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Social Worker Fostering (Connected Carers)

  • Chatham, Kent
  • Salary: Up to £46,646 per annum (inclusive of market allowance) + annual retention payment
  • Closing date: 24/02/2025 (14 days left)
  • Posted: today

A vacancy has arisen for an Experienced Social Worker to join the Connected Carers Team. This is an exciting time to join the team and we are seeking a child focused social worker to join us in our improvement journey. This role will work with all connected carer and special guardianship applicants...

Senior Practitioner - Children in Care Team

  • Chatham, Kent
  • Salary: Up to £54,695 (inclusive of market allowance) + annual retention payment
  • Closing date: 24/02/2025 (14 days left)
  • Posted: today

Are you a dedicated and experienced social worker passionate about championing practice? We are now looking for passionate Senior Practitioners who can commit to making a difference to our children in Medway. As a Senior Practitioner you will hold a caseload of complex cases whilst supporting the...

Gardening Tutor

  • Medway Adult Education Centres
  • Salary: £26.03- £32.57 per hour
  • Closing date: 31/03/2025 (49 days left)
  • Posted: 2 days ago

This is a great opportunity to join our Horticulture team:  Medway Adult Education are recruiting a cover sessional tutor for our gardening courses. These courses involve both practical and theory elements.Sessions would be in schools, community centres, green spaces and in the main MAE Rochester...

Pottery Tutor

  • Medway Adult Education Centres
  • Salary: £26.03- £32.57 per hour
  • Closing date: 31/03/2025 (49 days left)
  • Posted: 2 days ago

This is a great opportunity to join our thriving Pottery department.Based in Rochester, the successful applicant(s) will be responsible for planning and delivering a range of ceramics classes on a cover  sessional basis. We have classes across the week- daytime and or evening. Our Pottery studio is...

Senior Engineer

  • Hybrid – Works part in the office (Gun Wharf) and part from home
  • Salary: Range 6 - £42,139 per annum / pro rata plus £2,500 Skill Shortage Allowance to be reviewed annually.
  • Closing date: 02/03/2025 (20 days left)
  • Posted: 3 days ago

Medway Council Capital Projects Team are responsible for designing and supervising new highway projects within Medway.  We are seeking to recruit to the role of Senior Engineer within the team. The purpose of the role is to produce high quality, innovative and safe designs using AutoCAD. Supervision...

Housing Assistant (Income)

  • Hybrid – Works part from Gun Wharf and part from home’
  • Salary: £22,597 - £24,000 per annum / pro rata
  • Closing date: 19/02/2025 (9 days left)
  • Posted: 5 days ago

We are currently recruiting for a Housing Assistant (Income) to generally assist with and support the smooth running of the HRA Income and Tenancy Services Team. You will manage garage accounts, sub accounts, and recovery of former tenant arrears (using all available resources to trace former tenants...

Children’s Learning Disability Nurse – Children’s Homes

  • Parklands Short Breaks, Oxford Road, Gillingham, Kent
  • Salary: £42,139 - £47,691 per annum
  • Closing date: 04/03/2025 (22 days left)
  • Posted: 6 days ago

Parklands is a residential respite unit for young people. Our home provides short breaks for young people who have learning disabilities and complex health needs. Eden House is our residential home for our children in care. We are looking for a passionate child focussed Children’s Learning Disability...

Social Workers (Adult Social Care)

  • Works part from home and part from Gun Wharf, Chatham
  • Salary: SW2 up to £42,625 per annum (plus £3,000 retention payment to be paid in monthly instalments (pro rata) & £1,000 Golden Hello payment to be paid on successful completion of the probation period) (pro rata)
  • Closing date: 23/02/2025 (13 days left)
  • Posted: 6 days ago

As a qualified social worker are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of vulnerable adults with social care needs? If so, we would love you to join us in Medway Adult Social Care.Where is Medway?Medway is a vibrant thriving location with excellent schools and plenty of historic attractions...

Tenancy Management Officer

  • Hybrid - Works part from Gun Wharf and part from home
  • Salary: £29,793 - £35,410 per annum / pro rata
  • Closing date: 14/02/2025 (4 days left)
  • Posted: 6 days ago

Medway Council Landlord Services owns and manages around 3200 homes in the Medway area.  We aim to provide excellent services to tenants. We are a high performing customer focussed service.  Our performance is excellent when compared with other similar housing organisations. We are looking for an...

Child Protection Conference Chair

  • Chatham, Kent
  • Salary: Up to £59,959 (inclusive of market allowance) + retention allowance
  • Closing date: 17/02/2025 (7 days left)
  • Posted: 7 days ago

The children and young people of Medway have said the following qualities are really important to them: ✓ Be a good listener ✓ Be non-judgemental ✓ Be consistent and stable ✓ Understand me ✓ Be honest ✓ Be focused ✓ Be realistic ✓ Be resourceful in your approach Is this you? Medway has embarked...

Area Inclusion Lead (Team Manager)

  • Mobile - Works from our Children and Family Hubs in Medway
  • Salary: Range 6 (£42,139 - £47,691) per annum
  • Closing date: 28/02/2025 (18 days left)
  • Posted: 7 days ago

Medway’s Education and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Division is committed to support all children and young people to learn and grow and to achieve their potential in education. The Education and SEND Division covers a wide scope of services, including school admissions, place...

Parking Maintenance Technician

  • Mobile - designated base but working out in the field / Gun Wharf, Chatham
  • Salary: Range 2 - £22,597- £24,000
  • Closing date: 16/02/2025 (6 days left)
  • Posted: 8 days ago

Medway Parking Services are looking for a dedicated and responsible person to work within the Parking Maintenance Department. This is a small team that maintain our local authority run car parks. This is an interesting and varied role, that would suit someone that has a skill for fixing and maintaining...

Trainee Internal Auditor / Internal Auditor

  • Hybrid – Works part from Gun Wharf & Gravesham and part from home. DBS: Standard
  • Salary: Range 3/5 (career graded) £24,525 - £41,614 per annum / pro rata
  • Closing date: 16/02/2025 (6 days left)
  • Posted: 11 days ago

Medway operates a successful Internal Audit & Counter Fraud Shared Service with Gravesham Borough Council, and we are currently looking for a a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the team. Have an enquiring mind? Like solving problems? In this role you will be responsible for carrying...

Social Worker - Hospital Integrated & Community Discharge Teams

  • Hybrid – Works part in the office (Gun Wharf) and part from home
  • Salary: Range SW2 - £35,935 - £42,625 per annum
  • Closing date: 16/02/2025 (6 days left)
  • Posted: 11 days ago

We are currently recruiting for a Social Worker within our integrated discharge team to contribute to the delivery of highly effective children and adult services (within Adult Social Care) in an efficient manner. The service is delivered using a strength based, personalised approach. We work across...

Senior Social Worker

  • Hybrid – Works part from Medway Maritime Hospital and part from home.
  • Salary: Range SW3 - £43,647 - £47,691 per annum.
  • Closing date: 16/02/2025 (6 days left)
  • Posted: 11 days ago

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Social Worker to contribute to the delivery of highly effective children and adult services (within Adult Social Care) in an efficient manner, including facilitating safe discharges home from acute Hospital settings and non-acute wards. The service is delivered...

Youth Worker

  • Medway
  • Salary: Salary range JNC 3-6 £22,072 (pro rata)
  • Closing date: 12/02/2025 (2 days left)
  • Posted: 12 days ago

Medway Youth Service is recruiting youth support workers for multiple areas throughout Medway.  We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated people, with good communications skills who are interested in making a positive difference to young people’s lives. Youth Support Workers engage with young...

Leaving Care Personal Advisor - Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children

  • Chatham, Kent
  • Salary: £29,793 - £35,410 per annum
  • Closing date: 12/02/2025 (2 days left)
  • Posted: 12 days ago

This is an exciting opportunity to join our 16+ Care Leaver Service as a Personal Advisor, working with Unaccompanied Minors seeking asylum in the UK, as they become young adults from aged 17 - 25. You will work with young people to support, advise, and befriend young people from the age of 17 who...

Social Worker / Experienced Social Worker - Children in Care

  • Chatham, Kent
  • Salary: Up to £49,146 (inclusive of market allowance) + annual retention payment
  • Closing date: 11/02/2025 (1 day left)
  • Posted: 13 days ago

We are currently recruiting Social Workers to join our Children in Care Team. We are proud to be ‘Good’ in Medway and are determined to build on the great work that has been done so far to improve the services for our children, young people and families. Recent promotions, following our investment...

Junior Content Designer

  • Hybrid – Works part in the office (Gun Wharf) and part from home
  • Salary: Range 3 – Point A - £24,525 per annum / pro rata
  • Closing date: 18/02/2025 (8 days left)
  • Posted: 14 days ago

We are seeking a motivated Junior Content Designer to join our content design team at Medway Council. You will play a crucial role in editing, creating and maintaining high-quality content on our corporate website medway.gov.uk as well as other microsites. About the role You will: manage day...

Customer Relations Officer

  • Hybrid – Works part in the office (Gun Wharf) and part from home
  • Salary: Range 3 - £24,525 per annum / pro rata
  • Closing date: 13/02/2025 (3 days left)
  • Posted: 18 days ago

This opportunity is currently being offered on a fixed term contract basis of 11 months; however, if budgets allow the contract length may be extended and/or become permanent, though this is not guaranteed.  If an internal council employee wishes to apply for this role, a secondment opportunity may...

STG Technical Assistant

  • Hybrid – Works part from (Foord Annex) and part from home
  • Salary: Range 3 - £24,525 per annum / pro rata
  • Closing date: 18/02/2025 (8 days left)
  • Posted: 20 days ago

We are recruiting for a Technical Assistant to assist in the provision of a comprehensive technical, administrative and customer care service, delivering the Building Control and Consultancy functions within the Partnership, processing/maintaining applications and providing support in the prompt and...

HRA Repairs Surveyor

  • Mobile - Works from different locations; Gun Wharf; Client's Homes or Business
  • Salary: Range 5 - £35,935 - £41,614 per annum / pro rata
  • Closing date: 18/02/2025 (8 days left)
  • Posted: 20 days ago

The main purpose of this role is to ensure that works undertaken to HRA properties meet the HRA’s quality standard and that repairs are of an acceptable quality, are completed within the contractual timescales and on budget. Liaise with stakeholders in a way that promotes the One Medway Council Plan...

Lead SEND Complaints & Tribunals Officer

  • Fixed – Permanently office based at Gun Wharf
  • Salary: Range 5 - £35,935 - £41,614 per annum / pro rata 9 (as per 1st April 2024)
  • Closing date: 14/02/2025 (4 days left)
  • Posted: 27 days ago

Medway’s Education and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Division is committed to support all children and young people to learn and grow and to achieve their potential in education. The Education and SEND Division covers a wide scope of services, including school admissions, place...

Recruitment and Marketing Officer - Fostering

  • Chatham, Kent
  • Salary: £35,935 - £41,614 per annum
  • Closing date: 14/02/2025 (3 days left)
  • Posted: 27 days ago

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic marketing specialist to join our communications team.  The successful candidate will be responsible for leading on the Foster for Medway marketing and communication strategies through traditional and digital means, as well as social media to targeted...