Assessment & Support Co-ordinator

at  Dorset Council

FURTHER INFORMATION

This post requires you to have access to sensitive information. It will be subject to a Basic Criminal Records Check. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders.
See our adult safeguarding policy.
If appointed, the personal information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found at https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.
This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.
We cannot accept CVs in the place of an application form as we need the same range of information from all our candidates.
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We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.

An exciting opportunity is available for an enthusiastic, committed and creative person to join the Adult Access Team as an Assessment and Support Co-ordinator. The Adult Access Team is the ‘front door’ to adult social care for new and returning customers in the Dorset Council area and is based in County Hall, Dorchester. Using a strengths-based approach, we work with our customers to understand the outcomes they are looking to achieve, their strengths and assets and what support they may need to achieve their goals.
We aim to resolve as many enquiries as we can at the first point of contact by linking people with their local communities, providing information and advice, issuing small pieces of equipment which promote independence, considering what assistive technology may be helpful and if further assessment is required, referring to our colleagues in the locality teams.
This is a great opportunity to join a supportive and well established team. The ideal candidate will have some knowledge of adult social care, be a team player, have a willingness to learn, excellent communication skills and a passion for working with people, promoting their independence and helping them to achieve positive outcomes.
This is a fixed term position until 31st March 2025