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Quality Assurance Manager Gloucester/Cheltenham Manufacturing Permanent Role £50,000 - £55,000 The Role – Quality Assurance Managerr An excellent opportunity has arisen for a confident Quality Assurance Manager to join an established SME manufacturing business ideally situated between Gloucester and Cheltenham. You’ll be tasked with leading quality matters within the business including QMS and Quality Assurance matters, whilst also guiding ongoing Environmental, Health and Safety Matters. This is a unique opportunity working closely with management across the business to lead the continued growth and success of a modern manufacturing business. Duties – Quality Assurance Manager • Develop and implement a site-wide quality strategy aligned with business and customer objectives., • Partner with Production, Engineering & Supply Chain teams to integrate quality, • Maintain and continuously improve the QMS in line with ISO standards, • Plan and lead internal audits, co-ordinate external and customer audits, • Monitor and analyse process capability and product conformance through key metrics, • Lead root cause investigations using structured problem-solving tools (8D, 5 Whys)., • Manage supplier quality performance through audits, scorecards, and improvement plans., • Oversee customer returns and complaint processes (CRNs), • Maintain and improve EHS management systems., • Coordinate risk assessments, safe systems of work and training., • Lead on quality matters for Production, Engineering, Supply Chain and Service., • Coach teams in standard work and structured problem solving (8D, 5-Whys) and verify CAPA effectiveness., • Design and deliver concise, practical training (inspection methods, control plans, etc.), • Promote Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to enhance product quality., • Coordinate Quality, Environmental and H&S data gathering to support Group reporting Background – Quality Assurance Managerr • Preferably - Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, or a related field., • Notable experience in quality/HSE roles within manufacturing, • Evidence of ownership of QMS processes., • Proven leadership experience managing multi-disciplinary teams., • ISO 9001 (and familiarity with ISO 14001/45001). Knowledge, • Lean, Six Sigma, and structured problem-solving experience, • SAP Business One (or equivalent ERP) coverage, • QMS/DMS such as Q-Pulse (or equivalent QMS), • Office & Analytics experience. Omega – Quality & HSE Manager For more information regarding this role please call Lee Powell on 01453 829530 or to make an application apply online directly or email Thank you for your interest in this vacancy. Omega Resource Group is a technical and engineering specialist agency and we also recruit for Quality Manager, HSE Manager, Quality Lead, Senior Quality Engineer, HSE Officer, QHSE Manager, QEHS Manager, QA Manager, Quality Management Systems Manager and more.

Job Description Position: Engineering Manager Department: Engineering / Design Responsible to: Group Technical Director Location: Gloucester / On-site (with occasional travel) About TBS Engineering TBS Engineering is a global leader in automated battery assembly and manufacturing equipment. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to creating a workplace where individuals can thrive, grow, and make a real impact. The Role As Engineering Manager at TBS Engineering, you will support the Group Technical Director in the efficient operation of the Design Office. Working closely with the Electrical & Controls Manager and Product Development Manager, you will lead the delivery of accurate, high-quality project designs, drive continuous improvement across design processes, and support the recruitment, development, and performance of the Mechanical Engineering team. This role plays a critical part in ensuring projects are delivered on time, to budget, and to the high standards expected by TBS customers worldwide. Key Responsibilities • Lead and manage day-to-day design office activities, including resource allocation, team meetings, design reviews, and project handovers, • Ensure project designs are delivered accurately, on time, and within agreed budgets, • Work with Design Section Managers to design, develop, and manage machine projects from concept through to commissioning, • Drive continuous improvement of design processes, systems, procedures, and standards across engineering teams, • Ensure consistent and effective use of engineering systems including IFS, SolidWorks, and Agnilink across the group, • Collaborate with IT and Section Managers to improve system functionality and efficiency, • Work closely with the Electrical & Controls Manager to ensure mechanical and electrical designs are aligned, complete, and compatible, • Ensure seamless integration of mechanical, electrical, and PLC elements across all machine designs, • Support Service Technicians and Project Management with prompt technical solutions arising from site visit reports, • Support Aftermarket teams with timely release of machine and spares assemblies and identification of long-term spares, • Promote strong collaboration between Design and Production teams to resolve build issues and improve manufacturability, • Develop and track departmental KPIs covering milestones, release dates, late changes, and design quality, • Identify engineering problems and implement effective engineering solutions, • Ensure all Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) are completed accurately and in a timely manner, • Enhance machine functionality and safety through risk assessments aligned to UK safety standards and customer requirements, • Provide technical support to customers and attend site when required, • Support Design Managers with recruitment, development, and career progression of engineers, • Drive development of robust, commercially viable machines designed for 24/7, three-shift operation, • Ensure designs meet energy efficiency, reliability, and UK Health & Safety requirements, • Work closely with other departments including Tooling, Electrical, and Test to inspect completed machines, • Collaborate with Technical Publications to ensure manuals, spares lists, and documentation are complete and up to date, • Act with integrity, professionalism, and accountability at all times, • Live the values of TBS Engineering and Berkshire Hathaway in everything you do Responsibilities are not limited to the above and may include other tasks within your engineering capability. Skills, Knowledge & Experience • Minimum of 10 years’ practical design engineering experience, • Fully conversant with mechanical and electrical engineering techniques and equipment, • Strong leadership, mentoring, and people management skills, • Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities under pressure, • Strong organisational, communication, and interpersonal skills, • Ability to react positively and calmly to changing demands, • Effective problem-solving skills with a structured, analytical approach, • Experience performing design calculations for mechanical components, drives, and structures, • Strong ability to communicate ideas and lead teams through full machine development cycles, • Proficient in SolidWorks, • Flexible, proactive, and commercially aware approach Culture & Benefits At TBS Engineering, we value our people and are committed to supporting their wellbeing and development. Our benefits include: • Competitive salary, • Company pension plan, • Group life assurance and income protection, • Private medical insurance, • Employee incentive plan, • Flexible working options, including a 9-day fortnight (work 9 days over 2 weeks, with every other Friday off), • EV car & bike to work schemes, • TBS Rewards – Celebrating Our People, • Christmas party, family fun days & annual social events Bringing Our TBS Values to Life • Customer Obsession – Always be passionate and obsessed with delivering the best outcomes for our customers, • Relentless Invention – Always look for ways to improve processes, performance, and machine capability, • Own The Outcome – Always take responsibility and see work through to completion, • Win Together – Always work collaboratively across teams and disciplines, • Do The Right Thing – Always act ethically, safely, and with integrity Our Employer Value Proposition When you give your best, we’ll do the same, with competitive pay, better benefits, flexibility, and real opportunities to learn, grow and have fun along the way. In return, we ask you to take pride and enthusiasm in your work, share your ideas, respect your colleagues and go the extra mile when it matters. The more we succeed together, the more we can give back. We’re passionate about making TBS the best place to work in Gloucestershire. Working together, the business grows, and so do you!

Quantity Surveyor / Estimator £40,000 - £60,000 + Car Allowance, Fuel Card, Bonus, Family Health, Pension Construction / Property Services Gloucester Looking to build a long-term career with a stable, well-established regional contractor who genuinely invests in their people? This is an opportunity to join a respected main contractor with over 60 years of sustained growth and an average staff tenure of 20 years. They are seeking a Quantity Surveyor to develop and progress long term within the business. Why consider this role? • Long-term career opportunity with a business focused on retention and development, • Tailored training & development (CIOB Chartered company), • Exposure to a range of live projects from day one, • Strong grounding in JCT contracts (training provided), • Family-feel culture with real support from senior management, • Company car / car allowance, fuel card, bonus, pension & private healthcare The Role You’ll work within the Property Services Division, delivering insurance reinstatement projects including flood, fire and damage repairs across residential, commercial, educational and industrial buildings. Project values range from £10k to £3m, including negotiated works and schedule of rates projects. You’ll support estimating, commercial management and project delivery, working closely with site teams, subcontractors and clients. About You • Experience in Quantity Surveying or Estimating within the Construction sector, • Willingness to learn and develop professionally, • Interested in working within the UK’s Construction and Property Services sectors, • Good commercial awareness and attention to detail, • Happy with an office & site-based role initially (opportunity for hybrid will follow), • Ideally based within 1 hour of Gloucester This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to grow and develop with an established, stable and extremely busy contractor, gain hands-on experience across a range or projects, and build a career rather than just a CV. If you’re interested - or know someone who may be - please apply or get in touch directly. 💰 Referral fees available for successful introductions

\n * Location Gloucester \n * Sector: Corporate Tax ,Director Jobs ,Tax ,Partners and Directors \n * Contract Type: Permanent \n * Salary: Competitive \n * Contact: Richard Clark \n * Contact email: \n * Contact phone: 01173 291052 \n * Published: 1 day ago \n * Expiry date: 2026-03-05 \n * Startdate: 2026-01-22 \n * Consultant: Richard Clark \n\nCorporate Tax Director - Gloucester\n Highly Competitive & Equity Potential \n This is a rare opportunity for an experienced and ambitious Corporate Tax Director to join one of Gloucester's most highly regarding tax teams. This role offers the chance for a lucrative Equity Partner role. \n The ideal candidate must have good technical skills and experience, and have a thorough understanding of UK tax issues; The team deals with a broad range of tax issues corporate transactions, M&A, property transactions, reconstructions & demergers, share schemes and EIS/SEIS, R&D tax credits, patent box claims, exit planning and succession planning. \n The role would encompass predominantly domestic corporate tax advisory and planning work; ad hoc planning, project based work, overseeing a large and complex portfolio of existing clients, ranging from owner-managed companies to quoted groups. \n This position would have a wide ranging remit focussing on advisory & planning work for an interesting client base, whilst overseeing a significant compliance portfolio. There would also be an element of staff management, business development and cross selling service lines. \nSkills:\n ACA / ACCA / CTA Qualified Experience in a Top 100, large regional firm or tax consultancy background \n The Gloucester office is commutable from areas all across Gloucestershire, the Midlands and the South West; Cheltenham, Thornbury, Bristol, Worcester etc. \n #CWRC \n For further information on this role please contact Rich Clark at Clark Wood - - DD: +44 (0) 117 329 1052 | Mobile: +44 (0) 7796 543596 \n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr

Financial Administrator Gloucester | Office-based | 20–40 hours A growing Financial Planning firm based in Gloucester is looking for a Financial Administrator to support its advisers and paraplanning team. This role will initially be offered on a 6-month temporary basis, with the intention for it to become permanent. Hours are flexible (between 20–40 per week), and can be worked around school hours - the role is fully office-based. The Role • Providing general financial services administration support, • Supporting advisers and paraplanners with day-to-day case progression, • Processing new business applications and chasing through to completion, • Ensuring client files meet compliance and record-keeping standards, • Preparing documentation and maintaining accurate client records, • Handling incoming calls and emails professionally What They’re Looking For • Previous administration experience within financial services (essential), • Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, • Confident using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), • Reliable, professional, and comfortable working as part of an office-based team, • No seniority required, suitable for someone with solid admin experience Package & Working Pattern • 6-month temporary contract with intent to go permanent, • Flexible hours: 3–5 days per week (20–40 hours), • Fully office-based role in Gloucester, • Salary dependent on experience Apply today to be considered for this opportunity. If this particular vacancy isn’t the perfect fit, please do still get in touch – we work on a variety of roles across the financial planning sector. You can send your CV directly to this advert or contact us for a confidential discussion. Additionally, if you know someone who could be a good fit, please refer them as we offer a £200 referral reward if we assist them in securing a new role.

OEM Sales Engineer (South West / South Central) Are you a consultative solutions sales professional with proven success in the Electronic or Electrical Engineering market? Interested in a financially secure and stable employer, with the opportunity to support OEM machinery manufacturers with a variety of application needs. Why This Company? With a multimillion-pound turnover and advanced manufacturing capabilities, my client has become a leading supplier of Cable Assemblies and Connector solutions for a number of key and critical applications. Following consecutive record-breaking sales years, my client wishes to bolster its efforts by recruiting a technical sales professional to focus on a dedicated territory within the UK. Rewards & Benefits • £60K - £66K Basic Salary (Starting salary dependent on experience), • 25% On Target Bonus (uncapped), • Company Car (Tesla), • 6% Pension, • BUPA Healthcare, • Subsided Dental, Optical, Physio treatment, • Critical Illness Cover, • 4 x Life Assurance, • 25 Days Holiday (rising with service to 30 days) + Public Holidays, • Early finish Fridays (1:00pm) About The Role Reporting to the senior leadership team, you will work from a home office and be responsible for: • Managing and growing a multimillion-pound region., • Covering the Southwest and South-Central region. including Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Avon, Somerset, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and South Wales., • Spending 70-80% of your time forging solid relationships with OEM machinery / equipment manufacturers and consultants at Design Engineer, Lead Electrical Design and Project Manager level with a 20-30% focus supporting distribution partners., • Securing design in specifications on new and existing projects, with a typical sales cycle from 3 months to 3 years., • Operating in a 40% new business and 60% account management role, working with OEMs in factory automation and process equipment through to scientific instruments, robotics and humanoid technology., • Selling bespoke cable assembly, interconnect and electrical assembly solutions., • Understanding customer project challenges and providing guidance and input on the best proposed solution., • Handling both technical and commercial enquiries from your customer base. (Inhouse technical support team available), • Attending industry events, exhibitions and shows., • Filtering incoming leads to determining what has the potential to be a major project sale. About You Ideally you will possess a minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in an external sales role this could be within, but not limited to automation, cable assemblies, electrical assemblies, switchgear, connectors, sensors, electrical actuator etc. A HNC, HND, or Degree in an Engineering discipline would be advantageous, but not essential, as would the capability to read schematics and BOMs. Other key skills needed: • Self-motivation and comfortable with longer sales cycles associated with project-based selling, • Comfortable opening doors at design level, not just procurement, • Hunter mentality with a desire to identify new prospects, • Able to operate autonomously, • Full driving license Interested in this role? Here’s what happens next… Click the apply button to send us your CV. If we think you’re a great fit for this role, we’ll be in touch in the next couple of days. Thank you for taking the time to read about this opportunity. We look forward to hearing from you, Team Mase. Job Ref: 162-3618-LI OEM Sales Manager Location: Ideally based in Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Avon (Bristol), Somerset or South Wales (Newport / Cardiff) Keywords: OEM Sales Manager, Sales Engineer, Regional Sales Manager, Territory Sales Manager, Area Sales Manager, Sales Engineer, Sales Manager, Regional Sales, Business Development, Account Manager, Account Management, Territory Sales Manager, Technical Sales, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Design, Project Sales, UK Sales, Solution Sales, AC, DC, Alternating Current, Direct Current, Low Voltage, Switchgear, Automation, Connectors, Interconnect, Cable Assemblies, Electrical Assemblies

Join Our Team as a Mash Deputy Team Manager – Agency post Are you an experienced social worker ready to take the next step in your career? We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Mash Deputy Team Manager to lead and shape our Front Door/MASH Service. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where your decision-making and leadership skills will make a real difference in children's lives. About the Role – Mash Deputy Team Manager As a Mash Deputy Team Manager, you will provide vital leadership within our MASH (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub), ensuring effective assessment, intervention, and safeguarding for vulnerable children. Your extensive experience as a child protection social worker, particularly within Front Door/MASH services or Duty & Assessment teams, will enable you to support and guide your team effectively. You will be confident in identifying and responding to risk and harmful behaviour and be committed to safeguarding and promoting the voice of the child. Candidate Responsibilities – Mash Deputy Team Manager • Lead and supervise a team of social workers and practitioners within the MASH environment, • Make safe, robust, and timely decisions regarding child safeguarding matters, • Prioritize workloads and manage multiple cases efficiently, • Promote innovative, evidence-based approaches to safeguarding within an anti-discriminatory framework, • Ensure all interventions meet legislative requirements and best practice standards, • Support the team through induction, mentoring, and ongoing professional development, • Maintain a high level of professionalism, integrity, and respect in all activities, • Collaborate effectively with multi-agency professionals to safeguard childrenBenefits of the Mash Deputy Team Manager Role, • pay rate 29.48 PAYE exclusive of holiday pay or 38LTD inclusive of holiday pay, • Hybrid working arrangements, balancing office-based training and remote work, • Full induction and ongoing professional development, • Supportive team environment committed to excellence and accountability, • Opportunity to influence and shape children’s services at a strategic level, • Contribute to a values-driven authority with a focus on integrity, respect, and empowermentHow to Apply Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their CV and cover letter. Please contact our recruitment consultant: Name: Delanie Heyes Email: Phone: 01772 208964 Join us as a Mash Deputy Team Manager to make a significant positive impact in children's lives. We look forward to hearing from you!

Advanced Practitioner – Children & Families Gloucestershire County Council Permanent Position Relocation Allowance Available – up to £8,000 (T&Cs apply) Gloucestershire County Council is seeking experienced and motivated Advanced Practitioners to join our Children & Families teams on a permanent basis. This is an exciting opportunity for Senior Social Workers ready to take the next step in their career, or Advanced Practitioners looking to join a supportive, forward-thinking local authority. We are proud of our nurturing culture, strong leadership, and clear commitment to achieving the best possible outcomes for children and young people across Gloucestershire. Skilled Worker Applications Applications from Skilled Workers currently living and working in the UK will be considered, subject to the following criteria: • Currently registered with Social Work England (SWE), • Looking to transfer Certificate of Sponsorship and relocate to Gloucestershire, • A minimum of 2 years’ UK experience in statutory children’s servicesWhat We Offer In recognition of your skills, experience, and commitment, we offer a competitive and attractive benefits package:, • Salary: £48,226 – £51,356 per annum (subject to experience)*, • Annual retention payment: £2,000, • Welcome payment: £4,000, • Hybrid working: 3 days per week in the office, • Hold a protected caseload, working with children and families facing significant challenges, risks, and complexities, • Lead on quality assurance, service improvement, and performance activities within your team and across the service, • Provide monthly reflective supervision to Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSWs) and undertake observations of practice (line management remains with Team Managers), • Social Work England registration, • A recognised Social Work qualification, • Experience at Senior Social Worker level, • Successful completion of ASYE, • A full UK driving licence and willingness to drive

Position: Domiciliary Audiology Partner Territory: Gloucester (Field Based/Home Visits) Domiciliary Audiology Business (Home Visits) Total Package: Annual Salary of £50,000 Basic + £5,000 Car Allowance OR Company Car + 70% Profits as Dividends. Welcome Bonus of £20k paid in year one Relocation Package of up to £8,000 available. • Terms&Conditions apply** Our business opening opportunities. Join us as we expand in 2026 our Specsavers Home Visits Service with a brand-new standalone Domiciliary Audiology Business model. Building on our global brand's success, this is your opportunity to make a real difference in people's lives while establishing a rewarding career as a Domiciliary Audiology Partner. Why Choose Specsavers? As a Domiciliary Audiology Partner, you'll enjoy the freedom to run your own business while benefiting from dedicated support. You'll have ongoing assistance from our expert support office teams and local optics domiciliary administration team, ensuring you have everything you need to succeed. We’re looking for a passionate, ambitious, and hard-working Audiologist or Hearing Aid Dispenser ready to lead our new domiciliary audiology business. You are the heartbeat of your growing business, you will serve your community, and you will create a lasting asset for your family. Essentially, you can look after your customers and take care of your teams, while we look after you. As a partner, you will: • Build and develop your own team., • Be the driver for clinical and retail excellence., • Look after your customers and serve your community., • Security of a guaranteed competitive salary., • Increased income from business profit as dividends., • Access to cutting-edge clinical technology and outstanding opportunities for professional development to reach your ambitions., • An opportunity for flexible working., • HCPC registration as an Audiologist or Hearing Aid Dispenser., • Right to work in the UK., • Valid driving license., • Passion about maintaining high-quality clinical and retail standards., • Ability to blend leadership, business acumen, and clinical skills effectively. About Joint Venture Partnership We’re a family-run business, with a small-company feel but totally-global stature. Each of our businesses follows our Joint Venture Partnership model. Partners are ‘A’ shareholders in charge of the day-to-day running of the business. This means you’ll receive the profits and enjoy the capital growth, as well as a market salary and other benefits from our joint venture business entity, to give you that extra bit of security. About the Domiciliary Business In this field-based role, you'll work within a specific territory, visiting customers in their homes. You’ll be responsible for growing your customer base, building a dedicated team, and delivering excellent service. Depending on your territory, the provision could include NHS and private services including screenings, full testing, fittings and aftercare, and microsuction wax removal services. Find Out More If you’re ready to take the next step in your audiology career and make a lasting difference in your community, we want to hear from you. Apply now or contact us at to discover why you would be a perfect fit for this incredible opportunity.

Thermal Processing Lead/ Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire Campden BRI, our Processing Innovation Team supports our members and clients with consultancy, project work and training activities in the thermal processing area, including process development, validation and optimisation. This encompasses heating (e.g. cooking, pasteurisation and sterilisation) and cooling (chilling and freezing) processes. Due to the work they do there's an exciting travel element to this role- UK, Europe and Globally! Expenses paid work trips across the globe, recent trips include- Turkey, Iceland, Jamacia, South Africa, Italy and Spain. You will be working in a range of different food & drink manufacturing sectors, growing your skills and knowledge! The work of the Group is firmly rooted in the application of sound science and engineering principles to the solution of food industry problems. The route to delivering this is through a blend of longer-term research activities and short-term contract support for companies. In addition, there is a significant training and knowledge transfer activity aimed at facilitating the application of best practice within the food manufacturing sector. The Group has facilities for traditional thermal processing (including heating and cooling operations), as well as a selection of more innovative technologies, supporting areas such as product development and food packaging. You will provide thermal process authority support to Campden BRI clients in the form of technical project work, validation solutions and the delivery of training to clients. You will play a leading role in the development of new business within the team. You will lead a team of process technologists (3-4 direct reports), in the delivery of scientific and technical projects, particularly focused on delivery of the thermal process validation services. Position • Management & oversight of the thermal validation service, ensuring quality of work, planning of resource and maintenance of equipment (e.g. repairs & calibration), • Managing own project work activities to meet project deadlines. These will be the more technical validation and/or consultancy projects, some of which will involve travel to client sites in the UK and abroad, • Design and provision of training courses and presentations on external/internal training courses, seminars and symposia, • Proposing and delivering funded research, around thermal and none-thermal processing technologies, • Development of the technical and professional skills of staff reports (3-4 G2/3 level staff), • Responsible for the business development of research and contract work building client relationships, preparing/reviewing quotes, • Responding to direct technical enquiries and requests for processing advice Requirements • Degree or equivalent in chemical engineering, science or food technology., • A fundamental awareness of the importance of heat processing in the food industry., • Proven experience working in a food production related setting. Experience of working within a specific processing areas such UHT, pasteurisation, or retort processing is advantageous., • Experience of and/or enthusiasm for, people management and development., • Proven business development skills, with the potential and desire to develop these further., • Excellent verbal and written communication skills (client meetings, emails, reports)., • Time management and financial awareness to facilitate effective project management, • Full UK/EU driving licence and eligibility to live/work in the UK. Ability to travel within the UK and beyond, • Computer literate: MS Office (particularly Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint). Benefits • Reward platform with employee discounts and rewards, • 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays, • Buy and sell holiday scheme, • A generous work save pension scheme, with employee contributions matched by the company up to 10%, • Culture focus around work/life balance (early finish Fridays), • Subsidised onsite restaurant, • £45,000- £55,000 pa based on experience Please note due to our rural location you must have your own transport (car) and have a valid UK drivers license. Click 'apply now' or send your CV to .

Electronics Technician Gloucestershire Permanent Salary £40,000 - £60,000 DOE 25 days leave + bank holidays Pension Exciting opportunity to be involved in a company establishing a facility in Gloucestershire, if you are looking for a start up environment this is for you! We are seeking a proactive electronics technician to perform assembly, testing, and maintenance for complex systems, as well as participate in the prototyping operating and debugging of associated test equipment. The ideal candidate will be equally comfortable working with established processes and procedures, or with helping to develop and refine new ones. The opportunity for you You will be a core member of the operations team at the UK Product Centre, working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Quality & Compliance. Your work will ensure that products are produced, deployed, and maintained. You will have the opportunity to positively impact technology and processes as we move from prototype builds to commercial operations. You will own Assembly and Maintenance • Assemble, disassemble, inspect, and perform maintenance on products and associated equipment containing electronics according to technical specifications and procedures., • Read and interpret technical drawings, schematics, blueprints, and engineering instructions to facilitate assembly and repair processes., • Conduct functional tests, performance evaluations, and calibrations on equipment to ensure compliance with quality standards and specifications., • Maintain accurate and detailed service records, calibration logs, and repair documentation., • Generate reports on work performed and equipment status., • Assist with managing the inventory of electronic components, parts, and supplies. Troubleshooting and Repair • Diagnose and repair malfunctions in electronic circuitry, components, and systems using various test equipment such as oscilloscopes and multimeters., • Assist with failure reporting., • Work with Engineering, Manufacturing and Quality & Compliance to escalate / solve technical or quality issues, and support investigations. What we expect from you: Experience & technical skills • Experience with the assembly, maintenance, and testing of electronics, and electromechanical systems., • Experience with equipment troubleshooting, and report generation., • Proficiency in using electronic test equipment (e.g., multimeters, oscilloscopes) and hand tools., • Soldering skills (wire harness, surface mount, and through-hole PWB)., • Good computer literacy e.g. Microsoft Office, Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), and familiarity with diagnostic software for data entry and analysis., • Ability to read, understand, and interpret technical manuals, schematics, and diagrams., • Qualifications: A technical school certificate in electronics, electrical technology e.g. HND / BTEC, or equivalent relevant experience. Relevant IPC certifications e.g. 610, 620, J-STD-001, 7711, 7721 would be advantageous. Working style & collaboration • High attention to detail, accuracy, and documentation discipline., • Structured and reliable, able to follow defined procedures while highlighting gaps or issues when needed., • Comfortable working with established processes and procedures, or with helping to develop and refine new ones., • Strong problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills., • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, for effective collaboration and reporting., • Demonstrated ability to work independently or as part of a team., • Ability to provide and receive constructive feedback, contributing to improved product performance and reliability.

Position: Domiciliary Audiology Partner Territory: Gloucester (Field Based/Home Visits) Domiciliary Audiology Business (Home Visits) Total Package: Annual Salary of £50,000 Basic + £5,000 Car Allowance OR Company Car + 70% Profits as Dividends. Welcome Bonus of £20k paid in year one Relocation Package of up to £8,000 available. • Terms&Conditions apply** Our business opening opportunities. Join us as we expand in 2026 our Specsavers Home Visits Service with a brand-new standalone Domiciliary Audiology Business model. Building on our global brand's success, this is your opportunity to make a real difference in people's lives while establishing a rewarding career as a Domiciliary Audiology Partner. Why Choose Specsavers? As a Domiciliary Audiology Partner, you'll enjoy the freedom to run your own business while benefiting from dedicated support. You'll have ongoing assistance from our expert support office teams and local optics domiciliary administration team, ensuring you have everything you need to succeed. We’re looking for a passionate, ambitious, and hard-working Audiologist or Hearing Aid Dispenser ready to lead our new domiciliary audiology business. You are the heartbeat of your growing business, you will serve your community, and you will create a lasting asset for your family. Essentially, you can look after your customers and take care of your teams, while we look after you. As a partner, you will: • Build and develop your own team., • Be the driver for clinical and retail excellence., • Look after your customers and serve your community., • Security of a guaranteed competitive salary., • Increased income from business profit as dividends., • Access to cutting-edge clinical technology and outstanding opportunities for professional development to reach your ambitions., • An opportunity for flexible working., • HCPC registration as an Audiologist or Hearing Aid Dispenser., • Right to work in the UK., • Valid driving license., • Passion about maintaining high-quality clinical and retail standards., • Ability to blend leadership, business acumen, and clinical skills effectively. About Joint Venture Partnership We’re a family-run business, with a small-company feel but totally-global stature. Each of our businesses follows our Joint Venture Partnership model. Partners are ‘A’ shareholders in charge of the day-to-day running of the business. This means you’ll receive the profits and enjoy the capital growth, as well as a market salary and other benefits from our joint venture business entity, to give you that extra bit of security. About the Domiciliary Business In this field-based role, you'll work within a specific territory, visiting customers in their homes. You’ll be responsible for growing your customer base, building a dedicated team, and delivering excellent service. Depending on your territory, the provision could include NHS and private services including screenings, full testing, fittings and aftercare, and microsuction wax removal services. Find Out More If you’re ready to take the next step in your audiology career and make a lasting difference in your community, we want to hear from you. Apply now or contact us at to discover why you would be a perfect fit for this incredible opportunity.

EHCP Locality Lead - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: EHCP Locality Lead, • Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 4, 3rd Floor, • Salary: £52,413 - £54,495 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 28/02/2025, • Job Requisition Number: 13062 In Gloucestershire, our priority is to create an inclusive education system that ensures every child and young person receives the right support, at the right time, and in the right place. We are committed to improving outcomes for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and are investing in our services to meet local needs effectively. Our Education, Health and Care Plan ( EHCP) service plays a vital role in supporting children and young people who require additional help to achieve their potential. We currently have two exciting leadership opportunities: Resolution Team Lead EHCP Area Lead – Annual Review Team (Year 8 and Above, Preparing for Adulthood) How You’ll Make a Difference As part of our EHCP leadership team, you will lead and inspire a team of dedicated officers, ensuring statutory responsibilities are met and outcomes for children and young people are improved. About You To be successful you will need: For all your hard work, you will receive the following: Successful candidates will join us at a time of exciting change which offers a real opportunity to improve outcomes for young people. Being part of a service that is supportive, offers development opportunities and cares passionately about meeting the needs of Gloucestershire’s children and young people. • Training and Development opportunities inc. IPSEA and Nasen, LASEN Training, • Flexible working opportunities, • A service structure that provides progression opportunities, • Annual leave of 25.5 rising to 30.5 days per year after 5 years, plus bank holidays, • Local Government Pension Scheme, • Competitive salaries, • Opportunity to purchase additional leave, • Wide ranging multi agency working Please see job profiles for detailed information on the roles. 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. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Jen Jones via email at Closing date : 11.59pm, 28th February 2026 Interviews will take place: week commencing 16th March 2026 (to be confirmed). Additional Information To access the Job Profiles for these roles, 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. 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.

Residential Practitioner- Children's Home - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Residential Practitioner- Children's Home, • Job Location: Gloucester, • Salary: £30,024 - £32,597 per annum (plus enhanced pay for unsociable hours and sleep-in allowance), • Hours per Week: 37, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 22/02/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 9880 Are you driven by purpose? Do you believe every child deserves safety, love, and the chance to thrive? If you're passionate about transforming lives and want to be part of something truly meaningful, we’d love to hear from you. We’re looking for compassionate, resilient, and dedicated individuals to join our growing team across our newly opened children’s homes. This is more than a job — it’s an opportunity to be a stabilising, trusted adult in a child’s life, every single day. In accordance with Schedule 9, Part 1, of the Equality Act 2010, this role has a Genuine Occupational Requirement for the postholder to be aged 21 years or above. This is an essential and proportionate requirement to ensure the effective and appropriate delivery of the service due to the nature of the duties of the role and the ages and complex needs of the children and young people in our care. About Us Right child, right support, right time, every time. Following our June 2025 Ofsted inspection, our Children’s Services were rated ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ elements . We are proud to be opening new, purpose-led children’s homes designed around trauma‑informed care, clinical support, and excellent staff development. What makes us different? • As a Local Authority children’s home , we are driven by care, not profit. Our focus is firmly on doing what is right for children. That means every decision, every resource, and every member of staff is dedicated to creating safety, stability and long‑term opportunities for the children who live with us., • Being part of a Local Authority service also means our homes are fully connected to Gloucestershire’s wider support network, giving children seamless access to education, health, therapeutic input, and community resources. It also means you’ll work alongside professionals who share the same values, the same purpose, and the same commitment to children’s futures., • On‑site therapeutic support clinicians guiding trauma‑informed practice, • Advanced Practitioner‑led training and reflective support Each home has a clear purpose: • Short‑term home for younger children transitioning to foster care or returning home, • Long‑term home for older children preparing for independence We are looking for people who are: • passionate about helping children flourish, • empathetic, patient, and resilient, • able to build strong, trusting relationships, • good communicators and collaborative team players, • flexible to work shifts, evenings, weekends, and sleep‑ins Requirements • level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England) or an equivalent qualification, or a commitment to achieving the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare within two years of commencing employment at the home if you do not already have this qualification, • full driving licence and wiliness to drive in the job As a Residential Practitioner, you will: • deliver high‑quality, personalised care, • use trauma‑informed approaches to support emotional healing, • encourage independence, life skills, and positive routines, • work closely with a multidisciplinary team, • support children in education, recreation and personal growth, • respond to challenges with confidence and curiosity Rotas operates over 7 days a week (Monday–Sunday). Staff typically work 2 to 3 long shifts per week, each totalling 16 hours. Example Long Shift Structure Day 1: 10:00am – 11:00pm (shift)+ sleep in (11:00pm – 7:00am), Day 2 - 7:00am – 10:30am (shift continues). Day 3 Off Why Join Us? Choosing this role means choosing to make a real and lasting difference. Here’s what you can expect: You’ll change lives and see it happen. You’ll witness powerful moments of growth: a child smiling again, trusting again, or feeling safe enough to be themselves. These are the moments that stay with you. You’ll be part of a team that lifts each other up. You won’t face challenges alone. Our teams support one another, reflect together, and celebrate progress, big and small. You’ll receive training that builds confidence and skill. With trauma‑informed training, clinical guidance and continuous development, you’ll grow into a confident, thoughtful practitioner who makes a meaningful impact. You’ll work in homes built to feel safe and welcoming. Our homes are shaped with young people, warm, homely, and filled with opportunities for connection, fun, and healing. Your work will have purpose every day. Every meal shared, every conversation, every walk, every moment of support builds trust, safety and hope. You’ll go home knowing your presence mattered. How to apply If you would like to find out more about our Children's Service please take a look here: ___ For additional information about this role please reach out to • Any hours worked between 20.00 – 06.00, weekends and Bank Holidays attract an unsociable payment over and above the basic salary for this post. Candidates will be contacted by phone to arrange a face to face interview at Shire Hall. We reserve the right to close an advertisement earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a suitable number of applications. 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. Please ensure that your personal statement relates to this particular role and that a full CV is uploaded. If information is missed off your application, the hiring managers may not review it. 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 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.

Family Support Worker HOTH - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Family Support Worker HOTH, • Job Location: Gloucestershire, • Salary: £33,143 - £36,363 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 08/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13239 We are launching a new specialist intervention team focused on supporting children and young people who are at risk of harm outside the home (HOTH). This team will work closely with the HOTH Hub and multi-agency partners to provide targeted interventions for children assessed as experiencing significant harm, and, where appropriate, those with moderate concerns. Our aim is to develop innovative ways of supporting parents, carers, and survivors, including specialist community-based support groups. Reward and Support For all your hard work, you will receive the following: • between £33,143 - £36,363 per annum subject to experience (pro rata for part-time staff), • 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, • 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 Family Support Worker, you will play a vital role in delivering practical and emotional support to families, helping them build resilience and reduce risks in the community. This is a full-time role covering the county of Gloucestershire and will require flexibility to meet family needs, which may occasionally include evenings or weekends. About You We are looking for passionate individuals with experience in working with children and families, strong communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a multi-agency environment. If you are committed to safeguarding and want to be part of a pioneering team making a real difference, we would love to hear from you. As well as your experience, there are some things we require of you to be successfully appointed to this post: • Ability to drive or travel across the county in line with service need If you wish to learn more about our ambitions for the Harm Outside the Home (HOTH) Hub and our approach to tackling harm beyond the family environment, please contact our Child Exploitation Coordinator, Jane Price on 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 on the 18th & 19th March. 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.

Deputy Team Manager - Disabled Children - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Deputy Team Manager - Disabled Children, • Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 6, • Salary: £48,226 - £51,356 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 22/02/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13362 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 annual retention payment*, • 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 (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 Us The Disabled Children and Young People’s Early Help Team supports children and young people who are aged 0- 18 years old with significant needs arising from their disability. The team aims to ensure that disabled children and their families have access to a needs-led service that promotes resilience, co-production and improves children’s life chances. To do this the team will work with partners to make sure that every child has an accurate assessment of need, with a plan that sets out how support will be delivered, with the aim to improve outcomes. About You As a Deputy Team Manager within the Disabled Children’s Service, you will be joining an experienced, supportive and child focused team, which is committed to delivering the best outcomes for children. We require you to have oversight of children’s planning from the point of referral, this includes: ensuring we offer advice, guidance and support at the earliest opportunity, signing off and agreeing EHCP contributions, and making decisions to complete single assessments with families in line with the eligibility criteria. You will also be required to supervise and support staff in this role within the front door. You can also expect to undertake statutory social worker tasks as part of the role. As well as your experience, there are some things we require of you to be successfully appointed to this post: • Social Work England registration, • a full driving licence and willingness to drive, • DBS clearance (Enhanced Adults & Children’s), • to have completed your ASYE year (if you qualified after 2012) For an informal chat about this role, please contact Kelly Routledge on 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 Monday 2nd March 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 retention payments are subject to terms and conditions as well as tax and national insurance deductions 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 shortlisting criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview 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. 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 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: Gloucester, • Salary: £39,152 - £47,181 per annum (pro rata for part-time), • Hours per Week: 18.5, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 08/03/2026, • 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 (pro rata for part-time), • annual retention payment of £2,000* (pro rata for part-time), • welcome payment of £4,000* (pro rata for part-time), • 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 (Children and Adults enhanced) 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. *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.

Children and Families Team Manager - Fixed Term This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Children and Families Team Manager, • Job Location: Stroud, • Salary: £52,413 - £54,495 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37, • Contract Type: Fixed Term, • Duration: One year, • Closing Date: 08/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13476 Reward and Support For all your hard work, you will receive the following: • between £52,413 - £54,495 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, • 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 Team Manager, we’ll ask you to lead and support a team of social workers to deliver services of the highest quality. Ensuring statutory duties and best practice is followed, you’ll develop a team plan in line with Children’s Services strategic objectives and provide management oversight on all cases with a clear understanding of risk. Your role will focus on managing the team’s workflow and quality assuring work through observations, reflective supervision and GCC’s quality assurance framework, as well as contributing towards the development of the framework itself. Through building positive relationships with colleagues within both the service and partner agencies, you will ensure we are able to provide support and protection for vulnerable children and young people across the county. 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 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 contact 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. 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.

Education Planning Officer - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Education Planning Officer, • Job Location: Shire Hall, • Salary: £37,280 - £40,777 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 03/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13350 Our team delivers an essential service within the Council’s Education Department, leading on important aspects of the Council’s School Place Planning Strategy. Every year we provide thousands of children and young people with a school place, and the Education Planning Officer plays a crucial part in supporting senior managers in meeting the Council’s statutory duties in this area. You’ll work with a range of stakeholders, providing clear information to help support negotiations for funding contributions from housing proposals, whilst also supporting accurate reporting, and analysing data to help forecast future school place demand. You’ll also manage delivery of some capital projects, support statutory school reorganisation, and prioritise accommodation needs to ensure every child can access quality education. In addition, you’ll keep up to date on national policy and strategy as it relates to the delivery of school places and prepare essential data for government returns—making a meaningful impact on local communities. About you Our ideal candidate is an organised, proactive professional with a strong commitment to improving education provision. You’ll bring proven experience in analysing, managing and presenting complex data, whilst managing detailed work to a high standard under competing priorities. You’ll also be knowledgeable about statutory processes around Schools and Education. You are confident working across teams and organisations, you’ll support funding negotiations, present clear insights to senior leaders and external partners, and government bodies. You will remain resilient, politically aware, and highly motivated in a demanding environment, always focused on delivering the best outcomes for the residents of Gloucestershire. Please read the job profile which provides further information on the experience and attributes sought of our ideal candidate. About us Hybrid working arrangements are available for many 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. 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) 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 Paul Kear, Education Planning Manager, via email at or by phone on . Closing date 3rd March 2026. Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview week commencing Monday 9th March 2026. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 25th or Thursday 26th March 2026 at Shire Hall in Gloucester. If you feel you have the skills, enthusiasm and experience required to undertake this role 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:- 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. 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.

Director's Personal Assistant - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Director's Personal Assistant, • Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 3, 3rd Floor, • Salary: £33,143 - £36,363 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 08/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13522, • This post is not open to job share Do you have what it takes to be a Director's Personal Assistant? Are you looking for a new challenge within an everchanging and fast-paced environment? Do you want to work in an inclusive, friendly, and supportive, team which is at the heart of the Council? The Executive Support Team is looking for a dynamic individual to provide comprehensive and personal support to an Executive Director at Gloucestershire County Council. About The Team and Role Joining the Executive Support Team at Gloucestershire County Council offers a unique opportunity to be at the heart of driving positive change within the community. As part of our team, you will play an instrumental role in supporting an Executive Director, ensuring they have the resources and assistance needed to make impactful decisions that shape the future of our county. Every day presents new challenges and opportunities for growth, providing a dynamic environment where your skills and contributions are valued and recognised. By joining our Executive Support Team, you'll be joining a team of supportive, knowledgeable and passionate individuals who all work together for the same desired outcome. As a Director's PA at Gloucestershire County Council, you will play a vital role in providing comprehensive support to an Executive Director and their teams. Your responsibilities will encompass a wide range of tasks, including managing calendars, scheduling meetings, preparing documents, and handling correspondence. Your keen attention to detail and organisational skills will ensure that all administrative processes run smoothly and efficiently. Your ability to prioritise tasks and manage competing demands will be essential in meeting deadlines and addressing urgent requests effectively. Moreover, your role will require you to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with the utmost care and integrity. As part of the Executive Support team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues and contribute to the overall success of Gloucestershire County Council. Your role will be dynamic and fast-paced, offering opportunities for growth and development. About You Successful candidates must have excellent interpersonal skills; be highly organised and efficient, as well as being diplomatic; able to deal with sensitive and confidential matters with the utmost trust. Communicating effectively, proactively managing a diverse and varied workload, you will need to meet tight internal and external deadlines, whilst juggling priorities, in a flexible and adaptable way. You will be responsible for over-seeing and co-ordinating (across the council’s services) all issues involving the Executive Director in order to provide comprehensive, proactive, integrated support to efficiently manage the Director's expectations and requirements. You will be expected to act on the Director's behalf (both on request and proactively) to support them in carrying out their strategic and managerial responsibilities. 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 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 Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply) Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network. We offer flexible working with a mix of remote and home working, balancing service need and personal choice. How to Apply For an informal discussion about the role please contact Bex Hughes Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by email after the closing date. Interview dates are expected to be Thursday 19th March, this may be subject to change. 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.

Assistant Educational Psychologist - Fixed Term This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Assistant Educational Psychologist, • Job Location: Redwood House, • Salary: £36,109 - £37,444 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Fixed Term, • Duration: One year, • Closing Date: 08/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13614 This is an exciting new opportunity to work with the developing Educational Psychology team in Gloucestershire. The role will assist Gloucestershire Educational Psychology Service in delivering a wide range of activities and support to children and young people in schools and settings. About You This role will involve the following tasks: Undertake a range of information gathering, observations, assessments, and interventions pertinent to the services’ work with children/ YP and their parents/ carers. Participate in the development and delivery of psycho-educational support programmes. This work is carried out under the supervision of a qualified Educational Psychologist. Information gathering on behalf of an Educational Psychologist to support SEND processes. Engage in relevant searches of psychological literature to develop and enhance courses, packages and materials used by the Educational Psychology Service. Collect data and produce brief reports to underpin a range of development initiatives, training and preventative/ project work. Support evaluation of service delivery. Auditing of case files/ general administrative support and the use of data to explore trends and patterns under the guidance of a qualified EP. Keep accurate and retrievable records of work and provide written feedback as required. Administrative tasks to support service outcomes. Attend service meetings and contribute to aims of the service. Report on a day-to-day basis to a Senior EP or nominated Educational Psychologist. The position is subject to specific eligibility criteria: At least 2:1 honours degree in Psychology (or recognised equivalent) and the Graduate Basis for Registration or Chartership (GBR/ GBC) as a psychologist as required by the British Psychological Society. Significant post-qualifying experience of working directly with children and parents, for example, experience of teaching, youth work, mentoring or emotional wellbeing support. Have knowledge and understanding of the Code of Practice for Special Educational Needs and the special educational needs in a broader sense. To hold a valid full driving licence and ability to drive/access to a vehicle. Ability to demonstrate significant understanding of how psychology has influenced practice to date. The expectation is that all those employed as Assistant EPs would wish to embark on the professional doctorate and qualify as an Educational Psychologist and are seeking relevant experience to support their application to Doctoral training. Applications are invited from candidates who wish to embark on the professional doctorate and qualify as an Educational Psychologist and are seeking to gain relevant experience to support their application to the Doctoral training programme. For an informal discussion, please contact Simon Worker (PEP) or Greg Cotton (SEP) on or About us For all your hard work, you will receive the following: • Flexible and agile working opportunities, • 25.5 days annual leave, • 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, • 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. Important dates There is an open evening where you are able to meet the team and find out more on 5th March (Online) at 1900hrs For an informal discussion,and to book on to the open evening, please contact Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- This Position is subject to an enhanced 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.

Data & Insights Assistant - Fixed Term This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Data & Insights Assistant, • Job Location: Shire Hall, • Salary: £26,403 - £27.694 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Fixed Term, • Duration: One year, • Closing Date: 04/03/2025, • Job Requisition Number: 13630, • This post is not open to job share About the Team and Role We’re looking for a detail-focused and curious Data and Insights Assistant to support the Gloucestershire Libraries Development Team. Based at Shire Hall in Gloucester, this role plays a vital part in helping us understand how our communities use library services, ensuring our activities, events, and priorities are shaped by real evidence. Working closely with the Development Manager, Customer Development Coordinators, and the wider service, you’ll help gather, input, and analyse customer data from our library systems and Customer Relationship Management system. You’ll contribute to regular reporting for internal teams and external partners, including Arts Council England, and support colleagues by providing clear insights that guide decision-making. You’ll also help develop and maintain our feedback and evaluation processes, attend occasional events to support data collection, and contribute to how the service reports on impact and engagement across the county. About You You’re methodical, organised, and naturally inquisitive. You enjoy working with data, spotting patterns, and presenting information clearly. You understand the importance of accuracy and confidentiality, and you’re comfortable managing multiple tasks in a busy environment. You work well as part of a team, communicate clearly, and can adapt to new systems and processes. Whether you’re creating spreadsheets, supporting report preparation, or helping colleagues understand customer insights, you bring reliability, focus, and a positive, proactive approach. We’re looking for someone who: * Has strong administrative and organisational skills * Is confident using digital tools, spreadsheets, and databases * Can input, collate, and analyse data accurately * Communicates clearly, both in writing and verbally * Can manage multiple deadlines and respond to changing priorities * Works well both independently and as part of a team * Is open to learning new systems and approaches * Maintains confidentiality and handles sensitive data appropriately 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 If you feel you have the skills 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 how your skill set may match ours, please contact Curtis Fulcher, Development Manager, on Closing Date: 4 March 2026 Interviews will be held in person on Tuesday 13 March 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.

Information Requests Officer - Fixed Term This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Information Requests Officer, • Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 4, 1st Floor, • Salary: £33,143-£36,363 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Fixed Term, • Duration: One year, • Closing Date: 04/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13631 Request Management are looking for effective and efficient individual for a fixed term of one yeat to join our busy team in the role of Information Request Officer. In this role you will need to understand and to have a desire to develop your skills in information compliance. You will be responsible for dealing with requests from people wanting to access their personal data. They may have a complex personal story, involving foster or residential placements, with people coming into their lives for brief periods. This right of access can help to fill in significant gaps in their stories and help with unanswered questions, providing information that may have been missing or inaccessible to them previously. Working within a dynamic team, you will also be managing other types information compliance requests, ensuring they are responded to within the requirements of the law. About You The ideal candidate will have experience in information management, information security, or compliance and of handling requests for information. You will have knowledge of data protection issues, principles of confidentiality, and the ability to interpret legislation. You must be able to manage a diverse and varied workload, using your networking skills and a customer focused approach. About us Hybrid working arrangements are available for many 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. 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) 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 Jacob Foxley or Jo Baynes-Kubiak via email at or Closing date 4th March 2026 Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview week commencing 16th March 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. 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.

Performance Adviser - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Performance Adviser, • Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 3, 3rd Floor, • Salary: £63,132 - £68,342 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 08/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13592 Do you thrive on supporting schools to improve, using evidence, professional challenge and strong relationships to drive positive change? About the Team & Role We are looking for an experienced and highly skilled education professional to join Gloucestershire County Council as a Performance Adviser within our Education Outcomes and Intervention Team. Our team leads the local authority’s statutory school improvement functions and provides a traded offer through Gloucestershire School Improvement (GLOSSI). You will play a key role in identifying risk early, supporting strategic school improvement, and ensuring that all children and young people in Gloucestershire can access ambitious, inclusive and high‑quality education. Working alongside Education Leads, the Head of Service, school leaders, governors, multi‑academy trusts and external partners, you will provide both support and challenge to secure rapid improvement where it is needed most. This is a varied and influential role with system‑wide impact. About You You will be an experienced senior education leader with a proven track record of improving outcomes and leading sustainable school improvement. You will bring strong analytical ability, enabling you to interpret complex data and intelligence to identify schools at risk and advise on next steps. You will have excellent communication and relationship‑building skills, with the confidence to challenge underperformance while providing constructive support. You will be skilled in supporting accurate self‑evaluation, strategic planning and leadership development. A teaching qualification and substantial, recent senior leadership experience are essential, along with a commitment to inclusion and improving life chances for all learners. About Us At Gloucestershire County Council, we are committed to being an employer of choice. We promote flexible working arrangements where possible and strive to provide a supportive culture where colleagues can thrive and continue to develop professionally. Joining us means access to a range of benefits, including: Flexible and agile working opportunities 25.5 days annual leave, rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ service The option to purchase up to 10 days of additional leave per year Family‑friendly employer policies Career development and qualification opportunities A positive and supportive working environment with regular, robust supervision Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) membership Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for confidential advice 24/7 Occupational Health support Employee discount scheme and Cycle to Work scheme How to Apply If you feel you have the experience, skills and motivation to make a positive difference to school improvement across Gloucestershire, we would be delighted to receive your application. Please submit your application and supporting statement by clicking the Apply Now button. For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by email and invited to interview during the week commencing 23 March 2026. 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. 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.

Communications Assistant - Fixed Term This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Communications Assistant, • Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 1, 2nd Floor, • Salary: £26,403 -£27,694 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Fixed Term, • Duration: One year, • Closing Date: 09/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13363, • This post is not open to job share About the Team and Role We’re looking for a creative, detail-oriented Communications Assistant to support the Gloucestershire Libraries Development Team. Based at Shire Hall in Gloucester, this role plays a key part in shaping how we communicate with our communities. You’ll work closely with the three Customer Development Coordinators to identify the most effective ways to engage with partners and customers—both within our libraries and through outreach channels. You’ll be involved in content creation, digital campaigns, and coordinating day-to-day communications that promote our services in a fresh, engaging, and inclusive way. About you You’re a strong writer with a sharp eye for detail and a flair for creativity. You enjoy working collaboratively, are adaptable, and take initiative. Whether it’s crafting compelling social media posts or supporting wider promotional campaigns, you bring energy and ideas to the table. We’re looking for someone who: • Has excellent written and verbal communication skills, • Is confident using digital platforms and tools, • Can manage multiple tasks and deadlines 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 If you feel you have the skills 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 how your skill set may match ours, please contact Curtis Fulcher, Development Manager, on Closing Date: 9 March 2026 Interviews will be held in person on Tuesday 17 March 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.

Social Worker - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Social Worker, • Job Location: Shire Hall, Gloucester, • 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: 37.00, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 01/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 11055 Salary Skilled Worker Social Worker: £38,220 per annum with a relocations allowance of up to £8,000* for eligible applicants. Salary Experienced Adults Social Worker: £39,152 - £40,777 per annum with a relocations allowance 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! ___ We have full time Social Worker opportunities in our Gloucester Locality Team based in the heart of the city of Gloucester, with great access routes to the M5. We offer a mix of office, community and home working and have free staff parking when working in the office. 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 ___ This is a fantastic opportunity to join Gloucestershire County Council. You can be confident of becoming part of a welcoming, passionate, innovative, and highly supportive team. To find out more about our Gloucester Locality Team, ___ or if you want to learn more about the team, please email to arrange an informal discussion with the Team Manager. About you: As well as your experience as a frontline social worker, you will need: • Social Work qualification, • Social Work England registration, • To have passed your Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE – applicable since 2012) or have an equivalent qualification or 2+ years post qualifying statutory experience, • Evidence of continuing professional development 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, • Option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part time employees), • Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, • Free staff parking, • Regular formal and informal support, • Safe, supportive and positive working environment, • Training and development opportunities, • Family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family, • 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 We are an easy commute from many locations, ___ see what we mean. 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. To start your journey with us, click ‘Apply’ today! Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- The council will consider sponsorship for this role, in line with Home Office regulations and subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. 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. 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 reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received. 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.

Road Safety Partnership Coordinator - Fixed Term This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Road Safety Partnership Coordinator, • Job Location: Shire Hall, • Salary: £41,771-£51,356 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Fixed Term, • Duration: Two years, • Closing Date: 08/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 11146 About the Team and the role • Lead the charge for safer roads by coordinating a powerful alliance of partners—Gloucestershire County Council, Fire and Rescue, Police, National Highways, and more—to deliver bold, measurable change., • Strategise for impact by designing and executing forward-thinking plans and campaigns that reduce road traffic collisions and save lives., • Champion innovation through creative interventions that challenge the status quo and drive behavioural change across the county., • Own the numbers—manage budgets, monitor programmes, and deliver accurate, insightful reports and forecasts that inform decision-making., • Secure vital funding by leading compelling applications to grant bodies, including the Department for Transport, to secure funding for transformative road safety initiatives., • Drive collaboration with your knowledge of the Safe System, ensuring all partners work in sync to maximise effectiveness., • Lead high-profile projects that shape the future of road safety—such as county-wide speed limit reductions—with real, lasting impact. Further details about the Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership and Road Safety Policies are below. About you: Be the Driving Force Behind Safer Roads Are you ready to lead change and make a lasting impact? We’re on the lookout for a visionary leader with a passion for road safety and the power to unite partners around a shared mission: saving lives. • You’ll coordinate the Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership, driving innovation and shaping strategies that deliver real results., • Using your Safe System knowledge, you’ll tackle challenges through strategic thinking, project and budget management, and support for funding bids., • With strong political awareness and negotiation skills, you’ll build trust, strengthen collaboration, and keep partners aligned., • You’ll benefit from flexible, hybrid working while engaging regularly with communities and stakeholders across the county. About Us Hybrid working arrangements are available for many 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. 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, • 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, • Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply), • Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network 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. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Nathaniel Davis via email at or Jwan Kamla at Closing date: Sunday 22nd February 2026 Applicants will be shortlisted and interviewed during the advertisement period. As such the closing date may be altered subject to candidates being successful. Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail. 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. 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.

Inclusion Lead - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Inclusion Lead, • Job Location: Shire Hall, • Salary: £53,937-£57,844 per annum (pro rata), • Hours per Week: 22.20, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 25/02/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13608, • This post is not open to job share About the team and role: An opportunity has arisen for a part time (3 days – Weds, Thurs, Fri) permanent Inclusion Lead within the Education Inclusion Service. The primary focus for this role is to ensure children and young people achieve positive outcomes by accessing an education which is appropriate to meet their needs: the right support in the right place at the right time. Inclusion Leads achieve this by supporting families and education settings to develop inclusive practice and environments; by influencing strategic and operational developments at both system and whole school level; and confidently supporting children and young people with additional needs – taking early action to address emerging issues, and meeting statutory duties for attendance, exclusion, home education and child entertainment / employment. The role of Inclusion Lead includes: * Supporting Head Teachers, staff and Governors of schools and academies to deliver inclusive practice and meet statutory duties in relation to attendance and exclusions through sharing of good practice, network meetings, and focused strategic & operational development opportunities * Supporting and challenging education settings to make effective use of resources and funding, especially to ensure the needs of more vulnerable children and young people are understood and met * Having strong strategic and operational responsibility for key areas of statutory oversight, areas of system development, and core partnership working across the service and beyond. This includes leading and influencing managers, senior leaders, teams across GCC, and with wider partners. * Undertaking lead and key roles in the development, implementation and delivery of key transformation and change programmes in the education service, ensuring that we deliver against statutory responsibilities and council objectives. This includes strategic and operational influence with and across multi-agency partners. * Ensuring effective, appropriate and suitable provision is in place for children and young people who are home educated and those excluded from school * Effectively leading and managing a locality team to ensure that children and young people, their families and other professionals receive the support they need to achieve the best outcomes – and matrix manage across the whole service, ensuring matrix management arrangements are consistent and effective Please refer to the job profile for more detail. Please note: • This post is subject to enhanced DBS clearance and safeguarding references, as well as usual references., • There will be some evening and weekend working., • You will need to be a car owner/driver, with access to a vehicle within working hours, and hold a current full driving licence valid for driving in the UK due to the significant travel across the county, including in evenings and weekends, that this role requires. About you: To be successful, you will need to demonstrate the experience, knowledge, skills and understanding; and behavioural attributes outlined in the job profile. You will also need to meet the essential education & qualifications criteria. About us: For all your hard work, you will recieve the following: • Flexible and agile working opportunities, • 30 days Annual Leave (pro-rata for part time staff), • An option to purchase 10 days of additonal leave per year (pro-rata for part time staff), • Family friendly employer offering benefits to support you and your family, • Career development and qualification opportunities, • Supportive and positive working environment with regualr, robust supervision, • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential counselling and advice for employess, available 24 hours a day online or by telephone, • an in-house Occupational Health service, • Employee discount scheme, • 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 in this role, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the 'Apply Now' button. You are welcome to also submit a CV but please be aware this will not form part of the shortlisting as we follow Safer Recruitment. If you would like an informal discussion about the role prior to application, please email Lisa Meggs, Strategic Lead for Education Inclusion, in the first instance with a contact telephone number; she will then be available to ring interested candidates back for an informal discussion. The closing date is 11.59pm on Wednesday 25th February . Short-listed candidates will be contacted by email before Friday 6th March. 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. 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.

family support worker - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Family Support Worker, • Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 6, • Salary: £33,143 - £36,363 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 08/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13585 Reward and support For all your hard work, you will receive the following: • between £33,143 - £36,363 per annum subject to experience (pro rata for part-time staff), • 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, • 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 Working as a Family Support Worker is an exciting, interesting, and rewarding role. Your aim will be to deliver targeted support to vulnerable children and their families to achieve better outcomes and reduce the need for higher level support and long-term demand for services. You will deliver direct work to children & young people with profound/ multiple learning disabilities and additional care/health needs. Direct work can take place in the community, or in the Foster Carers home where you will be working to support a range of interventions. You will co-ordinate and deliver interventions using a solution focussed approach by building supportive and empowering relationships with families, you will engage children and young people through a range of communication tools/resources, creative and innovative strategies, in line with partner agencies and organisations. You will benefit from our commitment to delivering the best possible service to children and families, and the chance to join an experienced and dynamic team. You will be joining an authority with a strong set of values that underpins the work we do: Accountability, Empowerment, Excellence, Integrity and Respect. For more information about our values, please click here. About you We are looking for someone with experience of working with children, young people, families, and communities to deliver a wide range of interventions. Experience of working with multi-agency assessments and plans is also a must. A full driving licence and access to a car is essential. The role of a Family Support Worker requires you to work flexibly and will include working evenings and weekends. How to apply For an informal chat about this role, please contact Cynthia Simon, Team Manager on or 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. Commitment to our employees Applications from any Gloucestershire County Council's employees who are currently on the redeployment register or at risk of redundancy will be considered first at shortlisting stage .

Clerical Officer - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Clerical Officer, • Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 2, 1st Floor, • Salary: £25,185 - £25,989 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 08/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 10650 Our Legal Services team is seeking an administrator to join us. This role is pivotal as it involves managing clerical and finance tasks that are essential to the smooth operation of our office. As part of this position, you will be responsible for processing invoices and raising purchase orders, ensuring that everything runs seamlessly. The role is full-time, 37 hours per week. Additionally, you will be providing office cover until 5pm one day per week on a rota basis. We are a small, supportive, and productive team who provide clerical and financial support to the other legal services teams. About You To be successful in this role, you will need to have excellent organisational skills to prioritise workloads and maintain our high service levels. You should also be able to exhibit exceptional customer service qualities while being mindful of confidentiality, which is important in our service. While it would be advantageous if you have some experience in processing invoices, we will provide all the necessary training. Please see the job profile below for more information. 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 Please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Dee Williams via email at 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. 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.

FM Contract Monitoring and Office Coordi - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: FM Contract Monitoring and Office Coordi, • Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 5, 6th Floor, • Salary: £37,280 - £40,777 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 08/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13629 About The Role The Asset Management and Property Services team manages the Gloucestershire County Council estate. We are an established Property Services and Estates Management team who take pride in delivering high quality service across the County, including educational establishments, to ensure we have a fully compliant estate. We have the knowledge and expertise to advise on legislative, statutory requirements, national guidelines and best practice requirements for property matters. About You We are currently looking for a self motivated, well organised and experienced Facilities Management Contracts Manager to work as part of our Asset Management and Property Services team based in Shire Hall, Gloucester. Y our excellent Facilities Management experience and contract management skills will enable you to provide effective contract support to Gloucestershire County Council’s contractors and monitor compliance of over 100 buildings across the county, ensuring that all requirements of the frameworks, KPI’s and specifications are met through regular checks and liaison meetings with contractors and GCC property staff. Your excellent communication skills will help you to establish and maintain dialogue with Heads of establishments and/or their nominated representatives through contact and discussions and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with contractors through regular meetings and discussions. You will also be able to provide day to day support for the GCC’s Building Helpdesk, including technical advice and reactive maintenance solutions. Your customer service and complaint handling skills will enable you to investigate complaints received regarding to the provision of any service contract and agree any deduction from the contract for non-compliance. You will also have the skills required to identify performance and training gaps with contractors and provide effective solutions. You will also be required to assist in the preparation of tender documents for service contracts. 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 further information please contact James Grierson - Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- Employees who are currently on the County Council's redeployment register and who submit an application will be considered first at shortlisting stage. 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.

Business Support Officer - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Business Support Officer, • Job Location: Shire Hall, • Salary: £28,142 - £29,540 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 08/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13573 About the Team and Role This is a great time to join Gloucestershire County Council, as Children’s Social Care is on an exciting journey, which focuses our approach into being more creative, strengths-based and person-centred, to ensure that we work together to ‘Make a Difference’ to our local communities. We are an agile working organisation with a combination of office-based working and working from home (essential equipment is provided) following an initial period of training in the office. We place a high premium on diversity and inclusion, as well as on health and wellbeing and we offer a flexible working scheme which is based on business need. We offer Continued Professional Development and will support you to develop your skills and career prospects within Children’s Services. This Business Support Officer role is based at the Front Door of Children’s Social Care and is situated within the Business Support function of the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH). The Front Door/MASH plays an integral part in supporting Gloucestershire’s most vulnerable children and families, as well as being the first contact point for professionals and members of the public. The main responsibilities for this role is to gather, analyse, and summarise information about children and families to support timely and informed safeguarding decisions within the Multi‑Agency Safeguarding Hub. About you We are looking for a proactive and well‑organised individual to join our team, providing essential administrative support within a busy social work environment. Key responsibilities include monitoring generic mailboxes, picking up and actioning tasks, preparing documents in Microsoft Word, and updating spreadsheets in Excel. You will also be responsible for creating and uploading documents to our bespoke database, Liquid Logic (full training will be provided). The role involves working collaboratively with partner agencies, prioritising referrals, and producing accurate reports that help identify potential risks and support the safeguarding of vulnerable children. 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 Working in Children’s Social Care does require an applicant who can be proactive or responsive to changing demands and resilient to some of the tough emotional content of the role. However, it is also a role that can bring great reward and job satisfaction. If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Natalie Desborough via email at 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.

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.

Trainer Assessor - Fixed Term This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Trainer Assessor, • Job Location: Adult Education Service, • Salary: £33,143 - £36,363 per annum, pro rata, • Hours per Week: 8.00, • Contract Type: Fixed Term, • Duration: One year, • Closing Date: 02/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 12801 Do you want to help adults gain the skills and confidence they need to move into work, training, or further learning? We’re looking for an enthusiastic Tutor to deliver high‑quality employability, personal and social development, and IAG‑focused courses across Gloucestershire as well as design and deliver sector based work academy programmes, across sectors such as Catering, Cleaning, Hospitality, Retail. You’ll play a key role in designing and delivering high‑quality learning programmes that make a real difference across our county and to people's lives. About You As a Variable Hours Tutor, you’ll: • Plan and deliver engaging learning in community settings to adults., • Assess learner needs, track progress, and record achievements., • Embed English, maths, digital and language skills into your sessions., • Support adults with diverse learning needs and help them move on to their next steps., • Maintain accurate records and contribute to quality assurance., • Provide high‑quality information, advice and guidance., • Work collaboratively as part of a friendly, supportive team., • Experience teaching adults or community groups., • Ability to design learner‑centred programmes., • Confident use of digital tools in teaching., • Strong communication skills and a flexible, positive approach., • Level 3 Education & Training (or equivalent), • Minimum 1 year teaching experience, • Level 2 English and maths, • Competent use of Microsoft Office Programs, • Confidence or willingness to learn usage of Learner Management Systems 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 Nusrath Khan - Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- This Position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and access to a vehicle and ability to travel across Gloucestershire. 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.

Administrator (GHES Outpatients) - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Administrator (GHES Outpatients), • Job Location: Hospital Educ Serv Outpatient Team Base, • Salary: £26,403 - £27,694 per annum (pro rata), • Hours per Week: 37, term-time only (39 weeks), • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 01/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13578 Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service is looking to appoint a dynamic, efficient and motivated Administrator to join our existing support team. The role will be based in Cheltenham County Offices to support our outreach team and those who teach in Gloucester Royal Hospital. The role involves working with our whole team, students, parents and other professionals associated with our students. Working Monday to Friday, approx.8:00am to 4:00pm for 39 weeks per annum, (term time plus In-service days) 37 hours per week. The successful candidate will have excellent customer service skills, with the ability to communicate effectively and to develop positive relationships with the wider school community. About Us This is a fantastic opportunity to join the hospital education team. You can be confident of joining a highly professional, passionate, supportive and very experienced team of teachers, pastoral and administrative team working tirelessly to ensure the best outcomes can be achieved for every individual despite the health barriers they may be facing. About You We are looking for someone who is: • Welcoming, polite with a positive outlook., • An excellent communicator, both verbally and in writing., • Has a professional telephone manner and is confident on the phone., • Has excellent administrative and ICT skills. Knowledge of SIMS would be beneficial; however, training will be provided., • Is able to manage and prioritise own workload., • Has the ability to multi-task with great attention to detail and accuracy., • Understands the importance of confidentiality regarding the nature of the work and act with integrity, high levels of tact and discretion., • Is well-organised, flexible, calm and resilient., • Has the ability to relate well to children and adults., • Works constructively as part of a team, with an understanding of school roles and responsibilities., • Ideally you will have worked in an educational setting, but we will provide training for anyone who hasn't. To find out more about GHES visit our website About Us GHES is a service within Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) so employment with us is through them. Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role, giving the administrative team 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. For all your hard work, you will receive the following: • Flexible and agile working opportunities, • 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, • Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply), • Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network. Further details and the job description can be found in the attached documents. If you would like to speak to Beth Warren, Head of Service, or Karen Harris, Office Manager, for an informal conversation please contact us on or email GHES is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to satisfactory references, and enhanced & barred DBS check and the Right to work in the UK. When filling in the application form it is really important to not only state your experience but to explain why you are choosing to apply to work at GHES in particular and why you feel you are the best candidate. Ensure you include relevant experience that would support your application for working within an alternative provision working environment, and cross-phase. We will not accept CVs so please do not add this to your application when applying through the GCC vacancy website. 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. 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.

Employment Specialist - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Employment Specialist, • Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 4, 2nd Floor, • Salary: £30,024-£32,597 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 09/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 12210 About the Role Gloucestershire Employment and Skills Hub offer a one-stop source of information, advice, guidance and support around employment and skills. Working with a range of partners and employers in localities across Gloucestershire the Hub delivers 1:1 support through a number of programmes for people with barriers to sustaining or retaining work, as well as advice and signposting for any resident looking for help. As an Employment Specialist, you’ll work predominantly based in the Cotswold District (north and south) to support individuals from diverse backgrounds who face significant barriers such as disability and long-term health conditions to find and maintain sustained employment. You’ll build strong relationships with participants, helping them identify suitable job goals through vocational profiling and personalised employment plans. You’ll also work closely with local employers and support organisations to create inclusive opportunities, using your knowledge of the local labour market to match people’s strengths with real job opportunities. About You You will be passionate about understanding the employment landscape of the Cotswolds and building relationships with customers employers and partner organisations. You’re someone who brings creativity, initiative, and a strong sense of purpose to your work. With a customer-focused mindset and a solid understanding of employment policies and welfare services, you’re confident supporting people with health conditions, disabilities, or other barriers to work, whether through professional experience or lived experience. You’re driven by outcomes and thrive in a role where you can make a real difference. Your ability to negotiate, influence, and build partnerships will be key to helping participants achieve their goals and succeed in the workplace. If you are enthusiastic and self-motivated and want to help us to deliver change to people living in Gloucestershire we encourage you to apply for this role. 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, • 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 If 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. Closing date is 9/3/2026 and interviews are scheduled for 17/3/2026 If you have any questions about this role please contact 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. 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.

Business Change Manager - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Business Change Manager, • Job Location: Shire Hall, • Salary: £52,413 - £54,495 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 08/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13487 Want to be part of a transformation team that touches every part of the organisation? Want to play a key role in helping the council through Local Government Reorganisation over the next few years? We have the perfect opportunity where you can really showcase your capability, skills, and experience to help us create real impact and improve the change management function in GCC. About The Team & Role We are looking for an individual who loves the world of change and transformation, has experience of working with senior leaders, and can bring strategic thinking and creativity to the role. As Business Change Manager, you will report to our Head of Transformation. You will be responsible for ensuring all strategic change initiatives deliver expected outcomes and benefits whilst increasing adoption and usage. You will focus on the people aspects of change, including changes to business processes, systems and technology, job roles, and organisational structures. You will work to drive more effective adoption and higher utilisation of and proficiency with the changes that impact employees. You will also continually evolve and improve the business change toolkit, training, and other supporting infrastructure to improve how the council lands change. About You As an experience Business Change Manager, you should be curious about change, organised in your work, and able to use your own initiative to achieve objectives. Your energy creates action and as part of the GCC Transformation team you are comfortable sharing your views and encouraging others. You will be inquisitive by nature to get the answers you need, and be able to adapt, embrace the new, and approach all situations proactively and with a deadline in mind. About Us Hybrid working arrangements are available for many 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. 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, • 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, • 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 express an interest in this position by submitting a CV today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button. For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Stuart Morris (Business Change Manager) via Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview w/c 23rd March 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.

Project Manager - Data Strategy Implemen - Fixed Term This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Project Manager - Data Strategy Implemen, • Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 5, 1st Floor, • Salary: £37,280 - £47,181 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Fixed Term, • Duration: One year, • Closing Date: 08/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13501 This role sits within the Data and Intelligence Strategy Team, this is a team of dedicated programme and project managers focussed on delivering the Data & Intelligence Strategy. It sits within the wider Planning, Performance and Insights Service working closely with colleagues in the Data, Analysis & Insights and Performance & Improvement Teams. Due to the nature of the work, you will also collaborate closely with corporate change colleagues in the Transformation Team to ensure strong alignment with the corporate change management function. About the role We’re looking for a full time Project Manager - Data Strategy Implementation, on a fixed term 12 month contract. As a Project Manager for Data Strategy Implementation, you will play a pivotal role in turning our strategy into reality. You will work closely with colleagues across Planning, Performance and Insights as well as key stakeholders from across whole council who support us to deliver the strategy. In this role, you will manage key cultural, behavioural, and implementation activities that support successful adoption of the strategy across the organisation. This includes driving initiatives such as managing culture change projects (including our data champion network), benefits tracking and delivering the rollout of strategic deliverables such as the Data Quality Framework. About You You will bring experience of delivering data and intelligence related change projects, with the confidence to engage and influence colleagues at all levels. A proactive and organised communicator, you can manage the delivery of one or more projects at pace -coordinating stakeholders, producing clear project documentation, and developing supporting materials that enable effective implementation. You will be comfortable developing training and adoption plans and ensuring that changes are understood, owned, and embedded across the council. Self motivated and adaptable, you thrive in collaborative environments and work effectively across teams and services to drive positive cultural and operational change. About us Hybrid working arrangements are available for many 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. Joining us could mean access to these great benefits: Flexible and agile working opportunities (please note this is a hybrid role with the expectation of working two days a week in Shire Hall Gloucester) 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. 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. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Elaine O'Connell Francischetto (Strategic Lead Data and Intelligence startegy) via email at Closing date 8th March 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.

Assistant Director, Children's Improvement and Transformation - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Assistant Director, Children's Improvement and Transformation, • Job Location: Gloucestershire, • Salary: £85,838 to £94,585 per annum (pro rata part-time), • Hours per Week: 22.2, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 08/03/2026 This is an exceptional opportunity for a senior leader with expertise in children’s social care, SEND or education services, and a passion for driving sustainable, evidence‑based improvement. About us: Right child, right support, right time, every time In our recent inspection in June 2025, our Children’s Services have been officially judged as ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ leadership. Ofsted 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: You’ll lead countywide programmes that strengthen practice, accelerate our improvement journey, and embed a culture of high performance and continuous learning. Working closely with the Executive Director for Children’s Services and the senior leadership team, you will help us deliver better outcomes, better experiences and better life chances for the children and young people who need us most. As the strategic lead for improvement and transformation, you’ll bring clarity, ambition and system‑wide leadership to complex change programmes, most notably the Families First Partnership Programme. You will empower leaders and teams, strengthen partnership working, and ensure our services are inspection‑ready, resilient and delivering excellent practice every day. This is a role for someone who thrives in complexity, builds strong and trusting relationships, and brings energy, courage and inclusive leadership to a fast‑moving environment. If you are motivated by making a tangible difference, committed to fairness and equality, and ready to help shape a service that truly reflects our aspirations for Gloucestershire’s children, we’d love to hear from you. Reward and support: For all your hard work, you will receive the following: • between £85,838 - £94,585 per annum subject to experience (pro rata for part-time), • up to £8,000 relocation package*, • flexible and agile working opportunities, • 30 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time), • 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, • 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) How to apply For an informal chat about this role or to find out more please email 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. 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.

Development Officer - Fixed Term This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Development Officer, • Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 1, 2nd Floor, • Salary: £37,280-£40,777 per annum (pro rata), • Hours per Week: 21.00, • Contract Type: Fixed Term, • Duration: One year, • Closing Date: 27/02/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13472 The role of Development Officer (Family Focus) is one of four Development Officers within the Gloucestershire Libraries team. Each Development Officer leads on a specific remit and audience profile. The main target age group for this role is early years children and their families, aimed at spending quality time with families and communities to increase social connection and using creativity as a theme for reduction of anxiety and improvement of mental health. The Development Officer will work within the Development Team with very clear aims and objectives which will include: -Marketing and communications planning for all aspects of the library service related to Children’s & Families (alongside the Librarian) -Income generation from a range of sources, including donations, memberships, trusts and grant applications. -Develop and promote the countywide Library Littles initiative and the new children’s choir, working with communities, partners and funders to support continuation and evaluate impact. About you: We are seeking someone who has had previous experience of projects and project management, as this is an important element at the centre of the role. Other experience that is relevant and essential includes: -Marketing, communications and branding. We do a lot of design and development in-house so some hands-on creative skills will be an important element -Income generation. All projects are self-funded so some awareness and knowledge of trust and foundations, donations and legacies. -Data and insights. As projects are very audience/customer driven – we are looking for someone who has a clear understanding of reporting and interpreting data On top of these elements, a proactive, positive team player with a vision and understanding of this specific age group and target audience. 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 (pro-rata) -An option to purchase 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 -Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply) -Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network. How to apply Closing date - 27 February with interviews WC 10 March 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 Kate Aston-Williams via email at 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. 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.

Programme Manager - Fixed Term This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Programme Manager, • Job Location: Shire Hall Complex, Gloucester, GL1 2TP, • Salary: £52,413 - £54,495 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Fixed Term, • Duration: Two years, • Closing Date: 08/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 10800 Are you a dynamic and experienced Programme Manager looking for a new challenge? We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Programme Manager to lead the development, initiation, and implementation of one or more of our transformation programmes. Although not immune to the financial pressures faced by other councils, as a financially stable council we can afford to take a more positive approach to tackling them. Part of this approach is continuing our commitment to always seeking ways to do things better. As such, we have identified additional income, savings, and efficiencies that will help us to remain financially stable at the same time as investing in a better future for Gloucestershire. As a council, we have a renewed focus on transformation and change right across the council and ambitious plans in place that will enable us to continue this approach in future years. So, we need some additional transformation resource to scope and lead these programmes to ensure that the anticipated benefits can be realised. To do this, you will be working closely with subject matter experts across the council and partner organisations but will also be joining a supportive team of project and change management professionals within the Transformation team, who drive transformation and change across the council. If you are a GCC member of staff and interested in this role on a secondment basis, please speak with your line manager before submitting an application. About You To be successful, you will need experience of managing ambitious and complex programmes, having used your knowledge of programme management tools and techniques to proactively plan and manage activity from initiation to delivery of benefits. Your strong organisational and creative problem-solving skills will help you to manage competing deadlines and tight timescales, to ensure that the programme is successfully delivered. You will need to use your excellent ability to communicate with stakeholders at different levels to ensure a collaborative approach to delivery, including in the identification, tracking, and delivery of benefits. We will also need your strong influencing and motivation skills to enthuse, achieve buy-in, and drive change. About Us Hybrid working arrangements are available for many 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. 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, • 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, • 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 express an interest in this position by submitting a CV today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button. For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Charlotte Davis (Head of Transformation) via . Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview w/c 23rd March 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.

Residential Practitioner, Children's Home Bank - Casual This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Residential Practitioner, Children's Home Bank, • Job Location: Gloucester, • Salary: £15.12 - £16.41 per hour (plus enhanced pay for unsociable hours and sleep-in allowance), • Hours per Week: various, • Contract Type: Casual, • Closing Date: 22/02/2026 In accordance with Schedule 9, Part 1, of the Equality Act 2010, this role has a Genuine Occupational Requirement for the postholder to be aged 21 years or above. This is an essential and proportionate requirement to ensure the effective and appropriate delivery of the service due to the nature of the duties of the role and the ages and complex needs of the children and young people in our care. About us 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. We are 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. We're excited to be opening our new children’s homes. Each home has a specific purpose. We have one small home dedicated to providing short term care, supporting younger children to make the transition to foster care or to return home. We have a larger home for older children with a plan of long term residential care and we will support them to transition towards independence through the use of our supported accommodation studios. Our third home will be supporting older children with a plan of ‘step down’ from residential care to foster care or a return home. We are committed to supporting our staff in delivering the highest quality of care to the children in our homes. To strengthen this, we have recruited 2 Children and mental health clinicians, who will have a regular presence in the home to guide and support our team in working in a trauma-informed way. In addition, we have integrated an Advanced Practitioner who will lead residential training strategies focused on your professional development. This role will ensure that you receive the skills, knowledge, and ongoing support needed to thrive in your position and to continuously improve the care you provide. About you We are looking for individuals who are: • passionate about supporting children and young people to thrive., • resilient, empathetic, and patient, with strong communication and teamwork skills., • able to build trust and positive relationships with children who may have experienced trauma., • willing to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins., • committed to professional development and continuous learning., • Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England) or an equivalent qualification. We are required to see your original qualification certificate and qualification transcripts so please ensure you have these for when they are requested, • a full driving licence and willingness to drive As a Residential Practitioner, you will: • provide high-quality, personalized care to children and young people in a residential setting., • promote a trauma-informed approach to care, using your understanding of each child’s individual needs and experiences., • encourage positive behaviour and support the young people in developing life skills, emotional resilience, and independence., • work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver tailored care plans, ensuring the safety, welfare, and well-being of every child., • build positive relationships with the children, their families, and other professionals involved in their care., • manage challenging behaviours calmly and professionally, applying therapeutic techniques to support children through difficult times., • help children engage in education, recreational activities, and personal development opportunities. For additional information about this role please reach out to • Any hours worked between 20.00 – 06.00, weekends and Bank Holidays attract an unsociable payment over and above the basic salary for this post. This is a rolling advert and will remain live until all our current Bank Residential Practitioner vacancies are filled. Candidates will be contacted by phone to arrange a face to face interview at Shire Hall. We reserve the right to close an advertisement earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a suitable number of applications. 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 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:- 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. 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.

Business Manager - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Business Manager, • Job Location: Gloucester - Shire Hall, • Salary: £52,413 - £54,495 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 01/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13599 About the role: We are looking for a full time (37 hours) Business Manager (Adult Social Care) within our Business Management Team in Adult Social Care. In this key role, you will be the strategic lead for data governance, quality assurance, and performance insight across the ASC service. Reporting to the Head of Adult Social Care Services and Business Development, you’ll ensure that the right data is driving the right decisions. You will be responsible for: • leading the design and monitoring of robust data and quality systems to support compliance, service improvement, and strategic decision-making., • integrate data from multiple sources while maintaining quality., • championing a culture of continuous quality improvement and embedding Quality Assurance processes that support safe, effective, and person-centred services., • develop and implement quality assurance plans and protocols., • collaborating with senior leaders and operational teams to ensure performance dashboards, audits, and data reporting are aligned to service priorities., • acting as the quality assurance lead in business continuity, governance, and inspection readiness activities across the directorate., • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive quality initiatives and best practices. About you: You will be a strategic thinker with strong experience in managing quality assurance and data systems in complex, fast-paced public sector environments. You will have proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams (including indirect reports), implement data-driven strategies, and influence senior decision-makers. You will be skilled in project/programme management, risk and benefits analysis, and continuous service improvement. 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: 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: • Regular formal and informal support, • Safe, supportive, and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision, • Career progression conversations, to support you in progressing professionally and personally, • 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, • Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply), • Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network., • Fixed entitlement of 25.5 days annual leave from commencement of your employment, • Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme 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. Or click 'Apply' Interviews are planned for w/c 15th March. 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 reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received. 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.

Children's ASYE Social Worker - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Children's ASYE Social Worker, • Job Location: Tewkesbury, Stroud, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Forest of Dean and Cirencester, • Salary: £37,280 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 08/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13433, • This post is not open to job share Our Vision Right child, right support, right time, every time We are working together to support families and communities to give every child the best chance of a happy and rewarding life, especially those who need more help. You will be joining an authority that, in its most recent Ofsted inspection, has been rated as ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ elements’—a reflection of our ongoing commitment to high‑quality practice and continuous improvement. We are looking for dedicated and enthusiastic social work graduates to join our next ASYE cohort. You will come to this role having completed your final placement as part of your degree and will use your developing skills of analysis, critical thinking and effective communication to work collaboratively with colleagues and partner agencies to secure the best outcomes for children, young people and families across Gloucestershire. Reward & Support By joining Gloucestershire County Council, you will be eligible for the following pay and reward package: * generous starting salary of £37,280 per annum * £3,000 Welcome Payment* * £2,000 Annual Retention Payments* * up to £8,000 Relocation Package * flexible working opportunities * access to our Social Work Academy * employee Benefits Programme * 25.5 days annual leave, rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ continuous service * Local Government Pension Scheme * staff discount scheme – access to great savings with major supermarket chains and high street retailers * Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – free, confidential support 24/7 * access to employee networks * Green Car Scheme and Cycle to Work Scheme *Welcome and retention payments are non-contractual and subject to normal tax and NI deductions. About our ASYE Programme Our celebrated Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) will support you to grow and develop your practice alongside experienced Social Workers within your team. You will be mentored and guided as you build your knowledge, confidence and decision‑making, working with a protected caseload throughout the programme. Our Social Work Academy provides: * protected development time * monthly reflective group supervision facilitated by an Advanced Educator * high-quality training mapped to the Knowledge and Skills Statements * strong peer support from your cohort Our newly qualified Social Workers speak highly of the programme — you can learn more about their experiences here: Next Steps When you apply, you will be invited to attend an assessment day to explore your interests. ambitions and experience in Children’s Services so far. This takes place at our Social Work Academy in Gloucester and includes: • a written assessment based on a case study, • a panel interview You will need: * to be due to complete your social work degree and final placement before the end of September 2026 * to include your Practice Educator as one of your referees * a full driving licence and willingness to drive for work * a satisfactory Enhanced DBS * to obtain Social Work England registration in time to commence the programme in October 2026 If successful, we may also offer you the opportunity to start earlier in a pre‑qualified role while awaiting your SWE registration, prior to joining the ASYE programme in September 2026. To apply, please click below and complete your application. If you require any further information, the Children’s Recruitment Team will be happy to help: To ensure a personalised and responsive process, all applicants will receive a call from the Recruitment Team within 48 hours of applying to discuss this role, your preferred practice area, and your preferred locality. 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.

International Children's Social Worker - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: International Children's Social Worker, • Job Location: 92-96 Westgate Street, • Salary: £39,152 - £40,777 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 08/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13024 About us For all your hard work. You will receive the following; • between £39,152 - £40,777 per annum, • 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, • dedicated support from our Social Work Academy to help embed UK social work practice, • 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 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 registration, • a recognised qualification in Social Work, • a minimum of 2 years post qualified experience working directly with Children and Families in a statutory setting, • 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. If you would like to find out more about the role please email or alternatively please submit an application before the closing date. 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.

Family Support Worker - Family Together Team - Permanent This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Family Support Worker - Family Together Team, • Job Location: Gloucestershire, • Salary: £33,143 - £36,363 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37.00, • Contract Type: Permanent, • Closing Date: 01/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13633 Reward and Support For all your hard work, you will receive the following: • between £33,143 - £36,363 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, • links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network, • career development and qualification opportunities, • 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 The Family Together Team is made up of 2 Deputy Team Managers, 1 Team Manager and 24 Family Support Workers. The team work in partnership with children and their families or carers to provide services aiming to promote positive change, the resilience of children and the stability of their placements (at home or in accommodation) through task-focussed time-limited interventions and packages of direct work. The team also works to reunify children back home from care settings and to enable children to step down from residential care to foster care and offer preventative support where a current assessment indicates family breakdown. The Out of Hours Response Service (ORS) contributes to the department’s emergency provision on a countywide basis. We ensure identified staff members are available, on a rota basis, to respond within one hour of a request for a service. About You As a Family Support Worker you will have experience of working with children, young people, families, and communities to deliver a wide range of interventions. Experience of working with multi-agency assessments and plans is also a must. The role of a Family Support Worker requires you to work flexibly and may include working evenings and weekends. 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 09/03/2026. 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. 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 shortlisting criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview 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. 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 - Fixed Term This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. • Job Title: Children and Families Advanced Practitioner, • Job Location: Cheltenham, • Salary: £48,226 - £51,356 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37, • Contract Type: Fixed Term, • Duration:, • Closing Date: 08/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13436 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 (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, • 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 you As an Advanced Practitioner 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. 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, • 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 contact Laura Freeman 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 on Wednesday 18th March 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. 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.

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: 08/03/2026, • 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 on 16/03/2026. 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.