Social Care Administrator - London, United Kingdom - Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills

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Salary:

- £26,800 - £27,039- £26,800 per annum. Rising to £27,039 per annum on successful completion of probation.
  • A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
    Job grade:


  • Administrative Officer

  • C1 APT
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
  • Apprenticeship
    Business area:
  • Inspection and Regulation
    Type of role:
  • Administration / Corporate Support
  • Operational Delivery
  • Policy
  • Other
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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About the job


Benefits:

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Location

  • Clive House, LondonAbout the job

Job summary:

We are recruiting for a Social Care Administrator, Apprentice to join our Social Care Policy team.


The post holder will provide administrative functions to the Social Policy team to ensure that Ofsted discharges its duties in a robust, consistent, effective and efficient manner taking the lead role in day-to-day handling of the social care mailbox.

This is a fantastic opportunity to further your experience in Ofsted's well-established team. The post holder will work with high-achieving professionals at all levels, surrounded by a friendly and supportive team.

They will have access to amazing benefits, such as flexible working hours, the Civil Service Pension Scheme, and 32.5 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays.

We offer a hybrid working model, so you may also choose to spend a proportion of time working from home.


The Apprenticeship:

You will undertake a fully funded Level 3 Apprenticeship qualification in Business Administration.

Over the 18 months of the apprenticeship-training programme, you will develop skills and knowledge that will support you in a wide range of duties.


Over the duration of your apprenticeship, you will spend a minimum of 20% (1 working day) of your time at work completing off-the-job learning.


When you start the apprenticeship, you will be allocated a tutor to help you make the most of the training programme.


Eligibility Criteria

Job description:


  • Please refer to the job specification for further information

Person specification:


  • Please refer to the job specification for further information

Qualifications:


  • GCSE's (or equivalent), grade A-C (74), including English and Maths

Behaviours:

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Managing a Quality Service
  • Working Together
  • Making Effective Decisions

Technical skills:

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

  • Good organisational skills including the ability to prioritise, work to deadlines and attention to detail.
  • Please can you describe a situation when you have worked in a team to achieve a common goal?
  • What would you consider your biggest achievement and why?

Benefits:


  • Alongside your salary of £26,800, Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills contributes £7,236 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Full details of the benefits available can be found in our Ofsted Offer brochure.

Things you need to know


Selection process details:


  • This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills

Application and Shortlisting:


  • Good organisational skills including the ability to prioritise, work to deadlines and attention to detail.

Assessment and Interview:

Assessment and Interviews will be held during the
week commencing Monday 20 May 2024 at Clive House, London.


Please be aware that, as part of our pre-employment checks, you will be required to complete an online health questionnaire.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment


Security:


  • People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks

Nationality requirements:

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)

  • Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service:

  • The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
  • We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principle

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