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Role: Sous Chef Location: Warwickshire Salary / Rate of pay: £40,000 per annum + benefits Platinum Recruitment is working in partnership with one of England's & Europe's premier hotel golf resorts in Warwickshire and we have a fantastic opportunity for an Sous Chef to join their team. What's in it for you? If you're looking for a quality employer, jobs like this do not happen very often and we have the chance to join this world class golf resort. The role is Sous Chef position and is to help deliver an exceptional dining experience and most importantly be a role model and have a fantastic attitude working with in a brigade of over 50 chefs. You will be jointly responsible for the day-to-day running of your section. The Grill & Kitchen is a 220 seat restaurant that offers different menu options, ranging from a 2 rosette À la Carte menu, a chefs table to a Sunday Carvery. The Grill & Kitchen is a theatre kitchen where we prepare and cook our steaks and roasts all in view of the guests. Working with the Executive Head Chef and Senior Head Chef you will help run the very busy club house brasserie Employee of the month Pension Development Programs Friends and Family rates Use of the Golf Courses Package Up to £40,000 Fantastic Benefits Package Why choose our Client? This stunning resort offers multiple dining experiences including a 2 rosette fine dining restaurant. It is also one of the top 30 places to work and is an expanding resort with exciting projects underway. What's involved? You will require experience in similar 4 or 5 star establishments and fast paced busy environment and as well as amazing culinary background you will need a fanatic people skills and the ability to communicate with the rest of the team to hit the high attention to detail. Sound like the role for you? Then we would love to hear from you! Click Apply Now and one of the team will in touch to discuss this Sous Chef position in Warwickshire. Don't forget to speak to your consultant about our "Recommend a Friend" referral scheme and find out how you could earn up to £250 per recommendation. Consultant: Richard Deeley Job Number: 933651 / INDCHEFS Job Role: Sous Chef Location: Warwickshire Platinum Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER AUTOMOTIVE Location: Westbury (minimum 4 days in the office) Salary: £70,000 Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 30 This isn t just a Financial Controller role. This is for someone who: • Knows automotive inside out • Understands the pace, the pressure, and the numbers behind it • Can lead from the front, not just sit behind a spreadsheet If you do not have automotive accounts experience, this role will not be suitable. If you do, this is a strong opportunity. Financial Controller - The Role You will act as the right hand to the Head of Finance, supporting both strategic and operational delivery across the finance function. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will be responsible for financial control, team management, and providing meaningful commercial insight to support business performance. This is not a maintenance role. This is a role where you are expected to influence, take ownership, and add value. Financial Controller - Key Responsibilities • Act as number two to the Head of Finance, supporting delivery of key objectives • Lead, develop, and mentor the Management Accounts team • Own month-end processes, ensuring accuracy and deadlines are met • Produce and review management accounts and financial reporting • Oversee balance sheets and monthly reconciliations • Manage cashflow and support forecasting • Drive process improvements across the finance function • Partner with operations, procurement, and project teams • Provide clear financial analysis to support decision making • Lead and coordinate year-end audit processes • Support ERP/system improvements and finance projects • Build financial models to support business growth and commercial decisions Financial Controller - Skills and Experience Required • Proven experience within the automotive industry (essential) • Qualified (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent) • Strong background in management accounts • Experience working in a fast-paced, commercial environment • Strong leadership and team management skills • Excellent analytical and problem-solving ability • Strong attention to detail and process improvement mindset • Ability to influence and communicate effectively across the business Personal Attributes • Proactive and solutions-focused • Commercially aware with a practical approach • Confident communicator • Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines • Strong team player with leadership capability What s on Offer £70,000 salary 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays Additional day off for your birthday Pension scheme Enhanced family leave policies Ongoing training and development Employee wellbeing support (including EAP and 24-hour GP access) Recognition and reward programmes Career progression opportunities Forward Assist Recruitment is operating as an employment agency. Forward Assist Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Family Lawyer Solicitor or Legal Executive 3 years PQE + Woolwich office We are seeking a Family Lawyer for our Woolwich office to join and assist with developing our expanding team. Your Profile: You will have experience in the following areas of family and childcare law:- Care Proceedings and PLO matters Divorce and finances Private Law Children Domestic Abuse, Non Molestation / Occupation Orders General family matters, unmarried couples, cohabitation disputes. We would like the ideal candidate to: Be 3+ years PQE. Be able to work independently and as part of a team. Be competent and willing to undertake your own advocacy. Have a following preferred. Be willing to work towards panel accreditation. Be prepared to network and create new business. What we are seeking: - Someone who will hit the ground running. Understand legal aid. Undertake and generate private paying work. Working with us: - We will offer ongoing training and support to develop your career as part of a strong and growing multi-office team. Our offices are friendly, working entirely paperless with recent significant investment in modern IT to enable you to work proficiently. Our team work on a hybrid basis with a split of office working and remote working on the basis we trust that everyone works to meet their targets and deadlines. We offer a great package of annual leave to ensure you get enough time away from work. Our annual leave for this role provides 25 days (plus bank holidays / Christmas and New Year). We review annual leave and increase with service. We offer competitive salaries and bonus structures enabling our team to share in the profits of their successes. Employee benefits with GTS: Competitive base salary starting £40-45k. Profit sharing through bonuses, based on billing and meeting targets. Pension Scheme with employer contribution. Benenden Health Care Administrative support. Firm laptop and mobile phone Cycle to Work Scheme Ongoing training and development. Hybrid working arrangements. Support from colleagues for case cover. Supportive supervision from mentors. Annual appraisals and salary reviews. Bi-annual parties for Summer and Christmas. Additional perks and benefits. Competitive training packages. Our lawyers focus on their fee earning and billing / credit control is undertaken independently by other teams in-house. We have a dedicated in-bound telephony team to take calls and messages for our fee earners. Lawyers also have the benefit of dictation and support staff to assist in easing the pressure and enabling efficient working. We are a multi-office, multi-service Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners firm recognised for excellence in a variety of legal fields.

Are you a 3-year PQE+ Children Panel Solicitor or Legal Executive seeking a new opportunity with a leading Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners ranked Firm? The firm offer hybrid working, generous annual leave which increases with service and excellent ongoing training and career development. Our client is seeking a Children Panel Lawyer to join there recently merged offices Childcare Department. You will demonstrate a genuine passion for publicly funded work along with strong advocacy skills and will be working with a number of members of the Law Society Children's Panel and Family Panel Resolution accredited specialists. The team represent parents, Guardians children, adopters, foster carers, kinship carers and advise on all matters of child care law. Hybrid working opportunities will be available, the Firm is paperless so IT proficiency is imperative. What will be expected from you for the Children Panel Lawyer role: A Children Panel member with at least 3 years PQE Undertake all aspects of childcare work Undertake advocacy Undertake a variety of work including public law, child protection, SGO and adoption matters Advising and assisting other team members and encouraging development Confidence to work independently as well as in a team and to prioritise workloads accordingly Excellent client care skills Benefits: Competitive salary and bonus structure Generous annual leave (25 days + bank holidays and office closure over Christmas/New Year), increasing with service Hybrid working opportunities A friendly working environment supported by modern IT infrastructure Ongoing training and career development within a nationally respected firm The Firm: With a rich history spanning two decades, the Firm is acknowledged in both Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners rankings along with being recognised in the Times Best Law Firms for 2023 and 2024. With a dedicated team of over 200 staff with offices nationwide, the Firm is committed to servicing clients in both privately and publicly funded legal matters. Building partnerships based on trust, ensuring clients receive the support they need during challenging times with an ethos of continuous improvement. If you're a Children Panel Lawyer ready to take the next step in your career, apply today. Alternatively, contact Mia at Law Staff Limited quoting reference 36838. PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL (INCLUDING SPAM FOLDER) FOR CONFIRMATION YOUR APPLICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED. In accordance with The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003

We are seeking a Family Lawyer for our Leeds office to join and assist with developing our expanding team. Your Profile: You will have experience in the following areas of family and childcare law:- Care Proceedings and PLO matters Private Law Children Domestic Abuse, Non Molestation / Occupation Orders General family matters, unmarried couples, cohabitation disputes. We would like the ideal candidate to: Be 3+ years PQE. Be able to work independently and as part of a team. Be competent and willing to undertake your own advocacy. Have a following preferred. Be willing to work towards panel accreditation. Be prepared to network and create new business. What we are seeking: Someone who will hit the ground running. Understand legal aid. Undertake and generate private paying work. Working with us: We will offer ongoing training and support to develop your career as part of a strong and growing multi-office team. Our offices are friendly, working entirely paperless with recent significant investment in modern IT to enable you to work proficiently. Our team work on a hybrid basis with a split of office working and remote working on the basis we trust that everyone works to meet their targets and deadlines. We offer a great package of annual leave to ensure you get enough time away from work. Our annual leave for this role provides 25 days (plus bank holidays / Christmas and New Year). We review annual leave and increase with service. We offer competitive salaries and bonus structures enabling our team to share in the profits of their successes. Employee benefits with GTS: Competitive base salary. Profit sharing through bonuses, based on billing and meeting targets. Pension Scheme with employer contribution. Benenden Health Care Administrative support. Firm laptop and mobile phone Cycle to Work Scheme Ongoing training and development. Hybrid working arrangements. Support from colleagues for case cover. Supportive supervision from mentors. Annual appraisals and salary reviews. Bi-annual parties for Summer and Christmas. Additional perks and benefits. Competitive training packages. Our lawyers focus on their fee earning and billing / credit control is undertaken independently by other teams in-house. We have a dedicated in-bound telephony team to take calls and messages for our fee earners. Lawyers also have the benefit of dictation and support staff to assist in easing the pressure and enabling efficient working. We are a multi-office, multi-service Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners firm recognised for excellence in a variety of legal fields.

The Sutton Trust is the UK s leading social mobility charity. We believe every young person should have a fair chance in life, regardless of their family s income, the school they go to or where they grow up. But today in Britain, the opportunity to succeed is heavily shaped by socio-economic background. Our mission is to change this. Our programmes empower young people to access life-changing opportunities, and our research influences national change to deliver a fairer future. Each year, together with our university and employer partners, we support over 14,000 young people to reach their potential through our university, apprenticeship and career access programmes. And our support doesn t stop there. We engage our thriving alumni community to help them to succeed in their professions and to act as advocates for social mobility. Our rigorous and extensive research shines a light on barriers to opportunity from the early years to the workplace, and we strive to influence national policy change with evidence-based solutions to tackle educational and workplace inequality. Using insights from our programmes and research, we also test and scale new ideas in education and employment practice. As an independent charity, our work is entirely reliant on the generous support of our community of donors. The need to support our work to tackle Britain s low social mobility has never been greater. Fundraising at the Sutton Trust We are seeking a dynamic and confident fundraiser to be our Corporate Partnerships & Events Manager. The Sutton Trust is at an exciting point in our organisational journey, with a new Chairperson and ambitions to significantly grow our impact and fundraising as part of our 2030 strategy. Over the past five years the impact of the Sutton Trust has increased, especially with our programmes which have gone from supporting 11,000 young people a year to 14,000 in the 24/25 programme year. We have secured a relatively stable income of c.£6m over several years, and in the last two years this has grown to £7m+. Our organisational strategy, which takes us to 2030/31, will continue this fundraising trajectory with a need to increase annual income on a sustained basis to £12m. With corporate income accounting for nearly half our fundraised income, there is considerable enthusiasm and opportunity in the corporate world for building strategic partnerships with The Sutton Trust. Our fundraising approach will continue to focus on major gifts and strategic multi-year partnerships, leveraging a range of drivers to secure corporate support. Our highly engaged Chairperson has a commercial background and is keen to leverage contacts in the corporate world, giving a network of prospective contacts to explore. The role and team As Corporate Partnerships & Events Manager, you will be an experienced partnership manager and fundraiser, confident in securing new business through active prospecting and networking along with experience in securing and stewarding strategic partnerships with corporates and their associated corporate foundations. You will have an entrepreneurial mindset for income generation, able to confidently manage competing demands to balance securing new partnerships and delivering high quality account management to your portfolio of current and prospective supporters. The role will lead a portfolio of corporate partnerships, focused on delivering shared strategic goals to increase social mobility in the workplace and supporting a more socio-economically diverse workforce for the future. The role will be the point-person within the Development Team for organisational events, working closely with key colleagues in our marketing & events and programme functions to support delivery of high-quality events. They will also take responsibility for delivering successful stewardship events, including programme visits. It will be crucial to work closely with a range of stakeholders, especially colleagues, to deliver successful stewardship events that showcase the varied work of the Sutton Trust and engage supporters with our work. This will include working closely with existing staff who lead on organisational, advocacy and programme events to ensure donors and prospects are able to attend and engage with the work. Corporate partnerships are delivered by a talented and growing team, all with their own portfolios based on partnership level and complexity. Team members work on both new business and account management, with ambitious individual income targets. Main duties New Business Personally scope, develop and secure new five-figure+ corporate partnerships, aiming for a diverse and robust portfolio of partners with multi-year commitments, working with the Head of Corporate Partnerships, other senior staff, and senior volunteers appropriately to secure and steward. Proactively approach new business development within the corporate sector, cultivating relationships and networks to grow awareness of The Sutton Trust and secure major gifts. Support the Head of Corporate Partnerships in their work with senior volunteers to develop a strong prospect pipeline for major corporate gifts, including support for network mapping to leverage connections and cultivate prospective funders. Events, Account Management and Development Manage and grow the Trust s leadership and partner level corporate partnerships in your portfolio, including leveraging existing relationships to maximise financial income and partnership longevity. Appropriately leverage senior staff and volunteers to secure multi-lateral relationships with corporate partners and prospects, with the aim of retaining partnerships and uplifting income. Working closely with key colleagues to be the first point of contact for the Development team to support organisational events, and working with Development leadership to deliver diverse and engaging stewardship events. Working closely with key colleagues, support delivery of key donor messaging through Campaign Monitor or other platforms as appropriate, to align with the stewardship events goals of further engaging donors and prospects with the work of the Sutton Trust. Be accountable for achieving agreed corporate income targets, looking for opportunities to grow funding and diversify corporate income. Fundraising, Finance and Reporting Act as an ambassador for the Trust with external audiences in the corporate space, representing the Trust with gravitas and confidence to secure major gifts and develop relationships. Work with colleagues across Development and Finance to ensure accurate forecasting, income tracking and reporting for your portfolio of corporate partnerships. Working closely with colleagues, provide corporate fundraising expertise to increase awareness of viable funding opportunities and develop organisational understanding of best practice for working with corporate partners and funders. Ensure you appropriately follow policies and procedures on due diligence, Salesforce and data management, account management, stewardship, and reporting. Stay up to date with corporate fundraising best practice, learning from senior members of the team, and keep abreast of developments and opportunities within the wider fundraising space. Other duties as necessary from time to time. Person Specification We welcome applications from individuals who have experience in: Experience in successfully securing, managing, and developing corporate partnerships at five-figures-plus level, from initial prospect research to contracting and ongoing stewardship. Experience successfully securing and/or managing corporate-charity partnerships, including engaging senior leadership on both sides to deliver strategic goals and mutual benefit. Experience network mapping and networking to build and manage relationships that lead to corporate donations to non-profits, particularly with senior non-profit volunteers. Experience planning and delivering events that provide high-quality stewardship to donors and prospects, engaging them with the work of a non-profit and promoting strong relationships. Experience managing events with an organised and clear project management approach, including influencing and working with a variety of stakeholders internally and externally. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including networking at C-suite and senior management level and strong presentation skills, with the ability to prepare and deliver engaging and persuasive cases for support. First-class interpersonal skills - a natural ambassador able to represent the Sutton Trust with gravitas and confidence in a range of settings, especially the corporate world and with senior leaders. Knowledge and experience of the education and/or not-for-profit sector. Knowledge of the UK fundraising environment, including corporate fundraising trends and regulations that affect corporate partnerships. Experienced at using Salesforce or other fundraising CRM software to accurately record funding relationships. We are also looking for an individual who: Sympathetic to the aims of the Trust and our mission to increase social mobility. High degree of initiative and the ability to take responsibility for corporate fundraising activity. Dynamic and entrepreneurial fundraiser, with a passion for personally engaging supporters. Able to think strategically about the bigger picture and manage hands-on fundraising. . click apply for full job details

Job Description Job Title: Parent Adviser By Your Side Project, North East Responsible To: Senior Parent Adviser/ London Family Support Projects Manager Department and Location: Family Support Salary Scale: Scale point 26 FTE £32,168 Actual salary £14,104.43 (Inclusive of annual leave) Hours of Work 17.5 hours per week. Term time only. Hybrid working - one day a week in hospital and home based. Annual leave entitlement: 5 weeks a year plus one day for each additional year served up to a maximum of 6 weeks (pro rata for part-time employees) As this is a term time contract, annual leave is taken outside of term time. The annual leave entitlement pay is included in your salary and paid over 12 months. Main Duties 1. To work with families with disabled children using Great Northern Children s Hospital, providing in-person information, advice and support around issues faced by families with children with disabilities. 2. To support parents to develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence to make decisions which are right for their families. 3. To build strong relationships with hospital partners, funders, Contact volunteers and voluntary sector partners. 4. Focus on developing and enhancing our work with hospitals, aiming to reach more families early in their journey with their child s disability. Cross functional duties: 1. Work in partnership with health, local government, and voluntary agencies to ensure those families social, emotional, and practical needs are recognised and responded to wherever possible. 2. Work with the By Your Side team to seek ways to improve partnership working with other agencies and hospitals to provide a seamless and co-ordinated service to children and families. Contribute to representing Contact s work in the hospitals at a strategic level, where appropriate. To work with colleagues to produce appropriate information and publicity materials for families and professionals. Participate in forums and meetings that operate within Contact, and Children s Hospital s to utilise resources available across the organisation as appropriate. Keep up to date with relevant new developments, policies, and guidance. To support and participate in events and activities as appropriate. General duties To work with parents of disabled children using Great Northern Children s Hospital, to provide information advice and support to meet their need. Provide in-person drop-in information services for parents of disabled children who attend Great Northern Children s Hospital. nb the specific hospitals/locations may change as the project develops). The service is in-person, with additional online support. Ensure the provision of good quality information and support to parents and professionals working with families. Respond to enquiries via phone, social media, email and through the drop-in service for information and advice from parents, signposting on to other organisations where appropriate. Work in collaboration with hospital and hospices staff, and colleagues in other By Your Side services (e.g., Midlands, London and Scotland) to continuously promote and improve the By Your Side service for families, developing and growing a network of partners Actively gather information on local services and explore the most effect ways to disseminate this across the designated location(s). Deliver and contribute to the design of information workshops (delivered face to face or virtually) to parents and professionals. Maintain accurate up to date records of work. Participate in external family and information events to promote the work of Contact. Monitor and evaluate the impact of the service using the common outcomes framework and use this information to inform the development of the work.

The future is uncertain - unless you're with a company that's always investing in it. That's because at Vision Express, when it comes to sight, we take it seriously. We're confident in our capabilities, thanks to our unmatched technology, countless opportunities for growth and the backing of EssilorLuxottica, a global leader in the eyecare industry. Become one of our pre-registration optometrists and your career can only benefit. We are proud to offer Pre-registration Optometrist Placement in partnership with the College of Optometrists. Our structured placement program provides students with invaluable, practical real-world experience, in a supportive retail environment. Why Choose Vision Express? We're part of EssilorLuxottica, a global leader in cutting-edge eye care and premium eyewear, with an extensive portfolio of brands such as Oakley and Ray-Ban. You'll be backed by a business passionate about quality, innovation, and excellence, giving you confidence in offering your customers the widest range of products. You'll work with world-class technology that keeps you at the forefront of optometry. This includes OCT, visual field analysers, automated refraction, fundus cameras, non-contact tonometry, automated keratometry, and automated phoropters among much else. Being part of both Vision Express and EssilorLuxottica means diverse career paths, excellent training programmes and impressive development opportunities. We're proud of the clinical training we offer. Right now, we have colleagues across the business studying everything from IP and Medical Retina to glaucoma and myopia. You might want to become an Optometrist Store Manager, a Dispensing Optician or support the next generation of Pre-Registration students by becoming a Pre-Reg Supervisor or Pre-Reg Development Tutor. Every step you take comes with fascinating challenges and great rewards. Life outside the test room is very important to us. You can get involved in the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation, helping our mission to eliminate uncorrected poor vision in countries across the world, in one generation. What to expect from your Pre-registration Optomtrist Placement? Practical experience in a busy optical practice, collaborating with experienced optometrists and dispensing opticians. Hands-on patient care, refining your clinical skills in real consultations. Mentoring from knowledgeable optometrists to guide you through your placement journey. Exposure to a wide range of eye conditions and treatment pathways to enhance your clinical knowledge. Access to modern technology and techniques that gives you an experience of innovative optical equipment and industry best practices. Opportunity to progress on to our newly qualified support programme once you have completed your degree. Our people always have and always will be our greatest asset. Our values reflect this - we care about our people and like to show it. We offer an extensive range of benefits that shows our appreciation for your contribution to the team and the business. Our Benefits 33 days' annual leave including bank holidays - this increases with length of service. Free annual eyewear & discounts for your family & friends Sales and performance-based bonus & incentives Private medical cover Life Assurance Competitive pension Coverage of your professional fees Additional benefits We offer an impressive range of additional benefits: Lifestyle benefits, such as Gymflex, dining cards, discounted travel, experience days and discounted bicycles through our cycle to work scheme. Access to a company-wide eye care professional community, where you can share knowledge and collaborate via internal channels. Access to world-leading technology and flexible working environments. Access to Leonardo - EssilorLuxottica's learning platform. Ongoing CPD and personal development opportunities. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. Join us and we'll help you unlock your full potential, every step of the way.

Are you interested in becoming a Joint Venture Partner at Vision Express, part of Essilor Luxottica, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames and sunglasses?Our Westwood Cross store in Broadstairs , Kent is currently looking for its next Joint Venture Partner. This store could be available as a full or partial investment depending on your situation. The store comprises of 2 testing rooms and is due to expand to 3 and has a small team of 6 employed retail colleagues including an Assistant Store Manager and Dispensing Optician.As a Joint Venture Partner at Vision Express, you'll become a shareholder in your store. You will lead the culture of your store, have access to our Essilor Luxottica product range and support services and you will have the opportunity to make a difference to customers as a custodian of the Vision Express brand. To be successful in this application process, you must have financial capital to invest in a store purchase and be able to develop a clear business plan to ensure that you will receive a return on your investment.Benefits •Profit share based on store performance•Central support from our Stores Support Centre•Field support from a dedicated Business Operations Manager•Private medical cover for you and your family•Free eyewear and benefits for your friends and family•Employee Assistance Program offering confidential support for your wellbeing•Opportunities to get involved in the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation Some attributes you might have: •Experience of managing an optical business.•Strong business acumen and financial understanding.•Passion for eyecare and the Vision Express brand.•Excellent communication skills with customers and colleagues.•Ability to remain delivery focused throughout challenging times.•Leading, selecting and developing your own team, with support from our HR business partners.•Displaying a positive attitude that has influenced others to commit to a cause.•Being customer obsessed and fostering a culture of exceptional customer service. Why Vision Express? Working at Vision Express, you will be part of something bigger. With over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland, you will have the opportunity to share knowledge, elevate your career and reach your potential.Together, we believe that we're made stronger by our differences, so diversity and inclusion are key ingredients to our success, and we believe that striving for a culture of mutual trust enables us to reach our goals and achieve results.

Our Client, Reading council are looking for a Childcare Advocate paying 65 an hour We are seeking an experienced Childcare Advocate to work in our dynamic and supportive Advocacy Team within the Joint Legal Team, a centre of excellence recently commended by Lawyers in Local Government. Our team handles a wide range of Family Court hearings, primarily care proceedings and related matters, delivering high-quality advocacy and ensuring continuity of representation for our clients throughout their cases. In this role, you will undertake a variety of hearings, including contested matters, final hearings, and emergency or short-notice hearings. While some hearings will be conducted remotely, you will also be required to attend hearings in Reading, Slough, and occasionally London or other court centres. We pride ourselves on providing an excellent standard of service, so you will be expected to bring both strong advocacy skills and a client-focused approach to your work. Job Purpose To provide a range of high quality legal services to ensure the delivery of best value services to the Council and its partners Main Duties and Responsibilities 1. To provide experience skill and advice to Members, Officers and Partners on legal matters, policies and corporate issues, ensuring the Council's best interests are achieved within the law. 2. To support the successful achievement of the Council's strategies and policies, in particular through advice and support to Assistant Directors and Executive Directors. 3. To ensure the timely delivery of effective legal services to the Council and its partners with maximum efficiency and economy. 4. To utilise the technology implemented in the team for maximum efficiency and effectiveness and to identify and help implement continual improvements in the team systems and processes. To lead change projects where necessary. 5. To contribute to the delivery of strategic and service objectives identified in the Legal Services Strategy and the Legal and Democratic Services Service Plan. 6. To lead Service improvement initiatives identified in the Service Development Plan or Legal Services Strategy. 7. The line management of staff within a specific Team assigned by your line manager Benefits of working with Remedy A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant. Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed. Double payrolls each week. Terms & Conditions apply You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions. Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.