Workforce Development and Recruitment Opportunities

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Our transformation journey is showing real success as our ambition for excellence across our Children’s Service continues. As part of our commitment to deliver the best for children and families across North East Lincolnshire, we have created a number of exciting new roles to support us achieving this.

Could you be part of our team putting children and families at the heart of everything we do?

We are excited to further build a dedicated and sustainable infrastructure with the skills, knowledge and expertise to lead and support workforce strategic development, recruitment and retention and training and development.

This critical capacity will play a pivotal role in ensuring a safe, resilient, knowledgeable and skilled workforce across children’s services, leading to consistent effective practice and positive outcomes for children and their families.

Opportunities include:

• Workforce Lead LGE02 £61,648: You will be responsible for leading a team to support workforce strategic development and associated systems, processes and workstreams. You will lead and work collaboratively to develop and deliver the Children’s Services Workforce Strategy in the context of the wider Council’s learning and development agenda. You will take a strategic lead role in creating the conditions for the workforce to thrive, across the scope of children’s social care and education and inclusion.

• Resourcing Specialist NJC23 £32,076: Based in People and Culture you will support in the delivery of the Children’s Services Workforce Strategy, by leading on attracting the right talent to the organisation, ultimately meeting the needs of our Children’s Services, including the children’s social care workforce, education and inclusion.

• Learning and Development Lead Officer NJC34 £42,403: Based in People and Culture you will be responsible for contributing to the development and delivery of the Children’s Services Workforce Strategy. You will take a lead role in the development and delivery of the training and development programme across the scope of Children’s Services and the Safeguarding Children Partnership as part of AcademyNEL.

• Learning and Development Advisor x 2 NJC25 £33,954 – Based in People and Culture you will contribute to the development and delivery of the Children’s Services Workforce Strategy and play a key role in the development and delivery of the training and development programme across the scope of Children’s Services as part of AcademyNEL.

We would welcome applications from individuals who are child centred and enabling; who are ambitious for themselves, and the wider workforce through being strengths based and quality driven in their approach to support, develop and improve practice so that it makes a difference for children and families.

For further details on each post, please refer to the role profiles. Please clarify which post you are applying for via the application process.

At North East Lincolnshire Council, we know that together, we can be stronger.

For more information about the roles, please contact:

• Nikki Alcock, Deputy Service Director – Practice Standards and Principal Social Worker via Nikki.Alcock@nelincs.gov.uk to discuss the Workforce Lead position
• Louise Hayes, Resourcing Manager – Louise.Hayes@nelincs.gov.uk to discuss the Resourcing Specialist position
• Carol Derbyshire, Learning and Organisational Development Manager – Carol.Derbyshire@nelincs.gov.uk to discuss the Learning and Development Lead and Learning and Development Advisor positions

Closing date –Thursday 14th March

Interviews to be held:Week commencing 18th March for all roles and additionally, week commencing 25th March for the Learning and Development roles.

At North East Lincolnshire Council, we know that together, we can be stronger.

Your Exclusive Benefits Package

As part of your RewardNEL package, not only will you enjoy a competitive salary, up to 40 days leave entitlement* (including bank holidays) and enrolment into a local government pension, you will have access to our exclusive RewardNEL platform. This includes a variety of salary sacrifice schemes including Cycle2Work, Holiday Extra and Tusker (Car Lease), discounts at local coffee shops and bars, direct access to our inhouse wellbeing support, discounted car parking as well as instant access to new savings at major retailers, entertainment and hotels.

NELC staff can also benefit from flexible working and excellent training and development opportunities and a Fostering friendly scheme.

*Leave subject to length of service

About North East Lincolnshire Council

North East Lincolnshire Council is situated within the award-winning coastal area of Cleethorpes and the beautiful Lincolnshire Wolds, North East Lincolnshire Council provide the perfect location for you to Live, Work & Play.

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North East Lincolnshire Council is committed to being an inclusive employer, whereequality and diversityis recognised, celebrated, and embodied throughout the organisation, becoming a workforce that represents all.

North East Lincolnshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. For any posts that will involve access to children, young people and adults at risk, the successful applicant will need to undertake an enhanced criminal record check where appropriate. ls