Our Vacancies

Council Tax and Benefits Assistant

Based in South East London

Paying £11-£14 per hour

Job Details:

We are taking applications for this Council Tax and Benefits Assistant position. The overall Purpose of Job To support the collection of the right council tax from the right person at the right time and the payment of the right benefit to the right customer at the right time, by ensuring that the support necessary for the delivery of the service is available.

For more information please contact us with a full and detailed CV - debbiel@therecruitmentshop.co.uk

Job Role:

Business Support Officers 

Paying £10.75 - £16.00 per hour 

Based at various sites in London

Job Details:

We are seeking experienced Business Support Officers of all levels for our local authority clients in London:

Tower Hamlets, 

Camden, 

Barnet, 

Lambeth, 

Southwark, 

Kingston, 

Newham, 

Sutton and Merton.

These roles are initially contract roles however are usually extended.If you have experience within Local authority and are seeking a new vacancy apply now for an immediate interview.

To apply for this role please contact Sophie or Debbie on: consultant@therecruitmentshop.co.uk

Job Title:

Housing Officers

Paying between £14 - £20 per hour 

Based at various sites throughout London

Job Details:

We are seeking experienced Housing personnel for various Housing roles within local authority. We currently have roles for the following Boroughs: 

Southwark, 

Lambeth, 

Camden, 

Tower Hamlets, 

Barnet, 

Kingston & Richmond 

The roles cover all aspects of Housing including, Officers, Scheme Managers, Business Support, Finance, rent arrears, Voids, Supported living and Neighbour hood officers. If you have any of the about experience then we would love to hear from you.

To apply for this role please contact Sophie or Debbie on:  consultant@therecruitmentshop.co.uk

Job title:

School Bus Driver - PCV
Paying £10.75 per hour
Based in Tower Hamlets

Job Details:
We are seeking several experienced PCV drivers who currently holds an enhanced DBS.
You will be driving vehicles children to and from schools, with numerous drop off & pick-ups.
An enchanced DBS required for this role

To apply for this role please contact Debbie by emailing a CV to - debbiel@therecruitmentshop.co.uk

Job Role:

Housing Advice and Support Officer 

Based in Sutton, London

Paying £20-£21kpa 

Perm position 

Job Details:

We seek motivated and talented people to join our team. To be considered and be successful in the role, the ideal candidate must demonstrate proven experience of supporting vulnerable people and developing and implementing high quality, person centred support plans.
Housing Management experience in a supported housing environment
Experience with youth work or motivating and inspiring others to reach goals
Experience working with vulnerable people and understanding their needs
Working knowledge of relevant legislation, specifically Children’s Act, Anti-Social Behaviour and Housing legislation
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
Able to think on your feet and respond appropriately when incidences occur
Good understanding of support plans
Advice and Support Officers inspire and guide young service users to improve their life skills, self management and self confidence, whilst on their journey to sustainable independent living. They develop trusted, professional relationships while helping young people to plan and achieve their goals. To ensure our work impacts positively on young people, we operate with core Competencies which outline what ‘good’ behaviour is which include ‘taking responsibility and action’, ‘building effective partnerships’ and ‘analysing information’.

To apply for this role please contact Debbie Lehane with a full and detailed CV - debbiel@therecruitmentshop.co.uk

Job Role:

Executive Busines Suppor Officer

Based in Kingston-Upon-Thames, London

Paying £16.26 per hour

Contract Duration: 6 months with possibility to extend

Job Details:

You must have previous Local Authority experience. 

To provide self-directed and proactive executive support to the Director of Public Health and wider support of the borough’s Covid-19 active gold response.
Full effective and proactive executive support for the Director of Public Health, including setting up key stakeholder and Board meetings as well as board management support
Undertake research on a self-directed basis and drafting MP/Cllr responses
Full board management of the Council’s Gold meetings (twice a week) including preparing agendas with key items, liaising with officers on attendance and papers, attending meetings to take notes and chasing completion of key actions.
Liaise and work closely with the Chief Executive’s office on key updates and information.
Manage the RBK Cllr Covid-19 inbox and send enquiries and requests to officers to prepare a response.
Must have experience using Google suite
Must have excellent organisational skills/time management/minute taking

To apply for this role please contact Debbie Lehane with a full and detailed CV - debbiel@therecruitmentshop.co.uk

Job Role:

Public Health Lead for Maternity & Early Years

Based in Tower Hamlets, London

Pay is negotiable depending on experience 

Job Details:

In a borough with amongst the greatest public health challenges in the country, do you have what it takes to work with local communities, the council and partners to improve health outcomes and address health inequalities in the Borough?
We are looking for two experienced and competent public health professionals to join our dynamic and friendly team. We are passionate about delivering an excellent public health service to support the health and wellbeing of children and families in the borough. Public Health Programme Lead for Maternity and Early Years This post has a focus on maternity and early years and is normally one of two Programme Lead posts in the Healthy Children and Families team.
We are recruiting a third Programme Lead post to focus on the Covid-19 response. Your overarching goal will be to improve the health and wellbeing of people in Tower Hamlets and reduce health inequalities. You will deliver a programme of work targeted at enabling the following aspirations that 0-5 year olds have:
• Secure emotional attachment
• Good cognitive development
• Healthy nutritional habits
• Good oral health
• Good levels of social and physical development
• Protection from infectious diseases
• Good treatment outcomes through early interventions for health conditions
• Freedom from abuse or neglect
You will work across the public health division, the council and wider partners, including the NHS, schools, housing associations and community and voluntary organisations.

To apply for this role please contact Debbie Lehane with a full and detailed CV - debbiel@therecruitmentshop.co.uk

Job role:

Housing Collections and Credit Control Officer 

Based in Lambeth, London

Paying £15-£20 per hour

Contract position

Job details:

** The ideal candidate must have previous housing collections experience

Manage a portfolio of service charge accounts, working to targets set by the Collections Manager.

Monitor individual accounts, determining and taking appropriate action to ensure that account holders pay service charges in accordance with the obligations under their lease.
Maintain contact with account holders through letter, email, telephone, or face-to-face as appropriate; issue statements and other account documentation on request from the account holder.
Investigate issues with the lease and determine that service charges are in line with the provisions of the lease; ensure that any billing errors are noted and corrected.
Ensure that any other queries are dealt with and resolved by the appropriate team; contact other teams as necessary and monitor the progress of queries to ensure that the account holder receives a satisfactory response.
Request write-offs, write-backs and other account adjustments as appropriate.

To apply for this role please contact Debbie Lehane with a full and detailed CV - debbiel@therecruitmentshop.co.uk