Child Protection Business Support Officer - London, United Kingdom - London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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About this job:

We have an exciting opportunity for an administrator to join the Safeguarding, Quality and Reviews Team as a Child Protection Business Support Officer to cover 1 year maternity leave.

You will be responsible for undertaking complex minutes for Child Protection Conferences at a maximum of 5 times a week, this will include effective diary management and you should have good I.T.

literacy of using MS Teams, MS Outlook and MS Excel.

A key aspect of this role is to ensure child protection plans and minutes are processed to statutory deadlines in accordance with the appropriate legislation.

About you:

You should be able to prioritise and manage your workload, working to stringent deadlines.

You will have effective communication skills in providing a customer focused service to members of the public in a professional manner as well as providing advice and assistance to colleagues.

You will have experience of using a range of IT packages including Microsoft Office, the use of databases and accuracy of data inputting is essential.

We want people that embody our organisational values and care about our communities and borough.

If you have the knowledge, skills and experience required for this role and share our values, we would like to hear from you.

About us:

This is an exciting time to join the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham as we have been on a journey over the last few years, one that has seen us transform the council and the way we deliver our services.

Although a lot of improvements have been made, resulting in us winning the LGC Driving Growth award and LGC Entrepreneurial Council of the Year 2019, there is still more to deliver.

Our borough is vibrant and diverse, and this is something we are proud of.

We value the diversity of people who live, work and visit Barking and Dagenham and it is our vision is to create a place where people understand, respect and celebrate each other's differences.

In addition to this, we offer a competitive pay package, a positive approach to flexible working, investment in your learning and development as well as a commitment to your wellbeing.