AddressThis is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
- Job Title: GSCP Support Officer Apprentice
- Job Location: Quayside House, 2nd Floor
- Salary: £16,033 per annum
- Hours per Week: 37.00
- Contract Type: Apprentice
- Duration: Two years
- Closing Date: 07/07/2024
- Job Requisition Number: 9257
- This post is not open to job share
Are you interested in working in a unique business unit supporting the activities of the Gloucestershire Safegurading Children Partnership, Childrens Coaltion and the Youth Justice Management Board. Do you have a desire to develop your knowledge and skills around the business administration behind statutory child safeguarding, welfare and criminal justice processes?
About The Team & Role
This post sits within the Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Partnership (GSCP) Business Unit. It is a unique and exciting apprenticeship opportunity to work with and learn from a specialist team delivering support and guidance to a range of governance boards and thier subgroups.
The Business Unit is the secretariat and governance support to the safeguarding partnership, reliant on effective and experienced business support and administration ensuring all necessary clerical and administrative processes are carried out effectively.
Through the apprenticeship and working as an integral member of the business unit, the successful candidate will learn effective administration processes. The candidate will be part of a team that ensures deadlines are met and partnership activity is as effective as possible. The role will be required to undertake duties related to the work of the GSCP as may be assigned that are consistent with the nature of the job and its level of responsibility. This will include but is not limited to providing general and complete administrative support including dealing with email enquiries providing appropriate support to meetings, seminars and workshops. Including booking rooms / venues, sending invites, preparing agendas and taking minutes/action points and producing a wide range of documents using relevant IT/Microsoft packages.
This is an exciting opportunity to learn about how partnerships and governance of partnerships operate in the field of child safeguarding. You will be working in a unique position within Gloucestershire interfacing daily with safeguarding professionals from the health trusts, the constabulary and childrens services as well as colleagues from education and the wider childrens workforce of Gloucestershire. The right candidate will become part of this dedicated team of professionals committed to supporting the work of the partnership.
About You
The role will give the right candidate a step up into business administratiom behind statutory procesesses and be in a unique position to apply for permanant position as they become available post apprenticeship. You will have a desire to work in a business admoionistration role and have a good knowledge of Microsoft ICT packages. You will be able to interact with colleagues across multiple agencies supporting Chairs and members of subgroup meetings and have an eye for detail. The role will not require the successful candidate to work directly with children or families, it is office based and operates under flexible agile working arrangements. No experience of safeguarding is necessary.
About Us
For all your hard work, you will recieve the following:
- Flexible and agile working opportunities
- Annual Leave entitlement of 25.5 days rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ continuous service
- Career development and qualification opportunities
- Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
- Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)
How to apply
If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Lucinda Hillary via email at Lucinda.Hillary@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Closing date 7th July 2024
Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview week commencing 22nd July 2024.
Additional Information
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-
GSCP Business Apprentice - Job Profile
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
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