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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

'Slow progress' two years after inadequate judgement

By Dan Peters | 24 May 2019

Gloucestershire CC is making ‘slow progress’ in improving its services for its children and young...

SOCIAL CARE

Panorama care programme prompts police probe

By Heather Jameson | 23 May 2019

A police investigation has been launched after the BBC’s Panorama programme uncovered abuse and m...

SOCIAL CARE

Birmingham to scrap controversial care service reorganisation

By Martin Ford | 16 May 2019

A long-running industrial dispute between Birmingham City Council and care workers is expected to...

SOCIAL CARE

The talk of the town

15 May 2019

An increasing number of conversations these days are liberally peppered with references to fantas...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Recruiting for Liverpool's future

By Steve Reddy | 15 May 2019

Liverpool City Council is recruiting more social workers to cut workloads and improve outcomes fo...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Inspectors criticise council's pace of improvement

By Dan Peters | 08 May 2019

The overall pace of improvement in Reading Council’s children’s services has ‘not been sufficient...

FINANCE

The cost of uncertainty

By Duncan Whitfield | 08 May 2019

Duncan Whitfield is craving certainty as he prepares the details of a 2020/21 budget – with his ...

SOCIAL CARE

Devo choices should be open to all

By Heather Jameson | 30 April 2019

If Scotland can choose to raise income tax and invest in public services, why can’t Manchester or...

HEALTH

Call for greater focus on culture change in integration drive

By Dan Peters | 30 April 2019

Huge cultural and behavioural differences between health and care need more consideration, consul...

HEALTH

Minister in plea for cross-party care consensus

By Ann McGauran | 30 April 2019

Care minster Caroline Dinenage has said she 'would dearly like there to be cross-party consensus'...

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Talent Acquisition Lead (Manger)

Band I SCP 44-47 (£55,609 - £59,025 per annum)

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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Principal Lawyer - Children and/or Adult Safeguarding

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Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Industrial Relations and HR Policy Manager

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Oxfordshire County Council

frederica-diamanta

Talent Acquisition Lead (Manger)

Band I SCP 44-47 (£55,609 - £59,025 per annum)

Ready to shape the future of talent acquisition in local government and make a real impact? Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Principal Lawyer - Children and/or Adult Safeguarding

£51,356 - £56,494

Do you want to make a difference to local people? Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Industrial Relations and HR Policy Manager

£54,495 - £57,864

What You’ll Do This is a unique opportunity to step into a strategic role at the heart of industrial relations. As Industrial Relations & HR Polic... Apply for this job

Oxfordshire County Council