Dols Co-ordinator

**Employer**: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- **Salary**: Grade E (SCP 7-11) £24,294 - £25,979 (pay award pending)
- **Location**: Magdalen House/Agile
- **Contract**: Permanent
- **Working Pattern**: Full Time
- **Hours**: 36 hours per week.
- **DBS Check**: No
- **Closing Date**: 12/05/2024 at 23:59
- **Reference**: ASC/24/278950

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Deprivation of Liberty team within Adult Social Care.

The team carries out assessments to Adult Social Care service users. The main role of the Co-Ordinator:

- Provide administrative support to our busy DoLS Assessment Team including liaising with Doctors, Care Home Managers, hospital teams, carer’s and family members.
- Respond to telephone queries from individuals or adult social care staff on matters relating to individual client cases.
- Processing incoming and outgoing documents for the purpose of DoLS assessments/authorisation.
- Support colleagues within the team with duty support and liaison.
- Update IT systems and spreadsheets for the purpose of DoLS

Excellent organisational skills and an ability to plan and prioritise work are an essential requirement of this post. The successful applicant will have experience of working with Microsoft Office products, and an ability to learn new IT systems. We are looking for an applicant who has excellent interpersonal skills and a commitment to good customer relationships as you will be dealing with Sefton residents and liaising with partner agencies.

You must have experience of delivering a customer focused service and be able to communicate with vulnerable adults, as well as building partnerships with internal and external agencies.

**Equal Opportunities**:
**EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES**

Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

**GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME**

If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.

**How to apply**:
Please note, we do not accept CV’s (unless specified on the advert).