Suffolk County Council – Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3YU £27,711 per annum (pro rata for part time) 14.8 hours per week Thursday/Friday - Hybrid Permanent As a modern, flexible and effective organisation, we’re driven to make a positive difference to the environment, the communities we serve and the careers of our people. That’s why, when you join us as an Assessment Coordinator, you’ll be encouraged to share your fresh thinking and empowered to explore new ideas that will shape and improve our services as well as your career. Reimagine the possibilities. The Children and Young People's Directorate (CYP) holds responsibility for ensuring the safety, well-being, and development of children and young people across Suffolk. An opportunity has arisen to work as part of a job-share working Thursday and Fridays, in the role of Assessment Coordinator within CYP's West Suffolk Child in Care team. You will play a meaningful role in continuously enhancing service quality to create sustainable, positive impacts for vulnerable children, young people and families. This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience in a role working alongside a team of Social Workers and managers. Your role and responsibilities You will: communicate effectively and use your excellent organisational skills to ensure assessments and reports are within the timescale manage data proactively, flag deadlines, whilst supporting colleagues to meet targets respond to statutory requests for information within set timescales, involving trawling databases and preparing responses for the manager help to drive quality assurance by supporting the team with the case management system proactively develop systems which will support and complement the social work team. You will need: good organisational skills and ability to manage deadlines effectively skilled in motivating others and can positively encourage team performance confidence in using data bases good customer service skills to be able to manage your workload effectively. You can view a full list of requirements in the Job and Person Profile (JPP) (docx). If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don’t meet all the requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application. The team The team is responsible for the overall wellbeing and planning of children in care, aged 0-16 years. The team consists of a Practice Manager, Consultant Social Worker and 9 full time equivalent social workers. Children in care can live in variety of settings; the team ensure that they work collaboratively with all other services to advocated in the children’s best interests and wherever possible achieve permanency solutions. Empowering Everyone We’re big believers in potential, possibility and the power of different ideas. We’re always searching for ways to encourage, respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want to represent the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation, as shown in our Workforce Equality Report. For more information For an informal discussion please contact Lorna Sleigh (she/her), Practice Manager, by calling 01284 758473. How to apply Step 1 - Read the Job and Person Profile (JPP) (docx). Step 2 - Click ‘Apply Now’ to start your online application. Step 3 - Upload a supporting statement answering the following questions below (no more than 400 words per question). You should use the Supporting Statement template. Give an example of how you have worked with large or complex datasets. What tools or methods did you use to ensure accuracy and draw meaningful conclusions? Describe a situation where you had to communicate complex information to colleagues or partners. How did you ensure your message was clear and well-received? Tell us about a time when you handled sensitive or confidential information. How did you ensure it was managed appropriately? We value authentic applications that showcase your genuine skills and experiences. Applications suspected of being generated by AI may be rejected. We ask you to present your own work and ideas throughout the application process. Please note: Without a supporting statement, your interest will not be progressed. Any supporting documents must be in either PDF or MS Word format. If you would like an adjustment to this process due to a disability, please contact us at 03456 014412 or recruitment@suffolk.gov.uk Closing date: 11.30pm, 24 July 2025 This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We’re driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities. In return, you’ll enjoy: up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase training and encouragement to expand your knowledge a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation diverse and active staff networks flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day Plus lots more! If you want to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit our Suffolk County Council careers website (careers.Suffolk.gov.uk) .