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Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are available in construction, health and social care and hospitality and catering. For more information on these please contact salfordemploy@salford.gov.uk
Extra care scheme assistant
Closing date: Friday 2 June 2023
Employer: ForHousing
Hours: 21.60 hours per week
Salary: £21,100 pro-rata
Location: Eccles
ForHousing is an organisation with a social purpose – we create a positive impact by reinvesting profits to help build vibrant and safe communities. We know that together we achieve more, so we work with a range of like-minded partners to deliver positive change in communities and to improve lives.
What you will be doing:
- Providing housing-related customer support to tenants living in the scheme
- Maintaining positive working relationships with external agencies
- Supporting the extra care scheme manager with the day-to-day running of the scheme
- Acting as the first point of contact for tenants and visitors
- Conducting health and safety inspections
What we are looking for:
- Great customer service and communications skills
- Experience in a social housing or care environment would be ideal (but is not essential)
Support Worker
Closing date: Friday 9 June 2023
Employer: Creative Support
Hours: 37.5 hours per week – part time considered
Salary: £10.90 to £11.10 per hour
Location: Salford
The job purpose is to:
- Providing personal care, practical and emotional, to people with a learning disability
- Identifying and accessing opportunities for social inclusion with service users
- Collaborating with service users, families, and involved professionals to provide a consistent and coordinated service that meets the needs of service users
- Assisting the line manager with the day-to-day running of the service
Candidates must:
- A warm, person centred, and affirmative approach to people with a learning disability
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to listen sensitively to others
- Collaborate with service users, families, and involved professionals
- Work effectively as part of a team and alone in service user homes
- Demonstrate initiative, self-motivation and resourcefulness
- Knowledge of helpful approaches, strategies, and interventions in working with people with learning disabilities
- Knowledge of communication techniques (e.g. Makaton, PECS, TEACCH System)
- Support people with physical health and mobility needs. This may include pushing wheelchairs and using hoists for which a degree of physical fitness will be required
- Willingness to work flexibly on a rota to meet the needs of the service, including evenings, weekends, and bank holidays
- A clean driving licence and willingness to drive service users cars desirable
Support worker
Closing date: Friday 9 June 2023
Employer: Healthcare
Hours: Full Time and Part Time
Salary: £11.29 per hour
Location: Eccles
Duties and responsibilities:
- Provide a welcoming, positive, and enabling environment for those using the services.
- Promote the health, safety and wellbeing of vulnerable adults in line with Safeguarding policy
- Undertake all aspects of personal care as required.
- Assist people supported with meals both in the dining area and in the kitchen, in line with
- people’s individual care plans. Assist with meal preparation and serving of meals.
- Contribute to observing, monitoring, recording, and reviewing process for individuals
Role requirements:
- Flexible working hours (may involve weekends and bank holidays)
- Builds relationships on trust
- Professional and reliable
- Positive attitude
- Experience isn’t essential as all training is provided
Apprentice childcare assistant
Closing date: Friday 9 June 2023
Employer: Playkidd’s
Hours: 30 hours per week
Salary: Pay is in keeping with government guidelines on apprentice pay the right candidates will be eligible for the bi annual bonus scheme
Location: Swinton
Skills and qualities:
- Stamina and energy.
- To be patient, tolerant and resilient.
- A sense of fun, and creativity and imagination to provide activities.
- Communication skills.
- To be caring, understanding and able to give encouragement.
Role and responsibilities:
- Assist with planning, preparing, and delivering quality play opportunities within a safe and caring environment. Consulting with children and involving them in planning activities.
- Ensure that displays are changed regularly and are in line with themes, season, children’s interests and nursery standards.
- To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and needs of the children.
- This ensures children develop independence, confidence, and self-esteem, and build children’s resilience and wellbeing.
- To ensure the provision of a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures and medical histories.
- Ensure the cleanliness of the children at all times.
- To advise the Safeguarding designated person/manager/deputy of any concerns, e.g. over children, parents, the safety of the environment, preserving confidentiality as necessary.
- To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training.
- Flexible within working practices of the setting, undertaking other responsible duties such as cleaning of area and equipment.
- To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are always maintained.
- Maintain accurate records for all children e.g., registers, accidents and incidents etc.
Customer Service Rep
Closing date: Friday 9 June 2023
Employer: Metrolink
Hours: These roles will work a shift pattern roster between Tuesday and Saturday, working an average of 37.5 hours per week.
Salary: Competitive
Location: City Centre
Join our team at KeolisAmey Metrolink (KAM), the largest light rail network in the UK!
We are currently seeking Customer Service Representatives (CSRs) to join our Customer Operations Teams in delivering a top-notch experience for our diverse customer base across Greater Manchester.
As a CSR, you will be a vital part of our team, providing excellent customer care to passengers at all times. Full training will be provided to you as part of your induction.
As you will be working out on our network in all weathers, you will be provided with the appropriate uniform and workwear to carry out your full duties.
These roles will work a shift pattern roster between Tuesday and Saturday, working an average of 37.5 hours per week.
Key responsibilities:
- You will play a key role in ensuring fair payment through ticket and pass checking and issuing standard fares.
- You will help deterring anti-social behaviour by being a visible presence on the system and working with Greater Manchester Police and British Transport Police on crime-related issues.
- In addition, you will provide effective crowd control, signposting, and customer care at special events in and around the city centre.
You can be our ideal CSR if:
- You are an individual with excellent customer service skills and a customer-centric background, who can work flexibly on shift patterns that include evenings and weekends.
- You can adapt quickly to changing operational situations and demands.
- You can demonstrate high-quality written and verbal communication skills.
- You can make decisions quickly and accurately under pressure, and have the confidence to deal with difficult situations and large groups of people.
Banksperson
Closing date: Friday 9 June 2023
Employer: Nationwide management services
Hours: 45 hours per week 7am to 6am over six days, may have to do some Saturdays
Salary: £10.41 per hour
Location: Salford
The job purpose is to:
- Assisting trades on site
- Banking Traffic
- Directing Traffic on and off site safely
- Keeping the site clean and tidy
- Prevent loss and damage.
- Comply with legal Health and Safety requirements.
- Guide traffic in and out of site
Candidates must:
- Be well presented.
- Have good written and verbal communication skills.
- Have good customer service skills.
- Be professional always, maintaining the reputation of our organisation.
- Banksman/Traffic Marshal Qualification
- CSCS card
Administrator
Closing date: Friday 9 June 2023
Employer: Dementia care
Hours: 35 hours per week 8.30am to 4.30pm. Monday to Friday, on call at weekends
Salary: £10.50 per hour
Location: Salford
Duties and responsibilities
- Support care co-ordinators to control business priorities through planning and checking on tasks and targets including training, Rota, absences, planned meetings etc.
- Support management to achieve efficient administrating systems.
- Answer the telephone in a business-like and professional manner.
- Ensure all guests and employees attending the business premises are greeted accordingly.
- Attend to daily correspondence and all other administration using word processing. And spreadsheet packages as appropriate.
Essential requirements
- One year experience working in an administration role.
- NVQ level three in health and social care.
- Good quality literacy and numeracy skills.
- Good standard presentational skills.
- Computer literate using Microsoft 365/emails, word, excel and online systems for the care of staff rota, training will be provided for the latter.
- Understanding of the legislation surrounding domiciliary care services including CQC.
- Administrative experience and skills
- Full UK driving licence with access to a car within working hours.
Banksperson
Closing date: Friday 9 June 2023
Employer: Nationwide manager service
Hours: 42 hours per week over six days 7am till 6pm
Salary: £10.42 per hour
Location: Manchester
The job purpose is to:
- Assisting trades on site
- Banking Traffic
- Directing Traffic on and off site safely
- Keeping the site clean and tidy
- Prevent loss and damage.
- Comply with legal Health and Safety requirements.
- Guide traffic in and out of site
Candidates must:
- Be well presented.
- Have good written and verbal communication skills.
- Have good customer service skills.
- Be professional always, maintaining the reputation of our organisation.
- Banksman/Traffic Marshal Qualification
- CSCS card
Civil Enforcement Officer
Closing date: Friday 9 June 2023
Company name: NSL
Duties Your day will be spent, mostly outside, in all weathers, walking up to 10 miles per day, so please consider this before you apply.
You will be dealing with members of the public face to face, so customer service must be something you enjoy, sometimes in difficult situations.
Shifts/hours: 7am to 3.30pm, 10am to 6.30pm or 3.30pm to 12am. You will be required to work 42.5 hours per week (this includes 30-minute unpaid break) Monday to Sunday (including Bank Holidays). Shifts vary so flexibility for the role is essential.
Salary: £10.60 per hour
Based: Irlam, Salford M44 5FS
Weekend Housekeeper
Closing date: Friday 9 June 2023
Employer: The FED
Hours: 16 hours per week
Salary: £10.90 per hour
Location: Prestwich
Job duties include:
- To perform duties as requested by the Housekeeping Supervisor.
- To be able to undertake general cleaning task such as bed making, vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, damp dusting and deck scrubbing.
- To clean areas such as flats, bedrooms, bathrooms, toilets, showers, lifts, stairs, dining rooms and public / communal areas.
- To be aware of / adhere to policies and procedures when dealing with bodily fluids.
- To be responsible for your own cleaning trolley by keeping it tidy and well stocked.
- This is not an exhaustive list.
General responsibilities:
- To work in accordance with the organisation’s mission, vision, strategic plans, policies, and procedures
- work in accordance with the Skills for Care code of practice for social care workers and Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulations.
- To behave in a manner that always reflects positively on the organisation.
- To demonstrate a commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of vulnerable adults and children.
- To promote equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practices.
- To assist in monitoring and maintaining quality standards across the organisation.
- To demonstrate an understanding and commitment to the principles of confidentiality.
- To work in a manner that is sensitive and empathetic to the culture of the Jewish Community.
- At all times ensure effective and efficient use of the The FED’s resources.
Chef
Closing date: Friday 9 June 2023
Employer: The FED
Hours: 16 hours per week. Maximum two all day shifts. Usually mixed 7am to 3pm and 10am to 7pm. Over seven days.
Salary: £12 per hour
Location: Prestwich
Job duties include:
- The preparation, cooking and presentation of kosher meals as directed by the Head Chef
- Adhering to the Kashrut Laws relating to Kosher food preparation, service, storage, and cleaning, and report any incidents of non-compliance to a manager.
- Keeping all work areas clean and tidy as far as is practicable at the end of the day/shift.
- Ensuring that a high level of personal cleanliness is maintained.
- The satisfactory completion of any duties allocated.
- When required, the instruction of any trainee staff?
- The reporting to the senior chef on duty of any mechanical defects or need for repair.
- The observation of safety regulations and safe procedures
- The observation and maintaining of the Food Safety and HACCP policy and procedures.
- Cleaning of fridges and storeroom and record on cleaning schedules
Benefits:
- Employee health scheme
- Free DBS check
- Generous holidays - increasing with length of service.
- Free Life assurance scheme
- Free parking
- Referral bonus scheme
- Pension scheme
- Reward and Recognition Scheme
Project Manager - Custom build
Closing date: Friday 9 June 2023
Employer: Full Circle Events
Hours: 40 hours per week
Salary: £30,000 to 35,000 per annum
Location: Manchester/Agile
Person specification:
- A highly confident self-motivated individual with strong interpersonal skills and able to build and develop rapport with management.
- Professional and tenacious
- Passionate for results, Eagerness to take responsibility and manage stakeholders’ expectations.
- Able to communicate effectively at all levels.
- Passionate about change-recognises the needs to constantly review working practices to stay ahead in the industry.
- Goal oriented approach to work.
- Must be able to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Must have a logical and methodical approach to work.
- Ability to work well under pressure and is extremely resilient.
- Ability to meet deadlines and targets.
- Ambitious and determined to succeed.
- Flexible and able to work additional hours if required.
- Proactive with excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Highest standard of integrity and honesty
Overall role purpose:
- The Project Manager is ultimately responsible for managing all client communications pre-event, on site and post-show for planning and delivery of their exhibition stand.
- The Project manager will be required to develop and maintain positive and progressive working relationships, both internal and externally, across multiple functions
- They are expected to have strong understanding of commercial P&Ls for custom build stands and deliver to the critical timelines within the contractual and financial controls, with the goal of helping to deliver every project on time, within budget and within scope.
Administration assistant
Closing date: Friday 9 June 2023
Employer: ForHousing
Hours: 36 hours per week
Salary: £21,000 per annum
Location: Eccles/Agile
This role is known internally as ‘Maintenance Administration Assistant’.
ForHousing is an organisation with a social purpose – we create a positive impact by reinvesting profits to help build vibrant and safe communities. We know that together we achieve more, so we work with a range of like-minded partners to deliver positive change in communities and to improve lives.
As part of our Assets team, you’ll monitor contractor performance to identify and drive improvements across responsive repairs, damp, and voids.
What you’ll be doing:
- Ensuring void, damp and responsive repairs are raised and costs are within budget.
- Using data and intelligence systems to identify risks, highlight trends, and drive efficiencies.
- Raising purchase orders and sundry payments
- Ensuring records are produced and stored effectively.
- Acting as a link between contractors, consultants and tenants during works undertaken
What we’re looking for:
- Experience of using computers and MS Office software
- Understanding of budget management
- Great communication skills
As part of our Finance department, you will work within the Rent Control team and learn all aspects of the workload. You will also have the opportunity to study towards financial qualifications and spend time exploring the various functions of our wider finance team.
Finance apprentice
Closing date: Friday 9 June 2023
Employer: ForHousing
Hours: 36 hours per week
Salary: Up to £32,909
Location: Eccles / Agile
What you will be doing:
- Assisting the team with accurately posting rent charges and transactions
- Responding to correspondence
- Using our systems to process and manage rechargeable repairs for our tenants.
- Building relationships with colleagues and internal stakeholders
- Completing general financial duties
- Developing your professional skills working with our highly performing finance team
What we are looking for:
You do not need any specific experience to be great in this role. It is more important to have the right attitude. The kind of skills we look for are:
- Excellent communications skills
- Excellent time-management skills
- Problem solving and team working skills.
- Enthusiasm to learn.
Court Officer
Closing date: Thursday 15 June 2023
Employer: ForHousing
Hours: 36 hours per week
Salary: £26,517.96 per annum
Location: Eccles / Agile
What you will be doing:
- Supporting and engaging tenants, providing rent and other debt collection services.
- Managing a caseload of accounts, collaborating with tenants to maximise their income and manage their budgets effectively.
- Attending court and carrying out evictions
- Scheduling and conducting visits to tenants’ homes.
- Supporting tenants to repay debts, in-full or by affordable and reasonable instalments.
- Referring to specialist third parties where appropriate, including welfare rights and debt advice services
- Liaising with colleagues and internal stakeholders, and gathering all relevant information, prior to court hearings
What we are looking for:
- Excellent communications and customer service skills
- Knowledge of rent recovery procedures
- Understanding of housing legislation
ForHousing is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We especially welcome applicants from the Armed Forces community.
If you need any adjustments to be made to our recruitment process, please contact the team on recruitment@forhousing.co.uk
This page was last updated on 25 May 2023