Fall Prevention Officer
| Posting date: | 12 February 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 March 2025 |
| Location: | nottingham, NG2 3NG |
| Company: | Nottingham City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4155 |
Summary
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week x 1 post
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £25.992 (Level one) rising to £26,835 (Level three) per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
Visiting Elderly Citizens to carry out risk assessment's and provide minor adaptations to reduce the risk of falling and increase safety for older people in their own homes across Nottingham City.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- Sound technical knowledge in relation to fixing of adaptations.
- An understanding of the assessment and installation process for minor bathroom equipment.
- An understanding of physical disability.
- An understanding of confidentiality.
- Use appropriate tools, fittings and methods for fixing rails, threshold strips, etc. to different types of surfaces.
- An understanding of health & safety issues in relation to fitting, storing and transporting equipment.
- Experience of working on own initiative.
- Able to work under pressure in a flexible manner, adapting to changing circumstances.
- Be able to communicate face to face and by telephone.
- Ability to relate to people as individuals with differing needs
- A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
You can find the job description for this post here
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact John Jagger, by telephone on 07961855043 or by email at john.jagger@nottinghamcity.gov.uk.
Closing Date: 28/02/2025
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: TBC
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