Admin Support Officer

Advert Information

Job Title:Admin Support Officer
Location: Apsley
Starting Salary: £23,500 pa with the opportunity to progress to £25,979 (pro rata for part-time)
Hours: 2 roles of 18.5 hours

Role 1 is Monday & Tuesday 9am-5.30 & Wednesday 9am-12.30pm

Role 2 is Wednesday 1.30pm-5.30pm Thursday 9am-5.30pm & Friday 9am -4.30pm

Contract: Permanent

Diversity: We are an inclusive employer and value a diverse workforce

The role is highly valued, rewarding and contributing to the differences made to the local community, for families and children. Children’s Services places the interests of children and families firmly at the centre of everything we do, working with families to offer quality advice, support, and guidance, helping children to be ambitious, and their families to be safe, be resilient, be independent, building children's confidence, self-esteem and preparing them for life ahead.

This role provides administrative support to a front-line social work team. You will be part of a larger business delivery service, working with other agencies to enable social work staff to undertake accurate assessments and offer appropriate support. You will be working in a rewarding and fast paced environment, requesting checks or references from other agencies, note taking at meetings or group supervision meetings, formatting court reports and managing meeting administration.

We sit between business delivery and social work teams, which requires prioritising of tasks to meet business and service objectives, with a requirement to meet statutory timescales. Becoming part of business delivery in children’s services within a large organisation, offers further opportunities within Hertfordshire County Council.

Closing Date: 04.02.2024
Interview Date: 15.02.2024 & 16.02.2024
For an informal discussion and more information please contact at robert.craine@hertfordshire.gov.uk or diane.pratt@hertfordshire.gov.uk

Additional Information

Disability Confident: We are proud to be a Disability Confident employerand guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

English Fluency: The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.

Safeguarding: Safeguarding children and adults is of utmost importance to Hertfordshire County Council. The Council requires employees to abide by legislation and best practice to enable Hertfordshire to achieve this. This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. For more information Click Here

Job Reference: HCC23737