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WHITEHALL

Use social investment to solve rising care crisis

By Jamie Hailstone | 04 November 2014

A new report into social impact bonds has highlighted their growing popularity, as the charity Ag...

LEISURE

Streets ahead in Southend

By Jonathan Werran | 03 November 2014

Southend BC chose to deliver a tailored approach to its troubled families programme and reaped gr...

FINANCE

People power!

By Jessica Ratty | 03 November 2014

Jessica Ratty explains the unique potential of crowdfunding for councils – and encourages more to...

FINANCE

Civil service devolution?

By Katherine Kerswell | 03 November 2014

Whitehall could do worse than look to Scotland’s example in creating a successfully devolved civi...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Time to end B&B scandal

By Javed Khan | 03 November 2014

Barnardo's launched a spoof website 'CareBnB' because 51% of local authorities are still placing ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Of human bondage

28 October 2014

Sheila Wheeler examines the issue of human trafficking and the way UK local authorities are stepp...

WHITEHALL

15-minute care visits labelled inappropriate

By MJ reporter | 28 October 2014

Campaigners have welcomed new government guidelines, which state that 15-minute care visits are i...

HEALTH

Call for national mental health prevention strategy

By Dan Peters | 28 October 2014

The next government should introduce a national strategy to ensure councils work to prevent menta...

PAY

Crisis in care homes, warns report

By Jamie Hailstone | 27 October 2014

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has warned of a ‘permanent sense of crisis’ in the UK’s care home ...

THIRD SECTOR

IPPR calls on the Government to create Settlement Support Fund

By MJ reporter | 21 October 2014

A leading think-tank has called for councils to be given money from citizenship fees to help prom...

frederica-diamanta

Policy, Project and Improvement Lead

£57,171 – £72,186 per annum

Children’s and Family’s needs are ever changing. Apply for this job

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

Locality Team Manager for Disabled Children's Services

£51,356 to £55,539 per annum pro rata

North Yorkshire Council have a national reputation for excellence. Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Children's Social Workers - Family Help Service

Up to £52,767 per annum (subject to experience) p

Are you a passionate and experienced Social Worker ready to change lives and shape futures? Apply for this job

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

frederica-diamanta

Policy, Project and Improvement Lead

£57,171 – £72,186 per annum

Children’s and Family’s needs are ever changing. Apply for this job

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

Locality Team Manager for Disabled Children's Services

£51,356 to £55,539 per annum pro rata

North Yorkshire Council have a national reputation for excellence. Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Children's Social Workers - Family Help Service

Up to £52,767 per annum (subject to experience) p

Are you a passionate and experienced Social Worker ready to change lives and shape futures? Apply for this job

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth