Administrative Assistant - Dorchester, United Kingdom - Dorset Councils

Dorset Councils
Dorset Councils
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Dorchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description
Organisation

  • Dorset Council
  • Location
  • Dorchester, United Kingdom
  • Reference
D

  • Occupational group
  • Business, Policy & Administration
  • Salary details

- £21,189 - £21,96
  • Job term
  • Full Time
  • Appointment type
  • Permanent
  • Contact
  • Rhiannon Booth
  • Contact
telephone


  • Closing Date
  • 28 February :00 PM

Administrative Assistant

Permanent - 37 hours

Salary £21,189 - £21,968


Here at the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Team, maximising a person's human rights and autonomy is at the heart of everything we do.

Our task is to ensure that every citizen of Dorset who receives care, gets this support in accordance with the principles of the Mental Capacity Act

To achieve our task, Dorset Council's MCA team has four functions:

  • To provide expert advice and guidance to professionals and care staff working in Dorset on MCA issues.
  • To provide bespoke training to Dorset Council staff, and staff within partner organisations including the independent and voluntary sector, on MCA best practice.
  • To coordinate and oversee the provision of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) authorisations for Dorset citizens.
  • To plan ahead for the implementation of Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS).


The team is made up of 13 people, including a Specialist Manager, Assistant Team Manager, 5 MCA Advisors, 2 Best Interests Assessors, and 4 Admin Workers.


What you will be doing

About you

Additional information


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 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.

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 26 days holiday and the option to purchase more.

We offer hybrid and flexible working, supporting working from home for some of the working week.

A DBS check will need to be undertaken if you are successful.

Dorset Council is committed to making our recruitment process barrier-free, and as inclusive as possible for everyone.


Dorset Council:
A great place to work
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 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 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.


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.

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