data, product stock information, and customer forecasts

- Develop rolling weekly materials supply schedule using customer order data, raw material and WIP stock information, and customer forecasts

- Collaborate with Warehouse Manager to align production schedule with stock availability

- Integrate and optimise planned maintenance schedule with production schedule in collaboration with Maintenance Lead

- Maintain a rolling 52-week production forecast based on customer forecast and order data

- Identify opportunities for optimisation of production schedules and capacity planning

- Maintain real-time overview of production through Short Interval Control and Management Control and Reporting System

- Lead stock take activities and ensure accurate maintenance of materials, WIP, and finished goods stocks

- Complete daily reporting requirements and performance analysis, reporting to Sales & Operations Manager and Management Team

- Develop daily materials supply schedule to meet production needs and achieve customer service targets

- Identify and communicate risks to service and supply, analyse solutions, and implement best fit solutions

Qualifications and Skills:

- Proven experience in operations planning, production scheduling, and inventory management in a manufacturing environment

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities

- Proficiency in using planning tools and software

- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines

- Experience with Short Interval Control and Maintenance Management Systems is a plus

If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for optimising operations and delivering exceptional customer service, we invite you to apply for the position of Operations Planning Lead. Join our clients team and play a key role in driving operational excellence and achieving our production goals.

A premium independent Opticians based in Bexleyheath, Kent are looking for a full time Dispensing Optician to join the team.

Dispensing Optician - Role

• Modern, high end practices
• Working between 2-3 practices which are all close together
• Role due to expansion
• Focus on quality and customer service
• Team focused environment with regular team outings
• Regular training for all team members
• Access to eyewear brands to suit all budgets - Bvlgari, Kate Spade, Saville Row, Sillhouete
• Working alongside another experienced Dispensing Optician and a fully trained support team
• Hands on in all areas of the practice
• Full or part time role to include Saturdays (No Sundays or bank holidays)
• Typical working hours from 9am to 5.30pm (2pm on a Sat)
• Basic salary between £28,000 to £35,000
• 30 days holiday including bank holidays - Opportunity to build up more days with long service
• Professional fees paid
• Staff parking

Dispensing Optician - Requirements

• Fully qualified Dispensing Optician registered with the GOC
• Passionate about eyewear and styling
• Flair for fashion
• Pulse on the market
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Team player
• Attention to detail

To avoid missing out on this amazing opportunity please send a copy of your CV or call 01142381726 for more information.

What skills and experience we're looking for

If you are a dedicated, driven Teacher of Business Studies who has a real passion for the subject and a drive to instil this in your learners then we have an exciting opportunity for you…

We are seeking to appoint an inspirational Teacher of Business Studies with excellent subject knowledge. The successful candidate will join the school’s highly successful and enthusiastic Business Department working and collaborating with an exceptionally dedicated and talented team of practitioners.

What we are looking for:

• An excellent classroom practitioner
• Somebody who is well-organised, proactive and able to work effectively as part of a team
• Somebody who works well with staff and pupils alike
• Strong classroom management skills
• Knowledge of Business and Financial Studies at KS5
• Someone keen to make a difference to the lives of young people
• Someone looking to join a community that works to develop young people into successful citizens
• Someone ready to work with young people both in lessons and as a tutor

What the school offers its staff

What Fulston Manor School can offer you:

• Mentoring and high-level training
• Encouragement to develop your career with excellent promotion opportunities
• A family atmosphere with welcoming staff and students
• A caring environment with well-being and work/life balance at its core
• To be part of a whole school team – working together to achieve and valuing every individual’s contribution

Further details about the role

The Business Studies Department is proud of the fact that it is one of the most popular subjects in the school and offers a range of certificated courses, including Business Studies and Finance at GCSE. For Key Stage 5 we offer AQA A Level Applied Business as well as Edexcel A Level Business. In addition to our A Level Business qualifications we have been successful in delivering the London Institute of Banking and Finance Qualifications in Key Stage 5 (legacy course ending this academic year).

The Sixth Form Business Studies students not only use local business for research to complete assignments, but have, for several years, taken part in local competitions, e.g. BASE, Business, Accounting and Skills Education Competition which has proved very successful.

Commitment to safeguarding

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

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you passionate about shaping the business minds of the future? Longfield Academy is looking for an enthusiastic and dedicatedTeacher of Business Studiesto join our dynamic team. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented teacher to inspire and engage students in the world of business, helping them develop key skills and knowledge that will serve them well in their future careers.

At Longfield Academy, we pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and supportive environment, where innovative teaching is encouraged. Whether you're an experienced educator or an early-career teacher, you'll have the chance to make a significant impact on students’ learning, supported by our excellent professional development opportunities and resources.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a strong passion for business education and can deliver engaging lessons
• Is committed to raising achievement and motivating students to succeed
• Is dedicated to their own professional growth and development
• Enjoys working collaboratively as part of a team

If you’re excited about the opportunity to help young people thrive in business studies, we’d love to hear from you! Apply today to join our team.

Working with us:Longfield Academy offers a friendly and supportive working environment with innovation and collaboration at the heart of everything we do. The academy is recognised as an International Baccalaureate (IB) world school and delivers the Middle Years Programme (MYP) to students in years 7 -9. Our most recent inspection in 2018 confirmed that Longfield Academy continues to provide strong educational outcomes for students. The richness of our extracurricular activities allows our students to excel in drama, music, sports and STEM. Leaders of the academy are highly ambitious for all of the students. We have a strong drive for school improvement underpinned by a relentless focus on the core business of improving teaching and learning. We do not limit that ambition to the outcomes of public examinations; our students being prepared for life is equally as important to everyone at the academy. Our pastoral system is truly exceptional and we pride ourselves on the quality of care for every student. Our Post-16 provision continues to go from strength to strength, rated in the top 10% for Kent, with our students securing places at top universities.

Longfield Academy benefits from modern, state-of-the-art facilities for learning across all subject areas. We have a thorough and robust approach to school improvement, and the academy is well on course to becoming a truly Outstanding school.

The school is heavily oversubscribed in year 7 and year 12. For more information about our academy, pleaseclick here.

What the school offers its staff

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust:As of 1st September2024, our Trust comprises 33geographically organised academies (17secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff.Currently, 14 of our academies are considered to be “Outstanding” which is nearly 50% of those which have been inspected whilst part of the Trust. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider.Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one.

Our commitment to safeguarding:Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity:As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date.Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

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.

Role: Senior Business Process Analyst
Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday
Salary: Up to £68,000 per annum (salary offered dependent on experience)
Contract: 12-month FTC

We are on the lookout for a Senior Business Process Analyst with at least 3 years’ experience in the Housing sector and good knowledge of repairs operations practises within a Housing Association. You will be joining our Transformation & Insight team working on a specific project.

You will be working both independently on discrete assignments and under the direction of Head of Delivery and Change or Programme Manager, conducting detailed business analysis to aid the successful delivery of key projects within our Future Repairs Programme and driving continuous improvement across our organisational processes.

We support agile working, so you’ll be provided all IT equipment to work flexibly between your home and at our Dartford office.

Who are we?

Moat are one of the top 30 housing associations in England, with homes spread across London, Kent, Essex and Sussex. Our financial strength puts us in a good position to rise to challenges and plan for the future. We have released our new corporate strategy, so it’s an exciting time to join Moat! This involves being customer pioneers, investing in new and existing homes, putting safety and quality first.
We are also proud to announce that we have been awarded an accreditation for ‘The Sunday Times Best Places to Work’ 2024, based on our employee feedback.

Your key tasks will include:

• Documenting current state processes and conduct relevant analysis to identify inefficiencies and potential areas for improvement, in line with Moat’s business process mapping standards,
• Collaborating with colleagues by capturing desired future state processes and their associated business requirements that align with our organisational goals.
• Designing and delivering targeted process reviews using lean methodologies to streamline processes, reduce waste, and enhance operational efficiency.
• Conducting thorough and in depth data analysis to identify trends, root causes of issues, and support future state requirements and project benefits measurements.
• Developing engaging stakeholder sessions to gather requirements, communicate findings, and facilitate the implementation of process improvements.
• Leading workshops with all levels of the organisation, including Leadership teams, and offer challenge to current accepted ways of working to support improved outcomes for customers and the business.
• Collaborating with third party suppliers to co-create future processes that are efficient and support a first-class customer experience
• Supporting project delivery via creation of business process requirement specifications and use cases, User Acceptance Testing plans and test scripts to ensure solutions meet defined requirements and are aligned with business needs.
• Working collaboratively with technical resources including Data Analysts, CRM Analysts, and Technical Business Analysts to feed business requirements into technical specifications.

We're looking for someone who has:

• Accredited business analyst professional, with minimum 3 years’ experience within the housing sector.
• Experience of leading workshops with Senior Leadership teams.
• Good knowledge of repairs operations practices within the Housing sector.
• An ability to challenge current ways of working at all levels of the business.
• An ability to assimilate information at pace, creating structured and clear process documentation, requirements, user stories and test scripts.
• An ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• Flexible and adaptable skills.
• Strong planning and organisation skills; detail oriented.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; confident writer and presenter.
• Good problem solving, numeracy and analytical skills.
• Proactive and curious mind set.
• Experience in data analysis including usage of analytical tools such as google analytics and power BI.

It is beneficial, but not essential if you also have:

• Strong negotiating and influencing skills; excellent at managing relationships with colleagues.
• An analytical and problem-solving mindset with the ability to encourage teams to think ‘out of the box’ and consider new ways of working.
• Experience of working at a senior level within a Transformation or Project Management team.
• A proven track record of delivering repairs related projects in the housing sector.

In return, you will receive:

A range of benefits. For more info, check out our employee benefits video here: Our employee benefits: what we can offer you (youtube.com)

Want to know more about Moat?
Check out our social media feeds!
Twitter: @moathomes
Instagram: @moathomes

Interested in applying? We want to hear from you!

If interested, please apply by 11pm on Thursday 24 October 2024

We encourage you to apply early, as we may close the advert before this date if we receive good interest. We're looking forward to reading your application!

Please note, we are no longer accepting CV’s as part of the recruitment process. All candidates must now submit an application form on our Careers website.

Please also note, we are unable to offer sponsorship at this time.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, please contact peopleservices@moat.co.uk

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Role: Business Process Analyst
Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday
Salary: £48,000-£60,000 per annum (salary offered dependent on experience)
Contract: Permanent

We are looking for a Business Analyst professional, with experience in the housing or real estate sector. You will be joining our expanding Transformation & Insight team!

You will be working both independently on discrete assignments or under the direction of project managers, conducting detailed business analysis to aid the successful delivery of key projects and in driving continuous improvement across our organisational processes.

We support agile working, so you’ll be provided all IT equipment to work flexibly between your home and at our Dartford office.

Who are we?

Moat are one of the top 30 housing associations in England, with homes spread across London, Kent, Essex and Sussex. Our financial strength puts us in a good position to rise to challenges and plan for the future. We have released our new corporate strategy, so it’s an exciting time to join Moat! This involves being customer pioneers, investing in new and existing homes, putting safety and quality first.
We are also proud to announce that we have been awarded an accreditation for ‘The Sunday Times Best Places to Work’ 2024, based on our employee feedback.

Your key tasks will include:

• Documenting current state processes and conducting relevant analysis to identify inefficiencies and potential areas for improvement, in line with Moat’s business process mapping standards.
• Collaborating with colleagues by capturing desired future state processes and their associated business requirements that align with our organisational goals.
• Designing and delivering targeted process reviews using lean methodologies to streamline processes, reduce waste, and enhance operational efficiency.
• Conducting thorough data analysis to identify trends, root causes of issues, and support future state requirements and project benefits measurements.
• Developing engaging stakeholder sessions to gather requirements, communicate findings, and facilitate the implementation of process improvements.
• Supporting project delivery via creation of business process requirement specifications and use cases, User Acceptance Testing plans and test scripts to ensure solutions meet defined requirements and are aligned with business needs.

• Working collaboratively with technical resources including Data Analysts, CRM Analysts, and Technical Business Analysts to feed business requirements into technical specifications.

We're looking for someone who has:

• Business analyst professional experience, with proven experience within housing or real estate sector.
• An ability to assimilate information at pace, creating structured and clear process documentation, requirements, user stories and test scripts.
• An ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• Flexible and adaptable approach.
• Strong planning and organisation skills; detail oriented.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; confident writer and presenter.
• Good problem solving, numeracy and analytical skills.
• Proactive and curious mind set.

It is beneficial, but not essential if you also have:

• Strong negotiation and influencing skills, excellent at managing relationships with colleagues.
• Experience in using Jira and working in both agile and waterfall methodologies.
• An analytical and problem-solving mindset with the ability to encourage teams to think ‘outside of the box’ and consider new ways of working.

In return, you will receive:
A range of benefits. For more info, check out our employee benefits video here: Our employee benefits: what we can offer you (youtube.com)

Want to know more about Moat?
Check out our social media feeds!
Twitter: @moathomes
Instagram: @moathomes

Interested in applying? We want to hear from you!

If interested, please apply by 11pm on Thursday 24 October 2024.

We encourage you to apply early, as we may close the advert before this date if we receive good interest. We're looking forward to reading your application!

Please note, we are no longer accepting CV’s as part of the recruitment process. All candidates must now submit an application form on our Careers website.

Please also note, we are unable to offer sponsorship at this time.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, please contact peopleservices@moat.co.uk

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

What skills and experience we're looking for

Teacher of Business and Personal Finance

Required for January 2025 (Applications for an Easter 2025 start are also welcome)

Salary – Main/Upper Pay Scale

St John’s is seeking to appoint an inspirational and dedicated full-time Teacher of Business and Personal Finance. The successful candidate will join one of the school’s most effective and respected departments, working and collaborating with an exceptionally committed and talented team of practitioners.

The school offers a wide range of KS4 and KS5 Business and Personal Finance based courses for students to select from; these include BTEC L1/2 Enterprise, BTEC L3 Business and LIBF L3 Diploma in Financial Studies. In addition, the school is currently in the process of expanding its curriculum offer to include A Level Business. A large number of our students choose to undertake one or more of these qualifications during their KS4 and/or KS5 studies and the learning experiences these students have and the resulting outcomes they achieve are exceptional.

This is an excellent and exciting time to join our school and to be part of an enthusiastic, forward-thinking and supportive team. Applications are invited from well-qualified and passionate Business / Personal Finance specialists for this opportunity to teach in our thriving Catholic community. We are looking for a committed and talented member of staff who can demonstrate equal passion for the subject and working with young students.

What the school offers its staff

St John’s is a very successful co-ed Catholic school with over 1300 pupils, including c.300 pupils in our Sixth Form. We have a very strong Catholic ethos and pride ourselves in being a warm and welcoming community. The school’s 2023 Progress 8 score of +0.33 was the sixth consecutive examination year that the school achieved a positive score on this key performance measure and a wonderful reflection of the talented and dedicated pupils and staff we have at the school.

We are also projected to receive a positive Progress 8 score for 2024 (Progress 8 outcomes will be released by the government later this month). The Business & Finance department’s results are consistently excellent and have been a major contributing factor to the exceptional whole school outcomes achieved in recent years.

Commitment to safeguarding

St John's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, Enhanced DBS check and an online social media profile check. This role includes specific safeguarding responsibilities, as defined in the job description. Our school’s dedicated Child Protection Policy can be viewed on our school website. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.