Service: Health and Social Care Partnership
Closing Date: Wednesday 2nd October 2024
The Social Work Admin Service delivers administrative support to front line Social Work teams within the Argyll and Bute HSCP. We have a full-time, permanent admin support worker vacancy within our Adult Care area team based in Oban and the Isles, which is ideally suited to someone with good organisational, IT and admin skills. This position will be office-based at our Soroba Road complex in Oban.
This position will, as part of the local admin team, provide high-quality admin support to the local Social Work Community team (including mental health, home care, care homes, adult protection, and disability) who deliver agreed outcomes for local adults.
The main responsibilities of this role include:
* Minute taking and meeting support
* Office reception
* Monitoring team Email mailbox enquiries
* Processing invoices and orders
* Updating electronic service user records
Candidates for this role require:
* A good basic education
* Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office applications
* Experience of office administration
* Understanding of confidentiality and data security
* An internal system check undertaken in order to access Social Work databases. A PVG check may also be required where there is regular contact with adults from the community.
The Social Work Admin Service, as part of Argyll and Bute Council and the HSCP, can offer opportunities for career progression, flexible working, training, and development.
Our vision is to deliver efficiency, quality, and consistency, with a staff group that is flexible, skilled, motivated, and committed to achieving Social Work Outcomes.
Leadership Values:
* COURAGE
* COMPASSION
* RESILIENCE
Service Values:
* COMMITMENT
* PROFESSIONALISM
* APPROACHABLE
* FLEXIBLE
Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible-first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.
Applicants should note that:
* Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.
* This post is suitable for job share.
* The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.
To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.
If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description, you will require to speak with the recruiting manager, who is
Linda MacDonald - Area Admin Officer
Telephone Number: 01631 567845
Email: linda.macdonald2@argyll-bute.gov.uk
Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager; applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.
Please also note that we do not accept CVs; only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page.
We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this, please visit our Equality & Diversity Policy.
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