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An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Cycle to Work</strong> scheme. </li>\n<li>\n<strong>Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover</strong> (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Employee discounts</strong> with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Car Lease scheme </strong>via Tusker.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Payment of professional subscription / membership </strong>- If your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Employee Assistance Programme</strong> - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. 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You will work within a close knit team of 4, who work together to ensure the Corporate Buildings are maintained and operate safely and effectively.</p><p>Previous Facilities Management experience desirable but not essential. </p><p>A full clean driving licence is essential.</p><p><br></p><h2>Company information</h2><p> At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.</p><p>Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. 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The Archives needs your dynamic input and determination to build on its successful Accreditation outcome and fulfil the recommendations made. </span></p><p><span>Any recommendations from the Historic Environment Record’s current audit process will also need to be implemented, together with the development of an innovative new HER web resource. 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People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.</span></p><p><span>Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. 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Accuracy is key and the ability to stay focussed while working in a busy environment will be essential.  </p><p>You will need to have a solutions driven and adaptable approach to working, thrive in a busy environment and have a positive approach to challenges. You will be able to smoothly manage processes whilst being able use your own initiative to 'think outside of the box’. You’ll use your professional expertise and knowledge to support the delivery of the transport service so that it is efficient and suitable to meet the needs of the service users.</p><h2>Company information</h2><p> </p><p>At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. 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This should be achieved whilst meeting the legislative requirements and critical deadlines across the Local Government Pension Scheme.</p><p>Experience of working in a similar environment, where you have shown the ability to be calm under pressure and make timely decisions, would be an advantage. We will provide full and comprehensive training to give you the skills and confidence you need to complete the role. The successful candidates will have excellent attention to detail and be able to communicate effectively through all available channels, to both members and colleagues alike.</p><p>We are a welcoming team who continually support each other in achieving both personal and departmental goals.</p><p>Please note, previous applicants need not apply.</p><p>If you have any queries please contact kelly.edge<a href=\"mailto:gemma.smith@westnorthants.gov.uk\">@westnorthants.gov.uk</a></p><b>Our benefits</b><br><p><span></span>You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here: <a href=\"https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/why-you-should-work-us\">Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council</a>.</p><b>What will you be doing?</b><br><p>The Pensions Officer role sits within the Systems and Projects team and is responsible for a range of pension administration tasks, including processing benefit calculations, data input and validation, responding to queries from members, employers, pensioners, and dependants, peer-checking colleagues’ casework, and updating member records with the relevant information. This fast-paced, customer-facing role is critical to ensuring that casework is either resolved immediately at the point of contact or efficiently allocated to the appropriate team.</p><p>Please see job description for further information about what this role involves</p><b>About you</b><br><p>Experience of working within the LGPS and ideally experience in a similar role would be advantageous. Your excellent communication skills and confidence with analysing pension issues and offering sound, reliable and professional information will enable you to explain clearly complex pension issues to non-specialists.</p><p>You will be able to pay high attention to detail to ensure all tasks are processed efficiently and accurately in line with the LGPS regulations using a variety of MS Office and IT resources.</p><p>Previous experience using Altair and/or ERP is advantageous.</p><p>We will provide full and comprehensive training to give you the skills and confidence you need to complete the role.</p><p>Please see person specification for a full list of essential and desirable criteria.</p><b>About us</b><br><p> </p><p>At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. 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Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services. </p><p>Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU  </p><p>We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner</p><p>The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain <a href=\"https://youtu.be/16hhIWCZ7xM\"><strong>what DEI means to us</strong></a>.</p><p> </p><p>If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email <a href=\"mailto:careers@westnorthants.gov.uk\">careers@westnorthants.gov.uk</a> for support.</p><p><strong>West Northants Council, where careers thrive.</strong></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£33,369 - £36,163","publishDate":"2025-04-22T15:29:15.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-11T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/3015b8d0-a0ca-4071-a992-0f99ae489cb8.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"0cfcf0c3-fe3c-49e6-9463-3865757960e1","title":"Care Assistant - 5 Old Barn, Gawcott","employer":"Hightown Housing Association","department":"","location":"Gawcott","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Location - 5 Old Barn, Gawcott</strong></p><p><strong>\"Our residents do not live in our workplace, we work in their homes\"</strong></p><p>At Hightown, we are a housing charity that builds homes and support people. In Gawcott, near Buckingham, Milton Keynes, we provide high-quality care and support to five vulnerable adults with learning and physical disabilities.</p><p>We are looking for some new Care Assistants to join our team who have the right values, behaviours and attitudes to be the difference.</p><p>We have part time (22.5 & 30 hours) and full time (37.5) roles available.</p><p><strong>Who we are looking for</strong></p><p>We are keen to recruit individuals who care regardless of qualifications or experience. We care more about you sharing and demonstrating our values, which are:</p><ul>\n<li>Putting our residents and service users first</li>\n<li>Treating people with respect, promoting independence and choice</li>\n<li>Developing passionate and committed teams</li>\n<li>Being cost effective without compromising standards or safety</li>\n</ul><p>We will give you all the training and support you need to do the role including a fully funded qualification in health and social care and we will support you with your career aspirations.</p><p><strong>If you share our values, we would love you to work for us.</strong></p><p><strong>About the role</strong></p><p>You will be working as part of a dedicated team to empower our service users to lead the life they want. You will assist individuals with:</p><ul>\n<li>Mealtimes and social activities including music and art therapy</li>\n<li>Attending appointments and maintaining their health and wellbeing</li>\n<li>Promoting skills and involvement including shopping and domestic tasks such as cooking can cleaning</li>\n<li>Personal care needs</li>\n</ul><p>Sleep ins will be required.</p><p>If this sounds like the right opportunity for you or you want to have an informal chat, please contact us on 01442 292291 or</p><p><strong><span>Benefits</span></strong></p><p>In return for your hard work and commitment, we offer a benefits package which includes:</p><ul>\n<li>Generous annual leave allowance of 33 days per year, including statutory bank holidays, rising to 35 days with service</li>\n<li>£12.24 per hour</li>\n<li>Regular support from your line manager and colleagues</li>\n<li>Annual bonus based on satisfactory performance</li>\n<li>Monthly attendance bonus on top of your basic salary</li>\n<li>Annual salary and cost of living review</li>\n<li>Commitment to health and wellbeing with the Five Ways to Wellbeing</li>\n<li>Ongoing professional development and support to deliver outstanding support</li>\n<li>Workplace pension scheme and life assurance of three times your annual salary</li>\n<li>Refer-a-friend scheme: Earn a £130 bonus for each friend you refer to work for us</li>\n<li>Access to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for use at work</li>\n<li>Access to COVID-19 vaccinations</li>\n<li>Friendly and supportive team environment</li>\n<li>Employee assistance helpline</li>\n<li>Mileage paid for car usage</li>\n<li>Fully paid DBS</li>\n</ul><p>If you are interested in joining our friendly team, please download the job description and click apply below.</p><p><strong><em>Please note that we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on an ongoing basis and therefore we may close the vacancy early. Interested applicants are therefore encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure they are considered. </em></strong></p><p>Appointment to this position will be subject to satisfactory right to work, enhanced DBS, reference and medical checks.</p><p>To stay safe in your job search we recommend that you visit SAFERjobs, a non-profit, joint industry and law enforcement organisation working to combat job scams. Visit the SAFERjobs website for information on common scams and to get free, expert advice for a safer job search.</p><p>We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.</p><p>We are a Disability Confident Employer.</p><p><strong>About Us</strong></p><p>Hightown is a charitable housing association operating principally in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. We believe everyone should have a home and the support they need, so our aim is to build new homes and to provide excellent housing and support.<br><br>We currently manage over 9,000 homes and employ over 1,000 full and part time staff from our head office in Hemel Hempstead. 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Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services. </p><p>Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU  </p><p>We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner</p><p>The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain <a href=\"https://youtu.be/16hhIWCZ7xM\"><strong>what DEI means to us</strong></a>.</p><p> </p><p>If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email <a href=\"mailto:careers@westnorthants.gov.uk\">careers@westnorthants.gov.uk</a> for support.</p><p><strong>West Northants Council, where careers thrive.</strong></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£33,369 - £36,163","publishDate":"2025-04-21T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-11T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/922eff6c-1d54-4e17-9404-76394135745b.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"0564fe2a-92ae-4b86-9b5b-0df9ee2be008","title":"Senior Client Funds Officer","employer":"West Northamptonshire Council","department":"","location":"Northampton","locationType":3,"description":"<h2>Job introduction</h2><p><span></span>You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here: <a href=\"https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/why-you-should-work-us\">Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council</a>.</p><h2>About the role</h2><p>Are you a h<span>ighly organised and detail-oriented professional with a proven track record in office administration and financial management? </span></p><p><span>Do you have the skills in streamlining workflows, managing schedules, and ensuring smooth operations while maintaining a strong focus on accuracy and efficiency? </span></p><p><span>Have you honed your skills </span><span>at financial analysis and budgeting, delivering results that drive growth and success?</span></p><p><span>We're seeking a collaborative team player with exceptional problem-solving skills and a commitment to excellence, with a drive for continuous improvement on the way we work.</span></p><h2>Company information</h2><p>At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. 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An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Cycle to Work</strong> scheme. </li>\n<li>\n<strong>Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover</strong> (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Employee discounts</strong> with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.</li>\n<li><strong>Car Lease scheme</strong></li>\n<li>\n<strong>Payment of professional subscription / membership </strong>- If your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Employee Assistance Programme</strong> - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Commsave-</strong> Free membership to Commsave Credit Union who provide a variety of savings accounts, loans, a monthly lottery draw and more!</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Ongoing training and development</strong> opportunities.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>A variety of flexible working options</strong> to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Our West Ways of Working </strong>– We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Making a difference</strong> - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.</li>\n</ul><h2>About the role</h2><p>We are looking to recruit Inclusion Officers: School Attendance Support Officers (SASO) in the School Attendance Support Service in West Northamptonshire Council, based at One Angel Square but also working in the school community. </p><p>Ensuring good attendance at school is everyone’s business and it is our role to ensure that all pupils receive the education to which they are entitled. It is our intention that the right support is given at the right time to ensure that attendance for all pupils, but particularly for our vulnerable cohorts, sits at a good level. We are clear that anything below 95% is not good enough and will require action by the school and parents working with West Northants Council and other essential services.</p><p>Using the DfE Attendance guidance entitled Working Together to Improve School Attendance as a basis for our work, the SASO will lead termly Targetted Support Meetings within their allocated schools to identify barriers to good attendance and navigate appropriate support for the school, for the pupil and their family, to ensure that attendance is prioritised.</p><p>You would be joining a highly motivated, committed team which has been brought together from a wide range of experiences to ensure pupils have full access to and are safe in education and to support access to education and positive educational outcomes for vulnerable learners. </p><p><strong>This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate. It is also a regulated activity and will be subject to a Children and Adults Barred List check. West Northamptonshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</strong></p><h2>Additional information</h2><p>We want talented, ambitious and passionate people like you to come and take on this challenging and rewarding role. You must be able to work collaboratively and supportively whilst balancing this with the ability to challenge where it is required.</p><p>With excellent oral and written communication skills, you will be a clear thinker and outcome focussed.</p><p>Collaborative multi-agency working is key to this role alongside being resilient and determined.</p><p>For an informal discussion about the role please contact<br>Katie.Morlidge@westnorthants.gov.uk</p><h2>Company information</h2><p>At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.</p><p>Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services. </p><p>Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU  </p><p>We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner</p><p>The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain <a href=\"https://youtu.be/16hhIWCZ7xM\"><strong>what DEI means to us</strong></a>.</p><p>If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email <a href=\"mailto:careers@westnorthants.gov.uk\">careers@westnorthants.gov.uk</a> for support.</p><p><strong>West Northants Council, where careers thrive.</strong></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£33,369 - £36,163 (pay award pending)","publishDate":"2025-04-15T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-04-30T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/d48cfe97-ae49-4f3f-a368-02d6cbe7d7e5.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"a543cbf9-7dc9-4e26-a0e7-9718c56bea76","title":"Property Strategy and Major Transactions Manager","employer":"West Northamptonshire Council","department":"","location":"Northampton","locationType":3,"description":"<h2>Job introduction</h2><p><span></span>You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here: <a href=\"https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/why-you-should-work-us\">Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council</a>.</p><h2>About the role</h2><p>West Northamptonshire Council is currently seeking to appoint the Property Strategy and Major Projects Manager into its Property Strategy and Estates team.  </p><p>The Property Strategy and Major Projects Manager will have the opportunity to work on an extremely diverse portfolio, and will manage the Property Strategy, Asset Records and Systems, and the Major (Estates) Projects teams.</p><p>The post holder will manage, and be responsible for the estates asset terrier database, the delivery of major disposal projects such as Strategic Urban Extension sites (SUE’s), ensuring that the corporate estate fits with service transformational objectives and lead on the development of Corporate Landlord, the Corporate Asset Management Plan (AMP) and the One Public Estate initiative.</p><p>This is an exciting opportunity to join the team and support the Councils objectives of shaping an Estates function that will be an example of best practice, and one that will deliver the best outcomes for the residents of the West Northamptonshire.</p><h2>Additional information</h2><p>You’ll bring with you a wealth of experience which will enable you to ensure the efficient and cost-effective delivery major estates projects to deliver significant capital receipts and minimise operational costs across the councils portfolio of approximately 1,000 assets. 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People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.</p><p>Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services. </p><p>Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU  </p><p>We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner</p><p>The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain <a href=\"https://youtu.be/16hhIWCZ7xM\"><strong>what DEI means to us</strong></a>.</p><p>If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email <a href=\"mailto:careers@westnorthants.gov.uk\">careers@westnorthants.gov.uk</a> for support.</p><p><strong>West Northants Council, where careers thrive.</strong></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£53,694 - £57,443 (+15% Market Factor Supplement)","publishDate":"2025-04-15T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-11T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/ccf7de3f-b723-4a7b-b38a-ba83931fe76a.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"191fb39e-c8f4-49da-8f4a-7a5cc3877a9d","title":"Business Rates Billing Officer","employer":"West Northamptonshire Council","department":"","location":"Northampton","locationType":3,"description":"<p><span>Are you great with numbers, detail-focused, and passionate about making a difference? 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This is a fantastic opportunity to join a committed and supportive Revenues team, where your work will help maximise income for the council and ensure businesses receive fair, consistent, and professional support.</span></p><p><span><strong>Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of a Basic Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service.  West Northamptonshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</strong></span></p><b>Our benefits</b><br><p>We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:</p><ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Generous annual leave entitlement</strong> starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Cycle to Work</strong> scheme. </li>\n<li>\n<strong>Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover</strong> (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Employee discounts</strong> with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.</li>\n<li><strong>Car Lease scheme</strong></li>\n<li>\n<strong>Payment of professional subscription / membership </strong>- If your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Employee Assistance Programme</strong> - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. 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People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.</p><p>Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services. </p><p>Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU  </p><p>We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner</p><p>The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain <a href=\"https://youtu.be/16hhIWCZ7xM\"><strong>what DEI means to us</strong></a>.</p><p> </p><p>If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email <a href=\"mailto:careers@westnorthants.gov.uk\">careers@westnorthants.gov.uk</a> for support.</p><p><strong>West Northants Council, where careers thrive.</strong></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£33369 - £36163","publishDate":"2025-04-15T11:48:28.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-04T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/67c23ce3-4e37-40a0-a557-e8b4a6a4a8db.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"8dd8b461-f670-426b-a4de-ef529298b86f","title":"Property Strategy and Major Transactions Manager","employer":"West Northamptonshire Council","department":"","location":"Northampton","locationType":3,"description":"<p>West Northamptonshire Council is currently seeking to appoint the Property Strategy and Major Projects Manager into its Property Strategy and Estates team.  </p><p>The Property Strategy and Major Projects Manager will have the opportunity to work on an extremely diverse portfolio, and will manage the Property Strategy, Asset Records and Systems, and the Major (Estates) Projects teams.</p><p>The post holder will manage, and be responsible for the estates asset terrier database, the delivery of major disposal projects such as Strategic Urban Extension sites (SUE’s), ensuring that the corporate estate fits with service transformational objectives and lead on the development of Corporate Landlord, the Corporate Asset Management Plan (AMP) and the One Public Estate initiative.</p><p>This is an exciting opportunity to join the team and support the Councils objectives of shaping an Estates function that will be an example of best practice, and one that will deliver the best outcomes for the residents of the West Northamptonshire.</p><b>Our benefits</b><br><p><span></span>You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here: <a href=\"https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/why-you-should-work-us\">Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council</a>.</p><b>What will you be doing?</b><br><p>In the role of a Property Strategy and Major Projects Manager, you will have the opportunity to work on an extremely varied case load, covering a diverse property portfolio. 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People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.</p><p>Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services. </p><p>Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU  </p><p>We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner</p><p>The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain <a href=\"https://youtu.be/16hhIWCZ7xM\"><strong>what DEI means to us</strong></a>.</p><p>If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email <a href=\"mailto:careers@westnorthants.gov.uk\">careers@westnorthants.gov.uk</a> for support.</p><p><strong>West Northants Council, where careers thrive.</strong></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£53,694 - £57,443 (+15% Market Factor Supplement)","publishDate":"2025-04-15T11:05:22.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-11T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/0eef34e3-a1f9-4dff-99c3-0e804dc7364c.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"936c54bc-6d62-456f-b382-7c1c09764528","title":"Business Rates Billing Officer","employer":"West Northamptonshire Council","department":"","location":"Northampton","locationType":3,"description":"<h2>Job introduction</h2><p>We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:</p><ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Generous annual leave entitlement</strong> starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Cycle to Work</strong> scheme. </li>\n<li>\n<strong>Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover</strong> (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Employee discounts</strong> with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.</li>\n<li><strong>Car Lease scheme</strong></li>\n<li>\n<strong>Payment of professional subscription / membership </strong>- If your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Employee Assistance Programme</strong> - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. 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As a Business Rates Billing Officer, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring that business rates are billed accurately and managed efficiently. You’ll be interpreting complex legislation, maintaining up-to-date records, and working closely with local businesses, colleagues, and external partners to deliver an excellent service. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a committed and supportive Revenues team, where your work will help maximise income for the council and ensure businesses receive fair, consistent, and professional support.</span></p><p><span><strong>Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of a Basic Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service.  West Northamptonshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</strong></span></p><h2>Additional information</h2><p><span>We're looking for someone with experience in a Revenues environment, ideally with a background in business rates billing and administration.  You'll have a solid understanding of relevant legislation and procedures, and a keen eye for detail when it comes to maintaining accurate records and processing complex information.</span></p><p><span><span>You'll be confident using revenues systems (ideally Capita Academy), applying reliefs and exemptions, and working through account queries in a timely and efficient way.  You'll also have excellent communication skills, enabling you to explain billing information clearly and professionally to a wide range of customers, colleagues, and external partners.</span></span></p><p><span><span>Strong organisational skills and a proactive, analytical approach will help you succeed in this role.  Most importantly, you'll bring a positive, customer-focused attitude and a commitment to delivering fair and accurate services that supports both local businesses and the wider community.</span></span></p><p><span><span>If you're ready to bring your expertise and enthusiasm to a role that really makes an impact, we'd love to hear from you!</span></span></p><h2>Company information</h2><p>At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.</p><p>Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services. </p><p>Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU  </p><p>We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner</p><p>The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain <a href=\"https://youtu.be/16hhIWCZ7xM\"><strong>what DEI means to us</strong></a>.</p><p> </p><p>If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email <a href=\"mailto:careers@westnorthants.gov.uk\">careers@westnorthants.gov.uk</a> for support.</p><p><strong>West Northants Council, where careers thrive.</strong></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£34203 - £37067","publishDate":"2025-04-14T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-04T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/f1ead69a-efb0-4df9-a289-6349c45de0a4.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"91290ba9-129c-45cc-8352-4370e76e7a4d","title":"Financial Assessment Officer","employer":"West Northamptonshire Council","department":"","location":"Northampton","locationType":3,"description":"<h2>Job introduction</h2><p><span></span>You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here: <a href=\"https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/why-you-should-work-us\">Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council</a>.</p><h2>About the role</h2><p>Join West Northamptonshire Council as a Financial Assessment Officer and be at the heart of transforming lives. </p><p>Your mission? To financially assess adults for social care services, ensuring they receive the support they need while maximising their income and that of the Council. </p><p>This position is based in Angel Square, Northampton. However, it offers flexible working arrangements, including remote work, office days, and service user home visits, as managed by the financial assessment team.</p><p>If you’re ambitious, innovative, and ready to make a real impact, this is the role for you. Join us and be part of a team that’s making West Northamptonshire a great place to work, visit, and thrive!</p><h2>Additional information</h2><p>We are in search of a dedicated and experienced individual who is committed to making a positive impact. </p><p>The ideal candidate will excel in delivering accurate assessments, providing exceptional customer support, and implementing innovative solutions. </p><p>You will efficiently manage workloads, contribute to team development, and uphold safeguarding standards. </p><p>If you are ambitious, detail-oriented, and ready to make a real difference, we want you on our team!</p><p><br></p><h2>Company information</h2><p>At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.</p><p>Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services. </p><p>Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU  </p><p>We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner</p><p>The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain <a href=\"https://youtu.be/16hhIWCZ7xM\"><strong>what DEI means to us</strong></a>.</p><p>If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email <a href=\"mailto:careers@westnorthants.gov.uk\">careers@westnorthants.gov.uk</a> for support.</p><p><strong>West Northants Council, where careers thrive.</strong></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£30,560 - £32,212","publishDate":"2025-04-14T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-04-30T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/0d0e28e1-d5b1-48f3-8ef9-59b3e80fb99c.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"2aeeab75-c70e-4b41-9d4e-f9fe858f2e3d","title":"Wraparound Programme Manager","employer":"West Northamptonshire Council","department":"","location":"Northampton","locationType":3,"description":"<h2>Job introduction</h2><p>We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Generous annual leave entitlement</strong> starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.</li>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Cycle to Work</strong> scheme. </li>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover</strong> (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.</li>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Employee discounts</strong> with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.</li>\n\t<li><strong>Car Lease scheme</strong></li>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Payment of professional subscription / membership </strong>- If your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.</li>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Employee Assistance Programme</strong> - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.</li>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Commsave-</strong> Free membership to Commsave Credit Union who provide a variety of savings accounts, loans, a monthly lottery draw and more!</li>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Ongoing training and development</strong> opportunities.</li>\n\t<li>\n<strong>A variety of flexible working options</strong> to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).</li>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Our West Ways of Working </strong>– We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.</li>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Making a difference</strong> - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>About the role</h2><p>The Government’s ambition is that by 2026, all parents and carers of primary school-aged children who need it will be able to access term time childcare in their local area from 8am-6pm, so that parents can access employment and improve labour market participation.</p><p>To support this ambition, the Government announced that it will provide start-up funding over two academic years – (until July 2026,) to support local authorities and providers in England to introduce or expand childcare provision before or after the school day, which parents of primary school aged children will be able to pay to access.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate. It is also a regulated activity and will be subject to a Children and Adults Barred List check. West Northamptonshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</strong></p><h2>Additional information</h2><p>Are you self-motivated individual, have excellent organisational and interpersonal communication skills. If you have the ability to build positive relationships with a variety of stakeholders, which is key to effective collaboration. We are looking for a person who is creative in solving problems to meet operational targets, and not be afraid to have difficult and challenging conversations and resilience and tenacity will be essential attributes.</p><p>If you would like to discuss this position, please call<br>Rehana Karim on 07919 065000 </p><h2>Company information</h2><p>At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.</p>\n\n<p>Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services. </p>\n\n<p>Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU  </p>\n\n<p>We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner</p>\n\n<p>The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain <a href=\"https://youtu.be/16hhIWCZ7xM\"><strong>what DEI means to us</strong></a>.</p>\n\n<p> </p>\n\n<p>If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email <a href=\"mailto:careers@westnorthants.gov.uk\">careers@westnorthants.gov.uk</a> for support.</p>\n\n<p><strong>West Northants Council, where careers thrive.</strong></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£48,378 - £51,571","publishDate":"2025-04-13T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-04-30T22:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/f105a876-9ea0-4c24-a7d0-aeb36ff2d8b3.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"4013a4f7-ddd1-4b8c-a66b-3d3d980b6bde","title":"Environmental Health Officer (Food and Safety)","employer":"West Northamptonshire Council","department":"","location":"Northampton","locationType":3,"description":"<p>We are looking for a dynamic, ambitious, and experienced individual to join our Regulatory Services Health Protection team at West Northamptonshire Council as an Environmental Health Officer. </p><p>This role offers a varied and engaging workload, including managing a complex and busy caseload of work including food hygiene official and non-official controls, health & safety investigations, infectious disease investigations, ensuring our private water supplies are safe and regulating the safety of our world class sports grounds. You will also handle complex complaints and participate in project work as we harmonise procedures and databases from our sovereign councils.  </p><p>This position provides a genuine opportunity to positively impact the wellbeing of West Northamptonshire residents and support local businesses. You will work in a diverse area with a great team. </p><p>While the role is based in Northampton, you will work across the entire district with flexible arrangements. The successful candidate will be expected to attend our offices in Northampton, Daventry, and Towcester as needed, with home working permitted where feasible. </p><b>Our benefits</b><br><p>We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:</p><ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Generous annual leave entitlement</strong> starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. 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You should possess specialist knowledge and experience in delivering food safety official controls, preferably within a local authority setting. Excellent communication skills, a proactive attitude, and a passion for supporting businesses are essential. </p><p>You will have strong communication skills and experience working with partner organisations to build robust relationships with both internal colleagues and external partners. </p><p>You should demonstrate a solid understanding of the relevant areas and have the drive and determination to further develop your skills and experience. While this role involves a busy and varied caseload, we welcome applications from those at the beginning of their Environmental Health Officer career, as support and development opportunities will be provided.   </p><p>You will have a full driving licence and use of a vehicle to undertake the duties of the post. </p><p>You will fully understand the role in the context of safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults. </p><p>If you want to discuss this role or have any questions, please contact Daniel Kenward at daniel.kenward@westnorthants.gov.uk.   Interviews will take place in the Council’s Northampton offices on Monday 28 April 2025.</p><b>About us</b><br><p> </p><p>At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.</p><p>Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services. </p><p>Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU  </p><p>We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner</p><p>The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain <a href=\"https://youtu.be/16hhIWCZ7xM\"><strong>what DEI means to us</strong></a>.</p><p> </p><p>If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email <a href=\"mailto:careers@westnorthants.gov.uk\">careers@westnorthants.gov.uk</a> for support.</p><p><strong>West Northants Council, where careers thrive.</strong></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£41,816 - £45,175 + Pending pay review","publishDate":"2025-04-10T16:05:38.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-04-30T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/a8894c6d-1c76-426a-b6d7-d71002040c01.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"ba3943ac-7fb0-4a72-a2f6-bdfd38b74f6c","title":"Operations and Technical Team Leader","employer":"West Northamptonshire Council","department":"","location":"Northampton","locationType":3,"description":"<p><span>The Pensions Service is looking for a highly motivated individual to join our Operations team as a Team Leader. You will be responsible for a team of up to 10 members of staff providing information to members of the Local Government Pension Scheme about pension scheme entitlements within set performance standards.  </span></p><p><span>You will ensure benefits are calculated accurately and are processed in line with the agreed processes, SLA/administration strategy and relevant legislation and that appropriate audit trails are complied with.  </span></p><p><span>We are a very friendly team and there is plenty of opportunity for development within the Pensions Service.</span></p><p><span>If you have any queries, please contact </span><span><a href=\"mailto:Akhtar.pepper@westnorthants.gov.uk\">Akhtar.pepper@westnorthants.gov.u<span>k</span></a></span><span> </span></p><b>Our benefits</b><br><p>We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Generous annual leave entitlement</strong> starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.</li>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Cycle to Work</strong> scheme. </li>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover</strong> (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.</li>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Employee discounts</strong> with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.</li>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Car Lease scheme </strong>via Tusker.</li>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Payment of professional subscription / membership </strong>- If your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.</li>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Employee Assistance Programme</strong> - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.</li>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Commsave-</strong> Free membership to Commsave Credit Union who provide a variety of savings accounts, loans, a monthly lottery draw and more!</li>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Ongoing training and development</strong> opportunities.</li>\n\t<li>\n<strong>A variety of flexible working options</strong> to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).</li>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Our West Ways of Working </strong>– We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.</li>\n\t<li>\n<strong>Making a difference</strong> - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.</li>\n</ul>\n<b>What will you be doing?</b><br><p><span>The Operations and Technical Team Leader role sits within the Operations Team & is responsible for the management and delivery of an effective team within the Pension’s Service through performance management to ensure work is completed to timescales.  </span></p><p><span>This fast-paced customer facing role is critical to ensure casework is either dealt with immediately at the point of contact or is efficiently allocated to the appropriate casework team.</span></p><p><span>Please see job description for further information about what this role involves.</span></p><b>About you</b><br><p><span>You’ll need previous experience of working within the LGPS and ideally experience in a similar role. Your excellent communication skills and confidence with analysing pension issues and offering sound, reliable and professional information will enable you to explain clearly complex pension issues to non-specialists.</span></p><p><span>Initiative and ability to plan and organise time and resources to ensure that own, team and service deadlines and agreed targets are met, delivering high levels of performance under changing conditions, tasks, responsibilities or people.</span></p><p><span>High attention to detail to ensure all tasks are processed efficiently and accurately in line with the LGPS regulations using a variety of MS Office and IT resources.</span></p><p><span>Previous experience using Altair and/or ERP is advantageous.</span></p><p><span>Please see person specification for a full list of essential and desirable criteria.</span></p><b>About us</b><br><p> </p>\n\n<p>At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.</p>\n\n<p>Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services. </p>\n\n<p>Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU  </p>\n\n<p>We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner</p>\n\n<p>The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain <a href=\"https://youtu.be/16hhIWCZ7xM\"><strong>what DEI means to us</strong></a>.</p>\n\n<p> </p>\n\n<p>If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email <a href=\"mailto:careers@westnorthants.gov.uk\">careers@westnorthants.gov.uk</a> for support.</p>\n\n<p><strong>West Northants Council, where careers thrive.</strong></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£41816 - £45175","publishDate":"2025-04-10T16:01:43.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-04-27T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/7e4f9bc0-288b-4584-8885-0a99da420039.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"5f61b693-24a4-4fbe-9208-c4c93fbfd9b7","title":"Assistant Team Manager","employer":"West Northamptonshire Council","department":"","location":"northampton","locationType":3,"description":"<p>This is an exciting opportunity to join the Safeguarding Adults Team at WNC. 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People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. 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An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover</strong> (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Employee discounts</strong> with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.</li>\n<li><strong>Car Lease scheme</strong></li>\n<li>\n<strong>Employee Assistance Programme</strong> - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. 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The role will mainly be supporting in the triage of referrals relating to Community activity.</span></p><p><span>Providing support on identifying the proportionate response required and identify the most appropriate pathway in order to achieve a positive outcome for the person.</span></p><ul>\n<li><span>Make threshold decisions about Safeguarding concerns and lead Safeguarding Enquiries, implementing West Northants Adult Safeguarding Policy and Procedures whilst applying the principles of making safeguarding personal and taking positive risks where appropriate.</span></li>\n<li><span>Be accountable for managing and monitoring a workload of complex cases involving risk and organise work activities taking in account the need to prioritise tasks and responsibilities.</span></li>\n<li><span>Ensuring effective management of any crisis situations and carry out work on the Safeguarding Duty system.   </span></li>\n<li><span>Provide a high quality, responsive service in all areas, using a critical knowledge and practical experience of a range of theories and models of social work interventions with individuals, families, groups and communities and the methods derived from them.    </span></li>\n<li><span>Use and review timely and appropriate social work interventions that are best suited to the person and their carers.</span></li>\n<li><span>Undertaking person-centred assessments where required, to co create risk plans using an asset-based approach to ensure outcomes are achieved.</span></li>\n</ul><b>About you</b><br><p><span>The role is challenging as you will need to be able to manage the fluctuating demands from the front door in numbers and complexity of concerns, be able to make decisions effectively and responsively on safeguarding issues and identify the pathway that will mitigate or reduce the risks that people are facing from potential abuse and/or neglect.</span></p><p><span>If you are passionate about adult social care, have a social work qualification/equivalent and are registered with Social Work England, we would love to hear from you. </span></p><p><span>We are looking for individuals with a proactive, innovative approach who can problem solve creatively, and have a passion for fostering the strengths of individuals. You will play a crucial role in conducting timely assessments, developing support plans, and implementing support in accordance with the Care Act 2014. As someone who is committed, hardworking, and enthusiastic, you will thrive in working in a fast-paced environment. Strong communications skills will be essential, as you'll be working collaboratively with a wide range of partners, including community groups and the voluntary sector as well as colleagues in health and other sectors. </span></p><p><span>If you love a challenge and have an openness to learn, join us on this rewarding journey of making a true difference in the lives of the individuals we support in West Northants. </span></p><p><span>This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate, at our cost. West Northamptonshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.</span></p><b>About us</b><br><p>We're embarking on an exciting journey to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and communities.</p><p>Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is 'to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive'. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.<br><br>Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council <a href=\"https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU\">https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU</a></p><p>At West Northants Council, it's about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.</p><p>When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.</p><p>Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and challenges you in a positive way, every day.</p><p><strong>West Northants Council, where careers thrive.</strong></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£38,234 - £40,778 +Pay pending review","publishDate":"2025-04-10T15:49:37.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-04-30T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/9a19deba-90e2-4543-9bd3-1ef4ebff7a70.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"038cd063-925c-45fa-b753-d3d3e6d09d5f","title":"Educational Psychologist","employer":"West Northamptonshire Council","department":"","location":"Northampton","locationType":3,"description":"<p>West Northamptonshire Educational Psychology Service is seeking to recruit creative and innovative psychologists to expand its existing team of skilled and friendly staff, as we develop and grow.</p><p>West Northamptonshire is still a fairly new unitary council – with many opportunities to shape the future of the educational psychology service through co-constructing future directions with our stakeholders and developing the team together. </p><p>The Service is very well regarded and supported within the council, which has a strong focus on values-based practice and staff wellbeing. We are keen for staff at all levels to contribute to, or lead initiatives and projects in line with our model of distributed leadership, giving opportunities to develop, experience and contribute to strategic developments.</p><p>The EPS is committed to developing services in response to community needs. We provide a broad and extensive centralised training offer and promote emotional wellbeing for school staff through our coaching and supervision offer. The service leads on the Northamptonshire Baby Room Project and the Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) programme, and we are developing initiative into MELSA.</p><p>The service will provide you with a comprehensive induction and CPD programme and regular professional supervision. Additional mentoring support will be provided if you are a newly qualified EP. </p><p>We have extensive links with training universities, with two members of our EP team employed as tutors on EP training courses - along with other links to local universities.</p><p>If you would like an informal discussion about the role, and the new directions which the Service is taking, please email Gavin Morgan, Interim Principal Educational Psychologist and tutor at University College London - <a href=\"http://westnorthants.gov.uk\">gavin.morgan@westnorthants.gov.uk</a>   </p><p>or Kathryn Davidson, Interim Principal Educational Psychologist - <a href=\"mailto:kathryn.davidson@westnorthants.gov.uk\">kathryn.davidson@westnorthants.gov.uk</a></p><p>West Northamptonshire Council covers the geographical area to the south and west of Northamptonshire. The service is based at One Angel Square in central Northampton. The EPS promotes a balance of face to face, alongside remote working. You will be provided with a laptop and mobile phone to support a flexible approach. </p><p><strong>Salary will increase up to £63,348 FTE with 3 SPA points. </strong></p><p><strong>Previously awarded SPA points will be honoured. </strong></p><p><strong>West Northamptonshire Educational Psychologists are employed on local scales - which exceed Soulbury terms - alongside a generous annual leave entitlement of up to 34 days (FTE).</strong></p><p><strong>West Northamptonshire value our EPs - HCPC registration fees will also be paid.</strong></p><p><strong>Relocation expenses can be claimed when appropriate.</strong></p><b>Our benefits</b><br><p>We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:</p><ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Generous annual leave entitlement</strong> starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Cycle to Work</strong> scheme. </li>\n<li>\n<strong>Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover</strong> (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Employee discounts</strong> with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Car Lease scheme </strong>via Tusker.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Payment of professional subscription / membership </strong>- If your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Employee Assistance Programme</strong> - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Commsave-</strong> Free membership to Commsave Credit Union who provide a variety of savings accounts, loans, a monthly lottery draw and more!</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Ongoing training and development</strong> opportunities.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>A variety of flexible working options</strong> to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Our West Ways of Working </strong>– We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Making a difference</strong> - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.</li>\n</ul><b>What will you be doing?</b><br><p>Successful applicants will be joining qualified EPs, trainees and assistant psychologists who are committed to inclusion and improving the life chances of children and young people through the creative application of psychology.</p><p>All EPs have a balance of early intervention and statutory work, providing support to a patch of schools as well as having the opportunity to become involved with broader projects.</p><p>To learn more, please visit our Educational Psychology team page.</p><p><a href=\"https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/spotlight-our-key-services-careers-and-our-partners/our-educational-psychology-team\">Our Educational Psychology team | West Northamptonshire Council</a></p><p><span></span><br></p><b>About you</b><br><p>We look forward to hearing from applicants who have:</p><ul>\n<li>An interest in developing innovative and creative practice</li>\n<li>Excellent interpersonal and communication skills</li>\n<li>A commitment to improving the life chances of others, and particularly those from vulnerable and/or marginalised groups</li>\n<li>An ability to work collaboratively with different professionals</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Applicants will need to be professionally qualified and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), unless currently in training. </strong></p><b>About us</b><br><p> </p><p>At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.</p><p>Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services. </p><p>Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU  </p><p>We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner</p><p>The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain <a href=\"https://youtu.be/16hhIWCZ7xM\"><strong>what DEI means to us</strong></a>.</p><p>If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email <a href=\"mailto:careers@westnorthants.gov.uk\">careers@westnorthants.gov.uk</a> for support.</p><p><strong>West Northants Council, where careers thrive.</strong></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£52,614 - £58,583 (with up to 3 SPA points)","publishDate":"2025-04-10T09:20:19.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-04-30T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/2f9ca9a5-8925-43af-87d2-f43e76454aa9.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"0dacfa5a-abd1-432d-9334-79fe6861b3aa","title":"Assistant Team Manager - Safeguarding Adults","employer":"West Northamptonshire Council","department":"","location":"Northampton","locationType":3,"description":"<h2>Job introduction</h2><p>We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:</p><ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Generous annual leave entitlement</strong> starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover</strong> (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Employee discounts</strong> with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.</li>\n<li><strong>Car Lease scheme</strong></li>\n<li>\n<strong>Employee Assistance Programme</strong> - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Commsave-</strong> Free membership to Commsave Credit Union who provide a variety of savings accounts, loans, a monthly lottery draw and more!</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Ongoing training and development</strong> opportunities.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>A variety of flexible working options</strong> to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Our West Ways of Working </strong>– We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Making a difference</strong> - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.</li>\n</ul><h2>About the role</h2><p>This is an exciting opportunity to join the Safeguarding Adults Team at WNC. The Team is responsible for for ensuring we have an effective and responsive approach to managing safeguarding alerts raised by individuals and organisations.</p><p>The Team is responsible for managing safeguarding's at the front door making robust decisions as to the actions that need to be taken, as well as ensuring where it does not meet the safeguarding criteria we respond with information and guidance on alternative pathways.</p><p>In addition, the Team are responsible for leading on S42 enquiries where an organisation is the alleged source of risk, undertaking all actions to ensure the risks identified are reduced or removed and plans support this.</p><h2>Additional information</h2><p>The role is challenging as you will need to be able to manage the fluctuating demands from the front door in numbers and complexity of concerns, be able to make decisions effectively and responsively on safeguarding issues and identify the pathway that will mitigate or reduce the risks that people are facing from potential abuse and/or neglect.</p><p>You should be able to identify themes and be able to challenge partners to ensure the best outcomes are delivered for safeguarding adults.</p><ul>\n<li>Level 5 leadership/management qualification or willingness to work towards it.</li>\n<li>Educated to a degree level in health and social care or related field or equivalent experience.</li>\n<li>Supervision/mentoring./coaching/training staff, preferably within a health and social care setting.</li>\n<li>Providing effective leadership, support and modelling engagement in the most challenging of circumstances, including with partner agencies, stakeholders and other professionals. </li>\n<li>Significant knowledge and understanding of the Care Act 2014; including awareness of current national policy drivers, legislation, affecting adult social care. E.g. Mental Capacity Act 2005, Health and Care Act 2022.</li>\n</ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>Company information</h2><p>We're a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government reform in recent history. As a new authority, we're embarking on an exciting journey to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and communities.</p><p>Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is 'to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive'. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.<br><br>Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council  <a href=\"https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU\">https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU</a></p><p>At West Northants Council, it's about our people. 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Facilities Officer

West Northamptonshire Council

West Northamptonshire Council logo

£26,258 - £27,103 with pay award pending

Northampton (On-Site)

Posted 1 day ago

Archives and Heritage Service Manager

West Northamptonshire Council

West Northamptonshire Council logo

£48,378 - £51,571 (pay award pending)

Northampton (On-Site)

Posted 1 day ago

Transport Business Support Officer (WNC)

West Northamptonshire Council

West Northamptonshire Council logo

Pay Award Pending

One Angel Square (On-Site)

Posted 3 days ago

Pensions Officer - Systems Team

West Northamptonshire Council

West Northamptonshire Council logo

£33,369 - £36,163

Northampton (On-Site)

Posted 4 days ago

Care Assistant - 5 Old Barn, Gawcott

Hightown Housing Association

Hightown Housing Association logo

£12.24 Per Hour

Gawcott (On-Site)

Posted 4 days ago

Pensions Officer - Systems Team

West Northamptonshire Council

West Northamptonshire Council logo

£33,369 - £36,163

One Angel Square, Northampton (On-Site)

Posted 4 days ago

Closing in 4 days

Senior Client Funds Officer

West Northamptonshire Council

West Northamptonshire Council logo

£33,369 - £36,163 (pay award pending)

Northampton (On-Site)

Posted 10 days ago

Closing in 4 days

School Attendance Support Officer

West Northamptonshire Council

West Northamptonshire Council logo

£33,369 - £36,163 (pay award pending)

Northampton (On-Site)

Posted 10 days ago

Property Strategy and Major Transactions Manager

West Northamptonshire Council

West Northamptonshire Council logo

£53,694 - £57,443 (+15% Market Factor Supplement)

Northampton (On-Site)

Posted 10 days ago

Business Rates Billing Officer

West Northamptonshire Council

West Northamptonshire Council logo

£33369 - £36163

Northampton (On-Site)

Posted 11 days ago

Property Strategy and Major Transactions Manager

West Northamptonshire Council

West Northamptonshire Council logo

£53,694 - £57,443 (+15% Market Factor Supplement)

Northampton (On-Site)

Posted 11 days ago

Business Rates Billing Officer

West Northamptonshire Council

West Northamptonshire Council logo

£34203 - £37067

Northampton (On-Site)

Posted 11 days ago

Closing in 4 days

Financial Assessment Officer

West Northamptonshire Council

West Northamptonshire Council logo

£30,560 - £32,212

Northampton (On-Site)

Posted 11 days ago

Closing in 4 days

Wraparound Programme Manager

West Northamptonshire Council

West Northamptonshire Council logo

£48,378 - £51,571

Northampton (On-Site)

Posted 12 days ago

Closing in 5 days

Environmental Health Officer (Food and Safety)

West Northamptonshire Council

West Northamptonshire Council logo

£41,816 - £45,175 + Pending pay review

Northampton (On-Site)

Posted 16 days ago

Closing in 2 days

Operations and Technical Team Leader

West Northamptonshire Council

West Northamptonshire Council logo

£41816 - £45175

Northampton (On-Site)

Posted 16 days ago

Closing in 5 days

Assistant Team Manager

West Northamptonshire Council

West Northamptonshire Council logo

£41816 - £45175 +Pending pay award

northampton (On-Site)

Posted 16 days ago

Closing in 5 days

Social Worker - Safeguarding Adults

West Northamptonshire Council

West Northamptonshire Council logo

£38,234 - £40,778 +Pay pending review

Northampton (On-Site)

Posted 16 days ago

Closing in 5 days

Educational Psychologist

West Northamptonshire Council

West Northamptonshire Council logo

£52,614 - £58,583 (with up to 3 SPA points)

Northampton (On-Site)

Posted 16 days ago

Closing in 2 days

Assistant Team Manager - Safeguarding Adults

West Northamptonshire Council

West Northamptonshire Council logo

£41816 - £45175

Northampton (On-Site)

Posted 16 days ago

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