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Revenues & Benefits Assistant (two temporary positions for 12 months)
Salary is £26,403 to £28,142 per annum and the closing date is 19 October 2025.
We are seeking a motivated and customer-focused Assistant Revenues & Benefits Officer to join our Housing Benefits Overpayments Team. Based within Exchequer Services the role will support the recovery of Housing Benefit overpayments including maintaining accurate records, contacting customers to make arrangements to recover debt, and dealing with customer enquiries.
To be successful, you will be experienced in using Microsoft, have a strong customer focus and be able to communicate effectively at all levels face to face, verbally and in writing.
You can find out more about this role here.
Programme Development Officer
Salary is £47,181 to £48,226 per annum (temporary 2 year contract) and the closing date is 23 October 2025.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about driving change and delivering projects, and has experience in project/programme support or development.
You’ll need to have organisational and communication skills as well as being able to build positive relationships with multiple stakeholders.
You can read more about this role here.
Business Support Assistant
Salary is £24,796 – £28,142 per annum and the closing date is 19 October 2025.
You will be required to provide support to Heads of Service and Service Managers within Children’s Social Care.
The role involves managing calendars, taking minutes at both professional and service meetings, maintaining the service trackers, and managing generic mailboxes.
You can find out more about this role here.
High Needs Learning Support Assistant
Salary is £25,583 to £25,989 per annum and the closing date is 26 October 2025.
Flourish FE is a post 19 SEN provision for young people with very high needs who cannot be placed in appropriate alternative provision within the borough. We are looking for someone who can support young people to achieve the best outcomes for their adult lives and have previous skills and experience in an education or care setting with particular experience of 1:1 support and working with SEN/High Needs.
You can find out more about this role here.
Experienced Social Worker (Fostering)
Salary is £42,839 – £44,075 per annum and the closing date is 19 October 2025.
Knowsley Children’s Social Care is seeking to recruit an Experienced Practitioner to work within the fostering support and supervision of foster carers team. The successful candidate will undertake regular supervision, support, and unannounced visits to a variety of approved Foster Carers. This will include Mainstream Carers and Family and Friend’s Foster Carers.
You will need to be qualified and professionally registered as a social worker, have knowledge of current legislation and regulations, be able to demonstrate your experience and abilities in respect of working in partnership with children, young people, families and partner agencies and have an understanding of the Mockingbird programme which supports all cared for children and their foster carers.
You can find out more about this role here.