Birmingham City Council Employer Reviews

When i was working for the Birmingham City Council i was motivated and more focused.

Leisure Assistant
 To safeguard the public whilst in the vicinity of the building.
 To administer the necessary first aid to those in need.
 To give the public a nice environment in which to swim.

On reciept of referrals I visited service users and their carers to establish what support they needed from the team. I then researched their local community to find placements of their choice. I supported the service user to settle into their chosen placement and offered travel training on request in order for them to sustain the placement and confidence – more... to "go it alone". I learned the importance of listening and understanding the needs of so many different people I had worked with and alongside including service users and professionals. I learned the importance of undertaking all the relevant up to date training in order to deliver an effective and efficient service. The hardest part of my job was to accept so many cutbacks imposed on the community. I enjoyed my job as I really enjoy working with people and to be able to help and support them. I can honestly say I am a peoples person. I am patient, flexible and a team person as well as being able to work alone and unsupervised. – less

complete duties involving missed collections, assist public with clearing waste to keep the streets of Birmingham clean. I am still learning. I get along with all of my co-workers. The hardest part is the amount of waste. The most enjoyable part is finishing all tasks set within the correct timescale.

Fairtrade Association and Climate Change & Environment and Sustainability Living Initiatives department of Birmingham City Center have given me the oportunity to develop myself in the world of ethic, and fairtrade consum and understand how important is it promote this style of life in a big city as Birmingham. Develop my comunication skills as a event – more... planner, to be part of a big team teachs me how to cooperate and work together.

Also to design a magazine has given me a creative skills. – less

I have worked in a hospital setting within a complex dicharge team, assessing, support planning and reviewing of customers individualised care needs.
I have learned how to manage my case load and prioritise and also work on my initiative and within a team. I motivate others and also supervise less senior members of staff.
Difficulties arise with the – more... lack of resources to fund services and ensuring I work with the budgetary constraints to ensure hospital discharges are not delayed.
However, I enjoy the reward the job brings with empowering and advocating for customers, resulting in their desired outcomes. – less

Working with the young people has always being beneficial and rewarding , there has often being challenging situations and moments when you feel your skills are very trying and tested, Encouraging young people to live independently, take control of their own lives ,building up self -esteem, quite rewarding as some young people can become institutionalised. – more... The staff have being fun, I have learned how to prorotise my time ,shift leading when I am on sleeping duties. The hardest part off the job is switching off , when you have gone home and had a long and strenuous day. Another enjoyable fact is taking young people on activities which they really enjoy, especially when its activity they enjoy. – less

start of day updating social workers dairy's reading emails from social workers to update dairy, answering telephone calls form service user's directing calls. scanning documents onto computer system, monthly supervision to air views, hardest part not enough support from management co-workers need to be more proactive, hardest part dealing with difficult – more... service user's or relative's not being able to put calls through to social workers or managers – less

Made to work weekends for single pay starting at five in morning and late evenings
While full time staff get double time .made to work bank holiday for single time while full time staff get triple time you getting 6.19. Taking advantage of people and they need to work. To keep there familys
Management just use the agency staff.most enjoy able part of – more... job finishing time .if you can another job. Get one – less

My duties included cleaning communal areas such as hallways, entrance lobby, staircases, walls, litter disposal, sanitising areas and using all cleaning materials safely in accordance with COSHH guidelines and health and safety at work. I enjoyed doing a good job and the sense of satisfaction in a job well done. I enjoyed helping the public.

I have been dedicated and hard working in all aspects of my role and I have enjoyed working for the Birmingham City Council.

A necessary workplace to help those in need of clean safe housing , the need to keep ahead of the housing needs of the City, I found Birmingham City Council committed to give care in the community to all who require and are unable to help themselves for whatever reason.
Good quality repairs, upgrades and improvements from inception to completion on – more... all enineering projects – less

GREAT PLACE TO WORK BUT THERE WAS NEVER ANY SENIORS MEMBER OF STAFF AROUND WHEN YOU NEEDED HELP

My typical day of work with Birmingham City Coucil would include a steady day routine would including gettin up 4 days a week and be ready for pick-up and start the day of work.
My work would involve me to go to vunrable tennants gardens and make them suitable to the tennants needs.
I have learned many skills whilst working with the council such as – more... the value of team work, and working in a variety of different environments including all ranges of weather, I learnt how to be considerate and understanding when it came to listening to the public problems and helping when I can.
My co-workers simple put in words i couldnt have asked for a better team of people to work with as we got on very well and worked as a very good unit.
The hardest part of the job would have to be working in all weather conditions such as rain as its very cold even with the layers we wore, but still id consider that part of the job and id do it agin if i had the chance.
The most enjoyable part about the job would be working with the public and working with the team I was working with as they made the job so much more better then it allready was, aslo learning a whole new range of skills. – less

This job was both challenging and rewarding and required you to develope a number of personal skills to deal with all manner of incidents and situations.
It all so gave you an ability to change and adapt very quickly to over come obsticules and to defuse potentially volatile and sometimes violent situations.

Good points - diverse workforce, nice physical working environment.

Other points - below average pay for certain skilled work.

Management - Practices may vary accross different departments.

I have worked within several departments of BCC and have found the benefits very good and work experience was top of the range.

the hardest part of the job was keeping the cleaning to standard but i was able to do so and the people in which i worked with made my job easier as i got on with everyone.

there is no typical day at birmingham city council, something different to do everyday. I learned a lot of new skills throughout my four years of working at the art gallery from customer service skills to managing and supervising staff, training team members and leadership, merchandising, admin skills, network analysis.
my co workers were never the – more... same, i worked with over 28 different people per year who were my responsibility to train, including trading managers and new head of department.
hardest part of my job was to take care and control of everything in the department and out when all managers resigned and memebers of staff were forced to leave. this also gave me the opportunity to learn new skills and i saw it as a stepping stone.
most enjoyable part of the job was meeting new people and dealing with the visitors ie customers.
management were very difficult to work with as they were new in the department and required traing from myself which doubled my workload. – less

Really good place to work and great people to work with. I as found it keeps you fit and healthy when getting out of the vans doing work in all weather conditions.
Good pay job and good pention,over all great job.
Hardest part of job well there isnt really aslong as you don't mind getting dirty you will love the job.