At Sandwell Children’s Trust we strive for excellence to improve the lives of children. Our‘Sandwell Deal’,brings together our new improved offering that make Sandwell Children’s Trust a great place to work; it also sets out our expectations of you as a member of staff.
What we can offer you:-
* Generous annual leave of up to 29days, plus 5 additional days for long service recognition.
* Your birthday off paid in addition to annual leave entitlement and 8 Bank Holidays, plus a concessionary day at Christmas.
* You will receive a generous local government career average pension scheme with employer contributions of 21.6%.
* We recognise individual loyalty with service awards from 2, 5, 10 and every 5 years onwards.
* Flexible working patterns that suit you and all of our roles have well-defined career progression.
Hours - 37 per week
Hybrid working
Fixed term contract until 31 July 2026
Sandwell Children's Trust are currently recruiting for a full-time Service Support Officer to join the busy Fostering Service Administration Team, we are looking to appoint an experienced minute taker/administrator to provide comprehensive admin support to practitioners and managers.
The successful applicant will need to be proficient in minute taking, flexible, enjoy a challenge, work to tight deadlines and work as part of a team. If this is you, we look forward to receiving your application.
Admin tasks will include:
* Working with the Fostering IRO by providing administrative support to their role
* Booking and planning foster carer reviews
* Liaison and updating systems alongside fostering panel admin
* Liaison with foster carers in relation to their reviews
* Support and Minute taking for the Fostering IRO
* Ensuring accuracy and consistency of information
* Completion of Foster Carer Minutes data
* Checking and updating Children's Social Care systems
* Attending regular meetings with the Fostering IRO and fostering service manager to update on fostering review performance.
What you need to be successful in this role:
* Minute taking experience
* Be able to demonstrate previous experience of working in a business admin role
* Will hold NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration or equivalent
* Experience of using Microsoft Office packages
* Experience of finance and procurement would be an advantage
* Have excellent written and verbal communication skills and good attention to detail
* Have the ability to plan & organise diaries.
When people join the team at Sandwell they say it feels like they become part of the family…they have #ComeHomeToSandwell. With the work that we have done so far and with the ambitions we have for the future, it’s a really exciting time to join Sandwell Children’s Trust and to become part of our Family.
So, if you think your future could lie with Sandwell Children’s Trust, then we’d love to hear from you.
Sandwell Children's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A standard DBS is required for this role.
To apply please click on the link below to complete an application form and view the Sandwell Deal:-
https://sandwelldeal.co.uk/apply/
Previous applicants need not apply
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