4 jobs found in Walsall

About the Role Walsall Council is seeking an experienced Children's Senior Practitioner to join its Safeguarding Service. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled social work professional with strong experience across Child in Need, Child Protection, Public Law Outline, Care Proceedings, and Adoption. The successful candidate will provide effective help and protection to children, young people, families, and carers, while supporting the development of high-quality social work practice across the team. This role combines complex casework responsibilities with practice leadership, supervision, and mentoring of frontline practitioners. Key Responsibilities Undertake assessments, planning, interventions, and direct work with children and families. Manage a complex caseload involving CIN, CP, PLO, Care Proceedings, and Adoption work. Lead safeguarding investigations and attend strategy meetings, child protection conferences, reviews, and other statutory meetings. Complete...

We are seeking an experienced Quantity Surveyor or Procurement Professional to provide commercial and procurement support across public sector projects. The successful candidate will have strong experience in pre-contract activity, procurement, tender evaluation and commercial assessment, with a good understanding of public sector governance and compliance. Key Responsibilities * Provide commercial and procurement support across local authority and public sector projects. * Lead and support pre-contract and procurement activities, ensuring projects progress efficiently and in accordance with required procedures. * Undertake tender evaluations and commercial assessments, providing clear recommendations to project teams. * Prepare and review contract documentation and associated procurement information. * Apply public sector procurement requirements, including the Procurement Act 2023, to relevant procurement activities. * Support effective commercial governance,...

We are seeking an experienced Major Projects Programme Delivery Lead to provide senior leadership across a high-profile portfolio of regeneration, infrastructure, economic growth and place-making initiatives. This is a senior delivery-focused assignment at a pivotal stage of a major transport and regeneration programme. The successful candidate will bring multiple projects together into a coherent programme, establish strong governance, and drive tangible delivery across a complex public sector environment. Key Responsibilities * Provide senior programme leadership across major regeneration, infrastructure and place-based initiatives. * Develop and maintain a single integrated Major Projects Programme, ensuring strategic alignment, dependencies and priorities are clearly understood. * Lead operational readiness activity associated with major transport infrastructure and interchange projects and Establish programme governance, reporting, risk management, assurance and...

Hays is recruiting on behalf of a Council for an experienced Solicitor - Childcare to join their busy and supportive Safeguarding and Education Legal Team on an interim basis. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced legal professional to play a key role in supporting children's safeguarding services, providing specialist advice, and representing the Council in childcare proceedings. The Role The successful candidate will undertake a varied caseload covering all aspects of childcare law and safeguarding matters. You will provide expert legal advice and support to Social Care teams, Sandwell Children's Trust, officers, and elected Members, ensuring the Council meets its statutory responsibilities in relation to children at risk. Key responsibilities include: Managing all aspects of legal work relating to childcare proceedings. Advising on social care matters including early help, discharges, adoptions, child assessments, and safeguarding issues. Representing the Council...