About the role
Are you looking for a position that is challenging, rewarding, interesting and fast paced?
Northamptonshire Children’s Trust is looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated team player to join the Young People’s Leaving Care Business Support Team. The team provides administrative support to the Leaving Care Service, who provide support to our young people from aged 16 to independent living.
The post will be based at Russell House in Northampton.
Working hours are 37 hours per week 9.00am-5.30pm.
What will you be doing?
This is a varied and rewarding role that requires good verbal and written communication skills. Must be able to work as part of a team as well as independently.
To arrange a confidential, informal discussion about the role, please contact Robert.Bray@nctrust.co.uk
About you
We are looking for someone who will enjoy networking with multi agency professionals and is solution-focused, with experience in business support. You will be required to meet daily deadlines, working in a fast paced, sensitive, and confidential environment and be able to work as part of a team as well as independently. Experience in minute taking and touch typing is desirable as will be a key task for this role.
Our benefits
We are committed to continuous improvement, building a skilled, knowledgeable, and flexible workforce alongside promoting innovation and creativity whilst keeping children, young people and families at the heart of all we do.
We really value our workforce and offer you a great benefits package including:
- 28 days annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days, after 5 years
- Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
- Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days annual leave
- Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
- Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
- Flexible and family working arrangements including enhanced maternity benefits
- A permanent, supportive and inclusive management team where you will be empowered to make good professional decisions
- Extensive Learning & Development and career development opportunities
- Subsidised town centre car parking scheme
About us
Northamptonshire Children’s Trust was established in November 2020 to deliver Children’s Services to the newly established North and West Northants County Councils. The Trust is wholly owned and funded but operationally independent from the Councils; this provides the organisation with unique opportunities to explore new ways of working and to be more agile and adaptable in its approach to service delivery. We are developing a culture that allows the very highest quality of professional practice to flourish and evolve, delivering at the cutting edge of new innovation.
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