About the role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to provide support to 2 very busy Strategic Managers within Children’s Social Care.
You will split your time between supporting the Strategic Manager for the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) and Duty and Assessment Teams (DAAT) and the Strategic Manager for Safeguarding. You will be responsible for ensuring that trackers used within the services are kept up to date and that data from these trackers is collated and presented to the Strategic Manager for use in service reports.
A large part of the role will be to assist the service in ensuring that their Establishment (headcount) is accurate and that agency workers contracts are extended in good time and that all the recruitment requests have the necessary approval.
You will also be required to organise meetings and in some cases will be required to take minutes. Other duties will involve a wide range of administrative skills including liaising with other services such as finance and HR, assisting in the tracking of complaints, booking meeting rooms and organising events.
You will be exposed to very sensitive information regarding children and families which is held on a central social care system. You will receive training to enable you to extract information from this system to support the service trackers.
For an informal discussion or further information please contact Tracy Bottomley 07967 229010 or email tracy.bottomley@nctrust.co.uk
About you
You should be a confident administrator who is looking for the next step in their career. You will need to be very organised, have great attention to detail be able to multi-task, reacting quickly to changing priorities and be cool under pressure.
You have a good working knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Teams and have experience in minute taking.
If you demonstrate these qualities and understand the need for discretion and confidentiality, then you could be just who we are looking for.
Your base will be One Angel Square in the centre of Northampton and you will be able to work flexibly, mixing days working at home with time in office (at least 2 days per week in the office) in line with the Strategic Managers requirements and in agreement of your line manager. You may also from time to time be required to travel to other parts of the county to support meetings and events.
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:
- 2 Day Induction Programme
- Extensive Learning & Development and career development opportunities
- 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
- Local government Pension Scheme
- Heavily subsidised town centre car parking scheme
- Employee Discount Scheme
- 28 days’ annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days, after 5 years’ service
- Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Monthly quality supervision
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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