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At Civic Recruitment and Limited, we know that individuals are more than just fixed expenses; they are the cornerstone of every thriving organisation. That’s why we are passionate about transforming recruitment in the public and private sectors. In the modern job market, organisations in both public and private sectors face significant workforce challenges. Public sector entities, such as local councils and central government departments, often struggle with lengthy recruitment processes, limited access to qualified candidates, and stringent budgetary and regulatory constraints. Private sector businesses, on the other hand, encounter high turnover rates, difficulties managing a mix of permanent and temporary staff, and challenges in sourcing specialised talent for niche industries. These sector-specific obstacles, coupled with the universal complexities of payroll management, create a pressing need for efficient workforce solutions. Civic Recruitment Limited addresses these challenges with innovative recruitment and payroll solutions tailored for diverse organisational needs. Recognising the critical hurdles organisations face, the company leverages its expertise to streamline processes, reduce recruitment times, and alleviate administrative burdens. With an extensive database of over 1 million pre-screened candidates, Civic Recruitment Limited is well-positioned to cater to the specific needs of both public and private sectors. Location: Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff Contract: Temporary (3 Months) Hours: Full-Time Working Pattern: Hybrid Working – Primarily Home-Based with Attendance at County Hall and Community Visits as Required This temporary 3-month contract role focuses on supporting children and young people with disabilities or additional needs and their families. The Family Help Disability Advisor will assess the wellbeing needs of families, particularly those with children with disabilities, and provide short-term interventions, practical advice, and guidance. The role aims to empower families, build resilience, and ensure support is in place to prevent escalation to specialist services. • Work directly with children, young people, and families., • Assess individual and family support needs., • Provide practical, emotional, and wellbeing support., • Deliver targeted short-term interventions., • Assist families in developing skills, confidence, and resilience., • Support children and young people with disabilities and additional needs., • Promote inclusion, independence, and wellbeing., • Understand the impact of disabilities on development and emotional wellbeing., • Support families in accessing appropriate services and support networks., • Complete needs assessments and identify appropriate support pathways., • Develop action plans with families., • Monitor and review outcomes and progress., • Ensure interventions remain child-centred and outcome-focused., • Provide information and advice regarding available services and support., • Signpost families to relevant organisations and community services., • Ensure families understand available options and support arrangements., • Advocate on behalf of children and families where required., • Collaborate with social workers, schools, health professionals, and community organisations., • Participate in multi-agency discussions and meetings., • Share information appropriately to support positive outcomes., • Recognise indicators of risk, harm, or vulnerability., • Liaise with social workers and partner agencies where concerns arise., • Ensure safeguarding procedures are followed at all times., • Maintain accurate and up-to-date records., • Complete case notes, reports, and assessments., • Ensure compliance with confidentiality and data protection requirements., • Experience working with children and young people with disabilities and additional needs., • Experience supporting children, young people, and families in community, education, health, or social care settings., • Strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures., • Experience carrying out assessments and delivering family-focused interventions., • Ability to build positive relationships with children, young people, and families., • Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle., • Willingness to travel across Cardiff and surrounding areas when required., • Previous Local Authority experience., • Experience within Children's Services, Early Help, Family Support, or Disability Services., • Experience using case management systems and electronic recording systems., • Knowledge of services available to children with disabilities and additional needs., • Relevant qualification in Health & Social Care, Childcare, Family Support, Youth Work, Education, or equivalent experience., • Family Support or Early Help qualification (desirable)., • Safeguarding training (desirable)., • Disability support or SEND-related qualifications (desirable)., • Understanding of the needs of children with disabilities and additional needs., • Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection procedures., • Understanding of family support and early intervention approaches., • Understanding of child development and wellbeing., • Good knowledge of Microsoft Office packages and case management systems., • Knowledge of Children's Services and Early Help pathways (desirable)., • Understanding of local support services available to families (desirable)., • Knowledge of SEND and disability legislation (desirable)., • Experience working with children and families., • Experience supporting children with disabilities or additional needs., • Experience undertaking assessments and interventions., • Experience working alongside multi-agency professionals., • Experience maintaining accurate records and reports., • Previous Local Authority experience (desirable)., • Experience within disability services, early help, or family support teams (desirable)., • Experience delivering targeted family support interventions (desirable)., • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills., • Ability to build effective working relationships with diverse individuals and groups., • Strong organisational and time management skills., • Ability to work independently and manage a caseload., • Ability to remain calm and resilient under pressure., • Strong assessment and problem-solving skills., • Good IT and case recording skills., • Ability to engage and motivate families positively. #J-18808-Ljbffr

This role is suitable for candidates with experience as a Registered Manager, Children's Home Manager, Residential Care Manager, Residential Services Manager, Deputy Children's Home Manager, Registered Children's Services Manager, or Residential Childcare Manager. Opportunity to lead a specialist Ch

Package Description: Ready to take the next step and make your mark? Join Agincare as a Clinical Deputy Manager and play a vital role in delivering exceptional care while bringing out the very best in your team. This is your chance to turn your experience into real impact—shaping a service that residents are proud to call home. Where you'll be working • Click here to view the care home: Care Home in Sheffield - Norton Lees Care Home in Yorkshire | Agincare As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy • Up to £55,000 per annum depending on experience, • Refer a friend scheme up to £1000, • Outstanding career development, • Fully funded training up to QCF Level 5, • Blue Light care discount package, • Company pension scheme What is required from you? • A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK, • Prior experience of leading a team of care assistants and Registered Nurses, • Active NMC Pin with no restrictions, • QCF level 3 diploma or above in Health and Social Care, • Good knowledge of the CQC key lines of enquiry and other regulatory frameworks, • Must be available to work 42 hours per week, including alternate weekends A day in the life of a Deputy Manager As Clinical Deputy Manager you will be responsible for leading the care team to ensure that the care delivered to our resident is safe, supportive and person-centred. You will ensure that these needs are regularly reviewed to ensure they meet their current requirements, and ensure the general standards of hygiene and cleanliness and equipment are maintained for their safety and wellbeing. You will support to the Registered Manager in the day to day running of the home, assuming full capacity in their absence. A typical day could include: • Induction of new team members and the supervision and support to existing team members, • The completion of care audits to ensure good practice and trigger reviews in care provision for residents as needs change. Your care plans would be person-centred, with focus on dignity and individuality, • Liaising with family members, care professionals, social workers and the residents themselves to ensure a holistic and transparent care provision., • Monitor, report and investigate risks and events of safeguarding concern or harm and ensure processes are in place to mitigate and/or avoid these risks, • Ensuring administrative records such as daily care notes, medication charts and meeting notes are up to date. About Agincare Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Children's Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK's largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide. As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community. All of our services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship. As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isn't the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies,www.agincare.com/careers JBRP1_UKTJ

Children & Young People's Manager IOS Care - Cardiff or Barry Full-Time, Permanent Performance-Related Bonuses Available IOS Care is looking for an experienced, motivated and ambitious Children & Young People's Manager to join our growing organisation. This is an exciting management opportunity for someone who wants to take responsibility for two developing areas of our business: our busy children's staffing agency, supplying experienced care and support staff to children's residential homes, and our children’s domiciliary care service, supporting children and young people within their own homes and communities. The successful candidate can be based from either our Cardiff or Barry office, depending on their preference. As Children & Young People's Manager, you will take a lead role in the day-to-day management, quality and development of our children's services. • Managing and developing our busy children's recruitment and staffing agency., • Coordinating the placement of suitably experienced and compliant staff into children's residential homes., • Managing and developing our children's domiciliary care service., • Building positive professional relationships with local authorities, commissioners, social workers, children's homes and other organisations., • Responding to new referrals and assessing whether IOS Care can safely and appropriately meet the needs of children and young people., • Overseeing care and support packages and ensuring they are delivered safely and effectively., • Supporting the recruitment, induction and ongoing development of children's support workers., • Ensuring appropriate staffing levels and continuity of care., • Monitoring staff performance, competency, training and compliance., • Ensuring safeguarding concerns are recognised, reported and managed appropriately., • Maintaining high standards of record keeping, care planning, risk assessment and quality assurance., • Working closely with senior management to identify opportunities to develop and grow our children's services., • Ensuring services operate in accordance with relevant Welsh legislation, regulatory requirements and best practice. Applicants must: • Hold a Level 5 qualification in Children and Young People, or currently be working towards an appropriate Level 5 qualification., • Be appropriately registered with Social Care Wales (SCW)., • Have relevant experience working within children and young people's services., • Have a good understanding of safeguarding children and young people., • Have strong leadership, organisational and communication skills., • Be confident managing staff and dealing professionally with external organisations., • Hold a full driving licence and be able to drive, as travel will be required as part of the role., • Be committed to delivering safe, person-centred and outcome-focused services for children and young people. Experience within children's residential care, domiciliary care, staffing/recruitment agencies or service management would be particularly advantageous. IOS Care is an established and expanding care provider, and this role offers the successful candidate an opportunity to play an important part in the continued development of our children's services. • Choice of being based at our Cardiff or Barry office., • A permanent management position within a growing organisation., • Performance-related bonuses linked to the successful development and performance of the service., • Support with continued professional development., • Opportunities to develop your role as our children's services expand., • A supportive senior management and compliance team., • The opportunity to have genuine input into how our children's services develop. IOS Care provides regulated care and support services alongside specialist health and social care staffing and recruitment. Our children's division supports children and young people directly through domiciliary care while also providing experienced staff to children's residential services. We are looking for someone who combines strong care values with commercial awareness and leadership ability - someone who can maintain excellent standards while helping us develop and expand our children's services. If you are an experienced children's care professional looking for your next management opportunity, we would be delighted to hear from you. Job Type: Full-time, Permanent Location: Cardiff or Barry, Wales Licence: Full driving licence required Qualification: Level 5 Children & Young People, or currently working towards Level 5 Registration: Social Care Wales registration required Additional Pay: Performance-related bonus scheme #J-18808-Ljbffr

This role is ideal for individuals with experience as a Contact Officer, Early Help Coordinator, Family Support Worker, Children's Services Officer, Referral Coordinator, Customer Contact Officer, Family Information Officer, or Support Hub Officer. Civic Recruitment Limited addresses these challenge

The Social Care Training and Development Team plays a vital role in supporting the development of a skilled, knowledgeable and confident social care workforce across Cardiff. Working in partnership with Adult Services, Children's Services, Social Care Wales, health colleagues, higher education providers and independent and third‑sector organisations, the team delivers learning and development opportunities that support high‑quality practice and positive outcomes for children, adults, families and carers. The team is responsible for coordinating and delivering a comprehensive workforce development programme, ensuring that staff across the social care sector have access to the training, qualifications and continuous professional development opportunities required to meet statutory, regulatory and professional standards. Through collaboration, innovation and partnership working, the team helps to build workforce capacity, promote best practice and support the ongoing implementation of the Social Services and Well‑being (Wales) Act. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that all staff across Social Care Partner Organisations involved in duties delivered under the Social Services & Wellbeing (Wales) Act have the knowledge, skills and competencies to operate under the legal framework. You will need to: • Possess a professional qualification aligned to the post., • Demonstrate a proven track record of successful partnership working and supporting the delivery of training across partner organisations., • Be experienced in Social Services training., • Have experience of working within RISCA legislation and the SSWB Act., • Possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, along with excellent IT skills., • Have a good understanding of public sector policy and performance frameworks relating to services for children and adults in need of care and support., • Hold a full valid driving licence and have the use of a car for work. The ability to speak other languages, in particular Welsh, and Community Languages would be an advantage. This post is part-time, 15 hours per week and permanent. This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check. Applicants should be aware that visa sponsorship is not currently available within Adult Services. We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Cardiff Council is recruiting a seasoned Registered Manager to oversee a Children's Respite Home within its Social Services Directorate. The role demands leadership, safeguarding expertise, and a strong track record in residential childcare management to ensure safe, high-quality outcomes for childr

The Children and Education Directorate supports all children's services in Bristol, from children in care, asylum seekers and fostering in Social Care, to schools, special education needs, adult education, admissions and transport within Education Services.

Residential Children's Services Team Leader. Residential Children's Services Team Leader. Have a good standard of education and be working towards, or hold, a Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People’s Workforce or equivalent.

IOS Care is seeking an experienced Children & Young People’s Manager to lead the day-to-day management, quality and development of our children’s services from Cardiff or Barry. You will oversee recruitment and staffing for the children’s services, coordinate placements in residential homes, m

Seeking a Residential Child Care Worker for North Lakes Children's Services, a part-time, permanent role involving shift work.

The Registered Manager will oversee the operations of a 4-bed children's home, ensuring emotional resilience for young people.

Seeking a Registered Manager for a new 4-bed children's home in Doncaster.

Polaris Children's Services - Lyttelton House School.

Team leader role in residential children's services.

The Registered Manager will manage a 4-bed children's home, supporting young people in their emotional development.

Lead and manage a team providing care for young people in a new children's home, ensuring a safe and nurturing environment and supporting staff development.

We are looking for passionate Childrens Support Workers who are available to work on a flexible basis. As a Childrens Support Worker you will work as part of a team to deliver a high standard of care at all times and support the Young Persons emotional wellbeing.

Residential Children's Services Team Leader.

Seeking a Deputy Manager for residential children's services to support the Home Manager, lead a team, ensure young people's safety, and collaborate with professionals and families to achieve positive outcomes.

Manages a children's home, ensuring high-quality care, staff leadership, and compliance with regulations.

Springboard Care Services is growing fast and we're looking for passionate Team Leaders to grow with us.

Seeking a Registered Manager for a 4-bed children's home in Doncaster.

With our Children's Home now open it's an exciting time to start your career in care and join the founding team of our not-for-profit Children's Residential Home in Wimborne, Dorset.

Experienced social worker sought for children's services on the South Coast of England.

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