Fixed Term Business Support Administrator - 3 posts

28 October 2016
Fixed Term
Full Time
37
31 October 2017
Meadow House, Littleworth, Mansfield, Notts NG18 2TB
8th & 9th November
£16,481 - £17,891 p.a.

These are key posts which mainly support the Countywide Children’s Disability Service, the flexibility and willingness to support across the whole Disability Service if needed will also be a requirement. The team provide administrative support to 3 team managers, 18 social workers and 4 social work support officers. There is a high level of telephone contact with service users. 

The posts contain an element of finance/budget monitoring work. The ability to minute meetings will also be a requirement. The postholders will take day-to-day responsibility for overseeing workflow to meet timescales and developing systems and processes to streamline the work of the team. 

A high level of ICT skills, accuracy, attention to detail and the ability work independently to investigate and resolve queries is vital. You will need to be a self-motivated person with excellent organisational abilities to prioritise and schedule workload to keep within timescales. 

The work will require you to have a broad range of skills. These will include:

  • IT (Microsoft Office) particularly Word and Excel to a high level
  • a high level of numeracy and literacy skills
  • attention to detail and accuracy
  • significant experience of operating database systems, preferably including Framework
  • ability to develop and streamline systems and processes
  • good keyboard skills
  • ability to minute complex meetings
  • strong organisational abilities to prioritise, plan and co-ordinate work quickly and effectively
  • ability to use initiative and work unsupervised
  • effective telephone skills, excellent customer service and the ability to deal with people sensitively and professionally even when they may be distressed or angry
  • a full appreciation of the need for confidentiality

Disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.

Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.

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