Here at Cheshire West and Chester Council, we are committed to providing excellent Adult Social Care services to residents. We are one team, putting what matters to people first and are investing in a number of roles, across our service areas to grow our dynamic, solution focused team.
So, wherever you are in your life, there is something to suit you in Adult Social Care, whether that be meaningful work, feeling valued in your role, career progression, pay progression or a great work life balance, this is where you will find it. If you want to be a part of our welcoming, values driven service and are passionate about being part of a team that can make a real difference for local people, please take a look at the roles we have available.
Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.
The Reablement Team are looking to recruit a rostering clerk who will be responsible for managing the rostering process to ensure that reablement referrals are coordinated in a timely and effective way. Meeting agreed response times to provide an efficient and effective service which affords our service users with the best opportunity to achieve independence.
We provide high-quality, person-centred social care for adults, but for us it’s more than that; we support people to change and enhance their lives every day through the work undertaken by our talented and dedicated teams.
Our values are important to all of us, we live and breathe them, and they shape how we work together to create positive environments where both colleagues and people who use our services can be inspired to reach their potential. If you share our values and commitment, then you’re our kind of person.
You will have the opportunity to;
1. Work in a forward-thinking Council and within teams that have clear, shared values.
2. Work with local people to understand their care and support needs and help to identify options available to them.
3. Undertake holistic OT practice including manual handling assessments and putting into practice legislation that underpins our work.
4. Build on your professional experience by leading on major adaptations to enable people to live great lives.
5. Be pivotal to ensuring people are connected to the support services and community assets they need to live great lives.
6. Receive great support from our proactive and knowledgeable management team.
7. Develop and progress in your career through training and development opportunities in a variety of pathways: we meet the cost of your professional registration fee as standard.
You will have:
8. A diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent (or willingness to start this qualification within first months in post)
9. Significant experience of managing a complex, variable rostering process and system
10. Knowledge of the use and application of IT systems
11. Effective, written and verbal communication skills and ability to work with other teams and partner organisations
12. Effective personal organisation and time management skills
13. Ability to analyse and interpret information
14. Able to evidence a customer centered approach
15. To deal with a wide range of telephone enquiries from service users and their families, health care professionals and commissioning teams
16. Flexibility to include early, middle, late shifts and willing to work flexibly across Cheshire West using agile equipment when required
Come and join us, working in an authority that has an excellent reputation, great working culture and is an inclusive and dynamic place to work. We consider our workforce to be of high value, placing wellbeing at the forefront. This is a hybrid post which means working in one of our Council offices in locations across the borough, completing visits around the borough as well as the opportunity to work from home. The benefits of working for the Council go well beyond making a difference to people’s lives, as well as working within a supportive environment with people who share your values you will have access to a huge range of benefits including discounts on:
17. High street and supermarket shopping
18. Gym membership
19. Holidays
20. Days out
21. Cinemas
22. Childcare vouchers
23. Cash back scheme on any medical treatment that you may require via Medicash
24. Car lease scheme (Brand new fully maintained and insured car for years in return for a fixed monthly payment via salary sacrifice)
25. Cycle Scheme (Save up to £ on the cost of a brand-new bike and equipment)
We also offer:
26. Competitive salary
27. A generous holiday allowance starting at days pro rata (plus bank holidays) increasing with length of service to days and the ability to purchase additional leave.
28. An excellent career average pension scheme with employer contributions of (Employer contributions elsewhere are typically %)
29. The opportunity to develop your skills and career.
30. Rewards and Recognition for going above and beyond such as additional annual leave and shopping vouchers.
31. Supportive team and culture
32. Opportunity to purchase up to days additional annual leave.
33. An Employee Assistance Programme, which offers free / confidential assistance, practical information, and emotional support.