Business Support Officer - Deprivation of Liberty Team

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Kirklees
Adults & Health
Adults Social Care Operation
37
1
Huddersfield and surrounding areas
Permanent
Grade 6

£24,294- £25,979

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the Depravation of Liberty (DoLS) admin team.  You will provide specialist business and admin support, working alongside a friendly business support team, operational colleagues, internal and independent assessors, and the Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) service.

The office environment is open plan and is shared with Adults Services operational colleagues, so a level of professionalism and confidentiality is always expected. Since the pandemic the team have been working from home.

The work is based on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and as such is statutory in nature (including tight timescales requiring negotiation), heavily process-based and technical. Each DoLS application is different but all use specific forms and follow set processes and protocols.

The working environment is extremely fast-paced where a pro-active approach and constant re-prioritisation of work is required. The workload is shared between all team members, so being supportive, a good team player and an excellent communicator ensures the work is processed professionally, effectively and within expected legal timelines.

Business administration skills to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent and knowledge of IT packages is essential.  The role requires use of excel spreadsheets, PDF writer and data entry into databases and specialist systems as well as the ability to produce complex and specialist documentation.

Please read the attached Day In The Life for more details about the job.

To be short-listed for this job please demonstrate by giving examples of how you meet the Essential Criteria as detailed on the attached Job Profile.

Hayley Sadler is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information. 
This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile.  A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: jobs@kirklees.gov.uk or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

09 July 2023, 11:55 PM

Important Information

This vacancy is closed to applications.