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Lead Family Worker (E/LFW/B/1125) Belfast Permanent - 35 hours per week £29,211 per annum Job Purpose: Bryson Pathways Childrens Service provides targeted support to families with children and young people aged 017 who are facing significant challenges (Tier 3 under the NI Family Support Model). We are seeking a Lead Family Worker to manage a team of Family Support Workers, ensuring families receive high quality emotional and practical support in their homes to help them confidently manage everyday life. This role includes providing on-call support for evening and weekend staff on a rota basis. Key Responsibilities Manage, support and supervise a team of Family Support Workers and carry a small caseload of families when required. Prioritise and coordinate referrals in collaboration with Social Workers and families. Facilitate or attend referral and review meetings, home visits, case conferences and any other multidisciplinary meetings Provide out of hours staff support on a rota basis Set clear and achievable outcomes in partnership with the families, Social Workers and Family Support Workers. Liaise effectively with professionals and agencies across multiple disciplines. Essential Criteria: Minimum of QCF Level 3 Child Care qualification or: Diploma in Health & Social Care Level 3 Children & Young People NVQ or CACHE Level 3 Childrens Care, Learning & Development CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care & Education BTEC Higher National Diploma in Childcare Studies BTEC National Diploma in Childcare Studies Degree in Social Work Minimum of 1 years experience of working with children or families Minimum of 1 year experience of managing a team within a family & childcare GCSE English Language and Maths at Grade C or above 5 GCSEs at grade C and above including English Language Clean drivers licence, access to transport and business (Class) Car Insurance for the Vehicle and driver. Flexibility to work mornings, evenings, weekends if required Application: For more information, or a full job description/person specification, please contact the HumanResources Department Tel: or email: Application packs are downloadable from where there is also the option to apply online. Closing date for receipt of completed applications is: Friday 28th November 2025 at 12pm Benefits: Pension Fund Sick Pay

Temporary Part-Time Payroll Officer - Belfast Location: Belfast (FSSC) Hours: 22.5 hours per week - Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday Contract: Temporary Salary: £26,000-£28,000 (FTE) Benefits Competitive salary (£26k-£28k FTE) * 36 days annual leave including public holidays (FTE) * Supportive and collaborative finance environment * Opportunity to work within a large, established Payroll team * Professional development opportunities * Modern office setting located in Belfast About the Role We are recruiting a Temporary Part-Time Payroll Officer to join our Finance Shared Services Centre in Belfast. Working as part of a dedicated Payroll Team, you will ensure accurate, timely processing of payroll for agency workers across the UK and Ireland. This role suits a detail-focused, organised individual who enjoys problem-solving and delivering high levels of accuracy. You will play a key part in maintaining payroll integrity, ensuring compliance with legislation, and supporting branch and onsite teams with payroll queries. Key Responsibilities Process weekly payroll for agency staff across multiple UK & ROI locations. Perform weekly worker and placement exports to payroll systems, resolving any data errors. Complete weekly payroll checks and reconcile payrolls. Prepare and export timesheet files, ensuring all information is in the correct format. Amend and correct transfer errors in line with payroll deadlines. Process statutory payments and deduction orders. Issue payslips and P45s. Generate invoices as required. Liaise with Branch and Onsite Teams to resolve payroll issues promptly. Process holiday pay and record details accurately within the CRM system. Handle payroll queries and escalate where necessary. Support the Head of Payroll with any additional duties as required. About You Essential: Strong accuracy and attention to detail Good IT and data-handling skills Ability to work independently and within a team Excellent organisational skills Strong communication skills Desirable: Previous payroll experience Knowledge of processing weekly payroll cycles Understanding of statutory deductions and payroll regulations Apply Now If you're a motivated payroll professional looking for a part-time opportunity within a supportive team, we'd love to hear from you. Closing Date: Thursday, 4th December Skills: payroll payments accounting billing admin Benefits: FTE

Location: Belfast Workplace: Hybrid The opportunity: We are looking for Lawyers to join our market leading Employment Practice in our newly established team in Belfast working primarily with our London team as well as across the region and the globe. Our Employment team work with our clients on the full range of domestic and international employment issues. We work with a broad range of blue chip and global clients across a range of sectors, including financial services, TMT, pharmaceutical, transport, consumer and retail. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a new team in Belfast working alongside and as an integral part of the London team handling high quality, varied and interesting work. This will include global projects and transactions, high profile domestic instructions, complex litigation, and strategic HR advisory work. Working at Baker McKenzie: Baker McKenzie is the world's leading law firm with offices all over the world. Our Belfast Centre is home to over 400 colleagues in both legal and professional services. We offer one of the best workplace benefits packages in the business with comprehensive private health cover, income protection, life assurance and a full employee assistance plan. These and a host of other benefits make us one of the most desirable companies to work for in Belfast. We are committed to promoting inclusion, diversity, and equity for all and are confident we can provide a career as individual and as exceptional as you. About the role: As part of this role, the successful candidate will: Responsibilities: Examples of matters you can be involved in include: Transactions: Advising on diligence reviews and preparing diligence reports; Co-ordinating multi-jurisdictional disclosure schedules; Advising on global business carve outs in advance of sales and post-acquisition integrations; Advising on when TUPE applies and relevant consequences, for example, protection against dismissal, changing terms and conditions, the election of worker representatives and protective awards; Advising on TUPE information and consultation requirements; Drafting and negotiating relevant provisions in core transactional documentation; Advising on other associated transactional matters as required Redundancy: Advising on when a redundancy situation arises and requirements of individual and collective redundancy procedures; Advising on domestic issues such as pooling and the application of appropriate selection criteria. Multi-jurisdictional projects: Being part of a team working on global or multi-jurisdictional projects, such as restructuring exercises, global policy or contract reviews, pay equity reviews and other compliance projects; Co-ordinating and reviewing global advice to prepare centralised advice to clients. Litigation: Working on Employment Tribunal claims, including unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing and equal pay claims; Managing and conducting disclosure exercises; Preparing ET3 forms, Grounds of Resistance and witness statements; Advising on and negotiating settlements; Advising on the enforceability of restrictive covenants. Investigations: Conducting fact finding investigations into employee allegations, including grievances and whistleblowing allegations; Advising on investigation procedures including scoping. Data Subject Access Requests: Preparing data privacy notices; Advising on applicable search terms in response to data subject access requests; Reviewing and redacting documents as required. Travel requirements: Some travel may be required. Essential Criteria: To be successful in this role you will need: Skills and Experience: Qualified as a solicitor in Northern Ireland and/or England and Wales Excellent academics coupled with evidence of good quality training and strong employment experience gained from a leading employment practice. Good commercial mind-set, a strong team player and have the ability to build excellent relationships with clients. Personal qualities These personal qualities represent the shared characteristics of high performers across Baker McKenzie, regardless of job level and location. Know-how Demonstrates the ability to identify the real issue, and to anticipate requirements and potential consequences; distils a range of possibilities by thinking in a considered, prudent manner. Has the capacity to take on new ideas and develop knowledge and think holistically about business and address media, analyst, employee, and client audiences Able to move through a variety of tasks requiring different approaches, knowledge, and expertise, with the agility of mind and capacity for analysis and synthesis. Dedication Driven by a strong personal sense of integrity and upholds exemplary quality standards. Prepares thoroughly, takes responsibility, uses initiative, and is self-reliant to ensure work progresses to the fullest extent possible Hardworking and diligent with a keen understanding of client demands. Demonstrates composure when dealing with difficult situations. Personal Impact Uses complex, coordinated influencing/negotiation strategies, adapted to people, organizations, and/or the situation, e.g., networks. Leverages direct reports to facilitate increased collaboration across the organization. Builds partnerships based on a common agreement that acknowledges individual differences but creates a new commonality beyond root belief large-scale. Creates a positive impression at all times; develops relationships through collaboration and reciprocity. Negotiates to achieve mutually satisfactory outcomes; shows good judgment on when to stand strong and when to compromise. Invests in, nurtures, and builds a network of productive relationships. Humanity Respectful to others, regardless of their position, and earns the respect of others by being transparent. Has care and concern for others and a genuine interest in others as people. 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