21 Jobs found

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Business Support Officer to join the Access to Resource team.The team provides a critical role within the Council for commissioning, monitoring and quality assuring placements for children and young people in the care of Cheshire West and Chester Council.The Business Support Officer will support the team and will be required to work closely with internal and external partners including social workers, providers of foster care, residential care organisations and colleagues across children’s services, adult services, education and health.The Business Support Officer will support the team and will be required to work closely with internal and external partners including social workers, providers of foster care, residential care organisations and co...

StreetCare Officer (Road Sweeping & Street Cleansing)Tasks vary and will involve outdoor manual cleansing and horticultural maintenance tasks requiring the operation of a wide range of ride-on, pedestrian and manual maintenance machinery and equipment. A full clean driving licence is essential, and any advanced driving skills such as Class 2/HGV would be a distinct advantage.StreetCare Officer (Road Sweeping & Street Cleansing)Cheshire West and Chester Council brings a fresh and energetic approach to providing top quality services for its many customers and communities. West Cheshire is a place where everyone can THRIVE – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.The council’s StreetCare team take the lead in ensuring that this borou...

An exciting opportunity has arisen in Children’s Social Care for the role of Business Support Assistant based at HQ Offices, Chester.The post holder will provide business and administrative support within Children’s Social Care. At each level the post holder will be expected to undertake any other duties and responsibilities commensurate with the grade which will assist the Directorate in meeting its objectives or contribute to the post holder's personal development. Applications are invited from highly motivated, enthusiastic, and hardworking individuals, who have a proven ability to work to tight deadlines, demonstrate problem solving skills and be flexible in approach to tasks and business needs. If you would like further information or to discuss this role, please contact Senior Busine...

Working within the Cheshire West and Chester Street Lighting and Traffic Signal team the successful candidate will provide technical expertise and contribute to delivering services specific to Street Lighting Maintenance.The Post holder will ensure effective, efficient and safe delivery of the service for users and the people of Cheshire West & Chester in accordance with Council policies, procedures and resources.As a vital member of the team, you will work as part of a professional, responsive and dedicated team which undertakes a wide range of tasks. The role will require the use of your knowledge, judgement and initiative whilst being supported by the wider team.In the role of Principal Street Lighting Engineer, you will work collaboratively with other Principal engineers to lead on Str...

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.We believe in the importance of taking an OT First approach when providing support to people. As such our Occupational Therapists play a critical role in supporting people to develop creative and innovative solutions to meet the outcomes they want to achieve. If you are passionate about improving outcomes for children and adults, seeking a working environment that balances personal wellbeing with continuous improvement, then Cheshire West and Chester Council could be the perfect place for you.As an OT within ...

The Education Infrastructure team are looking to recruit a Capital Schemes Officer to contribute to the physical development, monitoring, maintenance of Schools by undertaking individual premises assessments at settings and lead on the delivery of capital development projects in line with the council’s priorities, ensuring that they are fit for purpose and affordable.Cheshire West and Chester have a vision for an Inclusive BoroughWe want Cheshire West and Chester to be a borough where all children and young people:• Are supported by all to get the best start in life.• Are included in education regardless of their need, background, or vulnerability.• Find themselves welcomed into ‘good or better’ schools, settings, and post-16 providers across the borough, (as judged by Ofsted).We are looki...

This role provides an opportunity to work on the Council's Appointeeship and Deputyship team which manages the financial affairs of vulnerable customers who do not have capacity to this themselves.This role involves dealing with vulnerable clients and their finances to ensure their financial commitments are met, and the effective administration this involves ensuring accuracy and financial security. This can include the payment of household bills, debts and dealing with ad hoc requests for funding from the client. This will therefore involve strong communication and financial administration skills. In this role your main responsibilities will be:1. To manage the financial affairs of vulnerable customers within the Appointee and Deputyship team. 2. Processing applications for Appointeeships...

To support the delivery of strategic planning, commissioning and enabling for all aspects of the Councils housing and to lead on tenant engagement to include reviewing current tenant satisfaction performance and improvement in the same. This will include the Housing Strategy, Growth Plans, Sub-Regional Plans, Private Sector Housing Policy and Strategy, Tenancy Strategy and Allocations Policy.An opportunity has arisen for a Policy Officer to be employed on a permanent contract on a homeworker basis with a requirement to attend meetings across the borough as required. This is an exciting time to join our team at a time as the Council continues to respond positively to the new regulatory framework and the need to provide good quality services to our tenants and leaseholders. Working closely w...

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, qualified and non-qualified, across our service areas to grow our dynamic, solution focused team.The Safeguarding team within Adults Social Care are looking to recruit;- 1 x 37 hour permanent social worker Cheshire West and Chester Council has statutory responsibility to establish whether abuse has taken place, when safeguarding concerns are reported. The safeguarding unit manage all professional safeguarding across adult social care. There is a strong focus on the person concerned, the outcomes they want to achieve and how that may be achieved. The team apply professional cu...

We currently have a full time, 6-month fixed term position for Young Peoples Advisor, Grade 7 £30,060 to £33,366 within the Supporting Independence Team based in Ellesmere Port.The role of a Young Persons Personal Advisor (known as a PA) is to provide support, advice and guidance to promote the capacity of each young person to develop the skills necessary to live independently and thrive in their adulthood. PAs provide an individually-tailored, outcome-focussed service to children and young people who are legally defined as a care leaver, based on working with them to assess and analyse their needs and goals and therefore develop with them planning for next steps. Through building their confidence, the service works to empower and enable our care leavers to realise their full potential and...

This position is ideally suited to applicants seeking an interesting, challenging and diverse role within the Council’s Community Safety team.Cheshire West and Chester Council brings a fresh and energetic approach to providing top quality services for its many customers and communities. West Cheshire is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.The Community Safety Team is currently recruiting two Community Safety Wardens to join the team.Community Safety Wardens deliver a professional and effective uniformed service working with local communities, elected members, and colleagues from the local authority, police, and other partners to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour (ASB) and to improve comm...

Cheshire West and Chester Council are responsible for over 500 hectares (ha) of woodland and over 330,000 trees in public spaces, gardens, and parks.As the Highway Authority for the borough, responsible for the management of around 2,300km of public highways, the Council, also has a responsibility for managing the risk presented by trees in private ownership close to our highways.We are looking to recruit a Tree Officer to our Tree Team based at the Guilden Sutton Highways Depot on the outskirts of Chester.Working within the Council's Transport and Highways Service, the successful candidate will provide technical expertise and assist in the delivering the responsibilities of the Tree Team to manage the Council’s tree stock and ensure its risks are managed appropriately.A permanent opportun...

Cheshire West and Chester is seeking to recruit a permanent appointment to the post of Independent Reviewing Officer, in the Safeguarding and Quality Assurance Unit.The vacancy is for a full-time post, at 37 hours per week.The responsibilities of the post include completing the statutory reviews of children who are looked after by the local authority. This requires the post holder to chair reviews in accordance with statutory timescales, scrutinise the progress of the care plan between reviews and to raise and escalate concerns where plans are not progressed or where there is a risk to the child. The post holder is also required to maintain contact with children between reviews and liaise with family members and professionals involved with the child. For further information or an informal ...

We currently have a full time, permanent position for Young Peoples Advisor, Grade 7 £30,060 to £33,366 within the Supporting Independence Team based in Ellesmere Port.The role of a Young Persons Personal Advisor (known as a PA) is to provide support, advice and guidance to promote the capacity of each young person to develop the skills necessary to live independently and thrive in their adulthood. PAs provide an individually-tailored, outcome-focussed service to children and young people who are legally defined as a care leaver, based on working with them to assess and analyse their needs and goals and therefore develop with them planning for next steps. Through building their confidence, the service works to empower and enable our care leavers to realise their full potential and become s...

We are looking to recruit an Employment Support Officer for our UK Shared Prosperity Funded project - Fresh Start. The project delivers high-quality person-centred employment support to young people 16-19 years, who are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). The successful applicant will have experience of working and engaging with young people to overcome barriers to work, training or education utilising tools and working models as well as having a good understanding of issues faced and the current climate. They will be able to facilitate good Employer Engagement and be able to upskill individuals based on their needs using vocational profiling, action planning etc.An Employment Support Officer plays a vital role in empowering young people to achieve their full potential and se...

We provide high-quality, person-centred care to adults with learning disabilities, autism, dementia and the elderly. But for us it’s more than that. We change and enhance lives every day through the work we in our day and respite services and in peoples own homes. We do this by maximising their social, emotional, and physical independence to the absolute maximum while promoting independence, choice and control.Within the Vivo service we provide high-quality, person-centred care to adults with learning disabilities, autism, dementia, and the elderly. But for us it’s more than that. We change and enhance lives every day through the work we in our day and respite services and in peoples own homes. We do this by maximising their social, emotional, and physical independence to the absolute maxi...

We provide high-quality, person-centred care to adults with learning disabilities, autism, dementia and the elderly. But for us it’s more than that. We change and enhance lives every day through the work we in our day and respite services and in peoples own homes. We do this by maximising their social, emotional, and physical independence to the absolute maximum while promoting independence, choice and control.Our values are important to all of us, we live and breathe them, they are who we are and how we work together in environments where you and our service users can be inspired to reach your and their potential. If you share our values and commitment, then you’re our kind of person.Where our vacancy is:We have x4 Vacancies in our Ellesmere Port ALD Respite Service. Working as part of a ...

We provide high-quality, person-centred care to adults with learning disabilities, autism, dementia and the elderly. But for us it’s more than that. We change and enhance lives every day through the work we in our day and respite services and in peoples own homes. We do this by maximising their social, emotional, and physical independence to the absolute maximum while promoting independence, choice and control.Our values are important to all of us, we live and breathe them, they are who we are and how we work together in environments where you and our service users can be inspired to reach your and their potential. If you share our values and commitment, then you’re our kind of person.Where our vacancy is:We have X2 casual vacancies in our Chester ALD Respite Service. Working as part of a ...

Are you passionate about improving the lives of older adults? Do you have the strategic vision and commissioning expertise to make a real difference?Here at Cheshire West and Chester Council, we are committed to providing excellent services to our residents and strive to enable people to live healthy, happy, and independent lives, in the place they call home and with the people they love. We are one team, putting what matters to people first and are seeking a dynamic and experienced commissioner to join our team on a permanent and full-time basis a Commissioning Lead within the Ageing Well portfolio to lead the development and delivery of innovative services that support our ageing population to live healthy, independent, and fulfilling lives.About the Role:The postholder will play a pivot...

We provide high-quality, person-centred care to adults with learning disabilities, autism, dementia and the elderly. But for us it’s more than that. We change and enhance lives every day through the work we in our day and respite services and in peoples own homes. We do this by maximising their social, emotional, and physical independence to the absolute maximum while promoting independence, choice and control.Our values are important to all of us, we live and breathe them, they are who we are and how we work together in environments where you and our service users can be inspired to reach your and their potential. If you share our values and commitment, then you’re our kind of person.Where our vacancy is:We have Casual Vacancies in our CH&EP Supported Living. Working as part of a team to ...

We provide high-quality, person-centred care to adults with learning disabilities, autism, dementia and the elderly. But for us it’s more than that. We change and enhance lives every day through the work we in our day and respite services and in peoples own homes. We do this by maximising their social, emotional, and physical independence to the absolute maximum while promoting independence, choice and control.Within the Vivo service we provide high-quality, person-centred care to adults with learning disabilities, autism, dementia, and the elderly. But for us it’s more than that. We change and enhance lives every day through the work we in our day and respite services and in peoples own homes. We do this by maximising their social, emotional, and physical independence to the absolute maxi...