Team Support Officer

Job Title: Team Support Officer
Salary: £18,588 - £18,959 per annum
35 hours
Location: County Hall Campus, Worcester
Permanent

The Role

Team Support Officer - Adult Safeguarding

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Team Support Officer for the Adult Safeguarding Adults Team. The role covers a range of support functions essential to the operation of the team. These include having direct contact via phone with service users and their families, assisting with the workflow of assessments and support planning within the team, some diary management, taking minutes at team meetings, production of correspondence and various other general admin functions. Much of the information handled by the Team Support Officer is confidential and of a highly sensitive nature so the candidates should have a good understanding of the principles and practice of data protection. The Safeguarding Adults team deals with some of the most vulnerable people in our care therefore candidates should be aware that the potential content for some professionals’ discussions may be upsetting.

Candidates should have experience of working in a busy office, good computer skills and a good phone manner.

Benefits 

In return, you can look forward to (per annum, pro rata for part-time) :

• 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays
• 35-hour working week with Hybrid Working
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and training
• Local Government Pension Scheme

Disability Confident

We are inclusive – this is really important to us and we are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

Disability Confident is helping us recruit and retain great people to meet our workforce needs. 

If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments, please let us know.

Equality

Worcestershire County Council is committed to promoting equality and diversity and ensuring that all appointments are made based on the suitability of a candidate to the role only.
In line with the "Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, we do not automatically reject applicants with a criminal record. Every application will be considered individually, considering the nature and circumstances of the conviction and the type of work applied for. You will not be asked to disclose 'spent' convictions unless the work requires access to children and vulnerable adults.

Applying

Applications are invited to apply for this role. 

Please find the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Please write your submission with consideration for the essential and desirable criteria on the Person Specification. This should include examples why you should be considered; the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.

Application Closing Date: Sunday, 07th August 2022
Anticipated Interview Date: To be confirmed