Senior Administrative Assistant - Leeds, United Kingdom - Leeds City Council

Leeds City Council

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Leeds, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Job Title:
Senior Administrative Assistant - ISU (Independent Safeguarding Unit)

Salary:
B3 £24,294.00 to £25,979.04

Hours: 37

Contract:
Permanent

Location:
Kernel House primarily, however, you may be asked to work in other offices.

About the Business Administration Service
Are you interested in an opportunity to join Leeds City Council and begin a career in Administration?

This opportunity is to join our Business Administration Service which provides administration support to all directorates within the Council.

We support teams such as:

Social Work activity relating to Children & Adults
Children's Learning & Special Educational Needs
Youth Services
Payment processing
Housing
And many more

We have a panel facilitator role available supporting our Children & Families Directorate in the Councils Integrated Safeguarding Unit and Children's Social Work Service.

This rewarding role is where you would be helping to support Children and Young People across Leeds.

You would be making a difference by providing essential administration support to Children & Families professionals to help support some of our most vulnerable families.

However equally you will be dealing with very sensitive, sometimes upsetting and confidential information.

The Council must do many things in these areas in accordance with legislation so prioritisation and managing deadlines are key factors.

The Senior Administration Assistant role is predominantly preparing for a variety of complex panel meetings and minute taking, where attention to detail and recording of key information is vital.

You will be required to have strong minute taking and communication skills and be able to work with a wide range of people including the Police and other external partners as well as administration colleagues, service managers, social workers and families who maybe experiencing a difficult time in their lives.

These are rewarding roles and you would be making a difference to the Council and Citizens of Leeds in everything that you do.

The Council is a great place to work with many employee benefits and opportunities for development.

About the role
This role is working in the Business Administration service supporting the Children and Families service.

The aim of BAS is to develop a professional service which meets the needs and supports the delivery of the Best Council Plan, ensuring the efficient uses of resources, capacity, and technology.

You will work as part of a team to support the work in the Independent Safeguarding Unit. As a Senior Administrative Assistant, you'll thrive on working in a fast-paced environment.

You will be required to have strong minute taking skills and communication skills and be able to work with a wide range of people including the Police and other external partners as well as administration colleagues, service managers, social workers and families who maybe experiencing a difficult time in their lives.

Good IT skills and attention to detail is essential, you will need to be able to communicate clearly and effectively.

You will be working with information that may be of a difficult and sensitive nature, therefore it is important that you understand and appreciate the nature of this role, and emotional resilience is required.

About you
As a Senior Administration Assistant, you will bring to the role:

Strong minute taking skills, or willingness to learn
Excellent communication skills, with positive attitude
Excellent IT skills
Strong organisational skills
Flexibility and resilience
An ability to prioritise and negotiate with colleagues and partner agencies

What we offer you
We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:

competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays

- membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
- a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
- a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further

How to apply

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As such we carry out Safer Recruitment checks.

We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds. Leeds City Council is ranked 70 on the Stonewall Equality Index 2023. We are also an age-friendly employer, a Mindful Employer and a Disability Confident Leader.

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.
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