Job Introduction
This role sits within our busy Business and Executive Support team where you’ll play a key role in ensuring a consistent high-level of business support across the organisation.
We are a team of 30, split across two sites in Uttoxeter and Burton. This role will be based in Burton.
We support a number of teams within the Children and Families Service whose mission is to create an environment where families are supported to stay together safely and live well in their communities.
It's a varied role and no two days are the same so we always have to be ready to adapt when demands change.
Main Responsibility
Some of your main responsibilities will include,
- Providing administrative support to managers across a range of departments
- Attending and providing support at meetings including child protection conferences, from circulating agendas and papers, scheduling and diary management to taking and distributing notes
- Accurately inputting and maintaining confidential information to ensure children’s, families and staff system records are kept up to date
- Carrying out a range of financial transactions using the council’s finance systems including cash handling, placing orders for services/equipment, goods receipting on in accordance with financial regulations
- Monitoring and maintaining financial records
The Ideal Candidate
We are looking for someone who,
- Has GCSE English and Maths grade C or 4 or equivalent and Level III in Business Administration or equivalent experience
- Can interpret and accurately input and retrieve data
- Has experience of providing administrative support at meetings including note taking
- Has good written and oral communication skills at all levels – this post will involve liaising with a range of professionals and members of the public
- Has sensitive and attentive listening skills and able to accurately record the outcome of discussions and meetings
- Has a flexible approach and able to respond positively to changes in allocation of work at short notice
- Has numerical skills with attention to detail
- Has good time management and organisational skills with an ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines and on own initiative
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire
Our recruitment process:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
