Community Care Worker
This is an exciting, challenging and rewarding opportunity to join our Hospital Discharge Team, based in Whiston Hospital.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and proactive person to join our team, to provide assessments for people who are identified as having social care needs and requiring support on discharge from hospital.
As a Community Care worker you will undertake social care assessments and capacity assessments and work closely with health colleagues and provider agencies.
As a Local Authority we are passionate about supporting providing the very best working conditions for our employees and ensuring a positive work life balance and development opportunities. We offer our employees:
- A competitive rate of pay
- Development opportunities
- Access to a generous pension scheme
- Car user allowance
- Free parking
- Generous annual leave entitlement, up to 34 days per year (Plus Bank Holidays)
- Flexible working scheme
Please note that this job is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
Applicants should have experience of working in a social care setting. The ability to develop supportive relationships, promoting independence and well-being are key for this role. You will be highly motivated and have experience of working as part of a team, the successful applicant will need to have good interpersonal and communication skills, and be able to work well with colleagues and partner agencies, be flexible in approach, and be willing to continually improve their own practice and service provision.
You must be willing and able to travel across the Borough.
For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Asha Razak, Advanced Practitioner, Whiston Hospital Discharge Team at asha.razak@halton.gov.uk
Interviews will be held in September 2024
At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk