Assessment and Support Co-ordinator - Home First Hospital Discharge Team

We are recruiting two full time Assessment Support Coordinators to work within the Home First (hospital discharge) Team in West Dorset, based in Dorchester.

As an Assessment Support Coordinator, you will be working alongside Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, and health colleagues across a range of settings to support people to remain as independent as possible and linked in with their local networks.  

• you will be undertaking strengths-based assessments and support planning, in accordance with the Care Act 2014
• you will assist individuals to identify their goals and how best to achieve them to support their independence, and where appropriate complete mental capacity assessments
• you will be working as part of a busy team and alongside other teams within the local authority. Multi-disciplinary practice will be integral to the role

Our Home First Team has a strong track record in supporting new starters to Dorset Council Adult Services by being friendly and supportive, developing individuals and offering a detailed and comprehensive induction plan.

We offer hybrid working to create the right work, life balance.

About You: 

• you will have excellent communication skills, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, have a flexible approach and be able to work closely with a range of professionals
• you will have experience of working in a social care setting where you have supported people to maximise their potential but applications from candidates with transferable skills is also welcomed
• you will be confident in meeting new people and be able to adapt to work across a range of social care settings 
• you will be creative and passionate about enabling people to be as independent as possible  
• you will be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post

We invite you to demonstrate how you evidence these and our essential criteria within your application.  

What we offer: 

• we are an organisation with a strong commitment to a strengths-based approach in our relationships with customers and employees alike. We foster a vibrant, happy, and high achieving workforce
• we offer regular, reflective supervision that supports Continuous Professional Development
• we are an organisation that is proud of its robust learning and development offer. This includes access to mentoring and coaching, Social Work and Occupational Therapy apprenticeship schemes, and internal training to support your development
• we offer access to wellbeing support and other support services  
• you will have access to the Local Government Pension scheme  
• we offer a minimum of 27 days holiday rising to 32 days after five years’ service, and the option to purchase more

We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council we:

• provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
• have ambitious aspirations
• are excited about our future
• care about Dorset and all the people who live here
• know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success

You will:

• have access to a range of employee benefits 
• be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
• have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation.

We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities. We have a commitment to equality and welcome applications from everyone.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

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 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.