Service: Health and Social Care Partnership
Closing Date: Wednesday 8th October
The Children and Families Social Work Admin Team in Helensburgh is seeking a well-organised and professional individual with excellent communication skills to deliver high-quality administrative support to the Social Work Team.
Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s 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 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.
This role offers vital administrative support to the Children and Families Social Work Team. Key duties include managing documentation, taking minutes during Child Protection meetings, facilitating effective communication, and ensuring statutory requirements are met with discretion and professionalism.
Responsibilities also encompass coordinating bookings and appointments. Full training will be provided on relevant systems and procedures, including the use of purchase cards and coding transactions within the RBS system.
Requirements:
1. Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
2. Excellent communication
3. Professional manner and ability to work effectively under pressure.
4. Experience in an administrative role, preferably within a social work or related environment.
5. Understanding of confidentiality and data security
6. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
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, ,, Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.
7. This post is not suitable for job share.
8. The salary shown is the full time equivalent salary, the actual salary will be paid pro rata for the hours worked.
9. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order, as amended, applies to this post.
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