Job Description

Cheshire East council is looking for two enthusiastic and committed individuals to join our adult social care community teams for 12 months as social care assessors.
The successful candidate will provide vital support to families, carers and adults with care and support needs. You will join a busy front door multi-disciplinary team of social workers, social care assessors, OTs and Local Area Coordinators, with a mix of home and office working.
We have two full time posts, one based in the East of the area (Wilmslow, Macclesfield, Knutsford) and one in the South (Crewe, Nantwich, Sandbach, Congleton).
Organisation
Cheshire East Council
Location
Macclesfield, Middlewich, Congleton, Nantwich, Sandbach, Alsager, Holmes Chapel, Wilmslow, Crewe, Knutsford
Job Category
Social Care
Grade
CEC NJC - Grade 7
Salary Min
31,537 per annum
Salary Max
34,434 per annum
Hours per week
37
Weeks per year
52.143
Employment Type
Fixed Term
Contract Duration
12 months
Closing Date
17/10/2025
Ref No
E3306
Documents
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Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.
At Cheshire East Council we are working for a brighter future - together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.
If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.
As a social care assessor you will be working alongside other social care colleagues in a busy front line team. You will develop knowledge of local community resources and work effectively with partnership organisations.
You will have experience of working with vulnerable people and their carers in a health or social care setting.
Within the framework of legislation and agreed Council policies and procedures you will work in a strength based and person centred way to support families and carers under the Care Act.
For further information please contact Katherine Kwaan (south post) , or Diane Cuffe (East post)
Cheshire East Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults across the Borough. As such, any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings that are 'not protected' as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975 (as amended in 2013) relating to the non-disclosure of spent convictions do not apply to this job. You must therefore, disclose whether you have any previous convictions where prompted to do so within the application process.
Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however please do not be discouraged from applying again.
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