Assistant Blue Badge Eligibility Assessor

Role Responsibility

We are looking for someone to work with and provide support to our Independent Mobility Assessors in the Blue Badge team.

You will receive training, support and supervision from Blue Badge Eligibility Assessors to carry out an initial proportionate assessment including making contact with applicants to determine eligibility for a Blue Badge. They will also provide the applicant with information and guidance on accessing other social care services or those provided by other agencies.

You will also be expected to assist with re-booking clinic appointments, general administration and record keeping.

You must have good organisational and communication skills and be able to interact positively and effectively with service users, colleagues and professionals. You must be able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team, and also be reliable, flexible and resilient.

This post is based with the Blue Badge Assessment Service in Invicta House, Maidstone.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Part time job share would be considered. 

Interviews to be held week 3^rd January 2021

Contact Details

If you would like any more information please contact;-

Emma Hurcomb Team leader emma.hurcomb@kent.gov.uk

Hannah Buckley Operations Supervisor hannah.buckley@kent.gov.uk  

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.