Community Assessment Officer/Adult Safeguarding Team

Salford Council; Swinton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Salford Council's Adult Social Care Front Door Safeguarding team invites applications for an ambitious Community Assessment Officer (Full-Time). You will screen safeguarding concerns, collect information from multiple sources and determine the most appropriate support pathway for adults at risk.

Collaborating with social workers, health professionals and partner agencies, you will contribute to timely decision-making, risk assessment and person-centred outcomes in a busy, multi-agency

Qualifications

• Experience in health, social care or safeguarding desirable.
• Understanding of risk and professional curiosity.
• Ability to work effectively with colleagues, partners and families.

Responsibilities

• Screen safeguarding concerns and gather information from multiple sources.
• Assess risk and determine appropriate pathway for adults at risk.
• Collaborate with social workers, health professionals and partner agencies.
• Support timely decision-making and positive outcomes.

Skills

Communication

Assessment

Organisation

Information gathering

Decision making

Job description

Adult Safeguarding Team - Community Assessment Officer (Full-Time)

About Us

The Adult Social Care Front Door Safeguarding Team is the first point of contact for safeguarding concerns raised about adults at risk across Salford. We work in a fast-paced, multi-agency environment alongside health partners, the police, care providers and community organisations to ensure concerns are responded to promptly and proportionately. Our team plays a vital role in identifying risk, promoting wellbeing and ensuring people are connected to the right support at the right time. We are committed to delivering person-centred, strengths-based practice and making safeguarding personal.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Front Door Safeguarding Team as a Community Assessment Officer. You will be responsible for screening safeguarding concerns, gathering information from a range of sources, assessing risk and determining the most appropriate pathway for adults who may be at risk of abuse or neglect. No two days are the same, and you will work closely with social workers, health professionals and partner agencies to support timely decision-making and positive outcomes. This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys problem-solving, partnership working and making a real difference.

About You

We are looking for a motivated and compassionate individual with excellent communication, assessment and organisational skills. You will be able to gather and analyse information, manage competing demands and make proportionate decisions in a busy environment. You will be committed to delivering person-centred practice and promoting the wellbeing, rights and independence of adults. Experience of working within health, social care or safeguarding is desirable, alongside an understanding of risk, professional curiosity and the ability to work effectively with colleagues, partners and families.

Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and that you will be required to meet the cost of the DBS check currently £49.50. The payment for this will be deducted from your first four months’ salary payments at a rate of £12.38 per month. If you do not commence employment for any reason but the DBS has been processed, you will be sent an invoice for the payment of £49.50.

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