About us

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Care Worker to assist the Telecare & Sensory service. Working with a team of experienced Community Care Workers, your role will be predominately assessing and providing innovative telecare solutions to promote the independence and wellbeing of vulnerable people and their carers in the community. The post holder will also gain experience in providing functional assessments to identify needs and provide advice, equipment and/or property adaptations to enable people to stay independent and safe in their own homes.

The role

The work is fast, varied and challenging and as a result you will acquire a diversity of knowledge and practical skills. Experience of working with children, adults or older people with a disability within the social care sector will be an advantage in this role.

What's needed?

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and must be flexible, reliable and committed to personal and service development.

Benefits

As well as a competitive salary, working for us means you get:

• 26 days annual holiday - raising to 31 after 5 years of service (pro-rata)
• Access to our attractive and competitive benefits package
• Access to our Health & Wellbeing Programme

Key Dates & Further Information

For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Kylie Jarvis, IMC Deputy Manager on 01925 443970 or 07850128265.

The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

If you are a permanent WBC employee you will need to apply for this fixed term position as an internal secondment opportunity and will need to discuss this with your current line manager prior to applying.

DBS clearance is required.

Warrington Borough Council is a Disability Confident employer