22 jobs found in Watford

Team Manager – Intervention & Planning | Barnet Council | £43.72 per Hour | Full-Time Locum Are you an experienced Children’s Social Care Team Manager looking for your next locum opportunity? We are recruiting a Team Manager – Intervention & Planning to join Barnet Council on a full-time locum basis. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced leader to support high-quality, child-centred services and make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and families. Position Details * Role: Team Manager – Intervention & Planning * Location: London Borough of Barnet * Contract: Full-Time Locum * Start Date: ASAP * Pay Rate: £43.72 per hour * Hours: 37 hours per week * Working Pattern: Monday to Friday * Hybrid Working: Available About the Role As Team Manager, you will be responsible for the effective management of a Children’s Social Care team, ensuring services are delivered in line with...

Senior Social Worker – Child Protection Team – London Borough of Barnet Location: London Borough of Barnet Pay: £38.50 Office Working: 2 Days Per Week Contract: Permanent We are currently working with Barnet Council to find an experienced Senior Social Worker for their Long Term team in Childrens Services. With a stable management team and a mostly permanent workforce, Barnet are looking for someone with solid experience to be able to pick up a caseload and support their service. Duties Completing Section 47’s and section 17 enquiries Undertake Section 7and 37 reports, as well as attending Court, and providing analysis and evidence-based recommendations Long term engagement with families, including direct work, capturing the voice of the child Write conference reports and attend conferences, such as Core Group Meetings What you need Social Work Qualification Social Work England registration Enhanced DBS (provided by us) Why use us? At Sheldon Phillips, you are...

Are you looking for a new opportunity as a Deputy Manager to work with individuals with complex needs? Responsibilities of the role: * To assist the Manager in ensuring the effective, safe and profitable running of all locations * Assist with individual referrals * Provide support to all staff within the group on a 24 hour on call basis * Ability to work 2 weekends per month * Assist with management of staff Requirements: * Experience of working with people with complex needs desirable * NVQ in Health and Social Care Level 3 mandatory working toward Level 5 * Excellent communication skills * Team player * Good organisational skills * Drivers license * Must be on call one weekend per month Our client offers use of company vehicle during shifts, 28 days holiday, social events and career development/training

The duties and responsibilities of Family Support Workers vary depending on the needs of the family they are helping, but their key duties and responsibilities can include: Assessing the needs of their clients Creating a plan of support for their clients based on a needs assessment Conducting regular caseload reviews with families and individual clients during home visits to ensure that there are no issues at home Ensuring adherence to standards and legislation for confidentiality, equality and diversity Managing their workload and scheduled commitments Keeping records and updating reports for their cases Attending court sessions dealing with the care and protection of children Working with Social Workers to determine a family’s needs when a child returns home after being in foster care. The role will also also suit a Newly Qualified Social Worker looking. You must have: - At least 6 months recent experience as a Family Support Worker / Family Assessment Worker - A recent DBS / or...

Social Worker – Families First Initial Support Team 📍 Location: London Borough of Ealing 💷 £39.04 per hour 🏡 Hybrid Working 📅 Locum Opportunity Are you an experienced Children's Social Worker looking for your next rewarding locum opportunity? Tripod Partners are currently recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to join the Families First – Initial Support Team within a well-established Local Authority. This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to children and families while benefiting from flexible hybrid working and a competitive hourly rate. The Role You'll be responsible for managing a varied caseload of children and families at the front door of Children's Services, completing assessments, identifying levels of need and risk, and ensuring children receive the right support at the earliest opportunity. Working closely with partner agencies, you'll play a vital role in safeguarding children and promoting positive outcomes through timely, strengths-based...

Head of Service- CTPLD, Mental health and Older adults - London Borough of Ealing • To lead and manage Social Work and Team Managers, Team Managers and their teams within Adult Social Services to ensure provision of a comprehensive, consistent, timely, quality, cost effective service is provided to people using services and their family and other social contacts. To ensure that assessments are carried out and appropriate services are planned and delivered to meet the assessed need. To ensure that an appropriate emergency response is available to meet unplanned high-risk need. • To provide expert guidance on complex casework and all operational matters. • To undertake all management responsibilities within the framework of legislation, Guidance, policy, good practice and Social Work and Occupational Therapy research. • To participate in the overall management of the service in the Adults Senior Management Team and the Operational Management Team, including ensuring effective...

Head of Asset Management Contract Duration: 6 months (Interim) Day Rate: Negotiable Location: Welwyn, Hertfordshire (Hybrid)We are currently seeking an experienced Head of Asset Management to join the Council on an interim basis. This role is critical for leading key projects and managing various teams within the department. The successful candidate will be instrumental in implementing new systems and processes to enhance service delivery and compliance. Day-to-day of the role: Lead the project to implement a new database for Building Services and Asset Management. Take responsibility for the implementation of robust statutory compliance processes. Lead procurement exercises for the department. Manage the Building Services, Garages, and Asset Data Teams. Apply expertise in commercial buildings to improve operational efficiency and service quality.Required Skills & Qualifications: Extensive experience in building services management, preferably within a local government or...

My client is looking for a number of experienced Lead Gardner/Drivers to operate in Enfield, for a beautiful large public park. The role is temporary and the client is looking for previous exp in park management, gardening or landscape gardening. Ideally you will know how to use a ride on mower, operate a strimmer and leaf blower and have worked with hedge cutters in the past. The ability to identify plants is a must as we move into spring as plants that are starting to emerge can look very similar to weeds. You will need your own steel toe capped boots, be punctual, diligent, hard working and very much a team player. You will be able to identify your relevant experience with work references and demonstrate those abilities on the first day of induction. The role is temporary with an option to go permanent if you prove yourself to be hardworking and adding value to the existing Parks Maintenance team. Hours are 7.30am to 4.00pm Monday to Thursday and 7.30am to 3pm on a Friday with...

Title: Social Worker - Family First Division: Children's Services Grade: L7 - M1 PURPOSE OF THE ROLE To work within a multi-disciplinary Family Help Team delivering early help and child in need services. The team includes social workers, family help practitioners, psychologists, police community support officers, CAMHS workers, adult mental health nurses, health visitors, youth workers, housing officers and voluntary sector partners. You will assess children and families, analyse risk and need, and develop effective care plans. The role involves working closely with children, young people and families, completing statutory visits, parenting assessments and coordinating multi-agency support to safeguard and promote welfare. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Assessment & Safeguarding Complete high-quality, holistic assessments using the Department for Education guidance and Luton's Effective Support document. Lead multi-agency planning to address child protection concerns and...

Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Qualitative Analyst on behalf of Luton Borough Council. Main purpose of position: We are seeking analyst support for a discrete piece of work over 25 days. The role will provide analytical, research and coordination capacity to support the creation of resident insight analysis. The work will involve taking existing outputs and using established AI routines to create thematic insight. You will be responsible to: Review and analyse resident survey responses, engagement outputs, data and documentation provided by the project team. Contribute to the test and learn phase of a new approach to embed community insight into strategic decision making Identify key themes, issues, risks, gaps and opportunities. Produce clear summaries, briefings, narrative slide content (to standard model), trackers or working notes as required. Support preparation for meetings, workshops or stakeholder discussions. Maintain action logs, issue logs or other project...

Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Programme Manager on behalf of Luton Borough Council. Purpose of post: To provide effective Program Management and Operational Delivery of the Neighbourhood Services Investment Work Program To support the strategic and operational delivery, particularly relating to members' priorities linked across Neighbourhood Services and other departments as needed. To ensure that there is coordinated delivery across multiple inter-related projects, active stakeholder engagement and communication to implement and enhance a one-council approach to priority street scene & public realm issues.Key Responsibilities: Overall responsibility for the programme management and operational delivery of the Neighbourhood Services Investment and Members Priorities programme of works. To lead on the delivery of all the identified project work streams, ensuring that they achieve their objectives and are delivered to high quality standards, within target timescales...

A Reputable Housing Provider is seeking an experienced and highly organised Democratic Services Officer (fully site based) to provide professional policy and administrative support to Cabinet Members and senior leadership. This role is critical in supporting Cabinet Members to effectively deliver their portfolio responsibilities and organisational priorities. The successful candidate will work collaboratively across departments, ensuring executive decision-making processes are supported through high-quality research, coordination, and stakeholder engagement. The postholder will play a key role in ensuring Cabinet Members are fully supported through proactive planning, structured communications, and effective casework and diary management. Department: Corporate Services Location: London  Rate: £21.80 – £22.80 PAYE Key Responsibilities Cabinet and Executive Support Provide flexible administrative and policy support to 2–3 Cabinet Members, enabling effective delivery of...

Our client is seeking experienced Caseworkers to play a key role in a high-profile government initiative supporting eligible Afghan nationals and their families who assisted UK operations. This is a sensitive and high-impact position within the Defence sector, ideal for individuals with strong analytical skills, sound judgment, and emotional resilience. Key Responsibilities * Manage and progress casework in line with government policy, ensuring fair, well-documented, and transparent decisions. * Analyse complex information from multiple sources to reach accurate conclusions. * Handle confidential and, at times, distressing material with professionalism and care. * Work to daily case targets while maintaining high standards of accuracy and quality. * Communicate effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders in a fast-paced environment. * Ensure full compliance with data protection and information security requirements. Essential Skills &...

Social Worker – Child in Need | London Borough of Haringey | £37.52 per Hour | Full-Time Locum Looking for your next locum opportunity in Children's Services? We are recruiting an experienced Social Worker – Child in Need to join the London Borough of Haringey on a full-time locum contract. If you're passionate about supporting children, young people, and families while working within a forward-thinking local authority, this is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference. Position Details * Role: Social Worker – Child in Need * Location: London * Council: London Borough of Haringey * Contract: Full-Time Locum * Start Date: ASAP * Pay Rate: £37.52 per hour * Hours: 37 hours per week * Working Pattern: Monday to Friday Key Responsibilities * Manage a caseload of children and families within the Disabled Children's Team. * Complete Child and Family Assessments and specialist disability...

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Strategic Workforce Planning professional to join a high-profile government organisation undergoing significant transformation. Working within the People function, you will lead workforce planning activity, workforce analytics and organisational improvement initiatives, helping the organisation build future capability and make evidence-based workforce decisions. Key Responsibilities Lead the development and delivery of strategic workforce planning activities and frameworks. Analyse workforce data, trends and risks to provide actionable insights for senior leaders. Develop workforce dashboards, reports and intelligence products to support decision-making. Support organisational change, transformation and workforce strategy initiatives. Drive process improvement, innovation and digitisation across People services. Facilitate workforce planning workshops and engage with senior stakeholders across the organisation. Prepare...

Parliamentary and Complaints Caseworker Team: Strategy, Policy and Engagement ((url removed) One Login & Wallet) Duration: 6 Months Contract Location: Hybrid / Government Office Location (London, Manchester or Bristol) Rate: £350 per day inside IR35 The Role We are seeking an experienced Parliamentary and Complaints Caseworker to lead the management of complex casework, complaints, and high-profile operational issues within the (url removed) One Login and Wallet programme. This role will play a key part in ensuring users receive effective support, issues are investigated thoroughly, and lessons learned are translated into service improvements. The successful candidate will work across multidisciplinary teams, government departments, and external stakeholders to resolve complex problems and improve user outcomes. Key Responsibilities As a Parliamentary and Complaints Caseworker, you will: Lead and operate a centralised complex casework service, establishing effective...

Contracts Manager - UK Government Contract roles (Apply online only)/day - Inside IR35 (hiring across different seniority levels) Hybrid London & Birmingham 6 months initially Details need to remain vague at this point, due to the nature of the assignment, however some requirements that are central to the role: Governance, Assurance & Compliance Strategy Development Project Management & Planning Estimating & Cost Planning Procurement UCR/PCR Application Bespoke Third Party Agreements Contract Management & Administration Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Cost Control Risk & Value Management Supply Chain Management Call me, Alex Manea, at NonStop Recruitment now for a confidential conversation. Contact me on (email address removed) or (phone number removed), please send your CV in word format OR if this does not sound like the opportunity for you, but you are a professional working across the Public Sector, please feel free to get in touch, to see...

Contracts Manager - UK Government Contract roles (Apply online only)/day - Inside IR35 (hiring across different seniority levels) Hybrid London & Birmingham 6 months initially Details need to remain vague at this point, due to the nature of the assignment, however some requirements that are central to the role: Governance, Assurance & Compliance Strategy Development Project Management & Planning Estimating & Cost Planning Procurement UCR/PCR Application Bespoke Third Party Agreements Contract Management & Administration Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Cost Control Risk & Value Management Supply Chain Management Call me, Alex Manea, at NonStop Recruitment now for a confidential conversation. Contact me on (email address removed) or (phone number removed), please send your CV in word format OR if this does not sound like the opportunity for you, but you are a professional working across the Public Sector, please feel free to get in touch, to see...

Job Advertisement: Organised Immigration Crime Development Specialist Location: Nationwide (Travelling when Required) Contract Type: Temporary Hourly Rate: £19.78 Working Pattern: Full Time Driving Required: Preferably but not essential Are you passionate about public service and committed to making a difference in policing? Our client iDevon and Cornwall Police are seeking an enthusiastic OIC Development Specialist to join the OIC Domestic Taskforce! This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the national response against Organised Immigration Crime (OIC) and support frontline policing across England and Wales. Key Responsibilities: As an OIC Development Specialist, you will play a crucial role in: Delivering priorities set by the NPCC and the Home Office to enhance frontline policing. Collaborating with statutory agencies and NGOs to improve intelligence and disrupt Organised Crime Groups. Working with the Home Office and Border Security Command to enhance policing...

We're looking for an Assistant Contract Manager for a public sector organisation based in Birmingham or London (hybrid) on an initial 9 month contract, paying up to £450 per day (Umbrella, Inside IR35). This is a hybrid role with an expectation to attend the office three days per week. The successful Assistant Contract Manager will manage a portfolio of corporate contracts across the full lifecycle, from mobilisation and transition through to exit. They'll monitor supplier performance and compliance, support commercial decision-making, manage change requests through governance processes, and liaise with stakeholders on spend, progress and performance reporting. They'll also be expected to negotiate commercial agreements with third parties and proactively identify and mitigate contract risks. You will need proven experience working with the following: - Corporate contract management and administration - Contract change request processes and governance structures - Supplier and...