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How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?

Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!

Job Title:  Pastoral and Careers Development Co-Ordinator

Location:  Chestnut Hill School, Holywell, CH8 9DX

Salary:      £26,000 per annum (not pro rata)

Hours:      40 hours per week |Mon, Tues, Thurs: 8am–4pm| Wed: 8am–5pm | Fri: 8am–3pm

Contract:  Permanent, Term Time Only

UK-based applicants only. This role does not offer visa sponsorship.

We’re looking for a Pastoral and Careers Development Coordinator to support our pupils with both their emotional wellbeing and future pathways at Chestnut Hill School, part of Options Autism.

About the role

You’ll work closely with the pastoral and leadership teams to support student wellbeing, behaviour, and attendance while delivering a meaningful Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG ) programme.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering pastoral and behaviour support to individuals and groups
• Leading and evaluating intervention strategies
• Supporting safeguarding processes
• Planning and delivering CEIAG sessions across all key stages
• Organising career events, work experience, and employer visits
• Providing 1:1 career guidance and application support
• Working with external providers and agencies
• Supporting the school’s trauma-informed approach and positive behaviour ethos

You’ll report directly to SLT and help drive improvement in pupil engagement, progress, and outcomes.

About You

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Experienced in a pastoral, youth work, or education setting
• Skilled in building positive relationships with young people and families
• Organised, proactive, and collaborative
• A strong communicator, with an understanding of safeguarding and CEIAG
• Willing to attend training and CPD to support development

About us

Chestnut Hill is a small, independent school catering to autistic pupils and young people aged 8-19.

We aim to provide an inclusive, safe, inspiring and supportive environment in which our pupils are encouraged to form friendships, aspire and believe in themselves, discover new ways of learning, develop skills for life, know they are valued and have a sense of belonging. The student’s wellbeing is at the heart of everything Chestnut Hill will do, and we aim to build close relationships with parents/guardians and work collaboratively with alternative provision professionals, such as speech and language, art and occupational therapists. To support students' specific needs. We will always strive for the very best for our young people.

Our individually tailored curriculum will cover all Areas of Learning (AoLE's) from the New Welsh Curriculum, in imaginative and flexible ways for pupils ages 8 to 19. We aim to provide Regular opportunities for pupils to access a wide range of activities including yoga, cycling, forest school, swimming and coaching in inclusive and traditional sports by external coaches and internal facilitators.

We are located in Holywell, a beautiful market town and community in Flintshire, Wales.

For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. We are a leading provider of education for neurodivergent young people and young adults. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Options Autism?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support. 

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit 

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.

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How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?

Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!

Job Title:  Pastoral and Careers Development Co-Ordinator

Location:  Chestnut Hill School, Holywell, CH8 9DX

Salary:      £26,000 per annum (not pro rata)

Hours:      40 hours per week |Mon, Tues, Thurs: 8am–4pm| Wed: 8am–5pm | Fri: 8am–3pm

Contract:  Permanent, Term Time Only

UK-based applicants only. This role does not offer visa sponsorship.

We’re looking for a Pastoral and Careers Development Coordinator to support our pupils with both their emotional wellbeing and future pathways at Chestnut Hill School, part of Options Autism.

About the role

You’ll work closely with the pastoral and leadership teams to support student wellbeing, behaviour, and attendance while delivering a meaningful Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG ) programme.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering pastoral and behaviour support to individuals and groups
• Leading and evaluating intervention strategies
• Supporting safeguarding processes
• Planning and delivering CEIAG sessions across all key stages
• Organising career events, work experience, and employer visits
• Providing 1:1 career guidance and application support
• Working with external providers and agencies
• Supporting the school’s trauma-informed approach and positive behaviour ethos

You’ll report directly to SLT and help drive improvement in pupil engagement, progress, and outcomes.

About You

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Experienced in a pastoral, youth work, or education setting
• Skilled in building positive relationships with young people and families
• Organised, proactive, and collaborative
• A strong communicator, with an understanding of safeguarding and CEIAG
• Willing to attend training and CPD to support development

About us

Chestnut Hill is a small, independent school catering to autistic pupils and young people aged 8-19.

We aim to provide an inclusive, safe, inspiring and supportive environment in which our pupils are encouraged to form friendships, aspire and believe in themselves, discover new ways of learning, develop skills for life, know they are valued and have a sense of belonging. The student’s wellbeing is at the heart of everything Chestnut Hill will do, and we aim to build close relationships with parents/guardians and work collaboratively with alternative provision professionals, such as speech and language, art and occupational therapists. To support students' specific needs. We will always strive for the very best for our young people.

Our individually tailored curriculum will cover all Areas of Learning (AoLE's) from the New Welsh Curriculum, in imaginative and flexible ways for pupils ages 8 to 19. We aim to provide Regular opportunities for pupils to access a wide range of activities including yoga, cycling, forest school, swimming and coaching in inclusive and traditional sports by external coaches and internal facilitators.

We are located in Holywell, a beautiful market town and community in Flintshire, Wales.

For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. We are a leading provider of education for neurodivergent young people and young adults. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Options Autism?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support. 

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit 

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.

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We're looking for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Transportation team based in Liverpool and the Northwest. In this role, you'll take the commercial lead on a newly secured project focused on the replacement of a significant number of highway bridges for a key client. You'll also provide support across a range of existing legacy schemes within the business. Could this be you?

Flexibility in working hours and travel is essential, and a full UK driving licence is required for this role.

Can you imagine a world without transportation links via land, sea or air? Nor can we! Your journey is our journey, come and join us at Kier Transportation and make a difference. Supporting the movement of people, goods and equipment.

Location : Liverpool / Northwest - site based with some remote working

Contract : Permanent Fulltime

Salary : £55,000 - £0,000 + .7k annual car allowance + private healthcare + benefits

Responsibilities

As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll manage the commercial aspects of packages of work within the project to maximise planned gross margin through the production of estimates, placement and control of contracts and subcontracts.

Your day to day will include:

• Provide commercial expertise to contracts, to include the production and submission of valuations, claims, budget monitoring, and contract/workstream performance data
• Assess, review and mitigate commercial and contractual risks and implement Kier Group's policies for risk management
• Maximise cash flow through the control, measurement (including quality) and valuation of work, and the invoicing of customers and payment of suppliers
• Promote Kier Group's values towards its customers in order to meet or exceed their expectations

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Quantity Surveyor is great if you:

• Experience within a similar role in Highways/Construction/Infrastructure
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Confident IT skills, proficient in the use of MS Office in particular Excel

Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here .

Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here .

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier

#LI-JB2

We're looking for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Transportation team based in Liverpool and the Northwest. In this role, you'll take the commercial lead on a newly secured project focused on the replacement of a significant number of highway bridges for a key client. You'll also provide support across a range of existing legacy schemes within the business. Could this be you?

Flexibility in working hours and travel is essential, and a full UK driving licence is required for this role.

Can you imagine a world without transportation links via land, sea or air? Nor can we! Your journey is our journey, come and join us at Kier Transportation and make a difference. Supporting the movement of people, goods and equipment.

Location : Liverpool / Northwest - site based with some remote working

Contract : Permanent Fulltime

Salary : £55,000 - £0,000 + .7k annual car allowance + private healthcare + benefits

Responsibilities

As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll manage the commercial aspects of packages of work within the project to maximise planned gross margin through the production of estimates, placement and control of contracts and subcontracts.

Your day to day will include:

• Provide commercial expertise to contracts, to include the production and submission of valuations, claims, budget monitoring, and contract/workstream performance data
• Assess, review and mitigate commercial and contractual risks and implement Kier Group's policies for risk management
• Maximise cash flow through the control, measurement (including quality) and valuation of work, and the invoicing of customers and payment of suppliers
• Promote Kier Group's values towards its customers in order to meet or exceed their expectations

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Quantity Surveyor is great if you:

• Experience within a similar role in Highways/Construction/Infrastructure
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Confident IT skills, proficient in the use of MS Office in particular Excel

Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here .

Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here .

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier

#LI-JB2

We're looking for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Transportation team based in Liverpool and the Northwest. In this role, you'll take the commercial lead on a newly secured project focused on the replacement of a significant number of highway bridges for a key client. You'll also provide support across a range of existing legacy schemes within the business. Could this be you?

Flexibility in working hours and travel is essential, and a full UK driving licence is required for this role.

Can you imagine a world without transportation links via land, sea or air? Nor can we! Your journey is our journey, come and join us at Kier Transportation and make a difference. Supporting the movement of people, goods and equipment.

Location : Liverpool / Northwest - site based with some remote working

Contract : Permanent Fulltime

Salary : £55,000 - £0,000 + .7k annual car allowance + private healthcare + benefits

Responsibilities

As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll manage the commercial aspects of packages of work within the project to maximise planned gross margin through the production of estimates, placement and control of contracts and subcontracts.

Your day to day will include:

• Provide commercial expertise to contracts, to include the production and submission of valuations, claims, budget monitoring, and contract/workstream performance data
• Assess, review and mitigate commercial and contractual risks and implement Kier Group's policies for risk management
• Maximise cash flow through the control, measurement (including quality) and valuation of work, and the invoicing of customers and payment of suppliers
• Promote Kier Group's values towards its customers in order to meet or exceed their expectations

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Quantity Surveyor is great if you:

• Experience within a similar role in Highways/Construction/Infrastructure
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Confident IT skills, proficient in the use of MS Office in particular Excel

Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here .

Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here .

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier

#LI-JB2