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Our client Leicester City council is looking for a Team Leader to join their Locality west team.\n\nPurpose\n\nTo provide decisive and effective leadership to team(s) in line with the council's 'Vision & Values' and 'Leadership Qualities' that enables them to do their best work resulting in high levels of people and organisational performance.\nTo lead, manage, and deliver effective social work within your area of responsibility. This will encompass the management and development of service delivery, building relationships between internal and external partners and contributing positively to the achievement of adult social care and wider council and partnership objectivesLeading People\n\nInvolve team/s in creating a shared purpose to help them develop and achieve results.\nGive clear direction and provide effective people and performance management by setting objectives, agreeing outcomes, monitoring and measuring outputs, and holding individuals and team(s) to account. \nExplore and understand the views of the team and adapt style and behaviour as necessary to ensure positive outcomes.\nDevelop the service to promote inclusion, equality and rights. Show respect for the views of others by recognising their contribution and valuing diversity.\nUtilise the range of HR tools to achieve effective people and performance management.\nManage performance by undertaking Quality Conversations, being honest and challenging constructively. Enable a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging and enabling the team to reflect and act on evaluation and feedback through coaching and mentoring.\nDevelop positive trusting relationships within and outside the team, treating people with fairness and respect. \nInspire team/s by creating opportunities to be creative and innovative, supporting team development and encouraging autonomy to enable team(s) to do their best work.Benefits of working with Remedy\n\nA personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.\nTop tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs\nReferral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.\nDouble payrolls each week. \n\n*Terms & Conditions apply\n\n You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.\n\nRemedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit

Apricus Resourcing are currently are currently supporting a Domestic Abuse Support Charity working onsite based in LE1 post code area of Leicester recruiting for a number of new exciting positions:\nFull or Part Time Refuge Practitioner: (Full Time working 35 weekly hours Saturday & Sunday 9.00am – 4.00pm, Monday to Wednesday 8.30am-6.30pm) (Part time over any 4 weekdays 27 weekly hours 8.30am-6.30pm or Weekend only 13 total hours Saturday & Sunday 9.00am – 4.00pm)\nThis service will provide support to clients that have a history of homelessness or rough sleeping with low to medium support needs. As a refuge support worker you will be focused on facilitating permanent move on accommodation and preparing for fully independent living. The aim of the support is to ensure that those you work alongside are supported and empowered to make positive choices about their life and to continue to live their life free from homelessness. As a support worker you be expected to have specific skills and experience of working in a housing related setting or around tenancy management. It would be an advantage of you had knowledge of housing related law and local support services\nAs a worker here you will recognise that the people that we support have often experienced trauma and will work in a way which understands this.\nYou will manage a caseload and you will use a critical time intervention model which means you will understand the need for transition, trying out and transfer of support throughout the journey of your tenant within the service.\nAt least 1 years’ experience of working with vulnerable adults and a working knowledge of either Resettlement, support planning, welfare rights, benefits advice, mental health issues, offending, drug and alcohol misuse, harm reduction, working with partner agencies and safeguarding. In return for your commitment, the hirer is able to offer a very competitive starting salary £26,421 per annum (pro rata), an enhanced rate will be offered if hired on temporary basis.\nDue to the need to meet clients at locations for these roles a driving licence and your own transport is required, fuel cost for travelling away from main base will be reimbursed.\nBenefits else can you expect from Apricus?\n– Free of charge fast tracked DBS disclosure certificate\n– Dedicated Consultant permanently assigned to you with all the sector expertise required.\n– Excellent efficient weekly Payroll and professional Compliance Department System, ensuring that you are accurately paid on time, every time.\n– The most competitive Rates the sector can offer, allowing you to achieve earnings unlike anywhere else.\n– Leading £300 Referral Bonus, for every successful referral to Apricus

We are looking for passionate Childrens Support Workers who are available to work on a flexible basis.\n\nAs a Childrens Support Worker you will work as part of a team to deliver a high standard of care at all times and support the Young Persons emotional wellbeing. You recognise that the role is to help support service users maximise their choices, rights and decisions.\n\nThe successful candidate must have;\n\n- Hold a full UK driving licence\n\n- Level 3 in Health & Social Care/Children & Young People is great but not essential\n\n- 6 months experience working in a similar setting\n\n- Empathetic people person who is non-judgemental and calm\n\n- Dedicated and committed with a “can-do” attitude\n\nIf you meet the above specification then please get in touch ASAP, the successful applicant will be rewarded with:\n\n- Excellent rates of pay and additional supplements\n\n- Flexible working hours\n\n- Potential Permanent positions\n\nThe successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau.\n\nSCR social care is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of vulnerable adults / children as a priority. This is reflected in our pre-employment checks and requirement to verify and check the identity and references of all applicants.\n\nWe look forward to hearing from you

Belmont Recruitment are currently looking to speak with Refuge Practitioners for positions available in the Leicester area for initial 3 month contracts. We are recruiting Refuge Practitioners to provide practical, emotional and developmental support to women and children affected by domestic abuse. The role is based within confidential refuge accommodation across Leicestershire and plays a vital part in creating a safe, supportive and empowering environment for residents. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference while working as part of a dedicated, values-driven team supporting some of the most vulnerable people in the community. Key Responsibilities Provide one-to-one and group-based support to women and their children living in refuge accommodation Support service coordination to ensure the refuge operates safely and effectively Take referrals and support admissions into the refuge Maintain accurate, confidential case records and support plans Liaise with partner agencies including housing, health, education and safeguarding services Support women to access benefits, welfare rights, training and education opportunities Facilitate house meetings and support mothers around their children’s wellbeing and development Contribute to service development, monitoring and quality assurance activity * ...

We are looking for passionate Childrens Support Workers who are available to work on a flexible basis. As a Childrens Support Worker you will work as part of a team to deliver a high standard of care at all times and support the Young Persons emotional wellbeing. You recognise that the role is to help support service users maximise their choices, rights and decisions. The successful candidate must have; • Hold a full UK driving licence, • Level 3 in Health & Social Care/Children & Young People is great but not essential, • 6 months experience working in a similar setting, • Empathetic people person who is non-judgemental and calm, • Dedicated and committed with a can-do attitude If you meet the above specification then please get in touch ASAP, the successful applicant will be rewarded with: • Excellent rates of pay and additional supplements, • Flexible working hours, • Potential Permanent positions The successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau. SCR social care is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of vulnerable adults / children as a priority. This is reflected in our pre-employment checks and requirement to verify and check the identity and references of all applicants. We look forward to hearing from you. JBRP1_UKTJ