Best Interest Assesser

Job description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council Work Location: Leicestershire County Council, County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA Salary: £43,860 - £47,829 per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending) Working Hours: 37 hours per week Contract Type: Permanent: Closing Date: 26/05/26: Interview Date(s): To be arranged. Do you have a strong commitment to the safeguarding of human rights?. About the Role: We are looking for positive, flexible and enthusiastic Best Interest Assessors (BIA's) to join our core DOLS service. The team is supportive, welcoming and knowledgeable and we’re keen to recruit people who will contribute to this dynamic as well as being independently confident in their practice. Working in a large core team of BIA’s, you will be completing Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments (DOLS) assessments for the people of Leicestershire and Rutland. Skilled in assessing mental capacity and best interests in line with the Mental Capacity Act 2008 and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards 2009, you will be able to work in partnership with people, their families and across our interagency colleagues to complete comprehensive assessments and reports in line with...