Assessment and Support Coordinator – Home First Hospital Discharge Team

About the role
We are recruiting a full time Assessment Support Coordinator 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
Further Information
This is an exciting time within Adult Social Care as you will be involved in transforming the way we work and have an integral role in positively implementing change to meet both organisational and customer demand.
This is a full time role at 37 hours per week.

This post requires significant travel. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed.

This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders.