Adult Safeguarding Unit Administration

2 weeks ago


Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom Cheshire West and Chester Council Full time

The Adult Safeguarding Unit (ASU) has three teams that sit within it, the unit covers the footprint of Cheshire West and Chester.
- Adult Safeguarding Team who have responsibility to carry out safeguarding enquires where there is an allegation of abuse by a paid member of staff e.g, domiciliary carers, nurses, and other professionals. They also support the wider Adult Social Care Teams with complex safeguarding enquiries.
- The Mental Capacity Act and DoLs Team who carry out assessments in line with the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and support the wider Adult Social Care Teams
- The Local Safeguarding Adults Board.

The admin team for the ASU provide support across all of the teams. There are expectations within the role for each team that will be met by all admin staff, along with some personal nominated tasks. The expectation is for tasks to be covered by all and to provide cover for colleagues when they are away from work.

**Organisation**
- Cheshire West and Chester Council

**Location**
- Ellesmere Port

**Job Category**
- Social Care

**Grade**
- CWAC NJC - Grade 5

**Salary Min**
- £21,968 pro rata per annum

**Salary Max**
- £24,054 pro rata per annum

**Hours per week**
- 18.5

**Weeks per year**
- 52.143

**Employment Type**
- Permanent

**Closing Date**
- 11/06/2023

**Ref No**
- W2732

**Documents**
- SASB 6975 Adult Social Care and Safeguarding Admin Assistant JD PS.docx
(Word, 22.23kb)

Cheshire West and Chester Council brings a fresh and energetic approach to providing top quality services for its many customers and communities. West Cheshire is a place where everyone can Thrive - through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.

The role of the administrative assistant is to be responsible for processing work within Adult Safeguarding so that the functions of those areas are progressed efficiently and within agreed timescales according to defined procedures.

You will be able to design, develop, monitor and maintain schedules, records and systems for work in the service area to ensure an efficient and effective service provision.

The role will require you to receive, prioritise and, where appropriate, respond to routine and more complex enquiries, both verbal and/or in writing, from a wide range of contacts using discretion in forming responses and referring matters to management as necessary so that advice on the area of work dealt with by the section is consistently given in accordance with agreed policies and within defined procedures.

The post holder will be able to demonstrate the ability to manage their workload and show initiative for developing processes and systems. Applicants will be expected to show that they have knowledge of The Care Act and the Mental Capacity Act

There is also an advert for LSAB Admin Assistant that could be work alongside this one to make a full-time post if that is what you are interested in.

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact,

**PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY**.

Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information.

Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £10.90 per hour for all contracted hours.



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