Contract Type : Permanent Salary: Grade D. SCP 7 25,584 - SCP 10 26,835 Hours Per Week: 36 hours Working Pattern: Flexible Rotas between 7am and 10pm, with the option of night shift when required Base Location: Dukinfield Town Hall, King Street, Dukinfield, SK16 4LA Assessment Date : To be arranged The Role An opportunity has arisen to join the Community Response Service within Adult Services as an Emergency Control Room Operator. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person who can prioritise and can react calmly to emergency situations, to work within this team. The Community Response Service provides a 24 hour, 365 days per year emergency response service to vulnerable people living within the borough of Tameside. The service responds to a variety of emergency situations and liaises with a wide range of other agencies as dictated by individual circumstances, including Emergency Planning the Council s first response to incidents and emergencies and in cases supplying and monitoring numerous Telehealthcare devices. About You You will work as part of a team within the Community Response Service under the direction of the supervisor, to provide a 24-hour, 365-day call centre service by being responsible for receiving emergency calls from internal and external agencies, taking appropriate action and recording all calls received. You will complete an induction and be offered the relevant training and support to develop techniques and skills to respond to vulnerable service users. We can offer you a varied rewarding and interesting career working as part of a supportive team. About Us At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities. We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do. Our employees skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be. This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English. Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship. We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria. Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here For further information about this role please contact the Andrew Lawlor or Susan Laurent on 342 5100 or andrew.lawlortameside.gov.uk Susan.Laurenttameside.gov.uk Reference Number : DPT565