Business Support Officer PA to Social Worker

As part of a Business Support team you will be supporting Managers and Practitioners working in the Tamworth District. The position is 18.5 hours per week working: Wednesday 13,00 - 17,00 Thursday 8.30 - 17.00 Friday 8.30 - 16.30Main Responsibility As part of a Business Support team you will be supporting Social Workers working across the district You will

• support Managers/Social Workers and Practitioners as a first point of contact, ensuring children, families, partners and stakeholders are received with a professional/knowledgeable response to enquiries in a timely manner.
• support Managers/Social Workers and Practitioners workload, convene and attend meetings, including statutory multi agency meetings, coordinating the circulation of agendas and relevant papers, taking and distributing appropriate notes, minutes and actions.
• complete a range of administrative tasks.
• accurately input, maintain and data cleanse information systems, ensuring children's/families/system records are kept up to date.
• undertake a range of financial transactions as directed including placing orders for services/equipment, which may include the use of Purchasing Cards,
• monitor and maintaining financial records.
• maintain knowledge of legislation, policies, guidance, processes and best practice relating to the service area.
  
  The minimum essential criteria you will need to meet if you are applying under one of our Interview Guarantee Schemes are,
• Good communication skills because you'll interact with lots of people across the organisation and externally through phone, in person and email
• Good organisation skills and attention to detail, as you'll be keeping data updated and you'll be working to deadlines
• Good note taking skills to service meetings
• A flexible approach to work as sometimes things can change, and so you'll need to be able to prioritise work and sometimes change tasks quickly
  
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Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy: We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future. We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. Our benefits: We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire