Opus People Solutions Ltd

Street Scene Operative - Shrub Pruning Pay Rate: 13.05 per hour PAYE Hours: 37, Monday - Friday, 7am - 3pm with 40 minutes unpaid break. Location: Fleet and Street Scene, Street Scene Depot, Lane Green Road, Bilbrook, WV8 1LP 2 workers required All applicants must hold Valid Full UK Driving Licence with C1+E. Duties: Carry out routine pruning, trimming, and shaping of shrubs, hedges, and small trees in public spaces such as parks, estates, highways, and council buildings Maintain vegetation to agreed standards, specifications, and seasonal schedules Use hand tools and powered equipment (e.g. secateurs, hedge trimmers, brush cutters) safely and competently Remove green waste and ensure work areas are left clean, tidy, and safe Identify basic plant health issues, pests, or diseases and report concerns to supervisors Follow health and safety procedures, including PPE use and risk assessments Work safely near the public, roads, and footpaths, ensuring public safety at all times Assist with other grounds maintenance tasks when required (e.g. weeding, grass cutting, leaf clearance, planting) Load, unload, and maintain tools, equipment, and vehicles Work as part of a team and take instruction from supervisors while also completing tasks independently Record completed work and report defects, incidents, or damaged equipment Support council policies on environmental sustainability and biodiversity Essential Requirements: Valid Full UK Driving Licence with C1+E required with a strong history of safe driving. Safety-focused approach - driving and site safety a must NVQ Level 2 Horticulture/Street Cleansing is beneficial, not essential. PA1 / PA6W spraying certificates beneficial, not essential Confident working independently or within a team Role based at Bilbrook Flexibility to work overtime, weekends & Bank Holidays when needed Essential experience in street cleansing, waste collection, or grounds maintenance Happy working outdoors year?round and carrying out physical work Able to follow clear verbal and written instructions Comfortable with lone working where required Professional, polite attitude, especially when dealing with the public

ASC Assurance & Improvement Officer Pay Rate: 16.35 per hour PAYE Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday - Thursday: 8.45am - 5.15pm with 1-hour unpaid break. Friday: 8.45am - 4.45pm with 1-hour unpaid break. Working schedule: Hybrid basis, 2 days from home, office days to be discussed with manager. Duration: 3 months, temporary basis. Opus People Solutions are recruiting on behalf of our Client, Walsall Council , for an ASC Assurance & Improvement Officer on a temporary basis. Purpose of the Role Working closely with the Assurance & Business Manager, this role plays a key part in strengthening and continuously improving quality across Adult Social Care. You will support the Assurance and Improvement Team to embed, monitor and evolve robust quality assurance systems-ensuring services are consistently compliant, inspection-ready and delivering high standards. The post has a strong focus on driving improvement, managing resources and projects across the service, and supporting assurance activity at corporate, regional and national levels. You will also help oversee data monitoring, audit activity and wider business processes, ensuring clear reporting, effective governance and continual learning across Adult Social Care. Daily Duties: Work in partnership with the Assurance & Business Manager to strengthen quality and continuous improvement across Adult Social Care Support the Assurance and Improvement Team to embed, monitor and develop robust quality assurance systems Ensure services are consistently compliant, inspection?ready and meeting high standards Drive service improvement through effective resource and project management Contribute to assurance activity and compliance with corporate, regional and national reporting requirements Oversee data monitoring, audit activity and wider business processes to support strong governance and learning Essential Experience: Generic business support skills, management of evidence banks, web pages, procedures/guidance monitoring. Knowledge of Adult Social Care or previous experience in Adult Social Care roles within Local Authorities is preferred. Strong specialist knowledge with a sound understanding of organisational procedures, policies and governance. Experience making regular decisions and working autonomously, using initiative while knowing when to escalate policy or resource issues. Proven experience supporting service development, performance management and modernising working practices. Demonstrates innovation and creativity, with a track record of driving positive change and continuous improvement. Good understanding of legal, commercial, political, operational and social factors within a complex service environment. Confident communicator, able to handle sensitive, confidential and complex information effectively. Apply Now! Send your CV to Niamh on

Pay rate: 14.13 Hours: 37 Monday-Friday Location: Redditch Town Hall B98 Bromsgrove Parkside B61- hybrid working available Contract: 3 months with potential extension for the right candidate up to 11 months Opus People Solutions are recruiting on behalf of Redditch Borough Council for a Programme Support Assistant to provide programme & admin support across the Leisure and Culture service to deliver the objectives of the council, team action plans and relevant strategies. Role Responsibilities: Ordering and requisitions of good/supplies and services and receipting & invoice payments Internal and external processing of post Answering residents & staff enquires and providing technical support for L&CS services as required. Completion of corporate returns such for the service such as sickness forms Co-ordination of mileage claims and mobile phone payments, annual leave, TOIL & LEIU processing Be responsible for the annual stakeholder engagement programme and coordinate responses to feedback as required. Assist the service manager plan to book training programmes for staff/club development training sessions. Oversee the booking and co-ordination of the Club/Coach forum programme for the financial year. Assisting Marketing team with promotional campaigns as required. Assisting in resident, stakeholder and user forums as required. Support community events programme as required by the DSM. Administer complaint handling/investigation and feedback to customers on behalf other service/team. Meeting co-ordination and minute taking as required for service meeting, away days and planning/development functions. Organising the booking of activity venues on behalf of the team as required. What we're looking for: An interest and passion in leisure and culture Strong administration and stakeholder engagement skills Local Authority expirience would be advantegous Apply now!

Service Charge Administrator Hourly rate: 15.31 Location: Greenlands Business Centre Redditch B98 7HD- office based Contract: 6 months with review for extension Working hours: Monday-Friday 9 to 5 Opus People Solutions are recruiting on behalf of Redditch Borough Council for a Service Charge Administrator to join the Housing Property Services team. Responsibilities will include: Work with populating Service Charges to leaseholders Enter job, finance, code data on a spreadsheet Report charges monthly for service charges like fire alarm, repairs, lighting, electricity bills etc Investigate leaseholder charge queries involving meeting with leaseholders, analysing job charge data Send letters Call tenants / leaseholders / contractors / operatives Submit recharges and section 20 work apportioned charges Tenant / Leasehold consultation Monitoring charges and categorisation on our housing management system (CX) and finance system (Techone) Above not exhaustive but details an idea of tasks at this stage Apply now!

Business Support Officer Pay: 13.05 per hour paye, 37 hours per week Location: Ipswich IP1 - office based only Length: until end of July (potential to be extended) Opus People Solutions are recruiting on behalf of Suffolk County Council for an experienced Business Support Officer on a temporary basis to undertake a comprehensive range of administrative duties to support the efficient delivery of services within the Planning Team. You will be part of a small but busy team consisting of town planners and other specialists together with support staff. They are part of a wider group of professionals - transport planners; economic development officers; environmental specialists - working to support sustainable growth in Suffolk. In this role you will be working under guidance of the Team's Business Support Manager, provide a range of administrative support to the team. This will include, for example, the management of enquiries and other information for the team's monitoring and enforcement officer, finalising committee reports and presentations, arranging attendance at workshops, and processing invoices. We are looking for an experienced Business Support Officer who have demonstrable experience of carrying out a range of administrative tasks. Ability to manage multiple tasks with accuracy and attention to detail, collaborate well with others and be flexible in your approach to meet the demands of the post and team, high level of IT literacy including Word, Outlook and Excel. We are looking for ASAP start and interviews being held either in person or MS Teams (depending on the needs of the individual) Suffolk County Council's WE ASPIRE values: Wellbeing, Equality, Achieve, Support, Pride, Innovate, Respect and Empower. The mission is to make a positive difference for Suffolk; committed to working together, striving to improve, and securing the best possible services. Please apply now!