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HR Advisor | Southend | £40,000 | Hybrid working - 3 days office, 2 days home Working as part of a supportive HR team, you'll partner with managers across the business and provide practical, commercially focused advice. Your responsibilities will include: Coaching managers through ER matters, including absence, disciplinary, grievance and performance cases Building strong relationships with managers and becoming a trusted point of contact Supporting organisational change and workforce planning Using people data to identify trends and recommend improvements Contributing to engagement, reward and wider people initiatives Supporting HR projects that improve both the employee and manager experience Helping to strengthen HR processes, policies and ways of working About you You'll ideally bring: Strong generalist HR and employee relations experience A sound understanding of UK employment law Confidence advising and influencing managers The ability to build credible relationships across a business Experience working with HR systems and people data A proactive, curious and solutions-focused approach This role will suit someone who wants to understand how a business operates, not just deliver transactional HR support. You'll be comfortable asking questions, offering a different perspective and taking ownership of your development. About Us We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive community. In line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. As a Disability Confident Employer, and part of the Nicholas Associates Group, we are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, and we're happy to discuss flexible working options. We are committed to protecting the privacy of all our candidates and clients. If you choose to apply, your information will be processed in accordance with the Nicholas Associates Group of companies

Your new company Southend-on-Sea City Council's new Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) consists of subject-matter experts specialising in domestic abuse, drug and alcohol support, mental health support for adults and children and systemic family therapy. MDT workers bring specialist knowledge and therapeutic insight. Their expertise is instrumental in engaging families in direct intervention and supporting sustainable change.The MDT team is situated within frontline social work teams. The interventions from MDT are delivered within the community and/ or in the families' homes.This is an exciting time for Children's Social Work, and we are seeking experienced, motivated and passionate individuals to join the new dynamic Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT).Led by the Team Manager, you will help create the conditions for sustainable change, working alongside a diverse team of subject-matter experts. Your new role The new team are looking to appoint a full-time, permanent Systemic Family Therapist to provide specialist systemic psychotherapy across a range of community settings. You will support practitioners and managers working with families experiencing significant challenges, offering expert consultation, guidance, and direct therapeutic intervention.This is an exciting opportunity to do more than just practice systemic therapy, it is an opportunity to shape, develop and create new ways of practising. This role will give you the chance to use your skills directly with families, offering targeted interventions mainly within family homes. You will deliver trauma-informed work aimed at reducing risk, strengthening resilience, and facilitating positive behavioural or relational change within families. A key aspect of the role involves leading and supporting the development of robust risk assessments, ensuring risks to children and vulnerable adults are identified, analysed, and addressed.This is a pivotal post within the new service and will play a vital role in improving the quality of assessments, decision-making, and interventions across children's services.The multi-disciplinary team will work alongside the Family Help teams as part of the Families First transformation in children's services. You will be working with families open on high-end child in need plans (CIN) and child protection plans (CP). The aim of working at this level is to address the needs and risks presented with interventions that reduce the likelihood of children entering care.This service will provide you with the opportunity to effect positive change and offer support to families in our area.Other key responsibilities Deliver specialist systemic psychotherapy and trauma-informed direct work with children and families. Provide expert consultation and reflective practice sessions for practitioners and managers. Lead and support high-quality risk assessments, care planning, and safety planning. Promote a whole family, systemic approach as part of a wider therapeutic service. Model relational, strengths-based, and evidence-informed practice across Children's Services. Help embed systemic principles organisation-wide, ensuring children remain at the centre of all interventions. Work collaboratively within multi-agency environments, contributing to improved safeguarding and risk management.Whilst this position is predominately on site at Southend City Council, working from home options are available, but will depend on the needs of the team. What you'll need to succeed To be shortlisted for this position, it is essential that you have a degree in Family & Systemic Psychotherapy and hold a UKCP registration. You will have extensive experience of working within children, young people and families facing emotional, relational, or social complexity.Have a strong ability to work within multi-agency environments, applying a systemic lens to safeguarding, child development, trauma, and family functioning.Be warm, reflective, and collaborative communication and interpersonal skills with families in need of support. What you'll get in return When joining the council, you can enjoy a range of benefits including: 25 days annual leave, flexible working and excellent training and development opportunities. They are committed to ensuring that you are supported in this varied and challenging role with the appropriate level of training. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)

Job Title: Childrens Registered Manager Salary: Up to £67,000 per annum (plus bonus for Ofsted ratings/capacity) Location: Southend-on-Sea, SS0 Our client already holds a huge presence in the children's residential sector and is looking for a Registered Manager to join their established home supporting children with learning disabilities. They are dedicated to going the extra mile and providing the best support in the industry- Does this sound like something you would be proud to be a part of? Good news! My client is looking for a Childrens Registered Manager who will continue to drive passion within the team - We would love to speak with you, there's no harm in a phone call! Salary up to £67,000 per annum - plus £5k welcome bonus and bonus for Ofsted ratings and capacity Located in Southend-on-Sea, SS0 Childrens Registered Manager will support staff, to promote independence, encourage recreational activities both within and outside the community and advocate for your service users. Childrens Registered Manager benefits inclusive of but not limited to: - £5,000 welcome bonus - ⁠Bonuses for achieving Outstanding and Good ofsted Ratings - ⁠Two paid days off for well-being - 30 days annual leave - ⁠Free monthly counselling sessions - Medical Cover - ⁠Monthly Gym Membership - Opportunity for career progression due to rapidly growing organisation - 28 days holiday entitlement - DBS check - Pension If you meet the below Childrens Registered Manager criteria and are keen to discuss this role further, then please do not wait any longer - Apply to be our Childrens Registered Manager! Minimum Level 5 NVQ in Health and Social Care/Or equivalent (Essential) Previous experience at Deputy Manager or Childrens Registered Manager level (Essential) Must have supported children within an Ofsted regulated residential setting (Essential)Apply now for further information

Estimator - Commercial Projects Southend-on-Sea £40,000 - £60,000 + Benefits We’re partnered with a long-established and highly respected Essex-based main contractor delivering commercial, education, healthcare, community, and residential construction projects across Essex and the wider East Anglia region. With over 60 years of successful trading, the business has built a strong reputation for delivering high-quality refurbishment, extension, alteration, and new-build schemes while maintaining long-term relationships with clients, consultants, and subcontractors. Unlike heavily corporate contractors, the environment is collaborative, fast-moving, and relationship-driven, giving estimators genuine visibility of projects from initial enquiry through to contract award. This is an excellent opportunity for a capable Estimator who wants broad project exposure, greater responsibility, and a clear route toward senior pre-construction or commercial positions. The Opportunity Working closely with the Commercial Manager, operational teams, and directors, you’ll play a key role in the preparation and submission of competitive tenders across a varied portfolio of refurbishment and construction projects. You’ll be trusted to take ownership of tenders, contribute to pricing strategy, and help secure future work across multiple sectors. What You’ll Be Doing • Preparing detailed quantity takeoffs from drawings and specifications, • Producing accurate cost estimates for refurbishment, alteration, extension, and newbuild projects, • Preparing and submitting competitive tender returns, • Reviewing drawings, specifications, and tender documentation, • Sending enquiries to subcontractors and suppliers, • Obtaining, analysing, and comparing subcontractor and supplier quotations, • Building up rates and pricing schedules, • Identifying value engineering opportunities and costsaving options, • Assisting with tender adjudications and commercial reviews, • Maintaining accurate estimating records and cost databases, • Liaising with site, design, and operational teams during the tender process What They’re Looking For The ideal candidate will already have experience working for a main contractor, refurbishment contractor, or construction business and be comfortable managing tenders with a good degree of autonomy. Key Requirements • Minimum 3+ years’ experience in estimating within construction, • Strong understanding of construction methods, materials, and sequencing, • Experience pricing refurbishment and/or newbuild projects, • Ability to interpret drawings, specifications, and tender documents, • Experience obtaining and assessing subcontractor quotations, • Strong numerical, analytical, and problemsolving skills, • Excellent attention to detail, • Confident communication and teamwork abilities, • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, • Experience with estimating software is advantageous, • Degree, HNC/HND, or equivalent qualification in Construction, Quantity Surveying, or a related discipline is beneficial, • Most importantly, they’re looking for someone who is commercially aware, proactive, and keen to develop into a senior member of the preconstruction team. Ready to Apply? If you’re an Estimator with relevant construction, refurbishment, commercial, education, healthcare, or main contractor experience and are looking for broader project exposure, greater responsibility, and long-term progression within a respected regional contractor, we’d like to hear from you. The business is actively recruiting, and interviews are being arranged immediately. Please hit apply and we’ll be in touch to organise a confidential discussion

HR Advisor / Junior HR Business Partner Southend | £40,000 | Hybrid working - 3 days office, 2 days home Are you an experienced HR Advisor ready to take the next step into business partnering? This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing organisation in a developmental Junior HR Business Partner role. You'll work closely with managers, build your commercial understanding and gain broader exposure across the full people agenda. You won't simply be there to manage processes. You'll be encouraged to offer ideas, challenge constructively and help managers make confident people decisions. The role Working as part of a supportive HR team, you'll partner with managers across the business and provide practical, commercially focused advice. Your responsibilities will include: Coaching managers through employee relations matters, including absence, disciplinary, grievance and performance cases Building strong relationships with managers and becoming a trusted point of contact Supporting organisational change and workforce planning Using people data to identify trends and recommend improvements Contributing to engagement, reward and wider people initiatives Supporting HR projects that improve both the employee and manager experience Helping to strengthen HR processes, policies and ways of working About you You may currently be an HR Advisor looking for your first opportunity to move into business partnering, or already working at Junior HR Business Partner level and seeking broader exposure. You'll ideally bring: Strong generalist HR and employee relations experience A sound understanding of UK employment law Confidence advising and influencing managers The ability to build credible relationships across a business Experience working with HR systems and people data A proactive, curious and solutions-focused approach This role will suit someone who wants to understand how a business operates, not just deliver transactional HR support. You'll be comfortable asking questions, offering a different perspective and taking ownership of your development. What's on offer Salary of £40,000 Hybrid working: three days in the Southend office and two days from home A genuine opportunity to progress from HR Advisor into business partnering Exposure to senior stakeholders and strategic people projects A varied role covering the full employee lifecycle Support from an experienced and collaborative HR team Scope to develop into a fully-fledged HR Business Partner If you're ready to move beyond the traditional HR Advisor remit and build a long-term career in business partnering, we'd love to hear from you. About Us We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive community. In line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. As a Disability Confident Employer, and part of the Nicholas Associates Group, we are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, and we're happy to discuss flexible working options. We are committed to protecting the privacy of all our candidates and clients. If you choose to apply, your information will be processed in accordance with the Nicholas Associates Group of companies

Your new role This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior social worker to join the Prevention Team on a full-time permanent basis.T here has never been a better time to join our team and participate in growing our service to be innovative, creative - providing high quality support to people when they need it most.The main aim of the team is to use a strength-based approach to enable people to live safely in the community, maximising their abilities to care for themselves and to support carers to continue in their caring role as long as they are able to. The team work creatively with people and their carers to empower them and identify individual and community-based assets. The successful candidate will support the Team Manager in providing expert leadership and professional guidance to a team of Social Workers and Social Care Assessors. As well as taking a professional lead when required for Care Act (2014) assessments and statutory reviews, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards safeguarding enquiries and Mental Capacity Act (2005) assessment /chairing 'best interest' meetings.When joining the team, you will be required to manage complex caseloads, involving assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate action to ensure resources are utilised effectively to safeguard and promote the welfare of people using services. Provide a high quality resource of professional social work knowledge and expertise to the team, including supervision, meetings, assisted fieldwork, case audits and reviews, ensuring team members carry out their core tasks to a high standard, and work in partnership with Service Users to enable them to live as independently as possible within their community. Within this position, hybrid working opportunities are available. However, you are required to be on-site at the Civic Centre a minimum of 2 days a week. What you'll need to succeed To be shortlisted for this position, you must be able to work in the UK, have a recognised Social Work qualification and be registered with the Social Work England and have completed your ASYE. You must have post 3 years+ experience as a social worker within the adult community sector. You need to have the ability to build excellent working relationships with other agencies/professionals at all levels. You will need to be able to scope out community assets to better inform those people we work with.You must have knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations, skills in assessment of carers and the ability to provide support and guidance to carers is essential. You need to have experience of applying the Care Act (2014), Mental Capacity Act (2005) and managing adult safeguarding enquiries or have a good understanding/knowledge if no direct experience is available. What you'll get in return When joining the council, you can enjoy a range of benefits including: 25 days annual leave, flexible working and excellent training and development opportunities. They are committed to ensuring that you are supported in this varied and challenging role with the appropriate level of training. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)