As an Early Years Practitioner, you'll help shape a child's first experiences of learning, friendship and play. You'll be part of a team that brings joy and support to children and their families every single day , creating safe, engaging spaces where every child is seen, supported and given the chance to flourish.
\nYou'll join a close-knit, caring team, working with children aged 0–5 in one of our community nurseries. No two days look the same , you might be building a fort, comforting someone after a tough drop-off, or helping a child find the words to express how they're feeling.
\nYou'll support the team in planning fun, engaging activities that help children learn through play, indoors and outside. You'll be hands-on throughout the day , changing nappies, preparing snacks, encouraging independence and celebrating every new milestone, however small.
\nYou'll also be a key person for a small group of children, getting to know them and their families so you can respond to what they need , whether that's extra support, reassurance, or simply someone who remembers their favourite story.
\nInclusivity is a big part of our nurseries. You'll help make sure every child, including those with additional needs, feels welcome, understood and able to take part in their own way.
\nTo be successful in this role, you'll need a minimum Level 2 Childcare Qualification recognised by the Department for Education , and ideally some experience working in an early years setting. More than anything, we're looking for someone who brings warmth, patience and energy to the role.
\nYou'll be great at working in a team, open to learning and ready to adapt to what each day brings. You'll also be confident building relationships with parents and carers , listening, sharing updates and working together to support each child.
\nIt's essential that you have a good understanding of child development, especially for two-year-olds and vulnerable groups and are familiar with the EYFS and safeguarding guidance. A DBS check and First Aid training (or willingness to complete it) are essential.
\nAs an Early Years Practitioner, you'll have plenty of opportunities to learn and grow, with access to regular training and support to help you develop your skills or take on new responsibilities.
","enriched_at":1793600815541},{"id":"job_d356a43f-964","title":"Vision Rehabilitation Specialists","source_url":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/job/vision-rehabilitation-specialists-81054","location":"Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London","job_type":"full-time","experience_level":null,"work_arrangement":"hybrid","category":"Healthcare","description":"As a Visual Impairment Rehabilitation Officer, you'll support residents with sensory impairments to build practical skills, confidence, and independence within their local communities every day.
\nYour focus will be carrying out needs-led assessments and delivering tailored rehabilitation programmes across the borough for residents of all ages living with visual, hearing, or dual sensory impairments. Your work will center on practical daily living skills, mobility and orientation training, and low vision support, enabling residents to navigate their environments safely and retain their autonomy.
\nThis means providing specialist advice on accessible communication methods, ordering essential equipment within allocated budgets, educating around technology accessibility features, and signposting to relevant sensory services.
\nYou'll work closely with families, health professionals, housing teams, and voluntary sector partners to coordinate joint assessments and chair network meetings to ensure comprehensive care. You'll also act as a trusted adviser to promote accessible environments across public and residential venues, contribute to service development projects, and maintain accurate records within Council IT systems. Operating under statutory frameworks including the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, and safeguarding procedures, you'll balance resident choice with safety to achieve positive outcomes.
\nYou hold a Diploma of Higher Education in Rehabilitation Studies, an FdSc in Rehabilitation Work (Visual Impairment), or an equivalent recognised qualification. You'll bring hands-on experience working directly with people with visual and hearing impairments, carrying out needs-led assessments, and delivering practical mobility and orientation training.
\nYou're organised and proactive, with strong problem-solving, risk management, and record-keeping skills, as well as the confidence to manage a varied caseload autonomously.
\nThe salary for this role is GBP 40,404 per year.
\nBenefits include a competitive salary, flexible hybrid working arrangements, and opportunities for professional development.
","enriched_at":1793598611090},{"id":"job_7012808c-5ab","title":"Occupational Therapists","source_url":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/job/occupational-therapists-86831","location":"Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London","job_type":"full-time","experience_level":null,"work_arrangement":"hybrid","category":"Healthcare","description":"We are seeking an Occupational Therapist to join our long-term complex occupational therapy team, providing a professional service to physically disabled residents within the borough. The successful candidate will assess people's capabilities, using a variety of approaches, and help them find the motivation and support to progress.
\nThe role requires a qualified and registered Occupational Therapist, ideally with a community-based background, and significant experience of carrying out OT assessments for disabled people and their carers. The ability to be sensitive and empathic, as well as having well-developed powers of persuasion, is essential.
\nIn return, we offer a supportive and well-integrated team environment, opportunities for career development, and a commitment to prioritizing employee wellbeing.
\nThe role will require an Enhanced DBS with Adult Barred List. The successful candidate will be based in the Borough for two days a week, with hybrid working from home for the remaining three days.
","enriched_at":1793598571821},{"id":"job_ba69c1eb-268","title":"Education Solicitor","source_url":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/job/education-solicitor-109355","location":"City of Westminster, Greater London","job_type":"full-time","experience_level":null,"work_arrangement":"hybrid","category":"Legal","description":"As our Education Solicitor, you'll provide clear, practical legal advice on a broad range of education law matters, with a particular focus on special educational needs and disability (SEND) cases and Tribunal proceedings.
\nYou'll help the Council make lawful, fair and robust decisions that stand up to scrutiny and support positive outcomes for children and young people.
\nThis is a hands-on role where SEND work will be a key focus. You'll provide high-quality legal advice on special educational needs cases and represent the Council in Tribunal proceedings. You'll also advise on other education-related matters, including disability issues, school attendance, admissions, exclusions, transport, safeguarding, and school openings, closures and amalgamations.
\nYou'll manage your own caseload, draft clear legal advice and legal documents, undertake advocacy, and instruct Counsel and experts where appropriate. Working closely with client departments, schools, senior officers and external partners, you'll find practical, legally sound and child-focused solutions and contribute to efficient and compliant processes across the team.
\nYou'll handle complex and sensitive matters with confidence, making sure deadlines are met and procedures are followed. You'll keep pace with developments in education and public law and help client departments understand what those changes mean in practice.
\nThis is an opportunity to use your legal expertise where it really counts , supporting lawful decision-making and helping secure positive outcomes for children, young people, families and the wider community.
\nYou must be a qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive entitled to practise in England and Wales. You'll have experience of, or a strong interest in, education law and public service, with the ability to provide clear and pragmatic legal advice on education matters.
\nYou'll have the confidence to advise on sensitive matters, exercise sound judgement and work constructively with client departments, schools, senior officers and external partners. You'll be able to translate complex legal issues into clear, practical advice that supports robust decision-making.
\nStrong drafting, advocacy and communication skills are essential. You'll be organised, resilient and able to manage competing priorities and your own caseload, while working collaboratively as part of a supportive legal team. You'll also be keen to learn, share knowledge and contribute to team development and service improvement.
\nAt RBKC, we're all in – investing in our people, our communities and our future.
\nYou'll join our talented and diverse Bi-borough Legal Services team, shared with Westminster City Council, working alongside solicitors and support colleagues to help both Councils deliver their priorities for the communities they serve. You'll have the opportunity to develop specialist expertise in education law, contribute to service improvement and undertake meaningful, varied and intellectually engaging work where your advice makes a direct difference.
\nYou'll benefit from a supportive, results-focused working environment, learning and development opportunities, a contributory pension scheme, generous annual leave and scope for flexible and hybrid working, subject to service needs.
","enriched_at":1793042663784},{"id":"job_fe3fe07f-bd5","title":"Social Worker","source_url":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/job/social-worker-109150","location":"Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea","job_type":"full-time","experience_level":null,"work_arrangement":"hybrid","category":"Social Care","description":"Support children and families across our borough, guiding them through life’s challenges and helping them build brighter futures.
\nAs a Social Worker in our Locality Social Work Team, you’ll work directly with children and families to help them find stability, safety and opportunity. From the first assessment through to long-term planning, you’ll see each child’s journey in full, making sure every decision has their best interests at heart. This is hands-on, purposeful work that changes lives and strengthens our community.
\nWhat you’ll be doing:
\nYou’ll manage a varied caseload, providing high-quality social work to children and families across all stages of their journey, from Child in Need and Child Protection through to Looked After Children and court work.
\nYour approach will combine empathy and professionalism, helping families overcome challenges and ensuring children are safe, supported and heard. You’ll take part in a locality-based duty system, collaborating with other agencies to provide a joined-up, effective response.
\nAccurate, timely case recording will be a key part of your role, along with managing financial transactions and maintaining clear documentation. You’ll represent the service in meetings and in court, contribute to working groups and stay up to date with legislation, policy and best practice.
\nThis is a fast-paced role where no two days are the same and where your judgement, compassion and persistence can make a lasting difference in a child’s life.
\nWhat you’ll bring
\nYou’ll hold a recognised Social Work qualification and be registered with Social Work England. You’ll also have an up-to-date Enhanced DBS check covering both children and adults.
\nYou’ll bring experience of child protection or statutory childcare work or, if you’re newly qualified, a relevant placement that demonstrates your readiness for practice. You’ll have strong skills in risk assessment, communication and relationship-building, with the ability to work sensitively with children, families and professionals.
\nOrganisation, resilience and attention to detail are vital in managing complex cases and competing demands. You’ll be confident using IT systems and understand how to plan effectively for children’s long-term needs. Above all, you’ll share our core values, putting communities first, respecting others, acting with integrity and working together to achieve the best outcomes for families.
\nWhy join us
\nAt RBKC, we’re all in – investing in our people, our communities and our future.
\nYou’ll join a supportive, collaborative service that’s proud to have maintained an Outstanding rating for over a decade. We’ll help you grow through regular supervision, peer learning and access to training and development programmes, including Systemic Practice and leadership pathways.
\nYou’ll also have access to our We Are Learning Hub and flexible working options, including one day a week from home. It’s an exciting time to join as we move forward with national Social Care Reforms – shaping how we deliver even better services for families.
\nWe believe in looking after our people. You’ll be valued, supported and encouraged to thrive, with a competitive salary, generous leave and a workplace culture built on respect and trust.
","enriched_at":1793042527912},{"id":"job_7f7047f5-909","title":"Resident Financial Support Officer - Part Time (18 Hours Per Week) - Fixed Term (31st March 2029)","source_url":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/job/resident-financial-support-officer-part-time-18-hours-week-fixed-term-31st-march-2029-109148","location":"Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea","job_type":"part-time","experience_level":null,"work_arrangement":"hybrid","category":"Social Care","description":"As a Resident Financial Support Officer, you'll provide vital financial assistance to residents facing hardship. You'll assess requests for support with care, competence, and fairness to deliver timely aid to those in crisis.
\nYour day will involve connecting with residents experiencing financial hardship or vulnerability, offering sensitive, practical support by telephone, email, written correspondence, and in person. You'll gather, verify, and evaluate complex personal and financial information, reviewing income, expenditure, and housing costs alongside Council systems and DWP records.
\nTaking ownership of your caseload, you'll assess applications across schemes, including Home Start Essentials, Crisis Payments, and Local Support Payments. You'll use your professional judgement and discretion within Council policy to determine eligibility and award values, balancing urgent resident needs with the responsible management of public funds.
\nYou'll work closely with colleagues in a self-managing team, taking shared responsibility for daily phone and inbox cover, maintaining thorough, auditable case records, and supporting peer reviews and quality assurance.
\nThe successful applicant will need to undertake a standard DBS check. Interviews will take place on 25th November 2026.
\nWhat you'll bring: You'll bring proven experience from a customer-facing, administrative, or advisory role,ideally within welfare support, benefits, or related public services,where accuracy and empathy are paramount. You understand the vital importance of treating residents fairly, respectfully, and with sensitivity, especially when they are facing vulnerability or crisis.
\nWhy join us: At RBKC, we're committed to investing in our people, our communities, and our future. You'll join an experienced, collaborative, and supportive team where your contributions directly shape how we deliver and expand resident support. We offer a competitive Grade E salary alongside hybrid working arrangements that balance three days in the borough with the flexibility of working from home.
\nBenefits:
\nAs our Resident Liaison Manager, you'll lead our frontline engagement, ensuring our residents are genuinely heard and supported as we deliver major, multi-million-pound refurbishment projects across their homes and estates.
\nYour focus will be leading our frontline resident liaison team, managing up to four Resident Liaison Officers. You'll provide steady, supportive leadership,holding regular one-to-ones, nurturing positive team dynamics and championing continuous staff development.
\nA key part of the role will involve taking the lead on complex capital works schemes. You'll step straight into major estate projects, including the Silchester refurbishment, to help unpick historical delays, resolve complex access challenges and rebuild local confidence.
\nWhen issues or frustrations arise, you'll step in with empathy, calm problem-solving and proactive conflict resolution. You'll act as a trusted senior escalation point for complaints, monitor project performance and capture lessons learned, to continuously improve our housing services.
\nYou’ll bring a degree or equivalent with practical experience within housing, public sector or community engagement, alongside a strong track record of supporting tenants and leaseholders through capital works programmes.
\nAs an approachable and capable leader, you have proven experience managing frontline teams, mentoring colleagues and fostering a collaborative, high-performing environment.
\nThis role offers a genuine opportunity to lead high-profile estate improvements and see the direct impact of your work as we create safer, higher-quality homes. Alongside a competitive salary, an excellent local government pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlements, you’ll benefit from a practical hybrid working framework, comprehensive wellbeing support, employee assistance programmes and active staff networks designed to ensure you thrive both personally and professionally.
","enriched_at":1793042247869},{"id":"job_e95d0cc1-c44","title":"Principal Flood and Water Management Officer","source_url":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/job/principal-flood-and-water-management-officer-109149","location":"Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea","job_type":"full-time","experience_level":"senior","work_arrangement":"hybrid","category":"Policy & Public Affairs","description":"Protect our local communities from flood risk and shape a safer, more resilient environment across our borough.
\nAs our Principal Flood and Water Management Officer, you’ll lead our local flood risk strategy and deliver innovative water management projects across Kensington and Chelsea. It’s a role with real community impact – a chance to combine technical expertise with local leadership to safeguard homes, businesses and iconic London places.
\nYou’ll be based in the Borough for two or three days a week in a hybrid setup, playing a key role in serving the local community. Whether you’re working in the office, on-site or collaborating with partners, you’ll be part of a dedicated team making a real difference to residents’ lives.
\nYour focus will be managing the Council’s statutory duties as a Lead Local Flood Authority under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010. A central part of your day-to-day role will involve reviewing major planning applications and providing clear, technically robust drainage advice to ensure new developments manage surface water and flood risk effectively. You’ll also maintain and update our planning policies, local flood risk management strategies and flood hazard mapping to keep our policy framework robust and forward-looking.
\nBeyond policy and planning, you’ll oversee and progress strategic flood mitigation schemes across the borough. You’ll step straight into delivering innovative flood resilience solutions along Portobello Road and contributing to high-profile initiatives such as the Natural History Museum Gardens. This will mean building strong, collaborative relationships with external consultants, Thames Water, the Environment Agency and internal council teams.
\nEngaging directly with residents and local communities affected by flooding is central to everything you do. You’ll make sure our solutions are practical, transparent and grounded in genuine resident experience, giving people confidence that their homes and neighbourhoods are protected.
\nYou’ll bring a degree in planning, engineering, environmental science or a related discipline, alongside membership or chartered status with the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) or an equivalent professional body. You have substantial experience working at a principal or senior level within local government or private consultancy, giving you a thorough understanding of Lead Local Flood Authority duties, planning policy and surface water management.
\nYou’re skilled in evaluating site-specific flood risk assessments, managing complex procurement processes and securing vital grant funding from government bodies and partner organisations like Thames Water. You’re exceptionally well-organised, comfortable balancing a high volume of work, and adept at keeping complex projects moving forward.
\nAbove all, you’re an excellent communicator who knows how to translate technical information into clear advice and excel at collaborating across departments. You bring empathy, resilience and a genuine commitment to working alongside local residents to build long-term flood resilience.
\nAt RBKC, we’re all in – investing in our people, our communities and our future.
\nThis position offers a high degree of autonomy, giving you the space to shape priorities, direct well-resourced initiatives and see the direct impact of your decisions on the ground. You’ll lead on nationally recognised, high-profile projects in iconic London locations, working alongside supportive colleagues who value collaboration and practical action.
\nWe will invest in your continuous professional development, offering flexible hybrid working and a supportive, team-oriented culture where your expertise is valued and your leadership can drive genuine change.
","enriched_at":1793041956833},{"id":"job_ef0c87e4-413","title":"Adult Social Care Financial Services Lead","source_url":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/job/adult-social-care-financial-services-lead-107838","location":"Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea","job_type":"full-time","experience_level":"senior","work_arrangement":"hybrid","category":"Social Care","description":"As our Adult Social Care Client Financial Services Lead, you’ll oversee the essential financial services that safeguard our most vulnerable residents. It’s a role with genuine, community-wide impact – a chance to lead dedicated specialist teams, champion fair practice and make sure vital support is delivered with compassion and integrity right across the borough.
\nYour focus will be providing clear, professional and operational leadership across our client financial functions, ensuring our work is fair, accurate and fully compliant with statutory standards. Managing a team of specialist service managers and staff, you’ll oversee financial assessments, direct payments, client affairs, care and protection, supplier payments and public health funerals, making sure these vital services run smoothly and consistently every day.
\nA key part of your role will involve acting as our trusted subject-matter expert and primary liaison between Adult Social Care, Finance, Legal and external partners such as the Court of Protection, the Office of the Public Guardian and the Department for Work and Pensions. You’ll interpret complex legislation and statutory guidance, turning intricate policies into clear, practical guidance and robust operational standards for your teams. When sensitive, high-risk or contentious cases arise, you’ll step in with sound professional judgement and delegated authority to resolve escalations carrying significant financial, safeguarding or legal implications.
\nBeyond day-to-day operations, you’ll champion continuous service improvement and strong financial governance. You’ll lead on implementing audit recommendations, embedding quality assurance frameworks across our work and supporting corporate transformation programmes locally. Working across organisational boundaries, you’ll manage operational budgets, build service resilience and collaborate closely with senior colleagues across two councils to achieve positive, resident-focused outcomes.
\nYou’ll bring substantial subject-matter expertise across Adult Social Care client financial services, gained within a local authority, social care setting or similar public-sector environment. You possess an in-depth understanding of care charging, financial assessments, deputyship, appointeeship, direct payments, supplier payments and public health funerals, alongside the statutory and technical knowledge needed to lead these services confidently from day one.
\nYou’re an experienced, supportive leader who knows how to guide, motivate and develop specialist teams through operational managers. Your analytical skills enable you to exercise sound, objective judgement when resolving contentious casework involving complex legal, safeguarding or financial risks. You’re also an exceptional communicator – someone who can translate complex statutory requirements into transparent procedures and build constructive, collaborative relationships across multidisciplinary teams and partner organisations.
\nThis role offers exceptional breadth, influence and professional autonomy. You’ll lead specialist services that support Adult Social Care teams recognised by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) as Outstanding in Kensington and Chelsea and Good in Westminster. Following the retirement of a long-standing colleague, you’ll step into an experienced, dedicated team with the real opportunity to shape the future direction of the service, working alongside the Head of Service to review our management structure so it continues to provide strong leadership and clear accountability.
\nThe salary for this role is GBP 70,953 per year.
","enriched_at":1793040969368},{"id":"job_a26571f8-ab0","title":"Resident Financial Support Manager","source_url":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/job/resident-financial-support-manager-107837","location":"Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea","job_type":"full-time","experience_level":"senior","work_arrangement":"hybrid","category":"Social Care","description":"As our Financial Support Manager, you’ll lead the front-line services that help our residents navigate hardship and access dependable crisis assistance. When people face financial difficulties, receiving prompt, fair and compassionate support makes all the difference. In this role, you’ll guide a dedicated team to deliver well-managed support, ensuring our safety net remains accessible, dignified and robust.
\nYour focus will be providing visible, hands-on leadership across our Resident Financial Support services, overseeing vital provision including Crisis Payments, Home Start Essentials, Local Support Payments for Westminster City Council and other local welfare provision. Managing an established, experienced front-line team alongside newer colleagues, you’ll set clear standards, balance daily workloads and create an environment where staff feel supported to do their best work. You will not just manage from behind a desk; when demand peaks or complex cases arise, you’ll step directly into operational delivery, and resolve escalations and ensure our decisions are fair, consistent and defensible.
\nA major priority will be leading the operational roll-out of our new Crisis Payments scheme while integrating elements of the Crisis Resilience Fund. You’ll connect application-based emergency support with broader financial resilience services, using demand insight to smooth customer journeys so residents receive joined-up help when they need it most. Working closely with internal departments, external partners and suppliers, you’ll ensure local support reaches residents promptly, equitably and transparently.
\nBeyond everyday service delivery, you’ll manage support fund budgets, maintaining strong financial control, governance and risk mitigation. You’ll interrogate performance data, management information and reporting tools such as Excel and Power BI to spot emerging community needs and track service outcomes. Working closely with the Head of Financial Support and Improvement, you’ll use these findings to inform policy reviews, modernise digital systems and contribute to wider transformation and efficiency priorities across Finance and Assurance.
\nYou’ll bring proven operational management experience from a front-line or customer-focused public service environment, with the skills to lead, motivate and develop a dedicated team through periods of change. You understand the realities of financial hardship and combine an empathetic, person-centred approach with the sound judgement required to make fair, defensible decisions on complex and sensitive cases. A strong working knowledge of welfare benefits, discretionary support schemes and related regulations is essential, alongside demonstrable experience of managing public funding streams within agreed budgetary limits.
\nThis role offers the chance to lead essential front-line support where you can see the direct, lasting impact of your work as residents build stability and resilience. You’ll join a collaborative, supportive team with clear backing from senior leaders and opportunities to contribute to high-profile transformation projects across Finance and Assurance.
\nWe will invest substantially in your professional development, offering continuous learning opportunities, leadership training and the chance to lead with confidence. Alongside a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, you’ll benefit from a flexible hybrid working pattern and comprehensive wellbeing initiatives designed to help you thrive.
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