Senior Social Care Assessor

Job Title: Senior Social Care Assessor

Hours: 30

Salary: HC07 £25,995.40 - £29,483.51

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: 30/08/2026

Interview date: TBC

Herefordshire Community Wellbeing is seeking a dynamic, self-motivated, and professionally confident Senior Social Care Assessor to join our welcoming and supportive Adult Social Care Service. This isn't just another job; it's a chance to immerse yourself in a fast-paced and incredibly rewarding environment.

The Role

Working in Adult Social Care you will make a real difference to people’s lives every day. We have gathered everything you need to enable you to make defensible decisions in a supported environment. If you are looking for a challenge which offers innovative work and the opportunity to work autonomously, safe in the knowledge that you are fully supported by a committed workforce we want to hear from you.

What will you be doing?

We are looking for a Senior Social Care Assessor to help us provide community-based Adult Social Care within Herefordshire. As a Senior Social Care Assessor, you will work as part of a wider team of occupational therapists, partners, social care assessors and social workers with scope to practice with a diverse group of adults and informal carers, undertaking strengths-based assessments, mental capacity assessments, care management, and reviews.

About You

As a Senior Social Care Assessor, you will have:

• An NVQ3 qualification or above in related field, or equivalent qualification/experience
• GCSE or Equivalent in English and Math’s.
• Experience of working in a care environment.
• An awareness and understanding of current legislation and guidance and their impact on adult social care profession.

Knowledge of undertaking person centred, strengths based, outcome focused, assessment, care management and review.

Demonstrable experience of supporting people to identify outcomes that they would like to achieve and supporting them to develop a strengths-based plan of how they will work towards achieving them.

An ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with service users, their families, carers and advocates, colleagues and external organisations.

We Offer

A competitive salary, holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme, which includes:

• Salary range of £32,061 - £36,363 pro rata
• Enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Career progression: clear pathways to progress
• Annual Leave: 31 days’ annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum during the request period
• Flexible working: including the potential for job-sharing, part-time hours and agile working.
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling
• Payment of professional membership fees (based on role requirements)
• Pick your perks – our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts.

Why Choose Us?

You will probably have heard a lot about how beautiful it is in terms of countryside and open spaces (and it is!) but there is so much more going on here, including world-class cultural assets like the Mappa Mundi, vibrant theatres and a thriving food and drink sector. One of Herefordshire’s biggest assets is the strong and diverse communities. Our Talk Community approach brings that together supporting people to help themselves, encouraging them to help their communities and identifying how communities can help individuals.

Our ambitious transformation programme aims to further build on this to offer an all-age approach. We’re excited about the potential of what we can achieve for the benefit of all residents of Herefordshire, stronger together and building brighter futures.

Don’t meet all parts of the job description?

Herefordshire Council is committed to strengthening a diverse and inclusive work environment which reflects the communities of Herefordshire. If you are looking at the next stage of your career and have a broad base of fieldwork experience, we can provide supportive and welcoming opportunities to help you develop your professional, management & supervisory skills.

Reasonable Adjustments

Our recruitment process runs in partnership with Hoople Resourcing. If you require any reasonable adjustments or alternative methods for the online application process, please contact the resourcing team by email: enquiries@hoopleresourcing.co.uk.

Creating an inclusive workplace

We encourage our employees to feel empowered and to use their voices to help embrace diversity, promote inclusivity and shape our organisation. We have eight employee network groups, collectives of colleagues who often share identities, life experiences or cultures and offer support and community. They also play an important role in strengthening the voices of employees at Herefordshire Council. Embedded in the Council's values is a commitment to listen to people's views and needs.

For more information on our Employee Network Groups please view our dedicated recruitment website: www.spiritofherefordshire.com.

Commitments, Covenants and Statutory Obligations

The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for:

• Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme.
• Those who indicate in their application that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Those who indicate in their application that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care.

We take our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults seriously and expect all of our staff, visitors and volunteers to share in this commitment.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & young people and vulnerable adults. If you are offered this position, it will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

How to apply

To apply for a position, please upload an up-to-date CV and complete the application form demonstrating your experience, skills and abilities for the role.

For more information or to arrange an informal discussion about the role, please contact: Amanda Moorcroft, Head of Adult Social Care Operations, Amanda.Moorcroft@herefordshire.gov.uk.

Be sure to include reference to the job description and person specification or role profile! If you are successfully shortlisted, Hoople Resourcing will contact you via email to arrange your interview and/or assessment. They will confirm the date, time and location of your interview, so please keep an eye on your email inbox - check your spam/ junk folder too. Good luck, we’re looking forward to meeting you!