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Programme Manager - Re...
Slough
£650 per day
Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Programme Manager to work in Slough on a full-time basis. The salary for this permanent Programme Manager job is £650 per day. Remote working available Inside IR35 Main Duties: Conduct a comprehensive review of the Adult Social Care Charging Policy: Evaluate the charging arrangements set by the Council within the framework of the Care Act 2014, focusing on both residential and non-residential services. Examine current charging practices: Investigate which services are chargeable, how the Care Act 2014 is applied and interpreted regarding charging, and assess the services for which fees are levied, including the methods for establishing rates, such as full cost recovery and benchmarking against other local authorities. Evaluate Disability Related Expenditure: Analyse how Disability Related Expenditure is currently handled, compare practices with other local authorities, and determine if alternative approaches could be beneficial for Cambridgeshire County Council. Consider the impact of the cost-of-living crisis: Explore and present all available support options offered by the County Council, District Council, national bodies, and third-sector organisations to assist individuals during the cost-of-living crisis. Develop a comprehensive report with clear recommendations: Provide the Local Authority with actionable recommendations on how to apply the charging policy more effectively, considering fairness, potential support for individuals, and opportunities to enhance income generation for the Council. The report should include cost estimates for any proposed support measures and evaluate the equitability of the recommendations. Requirements of the Programme Manager: Significant experience of being a senior leader Right to work in the UK Social Work England Registration Available to start ASAP Contact: This Programme Manager job is advertised by Billy Holland; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements. As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process. Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
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Adult Social Care Char...
Wisbech
£650 per day
Interim Adult Social Care Charges Review (Residential) Wisbech Inside IR35 £650 a day Initial 6 week contract Full-time Start date ASAP Remote – working from home Job role/responsibilities: Assess Chargeable Services: Examine which services are chargeable and how the Care Act 2014 is interpreted and applied in relation to service charges. Evaluate Charging Practices: Review the services for which charges are applied, including how rates are established through full cost recovery and benchmarking against other local authorities. Review CCC Charging Policy: Analyse the current Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) Adult Social Care Charging Policy for its effectiveness and alignment with best practices. Analyse Disability Related Expenditure: Compare how Disability Related Expenditure is applied by other local authorities to identify potential improvements for CCC. Consider the Cost-of-Living Crisis: Explore the impact of the cost-of-living crisis and highlight support available from County and District Councils, as well as national and third-sector organisations. Provide Recommendations: Develop clear recommendations for the local authority on the application of the charging policy, including opportunities to support individuals and considerations for ensuring equity. Maximise Income Opportunities: Identify strategies for maximising local authority income based on findings and recommendations. Selection criteria questions: Experience in a similar role within a local authority social care team is essential Right to work in the UK Available to start ASAP Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
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Consultant in Public H...
Barking & Dagenham
£650 per day
Interim Consultant in Public Health London £650 a day Inside IR35 4 months contract Part time (3 days a week) Start date ASAP Hybrid working Context: We are seeking a Consultant in Public Health take forward a series of core projects aligned to the developing public health portfolio. The consultant will report to the Director of Public Healthand work closely in alignment with the Council’s Strategic Director and across the Place Based Partnership. Scope of work: Planning, licensing, regeneration Planning, licensing, transport and regeneration are areas held across the Council and Be First, the aligned council-owned company. Due to the technical complexity of the work and spread of responsibilities across the two organisations it takes considerable resource to actively engage within the processes and people involved. Public health has, in recent years, had intermittent engagement with these areas and currently lacks a strategic approach to support this. We seek a consultant to review key public health actions / best practice related to planning, licensing and regeneration (e.g. response to planning and licensing applications, health impact assessment) and engage with local stakeholders to assess their current and potential application locally. The desired output is to identify likely highest impact areas to prioritise public health engagement in given current resource and capacity, and to make recommendations on potential public health skills, structure and resource development in these areas to maximise action on effective outcomes going forward. Estimated work time: 15 days of work across a period of 4-6 months 2. Scoping a strategic approach to health inequalities The place partnership has an evolving health programme now in its second year, encompassing the development of cross-sector infrastructure (e.g. PCN Health Inequalities Leads and VCFSE Community Locality Leads) and specific projects targeting local inequalities (e.g. targeted debt advice, health literacy, CYP mental health and resilience). However,addressing health inequalities requires a long-term vision and the Partnership is looking to scope a strategic approach to health inequalities at place level. Selection criteria questions: Inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List/UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements (i.e. be up to date) in accordance with Faculty of Public Health requirements or other recognised body Right to work in the UK Available to start ASAP Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
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Service Manager - Adul...
Hammersmith & Fulham
Negotiable
Interim Service Manager – Adults Complex Autism Team London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Pay rate - Negotiable Inside IR35 Initial 3 months Full-time Start date ASAP Hybrid working Description To lead and effectively manage the Adult Complex Autism Service (A CAT), our in-house day opportunities service for young people transitioning from education. To grow and develop the pilot A CAT and in doing so move from current co-located site at AshchurchDay Opportunities to a new building which will accommodate up to 20 adults and as many staff (Independent Living Workers). To ensure that policies, procedures and protocols are in place to inform the safe and efficient delivery of the Adult Complex Autism Service, both building based and in the community To lead and co-produce the development of the service with young people, families and other key stakeholders. To be responsible for the management of a delegated budget and ensure accurate systems of financial control are maintained and regularly reported. To promote service delivery focused on the needs of the young adults with complex autism, including individual choice, dignity, respect, equal access and quality standards at all times. To engage in the wider development of services for adults with autism in Hammersmith & Fulham and engage positively with council colleagues, and stakeholders including residents, parents and carers, and external partners. To ensure the service is truly person centred and genuinely engages directly with the young adults, their families and friends around their rights, needs, and what they want to achieve. To promote the rights, responsibilities and diversity of residents, carers, and staff. Achieve best outcomes for residents with the resources available. To ensure that residents’ welfare is paramount, that protocols are always adhered to (including safeguarding, risk assessments and health and safety). To ensure the service complies with standards, implements new guidance and legislation, and operates an ethos of continuous improvement Selection criteria questions: Experience at Service Manager/Head of Service Level in Adult Social Care Social Work England Registration Right to work in the UK Available to start ASAP Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
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Prevent Co-ordinator
London
£350 per day
Prevent Co-ordinator (interim) London £350 a day Inside IR35 Initial 3 months Full-time Start date ASAP Hybrid working The role: As a Prevent Coordinator, you will co-ordinate and deliverthe Prevent activityacross the borough and be the primary contact for statutory partners in driving the delivery of the local authorities Prevent plan. This will be achieved through effective engagement with statutory and community partners across the borough and support the implementation of associated activity and initiatives in partnership with key statutory partners and other key local services providers and community organisations. This will involve working with ourpartners(as well as the community and Third sector)on initiatives that contribute to the achievement of the Prevent Plan, increasing community confidence in the Prevent agenda, and mitigating key risks and vulnerabilities identified within the Counter Terrorism Local Profile (CTLP). The post will also assist statutory partners comply with meeting their obligations under the Prevent Duty and will provide effective governance support for the CONTEST Partnership. You will also be the principle link with the Home Office in providing regular updates to and from them and providing formal reporting into the CONTEST boards and senior leadership briefings on Prevent activity and risks. The Prevent offer within the boroughis currently transitioning into the Council’s Community Safety Partnership where you will join the wider CSP service in delivering our Prevent duty. About You: As a Prevent Co-ordinator you will: Be Home Office / Police vetted. Be politically astute and possess a strong understanding of the wider political landscape. Have excellent communication and influencing skills and will be expected to represent the organisation at various internal and external meetings and engage across the region and with other boroughs and voluntary organisations. Have extensive knowledge of the Prevent agenda and CONTEST and how Local Authorities deliver against the Prevent duty. Have knowledge of the issues and challenges associated with the delivery of the Governments Prevent Strategy and be able to advise and assist the council and its partners in meeting these challenges to understand and mitigate the risk of terrorism in Barking and Dagenham. Be able to manage sensitive and confidential information relating to issues of current local and national security linked to the threat of terrorism. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the full range of Prevent partners, including police, health coordinators, third sector, probation and prison services and all other relevant statutory partners involved in delivering Prevent. Organisational skills to manage and deliver internal or external Prevent events, conferences, exhibitions and away days. Coordinate, manage, and assume responsibility for the administration and governance arrangements for the CONTEST partnership, and Channel Panel meetings on behalf of the council and statutory partners including the police. Selection criteria questions: Right to work in the UK Social Work England Registration Available to start ASAP Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
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Project Manager - Corp...
Oldbury
£350 per day
Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Project Manager to work in Oldbury, West Sussex on a full-time basis. The salary for this permanent Project Manager job is £350 per day. Main Duties: Support Delivery of Objectives: Support the achievement of the service area's and Council's objectives and priorities through engagement, consultation, and negotiation with stakeholders, utilizing persuasive skills. Professional Development: Maintain and enhance professional knowledge, skills, and experience to improve service delivery and support colleagues within the service area and Council-wide. Corporate Transformation Plan: Ensure the collaborative development, publication, implementation, review, and evaluation of the Council's Corporate Transformation Plan. Change Management & Project Management: Possess a detailed understanding of change management and the fundamental concepts and principles of project management. Team Support: Influence, motivate, and monitor teams to ensure the delivery of agreed objectives and activities aligned with corporate transformation goals. Time Management: Utilise effective time management skills to comply with demanding and challenging timescales. Research and Analysis: Conduct detailed research and analysis to support service area activities related to change management and transformation. Creative Solutions: Plan and contribute to the implementation of creative and innovative solutions to various transformation challenges. Budget Responsibility: Manage limited budgets following the Council’s financial and contractual regulations and procedures. High-Standard Support: Provide high-standard support, advice, and delivery across the Council on transformation initiatives. Project Documentation: Contribute to the development and communication of project documentation, including research, analysis, consultation support, and decision-making. System Management: Implement and manage systems to monitor implementation and progress, evaluate impact, and ensure compliance with agreed timescales and key objectives. Collaborative Approach: Adopt a collaborative, supportive, challenging, and, where appropriate, hands-on approach in advising, supporting, and guiding colleagues and partner organisations. Communication: Prepare, communicate, and exchange technical, complex, contentious, or sensitive information to a range of audiences. Service Improvement: Support and contribute ideas to develop plans that achieve objectives for improving services Reporting: Produce and present accurate, detailed, and complex reports both verbally and in writing on matters related to the service area. Requirements of the Project Manager: Significant experience of being a senior leader Right to work in the UK Social Work England Registration Available to start ASAP Contact: This Project Manager job is advertised by Billy Holland; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements. As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process. Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
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I want to thank Sanctuary for their professional advice, mentoring and support in securing a suitable role and match as an interim Head of Service this year. My consultant guided me from start to finish, checking in on my progress regularly. Towards the end of my contract, preparations were already being made to find another suitable position. I can't recommend Sanctuary enough.
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When you’re in the middle of it, the job application process can seem a little overwhelming and there are quite a few steps between you seeing a job you love and being offered the position. Before you even apply, you may have a few questions.What should I include in my application? How long should my CV be? Will I need a covering letter? How many interviews should I expect to participate in—and will testing be involved? How will the employer assess my application? And finally, how do I know if I am likely to receive a job offer?Knowing how the process works can help to ease the nerves. So, we’ve put together a quick guide that tells you everything you need to know about the job application process.Get your CV readyAll employers ask for a CV as part of your job application, so it’s essential that it’s well-organised and polished.At Sanctuary, we carefully review every CV that is sent to us, but not all recruiters or employers have the time. According to research, recruiters spend up to 7 seconds looking at a CV, which means they’re quickly scanning to see if you’re a good fit for a role.In order to pass the ‘7-second test’, you need to make sure that your CV is concise and clearly laid out so that an employer can pick out your key skills and experience quickly. Remember, some recruiters will sift through roughly 250 CVs for every job they advertise, so you want to be sure that yours matches the job description as closely as possible.In an age where personal branding is more important than ever, you may be tempted to add a photo of yourself to your CV. But this can be more harmful than you think; on average, there’s an 88% job rejection rate if you include a self-portrait. Plus, the inclusion of a photograph can sometimes alter the template of your CV when opened by the employer.Read more about what your CV should include.Write a cover letterWhen applying for a role directly, you will usually have to send in a covering letter each time you apply for a job as 53% of employers prefer candidates who have cover letters with their CVs. This can differ if you’re applying for a locum position through Sanctuary as these rarely require a covering letter. For permanent positions, your consultant will provide the employer with a detailed summary of your capabilities. It's still helpful to have a good covering letter ready, though.Your cover letter should be roughly three paragraphs long and include examples from your past experience to demonstrate why you are qualified for the role. Even if it's optional, including a cover letter is the best way to pitch your case for an interview.However, keep in mind that, on average, it takes just one or two errors for your application to be rejected. You must check to make sure that you’ve referred to practice models correctly, that your dates match up and you have no spelling or grammar mistakes. Once you’ve checked it, check it again (and then get a friend to look over it once more, just in case!)Apply for jobsYou can apply for jobs online, via email, or even in person. No matter what position you are applying for, be sure to follow the recruiter's specific directions for filling out the application.At Sanctuary, we’ve made the application process really easy. You can either apply for a job you’ve seen on our website or through a job board (e.g. Indeed). Once we have a copy of your CV and contact details, and have identified you as a strong candidate, we’ll put you forward for interview. Meanwhile, we also look for similar roles that we think you’ll be interested in, which can take a lot of the weight out of the application process.It is worth being mindful of is your online presence during this process, as some employers may have a look at your social media profile as part of their selection process. Of those that do, almost 4 in 5 say they rejected an applicant based on something they discovered online.Screening your applicationSince 250 CVs are typically submitted for each job position, with the first applications coming in on average just 200 seconds after the job is posted, employers often use applicant tracking software to recruit, screen, hire, track, and manage applicants for employment. Therefore, your application will likely be screened to determine if you are a match for the job. The software will match the information in the job applications submitted with the position requirements, so be sure to include the full titles of your job roles and qualifications rather than acronyms.ScreeningScreening can take many different forms. When applying for a frontline health or social care job, your professional registration, experience and references should sufficiently demonstrate your capabilities. Beyond this, identity and compliance checks will be carried out by the employer or recruiter to confirm your qualifications/registration and check for any criminal convictions.For non-clinical roles though, you may be expected to take a pre-employment test. These can include talent assessment tests, cognitive and personality tests, and background checks. Some tests are conducted as part of the job application process, and others will take place further along in the hiring process, after the interview and before a job offer.Interview processOn average, employers interview up to 6 candidates for each role, although this largely depends how they are choosing to recruit. If Sanctuary is recruiting exclusively for a position, you may be one of three people who have been put forward.If you have been selected for an interview, the employer can already see you being a good fit. During the interview, you will be invited to talk to the line manager, hiring manager, or employer – and sometimes all three.No matter how much interview experience you have, it’s good to be as prepared as possible. Do your research on the organisation and have a read through our interview guide, which is packed full of helpful tips. We have also prepared information on the STAR interview technique and a phone interview guide. Job offersEmployers will usually let you know within 24-48 hours, and often sooner, whether you’ve got the job. It’s a great moment when you receive the call you’ve been waiting for. All that’s left is for you to accept the position, agree a start date, review and sign your contract and hand your notice in to your current employer and prepare for your first day.Now it’s time to put your knowledge to the test…Find more careers advice here.
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