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Hours: 37 per week Working Hours: Usually 7:30am - 3:30pm (flexibility required) Pay Rate: £13.45 per hour We are seeking an Assistant Environmental Services Technician to support cleansing and grounds maintenance operations within Sunderland City Centre. This is an urgent temporary opportunity for a reliable and hardworking individual. Key Duties • Carry out cleansing and environmental maintenance duties. • Assist with grounds maintenance activities. • Work safely and effectively as part of a team. • Be available to work occasional weekends when required. Requirements • Previous experience in environmental services, grounds maintenance, or a similar role is desirable. • Good understanding of Health & Safety procedures. • Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions. • Reliable, flexible, and able to undertake physical work. Interested please apply...

Estate Operatives required to work with a leading housing association's maintenance division covering the Sunderland and Houghton-Le-Spring regions You will work as part of a two person team and will be allocated a vehicle to use for each working day. The role: Deliver a high-quality estate service, responding effectively to customer needs Grounds maintenance duties including grass cutting, hedge trimming, strimming, weed control, pruning, leaf clearance and litter removal Ensure works meet required technical and quality standards Work closely with the Estate Supervisor to maintain service quality Promote teamwork, inclusion and positive working relationships Contribute to continuous improvement across the service Pay rate: £16.78 P/H - paid weekly. Location: Sunderland + Houghton-Le-Spring Hours: 37 hours per week. 7:30am - 16:00pm Monday - Friday. Requirements: 3/5 years grounds maintenance experience Able to work well in a team Able to safely use mechanical gardening equipment Interested? Call Jack on (phone number removed) or email (url removed) INDPS...

Geospatial Data Engineer Job Description Job Purpose: To enhance MapAction’s data processing and automation capabilities Location: Remote but based in the United Kingdom. Salary: £36,000- £40,000 per annum, subject to experience Contract: Full time, substantive position for 12 months. Start ASAP. Reports to: Head of Data & GIS The Opportunity Are you a Data Engineer eager to use your skills to help people in humanitarian crises? At MapAction, you can do exactly that. We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Geospatial Data Engineer ready for their next challenge in a fast-paced, dynamic humanitarian response organisation. You’ll join our Technical Team to support the delivery of geospatial data processing and automation projects, working alongside an incredible community of expert volunteers and colleagues. In this role, you’ll contribute to four core areas of MapAction’s mission: emergency response, preparedness, anticipatory action, and training. These are at the heart of everything we do—and we’d love for you to be part of it. Why MapAction? MapAction is a leading humanitarian mapping charity delivering information services and products to enhance decision making in disasters and conflicts. In collaboration with our partners, this mapped information helps responders understand vulnerabilities and target their response effectively, contributing to saving lives and minimising suffering. We work through a team of skilled volunteer professionals and a small paid staff team. We have built a strong reputation in the humanitarian sector and are a technical partner of the United Nations and the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, as well as Non-Government Organisations such as World Central Kitchen. MapAction increasingly focused on helping Civil Society Organisations, regional entities and national ministries. The humanitarian sector is evolving, and technical expertise such as GIS, mapping, information management, data processing and visualisation are becoming increasingly utilised for improving decision making in complex humanitarian response. MapAction and our partners are uniquely positioned to provide technical expertise in support of this. We have an exciting and ambitious new strategy which will see us help reduce vulnerability in emergencies for those at greatest risk through supporting local technical and emergency leadership and promoting the exchange of well analysed data. A particular area of focus will be on the use of Anticipatory Action prior to an emergency. What will you do? You will be expected to conduct and automate data processing (extraction, transformation, loading) from various online sources. Requirements will be defined in collaboration with MapAction staff, volunteers or partners. Working with external partners such as UN agencies, NGOs and Disaster Management Agencies is a key part of this position. Main Responsibilities • Conduct and automate data collection and processing scripts, • Create and maintain optimal, performant data pipeline architectures, both internally and externally, • Propose improvements to infrastructure, schemas, platforms, toolchains and configurations, • Ensure find-ability. availability, scalability, reproducibility, accessibility, interoperability and reusability of all data-products, • Assist in the automation, provision and management of development environments, source-code, build-tools, pipelines and deployments, • Support ad-hoc Data Processing during MapAction’s Emergency Responses in collaboration with MapAction’s GIS Coordinator and Volunteer team, • Support data-related project scoping in collaboration with MapAction’s Head of Data & GIS, • Support internal systems maintenance and administration in collaboration with MapAction’s IT Support Engineer, • Engage with MapAction’s Volunteer team on data-related projects, • Support development of Data Engineer and Data Science training materials in collaboration with MapAction’s Head of Capacity Building and Volunteer team What are we looking for? If you feel you are a good match but do not feel like you meet all the requirements, we are still happy to receive your application! The core skills we look for in all of our team members are the following: • A desire to use their skills, experience and dedication in the cause of humanitarian ends, • Good team player with leadership and/or project management experience or ambition wherever possible, • Exceptional communication skills, to explain your work to people who don't understand the mechanics behind data analysis, and experience in understanding partner needs and requirements, in particular working with non-technical clients, • Adaptable, resilient and solution-oriented, • Self-motivated and organised, • Ability to improvise solutions for emergency response teams Essential: • Degree or equivalent experience in the field of Data Science, Data Engineering, Computer Science, Software Development, Information Technology or a related field, • At least one year of professional experience working in the area of data engineering, • Experience and proficiency working with Python and Jupyter Notebooks, • Experience working with geospatial data (raster and vector), • Databases (NoSQL, SQL, Graph Dbs, Principles of RDBs), • Data pipeline design skills, • Knowledge of cloud platforms like GCP, AWS or Azure, • Experience and understanding of CI/CD pipelines, • Collaborative code management using Git & GitHub Desirable: • Experience with QGIS or ArcGIS, • Experience with Systems Engineering, • Understanding of the Software Development Life cycle (preferably Agile), • Thorough grounding in containerisation e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, • Shell scripting, • Experience with BI, • An interest in software-engineering or data-science e.g. ML / DL / AI / Statistics, • Project management experience, • Humanitarian knowledge/experience Additional Information • This is a remote position and you will be expected to attend some weekend training events throughout the year (camping at various venues around the UK). Travel expenses are paid and reasonable time off in lieu provided., • This is a full time position for 12 months with a possible extension to be confirmed end of 2026, • Required to work remotely and to attend team days near the MapAction office in Oxfordshire at least 6 times a year, at own expense, • 30 days holiday (pro rata) with a workplace pension and also paid training opportunities to help further your career, • Must have the right to live and work in the UK - MapAction is unable to consider candidates who do not already hold appropriate permissions and can not help facilitate a relocation, • Part time of 4 days a week will be considered, please state when applying if you would like 4 or 5 days a week., • Contract may be extended if additional funding is secured This is an important role in a small, highly specialised charity and an appreciation of, and affinity with the humanitarian purpose of the charity is essential, as well as a willingness to take up additional tasks outside of the normal role when needed. Equal opportunities policy MapAction is an Equal Opportunities employer. All employees have a personal responsibility to promote and support measures designed to create a working environment which is free from harassment or discrimination on the grounds of gender, marital status, age, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, membership of the Traveller community of HIV & AIDS status. MapAction also positively encourages women and those from the BAME community to apply. How to apply: Please provide a CV and cover letter that sets out how you meet the required competencies for the role, this is a mandatory requirement for this position. All applications should be made via our website and GoHire. Deadline for applications is 5th January 2026 however we are running a rolling recruitment and will interview any suitable candidates as soon as they apply.

Bank Porter | Washington | Private Hospital | Flexible working hours | Competitive hourly rate plus excellent benefits Spire Washinton Hospital is recruiting for a Porter to provide the highest standards of personal service to patients and staff in all departments and to provide a highly efficient and courteous portering and distribution service throughout the hospital and to work as multi-skilled member of the team providing high level, quality support to he hospital, covering any of the courier, portering, and security duties. Contract Type: Bank/Zero hours Duties And Responsibilities (not limited to): To transfer, transport and guide patients safely around the hospital, as required, in a caring, sympathetic and professional manner To assist in the safety of patients, staff and consultants To collect and deliver clean and dirty linen Responsible for the teams safe management of the collection and disposal of waste, both domestic and clinical in line with corporate and hospital policy WM01 To assist with the general security of the hospital and associated grounds and report any security problems to the Senior Management team Report any maintenance issues to the Maintenance department via Pirana To undertake driving duties as requiredWho We're Looking For? Whilst no formal qualifications are required you must be able to communicate with other members of staff and patients clearly and your personal appearance must be of a high standard, expected in a professional healthcare environment. • Experience of delivering frontline customer service and working in a similar environment - Good communication and organisational skills - Excellent customer care skills - Ability to work without supervision - Caring and sympathetic - Ability to work evenings, nights and weekendsBenefits: We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:, • Bank colleagues are paid weekly - We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave - Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park - Access to Spire Healthcare pension - Access to Blue Light Card - Free uniform - Free DBS - Full induction, including mandatory training updates - Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts - Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire's specialist Resourcing Team We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.Our Values, • We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation: - Driving clinical excellence - Doing the right thing - Caring is our passion - Keeping it simple - Delivering on our promises - Succeeding and celebrating togetherOur people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart. Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care. For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people. Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications

Porter | Washington | Private Hospital | Full time| Competitive Salary plus excellent benefits Spire Washington Hospital is recruiting for a Porter to provide the highest standards of personal service to patients and staff in all departments and to provide a highly efficient and courteous portering and distribution service throughout the hospital and to work as multi-skilled member of the team providing high level, quality support to he hospital, covering any of the courier, portering, and security duties. Contract Type: Full time, Permanent Duties And Responsibilities (not limited to): To transfer, transport and guide patients safely around the hospital, as required, in a caring, sympathetic and professional manner To assist in the safety of patients, staff and consultants To collect and deliver clean and dirty linen Responsible for the teams safe management of the collection and disposal of waste, both domestic and clinical in line with corporate and hospital policy WM01 To assist with the general security of the hospital and associated grounds and report any security problems to the Senior Management team Report any maintenance issues to the Maintenance department via Pirana To undertake driving duties as required Who We're Looking For? Whilst no formal qualifications are required you must be able to communicate with other members of staff and patients clearly and your personal appearance must be of a high standard, expected in a professional healthcare environment. A clean driving licence is essential Experience of delivering frontline customer service and working in a similar environment Good communication and organisational skills Excellent customer care skills Ability to work without supervision Caring and sympathetic Ability to work evenings, nights and weekends Benefits You'll Enjoy: 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays) Private medical insurance & free Bupa wellness screening Employer & employee pension contributions Life assurance 'Spire for You' discounts & cashback at 1,000+ retailers Career development & wellbeing support Our Values: We're proud of our heritage in private healthcare and live by values that guide everything we do: - Driving clinical excellence - Doing the right thing - Caring is our passion - Keeping it simple - Delivering on our promises - Succeeding and celebrating together About Spire Healthcare: "Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services

Estate Operative Hourly Rate: £15.56 Contract: Temporary (ongoing - sickness cover) DBS: Basic Driving Licence: Required We are recruiting an Estate Operative to support estate and grounds maintenance services across the Sunderland area. These are hands‑on, outdoor roles focused on maintaining high standards across residential estates. Depending on the demand you will need to cover the work at two depots: 1 x Leechmere Depot 2 Claymere Road, Sunderland, SR2 9TQ 1 x Hetton Lyons Depot Hetton Lyons Industrial Estate, Hetton‑le‑Hole, Houghton‑le‑Spring, DH5 0RHWorking Arrangements Operatives work in a minimum of two‑person teams Each team is allocated a vehicle for the working day (desirable) Candidates must be able to travel to and from their allocated depot Some flexibility is required to support service and business needs, including covering other areas when requiredWorking Hours (Spring / Summer) Monday to Friday 07:30 - 16:00 30‑minute unpaid lunch breakKey Responsibilities Deliver a high‑quality estate service, responding effectively to customer needs Carry out grounds maintenance duties including: Grass cutting Hedge trimming and pruning Strimming and weed control Leaf clearance Litter and debris removal Ensure all work meets required technical and quality standards Work closely with the Estate Supervisor to maintain service delivery Promote teamwork, inclusion and positive working relationships Contribute to continuous improvement across the serviceEssential / Desirable Criteria Full UK driving licence Experience in grounds maintenance or estate services (desirable) Reliable, practical and able to work effectively as part of a team Good awareness of health and safety standards