Job Description

Cheshire East Council (CEC) is looking for a self-motivated full time Social Care Assessor to join our innovative and friendly Adult Social Care Teams. This is a 12 month temporary post to support the Adult Contact Team here at Cheshire East Council.
The Adult Contact Team work with people in a way which is preventative and ensures individuals are supported to develop and maintain an independent life, maximising the use of signposting, advice and support which would prevent, reduce or delay the need for care and support, or reduce the needs of carers.
Organisation
Cheshire East Council
Location
Macclesfield
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
10/12/2025
Ref No
E3384
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.
This post will provide you a wide range of learning and training opportunities and includes joint working across the Health and Social Care sector. It will provide you with an excellent opportunity to progress your career and will offer you a wide range of experiences within Adult Social Care services. There is a vacancy in the East of the Council, based at Macclesfield.
The Adult Community Teams are part of the wider Care Community Partnerships with GP's, Matrons, Mental Health services, Housing and voluntary sector services as they take a collaborative approach to supporting people within its footprint. The Community Teams provide support for any adults over the age of 18 years and includes, adult safeguarding, those with a learning disability, autism, mental health concerns, physical disabilities and homelessness. This is an exciting opportunity for a Social Care Assessor to develop new and innovative ways of working and it is therefore essential that you have an appropriate Heath & Social care qualification and experience of adult social care and be able to work under pressure. The successful applicant will need to be able to adopt a flexible approach to their work and be a good team player. Hybrid working of being home or office based are available. Having a car is a necessity as you may be expected to undertake visits and attend training sessions.
What we are looking for an:

• Enthusiastic Social Care Assessor who has an understanding of adult social care, mental capacity and safeguarding issues.

• The candidates should be self-motivated with excellent communication skills and the ability to develop and work both autonomously within Adult Community Services and the wider multi-disciplinary arena.
• You will need to have good organisational and time management skills as this is key to effectively managing caseloads.
• The candidate should have an understanding of asset and strengths-based support and be able to remain calm in a variety of situations.
• It will be essential for the post holder to work autonomously within the Council's policies and professional practice, in addition to maintaining accurate and comprehensive client documentation.

The post holder will be based at Macclesfield Town Hall but there may be a necessity to travel to other bases.
Cheshire East Council operates a 'flexible and mobile' working policy.
For further information please contact Caroline Bleakley, Practice Manager on 07976 864380,
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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Please quote job reference number in all correspondence.

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