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Foster Care Associates (The FCA) Referrals Officer - Fostering Location: Belfast Permanent Part Time: 25 hours per week - working days expected Thursday and Friday, 9am-5pm; other working days are flexible Salary: £16,806.83 per annum (£23,529.57 FTE) Benefits • 30 days' Annual Leave, increasing to 35 days with length of service, plus Bank Holidays, pro rata, • Company Pension, • Life Assurance x2, • Employee Discount Scheme, • Medical Cash Plan & Free Parking About Us Set up by a former foster parent and former social worker in 1994, Foster Care Associates (FCA) is an established fostering agency which forms part of the Polaris Community - one of the UK's largest leading communities of children's service providers. The business was born out of an enthusiasm for delivering fostering services to make a positive difference to the lives of looked after children. Our first office was in the Worcestershire countryside, and that is still where our Head Office is today. We have come a long way since those early days. Over the years, FCA has built a strong reputation for excellence, and now offers a wide range of services to children and families. But our purpose remains the same: "to make a positive and lasting difference for children, families and communities", and it is underpinned by a series of values designed to help us assist children and young people to reach their full potential. Today, we are one of the country's largest and most experienced independent fostering agencies. Just because we are large does not mean we are impersonal. At FCA we are one big family, and we are committed to supporting every single child and foster parent, every single minute of the day. What We Are Looking For As a Referrals Officer, you will manage referrals received from Health and Social Care Trusts and use key information and matching criteria to ensure that placements are carefully matched according to children's needs. You will have the ability to work independently and be able to use your initiative to find creative solutions to foster placement requests. The Referrals Officer role is the first point of contact between Health and Social Care Trusts, foster families and Social Workers. You will be able to develop positive relationships with colleagues and be confident communicating with professionals at all levels. It would be beneficial to have experience of working within the children's services sector or similar and be able to evidence your administration skills, ability to follow regulatory policies and processes and the ability to work well within a fast-paced team. Full training will be provided. We are a family of independent fostering agencies, all with our own individual areas of expertise, but with one shared vision. We want to give children across the country who have had a difficult start in life the support they need to build themselves a stronger and happier future. For our Foster Parents, we provide a close network of support that becomes like a second family. Contact For more information about this post, please contact Danielle Chapman on 07500 085 301. To be considered, please apply and we will be in touch. No agencies please. Foster Care Associates is an equal opportunities employer and has been awarded the Disability Confident Employer by Jobcentre Plus. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced AccessNI check if successful for the position. PandoLogic. Category:Personal Care, Keywords:Foster Parent, Location:Belfast, NIR-BT4 2AW

About Us\n We are a leading automotive PR agency based in Buckingham, representing some of the most prestigious and innovative brands in the automotive world. Our work is fast-paced, high-profile, and results-driven. We build the systems that drive our clients and their reputation. The Role\n We are looking for a hard working mid-level Full Stack Developer to join our team. You will be the technical anchor for our digital products, taking ownership of maintaining and enhancing our pre-existing web applications. \n This is a hands-on role perfect for a developer who enjoys stability, evolving their skillset and building out products. You won't just be churning out code; you will be maintaining critical systems that power our clients operations. You will work closely with our creative and PR teams to ensure our digital tools are functional, robust, secure, and user-friendly. Key Responsibilities\n\n • Maintenance & Optimisation: Take ownership of existing PHP/Laravel projects, performing regular updates, bug fixes, and performance improvements.\n, • Feature Development: Build new features and modules to support growing client needs, specifically utilising FilamentPHP for admin panels and internal tools.\n, • Full Stack Execution: Work across the entire stack, from database management (MySQL) to front-end UI updates (HTML, CSS, JS).\n, • Quality Assurance: Troubleshoot issues reported by the team or clients and implement long-term tests and fixes.\n, • Collaboration: Communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders (PR managers, creatives) and work as a reliable team player.\nRequirements…\n Essential Skills:\n\n • PHP & Laravel: Strong commercial experience with modern PHP (8.x) and the Laravel framework.\n, • Front-End: Proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, and vanilla JavaScript.\n, • Database Management: Experience designing and optimising MySQL databases.\n, • Version Control: Comfortable using Git for version control.\n, • Attitude: A hard worker with a "can-do" mindset who focuses on finding solutions, not just identifying problems.\nDesirable (Beneficial Skills):\n\n, • FilamentPHP: Experience building admin panels or tools using Filament is highly preferred.\n, • The TALL Stack: Experience with TailwindCSS, Alpine.js, and Livewire would be a significant advantage.\n, • Server Management: Basic knowledge of Linux server administration or deployment processes (e.g., GitHub CI/CD processes).\nAbout You\n\n, • Team Player: You thrive in a collaborative environment and are happy to support colleagues.\n, • Hard Working: You take pride in your work and are willing to go the extra mile to ensure a project is delivered to a high standard.\n, • Communicates well: You’re able to communicate efficiently with your colleagues and clients and interpret client requirements into an effective task list.\n\n Automotive Interest: You don't need to be a "petrolhead," but an appreciation for the automotive industry is a bonus! Benefits\n\n • Competitive Salary DOE\n, • Hybrid Working: We offer a balance of three days in our Buckingham office and two days working from home.\n, • Health: Private Health Care scheme.\n\n Holiday: 20 days annual leave + Bank Holidays.

We’re on the hunt for a passionate, strategic and sharp Account Director to join the Waitrose and Battersea team. Waitrose being one of our most creative, innovative and transformative clients. This is a fantastic opportunity for a capable AD who is both commercially astute and creatively driven. You’ll be leading the charge on media planning, inspiring standout ideas and working closely with both our clients and internal teams. You’ll collaborate with specialists across the agency, manage a talented Account Manager and Executive and report into a Business Director. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, love retail and want to create award-winning work that makes an impact, we want to hear from you. About the Role The role will be fast paced and agile, and you will be pivotal in ensuring that client deliverables maintain a high standard, and proactively look to anticipate client needs, leading and overseeing the day to day running of both accounts. Integration with the wider client and specialist teams will be fundamental to ensure all campaigns deliver to client objectives and are planned, implemented and reported upon effectively. Additionally, there will both a Planning and Strategy Director support on client responses as well as a full digital planning team to assist on that element too. About You You’ll be organised, confident and passionate about great media planning. Excellent at building client relationships and have autonomy to run activity and nurture the team You’ll build strong relationships at all levels, and we hope that you thrive in an agency which is caring, passionate, hardworking, fun and like a family (of 500!) even if only for a short time Role Requirements • This role requires a well-rounded, inspirational Account Director with media agency experience., • Direct and nurture your team in the coordination and timely delivery of campaign responses and day to day management of client requests., • You will be as comfortable servicing clients as rolling your sleeves up and leading on media briefings/responses., • Ability to digest, interpret, and respond to client briefs in a high-paced environment., • Excellent spoken and written communication skills with proven expertise in presentation storytelling to deliver impactful, persuasive proposals to clients, • You will look to challenge clients where necessary and work with them to form a trusted relationship., • You will be competent planning across all media channels – including digital., • You will also be competent on all media planning tools (such as e-Telmar) and can dissect data to tell a compelling story., • Without question your attention to detail is sound, you are a conscientious worker, who is as confident in front of clients as the wider agency., • You will have: a passion for brands; the ability to deliver great work; have fantastic interpersonal skills; and be curious and passionate about the UK media marketplace., • Have strong capabilities within use of data and tools to provide evidence-based media strategies to meet client objectives which clearly describe how each channel contributes to objectives and goals., • Develop strong relationships with specialist channel teams to ensure effective working processes and best in class work delivery., • Look to educate the client – provide innovation session with key media owners to keep client up to date with industry developments About the Agency: MG OMD was established in 1990 as a challenger media agency (Manning Gottlieb Media) that placed craft, trust and performance at the heart of media planning and buying. Since joining Omnicom network’s OMG (Omnicom Media Group) in 1998, we have continued to retain our founding ethos of providing clients with bespoke approaches, unprecedented insight, specialism, security and transparency; helping our clients to use media to unlock their competitive advantage and deliver innovative, effective and award-winning work and campaigns that create difference that matters. MG OMD is the second-largest media agency in the UK. We are the most awarded media agency in both the history of the IPA Effectiveness Awards and Thinkbox’s TV Planning Awards and have this year been named as Agency of the Year in The Media Leader UK awards, Campaign Global awards and Campaign UK awards. With over 500 employees working across some of the UK’s leading brands including the John Lewis Partnership, Virgin Media O2, British Airways, Specsavers, HM Government, LNER, Sony Pictures and Age UK; it is our people who ultimately make the award-winning difference. So, true to our ethos, we work hard at creating a spirit and atmosphere that inspires our people to be considerate, honest, and professional whilst also being stimulating, imaginative and inspirational. We want people who are great to work with, fun to be with and who genuinely care; about each other, our clients, our media partners and doing great work. In return, we provide an amazingly collaborative culture, where open communication and an unwavering commitment to diversity of thinking, diversity of background and diversity of skillsets runs through everything we do. All backed up by the highest standards of training, development and support in the industry; so much so, that we have attained IPA (Institute of Practitioners in Advertising) CPD Gold Accreditation for the 13th year running and maintained our CPD Platinum Accreditation for the 7th consecutive year, showcasing our commitment to continuous professional development. We were also featured in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in both 2023 and 2024. Our being named is completely based on the opinions and perspectives of our employees which makes the accolade all that more special. About the Agency: MG OMD was established in 1990 as a challenger media agency (Manning Gottlieb Media) that placed craft, trust and performance at the heart of media planning and buying. Since joining Omnicom network’s OMG (Omnicom Media Group) in 1998, we have continued to retain our founding ethos of providing clients with bespoke approaches, unprecedented insight, specialism, security and transparency; helping our clients to use media to unlock their competitive advantage and deliver innovative, effective and award-winning work and campaigns that create difference that matters. MG OMD is the second-largest media agency in the UK. We are the most awarded media agency in both the history of the IPA Effectiveness Awards and Thinkbox’s TV Planning Awards and have this year been named as Agency of the Year in The Media Leader UK awards, Campaign Global awards and Campaign UK awards. With over 500 employees working across some of the UK’s leading brands including the John Lewis Partnership, Virgin Media O2, British Airways, Specsavers, HM Government, LNER, Sony Pictures and Age UK; it is our people who ultimately make the award-winning difference. So, true to our ethos, we work hard at creating a spirit and atmosphere that inspires our people to be considerate, honest, and professional whilst also being stimulating, imaginative and inspirational. We want people who are great to work with, fun to be with and who genuinely care; about each other, our clients, our media partners and doing great work. In return, we provide an amazingly collaborative culture, where open communication and an unwavering commitment to diversity of thinking, diversity of background and diversity of skillsets runs through everything we do. All backed up by the highest standards of training, development and support in the industry; so much so, that we have attained IPA (Institute of Practitioners in Advertising) CPD Gold Accreditation for the 13th year running and maintained our CPD Platinum Accreditation for the 7th consecutive year, showcasing our commitment to continuous professional development. We were also featured in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in both 2023 and 2024. Our being named is completely based on the opinions and perspectives of our employees which makes the accolade all that more special. Flexible Working At Omnicom Media Group, we are committed to supporting flexibility for our people while fostering collaboration, innovation, and teamwork. We have a hybrid working model (three days in the office, two working remotely), to ensure that we meet the needs of both our people and our business, balancing the benefits of in-person connections with the flexibility of remote working. Our standard working hours are 9:30 – 17:30, but we offer the ability to flex around core hours of 10:30 – 16:30 to give our people flexibility on how they manage their working day, whether that’s in the office or working remotely. For example, you could start work at 8:30 and finish at 16:30 or start at 10:30 and finish at 18:30. We encourage open conversations between our people and managers to help navigate high-need periods and individual circumstances. Our goal is to create an environment where people feel genuinely supported to do their best - both in their careers and in their lives outside of work. Be Your Best We want everyone to make the most of the opportunity to shine and showcase your talents and we are happy to make adjustments in the recruitment process so you can be your best. Please discuss any specific requirements with your dedicated Talent Team member or if you would feel more comfortable, you can email us confidentially at _ to let us know how we can support you. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at OMG At OMG, our vision is to be an agency where difference is valued and everyone is able to thrive in a culture of equality, inclusion and belonging. We are committed to providing a truly inclusive environment that reflects today’s society, where everyone is able to bring their true selves to work, and where diverse voices and backgrounds are valued, heard, and well-represented. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice which is available on _

We are working with a leading national law firm who are seeking an Associate Solicitor to join their Litigation & Immigration team within their Belfast office. The Role The successful candidate will join an esteemed Immigration team, working on litigation and all aspects of both corporate and personal immigration matters. The candidate’s work will cover Visa applications and extensions, family and private life applications, and skilled Worker and sponsorship matters. The candidate’s duties will also include judicial review litigation, preparing applications for administrative reviews, preparing briefs to counsel, and researching and analysing documents and case law to ensure the accuracy of advice and procedure. The candidate will play a key role in advising the firm’s client base on contentious immigration matters, including settlement and citizenship applications, appeals and general immigration advice, and judicial review litigation. Essential Criteria • 1-5 PQE;, • Strong background in litigation and immigration law. Experience in public law advantageous;, • Excellent commercial awareness;, • Outstanding academics;, • Technically excellent;, • Negotiation skills;, • Ability to work independently and as a team. Benefits • Excellent salary package (commensurate with experience);, • Generous benefits package;, • Extensive opportunities for career development;, • Excellent client base;, • Hybrid working;, • Inclusive and friendly culture. Please contact Andrew Currie on +44 7519 489 330 or email andrew.currie@achuman.com if you would like to have a confidential discussion about this opportunity.

Location/s: Cambridge, Brighton, Reading, London, Leeds, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Bristol; UK Recruiter contact: Nicola Coyle The Water Consultancy Division is Mott MacDonald’s centre of excellence for responding to water and wastewater challenges, offering diverse and technically challenging work. The division provides a range of services throughout the full project life cycle, from advisory services and feasibility studies to design, construction support and site supervision. Due to continued growth and strong market demand, we are expanding our Major Projects capability within our Water Consultancy Division and are looking to strengthen our team with a Principal Civil Engineer. You will lead the delivery of major water infrastructure programmes, particularly during the earlier engineering stages of feasibility, concept and outline design. You will guide projects from early idea through to robust, consentable schemes, navigating planning and consenting processes, especially the Development Consent Order (DCO) process for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) in the UK. As a technical leader across multiple projects, you will ensure consistency, quality and innovation in delivery. • Lead and oversee front‑end engineering delivery across multiple projects, • Provide technical leadership and assurance, setting standards for quality and best practice, • Lead and coordinate multi‑disciplinary teams, ensuring effective integration across disciplines, • Drive the development of consentable schemes, including NSIP/DCO processes, • Act as a senior technical reviewer/approver for key deliverables, • Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, regulators and strategic stakeholders, • Line‑manage, mentor and develop engineers and junior staff, supporting career progression and capability growth, • Champion technical excellence, innovation and continuous improvement across the team, • Play a key role in resource planning, team development and capability building, • Lead or significantly contribute to bids, proposals and strategic work‑winning activities, • Ensure alignment with health, safety, environmental and quality standards We are looking for a highly capable and collaborative engineer who combines technical leadership, people development and strategic thinking, with a passion for delivering innovative, sustainable and cost‑effective solutions. • Chartered Engineer with a relevant degree, • Experience on major, complex infrastructure projects, ideally within the UK water sector, • Extensive experience in civil engineering design, design assurance and technical leadership, • Strong knowledge of water and/or wastewater standards and specifications, • Proven ability to lead multi‑disciplinary teams and coordinate complex interfaces, • Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills, • Demonstrated ability to balance technical, environmental and commercial drivers, • Experience mentoring, coaching and developing others, with an interest in people leadership, • Strong commercial awareness and project delivery experience, • Commitment to technical excellence and continuous professional development, • Strong understanding of front‑end engineering and project development lifecycle, • Experience with planning and consenting processes, including DCO/NSIPs, • Experience in pipelines, water/wastewater treatment, reservoirs, flood risk or large‑scale infrastructure, • Knowledge of CDM regulations and designer responsibilities, • Experience with digital engineering tools (e.g. Civils 3D, GIS, modelling), • Experience driving low‑carbon and sustainable engineering solutions, • Experience of technical authoring of public facing reports, • Flexibility to travel to sites and offices as required We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute. Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future. #J-18808-Ljbffr

As a Contact Worker, you will support Social Workers and Managers in delivering high-quality services to children and families. You will play a key role in ensuring safe, positive, and well-managed contact arrangements. • Supporting Social Workers in the delivery ofChildren’s Services, • Supervising and facilitatingfamily contact sessions, • Completing allocated tasks to support casework, • Recording and reporting observations accurately, • Working closely with families, carers, and professionals, • Supporting safeguarding and child protection processes, • Maintaining professional and confidential records, • 3 years’ experience in a social care role, • NISCC Registration, • Full UK driving licenceand access to a car with business insurance, • Willingness to completemandatory in-house training, • Willing to complete anEnhanced Access NI check annually, • CompetitiveBand 4 rate, • Stable Monday–Friday hours– great work/life balance, • Mileage paidat 58p per mile, • Opportunity to gain experience withinstatutory services, • Ongoing support from a dedicated recruitment consultant, • Weekly pay options Send your CV toshannen.gillespie@mparecruitment.co.uk Call028 9521 1111for more information #J-18808-Ljbffr