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Why The Works? We don't just sell products. We inspire reading, learning, creativity and play. You sell the paint that turns someone into an artist. You provide the book that unleashes an inner author. You supply the games that help bring families together. You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects them with a late family member's memory. You never know who someone will become. So with your passion, and our products, you will help ignite the spark within people, allowing them to unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories. The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you. Become a Retail Deputy Manager As a Retail Deputy Manager you'll help keep your store running like clockwork, working in partnership with the Store Manager. Leading by example, you will help your team unlock their potential by inspiring our customers to read, learn create and play more, through creating unforgettable moments, smiles on faces and products to go home with to craft memories they'll cherish! Taking the helm when the Store Manager is unavailable, you'll captain the ship taking responsibility for the team, store standards, customer experience and commercial targets. We recognise that our Team Leaders/Deputy Managers are our future Store Managers and beyond! So, we'll actively support your personal development and career progression. Your mission Stand-in for the Store Manager, taking responsibility for all metrics and the team if they're away Foster a store atmosphere that's enjoyable, welcoming, and inclusive. Demonstrate progress in driving retail sales and achieving high performance across all key performance indicators (KPIs) Drive retail commerciality like a boss! Striving for fantastic sales and high performance across all KPI's. It's not all about numbers. Your store will shine with excellent standards and impeccable merchandising. From cleanliness to pricing, you'll make sure everything is picture-perfect. Lead and coach the team by working shoulder-to-shoulder to provide an outstanding retail experience, ensuring each customer is delighted and inspired. Utilise your product knowledge and charm to introduce additional offerings. You'll be a merchandising master, effortlessly placing products in both planogrammed and non-planogrammed spaces. You'll soon be looking at a high SKU count like your best game of Tetris! Skills / Behaviours that will set you apart Genuine and Authentic: Your positivity, creativity, and passion for our brand and products shine through. Talking to people is your superpower, and customers can't resist your helpful recommendations! Resilient Champion: You can handle the fast-paced retail environment like a boss, juggling busy days, heavy deliveries, and customers with ease. You're the ultimate multitasking hero! Stock Management Guru: You tackle the challenge of sorting, pricing, and merchandising deliveries like a pro! Embrace the boxes; they've got nothing on you! Being a great leader As a great leader with wonderful people skills, you'll create a team that's more than just co-workers it's a team. Inspire and motivate your team in line with our employer brand, values, behaviours and purpose. Lead your team to reach their potential and steer your store to break records and get in the spotlight. Work collaboratively with support departments and peers. If somethings not quite right, provide quality constructive feedback so we can work as a team to get it right! But let's not forget about the most important part... your team's well-being and aspirations. You'll be their biggest supporter, cheering them on. You'll have amazing everyday conversations with your team, discussing everything from performance to career aspirations and helping them get there Our PERKS really are The Works' ?? 25% Colleague Discount! - Plus, exclusive Double Discount days! ?? MyWorks - Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utilities deals, tech and more! ?? Holiday 33 days, including bank holidays. Plus, your holiday allowance increases with long service. ? Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you. ?? Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them for when life' happens! ? Share Scheme - Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works! ?? 24/7 support for you and your family - Through our partnership with Retail Trust Charity, who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more! ?? Healthcare Cash Plan To support your everyday healthcare costs. ?? And loads more! Long service awards, pension, life assurance, Cycle to Work scheme and optional charity giving. Our Purpose To inspire reading, learning, creativity and play - making lives more fulfilled. Our Values We are Crafty ? We are Caring ?? We are Can-do ?? We Listen. We Care Each year, we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know what's going great, and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place you've ever worked! You'll have opportunity to help give us that direction. Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable Adjustments. At The Works, we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term). We are open to discussing part-time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply for this role, please contact and we'll be happy to help!
How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four? Our colleagues' wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we're always looking for new ways to improve everyone's work/life balance. We're taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent). If the trial is a success, we'll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group so there's never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG! Job Title: Pastoral Support Assistant Location: Bankside College, Hanley Castle, WR8 0AD Salary: £19,233.75 to £22,000 per annum Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8:30am-4:30pm Contract: Permanent; Term time only Due to growth in service, we are recruiting for a Pastoral Support Assistant to join our team at Bankside College located in Worcestershire. About us Bankside College is an exciting new venture that has opened near Hanley Castle, Worcester. Working in partnership with the Outcomes First Group and Options Autism, the College will provide a Further Education experience for those aged 16 to 24year-olds with autism, complex needs and learning disabilities. The main aim of the College is to help its students prepare for adulthood and their next stage in life. In a new purpose-built building, situated in acres of natural beauty, Bankside College will provide a varied, individualised curriculum to enable its students to gain vocational and independence skills to help them achieve their aspirations. The role To manage pupils' behaviour, delivering high quality care and support for emotionally vulnerable young people. To work in close collaboration with the Pastoral Manager for Senior Staff to maintain a consistent approach and service delivery to the young people. To practice with a high degree of competence, with the aim of reducing barriers to education and independent social interaction, leading to all pupils achieving their potential. To co-ordinate, all services in school to provide integrated provision for pupils. To work with specific boys and develop their resilience and skills within lessons and around the site to improve their engagement in their own learning. Why join Options Autism? Benefits Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward package including: Life Assurance Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions "Your Wellbeing Matters" access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you, including: A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits 100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad Cycle to Work Schemes Electric Car Purchase Scheme Critical illness cover And that's not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS. You'll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. #1
Options Autism are hiring a Maintenance Professional in the Worcestershire region! Role: Maintenance Professional Salary: £23,420.80 per annum Hours: Permanent, Full-Time (40 hours per week plus on-call hours) Location: Hanley Castle, Worcestershire Must hold a full UK driving licence How we reward you Basic salary: £23,420.80 per annum £500 annual on-call retainer Life Assurance Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions Earn £1000 by referring a friend "Your Wellbeing Matters" access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks And market leading benefits offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform Vista that enable you to choose the package that's right for you, including: A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits 100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad And many more... Plus, outstanding development and support starting with our award-winning induction, to supporting you with specialist qualifications and best in class management development and high potential programmes, so you can flourish and develop your full potential. The Opportunity Options Autism, a part of the Outcomes First Group of companies, are looking for an experienced Maintenance Professional to join our fantastic team in Hanley Castle. As a Maintenance Professional, you will support our adult support service on site to maintain buildings and equipment to the high standards set by the company and external regulators. This role will require you to be adaptable and flexible. Options Malvern View is a specialist residential/transition and long-term support service offering personal development programmes and providing clear structure and continuity to all aspects of support and life skills. This is designed to enable people to fulfil their potential for independence and improve their quality of life. We are based at Hanley Castle in Worcestershire within easy travelling distance of Worcester, Birmingham, Bristol, Cheltenham, Gloucester and surrounding towns and villages. Options Autism is a national provider of specialist education, care and therapeutic services for individuals with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. We provide a person-centred approach to education and support, looking at the full needs of the individual and adapting our approach accordingly. Who we are looking for The role will involve the maintenance of the buildings, grounds and equipment to the highest standards set by Options Autism and by external regulators. The successful applicant would: Have previous maintenance experience Support in responding to day to day needs and planned maintenance, refurbishment tasks and repairs for the home Perform general maintenance and repairs including decorating Ensure that buildings and equipment have a neat and tidy appearance at all times and are clear of any possible hazards Have an awareness and empathy for those entrusted within our care, carrying out duties being mindful of their needs and personal space Your work will be challenging and rewarding in equal measure, and you will be working in residential settings where we maintain a strong safeguarding culture, where individuals are listened to, respected, and involved in as many decisions as possible. How to Apply Click Apply and follow the on-screen instructions Visit our website at jobs/ where you can sort all of our live vacancies to find one that is most relevant to you - Search by Role, Location or even distance to your own home to find your perfect job! Options Autism is part of Outcomes First Group. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. All successful applicants will be subject to a free fully Enhanced DBS and reimbursement of the Update Service Fee.
COMMERCIAL INSURANCE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE - SPORT & LEISURE WORCESTERSHIRE We have a fantastic opportunity to join a truly independent award-winning insurance broking group in Worcestershire. An opportunity has arisen for a Commercial Account Executive to work within the Sports & Leisure division inherit a book of existing clients. As the fastest growing sector they are keen to find someone with a genuine interest in all things sports related and be willing to represent the company at various shows and forums. THE ROLE To provide first class service to clients and prospects and deliver solutions focussed advice to develop your book of business Work within a strong and well establishedteam of insurance professionals to develop this important sector To work in partnership with customers to fully understand their business and their specific insurance needsto deliver exceptional and innovative insurance programmes To work within the region to raise the profile of this broker and help make them the go to insurance broker in the area THE CANDIDATE An Account Executive/Senior Claims Handlerwho is ambitious and wants to progress in their career within a dynamic and forward thinking company Goodtechnical knowledge of cross class insurance programmes Be able to generate leads and follow these up to build a strong pipeline of potential commercial clients Good Stakeholder management skills Ability to operate as part of a team and celebrate success together THE REWARD Salary circa £40,000 Working for an Independent Insurance Broker Work based pension A range of flexible benefits
Casual Funeral Service Operative ?? 0-Hour Contract (Hours are as and when needed) ?? Location: A V Band Funeral Directors (Malvern, Worcestershire) ?? Hourly Rate: £12.04 per hour #WorkingWithDignity #DignifiedCareers Our zero-hour contract offers flexibility to our employees. We provide the opportunity to work without being tied to a fixed number of hours each week and create the flexibility you need in your work-life balance! Industry experience isn't essential to be a part of our teams! We look for individuals who love to deliver customer service with compassion and genuine enthusiasm, ensuring that every family receives the support they need during difficult times. This role will suit someone who: Has a Full UK Manual Driving License. Physically able to lift and carry heavy weights in accordance with manual handling procedures. Ideally familiar with the local community. Committed to providing excellent customer service. Demonstrates composure and empathy in sensitive situations. Reliable, well-presented and aims for high standards in their job role. Here is what a typical day could look like for you: Take part in our on-call rota (This is dependant on individual in-branch rotas). Aid with bringing the deceased into our care throughout office hours and out of hours. Preparing and maintaining excellent standards of vehicle cleanliness to our funeral fleet. Participate in coffining duties, including the trimming of coffins/caskets, in addition to dressing and placing the deceased in coffins as appropriate. Being part of the funeral service by bearing the coffin and driving company vehicles. Assisting the Funeral Director with pre-funeral checks including route planning and address checking. You can download the full Job Description at the bottom of this page. What we provide to you: ?? 22-25 Days Holiday Bank Holidays (Accrued). ?? Pension Scheme. ?? Free On-Site/Street Parking. ?? Free Uniform Provided (Incl. Dry Cleaning). ???? Access to our internal permanent opportunities. What are the next steps? To join us in this role, simply hit the 'apply' button to submit your application and a member of our Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch! FCA Statement Please note that this role is subject to meeting regulatory requirements. As an FCA-regulated organisation, we are committed to adopting the highest standards and we do this by employing individuals with the appropriate skills, experience and integrity to protect both the company and our clients. If you are considered for a role, you will be providing your permission for us to conduct the relevant checks and assessments that will be carried out during the recruitment and onboarding process. The nature of the checks will depend on whether the role is subject to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR). Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement Our Vision is to connect with our clients, colleagues, company and communities based on our principles whilst celebrating our differences. We aim to empower leaders and colleagues to seek out and understand new voices and perspectives; to be vocal about inequity and exclusion, and to take decisive, informed and bold action to promote inclusion and belonging. Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable. We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.