About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time, DoLS coordinator in the Cambridgeshire Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Team.
The DoLS team have an important role in upholding the human rights of residents in care homes and hospitals across Cambridgeshire. As a DoLS coordinator, your role is unique as it combines business support with specialist DoLS legislative knowledge.
As a DoLS coordinator, you will be working with a dedicated and skilled team of Best Interest Assessors, DoLS coordinators, as well as the MCA DoLS manager.
You will have access to a range of training and development opportunities.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Nora Hanna – MCA DoLS manager – nora.hanna@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
What will you be doing?
You will be assisting the supervisory body to fulfil its’ statutory roles.
The role is interesting and diverse and includes (but is not limited to):- Contribution to the running of the team and it’s services, effective communication with the DoLS team and a range of stakeholders, including members of the public, management of IT systems and gathering and analysis of data to support service improvement.
You will report to the DoLS Team manager.
The role is largely home based with at least one day per week, working from the office base.
About you
As a DoLS coordinator you will need to be a skilled communicator with experience of providing excellent customer service to professionals and members of the public.
You will be able to work effectively as part of a team and be able to work independently, using your own initiative.
You must be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and be able to work in a fast paced environment.
You must be experienced in working in business support roles and be IT literate.
Please see the job description for full job specification.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme.
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
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