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 Area Senior Admin Support Worker vacancy within our Children and Families area team based in Oban which is ideally suited to someone with good organisational, IT and admin skills. This position will be office based at our Soroba Road complex. This position will, as part of the local admin team, oversee the provision of high quality admin support to the local Social Work team, Health Visitors and school nurses who deliver agreed outcomes for local families. The main responsibilities of this role include oversight of:
* The Area Admin Team workloads and prioritisation of tasks
* Minute taking and meeting support
* Team Email mailbox enquiries
* Financial and budget processes and information
* Staff induction
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 will also be required where there is regular contact with families.
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 and motivated and committed to achieving Social Work Outcomes Leadership Values: COURAGE COMPASSION RESILIENCE Service Values: COMMITTMENT PROFESSIONALISM APPROACHABLE
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.
* Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.
* This post is not suitable for job share.
* This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with children.
* The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.