The Disclosure and Barring Service is now recruiting for Caseworkers/Decision Makers to join their team.
Directorate: Operational Service Delivery
Grade: HEO
Location: Darlington/Liverpool
Training: 5-6 weeks of training is office based in Darlington
Reports to: Caseworker Team Manager
Line Management: No
Security Clearance level required: BPSS
About the Disclosure and Barring Service
DBS operates in the complex world of safeguarding, protecting people’s health, wellbeing and human rights, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect.
We provide a service that enables organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors to make better informed, safer recruitment and other decisions.
Job Summary
In this role you will manage and progress an allocated caseload to conclusion, resulting in final decisions as to whether an individual should be included in a barred list, or not. You will need to exercise sound judgement, and analytical ability using defined business processes and guidance, regulations, and legislation, along with relevant good practice and precedent to come to legally defendable safeguarding decisions. You will consider a wide range of factors, evaluate, and consider the facts of each case, make findings, and assess the potential risk, and appropriateness of including an individual...