Safeguarding Partnership Administration Officer - Aylesbury, United Kingdom - Buckinghamshire Council

Buckinghamshire Council
Buckinghamshire Council
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Aylesbury, United Kingdom

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Description

Salary
£30,416 - £31,858


Reference number
BUC09830


Contract type
Permanent


Working hours
Full Time


Level of DBS check required
No


Date posted
21 Aug 2023, 11 p.m.


Application deadline
17 Sep 2023


Overview:


Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Partnership business unit is a small but very busy team which supports the work of Safeguarding Children Partnership and the Safeguarding Adult Board.

From the sub groups to websites, social media to conferences we work in a variety of ways to support our partner agencies to respectfully challenge and promote safeguarding practice.


Buckinghamshire Council have an exciting opportunity for a Safeguarding Partnership Administration Officer to provide non-routine and complex information and business support services to the Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Children Partnership and the Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Children Board.


About us:


Now in its third year, Buckinghamshire Council brings together the best of the previous five councils to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses.

We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally.

Buckinghamshire is an ambitious, rapidly growing county, and our economy is one of the strongest in the country. It is an area of outstanding natural beauty and ranks as one of the top rural areas to live in the UK and yet it is incredibly well connected
- only an hour from London on the train. The county has a rich history and heritage and is the birthplace of the international Paralympic movement.

We are looking for motivated, ambitious and inspiring people to join us on our journey.

You will be entitled to a range of different benefits to make sure you are happy both at work and at home.


About the role:


The main responsibilities of this role include:

  • Plan, organise and deliver own work to provide effective information and business support.
  • Provide the main point of contact the Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Children Partnership and the Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Children Board, acting as a filter for issues/problems and an escalation point for nonroutine issues.
  • Provide advice, guidance and support for processes and procedures within area of responsibility
  • Identify and organise information for inclusion in reports/documents / recommendations or to provide answers to related queries.
  • Process, analyse and interpret specialist information, using the appropriate systems. Identify issues and make recommendations on findings.
  • Create documents, reports, correspondence and other materials, as required.
  • Organise and support meetings and events, including producing a record from meetings and chasing actions.
  • Manage diaries and travel arrangements as required.
  • Maintain and improve operational efficiency and quality of services provided, through recommending improvements in procedures/ process. Support the delivery of improvements in own area.
  • Support projects as part of a project team. May coordinate activities within small projects.
  • Monitor and process financial or budgetary information, including producing regular reports on financial activity.
  • Quality check documents, records, recommendations and presentations

Please see attached Job Description for more information.

About you:

To be successful in this role you will need:

  • To be educated to A level/HNC standard or equivalent
  • Authoritative knowledge of relevant safeguarding legislation, statutory guidance, processes, systems, policies and procedures
  • Good knowledge of other areas of the authority relevant to the service
  • Good planning and organisational skills, with proven ability to prioritise workloads, monitor and evaluate work, to ensure deadlines are achieved
  • Numerate and accurate with good attention to detail
  • Proven initiative and judgement to identify and resolve problems

Please see attached Job Description for full person specification.

Other information:


Closing date:
Midnight Sunday 17th September

Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

  • Unspent convictions and/or unspent conditional cautions only


For further information on how long it takes for convictions and conditional cautions to be spent, please refer to Nacro's guide on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.


Our values and culture:


We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are - Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.


By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:

  • fair and inclusive culture
- the chance to really make a difference to those around you
- health and well-being initiatives including an Employ
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