Social Care Assessor

Herefordshire Council is looking for enthusiastic Social Care Assessors to join us in providing quality services for vulnerable adults in Herefordshire. This rewarding role offers the opportunity to work with adults who have a wide range of needs, as well as their families and informal carers, to ensure they receive the appropriate care and support to achieve the outcomes that matter most to them.

Our Social Care Assessors in Adult Social Care are an essential part of our team, and the right candidate will have lots of opportunities for learning and potential career progression. As a Social Care Assessor, you will undertake person‑centred, strengths‑based assessments, support planning, reviews, and risk assessments, focusing on maximising independence, promoting wellbeing, and supporting individuals to make informed choices about their lives. You will work collaboratively with partner agencies, community resources, and families to develop creative and sustainable solutions that build on people’s existing strengths and networks.

You will have experience of working with adults with a range of physical disabilities, learning disabilities or mental health needs. An excellent communicator with honed organisational skills, you will be looking to further develop in a career that offers great progression and makes a difference to adults’ wellbeing. You will receive regular supervision, working in a supportive environment with other social care staff and have a range of benefits to ensure a good work‑life balance while also being able to conduct the full requirements of the role. Herefordshire is a rural county and the ability to travel is essential to the post. This is a full time post with the benefit of flexible hybrid working.

If you are passionate about supporting adults to remain independent, delivering person‑centred care and support, and making a positive difference to the lives of people in Herefordshire, we would welcome your application.

We offer:

• Salary range of £28,142 - £32,061
• 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)
• Access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits, including savings, cash back and discounts

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.

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.

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.

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. If you are offered this position, it will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.