Government jobs in GloucesterCrear alertas

Hays Senior Finance are delighted to be supporting a local government organisation in Gloucester on the recruitment of a full-time and permanent Finance Business Partner to join the team. Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, and with line management responsibilities for a small team, you will

Java Software Engineer Location: Cheltenham Business Unit: Central Government, Law Enforcement and National Security Level: Mid-Senior Employment Type: Permanent Clearance: Must hold active UK Security Clearance About the Opportunity We are partnering with a leading Engineering business seeking experienced Java Software Engineers to help deliver mission-critical capabilities that protect the UK’s security and prosperity. You will work at the intersection of advanced engineering and real-world problem-solving, developing cutting-edge products that counter evolving threats. Our teams work with leading technologies across AI/DS, Cyber, Cloud, DevOps/SRE, and Platform Engineering, supporting customers across the National Security, Defence and Intelligence community. With long-term programmes secured, this is an opportunity to join a high-growth environment with genuine impact. What You’ll Be Doing • Designing, developing, and maintaining secure, scalable Java applications and microservices using Spring Boot., • Translating technical designs into clean, test-driven, production-ready code aligned with engineering best practices., • Building and maintaining RESTful APIs and integrating them with databases, messaging systems, and external services., • Supporting and evolving core architectural components, ensuring performance, reliability, and scalability., • Collaborating with product, architecture, and engineering teams to deliver solutions aligned with user and business needs., • Participating in Agile ceremonies and contributing to technical strategy, continuous improvement, and innovation. Key Skills & Experience • Strong commercial experience with Java and Spring Boot in enterprise or microservices environments., • Solid understanding of RESTful API design, service-oriented architectures, and integration patterns., • Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases and ORM frameworks such as JPA/Hibernate., • Proficiency with automated testing frameworks and Test-Driven Development (TDD)., • Familiarity with Maven or Gradle and working across application, service, and data layers., • Strong documentation and design discipline, with a curiosity for emerging Java and backend technologies. Why Join? You’ll be part of a trusted engineering organisation with over 60 years of heritage in sensors, communications, cyber, AI and ML. They solve complex challenges that make a tangible difference protecting people, platforms and missions, today and for the future.

Electronics Design Engineer Location: Gloucester Salary: £50,000 - £65,000 depending on experience, plus bonus and benefits A key player in the UK defence sector is expanding its Wireless Products team and seeks an experienced Electronics Design Engineer to drive RF and high-speed hardware for mission-critical deployments. This Electronics Design Engineer role offers hands-on impact on next-gen wireless tech for government partners, in a dynamic, start-up-like environment tackling extreme challenges from underwater to space. The role As an Electronics Design Engineer, you’ll lead PCB and circuit development for secure wireless systems, ensuring robust performance in harsh global environments. Collaborate with physicists, mathematicians and engineers in small agile teams to prototype from first principles. What you will be doing • Core PCB design (RF or high-speed) with circuit design and component selection as daily focus., • Develop hardware for UK Government/trusted partners in challenging deployments., • Immerse onsite in secure facilities, advancing end-to-end prototypes rapidly., • Tackle technical challenges in signal processing, FPGAs and RF tech., • Contribute to 150+ growing team with high retention and development ops. What we are looking for • PCB Design expertise (RF or high-speed) as core job function—non-negotiable., • Circuit design and component selection experience., • Passion for defence wireless in extreme environments., • Familiarity with Electronics Design, RF technologies or FPGAs advantageous. What’s on offer • Competitive salary starting from £50,000 depending on experience., • Comprehensive pension package and annual performance bonus., • Flexible health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits., • Career growth in a leading defence organisation with inclusive culture. Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be British Citizens eligible for full UK Security Clearance. Want to hear more? Make an application today!

Sanderson Government and Defence is looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer to join a trusted supplier delivering mission-critical solutions in the defence and national security sector. As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and maintain mission-critical software for Nationa

Back End Developer - Python/Go £600 - £800p/day Outside IR35 On-site 5 days/Active SC (DV eligible) We're seeking an experienced Back End Developer with strong Python & Go expertise to deliver secure, scalable services on a high-profile government cyber programme. Key Responsibilities * Develop & maintain secure Back End services in Python & Go * Design and optimise APIs (REST, WebSocket, GraphQL, gRPC) * Build cloud-native solutions in Microsoft Azure (Functions, KeyVault, SQL) * Containerize and orchestrate microservices with Docker & Kubernetes * Implement CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps & GitHub Actions * Apply best practices for testing, security & monitoring Tech Stack * Languages: Python, Go * Frameworks: Flask, FastAPI, gRPC * APIs: REST, GraphQL, WebSocket * Databases: PostgreSQL, Redis * Cloud: Microsoft Azure (Functions, KeyVault, DevOps) * CI/CD: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions * Containers/Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm * Monitoring/Logging: Prometheus, Grafana Requirements Active SC Clearance (DV eligible) Strong Back End engineering background with Python & Go Cloud-native & DevOps experience Proven delivery in secure, high-assurance environments

Sanderson Government and Defence is looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer to join a trusted supplier delivering mission-critical solutions in the defence and national security sector. You will work on leading-edge technologies across AI/Data Science, Cyber, Cloud, DevOps/SRE, and Platform Engineering, developing solutions that protect people, platforms, and information against constantly evolving threats. This is an opportunity to contribute to innovative R&D projects while working in a supportive, technically focused environment. The Role As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and maintain mission-critical software for National Security customers. You will work on novel products that combine physical and digital systems, collaborate closely with clients to define strategy, and explore emerging technologies. The role involves both hands-on development and problem-solving, creating solutions that are secure, scalable, and reusable. Key responsibilities include: • Writing clean, secure code following a test-driven approach, • Producing reusable and maintainable code, • Translating logical designs into physical designs and detailed specifications, • Documenting work using appropriate standards and tools, including prototyping where needed, • Working with emerging and well-understood technologies, identifying suitable design patterns, • Integrating APIs and UI components with existing data stores and services, • Maintaining and developing architectural components including data ingest, storage, and REST APIs, • Participating in Agile ceremonies including stand-ups, sprint planning, demos, and epic decomposition, • Collaborating with user researchers and internal stakeholders to represent user needs Required Skills • Java Enterprise development and Spring Boot, • Front-end frameworks such as React, VueJS, or AngularJS, • Experience with appropriate testing frameworks, • Technologically curious with the ability and willingness to learn new tools and technologies Benefits & Culture • Work at the cutting edge of technology in defence and national security, • Opportunity to spend time on innovative R&D projects and concept creation, • Collaborative, geeky, and creative environment that celebrates technical brilliance, • Competitive bonus scheme up to £3,000 / 6% of salary, • Generous holiday: 30 days plus bank holidays, 3.5 days over Christmas, option to buy/sell additional leave, • Supportive and engaging culture focused on growth and innovation, • Hybrid working: three days in the office, two days from home, flexible to work fully on-site if needed Security Clearance Candidates must hold an active SC and be eligible to obtain the highest level of clearance due to the nature of this work.

Payroll and HCM Delivery Manager. We are currently looking for a Payroll and HCM Delivery Manager (Oracle Fusion Cloud) for our government client. This Payroll and HCM Delivery Manager (Oracle Fusion Cloud) role is hybrid, based between up to 3 days per week on site and the remainder of the week wor

Join a trusted supplier delivering mission-critical solutions in the defence and national security sector.You will work on leading-edge technologies across AI/Data Science, Cyber, Cloud, DevOps/SRE, and Platform Engineering, developing solutions that protect people, platforms, and information agains

Note: this role will involve 4 days a week on-site, with 1 working from home. Candidates for this role must hold an active UK security clearance to a high government standard. The role The platform engineer will support our data team by developing and maintaining the data stack in a Linux environment, ensuring platforms and applications meet secure by design requirements. The ideal candidate will have worked in a security cleared environment previously and will work with the wider team on advising the design and delivery of wider systems. About us Hexegic are a leading technical consultancy providing agile multi-disciplinary teams to high performing organisations. The company promises exciting, engaging and rewarding projects for those that are keen to develop and build a successful career. Core Responsibilities • Securely design, develop and maintain infrastructure, applications and devices following industry best practices, • Deployment and uptime of cloud services, • Updating security, software, dependencies, libraries etc, • Set up and maintain Spark Clusters on current platforms, migrating to new platforms, • Manage user accounts and permissions across IdP, • Ensure secure by design assurance across the platform What we are looking for • Experience using common serverless AWS cloud services, • Experience building and maintaining bespoke Docker containers., • Experience with monitoring tools for tracking system performance, • Experience with air-gapped networks and Linux administration., • Knowledge of security, encryption, and compliance standards for AS networks., • Strong experience in CLI tools and writing scripts in Python and/or Bash to automate routine tasks and manage deployments. What’s in it for you? • Base salary of £80,000+, • £5000 a year professional development budget, • Wellness program, • 25 days annual leave

Business Development Manager -Cyber Security. Are you a new-business-focused BDM with experience selling cyber security services, looking for a role where exceptional performance is genuinely rewarded?. This is a rare opportunity to join a UK Government-certified, CREST-accredited cyber security con

As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and maintain mission-critical softwares.

Implement data security measures to protect sensitive information.

Sanderson Government and Defence are supporting a commercial supplier to government in their search for a Cloud Application Developer to work out of either London, Manchester or Gloucestershire. Tech wise, we have requirement for both Java and Python Back End languages, and cloud experience would al

Documenting work using appropriate standards and tools, including prototyping where needed.

Proven experience with cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, and Azure Virtual Desktop. Sanderson Government and Defence are supporting a commercial supplier to government in their search for a Cloud Application Developer to work out of either London, Manchester or Gloucestershire. Tech wise, we ha

We're working with a well-established housing association who are looking to appoint a Planned Works Surveyor to join their team in Gloucestershire . This permanent, full-time position offers a hybrid working arrangement , with 23 days office based and the remainder covering surrounding areas, supporting large-scale planned investment and retrofit programmes. This Planned Works Surveyor role is offering: Salary of £43,500 per annum. Permanent contract working 37 hours per week. Hybrid working with flexibility across office and site. Local government-style benefits package. Opportunity to work on long-term planned and decarbonisation programmes. Key duties of the successful Planned Works Surveyor: Supporting the delivery of large-scale planned works programmes, including Decent Homes, retrofit and decarbonisation projects. Managing budgets, contracts and resources across multi-year improvement programmes. Ensuring properties meet regulatory and quality standards, including Decent Homes requirements. Providing technical advice and support to senior colleagues on property investment decisions. Overseeing contractor performance to ensure value for money and customer satisfaction. Managing risk, programme delivery and financial control across capital works. Communicating technical information clearly to internal teams and stakeholders. Skills needed for the Planned Works Surveyor position: Strong experience in asset management, property investment and planned works delivery. Ability to manage complex programmes with significant budgets. Sound financial and commercial judgement. Confidence working to deadlines while balancing quality, cost and performance. Strong communication skills with the ability to present technical information clearly. Qualifications needed for the role: Relevant technical qualification (CIOB, RICS or Chartered Institute of Housing). Substantial experience working in a surveying or property investment role. Proven experience managing planned improvement budgets of £1m+. Full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle. If this role is of interest to you or someone you may know, please reach out via email to or call 0121 773 0966. TPBN1_UKTJ

Programme Lead Below covers everything you need to know about what this opportunity entails, as well as what is expected from applicants. We are looking for an On Track Programme Lead to work closely with the team, a Community Rail Network coordinator, train operators and community partners, to deliver the On Track programme - a Motability Foundation funded project to engage disabled people with rail workforce culture change. Working in partnership with Community Rail Network (CRN), Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), you'll ensure the contribution is participatory, empowering, and driven by disabled people's lived experience. Position: On Track Programme Lead Location: Hybrid working from GL1 office, homeworking and outreach locations in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week - Flexible working patterns available Contract: Fixed Term 12 month Contract – Feb 2026 - March 2027 Salary: £33,000 – £35,000 Closing Date: 9am on Monday the 26th January Interview Date: 9th February 2026 About the Role The On Track programme aims to influence attitudes, awareness, and behaviours of rail staff, inspiring meaningful change in how disabled people are seen, heard, and supported by the railway. The project will develop and pilot innovative disability training for rail staff, aiming to improve the experiences of disabled passengers. You will be joining the team as they transition into the Define and Develop stages, which will seek to create an innovative new training scheme for rail staff to improve the experiences of disabled passengers. On Track aims to influence attitudes, awareness, and behaviours of rail staff, inspiring meaningful change in how disabled people are seen, heard, and supported by the railway. Key responsibilities include: • Consultation and Co-production Leadership, • Project Coordination, • Stakeholder Engagement, • Reporting and Administration About You You will have experience of working with disabled people and understanding of the social model of disability and proven experience in facilitating inclusive consultations and co-production activities. We are looking for someone with: • Strong project management and organisational skills, • The ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders and partners, • Experience in planning and delivering inclusive events, • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, • Confidence as a rail user with ability to instil confidence in others, • Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and online meeting platforms Your application must include a CV highlighting your relevant experience and a cover letter detailing how your skills align with the role and any relevant past work examples. About the Organisation The organisation works to strengthen the community’s relationship with train travel and public transport in the region, by engaging with and listening to the community and visitors, to understand their needs, thoughts and opinions on travelling by rail and other sustainable modes of transport. And by working with industry partners, stakeholders and local government to create a local public transport system that is inclusive, positive and sustainable – today, tomorrow and for the future. xrnqpay Other roles you may have experience of could include Programme Lead, Programme Officer, Programme Coordinator, Project Manager, Community Programme, Disability, Travel, Project Coordinator.

You will support the Director of Public Health in achieving core public health objectives, including reducing health inequalities, protecting health, and contributing to the quality of local health and social care services. Based within the Public Health and Communities hub at Gloucestershire County

Role: Contract Manager Location: Gloucester Duration: 6 months Inside IR35: Umbrella About Our client: Our client is a leading aerospace engineering company specializing in jet engines, avionics, and integrated systems for both military and commercial aircraft. They operate major UK facilities, including maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) sites. Job Description Our client's Propulsion and Additive Technologies (P&AT) Contracts Organization has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Contract Manager to join our team of professionals, supporting both business-to-business civil contracting and U.S. Government military contracting. This role involves comprehensive contract management responsibilities across all phases of a program, including proposal strategy, full development, and sustainment. As a trusted advisor to the business, the Senior Contract Manager will provide expert guidance on customer relationships, regulatory compliance, contract terms, negotiation strategies, risk analysis and mitigation, and scope management. In this position, you will work across multiple businesses and product lines, leveraging your expertise to execute objectives and drive both short-term and long-term goals. A strong proficiency in managing diverse contract types-including complex development contracts-for civil and defense customers is essential for success in this role. Roles and Responsibilities Legal and Non-legal contract experts support all phases (proposal and post contract award execution) of programs including negotiations, managing commercial issues, customer relationships, change management, claims and disputes. Contract Manager will act as a primary interface between our client and its customers on contractual matters Provide contract administration for assigned proposals and contracts including leading negotiations and assisting with contract interpretation. Act as an interface liaison with internal functional owners including finance, program management, engineering, sales and legal Guide proposal team through assessing solicitations identifying business and compliance risks Cross-functional collaboration to assess and disposition FAR and DFARs requirements and commercial terms and conditions for solicitations and contracts Participation in special projects as assigned Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited university or college. 3-5 years of experience in civil, government, and international contract formation and execution. Domain expertise with Federal Acquisition Regulations, with emphasis in Parts 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and 15 Contracting by Negotiation, and DoD FAR Supplement. Experience briefing stakeholders including cross functional team members and functional leadership Periodic travel required Desired Characteristics Demonstrated ability to take lead role in drafting and negotiating contracts. Ability to work independently and cohesively with teams. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Advocate for continuous improvement and Flight Deck fundamentals Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build relationships. Ability to manage projects/assignments within tight deadlines Willingness to work on multiple product lines, business units, and contract types simultaneously. TPBN1_UKTJ

A Government organisation is seeking an experienced SC clearedPower Platform Solutions Trainer to support the upskilling of teams and the improvement of development standards across the Microsoft Power Platform. Key Requirements • Advanced, hands-on expertise in Power BI, Power Automate, and Power Apps, • Proven experience creating technical learning content, including written materials and video-based t...

Full Stack Software Engineer Location: Gloucester (Hybrid) Salary: £50,000 - £65,000 + Benefits and Bonus SC clearance required to start. Applicants must be a sole British national due to the nature of the work being within National Security What you'll be doing As a Full-Stack Software Engineer, you'll build cutting-edge products that protect people, platforms, missions, and information from evolving...

Principal or Associate Highway Engineer. You will be part of our highly collaborative Local Government team, based in central Gloucester, and delivering a range of significant highways, bridges and infrastructure projects across the County. Part of your role will be to build, develop and lead a new

Project Manager Beach Baker is delighted to be working in partnership with Cheltenham Borough Council to recruit a Project Manager. At the heart of Cheltenham's most unique buildings, the Property Team delivers everything from daily maintenance to multi-million-pound redevelopments-driven by record investment in sustainability, refurbishment, and regeneration projects-while fostering continuous learning, professional growth, and collaboration on diverse, rewarding challenges. The Council Cheltenham Borough Council is at the heart of the local community. The organisation own lots of buildings and assets including the iconic Grade I listed Pump Rooms, a wealth of renowned heritage properties which attract visitors from afar as well as recreational facilities, including a football stadium. They have key partnerships with The Cheltenham Trust, Ubico, Cheltenham BID and Cheltenham Festivals, to name a few. Whatever you do or wherever you go in Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough Council will be involved somewhere. The Position We are seeking to appoint a confident Project Manager as a key role within the Commercial Property team driving and delivering exciting capital projects and planned maintenance delivery. You will be managing complex construction, refurbishment and regeneration projects from inception through to the planning and construction phase, handover and thereafter ensuring a smooth transition to occupation and use. You will engage with a range of stakeholders including contractors, consultants, occupiers, land owners, development partners, councillors and other government bodies. Why Work in Cheltenham Area of outstanding natural beauty and within 10-miles of the Cotswolds. Local and regional economic growth. Fantastic schooling system. World class festivals. Excellent transport links. What's in it for you Working with an interesting and diverse portfolio of commercial properties, including several. Grade I and II Listed buildings such as the Pump Rooms, Cheltenham Town Hall, the Art Gallery, and the Museum, among others. Flexible working hours and working from home policy, subject to business need and stakeholder meetings. Joining a highly professional and driven team who are keen to make a difference, therefore the work you carry out will have a genuine impact to the local area and its population. Excellent job variety and working in fast paced environment - no two days are the same. The Council's office is located at Municipal Office (Promenade) which is in the heart of the Town Centre, with easy access to local amenities including the train station, restaurants, cafes, etc. The Candidate You will have minimum 5+ years' experience in the construction, refurbishment and regeneration sector, managing complex property projects from inception through to the planning and construction phase. Possess or working towards a relevant professional membership, such as RICS/CIOB (or equivalent). The individual's character and teamwork ethic is most important. Salary & Employee Benefits Basic salary range between £48,738 to £54,229. An excellent pension scheme. You will be eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). A generous holiday entitlement of 26 days (pro rata) rising to 31 days (pro rata) after five years (excluding Bank Holidays). A flexible and agile working environment with aim to provide opportunities to work from home or elsewhere and offer flexibility in working hours. A comprehensive programme of learning and development. Two days (pro rata) paid time off for volunteering. Enhanced maternity and paternity schemes. Access to free counselling services. Upon successful completion of probation period, have access to the Healthcare Cashback Plan. A cycle to work scheme. Low-cost town centre parking. A commitment to employee wellbeing. All third party and direct applications, and un-solicited candidate introductions via other recruitment agencies will be forwarded to Beach Baker Recruitment for review. Your application will be handled with complete confidentiality by Matthew Clackson. To apply, call us at or email your CV (even if it's not up-to-date) directly to . For additional property job opportunities, visit our website:

Family Drug & Alcohol Court Locality Social Worker - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Family Drug & Alcohol Court Locality Social Worker, • Job Location: Tewkesbury, • Salary: £39,152 - £47,181 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 02/11/2025, • Job Requisition Number: 12811 This role will sit within the Children & Families team in Tewkesbury. The Social Worker will hold an FDAC family and work alongside the multi-agency service, TACS, to deliver the evidence-based therapeutic interventions in the collaborative, problem-solving court, FDAC. A crucial aspect of these posts will be to bring learning back into the locality teams and further enhance services to locality families and communities. Reward and Support For all your hard work, you will receive the following: • between £39,152 - £47,181 per annum, • £4,000 welcome payment*, • £2,000 retention payment*, • up to £8,000 relocation package*, • flexible and agile working opportunities, • 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service (pro rata for part-time staff), • option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff), • family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family, • supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision, • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), • access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone, • an in-house Occupational Health service, • employee discount scheme, • cycle to work scheme, • links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network, • career development and qualification opportunities, • access to our Social Work Academy, • Cycle to Work scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply) In our recent inspection in June 2025, our Children’s Services have been officially judged as ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ elements. Ofsted also said ‘Leaders have set out a clear vision for delivering success for children, by modelling values and creating a culture where the workforce, children and families feel valued and heard; risk is managed confidently with bottom lines clearly set out.’ This marks an important step in our journey to improve outcomes for our children and young people, and we remain focused on our mission: to continue building on this success and ensure that every child and young person in our county has the opportunity to thrive. Gloucestershire offers a range of opportunities to develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy offer, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team and an award-winning workforce. We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to be part of an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive, then consider a role with GCC. About the role As an FDAC Social Worker you can expect the following: • systemic practice that is curious, courageous, and compassionate, • trauma-informed approaches, • deeper understanding of Hidden Harm and its impact on children, • confidence in court settings and the expert voice of social workers, • restorative practice with high support and high challenge, • development of multi-agency interventions, • collaborative permanency planning, • equal access to FDAC for families across all localities, • you’ll be the ‘spoke’, holding one FDAC case from your locality, • TACS will be the ‘hub’, supporting you as part of the wider family team, • you’ll deliver interventions and share learning with your locality team, • hold one FDAC case (approx. 2 days/week), • reduced caseload to support this work, • attend fortnightly FDAC hearings with your family, • write and curate all FDAC reports (review, evidence, final), • attend formulation and intervention planning meetings, • deliver interventions and support permanency planning, • work within a multidisciplinary team (including nurses, therapists, and support workers) As well as your experience, there are some things we require of you to be successfully appointed to this post: • a full driving licence and willingness to drive, • DBS clearance For an informal chat about this role, please contact We reserve the right to close an advertisement earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a suitable number of applications. Interviews are due to take place in person week commencing 26th January 2026. If you would like to find out more about our Children's Service please take a look here: ___ We may be able to offer sponsorship for this role, in line with Home Office guidance and subject to pre-employment checks. Applicants must already hold a valid right to work in the UK that Gloucestershire County Council can transfer. *Please note that all our welcome and retention payments are subject to terms and conditions as well as tax and national insurance deductions **Our relocation package is subject to terms and conditions Under the terms of our Safer Recruitment Policy, if you are invited to interview, we will take up safeguarding references prior to your interview to understand your suitability to work with vulnerable children. These references will then be discussed in your interview. Please give details of at least two referees, one of whom must be your present and/or last employer and the other from a previous employer(s). These will need to cover the last three years of employment/education. In the case of applicants leaving full time education or not having worked since doing so, the Head of School, College or University should be one of the named referees. We do not accept references from friends or family members or workplace colleagues (who are not more senior). To ensure we process your application in a speedy and efficient way, we will contact your referees by DocuSign. Where appropriate, please inform them of your application. Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- This position is subject to a DBS check. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

Disabled Children's Senior Social Worker/ Social Worker - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Disabled Children's Senior Social Worker/ Social Worker, • Job Location: Shire Hall, • Salary: £39,152 - £47,181 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 28/12/2025, • Job Requisition Number: 9988 Reward and support For all your hard work, you will receive the following: • between £39,152 - £40,777 for a Social Worker or between £41,771 - £47,181 per annum for a Senior Social Worker subject to experience, • annual retention payment of £2,000*, • welcome payment of £4,000*, • relocation allowence of up to £8,000*, • flexible and agile working opportunities, • 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service (pro rata for part-time staff), • option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff), • family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family, • supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision, • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), • access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone, • an in-house Occupational Health service, • employee discount scheme, • cycle to work scheme, • links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network, • career development and qualification opportunities, • access to our Social Work Academy, • Cycle to Work scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply) In our recent inspection in June 2025, our Children’s Services have been officially judged as ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ elements. Ofsted also said ‘Leaders have set out a clear vision for delivering success for children, by modelling values and creating a culture where the workforce, children and families feel valued and heard; risk is managed confidently with bottom lines clearly set out.’ This marks an important step in our journey to improve outcomes for our children and young people, and we remain focused on our mission: to continue building on this success and ensure that every child and young person in our county has the opportunity to thrive. Gloucestershire offers a range of opportunities to develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy offer, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team and an award-winning workforce. We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to be part of an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive, then consider a role with GCC. About the role As a Senior/ Social Worker in the Disabled Children's Service, you will be instrumental in delivering a first-class service to ensure the best outcomes for the children and young people of Gloucestershire. Through building positive relationships with colleagues within the service and partner agencies, you will make sure we are able to provide support and protection for children and young people in need and at risk. You will be part of a growing service which boast a permanent and stable management team, committed to driving forward improvement and outcomes for disabled children and young people. About you As well as your experience as a frontline social worker, there are some things we require of you to be successfully appointed to this post: • Social Work England registration, • a recognised qualification in Social Work, • to have passed your Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) - if you qualified after 2012, • a full driving licence and willingness to drive, • DBS clearance (Enhanced Adult’s and Children’s) How to apply For an informal chat about this role or to find out more please email or alternatively contact our dedicated recruitment team on Interviews for this post will be held in person at Shire Hall on Tuesday 6th January 2026. If you would like to find out more about our Children's Service please take a look here: ___ *Please note that our welcome and retention payments are non contractual, and subject to tax and national insurance deductions We reserve the right to close an advertisement earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a suitable amount of applications or fill the vacancy/vacancies. We may be able to offer sponsorship for this role, in line with Home Office guidance and subject to pre-employment checks. Applicants must already hold a valid right to work in the UK that Gloucestershire County Council can transfer. Under the terms of our Safer Recruitment Policy, if you are invited to interview, we will take up safeguarding references prior to your interview to understand your suitability to work with vulnerable children. These references will then be discussed in your interview. Please give details of at least two referees, one of whom must be your present and/or last employer and the other from a previous employer(s). These will need to cover the last three years of employment/education. In the case of applicants leaving full time education or not having worked since doing so, the Head of School, College or University should be one of the named referees. We do not accept references from friends or family members or workplace colleagues (who are not more senior). To ensure we process your application in a speedy and efficient way, we will contact your referees by DocuSign. Where appropriate, please inform them of your application. Additional Information To access the job profile for this role, please follow the link below: This position is subject to a DBS check. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

Advanced Educator - Fixed Term This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Advanced Educator, • Job Location: Shire Hall, • Salary: £48,226 - £51,356 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Fixed Term, • Duration: One year, • Closing Date: 25/01/2025, • Job Requisition Number: 12536 Reward and Support For all your hard work, you will receive the following: • between £48,226 - £51,356 per annum subject to experience, • flexible and agile working opportunities, • 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service, • option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year, • family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family, • supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision, • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), • access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone, • an in-house Occupational Health service, • employee discount scheme, • cycle to work scheme, • links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network, • career development and qualification opportunities, • access to our Social Work Academy, • cycle to work scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply) In our recent inspection in June 2025, our Children’s Services have been officially judged as ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ elements. Ofsted also said ‘Leaders have set out a clear vision for delivering success for children, by modelling values and creating a culture where the workforce, children and families feel valued and heard; risk is managed confidently with bottom lines clearly set out.’ This marks an important step in our journey to improve outcomes for our children and young people, and we remain focused on our mission: to continue building on this success and ensure that every child and young person in our county has the opportunity to thrive. Gloucestershire offers a range of opportunities to develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy offer, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team and an award-winning workforce. We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to be part of an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive, then consider a role with GCC. About the team As a member of the Social Work Academy, you will be offering leadership of practice to develop outstanding social workers and social work leaders who effect positive changes for children, young people, and families. The Academy is responsible for providing a welcoming and meaningful introduction to working in children’s services, optimising the many attractions of working for Gloucestershire County Council. It also ensures that our staff receive the highest quality continuing professional development that impacts directly on improving the life experiences of children, young people, and families. Aligned with this, it provides quality assurance for practice across children’s services. The Academy also supports staff with their professional accreditation responsibilities and career progression options. About the role This fixed term post is an exciting opportunity to bring your professional creativity and be part of the implementation of systemic practice within children’s services. It will involve the development and delivery of learning in relation to advanced relational practice, trauma-informed practice, and leadership, as well as working in support of our wider Academy curriculum delivery and continued professional development offer. You will be drawing on your highly skilled practice, contemporary research, and best educational delivery activities to fulfil this role, including adapting to the virtual delivery of learning opportunities. About You As well as your experience, there are some things we require of you to be successfully appointed to this post: • a full driving licence and willingness to drive, • DBS clearance For an informal chat about this role, please contact Charlotte Allen at or Sally Dobson at We reserve the right to close an advertisement earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a suitable number of applications. *Interviews are scheduled to take place in person on Thursday, 5 February 2026. We may be able to offer sponsorship for this role, in line with Home Office guidance and subject to pre-employment checks. Applicants must already hold a valid right to work in the UK that Gloucestershire County Council can transfer. Under the terms of our Safer Recruitment Policy, if you are invited to interview, we will take up safeguarding references prior to your interview to understand your suitability to work with vulnerable children. These references will then be discussed in your interview. Please give details of at least two referees, one of whom must be your present and/or last employer and the other from a previous employer(s). These will need to cover the last three years of employment/education. In the case of applicants leaving full time education or not having worked since doing so, the Head of School, College or University should be one of the named referees. We do not accept references from friends or family members or workplace colleagues (who are not more senior). To ensure we process your application in a speedy and efficient way, we will contact your referees by DocuSign. Where appropriate, please inform them of your application. Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- This position is subject to a DBS check. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

Children and Families Advanced Practitioner - Permanent • Job Title: Children and Families Advanced Practitioner, • Job Location: Forest of Dean, • Salary: £48,226 - £51,356 per annum, • Hours per Week: 18.5, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 07/12/2025, • Job Requisition Number: 9624 About us For all your hard work. You will receive the following: • between £48,226 - £51,356 per annum subject to experience, • welcome payment of up to £4,000*, • annual retention payment of £2,000*, • relocation package up to £8,000*, • flexible and agile working opportunities, • 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service, • an option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff), • family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family, • supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision, • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), • access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone., • an in-house Occupational Health service, • employee discount scheme, • cycle to work scheme, • links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network, • career development and qualification opportunities, • access to our Social Work Academy Right child, right support, right time, every time In our recent inspection in June 2025, our Children’s Services h ave been officially judged as ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ elements. Ofsted also said ‘Leaders have set out a clear vision for delivering success for children, by modelling values and creating a culture where the workforce, children and families feel valued and heard; risk is managed confidently with bottom lines clearly set out.’ This marks an important step in our journey to improve outcomes for our child ren and young people, and we remain focused on our mission: to continue building on this success and ensure that every child and young person in our county has the opportunity to thrive. Gloucestershire offers a range of opportunities to develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy offer, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team and an award-winning workforce. We are a local authority adop ting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to be part of an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive, then consider a role with GCC. About you As an Advanced Pra ctitioner you are at the heart of Gloucestershire’s practice model. You will hold an expert role within your team. Your role includes facilitating the team and service’s ability to develop and deliver complex social work practice through a combination of joint working, practice advice and guidance, and quality assurance. You will also model Gloucestershire’s relational systemic practice model and will help promote Gloucestershire’s practice standards across the team. Advanced Practitioners provide direction to team members around improving the quality of practice. This may include activities such as quality assuring an assessment or attending joint visits with social workers to support their learning. As an Advanced Practitioner you may provide Newly Qualified Social Workers in the team with monthly reflective supervision and undertake one of the observations of practice, however management of the NQSW will sit with Team Managers. You will also support any Social Work students within the team. You will have a joint lead for a particular area of practice offering a weekly consultation to practitioners from across the service to book into, to support them to develop their practice in that specific area. You will work closely with the Social Work Academy through regular forums and training to ensure standardised practice across the teams, bringing new learning and training opportunities to social workers within your team. As an Advanced Practitioner you will hold a small number of cases, ensuring you have dedicated time to follow your other duties. To find out more about this role take a look at our video here: As well as your experience as a frontline Social Worker, there are some things we require of you to be successfully appointed to this post: • Social Work England/ Wales registration, • experience at Senior Social Worker level, • a recognised qualification in Social Work, • to have completed your ASYE year (if you qualified after 2012), • a full driving licence and willingness to drive For an informal chat about this role, please email with your name, number and what you wish to discuss, and a member of the team will give you a call within 48 hours. To ensure a personalised and responsive recruitment experience, all applicants will receive a call from the recruitment team to discuss this role, where you would like to practice, and in what area, and to book you in for an interview. If you would like to find out more about our Children's Services please take a look here: ___ Interviews for this role will be held in person at our Forest of Dean locality office week commencing 26th January 2026. *Please note, all our welcome payments and retention payments are non-contractual, pro rata for part-time staff and subject to National Insurance and tax deductions. We reserve the right to close an advertisement earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a suitable number of applications or fill the vacancy/vacancies. The council will consider sponsorship for this role, in line with Home Office regulations and subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. Under the terms of our Safer Recruitment Policy, if you are invited to interview, we will take up safeguarding references prior to your interview to understand your suitability to work with vulnerable children. These references will then be discussed in your interview. Please give details of at least two referees, one of whom must be your present and/or last employer and the other from a previous employer(s). These will need to cover the last three years of employment/education. In the case of applicants leaving full time education or not having worked since doing so, the Head of School, College or University should be one of the named referees. We do not accept references from friends or family members or workplace colleagues (who are not more senior). To ensure we process your application in a speedy and efficient way, we will contact your referees by DocuSign. Where appropriate, please inform them of your application. Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- This position is subject to a DBS check. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

NRPF Case Lead - Fixed Term This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: NRPF Case Lead, • Job Location: Gloucestershire, • Salary: £41,771 - £47,181 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37, • Contract Type: Fixed Term, • Duration: One year, • Closing Date: 11/01/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13287 Reward and Support For all your hard work, you will receive the following: • between £41,771 - £47,181 per annum subject to experience, • flexible and agile working opportunities, • 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service (pro rata for part-time staff), • option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff), • family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family, • supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision, • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), • access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone, • an in-house Occupational Health service, • employee discount scheme, • cycle to work scheme, • links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network, • career development and qualification opportunities, • access to our Social Work Academy, • Cycle to Work scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply) In our recent inspection in June 2025, our Children’s Services have been officially judged as ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ elements. Ofsted also said ‘Leaders have set out a clear vision for delivering success for children, by modelling values and creating a culture where the workforce, children and families feel valued and heard; risk is managed confidently with bottom lines clearly set out.’ This marks an important step in our journey to improve outcomes for our children and young people, and we remain focused on our mission: to continue building on this success and ensure that every child and young person in our county has the opportunity to thrive. Gloucestershire offers a range of opportunities to develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy offer, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team and an award-winning workforce. We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to be part of an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive, then consider a role with GCC. About the role As a NRPF Case Lead, you can expect to provide a high-quality service which involves advanced and complex decision making, problem solving within emergency situations and providing advice to the Children’s Social Care and Early Help workforce in relation to families with no recourse to public funds. The role incorporates communicating directly with the Home Office to check immigration status, rights and entitlements of migrants, expediting visa applications for regularisation and settlement in the UK, working in partnership with Team Managers and Group Managers to oversee the Local Authority NRPF section 17 budget, gathering, preparing and quality checking evidence for visa applications, completing financial assessments and Human Rights Assessments to support decisions around eligibility of services. You will offer support to Families under Section 17 including advising and working closely with Social Workers with next steps/case resolution/section 17 funding requests, completing destitution assessments, supporting social workers with child in need assessments and child in need plans, completing Human Rights Assessments, accessing and communicating with legal representatives, gathering evidence for visa applications, providing immigration advice, communicating with the Home Office teams to expedite claims and supporting the budget holder with section 17 funding access to resource requests. The role also requires strategic work including liaising with other Local Authorities in relation to best practice and exploring strategic priorities such as more cost-effective housing provision which is now in progress and managed as a team. Maintaining a high standard of report writing to update the NRPF guidance and policies for Social Workers and recording monthly spend under s17 to track the budget and inform future practice. As a NRPF Case Lead, you will be expected to offer training and upskilling to Social Workers as well as offering advice to professionals on NRPF matters and immigration advice. About You As well as your experience, there are some things we require of you to be successfully appointed to this post: • a full driving licence and willingness to drive For an informal chat about this role, please contact We reserve the right to close an advertisement earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a suitable number of applications. Interviews are due to take place in person at Shire Hall on Wednesday 21st January 2026. If you would like to find out more about our Children's Service please take a look here: ___ The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer. Under the terms of our Safer Recruitment Policy, if you are invited to interview, we will take up safeguarding references prior to your interview to understand your suitability to work with vulnerable children. These references will then be discussed in your interview. Please give details of at least two referees, one of whom must be your present and/or last employer and the other from a previous employer(s). These will need to cover the last three years of employment/education. In the case of applicants leaving full time education or not having worked since doing so, the Head of School, College or University should be one of the named referees. We do not accept references from friends or family members or workplace colleagues (who are not more senior). To ensure we process your application in a speedy and efficient way, we will contact your referees by DocuSign. Where appropriate, please inform them of your application. Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- This position is subject to a DBS check. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

Children and Families Senior Social Worker/ Social Worker - Permanent • Job Title: Children and Families Senior Social Worker/ Social Worker (Children's Social Care), • Job Location: Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Stroud, Cirencester and Forest of Dean, • Salary: £39,152 - £47,181 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37 with part-time hours considered, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Job Requisition Number: 9625 About us For all your hard work. You will receive the following; • between £39,152 - £40,777 per annum for a Social Worker or between £41,771 - £47,181 per annum for a Senior Social Worker subject to experience, • welcome payment of £4,000*, • annual retention payment of £2,000*, • up to £8,000 relocation package*, • flexible and agile working opportunities, • 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service, • an option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro-rata for part-time staff), • family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family, • supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision, • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), • access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone., • an in-house Occupational Health service, • employee discount scheme, • cycle to Work scheme, • links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network, • career development and qualification opportunities, • access to our Social Work Academy In our recent inspection in June 2025, our Children’s Services have been officially judged as ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ elements. Ofsted also said ‘Leaders have set out a clear vision for delivering success for children, by modelling values and creating a culture where the workforce, children and families feel valued and heard; risk is managed confidently with bottom lines clearly set out.’ This marks an important step in our journey to improve outcomes for our children and young people, and we remain focused on our mission: to continue building on this success and ensure that every child and young person in our county has the opportunity to thrive. Gloucestershire offers a range of opportunities to develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy offer, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team and an award-winning workforce. We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to be part of an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive, then consider a role with GCC. Our team structures are designed to ensure there is the right level of support available to staff and that caseloads are kept at a manageable level with a Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner, 4 Social Workers and an NQSW making up each team’s full complement of staff. We need resilient, driven individuals who will play their part in making our vision for Children’s Services a success. You will be joining an authority with a strong set of values that underpin the work we do: Accountability, Empowerment, Excellence, Integrity and Respect. About You As a Social Worker, you will be instrumental in delivering a first-class service to ensure the best outcomes for the children and young people of Gloucestershire. Through building positive relationships with colleagues within the service and partner agencies you will ensure we are able to provide support and protection for children and young people in need and at risk. As well as your experience as a frontline social worker, there are some things we require of you to be successfully appointed to this post: • Social Work England/ Wales registration, • a recognised qualification in Social Work, • to have passed your Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) (if you qualified after 2012), • a full driving licence and willingness to drive *Please note, all our welcome payments and retention payments are non-contractual, pro rata for part-time staff and subject to National Insurance and tax deductions. We reserve the right to close an advertisement earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a suitable amount of applications or fill the vacancy/vacancies. The council will consider sponsorship for this role, in line with Home Office regulations and subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. Additional Information Under the terms of our Safer Recruitment Policy, if you are invited to interview, we will take up safeguarding references prior to your interview to understand your suitability to work with vulnerable children. These references will then be discussed in your interview. Please give details of at least two referees, one of whom must be your present and/or last employer and the other from a previous employer(s). These will need to cover the last three years of employment/education. In the case of applicants leaving full time education or not having worked since doing so, the Head of School, College or University should be one of the named referees. We do not accept references from friends or family members or workplace colleagues (who are not more senior). To ensure we process your application in a speedy and efficient way, we will contact your referees by DocuSign. Where appropriate, please inform them of your application. The council will consider sponsorship for this role, in line with Home Office regulations and subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Case Progression Manager - Fixed Term This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Case Progression Manager, • Job Location: Gloucestershire - county wide, • Salary: £48,226 and £51,356 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37, • Contract Type: Fixed Term, • Duration: One year, • Closing Date: 18/01/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 12867 For more detailed information about this role, please watch this short video: ___ Reward and Support For all your hard work, you will receive the following: • between £48,226 and £51,356 per annum subject to experience, • flexible and agile working opportunities, • 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service, • option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year, • family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family, • supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision, • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), • access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone, • an in-house Occupational Health service, • employee discount scheme, • cycle to work scheme, • links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network, • career development and qualification opportunities, • access to our Social Work Academy, • cycle to Work scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply) In our recent inspection in June 2025, our Children’s Services have been officially judged as ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ elements. Ofsted also said ‘Leaders have set out a clear vision for delivering success for children, by modelling values and creating a culture where the workforce, children and families feel valued and heard; risk is managed confidently with bottom lines clearly set out.’ This marks an important step in our journey to improve outcomes for our children and young people, and we remain focused on our mission: to continue building on this success and ensure that every child and young person in our county has the opportunity to thrive. Gloucestershire offers a range of opportunities to develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy offer, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team and an award-winning workforce. We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to be part of an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive, then consider a role with GCC. About the role The Case Progression Manager is a critical role in overseeing the timely and effective movement of matters within the Public Law Outline (PLO) process. This role ensures that statutory responsibilities are met and that children’s welfare remains central to all decision-making. The postholder works closely with Social Workers, Team Managers, legal services, and multi-agency partners to monitor case trajectories, identify delays, and drive improvements in practice. The Case Progression Manager acts as a bridge between operational teams and legal services, facilitating effective communication and ensuring that cases are legally sound and procedurally compliant. They track performance indicators such as timescales for assessments, pre-proceedings actions, and court submissions, identifying patterns of drift and escalating concerns where necessary. The role also involves coaching and mentoring staff, promoting reflective practice, and encouraging critical thinking in complex decision-making. By coordinating multi-agency input and ensuring timely information sharing, the Case Progression Manager helps maintain momentum in cases and supports the achievement of positive outcomes for children. The role includes will preparing monthly performance reports for each of the localities and also present a quarterly legal report to the senior management team and within this be able to analyse trends, areas of focus and propose actions required. The role includes working closely with the Social Work Academy and the legal department to develop and deliver targeted training packages for staff. These training initiatives aim to strengthen practitioners’ understanding of legal processes, improve the quality of court documentation, and embed best practice in case planning and progression. The successful candidate will be able to manage their own schedule, offering a high level of flexibility that suits individuals with family commitments and those seeking a healthy work–life balance. About You The ideal candidate will be a qualified Social Worker with substantial experience in statutory children’s services, including safeguarding and court work. They will possess strong analytical skills, a deep understanding of child protection legislation and the PLO framework, and the ability to challenge practice constructively while fostering a culture of accountability and learning. The role demands resilience, excellent communication, and a commitment to promoting the rights and welfare of children through high-quality, timely interventions. As well as your social work experience, there are some things we require of you to be successfully appointed to this post: • a full driving licence and willingness to drive, • DBS clearance (Enhanced Adult’s and Children’s), • To have completed your ASYE year (if you qualified after 2012) For an informal chat about this role, please contact Finbar Breeze at Interviews for this post will be held in person at Shire Hall Week commencing 26th January 2026. We reserve the right to close an advertisement earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a suitable number of applications. If you would like to find out more about our Children's Service please take a look here: ___ We may be able to offer sponsorship for this role, in line with Home Office guidance and subject to pre-employment checks. Applicants must already hold a valid right to work in the UK that Gloucestershire County Council can transfer. *Please note that our retention payments are subject to terms and conditions as well as tax and national insurance deductions Under the terms of our Safer Recruitment Policy, if you are invited to interview, we will take up safeguarding references prior to your interview to understand your suitability to work with vulnerable children. These references will then be discussed in your interview. Please give details of at least two referees, one of whom must be your present and/or last employer and the other from a previous employer(s). These will need to cover the last three years of employment/education. In the case of applicants leaving full time education or not having worked since doing so, the Head of School, College or University should be one of the named referees. We do not accept references from friends or family members or workplace colleagues (who are not more senior). To ensure we process your application in a speedy and efficient way, we will contact your referees by DocuSign. Where appropriate, please inform them of your application. Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- This position is subject to a DBS check. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

Commissioning Support Officer - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Commissioning Support Officer, • Job Location: Gloucester, • Salary: £26,403 - £32,597 per annum (Career Graded role), • Benefits: Free offsite parking and also ___!, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 18/01/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13073 About the Role: In this role, you will play a key part in the end-to-end process of ensuring provider payments are reconciled and paid in a timely manner. You will be responsible for managing a portfolio of ASC providers, monitoring their financial and performance data, and ensuring timely payments and communication to resolve any issues that arise. Key Responsibilities • To undertake administrative duties to support the business needs of the Team and the wider service area using, where appropriate, computer-based systems, to ensure that services are maintained effectively, flexibly and in a timely way, to enable the service area and organisation to meet its objectives, • To provide basic support with financial matters including electronic procurement packages, invoicing and accurate recording of purchases., • To facilitate meetings, seminars, forums and workshops. Including booking rooms / venues, sending invites, preparing agendas and providing in-person support as required., • To be responsible for the accurate input and monitoring of records and data onto relevant electronic systems, • Assist with the response to all customer enquiries and requests for data in accordance with corporate standards and agreed guidelines, • Creation and maintenance of electronic filing and recording systems, including statistics and monitoring as appropriate About you: Your experience will include working in a team and having a customer focused attitude. You will be confident in using the telephone for work purposes and accurately inputting data. To progress or be appointed to the higher grades you will have experience in interpreting customer views; working with management information; producing data in a variety of formats and for the grade 6 you will have project management or finance experience and the ability to analyse data. ___– these are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as an organisation, care about. If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role. For further information on the role please find the attached the Job Profile . About us: This is a great time to join Gloucestershire County Council, as Adult Social Care is on an exciting innovation journey, which focuses our approach into being more creative, strengths-based and person-centred, to ensure that we work together to ‘Make the Difference’ to our local communities. Gloucestershire County Council provides the following rewards package in return for your hard work: • Regular formal and informal support, • Safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision, • Accredited post-qualified training opportunities, enabling you to develop your skills, • Access to mandatory training and additional topical bi-annual workshops., • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone., • Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply), • Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network., • Annual leave up to 30.5 days after 5 years employment, • Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, • Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers We are an easy commute from many locations, ___ to see what we mean. Start your journey today! To join us, click “Apply ” today! You will also find links to the Job Profile and Guidance Notes below. Applying: Please write your application with consideration for the essential criteria in the Job Profile which you will find in the Additional Information section below. This should include examples of why you should be considered and cover the experience , skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post. For an informal discussion, please, contact to arrange a convenient time for a call back. To start your journey with us, click ‘Apply now’ today! Note to internal applicants : To ensure best practice, vacancies are to be applied for within the Success Factors internal career site. Should you require support in setting up your internal profile, ___ for guidance. Should you experience any issues logging in, please email or call for support. If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability* as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email to , as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error. By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process. *a disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. Additional information: To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below: The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received and / or due to the needs of the service. The advert will be open for a minimum of 7 calendar days. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

Rehabilitation Officer Visually Impaired - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Rehabilitation Officer Visually Impaired, • Job Location: Shire Hall, • Salary: £37,280 - £40,777 per annum (pro rata), • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 28/12/2025, • Job Requisition Number: 12806, • This post is open to job share Are you an experienced Rehabilitation Officer passionate about working with people to promote independence and dedicated to making a difference? We would love to hear from you! About the role: We have a full time Rehabilitation Officer – Visual Impairment (ROVI) position available in our Sensory Team. The team has a supportive and engaged management structure including an Integrated Social Care Manager and a Sensory Team Lead, and you will be working alongside other Rehabilitation Officers as well as a Sensory co-ordinator As a ROVI, you will work as part of an integrated service with people who have significant sight loss to improve their choice and quality of life. As a ROVI in our team you will make use of timely interventions to maximise long term independence and minimise ongoing support. You will use your knowledge to provide individuals, their families and carers with information and advice on other relevant sources of emotional, material or financial help, where this is available. About you: As ROVIs, we understand the work you do on a daily basis and provide the support you need to make a difference to the people of Gloucestershire. To join us, you must have: • A diploma in Rehabilitation for Visually Impaired People, • An awareness of visual and hearing impairments and the impact they can have on an individual, • Experience of working in a Health & Social Care setting If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role. About us: Gloucestershire County Council Adult Social Care works with Three Conversation approach, a model that re-emphasises focus on people, their strengths and the networks and community around them. This is known here in Gloucestershire as Make The difference Our Rehabilitation Officers do all they can to make the difference to local communities in Gloucestershire. Here are some of the benefits we offer in return for your hard work. • Regular formal and informal support, • Safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision, • 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays, • Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, • Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers, • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone., • Cycle to Work scheme, • Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network. Applying: Please write your application with consideration for the essential criteria in the Job Profile which you will find in the Additional Information section below. This should include examples of why you should be considered and cover the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post. For an informal discussion, please, contact Additional Information: To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below: The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer. This Position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received and / or due to the needs of the service. The advert will be open for a minimum of 7 calendar days. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

Deputy Head of Protection - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Deputy Head of Protection, • Job Location: Quayside House, • Salary: £53,937 - £57,844 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 26/01/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13343 The Fire Protection Team are integral in delivering the business fire safety, inspection and enforcement function within Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service. The Team work closely with other departments including Fire Prevention and Operational Response to raise awareness, promote fire safety and deliver on our statutory duties. We actively engage with staff and businesses in the community, providing information, advice and support to ensure buildings and premises, used for work, leisure, entertainment and care are compliant with fire safety legislation. The role of the Deputy Head of Protection is to lead the Business Fire Safety Team by creating the vision to ensure the effective delivery strategic commitments and Service priorities outlined in the Business Fire Safety programme. The role will take the lead on enforcing the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, and support any prosecutions arising from a breach of the Order. About You To be successful you will need to have excellent organisational skills to enable you to balance multiple workstreams simultaneously, along with a commitment to delivering high standards of work. You will need to be able to be a self-starter, who is capable of motivating themselves and the team, whilst being flexible to meet the changing demands of the role and any emerging challenges. You will need the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders across different levels, effectively influencing them where necessary to support in the delivery of the Team’s and Service’s vision. The role requires management of the Business Fire Safety Team, so you will need to operate from Service Headquarters. Hybrid working is available and you will be able to operate from any Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service station. About Us Joining us could mean access to these great benefits: Flexible and agile working opportunities 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff) Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family Career development and qualification opportunities Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone. An in-house Occupational Health service Employee discount scheme Cycle to Work scheme (Eligibility criteria and T&Cs apply) Green Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme (Eligibility criteria and T&Cs apply) Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Group Manager Matt Armstrong via email at Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview week commencing 9th February 2026. Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- This Position is subject to a standard DBS check. The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer. If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability* as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email to , as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error. By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process. *a disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

Finance Officer - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Finance Officer, • Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 2, 3rd Floor, • Salary: £30,024 - £32,597 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 21/01/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13194 An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Officer to join the Investment and Accounting Team, assisting in the provision of financial and investment services within the Gloucestershire Pension Fund. The team provide effective financial services to the Pension Fund, ensuring the accurate accounting of both the receipt of pension contributions and payment of benefits made to and from its members and employers. This is in addition to the responsible management of the Fund’s operational cashflows and its investment portfolio, which currently totals £3.9bn. As part of this role, you will be mainly focussed on activities such as:- • Financial Accuracy – Reconcile bank transactions and ensure smooth transfer of data into our SAP financial accounting system., • Contribution Management - Check and record monthly employer returns, resolve queries, and maintain strong relationships with employers and payroll providers., • Governance & Compliance - Assist in maintaining accurate financial information that will assist effective management decision making and comply with statutory regulations and good governance arrangements., • Payments & Debt Recovery - Assist in the prompt payment of invoices received within the Fund from external partners, together with the raising of invoices from the Fund to employers, and recharging costs of services provided., • Reporting & Returns - Assist with statutory financial returns and provide timely accurate information for management and regulatory bodies as required. About You To be successful you will have:- • A full accounting technician qualification or part qualified AAT (or equivalent) but is actively seeking to be fully qualified., • An attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy., • Excellent IT skills, being a competent user of Microsoft excel (i.e.- v-lookups/pivots/sumifs), • A positive can-do attitude with an appetite to learn., • For all your hard work, you will receive the following:, • Flexible and agile working opportunities 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service, • An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff), • Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family, • Career development and qualification opportunities, • Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision, • Access to generous defined benefit pension scheme (the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), which we administer), • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone., • An in-house Occupational Health service, • Employee discount scheme and Cycle to Work scheme, • Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply) If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button. For an informal discussion about the role, or if you would like to know more about the role then please contact either Nigel Gabb, Strategic Pensions Manager - Investments & Accounting,( ) or Maria Saunders, Pensions Accountant,( ) Short-listed candidates will be contacted by email and invited to interview with interviews likely to take place week commencing 9th February 2026. (Subject to amendment due to work commitments) Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months' employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer. If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability* as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email to , as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error. By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process. *a disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

Deputy Team Manager - Fixed Term This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Deputy Team Manager, • Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 4, 4th Floor, • Salary: £48,226 - £51,356 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Fixed Term, • Closing Date: 01/02/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 10116, • This post is open to job share We are currently recruiting for a Deputy Team Manager to join our MASH team on a fixed term basis for 12 months. Reward and support For all your hard work, you will receive the following: • £48,226- £51,356 per annum, • flexible and agile working opportunities, • 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service, • option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year, • family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family, • supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision, • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), • access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone., • an in-house Occupational Health service, • employee discount scheme, • cycle to work scheme, • salary sacrifice green car scheme (T&Cs apply), • links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network, • career development and qualification opportunities, • access to our Social Work Academy In our recent inspection in June 2025, our Children’s Services have been officially judged as ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ elements. Ofsted also said ‘Leaders have set out a clear vision for delivering success for children, by modelling values and creating a culture where the workforce, children and families feel valued and heard; risk is managed confidently with bottom lines clearly set out.’ This marks an important step in our journey to improve outcomes for our children and young people, and we remain focused on our mission: to continue building on this success and ensure that every child and young person in our county has the opportunity to thrive. Gloucestershire offers a range of opportunities to develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy offer, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team and an award-winning workforce. We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to be part of an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive, then consider a role with GCC. About the team Our team structures are designed to ensure there is the right level of support and management oversight available to staff within the Front Door / MASH. The MASH is a supportive team who welcome and fully induct new starters to ensure they are well equipped to start their successful career at GCC. We need resilient, driven individuals who will play their part in making our vision for Children’s Services a success. We are an authority with a strong set of values that underpin the work we do: Accountability, Empowerment, Excellence, Integrity and Respect. About you We are looking for a qualified and experienced Deputy Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner or Senior Social Worker who can help lead and shape the team and is ready to take the next step. As an experienced child protection social worker you will have previous management or supervisory experience within a Front Door/MASH Service, and/or substantial years’ experience working within a Duty & Assessment Team as a qualified Social Worker having taken on tasks that evidence ‘stepping up’ in that role. • You will be confident in identifying and responding to risk and harmful behaviour., • You will be a skilled decision-maker, with the ability to make safe, robust decisions, prioritise workload and multi-task., • You will be innovative and can work effectively and efficiently in a dynamic, fast-paced, multi-agency environment., • You will be enthusiastic about keeping children safe and ensure that the voice of the child/young person is heard and at the heart of your decision-making., • You will have excellent knowledge of key legislation and can draw upon evidence-based and practical approaches to implement effective interventions for children and their families. This is an excellent chance to learn and develop personally and professionally and to be involved with taking the service forward. As well as your experience you will need: • Social Work England registration, • a recognised qualification in Social Work, • to have passed your Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) (if you qualified after 2012), • a full driving licence and willingness to drive, • Assist with the day-to-day running of the MASH with fellow DTMs, TMs, and partner agencies reviewing contacts/referrals received throughout the day., • Prioritise urgent safeguarding contacts, provide initial case direction and allocate work to Social Workers., • Ensure that all Contacts are appropriately reviewed and proportionate enquiries undertaken and responded to within timescales., • Provide robust management oversight and rationale on the Contact to evidence your decision making., • Be available throughout the day for case discussions with Social Workers., • Work closely with the Assessment Teams to ensure children and families are effectively transferred with initial recommendations that evidence appropriate consideration of risk and prioritisation., • Assist MASH practitioners to ensure children not reaching the threshold for a Children’s Services response are given appropriate guidance or signposted to other services. For an informal chat about this role please get in touch with our recruitment team on or alternatively please apply before the closing date. Interviews will be held in person at Shire Hall week commencing 9th Febraury. We reserve the right to close an advertisement earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a suitable amount of applications. If you would like to find out more about our Children's Service please take a look here: ___ Under the terms of our Safer Recruitment Policy, if you are invited to interview, we will take up safeguarding references prior to your interview to understand your suitability to work with vulnerable children. These references will then be discussed in your interview. Please give details of at least two referees, one of whom must be your present and/or last employer and the other from a previous employer(s). These will need to cover the last three years of employment/education. In the case of applicants leaving full time education or not having worked since doing so, the Head of School, College or University should be one of the named referees. We do not accept references from friends or family members or workplace colleagues (who are not more senior). To ensure we process your application in a speedy and efficient way, we will contact your referees by DocuSign. Where appropriate, please inform them of your application. Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- This position is subject to a DBS check. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

Driver Support - CFU - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Driver Support - CFU, • Job Location: Tri Centre Fire Service HQ, • Salary: £26,403 - £27,694 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 01/02/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 6487 Our Corporate Fleet Unit (CFU) is an ambitious, fast ‑ growing and forward ‑ thinking team supporting both Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) and Gloucestershire Fire & Rescue Service (GFRS) with everything fleet and equipment. Every day is different, and our work is exciting, varied and essential to keeping our communities safe across the county of Gloucestershire. Our workshops are based at Waterwells in Quedgeley, where we carry out mandatory inspections, maintenance, and repairs on fleet vehicles & Equipment. We also manage external supplier support and oversee lease, pool, and hire vehicles, ensuring full compliance with statutory obligations. The Role We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Driver to join our vibrant team. This is a hands ‑ on, varied and rewarding role where you will: • Drive a wide variety of vehicles across GCC and GFRS locations, • Support equipment and vehicle changeovers, ensuring everything is right first time, • Carry out basic safety checks (AdBlue, bulbs, screen wash etc.) – full training provided, • Help ensure vehicles and equipment are ready, clean, safe, and compliant, • Deliver excellent customer service across multiple teams and departments As an Equal Opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Please note the role involves mobility for vehicle access and occasional outdoor work. Your work will be key to helping frontline services operate smoothly, and you’ll be supported every step of the way. Training & Development We invest in our people, and for the right candidate we offer: • Vehicle & Equipment Recovery training, • Support to achieve a Category C (HGV) license – desirable on application but development opportunities can be offered., • Ongoing professional development with experienced workshop and equipment staff About You We’d love to hear from you if you are: • Positive, enthusiastic and eager to learn, • A confident driver with good judgement, • Organised, adaptable and comfortable with varied daily tasks, • Someone who enjoys working with different teams and meeting new people, • Dynamic thinking and solution driven Benefits of working for GCC: • Flexible and agile working opportunities (Training will take place in the office. Suitable home broadband capabilities will be required for any agreed home working.), • Annual Leave entitlement of 25.5 days rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ continuous service, • Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision, • Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees. Available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone., • Cycle to Work scheme, • Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network., • Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply), • A welcoming and supportive team environment Reporting Line You will report to the Workshop Manager and Equipment Supervisor. Interested? If you’re excited by variety, enjoy working with people, and want to be part of a growing, ambitious team, we’d love to hear from you. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Workshops Manager Iain Butler via email at Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview week commencing 9th February 2026. We appreciate your interest; however, feedback will not be available during or after this recruitment process. Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- This Position is subject to a standard DBS check. The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer. If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability* as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email to , as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error. By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process. *a disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

Enablement Coordinator - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Enablement Coordinator, • Job Location: Shire Hall, • Salary: £30,024 - £32,597 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 18/01/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 12559, • This post is not open to job share Are you passionate about working with people to promote independence and dedicated to making a difference? About the role: We have 3 full time (37 hours) Enablement Coordinator positions available in our Adult Social Care Enablement Service: 1 role based in Forest of Dean, 1 in Gloucester, and 1 in Tewkesbury. The Enablement Service support and encourage all vulnerable adults who may have a disability and who also may have challenging home circumstances. The Enablement aim to develop and promote daily living skills and promote a greater control over people’s lives. The support work will take place in people’s homes, community and in the Forest of Dean, Gloucester and Tewksbury Drop In/s which are based in the libraries. The Drop In/s are a free walk-in service that support vulnerable adults who may need help with or advice about day-to-day life. For more information on the Drop-In’s and other support services, ___ As an Enablement Coordinator, you will work directly with adults across Gloucestershire, supporting them to maintain or regain independence, improve wellbeing, and access appropriate services. The role combines enablement and care navigation functions, focusing on early intervention, crisis support, and community connection. The postholder will work collaboratively with individuals, families, carers, and professionals to deliver person-centred, strengths-based support. This role is ideal for someone with great communication skills and who can prioritise and manage their own time confidently. It is also important that the successful candidates continue to develop and maintain good working relationships with outside partnerships, in order to signpost individuals as required. To find out more about working in the Enablement Team, ___ About you: In the Enablement Team, we understand the work you do on a daily basis and provide the support you need to make a difference to the people of Gloucestershire. To join us, you must have: • a Level 3 Qualification in Health and Social Care, Community Care or equivalent qualification or experience, • training related to Health and Social Care, • experience of working with individuals who need support to achieve outcomes, • evidence of good interpersonal skills and good verbal / written communication. If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role. About us: This is a great time to join Gloucestershire County Council, as Adult Social Care is on an exciting innovation journey, which focuses our approach into being more creative, strengths-based and person-centred, to ensure that we work together to ‘Make the Difference’ to our local communities. Gloucestershire County Council provides the following rewards package in return for your hard work: * • For all your hard work, you will receive the following;, • Flexible and agile working opportunities, • 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service, • Plus, an option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro-rata for part-time staff), • Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family, • Career development and qualification opportunities, • Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision, • Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone., • An in-house Occupational Health service, • Employee discount scheme, • Cycle to Work scheme, • Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network. Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply) . We’re closer than you think: We are an easy commute from many locations, ___ to see what we mean. How To Apply: Please write your application with consideration for the criteria in the Job Description. This should include examples of why you should be considered and the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post. For an informal discussion with the team manager, please contact to arrange a convenient time for a call back. To start your journey with us, click ‘Apply now’ today! Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below: The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer. This Position is subject to a DBS check. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability* as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email to , as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error. By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process. *a disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

Social Workers (Adults) - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Adult Social Worker, • Job Location: Various across the county, • Salary: £38,220 - £40,777 per annum pro rata + relocations allowance of up to £8,000*, • Benefits: Free onsite or offsite parking and also ___, • Hours per Week: Various, full time and part time, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Job Requisition Number: 3495 If you’re a Skilled Worker already living and working in the UK , with a minimum of 1 years’ experience working in an Adults Social Worker role, currently registered with SWE and looking to move Certificate of Sponsorship and relocate to Gloucestershire, then read on! Salary Skilled Worker Social Worker: £38,220 per annum with a relocations package of up to £8,000* for eligible applicants. Salary Experienced Adults Social Worker: £39,152 - £40,777 per annum with a relocations package of up to £8,000* for eligible applicants. Are you an experienced Social Worker? Then we would love to hear from you! If you're a qualified Social Worker in the UK and looking to move to Gloucestershire, we offer a relocation allowance of up to £8,000* subject to qualifying conditions. There's never been a better time to make the move! ___ About the role: Our vision for the people we work with is for them to lead full and active lives where they are supported to be independent as far as they can be. We want people to have choice and control over the services and support they receive and have access to services that use resources creatively. To help us to achieve our vision we focus on making Adult Social Care a place where people want to work and feel supported to deliver quality practice so they can focus on people first. See how we #makethedifference in transforming lives and reinvigorating social work in the county by ___ We have full time and part time Social Worker opportunities across Gloucestershire in our Adults Social Care Services. To find out more about our teams, ___ or if you want to learn more about team, please email to arrange an informal discussion with one of the Team Managers. About us : Why Gloucestershire? Enchanting Cotswold villages, picturesque countryside backdrops, and a never-ending selection of exciting days out, attractions and events; Gloucestershire really does have something for everyone. Gloucestershire is the perfect place to live and work with a great mix of rural and city locations. ___. This is a fantastic opportunity to join Gloucestershire County Council. You can be confident of becoming part of welcoming, passionate, innovative, and highly supportive teams. Gloucestershire County Council provides the following rewards package in return for your hard work: • Regular formal and informal support, • Safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision, • 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays, • Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, • Access to training and workshops so you can develop your skills, • Clear career progression pathways, to support you in progressing professionally and personally, • Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers, • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone., • Cycle to Work scheme, • Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network. Our values are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as an organisation, care about. ___ If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role. Please note you must hold a full driving licence and have the willingness to drive (exceptions under the Equality Act may apply) We’re closer than you think: We are an easy commute from many locations, ___ to see what we mean. For interested professionals located in Wales and Scotland, please contact us to discuss your application. Applying: Please write your application with consideration for the criteria in the Job Description. This should include examples of why you should be considered and the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post. For an informal discussion, please email To start your journey with us, click ‘Apply’ today! Additional Information: To access the Job Profiles for thess roles, please follow the links below:- These positions are subject to an Enhanced Adults DBS with Barred List Check. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received and / or due to the needs of the service. The advert will be open for a minimum of 7 calendar days. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

ASC Customer Services Operations Manager - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: ASC Customer Services Operations Manager, • Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 5, 4th Floor, • Salary: £48,226 - £51,356 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 18/01/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13201, • This post is not open to job share Are you ready for a new challenge and looking for the next step in your management career? We have a Customer Service Team Operations Manager role available in our Customer Service Team in Adult Support Services, which offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to the development of the service and to bring your leadership and managerial expertise and skills to the next level! This opportunity combines line management responsibility with the strategic planning and development of our service. The post is based at Shire Hall in Gloucester. We offer flexible working with a mix of office and home working. About the role: You will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the customer service department and ensure that customer teams (including Contact Center, Shire Hall Reception areas, and Blue Badge) are providing excellent service. You will engage all key stakeholder to develop and implement policies and procedures. You will ensure that budgets and resources are managed effectively. About you: You will have experience in management and development of a range of services within a defined service area (preferably customer services), along with a desire to progress these skills further You will have provided extensive staff management and leadership expertise. You will get knowledge and understanding of project management, information security, budget and risks management. Being innovative, progressive, and able to provide creative approach to problem-solving and juggling priorities will make a great candidate too. Our values are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as an organisation, care about. ___ If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role. About us: Gloucestershire County Council Adult Social Care is on an exciting journey, working to the Three Conversation approach, a model that re-emphasises focus on people, their strengths and the networks and community around them. • Regular formal and informal support, • Safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision, • Access to training and development and leadership conferences, enabling you to develop your skills, • Flexible working opportunities, including flexi-time and remote working (subject to the needs of the role - please discuss this at interview ), • 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays, • Membership of a Local Government Pension Scheme, • Clear career progression pathways, to support you in progressing professionally and personally, • Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers, • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone., • Cycle to Work scheme, • Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network. We are an easy commute from many locations, view our ___ to see what we mean. However, we understand that commuting isn’t for everyone, so if you are in the process of relocating, why not email us to discuss opportunities further. How to apply: To start your journey with us, click ‘Apply’ today! For an informal discussion, please contact to arrange a convenient time for a call back. Please write your application with consideration for the criteria in the Job Description. This should include examples of why you should be considered and the experience , skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post. You will find a link below to our Job Description. Additional Information: Interviews will be held on the week commencing January 26th. To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below: The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer. If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability* as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email to , as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error. By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process. *a disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received and / or due to the needs of the service. The advert will be open for a minimum of 7 calendar days. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

Advanced Practitioner Leaving Care - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Advanced Practitioner Leaving Care, • Job Location: Shire Hall, • Salary: £48,226 - £51,356 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 18/01/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 12724 Reward and Support For all your hard work, you will receive the following: • between £48,226 - £51,356 per annum subject to experience, • £4,000 welcome payment*, • £2,000 retention payment*, • up to £8,000 relocation package*, • flexible and agile working opportunities, • 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service (pro rata for part-time staff), • option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff), • family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family, • supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision, • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), • access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone, • an in-house Occupational Health service, • employee discount scheme, • cycle to work scheme, • links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network, • career development and qualification opportunities, • access to our Social Work Academy, • Cycle to Work scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply) In our recent inspection in June 2025, our Children’s Services have been officially judged as ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ elements. Ofsted also said ‘Leaders have set out a clear vision for delivering success for children, by modelling values and creating a culture where the workforce, children and families feel valued and heard; risk is managed confidently with bottom lines clearly set out.’ This marks an important step in our journey to improve outcomes for our children and young people, and we remain focused on our mission: to continue building on this success and ensure that every child and young person in our county has the opportunity to thrive. Gloucestershire offers a range of opportunities to develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy offer, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team and an award-winning workforce. We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to be part of an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive, then consider a role with GCC. About the team As part of a project team, we actively encourage new ideas and are testing fresh ways of working to better meet the needs of care experienced young people and the wider service. The direction of travel for our service is evolving in response to the national and local agenda, including changes to the Staying Close framework, so we’re looking for individuals who are adaptable, open to change, and motivated to take on emerging responsibilities as our work develops. The team currently consists of one Senior Leaving Care Personal Advisor, who leads on group work, independent living skills, and ASDAN, and two Leaving Care Personal Advisors, each of whom are anticipated to lead on specific areas of service such as housing. About You As well as your experience, there are some things we require of you to be successfully appointed to this post: • a full driving licence and willingness to drive, • DBS clearance (Enhanced Adult’s and Children’s) For an informal chat about this role, please contact Tina Philp at We reserve the right to close an advertisement earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a suitable number of applications. Interviews are due to take place in person week commencing 26th January 2026. If you would like to find out more about our Children's Service please take a look here: ___ We may be able to offer sponsorship for this role, in line with Home Office guidance and subject to pre-employment checks. Applicants must already hold a valid right to work in the UK that Gloucestershire County Council can transfer. *Please note that all our welcome and retention payments are subject to terms and conditions as well as tax and national insurance deductions Under the terms of our Safer Recruitment Policy, if you are invited to interview, we will take up safeguarding references prior to your interview to understand your suitability to work with vulnerable children. These references will then be discussed in your interview. Please give details of at least two referees, one of whom must be your present and/or last employer and the other from a previous employer(s). These will need to cover the last three years of employment/education. In the case of applicants leaving full time education or not having worked since doing so, the Head of School, College or University should be one of the named referees. We do not accept references from friends or family members or workplace colleagues (who are not more senior). To ensure we process your application in a speedy and efficient way, we will contact your referees by DocuSign. Where appropriate, please inform them of your application. Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- This position is subject to a DBS check. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

Educational Psychologist - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Educational Psychologist, • Job Location: Gloucester, Cheltenham and Stroud, • Salary: £51,893 - £61,664 (+ up to 3 SPA) per annum, • Hours per Week: 37 Full time, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Job Requisition Number: 11478, • This post is not open to job share Gloucestershire’s Educational Psychology Service is part of STEPS (Specialist Teaching & Educational Psychology) a friendly, supportive and innovative team of Educational Psychologists and Advisory Teachers that promote child development and learning through a consultation service to schools and work closely with SEND specialists across the county. As a highly regarded service, we have received additional funding and the team is expanding with further posts in 2026 and 2027. The expansion is to facilitate the broad range of activities EPs and our consultees value and recognise make a difference, building relationships and inclusion by working pre and post EHCNA as well as promoting projects and wider application of psychology within education. The team model of service delivery based upon consultation and planned working. We are passionate about consultative ways of working. We believe that psychologists are best effective when they are in schools/settings with enough time to do a range of work, alongside a comprehensive workforce development offer and strategic projects. All EPs contribute to our strategic development areas of work led by our specialist leads. These are based on mobility and transition; removing barriers to learning; communication and interaction; resilience and emotional wellbeing and supporting vulnerable groups. This includes highly valued programmes such as building capacity in schools; mental health in schools; ELSA and ELKLAN along with our Conference and training offers to SENCOs. What are we looking for? 4 new vacancies for September 2027 (we particularly encourage applications from current Year 2 TEPs due to qualify in September 2027) 4 new and existing vacancies for this school year and September 2026. (we are looking for experienced EPs and those qualifying in autumn 2026). We are looking for flexible, creative and solution focussed psychologists to join our team. You will be keen to apply psychology to create change and support positive outcomes for young people and their families. Whilst you will understand the importance of high-quality casework you will also be clear that educational psychology has so much more to offer. You will be dynamic and enthusiastic about the role of the EP in bringing about positive outcomes. You will be passionate about using consultative models. You will be keen to apply psychology at a strategic level and through workforce development. Closing Date for applications will be 18 January 2026 Open Evening is an online (TEAMS) briefing session on the 16 January 2026 at 7pm Interviews We will holding interviews in the week commencing 26 January 2026. For current those current training in their second year (TEP 2s) on 29 and 30 January 2026. Are you looking for what we offer? • The opportunity to work in an exciting and growing consultation service with scope to deliver a range of different work as part of your service to schools., • Work with other creative EPs, • Weekly project work and strategic work activities as a core task for all EPs and a chance to follow interests., • Managed workloads and limits on EHCNA work, • Career development opportunities and specialist roles, • A reduced contact area for newly qualified EPs (with a day a week for development activities in the first year)., • A variety of work in both rural and urban settings in a fantastic part of the country., • A strong CPD programme and training opportunities, • A strong induction support package, • A strong admin team that lets you focus on applying psychology, • An established programme of professional supervision and peer support, • Extremely competitive pay and benefit package, • (Soulbury A Scale 5-10 +3 SPA points)., • Offer a welcome package (subject to conditions), • 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays., • Membership of the generous Local Government Pension Scheme If you want to find out more, please see the job profile in the link and/or contact Greg Cotton (Deputy PEP) at for an informal chat about the role. How to apply If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button. Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- This Position is subject to an Enhanced DBS with barred list check. The council will consider sponsorship for this role, in line with Home Office regulations and subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

Administrator Level 2 - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Administrator Level 2, • Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 4, 3rd Floor, • Salary: £26,403 - £27,694 per annum (pro rata), • Hours per Week: 18.50, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 14/01/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13180 Come and work for a rewarding organisation. You will be joining our friendly and efficient Business Admin Team that provides a comprehensive and diverse administrative support service to several of the operational teams in the Education and Disabilities Hub. Ideally the postholder will work Wednesday mornings, and, all day Thursday and Friday. About You To be successful you will need excellent written and verbal communication skills, a high standard of IT skills with experience of using a wide range of systems and packages, and sound collaboration and organisational skills to enable you to work with colleagues to prioritise workloads and ensure that our statutory and departmental deadlines are met. You will be customer-focused and able to build effective working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders, which include schools, other public sector services, children's services, colleges, parents, early years settings, employers and suppliers. You will be required to undertake a wide range of administrative duties including: Monitoring generic mailboxes and responding to customer enquiries and service referrals via email and telephone. Administration of virtual and face to face training and events using GCCPlus and Big Blue Button. Accurately creating and updating electronic records using spreadsheets and databases including Excel, Capita and Liquid Logic. Working to deadlines to meet statutory requirements around issuing licences, permits and penalty notices. Arranging meetings, interviews, including note taking, circulating documents/notes and forward planning using Capita, Outlook and MS Teams. Processing purchase order requests and invoices using SAP, recording income and expenditure and supporting end of financial year procedures. A positive and flexible approach to team working to include providing cover for other administrators' leave and cross-team support at peak work periods as required. The role is based at Shire Hall in Gloucester. Initially office-based full time while you undertake induction and training, there will be an opportunity to hybrid work using GCC’s secure IT equipment. You will be required to work from the office for 1 to 2 days every week and home working is subject to the needs of the service being met. About Us We can offer you the following: • Flexible and agile working opportunities, • 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service, • An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro-rata for part-time staff) Family-friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family, • Career development and qualification opportunities, • Supportive and positive working environment with daily team huddles, monthly supervision meetings and an annual appraisal, • Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone. An in-house Occupational Health service, • Employee discount scheme, • Cycle to Work scheme If you feel you have the skills, experience and motivation required to make a positive difference to our welcoming and supportive Business Admin Team, then we would be delighted to receive an application and personal statement from you. Click the “Apply Now” Button. If you would like an informal chat about the role first, please contact Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview on 27 January 2026. Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months' employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

Commissioning Officer - Fixed Term This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Commissioning Officer, • Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 4, 2nd Floor, • Salary: £37,280 - £40,777 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Fixed Term, • Duration: 1 year, • Closing Date: 15/01/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 12847, • This post is not open to job share About the Team & Role Do you have the passion, skills and ambition to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable adults in Gloucestershire? If so, the Quality Team wants to hear from you. This role is an integral part of a busy and dynamic team working within Adult Social Care Commissioning. As a Commissioning Officer (Quality) you will hold an agreed caseload of providers, for whom you will act as the primary contact on quality assurance matters. You will be responsible for carrying out quality assurance assessments in line with agreed processes, supporting improvements and taking action where appropriate. The caseload of providers for this post is primarily across the Gloucester and Forest of Dean localities of the county but travel outside of these areas will sometimes be required. The role is varied and two days are rarely ever the same! You will work with organisations who provide vital services for older people, people with learning disabilities, mental health conditions, autism, physical and sensory disabilities to ensure high-quality health & social care and support is delivered and maintained. The role will also provide opportunity to work alongside system partners such as social care operations, safeguarding, the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and the Care Quality Commission (CQC). About You To be successful you will need experience of working within health and/or social care services. You will have a strong practical knowledge of the practices required to operate safe and compliant adult social care services. You will be familiar and confident of working with a multi-disciplinary approach in order to manage and mitigate risk. You will have a keen eye for detail and be able to apply judgement and objectivity, often in in complex and difficult situations. It is key you have great communication skills and are comfortable liaising with stakeholders across the sector, often having to lead and direct challenging conversations in order to support and coordinate improvement. Most importantly you will act as an advocate for team and organisational aims, ensuring that the ambition of continuous service improvement and high-quality services for all of Gloucestershire's vulnerable adult population is at the heart of all you do. About Us For all your hard work, you will receive the following: • Flexible and agile working opportunities, • 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service. Plus, an option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro-rata for part-time staff)., • Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family., • Career development and qualification opportunities., • Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision., • Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)., • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone., • An in-house Occupational Health service., • Employee discount scheme., • Cycle to Work scheme., • Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network., • Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply). If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button. Secondments welcomed (subject to manager approval). For an informal discussion about the role please contact Lara Gillman via email at Short-listed candidates will be contacted and invited to interview week commencing 26th January 2026. The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer. Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received and / or due to the needs of the service. The advert will be open for a minimum of 7 calendar days. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

Logistic Assistant - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Logistic Assistant, • Job Location: Hempsted, Gloucester, • Salary: £26,403 - £27,694 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 25/01/2026 Gloucestershire Equipment Loan Service (GELS) have an exciting opportunity for a Logistic Assistant to join their expanding team! About the Role: GELS plays an important role in supporting the care sector in Gloucestershire. We are responsible for the distribution, delivery, installation, collection, maintenance and minor adaptations of medical and telecare equipment to support people being discharged from hospital and to help people to remain independent in their own home. The service is delivered on behalf of Gloucestershire County Council and One Gloucestershire. The main responsibility of this role is to work in a two-person crew by providing support and assistance to the driver in the distribution, fitting and collection of medical equipment to members of the public. Other responsibilities include: • Prepare the van for operation by inspecting its general condition, safety checks, checking fluid levels and tyre pressure, and obtaining or scheduling repairs with the transport team, • Load the van to deliver and collect in the most effective and efficient way, • Equipment collections are undertaken appropriately and additional items are added in the field, • Ensure infection control and personal protections guidelines are adhered to when undertaking your role, • Work with wider team colleagues to resolve issues About You: We are looking for someone who is experienced in assisting with multi-drop van deliveries and has good geographical knowledge of Gloucestershire. The ideal candidate will also have: • Experience in warehouse procedures, • Experience of working in a team, • Experience of working with people with complex needs Our values are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as an organisation, care about. ___ If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role! We Offer: Our people do all they can to make the difference to local communities in Gloucestershire. And that’s exactly what we aim to do for our people. Here are some of the ways we aim to achieve this: • 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays, • Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, • Free off-site parking, • Regular formal and informal support, • Safe, supportive and positive working environment, • Training and development opportunities, • Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers, • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone, • Cycle to Work scheme Please write your application with consideration for the criteria in the Job Profile (see link below). Your application should include examples of why you should be considered and cover the experience , skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post. Please also include details of your English and Maths GCSE qualifications (or equivalent) in the application form. If you would like to arrange an informal discussion with the Team Manager, please email . Previous applicants need not apply. Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- This Position is subject to a DBS check. The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer. If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability* as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email to , as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error. By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process. *a disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received and / or due to the needs of the service. The advert will be open for a minimum of 7 calendar days. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

Public Health Officer - Fixed Term This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Public Health Officer, • Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 4, 2nd Floor, • Salary: £37,280 - £40,777 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Fixed Term, • Duration: One year, • Closing Date: 25/01/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13244 Do you want to work in a team that is dedicated to ensuring Gloucestershire is a county where everyone can thrive? About the Team & Role: You would be joining the Public Health and Communities Hub. We are a team who are committed to making a difference to the health and wellbeing of residents, and places and communities, to enable people to live healthy lives and reduce inequalities. As a Public Health Officer, you will work flexibly under the direction of senior colleagues to develop and support a range of projects and programmes aimed at improving health outcomes. Working collaboratively with internal and external partners and engaging with communities. You will be a valued member of a supportive team with a commitment to professional development. About You: Our ideal candidate will have experience of working in a commissioning environment, as a commissioner or provider, and experience of working on the determinants of health, for example, housing, environmental health, health and social care and/or public health. They will have practical experience of project planning and co-ordination, good communication and organisational skills and confidence working with stakeholders. They will also bring a flexible approach, self-initiative and be able to work constructively, and build relationships with people at all levels. Please read the job profile which provides further information on the experience and attributes sought of our ideal candidate. The Public Health and Communities Hub support the Council’s Agile working policy and expect team members to work an average of two days per their working week in the office, which is based in central Gloucester, and to attend ‘in person’ meetings as and when required. New starters will be required to come into the office more often in their first 3 weeks for induction. About us: In return for your hard work, you will receive: • Flexible and agile working opportunities., • Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision, • Annual Leave entitlement of 25.5 days excluding Bank Holidays, • (Public Health and Communities Hub do not work Bank Holidays), • Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone, • Cycle to Work scheme, • Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network, Black Workers Network, Young Employees Network If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application today by clicking the “Apply Now” button. Your application must include a CV, and a personal statement detailing how you meet the criteria in the job profile. Please limit your personal statement to a maximum of 1,200 words. To have an informal discussion about the role, please contact to arrange a suitable time to talk. Interviews are provisionally planned for week commencing 9th February 2026. Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer. If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability* as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email to , as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error. By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process. *a disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

Temporary Staff Roles - Casual GCC invites you to join us in our journey to create great moments for everyone, everyday! Hourly Rate of pay Minimum: £ 14.07 Hourly Rate of pay Maximum: £ 31.41 Job Location: Shire Hall Hours per Week: Up to 37 Duration: Up to 12 months Temporary Jobs with Gloucestershire County Council Would you like to gain knowledge and experience in various different areas of work? Are you looking for working arrangements to suit your personal requirements? We have a variety of different roles , in administrat ion , finance, communications, highways, IT, project manage ment , tutor ing and job coach ing , in various locations across Gloucestershire. What can we offer you? · Competitive rates of pay - all placements pay the current living wage or above · Flexible working hours in many placements · The option to join the Local Government Pension Scheme after three months · Free c ar p arking at many of our locations · Agile and remote working may also be possible · Access to staff discounts · Roles can range from one to 12 months After you have registered with us , one of our dedicated team members will contact you and work with you to match you to an available placement within the c ouncil. Please note you will not be placed on any placements until you have registered with us and are cleared to start work. If you would like to find out more about temporary roles at Gloucestershire County Council , please contact the team at This role is via the Temporary Staff Service, please click here ___ for more information. Roles may be subject to a DBS check. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Job Requisition ID: 683

Children in Care Senior Social Worker/ Social Worker - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Children in Care Senior Social Worker/ Social Worker, • Job Location: Cheltenham/ Gloucester, • Salary: £39,152 - £47,181 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 25/01/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 10000 About us For all your hard work. You will receive the following; • between £39,152 - £40,777 per annum for a Social Worker or between £41,771 - £47,181 per annum for a Senior Social Worker subject to experience, • annual retention payment of £2,000*, • welcome payment of £4,000*, • up to £8,000 relocation package*, • flexible and agile working opportunities, • 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service, • an option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff), • family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family, • supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision, • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), • access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone., • an in-house Occupational Health service, • employee discount scheme, • cycle to Work scheme, • links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network, • career development and qualification opportunities, • access to our Social Work Academy In our recent inspection in June 2025, our Children’s Services have been officially judged as ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ elements. Ofsted also said ‘Leaders have set out a clear vision for delivering success for children, by modelling values and creating a culture where the workforce, children and families feel valued and heard; risk is managed confidently with bottom lines clearly set out.’ This marks an important step in our journey to improve outcomes for our children and young people, and we remain focused on our mission: to continue building on this success and ensure that every child and young person in our county has the opportunity to thrive. Gloucestershire offers a range of opportunities to develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy offer, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team and an award-winning workforce. We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to be part of an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive, then consider a role with GCC. As a Social Worker in a Children in Care team you will have a case load of children who may have a plan for adoption, special guardianship, long term fostering or returning home to family. As one of our Social Workers we want you to focus on empowering children by making sure their voices are heard and their life history is considered. We aim to ensure all children in our care have the same opportunities as our own children and are passionate corporate parents to them all. Your role is essential for these children/young people, you support, guide and advise them as they grow into young people ready to face the world as adults. You will be required to act as the corporate parent for each child you work with, undertaking direct work, getting to know them and their family whilst ensuring they have access to excellent health, education, activities, hobbies and a stable home built on love. You will be an advocate for them, support them and those around them including the foster carers (or residential provider) and family which will ultimately benefit the young person and lead to better life long outcomes. Our team structures are designed to ensure there is the right level of support available to staff and that caseloads are kept at a manageable level with a Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner, 5 Social Workers this may include an ASYE and international socials workers. We need resilient, driven individuals who will play their part in making our vision for Children’s Services a success. You will be joining an authority with a strong set of values that underpin the work we do Accountability, Empowerment, Excellence, Integrity, and Respect. About you As a Social Worker within our Children in Care teams, you will be instrumental in delivering a first-class service to ensure the best outcomes for the children and young people of Gloucestershire. Through building positive relationships with colleagues within the service and partner agencies you will ensure we are able to provide support and protection for children and young people in need and at risk. As well as your experience as a frontline social worker, there are some things we require of you to be successfully appointed to this post: • Social Work England registration, • a recognised qualification in Social Work, • to have passed your Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) if qualified after 2012, • a full driving licence and willingness to drive, • DBS clearance How to a pply For an informal chat about this role, please email with your name, number and what you wish to discuss and a member of the team will give you a call within 48 hours. Interviews are due to take place in person week commencing 2nd February 2026. *Please note, all our welcome and retention payments are non-contractual, pro rata for part-time staff and subject to National Insurance and tax deductions. If you would like to find out more about our Children's Service please take a look here: ___ We reserve the right to close an advertisement earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a suitable amount of applications or fill the vacancy/vacancies. The council will consider sponsorship for this role, in line with Home Office regulations and subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. Under the terms of our Safer Recruitment Policy, if you are invited to interview, we will take up safeguarding references prior to your interview to understand your suitability to work with vulnerable children. These references will then be discussed in your interview. Please give details of at least two referees, one of whom must be your present and/or last employer and the other from a previous employer(s). These will need to cover the last three years of employment/education. In the case of applicants leaving full time education or not having worked since doing so, the Head of School, College or University should be one of the named referees. We do not accept references from friends or family members or workplace colleagues (who are not more senior). To ensure we process your application in a speedy and efficient way, we will contact your referees by DocuSign. Where appropriate, please inform them of your application. Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- This position is subject to a DBS check. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

Asset Data Technician - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Asset Data Technician (DMMO), Highway Records, • Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 5, 6th Floor, • Salary: £30,024 - £32,597 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 25/01/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 12944 An opportunity has arisen to join the Definitive Map Modification Orders (DMMO) team within Highway Records at Gloucestershire County Council. The team is looking for an Asset Data (DMMO) Technician to support the work of the Team, based at Shire Hall in Gloucester. The role will be to assist in the processing of applications to modify the legal record of the Definitive Map of Public Rights of Way. The work includes issuing application packs; accurate record keeping & maintaining the online Register; and answering enquiries from applicants & members of the public. The successful applicant will be additionally assisting Officers with consultations, research, and Committees & Public Inquiries. The role also involves updating information on the National Street Gazetteer, the County GIS system (QGIS) and the Definitive Map of Public Rights of Way. Whilst the Council is an Equal Opportunities employer, the role will require the undertaking of path surveys, which may, on occasion, require long walks over uneven terrain. About You You should be thorough and methodical, with a good working knowledge of Word and Excel. Experience of public rights of way, historical research and GIS (QGIS) would be desirable. You must hold a current, full driving licence which is valid for driving in the UK. You must also be prepared and able to travel independently around the county for purposes of site visits. Please note that the Council does not disapprove of the private membership of clubs, societies or other organisations linked to the employee’s area of work; however, if you belong to any such organisation, all interests must be declared in your application where they could result in a potential conflict of interest. About Us Benefits of working for GCC: • Flexible and agile working opportunities (Training will take place in the office. Suitable home broadband capabilities will be required for any agreed home working.), • Annual Leave entitlement of 25.5 days rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ continuous service, • Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision, • Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees. Available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone., • Cycle to Work scheme, • Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network., • Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply) How to Apply If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make an effective contribution to the Team, then please submit your application by clicking the below "Apply Now" Button. For an informal discussion, please contact / . Closing date 25/01/2026 Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview. Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below (noting the "Modification Order" tasks): The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer. If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability* as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email to , as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error. By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process. *a disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.