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Head of Sales or Sales Director (Public Sector)
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Sales Director / Head of Sales / CSO
Must have experience selling into the public sector, particularly Law Enforcement / Policing.
Up to £150,000 p/a
Based from London or Cheltenham (Hybrid mix of WFH, Office and Client visits)
My client are a fast growing SME who supply data and cyber security services into the public and private sectors.
They are looking to hire a Sales Director who will be owning relationships and building new ones within the Law Enforcement / Policing sector.
The person who will get the role will be in the role of Sales Director or similar, or perhaps an experience BDM/Sales Manager who is ready for a step up. They must have experience of selling into Police / Law Enforcement. Experience of carrying out public sector bids and using government bid frameworks/portals like CCS, Police IT, or NFP is preferred.
A pre-requisite of this job is gaining security clearances, so as a minimum you must be a permanent resident of the U.K. for over 5 years.
If the above is a good match for your background and what you are interested in then please send a CV to or message me on WhatsApp if you have any questions
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Data Scientist
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Data Scientist
£60k - £75k
Cheltenham or London (>50% WFH, the rest is spent in your closest office or visiting clients)
Will gain a security clearance (must be eligible)
My client are a fast growing SME who supply data and cyber security services into the public and private sectors.
They are looking to hire a Data Scientist to join their team, and support on a range of projects, into a range of clients and sectors.
You will be working on important government projects as part of the role, so will gain a security clearance (must be eligible ).
If you are to be considered for the role, you must have experience of Data Science in a professional environment where you have been a go-to figure for junior staff . You must also be a confident speaker, having worked in a client facing, advisor or consultancy environment. Strong ability with technologies/skills like Python (and other coding language), Cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, database technologies (SQL or NoSQL) .
If the above is a good match for your background and what you are interested in then please send a CV to or message me on WhatsApp if you have any questions
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Band 6 SCPHN School Nurse with £1000 Welcome Bonus! - Elmbridge
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We are offering a £1000 welcome bonus!*
Are you searching for a role that offers variety, growth, and support? As a SCPHN School Nurse , you will be part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering the Healthy Child Programme.
Supported by the clinical team lead, the SCPHN School Nurse will carry continuing responsibility for the assessment of health needs, including the development, implementation and evaluation/audit of evidence-based interventions.
The SCPHN School Nurse will take responsibility for ensuring the quality and standard of care and delivery of an effective school nursing service to improve outcomes for the local school aged population. The SCPHN School Nurse will participate in delivering a universal core service, and provide targeted interventions, to address health inequalities, where necessary referring to specialist services. This role will also include safeguarding responsibilities, supporting the delivery of the school immunisations programme, mentorship of students, line management of a skill mixed 0-19 team and staff appraisals.
This role is Term Time only.
*T&C's apply
Main ResponsibilityLeadership & Teamwork: Lead and supervise a skill-mixed team to deliver equitable, efficient services under the 5–19 Healthy Child Programme. Prioritise high-risk caseloads, delegate appropriately, and support team development through clinical supervision and appraisal.
Collaboration & Partnership: Build effective working relationships with schools, families, and multidisciplinary teams. Engage with wider agencies to influence health policy and ensure integrated support for children and young people (CYP).
Clinical Practice & Direct Care: Deliver health assessments, targeted interventions, immunisations, enuresis clinics, continence assessments, and sexual health services. Identify unmet health needs, provide referrals, and maintain safeguarding responsibilities in line with local procedures.
Health Promotion & Education: Plan, deliver, and evaluate health promotion activities through PSHE lessons, group work, and one-to-one sessions. Facilitate drop-in clinics and contribute to service initiatives.
Safeguarding & Risk Management: Act promptly in suspected abuse cases, attend child protection meetings, and participate in safeguarding supervision. Ensure record-keeping and reporting adhere to clinical standards.
Communication & Information Management: Adapt communication to varied audiences, contribute to reports and forums, and maintain accurate, confidential records in line with professional and organisational standards.
Planning & Organisation: Manage own workload and team activity, aligning with service priorities, caseload levels, and safeguarding obligations. Contribute to service planning and audits.
Policy, Research & Service Development: Support protocol development, lead audits, and contribute data for commissioning. Promote evidence-based practice and service evaluation.
Resource & Risk Management: Maintain medical equipment and organisational assets, report replacements as needed, and support infection control and immunisation uptake initiatives.
Professional Accountability: Comply with NMC standards, undertake CPD, and support the training and development of junior staff. Act within organisational policy under the supervision of the Clinical Team Lead.
Please see attached job description for a full list of responsibilities
The Ideal CandidateWe would love to hear from you if:
Essential
Registered Nurse (RN1) with SCPHN – School Nurse qualification and current NMC Part 3 registration
Evidence of ongoing professional development and transferable clinical skills
Knowledge of NHS and CYP public health priorities
Experience in leadership, multi-disciplinary teamwork, and service improvement (e.g. audits, research, change management)
Strong organisational, communication, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to prioritise, delegate, and manage complex situations
Competent in IT and digital record-keeping
Resilient, adaptable, and professional with high personal integrity
Desirable
Registered Nurse – Child Branch
Mentorship or supervision qualifications (e.g. Child Protection Supervisor, Clinical Supervision Facilitator)
Additional training: PSHE delivery, sexual health, immunisation (incl. 2-day foundation)
Recent experience working directly with CYP and families
Completion of safeguarding modules
Other requirements: Full UK Driving Licence and access to a car insured for business use.
Please see attached Job Description for full Personal Specification.
Package DescriptionJoin Our Team as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse ( SCPHN) School Nurse.
Are you ready to make a real difference in the lives of children and families? We’re looking for compassionate and dedicated School Nurses to join our School Nurse Team in Surrey.
- Competitive Pay & Pension : Enjoy a Band 6 Agenda for Change salary and NHS pension benefits.
- Professional Growth : Join our Strive for Better networks, connecting with NHS professionals nationwide to share insights and develop leading care practices.
- Exclusive Rewards : Access discounts and premium offers at national supermarkets, well-known retailers, and indulgent treats like Virgin Experience Days through our Reward Gateway.
- Wellbeing Support : Benefit from our 24/7 free wellbeing service, offering access to counselors, career coaching, legal advice, and more.
- Flexible Pay Options : Use Wagestream to track your earnings and access your wages as you need them, without worrying about high-interest loans or overdrafts.
- Learning & Development : Advance your career with support from our Learning and Development team, who collaborate with universities and Health Education England. Access e-learning, career pathways, and funding opportunities to help you grow.
- Recognition & Involvement : Celebrate achievements with local and national awards, contribute ideas to improve services, and stay informed through regular updates from our leadership team.
About the Company We change lives by transforming health and care.Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.
Assistant Shop Manager - Fixed Term - Part Time
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Are you looking for a new opportunity where you can be part of a fantastic team who deliver their very best at all times? Would you love to work for a charity where we believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential? If so, this could be the job for you!
Sense is currently recruiting for an Assistant Shop Manager to work 22.5 hours per week at our shop in Gloucester on a 6 month fixed term basis.
This is an exciting time to join our team and work in our network of over 120 shops as we continue our exciting shop growth programme. We are looking for someone to lead and inspire an enthusiastic team, drive delivery of standards, operational and customer service excellence - all to maximize vital income generation for the charity.
Some key areas of ownership for the successful applicant include:
- Building, training and inspiring a great team of volunteers
- Delivering superb shop standards, offer and customer engagement
- Driving stock generation and community engagement
Each year, over four million people buy an item from us, so our shops play a pivotal role in raising brand awareness and income to make a difference to the lives of the people we support.
Key skills and experience:
- The successful applicant will need to be self-motivated, creative, be a great communicator and positively committed to working in charity retail.
- Experience of inspiring a team to provide excellent customer service.
- An eye for detail that will ensure a safe, clean, and inviting environment for customers, staff, and volunteers.
- Experience of working in a retail environment or within a team leader position.
This position requires the applicant to be willing to work Bank Holidays and weekends as required.
About Sense
We believe that every disabled person should have the opportunity to connect with others and be included in the world. We use our knowledge and expertise to deliver personalised, creative and flexible support at every stage of life. Sense is proud to be a disability confident leader .
Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.
To apply:
Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.
Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.
If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on or
Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependant on the nature of the role.
For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit:
No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.
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Precise Location: 9 Westgate Street, , Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2NW, United KingdomOperator - Bradley Stoke
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* 9 months a year working on average 46 hours a week (4 days out of 7 a week)
* 3 months a year working on average 23 hours a week (2 days out of 7 a week)
( Full rota available to view which covers til September 2026 so you can see what days you'd be required to work each week)
Shift times - 6pm-6am
Pay Rate -** Circa £13.90 per annum (consistent full time monthly pay!)
Why Greencore?
You may not have heard of us, but we're sure you've tried our products because we supply food for the all the major supermarkets in the UK.
Here at Bristol we are the UK's leading producer of Chilled Sauces & Soups! From our site we supply over 37% of the UKs chilled sauces and 20% of the country's chilled soups to both Sainsburys & Asda. We deliver this success through a commitment to The Greencore Way - passion for great food, efficient systems, and exceptional people.
What you'll be doing
As a Production Operative, you'll play a vital role across multiple areas of our operation - supporting everything from hygiene and safety to product handling and machine operations.
This is a hands-on role in a fast-paced environment with real variety. You'll be involved in:
- Operating production lines and automated equipment
- Maintaining hygiene and quality standards
- Working collaboratively within a 24/7 manufacturing team
- Ensuring compliance with food safety and health & safety practices
Please note: This is a physically active role that includes some heavy lifting.
What we're looking for
We are looking for the following skillset, but not limited to, and full training will be provided:
- A good standard of English and Maths
- Comfortable working a 12-hour shift
- Experience in a similar production or FMCG environment preferred (not essential)
- Flexible and adaptable to different tasks
- Strong awareness of health, safety, and food hygiene standards (training provided)
- A team player with good communication and attention to detail
We're proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality. If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success
What you'll get in return
* Competitive salary - consistent monthly pay via annualised hours
* 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
* £50 refer-a-friend bonus
* Award-winning pension scheme with employer contributions up to 8%
* 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and on-site Mental Health First Aiders
* Ongoing learning and development opportunities
* Free products and fully stocked kitchen for your breaks
* Sharesave scheme, life assurance, long-service bonuses & retail discounts
Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.
Permanent - Full-Time Salary: Up to 3.90 per hourLocation: Bradley Stoke, Gloucestershire, bs32 0bfWarehouse Operative - Bradley Stoke
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Shift Pattern : 4 on 4 off Nights - 6:00pm-6:00am (Shift pattern will include some weekends)
Salary: £13.90 (plus overtime outside of normal shift pattern)
Contracted Hours: 40.25 hrs per week
Why Greencore?
We're a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make every day taste better. We're sure you've tried our products because we supply food for the all the major supermarkets in the UK!Here at Bristol we are the UK's leading producer of Chilled Sauces & Soups! From our site we supply over 37% of the UKs chilled sauces and 20% of the country's chilled soups to both Sainsburys & Asda.
What you'll be doing
- Process finished Greencore-Prepared meals products made by the production team through to the point of despatch to our customers.
- Working in a small team you will be picking the correct products for our customer orders
- Ensuring orders are loaded onto vehicles for delivery
What we're looking for
* A good level of English and Maths* Able to work a 4 on 4 off Days - 6:00am-6:00pm* Experience in a similar role* Ideally experience in a food manufacturing environment, but this isn't essential* Ability to work in a safe manner and consider the safety of others* A good attention to detail with a firm focus on Quality and Health & Safety* Able to adapt well to change and undertake a variety of activities across our operation
* Demonstrating teamwork and communicating effectively developing relationships with team members and other teams across the site* Basic understanding of Health & Safety and Food Hygiene (but this isn't essential as training will be given)If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.
What you'll get in return
- Competitive Salary
- Annual leave entitlement of 20 days per annum
- Refer a friend bonus £00
- My core benefits - Greencore's employee rewards and benefits scheme
- Award winning pension scheme with company contributions up to 8%
- Life assurance
- Sharesave scheme
- Long service bonus
- Discounted products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family.
- Continued investment in your personal development
- Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
- Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to our employee assistance program, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service. Mental Health First Aiders available on site.
We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.
GREENCOREFOODFORLATER Permanent - Full-Time Salary: Up to 3.90 per hourLocation: Bradley Stoke, Gloucestershire, bs32 0bfWarehouse Operative - Bradley Stoke
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Shift Pattern : 4 on 4 off Days - 6:00am-6:00pm (Shift pattern will include some weekends)
Salary: £12.90 (plus overtime outside of normal shift pattern)
Contracted Hours: 40.25 hrs per week
Why Greencore?
We're a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make every day taste better. We're sure you've tried our products because we supply food for the all the major supermarkets in the UK!Here at Bristol we are the UK's leading producer of Chilled Sauces & Soups! From our site we supply over 37% of the UKs chilled sauces and 20% of the country's chilled soups to both Sainsburys & Asda.
What you'll be doing
- Process finished Greencore-Prepared meals products made by the production team through to the point of despatch to our customers.
- Working in a small team you will be picking the correct products for our customer orders
- Ensuring orders are loaded onto vehicles for delivery
What we're looking for
* A good level of English and Maths* Able to work a 4 on 4 off Days - 6:00am-6:00pm* Experience in a similar role
* Ideally experience in a food manufacturing environment, but this isn't essential* Ability to work in a safe manner and consider the safety of others* A good attention to detail with a firm focus on Quality and Health & Safety* Able to adapt well to change and undertake a variety of activities across our operation
* Demonstrating teamwork and communicating effectively developing relationships with team members and other teams across the site* Basic understanding of Health & Safety and Food Hygiene (but this isn't essential as training will be given)If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.
What you'll get in return
- Competitive Salary
- Annual leave entitlement of 20 days per annum
- Refer a friend bonus £00
- My core benefits - Greencore's employee rewards and benefits scheme
- Award winning pension scheme with company contributions up to 8%
- Life assurance
- Sharesave scheme
- Long service bonus
- Discounted products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family.
- Continued investment in your personal development
- Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
- Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to our employee assistance program, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service. Mental Health First Aiders available on site.
We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.
GREENCOREFOODFORLATER Permanent - Full-Time Salary: Up to 2.90 per hourLocation: Bradley Stoke, Gloucestershire, BS32 0BFBe The First To Know
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Principal Planning Officer
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Principal Planning Policy Officer
37 hours per week, Permanent contract
5,091 - 9,282 per annum
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a rich planning environment across two varied authorities, and build on the success of an existing jointly prepared plan which covers the three administrative areas. The emerging Local Plan is currently being taken through examination, looking to provide a rail led strategy with new settlements, including a garden village at Worcestershire Parkway. Working across the District Councils of Wychavon and Malvern, your work will include:
- Supporting work to take the Plan through examination and to adoption;
- Supporting the Head of Service in delivering our strategic sites and new settlements;
- Leading on projects such as five year housing land supply;
- Line management of a number of policy officers;
- Overseeing the preparation of Supplementary Planning Documents and Development Briefs; and
- Leading on main areas of evidence such as SHELAA and call for sites for an immediate plan review under the new system.
We are seeking a candidate that will demonstrate commitment to delivering the Council's values of great customer service, openness and accountability, innovation and improvement and fairness and respect.
You will be responsible for championing and demonstrating the Council’s Leadership Behaviour Framework by inspiring, communicating, collaborating and empowering yourself and others and leading by example.
About you
The successful candidate will have:
- Substantial post-qualification planning experience of at least five years in a planning environment;
- Experience of project leadership; budgets; managing own workload and workload of others;
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
- The ability to negotiate successful outcomes; and
- Accuracy and attention to detail alongside excellent research and analytical skills.
What we can offer
Our staff are at the heart of what we do, and as a result we are always looking to recruit, develop and retain the very best talent we can find. So, as well as a rewarding career, we offer a range of attractive benefits, such as:
- Excellent pension scheme with employer contributions
- Generous annual leave entitlement with options to purchase additional annual leave
- Committed training programme and development opportunities
- Onsite nursery with 20% staff discount
- Discounted Gym and swim membership
- Health and Wellbeing support and a Free Employee Assistance scheme including access to counselling services
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Employee Discounts with a range of companies including EE and the Kaarp discount scheme.
We are an employer that values face to face communication, collaboration and connection, therefore all our roles have an office-based requirement with some agile working as part of the role.
To discuss the post or for further information, please call Isabel Roberts on
Closing date: Sunday 2 November 2025
Interview date: Tuesday 11 November 2025
Please note if we experience a high intake of applications, we may close the role and interview for the position sooner than advertised.
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Social Worker - Safeguarding - Yate
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As an Adult Social Worker, you will make a real difference to vulnerable people in our community, helping and supporting them to live their lives in the way they want to. Our primary purpose will be working with people who require social care services, their families and carers to ensure independence is maintained as much as possible and outcomes are clear, monitored and reviewed.
What you will be doing
- Daily, you will deliver genuine people-centred, strength-based support, with a focus on what our service users tell us will make the biggest difference to them. Using your creativity to deliver the best outcomes for our communities.
- It will be your responsibility to implement, review and monitor actions and outcomes in line with individual care plans.
- Where appropriate, you will make changes and amendments as the needs of the individual change and evolve.
- You will work in line with best practice legislation, policy and guidance to promote the wellbeing and dignity of service users.
- Using your experience and knowledge, you will make recommendations for the implementation of reablement.
As an Advanced Social Worker, you will be required to:
- support students on placement as an experienced Practice Educator.
- be fully up to date with the core training expectations as an Advanced Social Worker.
What we need from you
- It is essential that you have a degree in social work with relevant SWE registration to practice or be in the final year of your social work studies.
- Given the elements of this role, it is key you understand asset and strength-based approaches to adult social care.
- We require you to be a problem solver, confident about making important decisions, underpinned by a genuine passion to work collaboratively with people to meet their goals and aspirations.
- You’ll welcome challenge and embrace change.
Additionally, as an Advanced Social Worker:
- You must have a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.
- We require you to have evidence of meeting the essential (and desirable where possible) criteria for the role of Advanced Social Worker in South Gloucestershire Council.
- You will have a clear commitment to Continuous Professional Development (CPD).
What you need to know
- To be considered for the Advanced Social Worker position, your evidence must be clearly detailed in your application. The salary is offered at points within these bands depending on experience:
- Social worker: £37,280 - £9,152.
- Advanced Social worker: 0,777 - 4,075
- This role is hybrid, predominantly you will be required to work in the office based in Yate, or out in the community, with occasional days working at home.
- You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so must have a full valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle or have alternative appropriate means of travel.
- Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post.
Interviews anticipated week commencing 3rd November 2025.
How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different
- What’s special here is the strength of the team ethos . We are a relatively small local authority, so managers know staff well. They can plan their services to ensure teams have manageable caseloads and have effective supervision so feel supported to make decisions which are right for the people they work with.
- We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives, and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance .
- We invest in the careers of our people, and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps our people make the greatest long-term difference in their work.
- As part of our benefits package , you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts , including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
- We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted, and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.
- We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.
- We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life.
- We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.
We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.
We’re making a difference, be part of it!
To view the full job description, please click this link: Social Worker & Advanced Social Worker
Residential Care Officer - Emersons Green
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Vinney Green Secure Children’s Home offers young people a safe, caring environment, where they will experience quality care, education, and life skills training. As Residential Youth Support Worker, you will help young people develop the values, skills, knowledge, self-control and direction that will enable them to return to the community in a more positive and purposeful way.
What you will be doing
- Daily, you will provide on-going care and supervision of young people at the home within the framework of the regulations governing secure accommodation.
- You will oversee all aspects of security and ensure procedures, routines and recording functions are carried out and you will assist in the compliance of health and safety regulations, including ensuring the maintenance of fire precautions, fire drills and familiarisation of evacuation procedures.
- Contributing to the protection of young people from abuse, you will assist in identifying and assessing their problems, needs and potential.
- It will be key for you to establish strong professional relationships with our young people and to model pro-social behaviour, supporting those experiencing change in their provision of care.
- Helping to enrich the lives of our young people, you will organise, plan and oversee activities and participate in their education, including the assisting with in-class studies and homework.
- You will need to set and maintain appropriate limits on young people’s behaviour and create opportunities for them to develop more positive behavioural responses, promoting pro-social conduct.
What we need from you
- You will be required to undertake training and development activity, including achievement of the Level 3 RQF programme within an agreed timescale.
- You must have excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) to record and communicate essential information, including the use of basic computer systems such as MS Office.
- You will understand the demands of working with young people who may have complex needs and to be able to deal with these in a non-judgemental manner.
- Ideally, you will have previous experience of working in a secure setting or working with young people who present challenging behaviour.
- Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post.
What you need to know
- The salary is plus a Secure Unit allowance of £2,903.04 per annum and enhancements for Sunday and Bank Holiday working.
Additional rates applicable for rostered Sunday shifts (time and a half) and bank holidays (double time).
- The home works on shift patterns, working an average of 37 hours per week following a designated shift pattern working between the hours of 7.30am – 10.30pm, alternate weekends and some shifts may be on bank holidays. Meals are normally eaten with young people.
- Young people can present physically threatening behaviour and the environment can become tense and anxiety provoking, so for everybody’s safety surveillance cameras are in use in most areas of the building.
- Vinney Green operates a full non-smoking environment, and there is no provision to facilitate smoking anywhere on site. Staff’s personal belongings are required to be left in a provided locker on entry into the building and we may require you to undertake a further physical fitness check.
- This role is demanding and there will be some physical active aspects to the job, but we can assure you that this will be one of the most rewarding jobs that you will ever do!
We anticipate interviews will be held week commencing 27th October 2025.
How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different
- We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
- What’s special here is the strength of the team ethos , the support and the training.
- We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all our staff are given right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.
- As part of our benefits package you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts , including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
- We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.
- We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.
- We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life.
- We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.
We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.
We’re making a difference, be part of it!
For more information, please see the attached job description: Residential Youth Support Worker (RCO) - Job Description