Redress Scotland has been operational now for a few years and we are pleased to confirm that we are strengthening our people team with a newly created post. The newly created post of People and Well-being Lead will compliment our existing team. The post benefits from a range of excellent terms and conditions, holidays entitlement, pension and is completely remote therefore your home address will be your place of work. You will be required to meet in person for learning and development opportunities. It is imperative that the postholder therefore has access to a private work space for work with excellent internet capability for connecting and security in terms of confidentiality due to the nature of our work. We are looking for a skilled person who is committed to living our values of Dignity, Respect and Compassion. We will offer you full induction and training, flexible working and support you to be part of an established inclusive team.

People and Wellbeing Lead

Permanent, Full Time &#xA3;26,284 to &#xA3;33,256 per annum Location: Countywide Working Style: Anywhere worker Closing Date: 29th August 2026 Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Applicants must have a current, unrestricted right to work in the UK. Interviews: 11th September. Here in Essex, we continue to raise the bar about practice and our investment in our workforce is second to none. It&apos;s an exciting time to join us having received our 2nd Outstanding Ofsted rating in a row. Children and Families is recognised as a service where social work can thrive and flourish, underpinned by a culture of collaboration, integrity and compassion. We are committed to promoting the development, wellbeing and safety of children, young people and their families, protecting them from neglect and abuse. Working in partnership with colleagues, communities and agencies, we deliver a range of early help, family support and effective social work interventions that build resilience, remove barriers and empower children and young people to achieve positive outcomes and look forward to a brighter future. The Recruitment, Training and Support Officer will support the recruitment and training activity for Essex foster carers undertaken by the Fostering Recruitment team. Responsible for planning, promoting and supporting the delivery of recruitment in-information events and training both virtual and in person, undertaking direct work with birth children in the family home. This exciting role offers the opportunity to undertake partnership work with businesses and agencies in the community to support the recruitment of local foster carers. Accountabilities <ul><li>Responsible for working closely with qualified social workers within the Fostering Service to plan, promote and deliver recruitment activity and training events to support perspective foster carers.</li><li>Involved in managing the logistical aspects of activity and event organisation, including marketing, communications and securing appropriate venues. Coordinate and provide administrative and practical support for Drop in-information recruitment events and training for fostering families.</li><li>Build strong, effective relationships with internal comms team and external venues, agencies, businesses and providers, to promote and obtain best value for recruitment and training events and support to foster carers.</li><li>Undertake direct work with birth children of the perspective foster carers, obtaining their views, wishes and feelings, completing the necessary report to include within the assessment.</li><li>The ability to work to a trauma informed therapeutic model, training will be provided.</li><li>Deliver pre-approval training courses alongside social workers, using pre-developed material, for perspective foster carers. Provide information and advice and translate social work terminology, ensuring clarity and understanding.</li><li>Coordinate and support at foster carer buddy support groups and Ambassador events.</li><li>Record work and activity in accordance with Children and Families policies and procedures, including case records on Mosaic.</li><li>Maintain high standards of professionalism which contribute to the level of confidence in Children&apos;s Social Care. Be self-motivated/ Be able to work on your own initiative. </li></ul>Skills, Knowledge And Experience <ul><li>Educated to RQF 3 level (A Level/NVQ/BTEC) or equivalent by experience.</li><li>Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional area.</li><li>Experience of building strong, effective relationships with children and families, delivering training and facilitating group sessions</li><li>Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong partnerships which are influential and collaborative in their nature, to deliver joint outcomes.</li><li>Strong organisational skills with the ability to coordinate projects and manage logistical demands.</li><li>Be able to think creatively about ways to engage contacts.</li><li>Knowledge and understanding of marketing with the ability to promote events and attract potential applicants using social media.</li><li>Knowledge of Children&apos;s Act 1989 and 2004 and other legislative and policy guidance applicable within Social Care settings. Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011 - National Minimum Standards for Fostering Services 2011 (NMS).</li><li>Strong commercial awareness with the ability to negotiate best value solutions ensuring continuous service delivery, in a financially sustainable environment. </li></ul>To read more about our business area, please visit: Children &amp; Families Please take a look at our &apos;No Magic&apos; Children &amp; Families video Why Essex? As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we&apos;re committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for productivity, we ensure everyone matters in Everyone&apos;s Essex. With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, whether you are looking to develop your career or contribute to the local community, Essex is the ideal place for you. In March 2026, the Government announced that councils in Greater Essex will be reorganised into five new unitary authorities from April 2028. In addition to this, Greater Essex has been accepted on to the devolution priority programme, where we will work towards establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority. You can read more about these changes, and what this may mean for this role, on our careers site. Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We&apos;re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process. We&apos;re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying. Once you&apos;ve secured your role within Essex County Council you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs. At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the Nolan principles, including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone. Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means. As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. If you would like to be kept up to date on other relevant opportunities, blogs, news, events and industry related news at Essex County Council, please join The Essex Talent Community If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email ami.fosker@essex.gov.uk Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Further details can be found on our careers page. Downloads Pay and Reward | Our Ways of Working | About Us | Organisation Behaviours Company: Essex County Council Salary: &#xA3;26284.0000 - &#xA3;33256.0000 per annum Location: Chelmsford, Essex Sector: Health and Social Care Sector: Social Care Job Role: Officer

Recruitment Training and Support Officer (Fostering)

By clicking Apply, you will be taken to the Via website to complete your application. Via is a secure hiring platform used by employers to review candidates. Your profile stays anonymous until you match. Click Apply to continue. It takes 2 minutes. Salary: &#xA3;40,000&#x2013;&#xA3;55,000 FTE, depending on experienceLocation: UK, fully remoteHours: Full-time or part-time, minimum 32 hours across 4 or 5 days About the opportunityVia is partnering with a fast-growing professional services business to recruit a People Operations Specialist.This is an opportunity to take ownership of day-to-day people operations while helping build the processes and systems that will support the company as it grows.You&apos;ll be the first dedicated People hire, giving you plenty of scope to shape how things are done. From onboarding and employee support to HR systems, documentation and automation, you&apos;ll make sure core people processes run smoothly while finding smarter ways to improve them.It&apos;s a hands-on role rather than a management position and would suit someone who enjoys solving problems, supporting people and turning repetitive tasks into simple, scalable processes. What you&apos;ll be doing<ul><li>Own the employee onboarding process from offer through to successful start</li><li>Issue contracts and coordinate pre-employment checks</li><li>Maintain onboarding and offboarding processes and checklists</li><li>Act as a first point of contact for managers on day-to-day people queries</li><li>Handle absence and leave administration</li><li>Support employees through sensitive one-to-one conversations with professionalism and empathy</li><li>Prepare and track employee documentation, including changes to salary, hours and roles</li><li>Take ownership of the HR system and ensure employee information and workflows remain accurate</li><li>Identify when issues can be resolved independently and when they need to be escalated</li><li>Build templates and workflows that make recurring people processes easier to manage</li><li>Use AI tools to automate and improve repetitive operational work</li><li>Identify further opportunities to automate processes as the business grows</li><li>Provide light-touch guidance and training to managers</li><li>Use people data to produce useful insights for leadership</li></ul> What we&apos;re looking forWe&apos;re looking for someone with strong judgement, organisation and ownership who is comfortable dealing with both people and processes. You&apos;ll ideally:<ul><li>Have experience in People Operations, HR, employee experience, business operations or a similar role</li><li>Be comfortable taking ownership of tasks and seeing them through from start to finish</li><li>Have strong organisational skills and attention to detail</li><li>Be confident handling sensitive and confidential information</li><li>Communicate clearly and handle difficult or sensitive conversations with empathy</li><li>Know when to make a decision independently and when an issue needs to be escalated</li><li>Enjoy improving processes without adding unnecessary complexity</li><li>Be comfortable learning and managing HR or operational software</li><li>Have hands-on experience using tools such as ChatGPT, Claude or similar AI platforms to improve workflows and automate repetitive work</li></ul> Previous experience within a dedicated People or HR team, knowledge of UK employment law or experience working in a fast-growing business would be beneficial, but isn&apos;t essential.We&apos;re more interested in strong judgement, ownership and the ability to learn than a specific number of years&apos; HR experience. Why apply?<ul><li>&#xA3;40,000&#x2013;&#xA3;55,000 FTE salary depending on experience</li><li>Fully remote UK role</li><li>Full-time or part-time options</li><li>Minimum 32-hour working week across four or five days</li><li>Flexible working patterns</li><li>Employer pension contribution</li><li>Comprehensive private healthcare</li><li>Mental health support</li><li>Growth shares after successful completion of probation</li><li>Fully paid annual company weekend</li><li>Opportunity to become the first dedicated People hire</li><li>Significant ownership over how the People function develops</li><li>Opportunity to use AI and automation to build smarter ways of working</li><li>Scope for the role to grow as the organisation expands</li></ul> If you&apos;re looking for a hands-on People Operations role where you can own the day-to-day while helping build a function from the ground up, we&apos;d like to hear from you. Register your details on Via now to progress your application. Create one profile and be matched to this role and other relevant opportunities, including roles advertised exclusively on Via.

People Operations Specialist

Location: Remote &#x2013; Nationwide travel Reporting to: Head of Technical Learning &amp; Development Why Join HSB? We don&#x2019;t just inspect&#x2014;we protect. At HSB, you&#x2019;ll join a team with a clear purpose, strong values, and a supportive culture where your expertise is respected and your contributions matter. From flexible working to wellbeing support, we invest in you so you can bring your best self to work&#x2014;every day. Apply today and become part of a company that doesn&#x2019;t just engineer safety&#x2014;but inspires trust. This role falls under MD Insurance. Why Join MD Insurance? Working within MD Insurance, part of the Munich Re family, you&#x2019;ll play an important role in developing the next generation of technical talent across our business. We don&#x2019;t just develop technical expertise&#x2014;we build careers. As our Graduate and Apprenticeship Manager, you&#x2019;ll help shape the programmes, development pathways and professional opportunities that enable graduates, apprentices and early-career colleagues to build the skills and confidence they need to succeed. You&#x2019;ll join a collaborative environment where learning, technical excellence and professional development are highly valued. With the opportunity to influence programmes across the business, this is a role where your ideas, coaching skills and passion for developing people can make a lasting difference. What You&#x2019;ll Be Doing Working closely with the Head of Technical Learning &amp; Development, you&#x2019;ll be responsible for the design, delivery and continuous improvement of graduate, apprentice and early-career development programmes. You&#x2019;ll: <ul><li>Support the recruitment, onboarding, training and progression of graduates, apprentices and early-career talent.</li><li>Develop structured learning pathways aligned with business and technical competency requirements.</li><li>Coach and mentor colleagues throughout their development.</li><li>Work with managers and technical specialists to support future capability requirements.</li><li>Support professional membership and Registered Building Inspector development.</li><li>Monitor learner progress and programme effectiveness, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement. </li></ul>What You Bring <ul><li>A confident and credible communication style, with the ability to engage at all levels of the organisation.</li><li>Strong coaching and mentoring capability.</li><li>A proactive approach and the ability to work independently using your own initiative.</li><li>Excellent organisational skills with a strong focus on results.</li><li>The ability to balance multiple priorities while meeting deadlines.</li><li>A flexible and adaptable approach.</li><li>A passion for learning, development and professional excellence. </li></ul>What We Offer <ul><li>25 days annual leave (with the ability to purchase more), plus 2 wellbeing days and volunteer days.</li><li>Annual profit share bonus.</li><li>Free private medical and dental insurance, with the option to upgrade.</li><li>Pension &#x2013; up to 10% employer contribution.</li><li>Access to health and wellbeing programmes, employee assistance programmes and occupational health support.</li><li>Mobile phone and tablet devices provided for work where appropriate.</li><li>Cycle to work scheme and access to discounts through various retailers with Reward Gateway.</li><li>Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.</li><li>Reimbursement for professional fees. </li></ul>Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion At HSB, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion foster innovation and resilience and enable us to act braver and better. Embracing the power of DEI is at the core of who we are. We recognise diversity can be multi-dimensional, intersectional, and complex, so we want to build a diverse workforce that includes a wide range of racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender identities; economic and geographic backgrounds; physical abilities; ages; life, school, and career experiences; and political, religious, and personal beliefs. Additionally, we are committed to building an equitable and inclusive work environment where this diversity is celebrated, valued, and has equitable opportunities to succeed. All candidates in consideration for any role can request a reasonable adjustment at any point in our recruitment process. You can request an adjustment by speaking to your Talent Acquisition contact.

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