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We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Support Worker to join our friendly team in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.We are looking for a motivated and experienced individual to work at our supported living services providing support for adults with a learning disability, physical needs and support needs.Our mission is to provide a safe, homely environment in which adults with additional needs can live as independently as possible whilst receiving bespoke packages of care and support that fulfil their needs. We are looking for someone who can lead a team of dedicated support workers to achieve positive outcomes for service users; this will include organising activities and events, helping to coordinate and deliver individual packages of care and support, being able to motivate others to provide the best support.Your role will include:Provide excellent, respectful and individualized support to all service users.To develop sincere and trusting relationships with service users and to encourage them to express their needs, views and concerns.Support the management and co-ordination of service delivery, effectively meeting the needs of the service users.To provide mentorship; support and guidance for the staff team working within the service; including deploying staff and managing rotas.You will need to be able to work flexibly according to the needs of the service to include daytimes, evenings, weekends and bank holidays.At least one years' experience in providing care and support for adults with a learning disability, physical needs and support needs older people is essential for this role. As a senior support worker you will be compassionate, motivated, diligent and able to empathise with individuals.You will be warm, well organised, and conscientious; you will be able to demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills. You will be required to work on a rota, undertaking early, late and weekend duties as required. Senior support workers are expected participate in an on-call rota.Vacancy Reference Number: 85867Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK.TPBN1_UKTJ

We are seeking warm, motivated, and person-centred Relief Support Workers to join our team in Wakefield. You will be providing personalised care and support to adults with learning disabilities, each with unique support needs. This role requires promoting active and independent lifestyles in line with the principles of Creative Support.In this role, you will offer respectful personal care, practical and emotional support to service users at our Wakefield services. You will help maximise social opportunities and community engagement, foster warm and trusting relationships with service users, and work collaboratively with colleagues, families, and other professionals to provide a coordinated and consistent service. Additionally, you can choose to be paid on a weekly or monthly basis.Twelve months minimum experience in a care role is essential. Candidates must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to provide respectful personal care. We welcome both experienced applicants and those seeking a new career in the care sector.Joining Creative Support as a Relief Support Worker means you will have flexible payment options, with the choice to be paid on a weekly or monthly basis. You will also have the opportunity to work in a supportive and development-focused environment.Vacancy Reference Number: 90483We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK - This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme , and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas .TPBN1_UKTJ

This position does not meet the requirements for sponsorship under current UK immigration guidelines This role is female only. Do you have a caring nature? Are you looking to make a difference to people's lives? Do you want to work in an environment where no two days are the same? Are you flexible with your working hours? Can you see yourself providing care to adults who need your support? If you have answered a big YES to these questions we would love to hear from you. Job description At Turning Point, we support people with Learning Disabilities across England. As a Support Worker, you will make a real difference to residents' lives as you improve their daily living skills. Passionate about people, you will enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress with us. Where will I be working? We are providing support for adults with learning disabilities and physical disabilities. 3* Sherwood is situated about 4 miles from Wakefield Centre, this takes around 20 minutes by bus. Sherwood is a purpose built 4 bedroom bungalow where we support 3 ladies and 1 gent. The clients are aged between 35yrs to 65yrs. All clients have mixed abilities who all enjoy the local amenities of Wakefield but equally enjoy broadening their horizon further afield. The people we support at are looking for an outgoing lady that can drive and is available to work all shifts days, nights and some weekends to join a happy friendly outgoing team. You will be required to provide a person-centred approach in all aspects of the client’s lives, including managing their home, some personal care, accessing their local community facilities, and maintaining contact with other important people in their lives. We tailor our services to enable people to be as independent as possible. You may be asked to attend GP appointments and hospital appointments. A full UK driving license is preferable. We use a digital social care record system, to support daily recording, which will make your day-to-day tasks easier and allows you to spend more time with the People We Support. Shift Patterns This is a 24 hour service, therefore flexibility is essential. You will be working a range of shifts from 7:00am to 2:00/3:00pm and 2:00/3:00 pm to 9:00/10:00pm, sleep ins or waking nights, some weekends. Please note that the shifts may vary. What will I be doing? This is a hands-on job in which no two days are the same. Your duties will include: • promoting the independence of people we support, • supporting a full range of daily activities including cleaning and cooking, days out or going away on holiday, • arranging activities in the home and in the local community, • developing residents' life skills and personal interests, • helping residents stay safe and healthy, • assisting with personal care needs, • manual handling, • supporting people with medication, • ensuring record keeping is maintained to the required standard at all times and contributing to service monitoring requirements. What skills and qualities do I need to have? Whilst knowledge of learning disabilities and complex needs would be beneficial, it isn't essential. What is essential is that you are: • passionate, caring and enthusiastic, • flexible, patient and non-judgemental, • a great team player with lots of energy, • able to demonstrate good communication skills, • able to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling where needed, • transferable experience of helping people to manage anxiety As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer. We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support. What Benefits Will I Receive? We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package. You will get 29 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 31 days. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost. Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following the link below to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees. _ We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date. Turning Point

Who We Are At Firstup, our mission is to improve the employee experience at every moment that matters, large and small. As the communication pipeline for the world's workforce, we now serve 40 of the Fortune 100 companies, reaching and connecting more than 17 million employees daily. Our employees are experts in the employee experience, workforce communications and technology. Joining Firstup means joining a movement to make work better for every worker. As the world’s first intelligent communication platform, Firstup meaningfully engages employees at every moment from hire to retire, and delivers engagement insights to help companies support, promote and retain their talent. Our movement has taken root and is evident in our world-class customer base. Now we need your help. Ready to make a difference in the world? Job Summary We're looking for a Senior Full Stack Engineer who thrives at the intersection of craft and scale. You'll design and deliver large-scale, multi-tenant cloud services — with a relentless focus on availability, fault-tolerance, and elegant architecture. You'll set the bar for engineering quality and help elevate those around you. Core Engineering & Ownership: Build and own scalable SaaS applications end-to-end — frontend, backend, and data layers. Write production-grade code that is reliable, readable, efficient, and testable. Raise the bar through thoughtful code reviews and comprehensive documentation. System Architecture: Design future-ready architectures and proactively close gaps before they become problems. Performance & Reliability: Drive system availability and performance — investigate, analyze, and resolve reliability issues across the stack. Recognize opportunities and advocate for better performance and efficiency of software, systems, and processes across teams. Shift Left Testing & Quality: You champion a rigorous 'shift-left' quality culture, embedding comprehensive testing—unit, integration, and contract—early and continuously in the development lifecycle, not as an afterthought. AI Integration: Leverage and advocate for AI-assisted tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude) to accelerate development while maintaining rigorous engineering judgment and accountability for code correctness. Leadership: Drive team-wide best practices, conduct quality code reviews, and mentor engineers to elevate overall engineering quality. Collaboration (Product & Design): Partner with Product and Design to translate requirements into intuitive UI, making informed technical trade-offs in the face of ambiguity. Collaboration (Engineering Standards): Champion engineering best practices across teams and collaborate on solving complex, high-impact problems. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience. 5+ years building reliable, performant applications and microservices in production environments. Proven full stack fluency - you're comfortable across frontend, backend, and the database layer. A polyglot mindset — you evolve with the tech. Familiarity with Ruby on Rails, TypeScript, Node.js, or React.js is a strong plus. Proven full-stack experience across frontend (React.js), backend, and database layers. Technical depth in at least one engineering domain: distributed systems, multi-tenant SaaS, application databases, networking, security, serverless, event streaming, or similar. A genuine drive to build beautiful, intuitive products with the customer always in focus. Innate curiosity — you love learning and have a desire to teach and lift others. Strong communication skills and openness to collaborative idea-sharing across teams. • Core Stack Experience: Familiarity with Ruby (including Ruby on Rails), TypeScript, Node.js, or React.js is a strong plus. Why Firstup? Because you care - about people, the work you do, and the connections you make. Work is such a large part of life; it only makes sense to make it awesome. If you want to engage brilliant minds in a high-growth and inclusive environment where ideas are rewarded regardless of who they come from, join us. This is a rapidly changing space so if you thrive on ambiguity, are hungry for a challenge, and have the guts to speak your mind, you could be a perfect fit. We offer an excellent PTO program, great health benefits, a casual and friendly environment, remote work, and a leadership team who truly believes in your growth – both personally and professionally. Firstup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state or local laws. #LI-TM1#LI-RemoteWe may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Who We Are At Firstup, our mission is to improve the employee experience at every moment that matters, large and small. As the communication pipeline for the world's workforce, we now serve 40 of the Fortune 100 companies, reaching and connecting more than 17 million employees daily. Our employees are experts in the employee experience, workforce communications and technology. Joining Firstup means joining a movement to make work better for every worker. As the world’s first intelligent communication platform, Firstup meaningfully engages employees at every moment from hire to retire, and delivers engagement insights to help companies support, promote and retain their talent. Our movement has taken root and is evident in our world-class customer base. Now we need your help. Ready to make a difference in the world? Job Summary The Sr. Software Engineer will join the team responsible for Firstup's public APIs, Agentic tools, third-party integrations with enterprise systems such as HRIS platforms, and shared platform services. You will deliver innovative, scalable solutions while constantly improving our approach to architecture, scale, availability, and fault-tolerance. You are an active user of Generative AI tools and coding agents, applying them daily to accelerate delivery and improve code quality. Design, build, and maintain public-facing APIs and Agentic tools that enable enterprise customers to integrate with and extend the Firstup platform. Develop and own integrations with external enterprise systems, including HRIS platforms such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, and Dayforce. Build and maintain shared platform services used across the wider engineering organisation. Write high-quality code (reliable, readable, efficient, testable, scalable, maintainable), provide thorough code reviews, and create comprehensive tests and documentation. Apply broad, in-depth knowledge to develop and maintain large-scale multi-tenant services in the cloud. Actively use Generative AI tools and coding agents in day-to-day workflows to improve code quality and accelerate delivery. Collaborate across teams on industry standards and best practices to help others solve complex problems. Design future-ready solutions and address architectural gaps using modern microservices and cloud-native patterns. Own production health for your services, contributing to on-call rotations, incident response, and post-incident reviews in a "you build it, you run it" environment. Identify, analyse, and resolve system availability, reliability, and performance issues, contributing to observability and resiliency improvements. Partner with Product Management and Design to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience. 5+ years building reliable, performant applications and microservices. Strong proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js. Ruby experience is a plus. Proven full-stack experience across frontend (React.js), backend, and database layers. Technical depth in at least one specialisation: networking, security, serverless, event streams, or similar. Strong AWS experience, including compute, storage, networking, and monitoring. Excitement to build beautiful, intuitive products with a strong customer focus. Innate curiosity and a desire to learn and teach. Experience building and maintaining integrations with HRIS platforms such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Dayforce, or similar enterprise HR systems. Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm. Experience with Datadog or similar observability and monitoring platforms. Demonstrated use of Generative AI tools or coding agents in development workflows. Experience in enterprise SaaS organisations, particularly HR Tech or regulated domains. Familiarity with ML/AI integration in production systems. Open-source contributions or a history of side projects. Why Firstup? Because you care - about people, the work you do, and the connections you make. Work is such a large part of life; it only makes sense to make it awesome. If you want to engage brilliant minds in a high-growth and inclusive environment where ideas are rewarded regardless of who they come from, join us. This is a rapidly changing space so if you thrive on ambiguity, are hungry for a challenge, and have the guts to speak your mind, you could be a perfect fit. We offer an excellent PTO program, great health benefits, a casual and friendly environment, remote work, and a leadership team who truly believes in your growth – both personally and professionally. Firstup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state or local laws. #LI-TM1#LI-RemoteWe may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Senior Social Worker – Child Protection Team (Wakefield) Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting on behalf of our client, a Local Authority in Wakefield, for an experienced Senior Social Worker to join their Child Protection (CP/Court) Team. This is a great opportunity for a candidate with strong, up-to-date Child Protection experience who is confident working in a fast-paced environment. Location Wakefield Contract Initial 3-month ongoing contract Pay Rates £35 per hour Umbrella £30.79 per hour PAYE (inclusive) £27.48 per hour PAYE (exclusive)Key Responsibilities Manage a caseload including complex and statutory work Undertake assessments, planning, and reviews for: Children in Need Children subject to Child Protection plans Looked After Children Work in line with the Signs of Safety model and a child-focused approach Build and maintain effective, restorative relationships with children, young people, families, and carers Support families to make informed decisions and contribute to care planning Analyse information to assess and respond to ongoing risk and need Work directly with children and young people to ensure their views inform all assessments and interventions Work collaboratively with multi-agency partners to support safeguarding and care planning Maintain accurate, up-to-date case records using appropriate systems Plan and coordinate interventions in line with delegated authority Use strong communication, empathy, and negotiation skills to achieve positive outcomesRequirements Qualified Social Worker Current and recent Child Protection experience Experience working within CP/Court proceedings Ability to manage a fast-paced and demanding caseload Strong assessment, analytical, and communication skillsBenefits Competitive pay rates Ongoing contract opportunity Supportive team environment within a Local AuthorityService Care Solutions benefits and interested, please send your CV to (url removed). We also offer a £200 referral bonus for any successfully placed candidates and a £150 sign-up bonus for new candidates

SEN TA Recruiter: GAC Education Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire Pay Rate: £85.00 – £105.00 per day (paid weekly) Job Type: Full-Time, Term-Time Only (Immediate and future start dates available) Do you want a role where you can see the direct impact of your support every single day? GAC Education is expanding its West Yorkshire team and is actively recruiting a compassionate, dedicated SEN TA / Behaviour Support Worker to support schools throughout Wakefield. The Opportunity Every child deserves an advocate in the classroom. In this role as an SEN TA / Behaviour Support Worker, you will step away from general classroom management to focus on pupils who need specialized, tailored assistance to access their education. We work with a wide array of fantastic primary and secondary schools in the Wakefield district. Working closely with the school's SENCO (Special Educational Needs Coordinator), the successful SEN TA / Behaviour Support Worker will provide 1-to-1 mentorship, adapt learning resources for neurodiverse pupils (including those with Autism, ADHD, and speech and language difficulties), and track daily progress. Your presence as a SEN TA / Behaviour Support Worker will provide the stability and structure these vulnerable learners need to build confidence and reach their full potential. What We’re Looking For Experience: Prior experience supporting children or young adults with additional needs (gained in education, care, community youth projects, or personal settings). Approach: A nurturing, patient nature combined with the ability to set clear boundaries and remain calm under pressure. Knowledge: Familiarity with visual timetables, sensory breaks, or alternative communication methods (e.g., PECS) is highly beneficial. Compliance: An enhanced DBS check registered on the Update Service (or a willingness to complete a new application with us). Why Join GAC Education in Wakefield? We ensure our specialist support staff feel valued, protected, and properly rewarded for their hard work. What We Offer Competitive Daily Rates: Earn £85.00 – £115.00 per day, depending on your experience and the specific setting. Work-Life Balance: Standard school hours (Monday to Friday, approx. 8:30am – 3:30pm) with no weekend work. Professional Growth: Regular, free CPD opportunities including Safeguarding, Autism Awareness, and De-escalation training. Local Support: A dedicated consultant specializing in West Yorkshire schools to guide you through every placement