Opus People Solutions

A well respected organisation local to Ipswich Town Centre is seeking a confident and robust Senior Finance officer to join their experienced team. Supporting over 300 customers across the eastern region and beyond, they are dedicated to delivering professional and technical services to their customers within the finance team. This role is not your typical standard finance role, it will include client interaction, providing guidance, resolving queries and providing financial information to ensure the clients financial accounts are all in order. This is a Hybrid position, 3 days in the office per week. A fantastic opportunity to secure a diverse role in a genuinley freindly and supportive team. Key Responsibilities: Manage a portfolio of customers, monitor their financial position, and produce management accounts and reporting information. Provide advice, support, and guidance to school and academy finance staff via telephone, remotely, and onsite. Answer varied customer enquiries and conduct further investigation/analysis to contribute to customer resolution. Resolve customer problems/issues, seeking advice from the team leader as required. Perform bookkeeping and accounting for transactions, manipulate and interpret data, and conduct variance analysis. Assist in implementing identified technical/professional actions to meet customer requirements. What are we looking for? AAT qualified or working towards qualification. CIMA or ACCA a bonus but not essential. Previous experience in an accounting and finance environment. Experience with a range of finance systems. Proficient in Microsoft Office packages, particularly Excel and Outlook. Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Ability to assimilate information quickly. Ability to travel to other locations. Desirable: Experience in preparing final accounts. Familiarity with the financial work of schools and academies. Experience using finance packages, including Arbor, PSF, SAGE, and Capita SIMS/FMS. Key Skills: Partnership working: Network effectively to build and use key relationships to deliver business goals. Curious: Identify issues and look for solutions. Customer-focused: Anticipate and meet customers' needs. Commercial Awareness: Understand the impact of the service on business needs. Take ownership of continuous professional development. Benefits include: Hybrid working 25 days AL plus Bank holidays increasing to 26days after one year service Buy up to 5 days annual leave scheme Pension Scheme Electric car scheme Discount schemes Flexible working

Refuse Driver HGV2 Hourly rate: £17.78 PAYE Location: Brentwood CM13 3BH Working hours: Monday-Friday 7:30am-3:30pm Do you hold a CPC and CLASS 2 driving licence? Opus People Solutions on behalf of Brentwood Borough Council are recruiting for an experienced HGV Driver to join their busy waste & recycling department, as a Refuse Driver you will: Participate in waste collections Manoeuvre the vehicle ensuring health and safety standards are maintained Take responsibility for collection route and manage daily crew Report any issues that may occur to the line manager. This is a temporary contract with an on going opportunity for the right candidate. Apply now for more information!

Opus People Solutions are excited to recruit on behalf of Vertas for a dedicated Grounds Maintenance Operative to join the Facilities Team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who takes pride in maintaining outdoor spaces and enjoys working as part of a team to deliver high standards across school environments. Location: Newark (travel between multiple school sites) or NG5 6NZ Hours: Monday to Friday, 07:00 - 15:30 Contract: Temporary (with potential to become permanent) Key Responsibilities Maintaining school outdoor areas to a high standard Grass cutting and general grounds upkeep Operating equipment such as strimmers and other powered tools Marking out football pitches and running track lines Ensuring all areas are tidy, safe, and presentable at all times Travelling between various school locations across the Newark area Requirements A full UK driving licence (essential) Enhanced DBS check (required due to working in schools) Previous grounds maintenance or similar experience desirable Ability to safely operate landscaping equipment and power tools Strong work ethic and attention to detail Ability to work independently and as part of a team Are you passionate about cleaning, teamwork, and delivering exceptional service? If you take pride in creating clean, safe, and welcoming environments and enjoy hands-on outdoor work, we'd love to hear from you.

This is a fantastic opportunity for any individual who has experience in shipping OR is a recent graduate looking for a fresh opportunity to make a difference. This business are a forward thinking business worth over $10billion, who are well recognised as leaders in their field. This role is a mixture of problem solving, analysis and working with clients. Benefits are fantastic; including hybrid working, 25 days holiday + bank holidays, enhanced pension, free parking and much more. Duties: Undertaking all the service routing updates for two Trade areas within the Company, acting as a focal point for it for our colleagues globally. The role is also responsible to deliver all our Traffic reports, providing detailed output in a timely manner, highlighting trends or changes in line with seasonality, operational changes etc. The role is also responsible to ensure that space settlements with our partners are completed accurately and in a timely fashion. We also ask the post holder to take the lead in the analysis of booking trends/seasonality/regional performance to help ensure that our business plan targets are met. In addition, the Traffic Analyst oversees the Traffic process manuals and keeps them updated with current procedures or changes and regularly reviews reports and improve on them as needed. Experience: Able to work as part of a close team, but also independently with decision making. Attention to detail. Have an interest in numbers with excellent numerate and communication skills. Good European geographic knowledge. Inquisitive to understand how our vessel container flows work Good at Excel and a user of Power BI. SS25

Opus people solutions on behalf of Walsall Council have an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker to join their Childrens Safeguarding Team. Job Title: Social Worker - Chidlrens SafeguardingLength of assignment: 3 MonthsHours per week: 37Hourly rate: £33.30Location: Walsall CouncilRemote/Office based: Hybrid Responsibilities: A children's safeguarding social worker in Walsall is responsible for protecting children and young people from harm and ensuring their welfare, in line with legal and policy frameworks. Receiving referrals about children who may be at risk, carrying out initial assessments to determine whether there is concern of abuse, neglect or risk, and deciding what further action is needed. Supporting families to understand risks, helping them make changes to protect children. Sometimes working alongside specialist adult practitioners in the "Family Safeguarding" model, which integrates support across both children's and adult services. Working with other services especially via the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) to share information and decide on necessary actions. Maintaining accurate case records, documenting assessments, decisions, supervision notes, monitoring and follow-up actions. If you thrive to make a difference and have 3 years Social worker experience and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you.

School Cook / Chef Location: Rendlesham IP12 Pay : £13.27 PAYE or £16.79 Umbrella Working hours 08.30- 13:30 Mon-Fri Length : temporary, from 2nd November until 19th December Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate, Enhanced DBS and references are required ( we can apply for a new DBS) Are you an experienced Cook/ Chef looking for a new challenge? This is an exciting opportunity to use your cooking skills to make a real difference every day. Opus People Solutions are excited to recruit on behalf of Vertas Group for an experienced temporary Cook based at School. The role is to cater for approximately 150 meals a day (there are two Food Service Assistants on site as well) and make sure service are delivered to a high standard, and that?set?policies and procedures?are adhered to, prepare weekly menu. Main duties: Supervision of the unit including monitoring hygiene standards, staff training and all day-to-day operations of the kitchen. Undertake and/or lead a team where appropriate in the preparation, cooking and service of the meal. Administrative work, including placing orders, stock control and monitoring of food budgets. Checking and recording the amount, price and condition of all food/non-food deliveries and taking any necessary action required. To take responsibility for the standards of cleanliness and hygiene of kitchen premises and equipment whilst maintaining sufficient stock levels of cleaning materials. We are looking for an experienced cook with Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate, who has a sound understanding of current food hygiene practices and legislation, knowledge in preparation and cooking of healthy, high-quality meals for a range of customers needs, great team player, working as part of wider catering team. Sounds good? We'd love to hear from you, please apply now!

Opus people solutions on behalf of Walsall Council have an exciting opportunity for aTeam Manager to join their Children in Care team. Job Title: Team Manager - Children in Care Length of assignment: 3 MonthsHours per week: 37Hourly rate: 41.41Location:WalsallRemote/Office based:Hybrid Responsibilities Responsible for the leadership and management of a social work team ensuring that vulnerable children and their families receive responsive services that safeguard and promote their welfare. Actively promote and contribute to the strategic developments for children and their families in Walsall working with a restorative approach. Responsible for Senior practitioners, social workers, NQSW's and trainee Social workers To have full responsibility for the delivery of services to children, young people, their families and carers, in line with legislation, guidance and local policy and procedures. To make highly complex decisions relating to social service provision for children, young people and their families within Walsall To work collaboratively with partner agencies and within the children's division and in the voluntary sector to ensure multi-agency assessment, planning, interventions and review. To effectively manage delegated budgets allocated to children's Services and to ensure value for money and effective use of resources, utilising best value principles. Skills Qualified Social Worker (Social work england registered) Experience of supervising other social care staff and challenging their practice where necessary. Experience of determining priorities in the implementation of a social work service. Experience of financial management in a social care setting and knowledge of best value principles. Knowledge and understanding of the importance of performance management and the use of management information systems in operational management. Experience of carrying out audits. 3 Years post qualifying experience Driving License If you thrive to make a difference and have 3 years Social worker experience and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you.