Administrative Assistant

6 months ago


Dorchester, United Kingdom Dorset Council Full time

**About The Role**:
Here at the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Team, maximising a person’s human rights and autonomy is at the heart of everything we do. Our task is to ensure that every citizen of Dorset who receives care, gets this support in accordance with the principles of the Mental Capacity Act (2005).

To achieve our task, Dorset Council’s MCA team has three functions:
1. To provide expert advice and guidance to professionals and care staff working in Dorset on MCA issues.

2. To provide bespoke training to Dorset Council staff, and staff within partner organisations including the independent and voluntary sector, on MCA best practice.

3. To coordinate and oversee the provision of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) authorisations for Dorset citizens.

The team is made up of 13 people, including a Specialist Manager, Assistant Team Manager, 5 MCA Advisors, 2 Best Interests Assessors, and 4 Admin Workers.

**What you will be doing**

**Further Information**:
A DBS check will need to be undertaken if you are successful.

For more information about our council visit Dorset Council Plan - Dorset Council

Dorset Council provides a framework to explain the behaviours expected from everyone who works, or volunteers, for Dorset Council regardless of their role or grade within the organisation, find more information about this here. The behaviours will form part of the selection process, where you will be asked to evidence when you have demonstrated them.

Dorset Council uses generic job descriptions and person specifications and therefore the job title in the attachments on the right may differ from the job title in the advert. Further specific information may be provided in a context statement where relevant.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

For more information regarding Dorset Council’s rewards and benefits click here.

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Dorset Council is committed to making our recruitment process barrier-free, and as inclusive as possible for everyone. For more information on how to apply, please see this helpful guidance.

**About Us**:
**Additional Information**

We are an organisation with a strong commitment to a strengths-based approach in our relationships with customers and employees alike. We foster a vibrant and high achieving workforce.

We offer regular, reflective supervision that supports Continuous Professional Development.

We are an organisation that is proud of its robust learning and development offer.

We offer access to wellbeing support and other support services.

You will have access to the Local Government Pension scheme.

We offer a minimum of 26 days holiday and the option to purchase more.

We offer hybrid and flexible working, supporting working from home for some of the working week.



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