Post No. SSCF0045.1 – Social Worker – Safeguarding Hub
We are looking to recruit a Social Worker to join our Safeguarding Hub on a permanent basis.
You will have good assessment skills and the ability to engage with service users quickly, with a focus on the safety and wellbeing of children. You will be skilled in developing and sustaining effective multi-agency links across a range of professional groups. The Safeguarding Hub post will involve responsibility for undertaking assessment and investigation work. You will be highly motivated, focused on providing high quality, timely and effective short term assessments and interventions to children "at risk" or "in need of care and support" in the community. You will be part of a highly supportive environment and have good access to training and development opportunities.
Newport City Council Childrens Services are seeking inspirational and dynamic social workers who are able to make positive contributions to transform the lives of the families we work with. You will work within a service focused on person-centred and strength based approaches committed to achieving Wellbeing outcomes that enable families to safely live together.
Newport is a great place to live and work being a geographically small City with a diverse population of which 35,000 are children and young people. Newport is situated on the M4 corridor and is located between Bristol and Cardiff with excellent transport links further afield. The strengths of working and living in Newport are that it is a growing city that is developing at a fast rate whilst still providing opportunity to access affordable housing, good schools and excellent community resources. We are proud to have a stable workforce and dedicated staff of which all are permanent workers who experience a supportive and positive learning environment. Unique benefits are our effective Prevention and HUB services, the dedicated Mentoring and Consultation team, our partnership arrangement with Barnardo’s to deliver joint interventions to families as well as comparatively low, stable, caseloads, regular individual and group supervision and the opportunities for excellent career development and training opportunities.
In addition to generous annual leave, good pension scheme, comparative or higher pay than neighbouring authorities Newport City Council offers great benefits including:
For this role you will be a practitioner with a professional social work qualification, DipSW, CQSW, CSS or equivalent and registered with Social Care Wales (SCW) (or able to transfer from HCPC or similarly recognised body)
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
We welcome applications for all our jobs in either Welsh or English
Newport City Council is committed to working towards its workforce being more representative of the population that we serve and particularly welcomes applications from people from the minority ethnic communities represented (or living) in the city. Selection will be made on ability and skills to undertake the role.
Our values – Courageous, Positive and Responsible
Ein gwerthoedd – Dewr, Cadarnhaol, Cyfrifol
Post No. POSN000776 – Development Services Technical Support Assistant
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Full Time, Technical Support Assistant for a period of 18 months, based within the Development Management Section.
As part of a dedicated team you will be required to provide a comprehensive technical support service continuing the successful delivery of statutory and non-statutory, Planning and Building Control functions. You will be required to ensure that we provide our customers with a good quality and professional service. You will be involved with the registration and processing of Planning and Building Regulation applications, registration and issue of scaffold permits and the maintenance of computerised and manual filing systems and records. You will also be responsible for the carrying out of all statutory and neighbour consultations and dealing with online applications and receipt of payment via telephone.
You should possess 5 GCSE’s or equivalent together with 3 years’ experience in a similar environment or a knowledge and understanding of Planning and Building Control administration. You should also be able to demonstrate previous experience in using GIS/Electronic Document Management System and computerised databases.
This is a great opportunity for you to develop and expand your skills and experience within the Development Management area.
If you would like to know more about the post, please contact Diane Morgan on 01633 210078 or via email Diane.Morgan@newport.gov.uk
Post No. POSN000784 – Geospatial Insight Analyst – Newport Intelligence Hub
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Newport Intelligence Hub, one of Wales’ leading and most widely renowned geospatial and data and intelligence teams. We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to undertake the role of Geospatial Insight Analyst on a permanent basis. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to work on a wide range of exciting projects, encouraged to innovate and develop solutions in conjunction with the Geospatial Data Development Manager in providing a comprehensive geospatial information related support service to Newport City Council and our formal collaboration partners at Monmouthshire County Council.
The post will play an important role in continually improving the quality and effective use of geospatial data to underpin systems to support strategic, tactical and operational decision-making, fostering collaboration, and sharing and reuse of data and analytics. This post is responsible for communicating and ensuring effective analysis and reporting through the use of geospatial and georeferenced data to generate insight, presenting intelligence from complex datasets to a variety of users.
The successful candidate will be educated to HND/HNC/NVQ Level 4 or equivalent, with experience of GIS mapping and systems and tools such as QGIS, MapInfo and ESRI. Experience of producing and presenting high quality data and spatial analysis outputs along with the ability to problem solve, develop, and provide imaginative and creative solutions is essential.
Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 3rd May 2021
Post No. IS1003.26 Customer Services Officer
We are looking for people to join our Customer Services team working in the City Contact Centre, Face to Face and Main Reception. We are recruiting for:
4 permanent officers working 37 hours per week
If you are friendly and able to engage in a polite, sincere and welcoming manner with members of the public then we'd like to hear from you. Working for Customer Services we can offer you:
-A happy and supportive working environment with good disabled access
-On-going commitment to your personal development
-Variety of shift patterns allowing you to manage your home/work life balance
Our current opening hours in the City Contact Centre are Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Our usual opening hours are Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm. Face to Face services are currently closed but our usual opening hours are 9am – 5pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday.
** Please note that due to the covid-19 restrictions on the way we work, the position will be partially home based for the duration of 2020-21 once training has been completed**
Responsible to the Team Leader, Customer Service Officers will respond to enquiries from the public on a wide range of Council Services. Your aim will be to fully answer queries over the phone and in person initiating services for the customer in a friendly, helpful manner. You will also identify any shortfalls in information provision to fully respond to public enquiries.
You will be educated to A-level standard or have at least 1 years’ experience in a call centre or customer services environment. As an excellent team player you will have a good understanding of customer service principles and have the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of individuals. You will work well under pressure and have the ability to prioritise your own workload.
We encourage applications from individuals who can communicate effectively in Welsh or Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, Arabic as well as English.
For an informal discussion please contact Katharine Majer on 01633 656656.
Post No. POSN000814 – Head Teacher – Millbrook Primary School
Applicants are invited to apply for this unique and exciting opportunity to become Headteacher of Millbrook Primary School in Newport. The school provides education for children aged between 3 years and 11 years.
The Governing Body are seeking an innovative Headteacher who can provide inspirational leadership for the school. The school is situated within the Newport High cluster of primary schools and serves a diverse community. This very successful school has a passionate and committed team of staff who ensure that the school is at the heart of the community and that strong family engagement and pupil wellbeing is paramount.
The Governing Body are committed to appointing a Headteacher who:
Governors will support the successful candidate in all aspects of school life to ensure the continuation and enhancement of this very successful school.
Key Dates
Shortlisting: 30th April 2021
Interviews scheduled:
Start Date: 1st September 2021 or as soon as possible thereafter
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be invited to visit the school.
We are obliged to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. If you are invited to interview, you will be asked to provide appropriate documents such as your full birth certificate/passport/work permit in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
This post requires you to be registered with the Education Workforce Council (EWC).
To view the Chair of Governors Letter and the job description please click on the attachments.
Post No. SSPH0061.9 - Economic Inactivity Worker - Journey 2 Work ESF Project (East Hub)
Fixed term until March 2022
A Welsh Government programme tackling poverty through sustainable employment providing intensive employment mentoring and support. The Journey to Work operation is supported by EU funds and is a high profile national backbone ESF Operation that delivers intensive mentoring and employment support for individuals actively seeking employment.
To identify and support individuals who are long term unemployed to enable them to access training, qualifications and employment opportunities, by supporting individuals with intervention and intensive mentoring support to access services in order for them to achieve sustainable employment.
Working together as a team and with the support of partner organisations the process consists of a light touch diagnostic assessment to determine the level of need and therefore the most appropriate level of support.
You will need to have knowledge and experience of working on ESF funded programmes. Within this role you will provide a holistic range of activities, mentoring and personal action planning, determining barriers to training or employment. Fully understand and have experience of caseload management, completing handwritten portfolios for all project participants, and work towards achieving set project target and outcomes. Your role with involve accessing employment support such as job search skills, creating and updating CV’s, experience of and the ability to establish working relationships with partner organisations, Welfare to Work experience, completion of “Better off Calculations” and an understanding of Universal Credit entitlements.
For further information, please contact Jane Lewis – jane.lewis@newport.gov.uk
Our values – Courageous, Positive and ResponsibleEin gwerthoedd – Dewr, Cadarnhaol, Cyfrifol
Post No. HP1053 - Partnership Officer - Performance
Fixed Term Contract to 31st March 2022
This is an exciting opportunity for a Partnership Officer in the Policy, Partnership and Involvement team to provide support for a range of monitoring and reporting work including Brexit and Covid recovery activities.
In this role you will work closely with the team’s Performance and Research Business Partner in the co-ordination and preparation of corporate and service area planning, performance and risk management processes. The successful candidate will be assisting the team with planning and performance work, undertaking research, drafting briefing notes and reports for Senior Management and Elected Members.
Working with the team and service managers across the Council you will also support the preparation of grant bids, delivery, monitoring and reporting of projects that will enable the Council to achieve its strategic aims and supporting communities.
The successful candidate will need to be proactive, self-motivated and creative in demonstrating new ways of thinking that will enable the team and organisation improve the delivery of its services. You will also need to demonstrate excellent communication skills in presenting to groups and writing succinct reports to a wide range of audiences.
Newport City Council is committed to working towards its workforce being more representative of the population that we serve and particularly welcomes applications from people from the minority ethnic communities represented (or living) in the city. Selection will be made on ability and skills to undertake this role.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity please contact Paul Flint in the Policy, Partnership and Involvement team by email paul.flint@newport.gov.uk
Closing date: 12th April 2021. Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 19th April.
Post No. HP1034 – Apprentice – Policy, Partnership & Involvement x 2
Full time - 37 hours a week (Monday-Friday)
Newport City Council’s Policy, Partnership and Involvement team are looking to recruit two apprentices to work within the team for a period of 12 months.
These two positions represent a fantastic opportunity to develop important skills within the public sector, and a chance to contribute to the development of Newport City Council’s partnership, policy and equalities work.
The successful candidates will provide general administrative assistance as required including arranging and supporting meetings and events, handling telephone/email enquiries, basic word processing tasks, diary management, and providing basic financial support. The roles will also include supporting senior officers working on the city’s Well-being Plan and helping to support delivery of the Council’s Strategic Equality Plan, migration and community cohesion work. You will play a role in maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders including colleagues, service providers and partner organisations.
To undertake this Apprenticeship, you must be between the ages of 16 - 24. During the Apprenticeship, you will work to achieve an NVQ in Business Administration Level 2.
This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and is subject to an enhanced DBS check
If you would like to speak to someone about the post, contact Emma Wakeham (Senior Policy and Partnership Officer) on 01633 210501 or emma.wakeham@newport.gov.uk
Closing date: Friday 16h April 2021