Senior Community Assessment & Support Officer - INTERNAL

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Kirklees
Adults & Health
Adults Social Care Operation
37
1
Across Kirklees, Huddersfield and surrounding areas
Secondment
Grade 8

£32,061- £33,699

THIS ROLE IS INTERNALLY RESTRICTED

To apply for this job, you must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Be an employee of Kirklees Council.
  • Be employed by Kirklees for the duration of the recruitment process – up to and including the start date.
  • Have successfully completed your probationary period.

(Please note that if you work for an Academy, you are not an employee of the Council.)

Your employment status will be checked, if you do not meet the above requirements your application will be rejected. 

Working to the community discharge to assess model, the short term and urgent support teams provide support to people enabling them to remain or return home following an acute episode or a sudden deterioration in their health

The team is part of Intermediate care services within Kirklees. (KILT) Kirklees Independent living Team. There’s a really supportive feel to our team; we have approachable and supportive managers who have an open door, regular supervision, and are willing to listen; we’re an experienced team, we all pull together to support each other and share our expertise.

Intermediate care and the short term and urgent support service is fast paced, no two days are ever the same

You will work as part of the team and be able to self-allocate work as required. The focus of your role will be to work with service users and health and social care professionals ensuring that future identified care and support needs are met. You will work closely with Locality managers, brokerage, care Navigation and support options

The pace of work means you need to be organised and resilient but most of all you’ll care about the people we’re working with. We are committed to providing our Senior Community Assessment and Support Officer (SCASO) with exceptional levels of support. We understand that working within social care isn’t an easy job and how important it is to take care of ourselves. We take your wellbeing seriously with wellbeing champions in our teams who understand when you might need additional support. 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.

Requirements for this

  • Experience of working in a caring environment in a paid or unpaid capacity with a relevant service group
  • An understanding of legislation, procedures etc. relating to the relevant service user group. Ability to manage own caseload and allocation .
  • High level of communication and negotiation skills
  • Ability to demonstrate literacy, numeracy and computer skills to complete assessments and correspondence,
  • complete financial statements and keep accurate records IT skills to be able to maintain accurate electronic records
  • An understanding of the differing physical and emotional needs pertaining to the specific user group
  • Ability to identify social care needs of individuals and formulate support plans
  • Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines 
  • Understanding of other agencies and their contribution to service delivery Willingness to continue further personal training and development Travel is an essential part of this job and therefore it would be extremely difficult for you to do your job effectively if you did not use a car for all or most of the time.  It is essential that you hold a full and valid driving licence and it is expected that you will either use a council vehicle or your own car

 

Rebecca Smith 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’.

If you are internal and want to apply for this job as a secondment you must be a substantive employee of the Council with over 6 months continuous service and have successfully completed your probation period.

Applications for secondments will only be accepted if approved by your manager, you will be asked to confirm on your application form that you have the relevant permission. If you are refused permission to apply for a secondment, please contact HR Recruitment to register the refusal.

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.
We encourage you to read our AI Guidance before submitting your application to ensure your supporting statements reflect your own authentic experience.

14 September 2025, 11:55 PM

Important Information

This vacancy is closed to applications.