Sessional Emergency Response Worker

Sessional Emergency Response Worker

There has never been a more exciting time to join Wirral Council. We’ve got ambitious targets to meet and to achieve everything we have promised to our residents, we need people who are ready to deliver the very best for our communities and show how they can #BeTheDifference. Our vision is to secure the best possible future for our residents, defined by the community prosperity we create and supported by our excellent people and services. If you strive to #BeTheDifference and want to be at the heart of our change and improvement journey, then this could be the perfect job for you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a multi-skilled team to provide an out of hours, emergency response for Wirral children, young people and families.

This role will suit those who wish to utilise their existing skills and build their experience whilst supporting children and families in a wide range of crisis/emergency situations.

You will be supporting and safeguarding children and families providing crisis intervention across Wirral to prevent further escalation. You may work alongside external professionals such as police, NHS.

You will be part of a team with vast experience who will support you in your role and a management team who offer leadership, understanding and commitment to help you develop.

This is a casual post to work as and when required, including out of hours.

The ERW manager will allocate work to ERWs who are available to meet the demands of the service. Some ERWs work through the night but this is not required of all the ERWs, evening and weekend sessional work is available and allocated across the team.

Working at Wirral

You’ll also want to know what it’s like to work here so, as a start:

Our values are more than just pieces of paper on our walls! We’ve all played a role in developing these, so they reflect the immense pride we have in what we do, what matters to us, what inspires us and inform how we think, approach things and behave.

We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after, staff wellbeing is a priority for us. We’re serious about recognising and rewarding people for the great things they do. You’ll benefit from our track record of developing, growing and investing in our people.

We have a range of staff benefits including

• staff discounts
• an excellent pension scheme which includes a generous employer contribution rate
• immediate life cover and ill-health protection
• a strong flexible working approach
• hybrid working
• family-friendly employment initiatives
• an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays

We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities.

Each voice is heard, each contribution valued. We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions difference and nurtures a sense of belonging. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, who share our values and our commitment to inclusion to apply for roles with us.

Please note that in accordance with the Council’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies.

It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances.

Applications will be accepted until midnight on the closing date.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications.

Applications can only be accepted through the Jobs page following registration. Forms received via the post will not be processed.

All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK. Details of required documents can be found by clicking the link at the bottom of the Jobs page.

The job description and other supporting documents will not be accessible once the vacancy closing date has passed so if a copy is required you should download it now.

We do not accept applications or CV’s from recruitment agencies, unless otherwise stated. Therefore, any candidates submitted via a recruitment agency will not be considered for this role.

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