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. Are you a passionate, resilient and practical outreach worker looking for your next challenge? Are you passionate about improving outcomes for adults and seeking a working environment that balances personal wellbeing with continuous improvement? Then Cheshire West and Chester Council could be the perfect place for you. 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. We are looking for two dedicated and highly motivated team players to join our busy Adult Social Care Service as an Assertive Outreach Worker focusing on working with change resistant drinkers. This is a brand new and exciting role and you will play a critical part in shaping our offer whilst working to support people who experience day to day problems due to drinking. You will have the opportunity to; Work in a forward-thinking Council and within teams that have clear, shared values Work with a range of social care teams, partners and other key stakeholders, helping to ensure they deliver the best services possible Work with individuals in a very practical and person centred way to understand their goals and ambitions, supporting them to work towards these in order to better manage their drinking and ongoing care needs. You will: Have a level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care (or equivalent), or the commitment to working towards this Be able to work assertively and creatively to engage with clients Have effective communication skills Be a solution focused, problem solver 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. With our mobile flexible working policy, great annual leave offer, Working Rewards Scheme including, holiday plus, car scheme, childcare scheme etc. you can achieve a good work life balance, creating a happy workforce and helping to maintain good physical and mental health. Please note that this job is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please see www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you! Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information. Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £12.60 per hour for all contracted hours. For any technical enquiries please email Sourcingteam@ecwip.co.uk and quote job reference number in all correspondence.