Administrator - Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Team

About Us

West Sussex County Council is a diverse organisation that provides services to more than 850,000 residents. The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Team provides specialist assessments under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 for people in care homes and hospitals who are ordinarily resident in West Sussex.

If you are thinking why join West Sussex there is a supportive culture that is second to none. Employees are genuinely valued, respected and there is an emphasis on work life balance. Hybrid working helps us deliver a great service and our employees enjoy the flexibility this gives to fit around their home lives. For this role, hybrid working currently means a combination of working at home and being based together with the team in the office at Bridge House, Worthing. The office base will change from Worthing to the Civic Centre in Littlehampton from the end of January 2026

About The Job

**Salary**: £17,126 to £17,399 per annum
**Working Pattern**:Part time, 24 hours per week
**Contract Length**:Permanent
**Location**:Office base Worthing/Littlehampton*

Are you passionate about providing quality administrative support?

Do you want to #BeTheDifference?

Are you a team player?

We are looking for a self-motivated, collaborative Administrator (known internally as DoLS Co-ordinator) to join our friendly and supportive Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Team.

This is a very busy service with over 300 referrals to the team each month and as a DoLS Co-ordinator you must be able to deliver a high quality, consistent service in line with DoLS processes and relevant legislation. Good communications skills are essential for this role as you be in contact with the people who access or need the service, mainly providers, but also on occasion, colleagues, customers, carers, friends and family members.

- Please note that the office base will change from Worthing to the Civic Centre in Littlehampton from the end of January 2026

Experience and Skills

Key Skills:

- Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to be concise and accurate in ways that promote understanding, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to work as part of a team completing shared tasks in order to deliver a service to others, responding sensitively and flexibly to diverse groups and customers whilst maintaining confidentiality.
- Able to organise and manage self in order to meet deadlines, is self-aware and understands the impact of work on self and others, able to respond constructively to situations, balancing competing demands and recognising when to refer upwards and seeking help appropriately.
- Ability to reflect on own practice and to learn from experience. To take responsibility for own performance and to be proactive in relation to own work and professional development.
- Good IT skills including Word, Outlook and Excel (or equivalent packages) for word processing, data processing, maintaining basic computer databases etc.
- Ability to maintain clear, accurate records of all work undertaken and produce case records and correspondence for a variety of audiences.
- Ability to interpret information received over the telephone in order to process requests.
- Ability to develop with and respond to the changing needs of the service.

Qualifications and/or experience:
Educated to GCSE level or equivalent qualification or experience.- Educated to A-level or equivalent qualification or experience. Desirable
- Significant experience of dealing with customers and providing a high level of service.
- Significant experience of Microsoft Office Programmes.
- Experience of co-ordinating tasks, staying focused and reliably seeing tasks through to completion within given timescales.
- Experience of forming effective working relationships within a multi-agency setting.
- Experience of working in a Social Care environment. DesirableRewards and Benefits

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our **Rewards and Benefits** page.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is **CAFHE06083**.

Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you
- LOCATION

**Worthing area**
- CONTRACT TYPE

**Permanent**
- JOB TYPE

**Adults' Services**
- CLOSING DATE

**18 December 2025