Packing Assistant

Change Grow Live; Manchester; On-site; GBP 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A charity organization in Manchester is seeking a part-time team member to assist with medication packing and service user support. The role requires excellent communication and organizational skills, as you'll manage delivery processes and provide welcoming experiences for users. With 22.5 hours per week, you will join a supportive team committed to helping individuals. The role offers a salary of £25,077 pro rata. Join us in making a difference to people's lives.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Flexible working arrangements

Paid wellness hour

Contributory pension scheme

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and act within professional boundaries.
• Experience of communicating clearly and effectively with service users and team members.
• Commitment to seek learning opportunities to improve professional knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Pack medications following the Quit Manager system.
• Provide a welcoming experience for new and existing service users.
• Manage deliveries and collaborate with couriers for delivery routes.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

IT literacy

Confidentiality

Team collaboration

Job description

Overview

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives offering support and respect in a safe environment treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

Our core values are Be open be compassionate and be bold and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives grow as individuals and live life to its full potential.

At Change Grow Live we strive to ensure our services are warm and welcoming environments. Working with the Be Smoke Free service you will be a vital part of the team.

Location

Manchester

Hours

Part time 22.5 hours per week

Salary

Full Time Salary: £25,077 (based on full time hours pro rata for part time)

• Please note: Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

Responsibilities

• Pack medications as directed through our Quit Manager system.
• Provide new and existing service users with a friendly and welcoming experience ensuring queries are dealt with promptly and efficiently.
• Contribute to managing an effective packing system ensuring medications are chosen and packed correctly and the Expiry Dates and Batch Numbers are recorded correctly.
• Access and record accurately on Delivery Request Spreadsheets.
• Help to manage our delivery process and work alongside Community Engagement couriers to organise delivery routes.
• Providing basic advice and information on the service offered.
• Take messages for staff and update case management contacts where appropriate.
• Support the team with the packaging of medications for delivery. This may also include helping to manage the medication spreadsheet.
• Ensuring a safe and organised storage of medication through putting away deliveries promptly and efficient stock rotation.
• Ensuring stock management procedures are being followed by conducting regular stock management checks and any stock that is low is escalated when appropriate.
• Ordering medication stock and office equipment to enable efficient packing from suppliers when required.

About you

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and act within professional boundaries.
• Experience of communicating clearly and effectively with service users and team members.
• A commitment to seek learning opportunities to improve and broaden your own professional knowledge and skills and to contribute to and where relevant oversee the learning of others.
• Excellent communication skills and organisational skills.
• Willingness to actively participate in regular supervision.
• Willingness to attend induction training and ongoing development training.
• IT literacy including use of Microsoft packages and databases.

What we will give to you

• 25 days holiday (bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each year of service.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Paid Wellness hour each week along with a Wellness hub and Employee Assist Programme.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping cinema holidays etc.
• A friendly and supportive team.
• Training career development & progression opportunities.

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.

Direct applications only we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas unfortunately we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live then we would love to talk to you.

Contact: Liv Jaremi

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Scheme check at a basic level.

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Employment Type: Full-Time

Department / Functional Area: Administration

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

Monthly Salary: £25,077