Administrator (Safeguarding)

Grade C SCP 5 £25,583- SCP 6 £25,989
Contract: Permanent
Essential Qualification: NVQ Administration Level 2 or equivalent OR proven experience of working in an office environment
Interview date: TBC
For further information about this role, contact Sara Hassall Sara.hassall@bolton.gov.uk

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

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The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Administrator to join the ‘Bolton Family’ and be a part of our Childrens Social Care administration team. The admin in the service support the Safeguarding Team (Safeguarding); The Safeguarding Social Work teams work directly with children in need of help and protection and those children subject to care proceedings and adoption plans. There are three safeguarding teams based together who work closely with local schools, Start Well Children's Centres, early start teams, health visitors and other practitioners involved in working with the same children.
The admin supporting the teams are integral to ensuring workers are supported and the post covers a number of statutory duties including, but not limited to providing admin support for the Social Workers in the Team, arranging meetings, completing statutory checks as required, sending letters and assessments to professionals and families, retrieving and collating documents from various sources, uploading documents to LCS (Liquid Logic data base), manning the inbox and triaging emails for action by the team, updating trackers for teams, and covering Reception for Childrens Social Care teams based at Castle Hill.

You will join a committed team who are proud of the service they deliver to help children, young people and families achieve their potential. Training will be given to support the successful candidate in fulfilling the role.

About You
You will demonstrate effective communication skills in order to present information both verbally and in writing. You will have the ability to work as part of a team and under your own supervision. You should be able to demonstrate effective organisational skills, with the ability to plan, develop and prioritise your work. You must possess accurate literacy skills to ensure correct information is collated and processed and have good systems skills. You will have experience using a range of computer software packages to produce accurate, well presented information. You will also possess strong literacy skills to ensure information is correctly collated and processed, and you will be proficient in using applications such as Word, Excel and Outlook.

About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

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Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance - this post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Employment offers are conditional subject to satisfactory clearances. For roles where a criminal records check from the DBS is required, this includes satisfactory clearance of this check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily bar an individual from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of an individual’s offence/s. Information provided by you or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here. Bolton Council’s policy on the Employment of Ex-Offenders is available here.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.

For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk