635 Jobs in Tormarton
Nursery Practitioner Level 3
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Join Our Team at Busy Bees – Leading Nursery Group in the UK
As an Early Years Educator, you will play a leading role in fostering the intellectual, social, and emotional development of children at Busy Bees. Join a company that values high-quality education and provides ample growth opportunities.
About Us
Busy Bees is the UK's leading nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries across the UK and more overseas. We are dedicated to giving every child the best start in life and are proud to have won awards for our workplace culture. At Busy Bees, we ensure that every member of our team feels heard, valued, and nurtured.
Why Work at Busy Bees?
We offer a supportive environment that empowers you to create engaging, educational spaces where children can thrive. As part of our team, you’ll be introduced to our unique Bee Curious curriculum, designed to foster curiosity and confidence in young learners.
Our Charitable Commitment
Through our partnership with BBC Children in Need, we offer fantastic opportunities for community involvement and fundraising to support children's lives.
About our Nursery
Chippenham, rated Good by Ofsted, is a large and spacious nursery with a capacity of 106 children, featuring three base rooms tailored to different age groups. Our baby unit includes two separate areas—Tinies and Tots—while the toddler room offers two play spaces, and the large preschool room prepares children for school. We have four outdoor areas designed to foster gross motor skill development in a safe environment. Our dedicated staff bring a wealth of experience and strive to create a home away from home for children and their families. Conveniently located just off the A350 Bath Road, next to McDonald's and Sainsbury's, we offer free parking and quick access to bus links to Bath and Chippenham town center, where train links to London and Bristol are readily available.
Busy Bees Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Ongoing professional development and career progression
- Our ‘Hive’ benefits and wellbeing hub, with discounts across a huge range of retailers
- Up to 28 days holiday per year (including bank holidays)
- Your birthday off – it’s our gift to you!
- 50% childcare discount
- Enhanced family leave and return to work bonus
- Menopause support through Peppy
- Financial support through Salary Finance
- Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Easy access to your workplace pension through Cushon
- Discounted Private Medical Insurance (PMI)
- Opportunities to travel to other countries, experience different cultures and learn new practices.
But wait, there’s more! You'll also enjoy access to our Benefits and Wellbeing platform, Hive - offering huge array huge of retail discounts helping your money to go further, along with a Wellbeing Hub featuring resources to support your physical and mental health. A Celebrating You section showcasing the ways we recognise and reward our valued team members. Plus, a dedicated Grow with Us area sharing the exciting development opportunities and training designed to support you to thrive and grow at Busy Bees.
Role Responsibilities:What to Expect as a Nursery Practitioner:
- Create a Safe, Stimulating Environment: Prepare materials and arrange rooms to encourage children's growth and learning.
- Lead Educational Activities: Plan and deliver activities that support children's physical, emotional, intellectual, and social development, aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
- Key Person Role: Oversee children’s development, care needs, and build strong family connections.
What We’re Looking For
- Level 3 (or above) qualification in Early Years Education.
- Proven experience in working with children under 5 and a genuine interest in early childhood education
- Skills: Good communication capable or, excellent organisational skills, and the ability to apply knowledge of child development to plan and deliver activities.
At Busy Bees, we’re committed to care, quality, value, and service. If you have previous experience working with children, ideally as an Early Years Educator, Nursery Practitioner, Nursery Assistant or Nursery Nurse and you’re ready to make a meaningful impact in early childhood education we encourage you to apply!
Senior Authorised Person
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Senior Authorised Person (11kv to 33kv)
Key Responsibilities
As a Senior Authorised Person, you will provide outages for vegetation management operations.
Experience and Qualifications
Qualifications/Skills Required
· Experience of working on an Overhead Lines, Underground Cabling and/or Substations contract previously
· Hold a valid First Aid Qualification
· Current SSEN authorisation
· Clean Driving Licence
Salary and Benefits
We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package.
Network Plus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.
We are Armed Forces-friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.
We understand that privacy and the security of your personal information is extremely important. By applying for this role, you agree to the terms of our privacy policy.
About Network Plus
Network Plus is an award-winning business delivering essential utility and infrastructure services for the UK’s major providers of gas, power, telecoms, transport, water, and wastewater.
We value the variety of experience, perspective, and other points of difference our workforce, clients, and supply chain offer.
We are actively working with colleagues across the Network Plus Group to develop an inclusive environment – we want all our employees to feel valued and included to enable everyone to thrive at work and understand the value of their contribution matters no matter their background, identity, or circumstances.
Customer Service Specialist - Bristol onsite
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- Start Date: 8th September 2025
- Salary: £12.60 per hour
- Site: Spectrum House, Central Bristol - this is an onsite role only , no work at home option available
- Shifts : 37.5 hours per week (shifts will be set between 8am-10pm Monday to Friday, 9-6 Saturday and Sunday)
- Training Duration: 2 weeks
Could this be the opportunity you have been waiting for?
- Would you love to be part of a n energetic and compassionate team that plays a key role in supporting one of the world’s most trusted international newspapers?
- Do you have a passion for delivering exceptional customer service and creating meaningful experiences for customers? As we say, our callers want to talk to people with personality. People who will listen, understand and ask the right questions to find the best solutions!
- Can you use your great communication skills to provide top-tier customer service through phone, live chat and email?
- Are you customer focused with a proactive and self-motivated approach to how you work?
- Do you have good technological skills (both on PCs and in using mobile applications?
Values we look for you to have:
- Process Excellence
Collaboration
Communication
Emotional Intelligence
Open-Mindedness
Critical Thinking
Solution Orientation
Entrepreneurship
If you are thinking this sounds like you and you are answering YES to our questions . then you could be our next customer service superstar !
Who are we at Teleperformance and what do we do?
We are a global outsourcing customer management company with over 300,000 colleagues around the world in over 80 countries. Here in the UK, we have 19 sites, and over 7000 staff.
We have a reputation for our hard work, impressive results, and an incredible work environment, what’s not to love?
We interact with customers on behalf of our clients, helping to solve their queries. We make it our mission to look after customers in the way they need.
We offer a multi-channel approach, meaning we support in various ways , such as telephone, email, and web chat, through to white mail and social media interactions.
We invest in our teams and provide some fantastic opportunities for progression.
If you want to develop yourself and expand your career, our award-winning training programmes and exceptional training teams are on hand to help to make this happen.
Job Overview
As a member of our expanding team here at Teleperf o rmanc e , you will have the opportunity to take on a variety of responsibilities within your role; such as:
- You will be the first point of contact to assist customers with their online subscription enquiries and account management.
- You will play a key role in providing information and support to a global customer base and creating a unique customer experience through inbound calling line, webchat and responding to emails.
S till interested …Great News ! Well here is what a typical day In the office will look like.
- You will start your day signing into your systems, making sure you are ready for the day ahead.
- You will engage with a variety of customers who have questions regarding their online subscription.
- You will troubleshoot/problem solve, and through effective questioning and active listening look to resolve issues such as subscriptions, payments and online accounts -T his could mean tweaking a package slightly or perhaps a complete overhaul, but either way you will work closely with your customer to agree on something suitable.
- Working in a fast-paced targeted environment you will strive to achieve, always looking to maximise opportunities, on your “A” game at all times .
- With an hour of rest time (made up of 30 minutes for lunch and 2 x 15 minute breaks) you will always have time to catch up with friends, get something to eat in the town centre, or perhaps grab some fresh air and go for a walk.
The start of your journey with Teleperformance
You get t wo weeks classroom-based training (paid of course) followed by two further weeks in our graduation bay. This is where the action happens, and where you take your first live calls. This is also where the nerves kick in, and mistakes may happen, but don’t worry, we expect that. We make it our responsibility to look after you with full support from experienced members of the team on hand to help.
What’s in it for you- PERKS PERKS PERKS !
- Perks at Work – Savings Discounts / Free Online Classes
- - Savings Discounts / Podcast / Wellbeing Recourses / Webinars / Access to; GP’s, Mental Health Support, Financial Advice, Legal Advice
- Critical Illness – up to £0,000
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Eyecare support voucher
- Holiday Purchase Scheme
- Length of Service Awards
- Workplace Pension
- Monthly Inspire Awards – For the best of the best
- Refer-A-Friend earns up to £1,200 fo you
- Monthly Wellbeing Webinars
- Dedicated Employee Experience Progress – Here to support TP journey
Disclaimer Please be vigilant against job scams. Teleperformance will never contact you about anything other than your application through our official channels - UK phone number, text or Teleperformance or talent.icims email address. . If you receive any suspicious communications claiming to be from Teleperformance, please disregard them and report the incident to our team. Your security is our priority.
Customer Service Specialist - Hybrid Bristol
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Customer Service Specialist – Banking & Financial Services (Hybrid Bristol)
Teleperformance certified as great place to work UK in 2025! . At Teleperformance, we deliver an outstanding customer experience, at every single opportunity, as a result of our commitment, passion and dedication to excellence.
Due to our success we have exciting opportunities in our Banking and Financial Service sector – You must be able to evidence at least 1 years previous experience in the Banking and Financial Service Industry
Start Dates : 13th Oct 2025, 10th Nov 2025, 1 Dec 2025
- Salary : £13.35 per hour
- Location : Hybrid - Bristol Spectrum House. 2 days in the office (save money on your energy bills!), 3 days work from home after training and Grad Bay.
- Shifts : Full Time 40 hrs over 8.00 am - 8.00 pm , 5 days over Monday - Sunday. Full flexibility required to work any shifts within these hours.
- Training : 3 weeks then 3 weeks Grad Bay - THIS SIX WEEK PERIOD IS FULL TIME IN THE OFFICE
- Contract : Permanent
- Background Checking :
- Right to Work in the UK
- Criminal Record Check
- Credit Check
- Any other associated checks
**Please note we do not allow any time off/holiday requests within the first 6 weeks of your start date**
Values we look for you to have:
- Process Excellence- Doing things well means something to you and you will always strive to improve on your work.
- Collaboration - You enjoy working with others and you like working as a team player.
- Communication- You can speak and write clearly and in a confident manner.
- Emotional Intelligence - You possess the ability to be emotionally intelligent meaning you are able to empathise, be kind and be good with others.
- Open-Mindedness- You are able to be open to different ways of thinking and new ideas.
- Critical Thinking- You are able to think logically when making decisions.
- Solution Orientation- Having a forward thinking mindset focused on resolving challenges.
- Entrepreneurship- Taking ownership, not being afraid to take on new tasks, develop and have a self-driven mindset.
Skills needed to be a Customer Service Representative
- A professional, polite and courteous telephone manner
- Ability to deliver excellent service with outgoing nature
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- A good listener who can convey empathy, patience and understanding
- Confident and proactive to deal with difficult situations and conversations
- High levels of accuracy and attention to detail
- Be driven to work towards achievable targets
Financial Sector - Key Responsibilities
- Provide exceptional and efficient customer service across our telephone, email, webchat and social media channels
- Use your problem-solving skills to support our customers, resolve their query and create a positive experience.
- Ensure that all customers are supported in accordance with regulatory requirements which aim to protect our customers
- Have excellent attention to detail
- Be knowledgeable of our client’s process and products and how best to support the customer
Disclaimer Please be vigilant against job scams. Teleperformance will never contact you about anything other than your application through our official channels - UK phone number, text or Teleperformance or talent.icims email address. . If you receive any suspicious communications claiming to be from Teleperformance, please disregard them and report the incident to our team. Your security is our priority.
Disclaimer Please note, only candidates who meet specific language proficiency scores will be able to proceed on this campaign, this supersedes any other pass mark you may receive. Where you pass the assessment but not the above requirements we will endeavour to find other suitable roles for you however this may not be possible, in this instance we reserve the right to reject your application.
Payroll Manager
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Head of Payroll – UK & Ireland
Location: United Kingdom (Hybrid/Flexible Working)
Experience Required: 5–10 Years
Industry: BPO
Reports To: Finance Director
Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced and strategic Head of Payroll to lead and manage payroll operations across the UK and Ireland. This role is critical in ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll processing for all employees, while also driving continuous improvement and operational excellence. Knowledge of TUPE transfers is essential, as is a strong understanding of UK and Irish payroll legislation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the end-to-end payroll function for the UK and Ireland, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timeliness.
- Oversee payroll processing for multiple entities, including complex payroll scenarios such as TUPE transfers, acquisitions, and restructures.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, including HMRC and Revenue (Ireland) regulations.
- Act as the subject matter expert on payroll-related matters, advising HR, Finance, and senior leadership.
- Manage relationships with external payroll providers, benefit providers and internal stakeholders.
- Lead payroll audits and ensure robust internal controls are in place.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including automation and process optimisation.
- Support integration of payroll systems with HRIS and finance platforms.
- Provide strategic input into reward, benefits, and compensation planning.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a small team of payroll professionals.
Key Requirements:
- 5–10 years of payroll experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
- Proven experience managing large payrolls across both the UK and Ireland.
- In-depth knowledge of TUPE transfers and their payroll implications.
- Strong understanding of UK and Irish tax, pension, and employment legislation.
- Experience with payroll systems (e.g., ADP, SAP, Workday, or similar).
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- High attention to detail and ability to work under pressure.
- CIPP qualification or equivalent (highly desirable).
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary and bonus package
- Flexible working arrangements
- Career development opportunities
- Inclusive and collaborative work culture
Customer Service Supervisor BFSI
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Start Date: TBC
Site: Hybrid Bristol
Shifts: Full-time 40 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
The Role
As a Team Leader you will be responsible for the delivery and improvement of the customer experience through management and coaching of a team to provide excellent service which exceeds customer expectations. You will do this by ensuring a positive, productive and engaging team culture, through your ability to lead, inspire, motivate, coach and manage your people to deliver exceptional levels of quality whilst meeting all relevant operational and business targets.
Through your leadership experience, you will have the ability to create a customer centric culture, ensuring that all team activities are focused on the effective delivery to the end customer and high levels of customer satisfaction:
- Maintain effective control of all aspects of people processes including: absence management, 121’s, disciplinary, capability & grievance procedures, employee relations, performance management and all other employment related issues ensuring they are managed in line with policy frameworks
- Contribute ideas and suggestions to improve business processes
- Coach and encourage people to realise their potential and to own and achieve their performance, quality and customer outcomes consistently.
- Create a highly engaging, inclusive and fun work experience for your team.
Skills, knowledge and experience:
- Proven people management skills with the ability to lead and motivate a team and act as a role model
- Hands on, proactive and engaged with a background in leading others, working to targets and driving performance at both group and individual levels
- Experience of working within a contact centre environment
- Demonstrable experience of managing multiple workflows within a systems thinking environment
- Understanding the direct and indirect impact of poor performance, attrition and absence within the team and therefore able to strive for excellence in these regards yourself
- Performance and quality management experience
- Used to working in a high volume, fast paced, ever changing environment
- Proven ability to multi-task a number of sometimes conflicting priorities
- Passion for working as part of a team
- Consistently strive to exceed customer expectations
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- The ability to plan and prioritise your workload
- Computer literate and have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- Natural leader who acts decisively and who shows resilience
- Adaptive and able to manage change, whilst being capable of managing any resistance to change in an articulate, positive and engaging manner
- Strong work ethic
- Strong motivational leadership confidence
- Finance experience
Background Check Requirements:
- Criminal Record Check
- Credit Check
- 3 years referencing history
Driving Instructor (Driving Licence Required)
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Are you ready to embark on an exciting new career? At My Four Wheels , one of the UK’s most trusted and fastest-growing driving schools, we’re on the lookout for passionate individuals to join our team of over 200 driving instructors. With hundreds more in training, we’re gearing up to meet the soaring demand for driving lessons!
Why Now is the Perfect Time to Become a Driving InstructorWith a record number of learner drivers eager to hit the road, thanks to test centre backlogs from the pandemic, there has never been a better time to step into this rewarding role. In the past year alone, our instructors have seen their hourly rates increase by an average of £3 due to high demand. Plus, over 70% of our instructors have waiting lists, some stretching up to 6 months !
Is This Career Right for You?Ask yourself:
- Are you reliable?
- Are you punctual?
- Are you patient?
- Do you have excellent customer service skills?
- Do you enjoy working with new people?
If you answered “yes” to all of the above, then you might just be the perfect fit for our team!
Who Can Become a Driving Instructor?We welcome individuals from all walks of life! Recently, we’ve successfully recruited from various industries, including:
- Driving: HGV drivers, delivery drivers, van drivers, LGV drivers, and bus drivers.
- Finance: Finance managers, accountants, analysts, supervisors, and directors.
- IT: IT support, cyber security experts, web designers, engineers, and web developers.
- Health: Care assistants, care managers, trainers, doctors, and nurses.
- Education: Teachers, teaching assistants, admin officers, personal assistants, and lecturers.
- Comprehensive Training: Full training is provided, tailored to be as local to you as possible.
- High Pass Rates: Our pass rates are significantly above the industry average!
- Training Fee Refund: We refund all your training fees once you start working with us.
To become a driving instructor with us, you must meet the following criteria:
- Hold a full UK driving licence (or an approved foreign licence) for at least 2.5 years .
- Have not been banned from driving in the last 4 years .
- Have no more than 6 points on your licence.
Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to make a difference in people's lives while enjoying a fulfilling career. Join us at My Four Wheels and help shape the next generation of safe drivers!
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Administrator - Early Years Team - Yate
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As an Administrator for the Early Years team, you will be the first contact for early years settings and parents regarding the early entitlement funding and availability of childcare places. You will support the collating of data and financial information to ensure accurate service delivery.
As an important member of the team, you will be responsible for delivering sustainable excellence in early years practice to ensures all children are supported in a safe and high-quality provision to achieve strong outcomes.
What you will be doing
- As the first point of contact for the team, you will answer calls and deal with email queries from early years providers and parents.
- It will be your responsibility to research, collect, collate and present information in a clear and accurate way to contribute to early year reports.
- It will be key for you to support providers with accessing the early years portal to make census and financial returns and help with any queries.
- Regularly, you will be supporting early years providers to direct them to guidance, resources and further information.
- Day to day, you will record financial information as directed and accurately maintain records relating to early years.
What we need from you
- We require you to hold 3 grade 4 GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and maths.
- It will be important for you to have well-developed interpersonal and communication skills and be able to build relationships to engage successfully with early years providers, parents and other agencies.
- You must have good literacy, numeracy and IT skills to enable you to present accurate reports and records.
- You must be organised, have attention to detail and be motivated to learn and adapt to tasks asked of you.
What you need to know
- Your salary is pro-rata to hours worked.
- This is a 12 month limited term contract.
- This role is hybrid, with a mixture of working at our office in Badminton Road, Yate and from home. You may also be expected to visit other early years sites such as our training room at Parkwall Primary School.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 2nd October 2025.
How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different
- 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.
- 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.
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!
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Senior Project Manager - Construction - Yate
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As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for the management and successful delivery of specified major capital projects, providing construction project management services throughout the relevant RIBA Stages, managing teams of professional construction consultants and contractors.
Taking the lead in managing key projects for the property and business support service, you will work with colleagues from across the authority and with external partners and stakeholders to ensure the projects are delivered effectively and on schedule by achieving key objectives and providing value for money.
What you will be doing
- Responsible for managing the successful delivery of specified capital projects, including the procurement and management of contracts of contractors and consultants, you will ensure works and services are tendered in accordance with financial regulations and standing orders.
- You will prepare and regularly update programmes, risk management registers, overall project cost reports, ensuring cost plans are prepared at appropriate gateways and oversee the legal transfer of assets and input to development agreements.
- It will be your responsibility to prepare tender reports and appraisals for director approval and implement a change management strategy to monitor and control time, cost, and quality and also attend project meetings and public engagement meetings.
- A key part of the role is to develop innovative solutions to technical issues ensuring that appropriate solutions are proposed and successfully implemented and consult on issues with wider implications whilst adhering to service regulations and codes of practice.
- Providing technical advice, support, and training to colleagues, you will ensure that performance objectives are achieved, teamwork is effective, colleagues are supported and that the team is technically capable, and technical work is carried out satisfactorily.
What we need from you
- You will hold a construction related degree or equivalent qualification and significant relevant experience in project management on large scale capital projects.
- It is essential that you have proven experience in leading multiple major projects without supervision, delivering contracts, guidance and statues and the ability to develop and deliver design briefs.
- We require you to have experience of planning and progressing work activities within general professional guidelines or organisational policy and have an in-depth knowledge of service specific and professional issues.
- You will have knowledge and experience of working with specific performance management and project improvement tools with the ability to work to strict deadlines, managing a demanding workload and prioritising accordingly.
- Having an excellent strategic awareness, you will have experience of working in political environment, able to communicate and influence effectively with clients, consultants, and contractors .
What you need to know
- This is a Limited Term Contract for 12 months.
- Hybrid working role meaning that you can work remotely or in our offices.
Interviews will be held on the 26th September 2025.
How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different
- 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 planning for the future; building and improving the roads, railways, schools, green spaces, and houses.
- We’re providing essential services across our communities to ensure they are safe and well maintained.
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!
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Emergency Duty Team Social Worker - AMHP - Yate
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You can make a difference by offering effective emergency social work services to four local authorities , outside normal working hours, where you will make sound judgements in a variety of challenging situations.
You will be working within a small team of social work practitioners, where you will receive contacts from the public and other professionals regarding social care issues across Bristol, BANES, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, which require an urgent response.
What you will be doing
- You will be working to a 10-week rolling rota, covering nights, weekends and bank holidays. This includes 2 weeks off rota and 1 week on standby. (part time workers will be agreed around this model).
- It will be key for you to demonstrate your knowledge of the relevant legislation (Mental Health Act, Children’s Act and Care Act) and statutory duties to be able to respond accordingly to each situation.
- It will be your responsibility to keep up to date with good practice in all areas of social work, along with service and policy objectives, to ensure those objectives are met.
- Regularly, you will work with other agencies and statutory bodies (e.g. police, health etc.) and continue to maintain good working relationships with them.
- Day to day, you will need to complete all necessary forms, including maintaining a log of all calls received, indicating the action taken and ensuring details are reported to the appropriate duty desk.
What we need from you
- This role is for 18.5 hours per week. Your salary will be pro-rata to hours worked.
- We require you to be a qualified Social Worker with relevant registration to practice (SWE Social Work England) and be AMHP warranted.
- It will be key for you to have relevant post-qualifying experience in mental health along with extensive knowledge of dealing with complicated cases.
- Given the elements of this role, we require you to undertake complex risk assessments and be able to communicate effectively the outcome both in verbal and written format.
What you need to know
- 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 covering both Child and Adult Workforce is obtained.
- Once you have completed your induction, there will be opportunities to work from home.
- You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so you must have a full, valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle or have an alternative means of travel.
- Business Insurance will need to be added to your existing insurance policy.
- EDT Social Worker (AMHP warranted) £45,091 to £8,226 per annum (including an out of hours shift allowance of 26% = £5 814 to 0,764)
- These posts attract a gross lump sum £ 000 ‘recruitment payment ’ pro rata offered to enable social workers who have already successfully completed their ASYE to join our permanent workforce. This is payable upon successful completion of your probationary period (after approximately 3-6 months) and is subject to eligibility criteria.
- These posts are currently eligible for a market factor £3,00 ‘retention payment’ pro rata, payable in November annually to those with two years’ service with the council in Children’s Social Care In an eligible post, inclusive of any ASYE period.
Interviews will be held week commencing 29th September 2025.
How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 children and young people they work with.
- 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.
“Staff are overwhelmingly positive about working for South Gloucestershire Council. Staff report feeling heard and responded to by senior leaders. Reduced workloads, increased stability of managers and more business support have strengthened their ability to respond to and improve the quality of practice for children. A wealth of concentrated training, including the Programme for Change initiative, has developed skill sets and expertise of staff. Staff benefit from a clear pathway of career progression, including a bespoke managers development programme.” (Ofsted Report published July 2024)
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 planning for the future; building and improving the roads, railways, schools, green spaces, and houses.
- We’re providing essential services across our communities to ensure they are safe and well maintained.
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: Emergency Duty Team Social Worker AMPH - Job Description