Recruiter

Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd

Salary

Competitive + Competitive Salary

Location

Leeds

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Buyer Services Manager (Customer Relationship) BLUB7199
Leeds
Competitive Salary

Our client in the UK is part of the world’s largest vehicle remarketing company offering a wide range of products and services to the automotive sector across the world.

They operate across five continents, in 19 countries where its 20,000 employees handle a staggering 10 million vehicles a year.

Here in the UK they operate a nationwide network of 17 physical remarketing centres, a collect and inspect operation, an award winning Retail Services business that provides a diverse range of innovative automotive marketing solutions to over 30 manufacturers and 3,000 franchised dealers as well as one of the UK’s largest vehicle classified websites.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Buyer Services Manager to join them at their Auction Centre in Leeds.

Reporting directly to the General Manager, the Buyer Services Manager is accountable for both pre and post sale Buyer Services and Engagement, bringing a greater level of focus to all buyer engagement activity to achieve their operational excellence objectives and group business goals.

Actively promoting the branch, its products and its services, you will be responsible for Buyer Engagement, networking and promotion and when necessary, Buyer complaints. You will manage the stock channel between physical and online, be involved in the sale of unsold stock and responsible for the internet catalogue.

With a proven track record of delivering outstanding customer service, the successful candidate will have previous experience of managing and motivating teams along with the ability to quickly foster relationships. With excellent communication and organisational skills, you will have a strong understanding of the Auction / Remarketing process.

Candidates who have previous experience of managing or working within a telesales team are advantageous however this is not essential.

This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.

Recruiter

Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd

Salary

Competitive + Competitive Salary

Location

Bournemouth

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Administrator (Office Support, Admin Assistant) BLUA7204
Bournemouth
Competitive Salary

Our client is the market leader in later living development. The company has been building award winning apartments for older people for over 35 years and more than 45,000 buyers have chosen our clients way of life. Their apartments give peace of mind, comfort and independence to residents in later life.

They aspire to grow the scale of their business over the next two years, contributing to the success of this strategy are a number of new businesses that have been launched, the resale operation is one of these new businesses. The resale operation was launched in 2011 and is currently expanding Nationwide.

Within the role you will provide secretarial and administrative support to the resale sales team by assisting with the preparation and distribution of mailings of property to interested parties. Working with the Web Editor to ensure a timely and accurate presence on-line for each property, you will monitor resale presence on property portals and maintain supplies and distribute the stock of resale marketing material.

As a Resale Administrator, it will also be your responsibility to provide administrative support to a team of negotiators, prepare property details, research and record information relating to service charges and maintain an accurate record of key dates for a number of developments; updating the internal sales progressing system and maintaining filing systems to support the work undertaken by the resale team.

In addition, you will produce and publish news on the Company intranet, answer customer enquiries, arrange and attend meetings, take and type minutes and carry out other adhoc admin duties as needed.

Educated to GCSE level or equivalent to include English and Mathematics, you will also have excellent computer skills and be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office.

Good administration and office skills are essential, as is the ability to work within a team in an up-beat and busy environment. With a high standard of attention to detail and good organisational skills, you should have a positive ‘can do’ attitude and be able to prioritise your workload.

Any typing, secretarial or administration qualification and experience in the use of computerised databases would be advantageous.

This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.

Recruiter

Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd

Salary

From £17,316 to £31,314 per year

Location

Rugby

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Lecturer -Education Generalist - ICT specialism (Teacher, Tutor) BLUO7202
HMP Onley near Rugby/Daventry, Warwickshire
Salary £17,316 - £31,314 per annum

Our client is a leading Further Education College providing a comprehensive range of vocational, academic, professional and higher education courses. The College also delivers the Offender Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) Phase 4 contracts for East Midlands, West Midlands and South Central, providing education to 35 prisons across these 3 regions.

HMP Onley is a category C prison, with a maximum capacity of 710 males over 21 years of age.

As part of our clients’ expansion in Offender Learning, they require skilled professionals for various positions. They are looking for a talented individual to deliver learner success through effective teaching and delivery on their vocational training, ICT and Skills for Life programmes. Specialist Skills for Life or vocational qualifications at level 3 or 4 would be beneficial as would experience in delivering embedded Skills for Life or Key Skills.

As the successful candidate you will have:

A relevant degree or equivalent qualification
A full teaching qualification (DTTLS, PGCE, Cert Ed)
Assessor/Verifier Awards(desirable)
Teaching/training or vocational experience in a relevant discipline/subject area and relevant up-to-date knowledge
A proven track record of managing and supporting diverse groups of learners through nationally accredited programmes
Experience of identifying, developing and sharing innovative and creative teaching resources
Experience of working with students who may have little experience of education and training (desirable)
Knowledge of current curriculum and accreditation developments within Further Education and specific subject area(s)
The ability to teach creatively, adapting to the needs of a variety of learners and willing to explore new teaching and learning strategies
A good level of IT literacy and willing to develop further
Accuracy and precision in written presentation

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 5th June 2013

This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.

Recruiter

Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd

Salary

From £27,817 to £32,994 per year

Location

Rugby

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Learning Programme Manager (Curriculum Leader, Teacher, Lecturer) BLUO7200
HMP Onley, Nr Rugby, Warwickshire
Salary £27,817 - £32,994 per annum

Our client is a leading Further Education College providing a comprehensive range of vocational, academic, professional and higher education courses. The College also delivers the Offender Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) Phase 4 contracts for East Midlands, West Midlands and South Central, providing education to 35 prisons across these 3 regions.

This is an ideal position for a creative and enthusiastic individual with current knowledge of Functional Skills, together with experience of managing and delivering programmes in this curriculum area. The post holder will be responsible for leading a range of Functional Skills programmes from Entry Level to Level 2.

HMP Onley is a category C prison, with a current maximum capacity of 720 males over 21 years of age. The ideal candidate will be an excellent practitioner who will be able to demonstrate the ability to deliver highly effective sessions across different levels in functional skills subjects. Candidates will also need to be able to take management responsibility for the quality of delivery and student success within the programme area.

As the successful candidate you will have:

A degree or subject specific qualification to at least Level 4
A teaching qualification (QTLS as appropriate)
Assessor/Verifier Awards (desirable)
Teaching experience in functional skills and up-to-date knowledge of the literacy and numeracy adult core curriculum
Evidence of providing high quality effective programmes whilst working to challenging targets which lead to outstanding success.
Be able to teach creatively, incorporating the use of ICLT where available and adapting to the individual needs of a variety of students and be willing to explore new teaching and learning strategies
Experience of identifying, developing and sharing resources focused on teaching and learning
Experience of working with students who may have little experience of education and training (desirable)
Evidence of promoting high quality teaching and learning with an experience of quality assurance procedures
Knowledge of current relevant initiatives within the FE sector

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 5th June 2013

This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.

Recruiter

Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd

Salary

From £10,000 to £150,000 per year + Competitive Salary

Location

Warrington

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Our client is a leading, Fortune Global 500 Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider focused on delivering complete design, engineering and manufacturing services to a range of industries.

They are currently looking to hire multilingual customer care professionals to help them serve their international customers. Within the role you will provide product and service information; resolve product and service problems and support all business to business activities from sales order management to financial reconciliation.

Conferring with customers by telephone, Live chat or Email in order to provide information about products and services, to take orders or cancel accounts, or to obtain details of complaints, you will manage the implementation and co-ordination of new customer setup within the Sales and Finance team, including E-Commerce Portal training and define, manage and report critical KPIs for the Sales team.

Resolving product or service problems by clarifying the customer's complaint, determining the cause of the problem and selecting and explaining the best solution to solve the problem, you must keep records of customer interactions and transactions as well as actions taken.

Our client has a broad international customer base so they are looking for candidates to be able to speak one of the following additional languages: French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch or Russian. Experience of working in a customer service or sales focused environment would be desirable and candidates will demonstrate a high level of IT literacy including strong excel skills. A familiarity with Customer Relationship Management software and an understanding of business processes particularly relating to service parts distribution and supply chain optimisation would be beneficial.

This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.

Recruiter

Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd

Salary

From £17,316 to £31,314 per year

Location

Nottinghamshire

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Lecturer: Literacy and Numeracy (Teacher, Lecturer, Tutor, Assessor) BLUO7205
HMP Whatton, Nottinghamshire
Salary £17,316 - £31,314 per annum

Our client is a leading Further Education College providing a comprehensive range of vocational, academic, professional and higher education courses. The College also delivers the Offender Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) Phase 4 contracts for East Midlands, West Midlands and South Central, providing education to 35 prisons across these 3 regions.

HMP Whatton is a Cat C training and treatment prison for male sex offenders with a maximum capacity of 840 males over the age of 21. Our client requires an experienced lecturer to deliver within the areas of Literacy and Numeracy Functional Skills qualifications. The successful candidate would be an experienced lecturer with the skills and commitment to drive success and achievement.

As the successful candidate you will have:

A relevant degree or equivalent qualification
A full teaching qualification (DTTLS, PGCE, Cert Ed)
Assessor/Verifier Awards(desirable)
Teaching/training or vocational experience in a relevant discipline/subject area and relevant up-to-date knowledge
A proven track record of managing and supporting diverse groups of learners through nationally accredited programmes
Experience of identifying, developing and sharing innovative and creative teaching resources
Experience of working with students who may have little experience of education and training (desirable)
Knowledge of current curriculum and accreditation developments within Further Education and specific subject area(s)
The ability to teach creatively, adapting to the needs of a variety of learners and willing to explore new teaching and learning strategies
A good level of IT literacy and willing to develop further
Accuracy and precision in written presentation

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 5th June 2013

This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.

Recruiter

Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd

Salary

Competitive + Competitive Salaries plus Benefits

Location

Walsall

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Lead Teacher and Teaching Assistant Opportunities BLUL7211
Walsall
Competitive Salaries plus Benefits

Our Client is not only the largest but the leading provider of residential childcare, education and fostering services for children and young people. They provide breakthrough care and education pathways for young people, enabling them to achieve a better future.

They are responsible for the education outcomes of children from the ages of 6 to 18 years and their schools provide an alternative to mainstream education offering learners the opportunity to work with specialist, trained staff in small group settings.

They currently have two opportunities available for a Lead Teacher and a Teaching Assistant to join them based in Walsall.

Lead Teacher

As a Teacher, you will deliver teaching sessions to young people the majority of whom will have either learning or behavioural difficulties or both. Within the role you will plan and prepare schemes of work, planning and preparing individual lessons within the schemes of work and endeavouring to integrate sufficient differentiation within tasks and subject matter that all children will be engaged by the lesson.

Candidates for this role should hold QTS and have experience in teaching at Key Stage 3 and 4, working with young people with complex needs and EBD. With good teaching skills and the ability to match your approach to the needs of the pupils, you will have experience of planning schemes of work and lesson plans within the National Curriculum framework and the ability to form effective relationships with children and act as a positive role model. This role will be particularly suited to candidates who have primary school experience with the ability to teach across the curriculum; a specialism within the core subjects would be advantageous.

Teaching Assistant

As a Teaching Assistant, you will assist teachers when requested with the planning and preparation of schemes of work within the general curriculum guidance; including the provision of individual support to young people within an educational setting and assisting teaching staff with the delivery of lessons.

Candidates for this role will ideally have experience in assisting young people with basic literacy and numeracy skills as well as PHSE. An ability to participate in physical education sessions and previous experience of working within an SEBD environment would also be advantageous.

This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.

Recruiter

Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd

Salary

From £6.40 to £7.50 per hour + + Sleep Allowance

Location

Northampton

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Supported Living Worker – Sessional & Permanent BLUS7212
Opportunities across South Midlands (Northampton & Bedford)
Salary from £6.40 p/hr - £7.50p/hr + Sleep Allowance

Our Client are a leading provider of residential childcare, fostering and education services for children and young people with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. With 27 Ofsted “Outstanding” Provider Awards, they are at the forefront in delivering high quality care and education. The organisation has recently embarked on an exciting and innovative expansion programme across the UK

With this continued growth, they now have opportunities available for Permanent Supported Living Workers and Sessional Supported Living Workers.

Working with Young People and Young Adults age 16-25, you will support them in semi-independent living which can be dedicated small projects that have ongoing staff support, or providing outreach to young people in their own accommodation. Supervising and supporting contact between children and their families, you will undertake support work to the families in their own homes, take young people on activities and provide school support.

Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of young people, the service and the organisation, the successful candidate will have the ability to undertake domestic duties and support young people with cooking, shopping, cleaning and personal care. You will have the ability to communicate sensitively with different people, forming effective relationships with children and acting as a positive role model.

Candidates who are working towards or who have completed NVQ 3 Caring for Children & Young People are desirable as is experience of working with young people or families.

Candidates must have access to a car with insurance for business use and be flexible to work unsociable hours including weekends and bank holidays as part of a rota.

These roles require an enhanced DBS Check

Please be aware that you must be over 21 years of age to apply for this role due to the age range of the young people whom they work with. Due to the nature of this role and the industry, the position will require you to work shifts, including sleeping and waking nights. (These roles are exempt from the Employment Equality (Age) Regulation 2006.

This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.

Recruiter

Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd

Salary

From £11,828 to £21,028 per year

Location

Suffolk

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Apprentice Process Technician (Water Treatment, Chemistry, Chemical) BLUA7214
Suffolk
£11,828 - £21,028

Our client operates in both the north east of England and in the south east of England.

Their vision is clear – to become the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and waste water services. As their business continues to develop and grow, they are looking to their people to drive our vision forward and continue to provide the highest standards of service to their customers, all day every day.

We are now looking to recruit an Apprentice Process Technician for our Suffolk branch to join the apprentice development programme. The programme is an opportunity for the business to develop skills and knowledge for the future and to bring in fresh perspectives and ideas, at the same time enabling people to earn as they learn their trade and gain a recognised Level 3 qualification.

We are looking for an apprentice to develop the skills and knowledge of water treatment chemistry and associated processes and to provide advice and assistance to our operational teams who work on and are responsible for the water treatment works. The apprentice development programme will give you the opportunity to work alongside a Process Control Technician, learning the requirements of the job and at the same time working towards an appropriate academic qualification.

The role also involves analysing data, and using your excellent written and verbal communication skills to prepare reports and investigate issues. You will need to demonstrate your enthusiasm for science, that you are someone who takes pride in their work, and why you see this as an excellent career opportunity.

We would like to hear from you if you have/expect to obtain ‘A’ Level Chemistry at grade C or above as well as a GCSE grade C or above in English. We will be looking for candidates with practical and technical aptitude. Equally importantly we will be looking for people whose attitudes and behaviours are in line with our Values. We need people who will always aim to exceed the expectations of their internal and external customers, who will take responsibility for achieving excellent results, will be open and honest and meet their commitments with a responsible approach to the environment and our communities and will consistently co-operate and work with others to achieve objectives.

We are unable to accept applications from candidates who have already been funded for a Level 3 or higher qualification due to significant cost implications.

Hours of work: Monday to Thursday 8am – 4pm and Friday 8am – 3:30pm

Right people, right jobs, recognising merit alone

Closing date: Sunday 2 June 2013

This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.

Recruiter

Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd

Salary

From £28,735 to £31,765 per year

Location

Maidstone

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Deputy OLASS Manager (Education Supervisor, Curriculum) BLUD7210
HMP Maidstone, Kent
Salary £28,735 - £31,765 per annum

Our Client is currently the largest national provider of Offender Learning in the UK; their highly qualified employees are fully trained in security arrangements in order for them to deliver a responsive curriculum within prisons across England 52 weeks a year.

They are currently seeking to appoint a full-time Deputy OLASS Manager at HMP Maidstone.

Reporting to the OLASS Manager, the purpose of this role is to effectively plan and manage the deployment of staff and resources to deliver a high quality learning experience. You will recruit, develop and maintain a flexible, qualified and experienced delivery team as well as be required to fulfill a teaching commitment. The successful candidate will be asked to deputise for the OLASS Manager in their absence.

To succeed in this role candidates need to have a pragmatic approach to their work and the flexibility to adapt to meet learner requirements when necessary.

Candidates must have a degree or equivalent AND a teaching qualification (minimum Cert Ed/PGCE). You must also have a track record of employing quality assurance tools and evaluating and monitoring course provision.

Candidates must have current relevant teaching experience and have experience of effectively responding to challenging behaviour.

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 4th June 2013

This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.