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Ria Sharma
Recruitment Consultant
I joined CRA Group in 2023 as a Resourcer and have since been promoted to Consultant, I am responsible for the company's recruitment efforts. As CRA Group continues to experience rapid growth, I am excited to play a key role in ensuring our recruitment strategy aligns with the evolving needs of the business. Alongside my team, I am committed to supporting the company's impressive growth journey and contributing to its continued success.
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Safeguarding Partnership Development Officer
1-month contract with a local authority Summary This is a 1-month contract with a local authority, focusing on leading and coordinating the development, planning, and delivery of Safeguarding Children Partnership (CSCP) priorities. The role is crucial for ensuring effective multi-agency collaboration to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. It emphasises driving improvements in safeguarding practices, system learning, and partnership working across statutory and community sectors. Responsibilities Manage and deliver a range of safeguarding workstreams in collaboration with statutory and community partners. Develop and maintain strong relationships with Children’s Services, Health, Education, Police, and voluntary sector partners to enhance safeguarding practices and joint efforts. Coordinate system learning responses to serious child safeguarding incidents, ensuring timely and effective reviews and implementation of recommendations. Analyse issues, identify barriers, and scope areas for development to improve safeguarding outcomes. Monitor progress against agreed timescales and ensure the delivery of recommendations. Co-design and coordinate the CSCP multi-agency safeguarding learning offer, including reporting on the quality and impact of training and learning materials. Contribute to national reforms in children’s social care by implementing best practices and aligning local initiatives with government priorities. Ensure compliance with statutory requirements and maintain accurate records and reports. Essential Experience Required Proven experience in safeguarding children within a multi-agency environment. Strong track record of managing projects or workstreams involving multiple stakeholders. Experience in coordinating learning responses to safeguarding incidents and implementing improvement plans. Ability to analyse complex issues, identify solutions, and monitor progress effectively. Experience in designing and delivering training or learning programs for professionals. Essential Qualifications Required Degree or equivalent qualification in Social Work, Education, Health, or related field. In-depth knowledge of safeguarding legislation, statutory guidance, and best practice. Enhanced DBS clearance required. Additional Information Working hours: 36 hours per week Hybrid working: 3 days required in the office Enhanced DBS required The role closes on 05th December 2025, apply ASAP.
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Construction Management Project Manager
9-month contract position with a local authority Summary This is a 9-month contract position with a local authority, aimed at providing a high-quality and cost-effective building surveying service. The role is crucial in ensuring that properties within the London Borough are maintained, repaired, adapted, or replaced efficiently and in compliance with statutory requirements. The position involves managing Building Surveyors and ensuring that projects are delivered within agreed financial and time parameters. Responsibilities Serve as the responsible person for Building Fabric expertise, ensuring delivery of projects and works, including statutory compliance. Develop innovative solutions to meet client service needs, considering design, budget, and site constraints. Collaborate with clients to prepare feasibility studies, ensuring safety and minimal disruption to services. Undertake a full range of Building Surveying duties related to maintenance and small new building or refurbishment projects. Requirements Extensive experience managing Building Surveyors or project engineers in commercial buildings, including maintenance and refurbishments. Minimum 10 years of experience in surveying roles post-Chartership, covering commercial properties. Experience in a public sector client role as a Building Surveyor. Qualified to P407 Advanced Proficiency in Managing Asbestos. Higher National Certificate in Building Studies or equivalent qualification. Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Microsoft Project, and basic understanding of AutoCAD. Sound knowledge of Building Regulations, statutory requirements, Health & Safety, and management of Asbestos. Additional Information Working hours: 35 hours per week The role closes on 07th December 2025, apply ASAP.
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Fostering and Permanence Team Manager
6-Month Contract with a Local Authority Summary This role is responsible for leading and managing a social work team to ensure that vulnerable children and their families receive responsive services that safeguard and promote their welfare. The position actively contributes to strategic developments for children and their families in Dudley and involves supervising social workers. Responsibilities Oversee the delivery of services to children, young people, their families, and carers in accordance with legislation, guidance, and local policies. Make complex decisions regarding social service provision for children and families within Dudley. Manage work allocation, ensuring assessments, care plans, and reviews are implemented and statutory timescales are met. Collaborate with partner agencies and the voluntary sector for multi-agency assessment, planning, intervention, and review. Negotiate service provisions with voluntary and external agencies to support service delivery. Contribute to the management of services as part of the Children’s Services Management Team. Promote effective internal and external communication. Essential Experience Required Experience managing social care services for children and families. Experience providing supervision and consultation. Significant experience in delivering social care services for children and families. Involvement in cultural and organizational change in complex organizations. Experience in developing and monitoring services. Essential Qualifications Required Registered, or eligible for registration, on the SWE Register for qualified Social Workers. Evidence of management/supervisory training or willingness to undertake such training. Evidence of continuous professional development. Additional Information Enhanced DBS is required. The role closes on 14th December 2025, apply ASAP.
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Programme Support Officer
6-Month Contract with a Local Authority Summary This role is crucial for providing project management, change management, performance management, and management information support. The position ensures that activities are delivered to agreed standards, including maintaining project documentation. It supports statutory requirements for national reporting, which involves the collection, monitoring, verification, and reporting of performance data. Additionally, the role aids in the development and delivery of system, software, and reporting improvements to bolster the Council's performance culture. Ensuring that Performance Services activities meet Time, Cost, and Quality standards and that benefits align with Business Cases is a key aspect of this position. Key Duties/Accountabilities Provide routine and ad hoc reports for managers and elected members, ensuring deadlines and quality standards are met. Assist in developing management information systems, processes, data sets, and service plans, including performance measures for specified areas. Implement frameworks for reporting routine, trend, and equity information, collaborating with operational managers to define information requirements. Offer an information service to staff, managers, and external organizations requiring statistical data or management information. Collate data to prepare statutory information and returns for external regulators, adhering to complex templates and formats. Essential Experience Required Demonstrable experience in developing and implementing robust performance management systems. Considerable experience in promoting a culture of continuous improvement. Extensive experience in producing management information and performance reports. Essential Qualification Required A Level 4 qualification or equivalent compensatory experience. Additional Information to Note Working hours: 35 hours per week The role closes soon, apply ASAP.
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Frontline Support Officer
2-3 Months Contract with a Local Authority Summary This role is designed to provide high-quality frontline support within Learns’ Student Support Services. It involves engaging in all aspects of data input, reception duties, and administrative support throughout the learner journey—from initial meeting and enrolment through to destination—ensuring accurate records, compliance, and excellent customer service. Responsibilities Act as the first point of contact for students and visitors, delivering a professional front-of-house and reception service. Support all administrative processes, including enrolment, registration, and data input during peak periods. Input and maintain accurate learner data on the Management Information System (MIS). Monitor attendance and punctuality, review absences, and update records on Learner Track. Submit prior learning records for exam purposes using the student database. Provide administrative support to tutors, senior tutors, and the leadership team. Report data issues promptly to the relevant leader and assist in resolving discrepancies. Assist with enrolment events and ensure smooth registration processes. Undertake other student services-related tasks as required to support the department. Requirements Previous experience in an administrative or student support role within an educational setting. Experience in data entry and maintaining accurate records on MIS or similar systems. Familiarity with enrolment and registration processes. Experience in providing front-of-house or reception services. GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths (essential). NVQ Level 2/3 in Business Administration or equivalent (desirable). Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and database systems. Additional Information Working hours: 37 hours per week DBS is required. The role closes on 12th December 2025, apply ASAP.
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SEN Assessment and Review Coordinator Caseworker
2 Months Contract with a Local Authority Job Purpose To support the enhancement of standards and the reduction of achievement gaps for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) through effective curriculum approaches to learning and teaching. This role involves school-based consultancy, planning, training, and quality assurance to ensure compliance and improvement across Enfield schools. Key Duties/Accountabilities Provide school-based advice, support, and training to staff on SEND strategies. Organise and deliver central CPD sessions and monitor Additional Resource Provisions (ARPs). Lead projects with SENCOs, LA teams, Social Care, and Health partners. Audit provision focusing on standards, progress, and quality of teaching and learning. Use data effectively to monitor impact and advise headteachers and senior leaders. Quality assure external training providers as appropriate. Essential Experience Required Proven track record of successful teaching, including experience with BME pupils and those with SEN. Management experience in school or LA SEN teams. Experience in developing, delivering, and evaluating CPD programs. Ability to interpret and analyse educational data and manage complex budgets. Experience in translating improvement plans into positive outcomes for schools and learners. Essential Qualifications Required Qualified Teacher Status – DfE A proven track record of successful teaching in school settings and with experience of working with BME pupils and pupils with SEN Management experience in school or LA teams in SEN Additional Information to Note Working hours: 36 hours per week The role requires an Enhanced DBS & barred list check (Child & adult) The role closes on 05th December 2025, apply ASAP.
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