About Gateshead Council
At Gateshead, our vision is that all children and families, regardless of their background, are at the heart of everything we do – ensuring all children can thrive and meet their full potential.
Our plans for 2024 reflect this vision and ambition! We will have an even greater focus on embedding trauma informed approaches, and inclusive practice, across all of our services as we believe that this delivers the best outcomes for children and young people. We are committed to continuing to develop services which are integrated and joined up through our family hubs and that we maintain our focus on supporting the most vulnerable children on the edge of care to support them to remain safely living within their family networks.
In 2023 we were recognised nationally for the great work we are doing. Our Kinship team won the CYPS award for the team making the biggest impact, our Social Work Academy received a commendation and came second in the CYPS biggest impact award, and one of our NQSW was shortlisted in the best newcomer award.
We also won the Gold award for ‘Digital Transformation in Social Work Award’ based on the Digital Me films that were made by young people in both the Domestic abuse and Youth justice services. These really are excellent and are a testament to our young people and the teams who work with them and support them.
Plus, two of our foster carers won the CYPS foster carer award supported by their Fostering Social Work Practitioner.
During 2023 we were also successful in bidding for and achieving a number of grants to develop new services for children and young people which includes piloting the new national DFE Family Network pilot; Turnaround funding to support young people at risk of entering the criminal justice system; and the Family Links programme for children in care.
Do you want to come and be part of our award winning, ambitious and innovative teams?
We are currently recruiting to a Family Time Worker:
We are looking to appoint sessional Family Time Workers within our Specialist Support Services team. In order to meet the needs of the families, the ability to work after school hours (3-6pm) would be desirable. Hours and days of working will be discussed and agreed during the recruitment process.
You will provide quality family time supervision for Children in Our Care and their families in Gateshead, establishing effective working relationships with children, families and professionals to achieve the best outcomes.
You should have demonstrable experience of working with children and families at risk or in need and offering direct interventions is essential. You must also have knowledge of safeguarding thresholds and procedures and the importance of maintaining professional boundaries.
You must also have proven experience of prioritising and organising workload, adhering to service timescales and providing a timely, responsive service to families and working in a team and on your own initiative and adherence to safe lone working practices.
Your role will include the transportation and supervision of Children in Our Care to ensure they benefit from safe, quality time with their families at times when they have to live apart therefore you must hold a current driving licence and access to a car or means to mobility support.
You must be able to demonstrate good communication skills, both written and verbal, to ensure all observations are recorded and actioned where appropriate therefore you must have experience of using Microsoft Office and Outlook packages. Writing reports which provide analytical interpretation of observations and interventions undertaken in order to contribute to achieving the right plan for the child will also be essential.
You must be committed to equal opportunities, anti-oppressive practice and the impact of discrimination and be aware of secure use, storage and transfer of confidential information.
To be considered for the role, you must meet all the essential criteria as stated in the job profile and full training and development will be provided on appointment.
What can a career with Gateshead offer?
By pursuing your career with Gateshead, we can guarantee you will have:
Also as an employee of Gateshead Council you will benefit from:
During the selection process candidates will be assessed against the essential criteria as set out in the job profile.
For further information regarding what Gateshead can offer you please log onto Careers in children's social work - Gateshead Council
If successful you will be required to apply for an enhanced disclosure.
Job Profile
Project Manager - Mechanical
Do you want a role where you’re recognised for what you do, given the opportunity to thrive and have the chance to be the best version of yourself? Do you want to work with us in helping to create spaces that are great to work and/or live in? If so, please keep reading as you’re just what we’re looking for!
We’ve got an exciting opportunity for a project manager with a commercial mechanical background to join our brilliant team whose ambition is to deliver on the promises we make to our customers. Interested in joining a great organisation with an employee offer and experience that rivals others, then this could be an opportunity you just don’t want to miss.
Please look at the full job profile via this link Job Profile. It’s important that you read it in full and check that you meet the essential criteria.
About the role….
You will lead a team of experienced Site Managers and sub-contractors to deliver the asset management and capital works program across the Council property portfolio and undertaking operational project management of works packages.
You will be responsible for keeping projects on a realistic timescale and budget by working alongside clients and other council agents such as QS’ and design teams. You will deliver high budget capital asset management program and works packages as part of a capital delivery team within construction services.
A bit about Gateshead Council…
We’re responsible for the day-to-day repair and maintenance of over 18,000 council owned homes and various other office and public building across the borough which stretches from Bill Quay to Chopwell. In addition to this, the Council delivers a range of investment works including major, cyclical, and planned works.
We’re truly committed to providing our customers with the highest quality of service and we need like-minded people who can help us deliver a sector leading service. We need people who want to make a difference, who are talented, possess the right knowledge and skills and who want the chance to demonstrate how good they are.
What’s in it for you? Well, there’s so much on offer and here’s just a few of the highlights!
It’s time to apply!
We’re delighted that you want to come and work with us. Please look at the full job profile via this link Job Profile. It’s important that you read it in full and check that you meet the essential criteria, because when we start choosing people to come and meet us, we’ll be checking to ensure that they meet the essential criteria as set out in the job profile.
All we need from you is a completed application form which you can do online at www.gateshead.gov.uk or alternatively we do accept CVs tailored to demonstrate you meet the essential criteria of the role. Please submit your application form electronically or send your CV by no later than midnight on Friday 22nd March 2024.
CV’s must be sent to:
joshuabell@gateshead.gov.uk or Philmitchell@gateshead.gov.uk
Or by post to:
Joshua Bell/Phil Mitchell
Gateshead Council
Shearlegs Road
Gateshead
NE8 3EN
For an informal discussion or if you need any assistance, please contact Joshua Bell on 07729101051 or Phil Mitchell on 0191 433 7788.
Project Manager - Electrical
We’ve got an exciting opportunity for a project manager with an electrical background to join our brilliant team whose ambition is to deliver on the promises we make to our customers. Interested in joining a great organisation with an employee offer and experience that rivals others, then this could be an opportunity you just don’t want to miss.
All we need from you is a completed application form which you can do online at www.gateshead.gov.uk or alternatively we do accept CVs tailored to demonstrate you meet the essential criteria of the role. Please submit your application form electronically or send your CV by no later than midnight on 22nd March 2024.
Stores Operative
Do you want a role where you’re recognised for what you do, given the opportunity to thrive and have the chance to be the best version of yourself?
Do you want to work with us in helping to create spaces that are great to work and/or live in? If so, please keep reading as you’re just what we’re looking for!
We’ve got an exciting opportunity for a Stores Operative to join our brilliant team whose ambition is to deliver on the promises we make to our customers. Interested in joining a great organisation with an employee offer and experience that rivals others, then this could be an opportunity you just don’t want to miss.
Please look at the full job profile via this link JOB PROFILE. It’s important that you read it in full and check that you meet the essential criteria.
You will be part of a stores team providing a materials collection and delivery service, and waste transfer facility for Repairs and Maintenance of Housing, Schools and Public Buildings, Construction Major Works and Highways.
You will collate and issue building materials via the stores trade counter, accurately check and accept deliveries into stores from suppliers, prepare material kits and deliver materials and PPE to sites around the borough of Gateshead, assist with stock control of materials including goods in and out, input data recording material transactions onto IT systems, assist in the loading and off-loading of materials delivered to the stores, drive a telehandler and forklift for movement of materials and waste, and work within the waste transfer area loading and offloading and segregating waste.
We’re delighted that you want to come and work with us. Please look at the full job profile via this link JOB PROFILE It’s important that you read it in full and check that you meet the essential criteria, because when we start choosing people to come and meet us, we’ll be checking to ensure that they meet the essential criteria as set out in the job profile.
All we need from you is a completed application form which you can do online at www.gateshead.gov.uk or alternatively we do accept CV with supporting statement tailored to demonstrate you meet the essential criteria of the role.
Please submit your application form electronically or send your CV by no later than midnight on Sunday 31st March 2024.
jonathonpotts@gateshead.gov.uk
jamiecornell@gateshead.gov.uk
Jonathon Potts or Jamie Cornell
Site Manager
0191 433 7351
Childrens Social Care and Lifelong Learning
Education, Schools & Inclusion – Educational Psychology Service
Associate Educational Psychologist
Soulbury 3-8 (plus 3 Spa points) Previously awarded SPA Points will be considered, subject to approval.
Do you want a role where you’re recognised for what you do, given the opportunity to thrive and have the chance to be the best version of yourself? If so, please keep reading as you’re just what we’re looking for!
We are seeking to appoint Associate Educational Psychologists to join our supportive and dynamic team. As a service we are committed to the application of solution-oriented approaches and evidence-based psychology to promote inclusion and achieve positive outcomes for vulnerable children and young people. We have a central base in Gateshead and are also hybrid working. We are a supportive and welcoming team, with high quality administrative support.
Our Associate Educational Psychologists will contribute to the Statutory Needs Assessment of children and young people with special educational needs by providing effective, high quality and outcomes-based psychological advice, and will have the opportunity to engage with other work if the need arises.
It is essential you have the Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and issues within Special Education Needs and school improvement and experience of using applied psychology and evidence-based practice with children, young people and associated professionals in education and community settings.
You will hold an Honours Degree in Psychology which provides eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered (GBC) membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS). Postgraduate training in Educational Psychology which is recognised by the Health Care Professions Council and HCPC registration are also essential.
You will hold a current driving licence and have access to a car or means to mobility support.
People really are our greatest asset at Gateshead Council, and we value every employee. We encourage our people to think differently, do the right thing and be innovative.
Gateshead Council has many exciting projects that we are currently working on, the development of Gateshead Quays, a transformational review of services and creating a borough where everyone has an opportunity to Thrive.
We’re truly committed to providing our residents with the highest quality of services and we need like-minded people who can help us deliver. We need people who want to make a difference, who are talented, possess the right knowledge and skills and who want the chance to demonstrate how good they are.
We’re delighted that you want to come and work with us. Please look at the full job profile. It’s important that you read it in full and check that you meet the essential criteria before applying.
If successful, you will have to apply for an enhanced Disclosure.
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Paula Nagel Principal Educational Psychologist (paulanagel@gateshead.gov.uk) or Naomi Mellor, Senior Educational Psychologist (naomimellor@gateshead.gov.uk).
Planning Officer
Scale E to J
(Part Time – 22 hours per week)
An opportunity has arisen for a Planning Officer within the Spatial Planning team.
We are at an early stage in next review of the Local Plan – following the adoption of Making Spaces for Growing Places, a site allocations plan, in February 2021, which sits under the Joint Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan (adopted in March 2015). You will join us as work progresses on this, along with other planning documents and evidence.
The role will involve helping to prepare the Council’s Local Plan and associated planning policy documents. This will include assembling key evidence for the Local Plan including flood risk and water management, and helping to ensure effective monitoring and consultation.
You will be required to provide policy advice in response to planning applications, pre application enquiries and other spatial development issues, and liaise with other Council services, including the Lead Local Flood Authority, and outside agencies.
You will also be required to undertake any administrative procedures necessary for the smooth progression of the Local Plan and other spatial planning documents.
Please take a look at the full job profile. It’s important that you read it in full and check that you meet the essential criteria and demonstrate this in your application.
You must have the following qualifications.
For an informal discussion or if you need any assistance, please call Chris Carr on 0191 433 3415 or email chriscarr@gateshead.gov.uk
We are looking to appoint a Refugee and Migration Support Assistant. Based within the Refugee and Migration Service, you will provide a central point for all enquiries and referrals into the service, providing advice and sign posting to meet customers and partner’s needs. You will be required to assist with the recording of information and provide administrative assistance to meet the needs of the serviceWorking in a busy team, you will need excellent customer service skills, experience of delivering front line services and supporting vulnerable people to access advice and support. You must be motivated and enthusiastic towards helping people with complex and multiple needs.You must have excellent communication, organisational and prioritisation skills and be able to demonstrate the ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a wider team. You must have knowledge and experience of using IT packages including Microsoft Office and have 5 GCSE' s grade C or above including maths and English or equivalent relevant work experience or qualifications.Please refer to the Job Profile for further details.For an informal discussion please contact Vanessa Noble, Migration Support Officer, via email at VanessaNoble@gateshead.gov.uk
Senior Planner
Grade K
An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Planning Officer within the Spatial Planning team.
We are at an early stage in next review of the Local Plan – following the adoption of Making Spaces for Growing Places, a site allocations plan, in February 2021, which sits under the Joint Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan (adopted in March 2015). You will join us as work progresses on this, along with other planning documents and evidence. We have also commenced consultation on a future Plan to 2045 for Gateshead.
You will play a key role in helping to influence and shape our Local Plan documents and development in Gateshead. You will oversee key aspects of Local Plan policy and evidence, including playing a lead role in progressing the MetroGreen Area Action Plan and employment land evidence.
We need a keen and ambitious qualified planner with a good knowledge and experience of spatial planning, procedures, and best practice including involvement in Local Plan examinations. You will need to be able to work within a successful planning team, managing your own workload and supervising members of the team. You will also be required to provide policy advice in response to planning applications, pre application enquiries and other spatial development issues, and liaise with other Council services and outside agencies.
You must have a high Level of technical competence alongside good negotiation and report writing skills, and with a strong customer focus. It is essential that you are computer literate with a commitment to, and knowledge and experience of, new digital approaches to Planning.
Please take a look at the full job profile. It’s important that you read it in full and check that you meet the essential criteria.
You must have knowledge and experience of …
KS1 Phase LeaderMPS1 - UPS3 - £30,000 - £46,525 plus TLR2, £3,214Full Time - 10 SessionsPermanent to start September 2024
KS1 teacher to lead the KS1 team and take responsibility for the leadership of a core subject or key priority across the school“Excellence for all”The children, staff and Governors of Windy Nook Primary School are looking for an outstanding, inspirational KS1 teacher to join their school as the KS1 Phase Leader. This is an ideal opportunity for someone looking for middle leadership experience, to develop their skills further and play a crucial role in school improvement experience in a supportive and aspirational environment.
You will be:• An outstanding KS1 teacher able to communicate your passion for learning;• Confident and effective in the use of KS1 assessment procedures to promote and accelerate pupil progress;• Friendly, flexible, outgoing and a good team player;• Able to create a stimulating learning environment that supports and celebrates learning;• Creative, energetic, enthusiastic and able to reflect effectively on your own practice;• An excellent communicator able to work successfully with a wide range of stakeholders and partners;• Clear about your own educational vision and ambitious to achieve this.• Committed to inclusive practice
We are looking for someone who: • Is an outstanding and experienced KS1 practitioner with high expectations and a commitment to raising standards• Has excellent classroom management skills and is proficient in planning, assessment and raising attainment • Has high expectations of children’s achievement and behaviour and can create a positive learning environment in which all children can succeed• Is dedicated to their own professional development and in supporting the development of others•Is nurturing, patient and kind and be willing to invest time in developing strong relationships with our children• Is willing to be involved in the corporate life of the school, supporting the informal as well as the formal curriculum• Demonstrates an ability to lead on a core subject / key priority throughout the whole school, articulating good subject knowledge across all Key Stages• Is able to work as part of a team and foster positive relationships with staff, pupils, parents and governors.• Is prepared to make a valuable contribution to Windy Nook Primary and ‘go the extra mile’.• Has a positive can-do attitude.
We can offer you:• Well behaved children who are keen to learn and develop our school;• Friendly, supportive colleagues who are motivated and committed and work well together;• An excellent CPD programme linked to your needs;• Supportive Governors who are keen to further improve our school.Pre-application visits are welcome on Tuesday 19th March at 9:30am and Wednesday 20th March at 3:45pm. Interviews will take place week beginning 22nd April. For a wealth of information about the school, please visit www.windynookprimary.org
Windy Nook Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils. If successful you will need to apply for a DBS enhanced Disclosure.Please note that the Childcare Disqualifications Regulations 2009 apply to this position and therefore you are required to complete the ‘Disqualification by Association’ declaration form. Should you be successful in your application for this post, your appointment can not be progressed without this declaration. Any shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search.
Application forms available from Michelle Gerry, Windy Nook Primary School via email at michellegerry@gateshead.gov.uk
Closing Date: 26/03/2024
Person Specification
We’re looking for a Social Worker, Interested?
Gateshead Council’s ambitious Adult Social Care service are currently looking to recruit an experienced qualified Social Worker who is at least 2 years post qualified and who is registered with Social Work England, to join our Learning Disabilities Team. You will be joining Gateshead Council at an exciting time in which we are fostering a commitment to work in a strength-based way to better address the inequalities within our local area, understand how these impact on life experience, and help the people of Gateshead to live thriving lives.
Here at Gateshead Council, we are driven in our pursuit to provide a better quality of life for our residents. We are seeking a Social Worker who shares our commitment to reducing the levels of inequality in our communities by working in a strength-based way. For more information regarding working for the Council and seeing how we plan to make Gateshead a place where everyone thrives, please see the Council’s strategic vision, Thrive: https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/11956/Thrive-our-strategic-approach
The team…
As part of the Learning Disabilities Team, you will be working with; a Team Manager, a Senior Practitioner, an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP), Social Workers, and Assessing Officers and a social work auxiliary. To gain an insight into what it is like working in Gateshead Council’s Adult Social Care service, you can find videos of colleagues describing everything from induction, support, training and career opportunities to work perks, work life balance and the culture: Could you be a social worker? - Find out what life as an adult care social worker is like - Gateshead Council
About the roles….
You will have excellent communication and ICT skills. It is also important that you have a commitment to equal opportunities, anti-oppressive practice, and inter-agency working. You will also have a current driving licence and access to a car or mobility support; Gateshead Council also offers the opportunity to use Co-wheels (where available) as an alternative to using your own vehicle. The successful candidate will have a commitment to continuous professional development in addition to a willingness to undertake relevant training, as required by the Local Authority.
Gateshead Council’s Adult Social Care service are currently working towards a hybrid model with both office & home-based working.
Gateshead Council is an equal opportunities employer; If you would like to join us and be a part of our innovative, forward-thinking Adult Social Care service, please refer to the job profile for the full list of essential requirements for the role.
Adult Social Care is on the frontline of tackling the inequalities in poverty and health that our community face. Our Thrive Agenda aims to effectively address these issues to enable communities to live thriving lives. This means that everyone should have the opportunity to have purpose and meaning in their day-to-day life.
Working in Adult Social Care is not an easy job, however; there aren’t many that are more fulfilling when you can see the impact that you are having on the lives of the members of our community who need support.
We’re truly committed to providing people who use Adult Services the highest quality of support and we need like-minded people who can help us deliver this. We need people who want to make a difference, who are talented, possess the right knowledge and skills and who want the chance to demonstrate how good they are. We offer a Strengths-Based Practice model, meaning we want to hear about your strengths, and will support you to develop these during your time with us.
“Gateshead Council are very, very good at encouraging staff to progress in their careers, and to believe in the staff and believe in themselves” – David
“I think there is a real ethos of growing your own and making sure that staff are rewarded for their efforts and feel that they can do jobs.” – Angela
We’re delighted that you want to come and work with us! Please take a look at the full job profile attached to the advert. It’s important that you read it in full and check that you meet the essential criteria, because when we start choosing people to come and meet us we’ll be checking to ensure that they meet the essential criteria as set out in the job profile.
If successful you will have to apply for an enhanced Disclosure.
Previous applicants need not apply.