Southwark Council

Following a Summit in March, 20 of England’s largest council landlords – including Southwark, Bristol, Sheffield, Leeds, Birmingham and Dudley - have jointly published 5 solutions for the new government to ‘secure the future of England’s council housing’. View the report below and if you would like to learn more, you can here: https://lnkd.in/ex39yxuS

Southwark Council is proud to welcome Eddie Townsend our new Director of Communications, Engagement and Change. ⭐ Southwark Council Jobs and Careers

Over 5,000 Southwark workers receive pay rise thanks to the London Living Wage ✨ Bosco Katabazi, cleaner at Borough Market: “I can afford to pay my bills and pay my bills on time. That’s because I work for company that pays the London Living Wage.” Carla Sofia Cardso Pinto, food services co-ordinator at Spring Community Hub: “I can now do more with my children and afford to buy a car. It has helped me in my personal life a lot.” Tash Gorst, founder of Gather: “Business is about people, so it matters how you treat yours. We've always paid the Living Wage. Our staff are the heart of Gather; they care, they’re engaged and they stick around - for much longer than is typical for retail.” Sarah Kingston and Alex Birtles, co-founders of In Good Company: “We believe paying a fair wage is the cornerstone of being a good business. It’s a principle we wholeheartedly advocate for and encourage all the businesses we support to embrace.” Dr Dima Mekdad, executive director of Candoco Dance Company: “Paying London Living Wage as a minimum in our pay structure is essential and reflects our values. The accreditation was important to us as we would like to advocate for this in the wider networks we are working with.”   Cllr Kieron Williams, leader of Southwark Council: “The message is loud and clear: the London Living Wage is good for workers, good for business, and good for our local economy. That’s why we established the council’s Living Wage Unit to support employers to pay the London Living Wage. We are proud that Southwark leads the way with more and more employers who think, like us, that people deserve to be paid fairly for their hard work. It's more important than ever with the rising cost of living.” The number of #Southwark employers who pay the #LondonLivingWage grows month on month. In large part this is thanks to a group of local organisations who campaign to make Southwark a #LivingWagePlace If you are an employer interested in accreditation please contact [email protected]. You can also apply to a grant which cover three years accreditation fees. Living Wage Foundation

This week Southwark residents celebrated the launch of Una Marson Library 🎉 The first public library named after a black woman has officially opened. The Una Marson Library opens amid nationwide library closures and marks the latest milestone in the ongoing redevelopment of the Aylesbury area. The library’s launch was marked with a community event attended by esteemed broadcaster, author, and entrepreneur, June Sarpong, OBE, and Southwark Council Leader, Cllr Kieron Williams The celebration featured performances by the Walworth Academy Steel Pan Band, as well as captivating poetry readings and talks from Jenny Mitchell, India Jones-Aryeh, Stephen Bourne, Rosa-Johan Uddoh and, Curtis Brown. The library pays homage to Una Marson, a revered Southwark heroine hailed for her contributions to the literary world and as the first Black woman programme maker at the BBC. Leader of Southwark Council, Councillor Kieron Williams, said: “We are proud to open the first public library in the country named after a black woman. Una Marson led an incredible life and I hope her legacy will continue to inspire generations to come. “Whether you are one or ninety one, it is a wonderful space to learn, relax, and enjoy, and is the sixth new library we have opened in Southwark since 2010." #UnaMarson, a Jamaican-born feminist, arrived in the UK in 1932 where she was helped by Dr Harold Moody, another of Southwark’s great Black activists, who offered her a room at his family home on the Queen’s Road in Peckham. It was during the Second World War that Una became the BBC’s first Black programme maker. She broadcasted messages from servicemen and women in England, to their friends and families in the Caribbean, in her popular weekly series: Calling the West Indies. In 2009 a Blue Plaque was unveiled at her former home on Brunswick Square in Camberwell. #UnaMarsonLibrary #Libraries #southwark #TeamSouthwark #PeoplePowered #greatsouthwarkteams #community #regeneration #PoweredByOurPeope #SouthwarkTogether

🌠 As we embark on new opportunities at the council, take a look at some of the opportunities taking place in our Regulatory Services Department.   What do we do? The Private Sector Housing and Enforcement Service is responsible for improving standards in the private housing sector.   The service is responsible for delivering one of the largest selective licensing scheme in London.   ⭐ We have a number of opportunities and vacancies within the service specifically for: - Principal Enforcement Officer - Enforcement Officer As a minimum you will have the following: - HHSRS assessment and Enforcement Training - Experience in enforcement (civil Penalties, criminal prosecutions) Why work for the service: - Hybrid Working - Management support - Support in maintaining continuous professional development 📧 For more information or further insights to the roles, please reach out to [email protected] Please attach your CV and a short summary of your experience thus far

Attic Self Storage Limited are based in Southwark and have five sites across London with an extra two coming soon, they are an accredited Living Wage Employer. Since becoming accredited they’ve seen lots of benefits: - An increase in applications for roles. - Lower staff turnover, just 10% in 2023. - Higher employee productivity resulting in record-breaking occupancy, revenue and customer satisfaction scores. - Employee engagement is at an all-time high. - Lower employee sick days vs previous years. - Improved Google reviews, helping to drive more customers. - Saved over £15k in recruitment and training costs in 2023 vs 2022. - Senior leaders focus more on coaching the team rather than directing and making better use of the employee skills they hired for. Benjamin Holmes, Chief Operating Officer explains why they have maintained their commitment. “The London Living Wage is at the forefront of our basic package and is an important part of our company values and unique culture. It is fundamentally the right thing to do by our amazing teams. People are attracted to a business primarily through salary, and culture retains them. Every metric points to engaged and happy staff.” The #LondonLivingWage is £13.15 per hour, it is the only wage rate based on the cost of living. It is paid by businesses to their employees on a voluntary basis and is higher than the Government’s statutory minimum wage requirements. If you are interested in becoming an accredited #LivingWageEmployer you can start the application process today by visiting the Living Wage Foundation website

Celebrating #NGDPWeek at Southwark Council Encouraging you to view our jobs page for various opportunities. Attached is a testimonial of a colleague at Southwark Please see their story below: "At Southwark Council I have been able to be part of multiple projects, my favourite being the National Lottery Heritage Funding for a building restoration for one of our cemeteries. The NGDP has allowed me to develop my managerial skills, my advice to anyone applying to the NGDP would be to use the STAR Technique for interviews linking relevant skills and key competencies" - Poppy Laurens For more information please head over to our social media: -       Instagram: ngdp_localgov -       Twitter: NGDP_LGA -       LinkedIn: National Graduate Development Programme

Congratulations to @METHOD who have become an accredited Living Wage employer. Committing to pay their employees the London Living Wage which is currently £13.15 per hour. Welcome to the club of over 320 Southwark based employers who have signed up to the campaign run by Living Wage Foundation London is an expensive place to live. It’s great to see businesses doing their bit to tackle in-work poverty and the inequality that it creates.

London Social Work for Children provides career and professional development opportunities from across all of London's 33 boroughs including #Southwark 🌐 Join us and be part of our holistic, family centred approach to making a real difference to children and families. Find your next children's social work role today at 👉 https://lnkd.in/e-5DyK26 #SocialWorkJobs #LondonSocialWork #SocialWork #SocialWorkJobs #LondonJobs #SocialWorkMatters #LSWC

British Land backs Southwark’s Living Wage push.   British Land are managing one of our major regeneration schemes in Canada Water. The development includes 3000 new homes a new leisure centre and public spaces.   They’ve recently become a #LivingWageEmployer and mandated that everyone working on the site through their supply chain will be paid the #LondonLivingWage.   The London Living Wage is currently £13.15 per hour, it is the only UK wage rate based on the cost of living and is paid by businesses to their employees on a voluntary basis over and above the statutory minimum wage requirements.   British Land are one of the organisations helping to make Southwark a Living Wage Place by raising awareness of the London Living Wage and increasing the number of accredited Living Wage Employers based in Southwark. Cllr Martin Seaton, Cabinet Member for Jobs, Skills and Business was recently on site at the Canada Water development’s Plot A1 (to be known as The Founding and Three Deal Porters), where he met with workers to mark Living Wage Week. He said: “I’m delighted that British Land have become a Living Wage Employer and mandated that all people [excluding those learning and earning as apprentices] employed on the Canada Water Masterplan through their supply chain will receive at least the real Living Wage. “Southwark Council has made ambitious commitments to increase the number of employers paying the Living Wage in our Borough and it is great to have British Land support this work. The Living Wage is something I care passionately about, it is good for business, good for employees and good for our local economy.”   You can read the full article at https://lnkd.in/eFfHb958 and for more information about #LivingWage please visit https://lnkd.in/gHixBnN Living Wage Foundation