An opportunity to join the COVID-19 virtual frontline and make a critical difference to the health and safety of Ceredigion residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To support the Contact Tracing service across our county we urgently wish to recruit a number of Contact Advisors to support our Contact Tracing service on a fixed-term basis until 30 September 2021.
By joining this critical service you will be helping us to significantly disrupt community transmission of the virus within Ceredigion. You will do this by breaking the chain of transmission between individuals through contacting people who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and identifying those people with whom they have had contact. Once these contacts have been identified, they can also be contacted and provided with health protection advice including the need to self-isolate.
The core team of the Contact Tracing service operate a shift rota system of 8am to 8pm, seven days a week. The role is a full-time position (37 hours per week) and successful applicants will be required to fully participate in this rota.
The Contact Advisor role is a critical role which provides the opportunity to make a valuable contribution to our COVID-19 response, ensuring the health and safety of the residents of our county. On a day to day basis you will:
Our ideal candidate will be a caring, patient and helpful individual with good people skills and experience of working in a customer care role. You will be confident holding difficult conversations and dealing with confidential and sensitive data. You will ensure accurate, up to date digital records of contacts/actions are maintained and will manage your own workload and within your own competence, seeking advice from the Team Leader as and when appropriate.
As the successful applicant you will be provided with the training, equipment, development and support you need to confidently undertake your role.
Practical Requirements
To successfully undertake the role you will need the following:
In exchange for your skills and commitment, we will offer you a range of employee benefits including competitive annual leave allowance and a generous pension contribution scheme. More information about our wide-range of employee benefits can be found here.
If you can help please come and join the team!
Please contact Owain Jones, Edward Dumbrill or Naomi McDonagh for more information.
Job Description and Person Specification
Note: We reserve the right to extend the application closing date.