Case Assessor

Contract Type: Temporary (Maternity Cover)

Contract Hours: 37 per week

Salary: NJC Grade F SCP 19-24 £33,119 - £36,581

Closing Date: 19th November 2026 at 23:59pm

This role is only being offered as a secondment opportunity. If you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, you must seek your manager's agreement before formally applying.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Case Assessor to join the  Autism Social Care Team in Blackpool, based at Bickerstaffe House. 

The successful candidate will work alongside qualified social workers and support workers to assess and meet the social care needs of adults whom may have a diagnosis of autism. 

The main duties of this role include working within legislation to complete reviews with individuals whom may be in receipt of commissioned services and also to complete assessments with carers. Using a strengths based approach, the successful candidate will work with individuals to promote wellbeing and develop skills for independence. 

There is a requirement to be able to work with colleagues across Adult Social Care and other internal partners, as well as external colleagues including police, probation, care providers and health services.

Support and training will be provided for the successful candidate.

This is a temporary post to cover maternity leave. 

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Vicky Jakins (Team Manager) on [phone removed]. 

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are protected' and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)