Resource Planner

Grade: D scp 6 £19,667.35 to scp 11 £21,296.65
Contract: Permanent
Interview date: TBC
For further information about this role, contact: View email address on findajob.dwp.gov.uk

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The Role
£19,667.35 to £21,296.65, pay award pending
The Resource Planner role supports the HomeBased Reablement Service by coordinating, scheduling, and allocating care and support packages to meet changing service demand. The post involves managing rostering and database systems, updating and amending packages of support, and responding to urgent and emergency requests. The role works closely with internal teams and partner agencies to ensure staff resources are deployed efficiently and services run smoothly. Accurate recordkeeping, effective communication, and contributing to positive outcomes for people living in the community are central to this role.

About You
You will be highly organised, with excellent communication skills and the ability to manage changing priorities in a fastpaced environment. You will be confident using IT systems, including database software, with strong attention to detail and accurate recordkeeping. You will respond effectively to urgent and evolving demands, work collaboratively with colleagues and partner agencies, and use your initiative when working independently. A customerfocused approach, commitment to teamwork, and flexibility to work a rota between 7am and 10pm, including weekends and bank holidays, are essential.

About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.

Ready to apply? Then please click Apply and explain how you meet the points on the person specification.

Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.

For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact View email address on findajob.dwp.gov.uk

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