Job Description

Job Title - Equipment Service Development Officer







Location - Trafford Council, Trafford Town Hall, Manchester M32 0TH


Salary range - 36,124 up - 38,626

Band level - Band 7




Trafford council is a Living Wage Employer.



Working Pattern Monday Friday


Working hours 36.25


We will offer flexibility where we can if you are interested in a role, please speak to the recruiting manager about what flexibility they might consider.


Many of our colleagues can work from home for one or more days a week and/or they flex the hours they work. We call this SMART working, and it gives you the option to flex your days and hours so you can fit your work around your life and life around your work.


Contract type Full time post, Permanent

Application deadline Sunday 22nd June 25

Interview date TBC


Interview type In person

About the Role

Adult Social Care is part of the Adults and Wellbeing Directorate and covers a wide range of services/activities to help people live as independently as possible, stay safe and support their wellbeing. We currently have an exciting vacancy within our team to enable us to continue to build on our success and bring new experience, knowledge, and ideas into the team. As an Equipment Service Development Officer, you will be a key member of a multi-disciplinary team within the North Community Neighborhood Team offering a borough wide service. You will play a vital role in promoting the independence and wellbeing of service users who are from the deaf and hearing-impaired community.

About you

You will be expected to have qualifications such as NVQ level 3 / HND or City in Guilds level 2 course or relevant to working with deaf or hard of hearing people, plus at least 2 years' relevant work experience. Be experienced in signing and have a Level 2 British Sign Language. You will be committed to personal and professional development.


Experience and Knowledge


You will have experience of direct working with adults and children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Hold a good knowledge of the equipment that may be beneficial for deaf people and knowledge of the national social care agenda. Experience and understanding of working in partnership with service users to promote choice and control.


You'll also be able to establish and maintain excellent working relationships, and negotiate effectively with all key stakeholders, including providers, service users, direct payments and social work teams.


Be able to manage resources and capacity in an innovative and creative way to best meet the needs of service users. Have good IT skills to be able to develop and maintain information management systems.


Organizational skills, priorities and manage workload over extended periods, producing accurate work within deadlines.





Lastly you must be willing and able to travel to sites within the Trafford Borough

About us

Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors have a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford's huge potential.


Our vision: Trafford where all our residents, businesses and communities thrive.


Trafford is a lively, prosperous place to put down roots and build a career. The council and Trafford schools employ around 8,000 people, who are central to making the area great. In return for their commitment, the council offers its employees development opportunities, as well as a fair and flexible workplace. The council is a Living Wage Employer.

Additional Information

Please note the advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications so, please do not delay in submitting your application.


An enhanced DBS check with children/adults barred list check will be required.


You will have flexibility in terms of hybrid working at home and in the office.


You will be required to drive in this role.

Contact Details

For more information you can contact Rosanna Thomas (Service manager) rosanna.thomas@trafford.gov.uk or Patrisha Bailey (Senior Practitioner) patricia.bailey@trafford.gov.uk or contact North Team on 0161 9124450 .

About the benefits

You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged. You will have the opportunity to work and grow in a people-centered and values-based organisation that promotes a positive permission culture. Your opinions matter so you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things here at Trafford.


To learn more about Trafford as a place to work visit and to view more about our awards and benefits please visit: Trafford - Benefits | www.inploi.com (greater.jobs)

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment - greater.jobs | www.inploi.com


For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licensed sponsor and we won't be able to support with your work visa.


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