We are looking for an experienced advocate with at least 2 years post qualification experience to join us as a lawyer responsible for general housing and civil litigation, with emphasis on possession actions, debt recovery and homelessness. You will have experience of possession and injunction proceedings in respect of secure tenants and be able to demonstrate excellent client care skills. Good advocacy experience is essential as is an ability to work with minimum supervision.

Grade and Salary Information

PO4/PO5 £38,964 – £44,271 pa inc London Weighting

Closing date

Closing date: Monday 20 February 2012

Assessment and Interview date: w/c Monday 27 February 2012

Additional Information

Please note that Brent Council redeployees who apply for this post will be given first priority at interviews.

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Main Purpose Of Job

Located at the heart of the Thames Gateway, Medway Council is a unitary authority striving to achieve excellence in public service. We are looking to recruit to an experienced and professional Strategic Asset Manager within the Corporate Service’s division to :

Deliver the strategic asset management service for the council’s housing stock of over 3,000 units.

Develop and keep under review Medway Council’s Housing Asset Management Strategy and to manage the planned maintenance programme.

To develop the stock condition database and lead on the development of planned and cyclical maintenance and improvement programmes.

To establish and oversee tendering strategies for capital and revenue, responsive, planned and cyclical works that meet value for money and probity requirements.

To monitor the Council’s records and statutory certificates and to ensure that risk management methods and statutory compliance (e.g. Health and safety) are appropriate, applied and monitored.

To develop and implement strategies to reduce long-term maintenance costs including standardisation of components and specifications.

If you have any queries, please contact us on 01634 332878 or if you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager call Noel Filmer on 01634 332415.

CRB Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

How to apply

For details on how to apply for this role, please read the attached Guidance Notes, which includes the Job Profile/Person Specification.

If you are applying online, you will need to read through this prior to commencing your application.

Are you interested in furthering your career in the management of public sector outsourced services?

Corporate Strategy is a key business area responsible for a range of procurement, policy and support activities at Woking Borough Council. A top priority is to ensure the Council gets the best value and service from its range of contracts with a diverse range of suppliers.

We are looking for someone with the drive and enthusiasm to work in a small team to ensure that the Council’s supplier relations are delivering the best possible outcomes for citizens. The successful candidate will be the primary contract manager and point of contact for contractors’ delivering the Council’s outsourced Housing Management, due to go live in April 2012, and will therefore require a high level of professionalism.

Tasks will include, advising corporate management on general Housing policy and processes, managing the work tasks of staff, research and data collection to support contract reviews, supplier negotiations and development of procurement related policy. The postholder will be responsible for monitoring, updating and reporting contract performance information to a high level of detail and accuracy, holding contractors to account and reporting to Executive and Director level. The job will also require arranging and participation in meetings and workshops with internal and external stakeholders. Strong interpersonal skills will be needed to resolve any contract issues and to enable continuous improvement across the Council’s contracts.

Woking Borough Council offers in return, competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, pleasant open plan working environment at the Civic Offices. Excellent career opportunities exist for committed individuals. Further benefits are detailed in the Job Pack.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Mark Rolt on 01483 743002

Interview Date: 22 February 2012

Equal Opportunities

Woking Borough Council values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Application Information

To apply please download the Application Pack and the Application Form at the end of this advert. If you are unable to download, please ring Woking Borough Council on 01483 743858.

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Application Pack

re you interested in a career in public sector procurement and contract management?

Corporate Strategy is a key business area responsible for a range of procurement, policy and support activities at Woking Borough Council. A top priority is to ensure the Council gets the best value and service from its range of contracts with a diverse range of suppliers.

We are looking for someone with the drive and enthusiasm to work in a small team to ensure that the Council’s supplier relations are delivering the best possible outcomes for citizens. The successful candidate will be a point of contact for suppliers and Council officials for particular contracts, initially the provision of the Council’s Housing Service, requiring a high level of professionalism. The post holder will also provide support and coordination for specific procurement activities. The role provides an exciting opportunity to deliver savings, efficiencies and process improvements in the area of procurement.

Tasks will include research and data collection to support contract reviews, supplier negotiations and development of procurement related policy. The postholder will be responsible for monitoring, updating and reporting contract performance information to a high level of detail and accuracy. The job will require arranging and participation in meetings and workshops with internal and external stakeholders. Strong interpersonal skills will be needed to resolve any contract issues and to enable continuous improvement across the Council’s contracts.

Woking Borough Council offers in return, competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, pleasant open plan working environment at the Civic Offices. Excellent career opportunities exist for committed individuals. Further benefits are detailed in the Job Pack.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Tim Lowe on 01483 743413.

Interview date: 23rd February 2012

Equal Opportunities

Woking Borough Council values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Application Information

To apply please download the Application Pack and the Application Form at the end of this advert. If you are unable to download, please ring Woking Borough Council on 01483 743858.

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E-mailable Form (Word)

Downloadable Form (PDF)

Attached Documents

Application Pack

Hillingdon Council: Putting our residents first.

About the job

We are currently recruiting a Manager to organise and effectively manage our Home Care Reablement Service.In this crucial role, you will coordinate and organise the allocation of work within the service and will directly manage a team of approximately 40 staff, consisting of both Senior and Home Carers.

In addition to the management responsibilities of this role, you will also monitor the level of care provided to clients and will act as a source of professional advice and guidance where required for members of the team.

About the person

Key to this role will be your ability to effectively manage a large team of dispersed staff delivering vital front line services. You will therefore be a seasoned manager with relevant experience and the capability to meet the needs of the service and drive staff performance within the team.You will also have a good understanding of our CQC and legislative obligations and will be flexible in your approach to work to ensure deadlines are met and workloads prioritised appropriately.

Additional information

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Applicants should be aware that the post will only be offered to successful candidates subject to an Enhanced CRB check as well as other employment clearances.

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Social Housing Liaison OfficerPO2: Starting salary £32,532 rising in annual increment to £35,055 pa incl. LW.

With the exciting regeneration of Vauxhall and Waterloo taking off in Lambeth, we need to build on our successful partnerships arrangements and develop new relationships with our Registered Providers and private developers in order to improve affordable housing provision and the management of social residential accommodation.As part of the Social Housing Liaison Team, the person will take an active and creative in the compilation of the Social Housing Charter (the new RSL partnership document) as well as the supporting arrangements whilst maintaining the ongoing delivery of affordable housing development and other activities of the Team. In addition to knowing about affordable housing, policy and partnership working, and performance management, the person should be a good negotiator who can deliver results.

If you feel you are the person that you can take on the challenges of the Social Housing Liaison post then we would like to hear from you.

Application Options

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We are seeking to recruit a Housing Options Team Leader to lead the housing advice and homelessness functions of the housing team. You will manage a team of four housing options officers. You will have strong experience of homelessness prevention and homelessness assessment within the terms of the Housing Act 1996 part 7.

In this role you will help ensure that Spelthorne continues to deal with potential homelessness in a proactive way. You will be able to motivate and support the team and manage their performance effectively. You will also possess excellent communication skills and have the ability to maintain strong working relationships with partner agencies and stakeholders.

You will be enthusiastic and motivated and have strong previous experience of housing allocations. You will have excellent communication and customer care skills with the ability to work effectively in a team.

In return we can offer excellent conditions of service with a benefits package that includes flexible working hours, pension scheme, free car parking and at least 23 days’ paid leave per year.

This post will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check.

Closing date: Monday 06 February 2012 at 12.00 noon

Interview date: Monday 20 February 2012

For full information and to apply online go to www.surreyjobs.info or

www.spelthorne.gov.uk alternatively, please contact Recruitment Services on (01784) 444263 (24 hour answer phone)

For an informal discussion about the requirements of this post candidates may contact Housing Options Manager Lewis Brown on 01784 446 382 (however, please consider all job pack information first.)

All successful applicants will be contacted within 21 days of the closing date.

CVs can only be accepted in support of a completed application form.

Equal Opportunities

Working towards equal opportunities

Application Information

To apply please use the online option below, go to our website or telephone 01784 444 263 (24hr answerphone)

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