Vacancy Bulletin (Blue Sheets)
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Vacancy Bulletin (Blue Sheets) Issue No: 12 22 March 2019 You can view these vacancies, and more, online at: dasjobs.co.uk Published by Dillington Advertising Services, C2 County Hall, Taunton TA1 4DY Tel: 01823 357739, email: [email protected] Latest time for acceptance of advertisements is 12 noon Monday for the Friday bulletin. UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, details and application forms FOR ALL POSTS, excluding those marked INTERNAL can be found on dasjobs.co.uk Only SCC employees may apply for posts marked INTERNAL in the first instance. Internally advertised vacancies can be viewed on the SCC intranet: dasjobs.co.uk/internal ALL POSTS MARKED WITH * REQUIRE A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK VIA THE DISCLOSURE PROCEDURE "Somerset County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people" All applicants, including current employees, should complete and return the Recruitment Monitoring Form, which is attached to the Application Form. Thank you for your cooperation ****************************************************************************************************************** AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER Applications for all vacancies are particularly welcome from people with disabilities. Further details and application forms are also available on request in braille, large print, tape and disc. JOB SHARING Somerset County Council, as an equal opportunities employer, wishes to promote job-sharing arrangements in any full-time post where the Manager and Chief Officer consider that such an arrangement would be a viable proposition. If you are interested in making an application on a job-sharing basis for any full-time post advertised in this bulletin, you should contact the appropriate Manager in the first instance to see whether such an application would be accepted. ******************************************************************************************************************** To receive an automatic update of the week’s latest jobs simply click on email alerts and fill in the subscription form. You can cancel the email alerts anytime you like. Somerset County Council is proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do. We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. We offer an excellent benefits package to all of our employees including: • A Local Government Pension Scheme. • Discounted lease car via salary sacrifice scheme and options for discounts on petrol or diesel. • My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and so forth. • A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work, childcare vouchers, additional annual leave, computers, mobile phones and health screening. • Generous annual leave and flexible working arrangements. • Staff discounts in gyms. • Employee Assistance and support offering a variety of employee wellbeing services to support a healthy work/life balance and lifestyle. • Optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme. Somerset County Council is subject to Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English will be an essential requirement for customer-facing roles. Please note for SCC roles: If an internal applicant who is at risk of redundancy or in need of redeployment has applied and passed the selection process they will be offered the role over remaining internal and external applicants. If you are applying for a secondment please ensure you discuss this with your Line Manager first and obtain their approval. 2 Commercial & Business Services, Commercial & Procurement, Taunton TA1 4DY SERVICE MANAGER: PROCUREMENT (Salary Grade 8: £39,961 per annum) Job Ref: APP00402 Apply online at https://secure1.somerset.gov.uk/careers/details.html?jobId=494 SENIOR PROCUREMENT OFFICER (Salary Grade 10: £29,055 – £33,136 per annum) Job Ref: APP00403 Apply online at https://secure1.somerset.gov.uk/careers/details.html?jobId=495 COMMERCIAL OFFICER (Salary Grade 10: £29,055 – £33,136 per annum) Job Ref: APP00404 Apply online at https://secure1.somerset.gov.uk/careers/details.html?jobId=496 About Us The Commercial and Procurement Team (based within Somerset County Council) are looking for 3 ambitious individuals who will operate within a complex, dynamic and commercial and procurement environment to ensure the provision of a prompt, sustainable and professional service to our internal customers. You will be part of a collaborative and professional team that helps drive through the Councils vision. About the Job You will manage a diverse and challenging portfolio of procurement & commercial projects and have a focus on strong relationship management. These are critical roles for us as you will be key advisors and contacts for your procurement portfolio and commercial matters and will help to shape how we procure goods and services. Your role will be to drive best practice across all commercial and procurement activity. You will cover and support the entire commercial & procurement cycle, from working with senior managers to identify and develop requirements, through to developing procurement and supply chain engagement strategies, running competitions, negotiating contracts and driving optimisation opportunities within current commercial matters. You will be expected to bring challenge and new thinking to the team and wider organisation, as well as drive continuous improvement and innovation through supplier relationship management with key suppliers and to lead/support cross-agency collaboration projects and wider partnership initiatives. We need individuals with the expertise, skills and desire to shape and deliver our ambitions in commercial & procurement. About You Whilst technical commercial & procurement skills are important to us, we are also looking for an individual able to ensure procurement compliance and that can think commercially to develop different delivery models. Therefore, our ideal candidate will be mentally agile and flexible, who will bring innovation and embrace change, is risk aware not risk averse but most importantly who is passionate about their work and committed to continuous improvement. We are keen to hear from any individuals who want to join us and help deliver our future ambitions. If these roles sound like you then please get in touch with Marie Stretch either by email [email protected] or via telephone (07775 221297) to have an informal chat about these opportunities. Closing date: 1 April 2019 Commercial and Business Services, Corporate Property, Bridgwater PRINCIPAL SAFETY OFFICER – INTERNAL 37 hours per week Salary: £33,136 - £37,107 per annum About us We are the Corporate Health and Safety Unit (CHSU) within the Corporate Property Group of the Council responsible for advice and guidance on all Health Safety and Fire matters throughout the organisation which includes Schools, Library’s, Highways, Property Services & Facilities Management, 3 Environment. We are currently a small but inspired team who are passionate about our work. It is hoped to expand this team in response to expanding workload and to undertake traded service. About the job As a Principal Safety Officer, you will: • support the Senior H&S Manager in a range of projects; • be able to deputise when necessary for the Senior H&S Manager; • be the lead officer within certain H&S disciplines including Fire; and • be able to carry out audits to ISO 18001 standards using the H&S Management Systems within SCC, for which training will be provided. About you We are looking for someone that already has a wealth of knowledge and experience of Health and Safety Legislation and Fire Regulations, is flexible, adaptable and has excellent time management skills that can prioritise work. We would love to hear from you if you have a proven track record in Health, Safety and Fire supported by practical interpretation and application of H&S Law, Regulations and Fire Regulations, along with the drive and enthusiasm needed to support Managers and Directors in delivering a sound health and safety culture throughout all service areas within SCC. You will be able to demonstrate strong organisational skills, together with excellent influencing and communication skills and a will to be proactive and make things happen. Working with the existing team we will expect you to deliver a high-quality service. You will demonstrate the ability to develop, encourage and motivate junior staff. You will have an ability to create imaginative training programmes and engaging face to face Health, Safety and Fire training to a range of groups. Ideally you will be a car owner who is prepared to drive their vehicle for work duties We are looking for someone who is in possession of a NEBOSH Diploma and Fire qualification and who is a member of a professional H&S/Fire organisation (IOSH, IIRSM, IEH/Ife or equivalent). For an informal discussion about the post please contact The Service Manager H&S on 07769931174. Alternatively, you can contact the CHSU Admin phone 01823 355089 where messages can be left with the Senior Administrator who will collate the messages and pass them on to the Senior H&S Manager Apply online at http://enterprise.somerset.gov.uk/careers/details.html?jobId=525 Closing date: 3 April 2019 Commercial and Business Services, Corporate Property, Taunton SENIOR SAFETY OFFICER – INTERNAL 37 hours per week Salary: