Wokingham Borough Council

Hiring Now! We have an excellent opportunity for an Assistant Team Manager to join our SEND Team within Children’s Services here at Wokingham Borough Council, on a full-time, permanent basis. As the Assistant Team Manager, you will play an active role in supporting the SEND services development journey, making positive change and helping to improve experiences and outcomes for the children and young people of Wokingham Borough with additional needs and / or disabilities. Not only is this a fantastic opportunity, but it’s an excellent time to join this service as we look for the SEND Leaders of tomorrow! We are significantly investing in the SEND Service to enhance capacity and help to achieve our vision for excellent outcomes and experiences for children and young people 0-25. You will be supported by an energised and professional leadership team, providing support, reflection and supervision. You will be part of a passionate and committed team that are dedicated to improving the outcomes of children and young people across the borough. You will be joining us at a pivotal stage in our journey which has been recognised by the DfE as clear and sustained progress. If you’re interested in this exciting opportunity and would like to lean more, we are inviting confidential discussions with Jamie Conran, Head of SEND [email protected] and Sam Philo, SEND Team Manager, [email protected]. Strictly no agencies. ➡ Alternatively, click the link below and apply today! https://lnkd.in/eMxE4vcV #SEND #Opportunity #Careers #Hiring

🌞 A HUGE shout-out to our recycling engagement team, who've continued to work hard through the summer to prepare our residents for the upcoming waste collection changes. ♻️ As well as giving out advice, leaflets and other promotional goodies, they've been handing out free green recycling bags and food waste bins to anyone who needs them. 📈 Encouraging people to recycle more waste is a key aim of these changes, so the team's efforts are critical to achieving this and we're really thankful for all they're doing!

Drumroll please 🥁🥁 phase two of the Addington School Early Years Centre is officially 🎉 OPEN 🎉 ready to welcome more children in September and includes: 👩🏫 3 new classrooms 🏖️ Sand and Splash room 🧗 Soft Play room ☕ Staff room The centre, which opened Autumn 2023, is based at the old Farley Hill school site 🏫 and has been redeveloped specifically to meet the learning and care needs 💙 for children with special needs and disabilities 👐 A huge thanks to Francis Construction and ERMC Limited for working with us and Addington to transform the space 🙏

📣 We're hiring! 📣 🤝Head of Service ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e7ybXyqH 💼 Team Leader (Public Rights of Way) ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ebSd7nMD 👨💼 Project Manager ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eBmQavTi ❤️Senior Social Worker ➡️ https://lnkd.in/etE-HJqG More ➡️ https://lnkd.in/egzfpW6H Want to find out more about any of these opportunities? Reach out to Lee Partridge, Mathilda Barker or Charlotte Cousins 👋

📣 We're hiring! 📣 💼 Business Support Officer (SEND) ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dm_3DbkS 👨💼 Programme Manager ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dJ-CgvXN 📊 Performance Analyst ➡️ https://lnkd.in/diY4xquC 🤝 Executive Personal Assistant ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dZinYBj3 More ➡️ https://lnkd.in/egzfpW6H Want to find out more about any of these opportunities? Reach out to Lee Partridge, Mathilda Barker or Charlotte Cousins 👋

DELIGHTED to see the new dining hall extension at St. Crispin's School in Wokingham 🍽 It was built in recent months to support the school taking additional pupils from September 2024 and in the years ahead 👏 PROUD to invest in local schools ❤ this was the first phase in a series of work at the school 👷♂️ 📸A'Bear & Ball Architects LLP 🤝The Circle Trust

We have a fantastic opportunity available for an Executive Personal Assistant to join our Resource and Assets team at Wokingham Borough Council, on a full time, 12-month fixed term contract.   As an Executive Personal Assistant, you will work with a great deal of autonomy, managing all aspects of the administrative function for the Director of your allocated service area within the organisation. You will take ownership of work tasks and ensure that outstanding items are followed up in a timely manner and dealt with to the satisfaction of both the customer and the Council. As part of a small team, you will be expected to line manage 1-2 personal assistants, offering support, mentoring and guidance to them. You will be expected to hold team meetings and lead their personal development using our 1:1 and annual performance review processes. ⭐ You will receive a fantastic range of employee benefits including a generous annual leave allowance, a local government pension scheme, hybrid working options, employee assistance programme, sports & leisure discounts, use of an onsite gym and much more! ➡ For more information or to apply please click on the link below https://lnkd.in/eCJVT-pY Or you can reach out to Lorraine M. and Becky Weeks 👋

📣 We're hiring! 📣 🤝 Customer Delivery Officer ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ek3WUbsj 🧒 Children’s Residential Support Worker ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eYGAaAmu ❤️ Senior Social Worker ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eb3shG-e 💼 Procurement Senior Specialist ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e84zCZmt More ➡️ https://lnkd.in/egzfpW6H Want to find out more about any of these opportunities? Reach out to Lee Partridge, Mathilda Barker or Charlotte Cousins 👋

😊 We're proud of how hard our new recycling engagement team are working to prepare everyone for our waste collection changes. ♻️ They've been out and about at venues across the borough, giving advice, leaflets and free recycling containers to anyone who needs them. 👋 They've also visited schools, churches, community centres, libraries and more to make sure everyone's ready for the new service. 💪 Well done, everyone - and keep up the great work! You can find out more about the changes on our website.

5am and it’s general election job done 👏 HUGE thanks to our elections team, poll clerks, ballot counters, inspectors and hundreds of colleagues for making the general election happen for the Wokingham, and Earley and Woodley constituencies 🗳 ✅50 polling stations run ✅100,692 ballots counted ✅2 new MPs Results ➡ https://lnkd.in/eduNtJAm