lgcareers.com » Diary http://www.lgcareers.com Careers in Local Government Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:48:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Charlotte, ngdp National Management Trainee http://www.lgcareers.com/day-in-the-life/diary/charlotte-ngdp-national-management-trainee/ http://www.lgcareers.com/day-in-the-life/diary/charlotte-ngdp-national-management-trainee/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:52:36 +0000 admin http://www.lgcareers.com/meet-the-employees/charlotte-ngdp-national-management-trainee/
Charlotte, ngdp National Management Trainee
Charlotte ngdp National Management Trainee 08:30 Arrive at work Charlotte arrives at work and has coffee, while she starts going through emails and checks her calendar for any meetings during the day. As a project manager, phone calls and emails are an essential part of the day to ensure that different elements of a project get off the ground. 11:00 [...] Related entries:
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Shona, Technical Officer, Pollution Control
Shona Technical Officer, Pollution Control 08.30 Meeting with Corporate Technical Services Shona asks an engineer to check the DAT recording machine that had been giving her trouble when she last tried to monitor noise levels. 09.15 Appointment at Carlton Dog Kennels People living near to the kennels, which also runs a sanctuary for stray dogs, have complained to the council [...] Related entries:
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Geoff, Teacher – Head of Department
Geoff Head of Science Department 8:15 Briefing Geoff meets with the headteacher and other departmental heads to run through some current issues such as:  the forthcoming Teacher Adviser’s visit the Government Green Paper on Education for 14-19 year olds press interest in field trips and outside activities which have come under the microscope following some recent pupil accidents on an abseiling [...] Related entries:
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Karen, Local Studies Supervisor
Karen Local Studies Supervisor 08.45 Staff rota Karen arrives at work in good time to check that all the staff have arrived. If someone has called in sick, she will make adjustments to the timetable, so that all areas of the local studies section in the library are staffed correctly. 09.15 Finance Karen spends some time in the morning [...] Related entries:
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Mark, Information Systems Co-ordinator
Mark Information Systems Co-ordinator 10:00 Briefing Meeting Mark attends an internal meeting with his clients – members of the web editorial team and officers from other council service departments. They discuss the latest state of the website and how far it is satisfying local community needs for information. Where there are services that are still not electronically available, [...] Related entries:
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Jill, Social Worker
Jill Social Worker, Care of the Elderly 9:15 A+E St Martins Hospital Jim is 78 years old and lives alone. He is taken into hospital with breathing difficulties and severe disorientation. Jill needs to find his daughter. After dropping her children off at school, she goes to speak to the hospital managers. How long will he be kept [...] Related entries:
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Barbara, Care Service Manager
Barbara Care Service Manager 08.15 Breakfast meeting Barbara attends a breakfast meeting with colleagues in the social services department who are involved in the modernising care project group. They spend the time discussing progress and allocating additional tasks. 09.45 Admin and finance Barbara spends some time at her desk monitoring budgets and signing off invoices. She also catches [...] Related entries:
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