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Service: Health and Social Care Partnership
Closing Date: Monday 12th May 2025
The Social Work Admin Service delivers administrative support to front line Social Work teams and managers within the Argyll and Bute HSCP. We have a full time, permanent Finance Assistant vacancy within our Social Work Finance Team (West) based in Campbeltown Hospital, which is ideally suited to someone with good organisational, IT and admin skills.
Argyll and Bute is one of Scotlands most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.
This position is remote and can either be based in one of our Social Work offices or worked from home. Hybrid working is also available. There will be an initial induction period of 6 months which will be office based.
This position will, as part of the Finance team, oversee the provision of high quality finance support to the Social Work management team in regard to packages of care for those needing support within local communities.
The Main Responsibilities Of This Role Include Oversight Of
* Recording of care packages on the finance system
* Financial and budget processes and information
* Meeting support
* Statistical information
* Team Email mailbox enquiries
* Staff induction
Candidates For This Role Require To Have
* A good basic education
* Excellent IT skills including Microsoft office applications
* Experience of office administration
* Understanding of confidentiality and data security
An internal system check undertaken in order to access Social Work databases.
Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.
We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.
Learn more here Argyll and Bute Employee Recognition Programme, Disability Confident, Armed Forces, Fair Work First Statement, Equality and Fairness, Climate Change, Flexible and Hybrid Working Policy
Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.
Applicants should note that:-
* Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.
* This post is suitable for job share.
* The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.
To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.
Job Description
If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description please contact the recruiting manager, who is:
Morna MacColl, Finance Admin Officer
Contact Telephone Number: 01586 559032
Email
Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.
Please also note that we do not accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page.
We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy
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Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.
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