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SalaryHours: Full Time, 37 Hours per week
Salary: Hay 10 (£24,702 to £25,979 per annum)
How you'll make a difference
Vinney Green is a 24 bedded unit set in grounds of almost 5 acres incorporating two living units, a sports/education facility, and an administration centre. It is a 24 hours, 7 days a week facility requiring a high level of internal organisation and procedures for dealing with all eventualities.
Working with the Business Information Officer, you will assist with the monitoring and development of information and to provide administrative and clerical support for the policy monitoring functions of the Unit.
What will you be doing?
• It will be your responsibility to provide administrative support to the home’s managers.
• You will support the Business Support Officer in the production, and maintenance, of the Youth Justice Board’s monthly statistics, and Vinney Green’s management report.
• Acting as the primary point of contact for the home, you will deal with enquiries and information requests.
• It will be key for you to undertake relevant research and analyse data for reports.
• Regularly, you will administer the Unit’s CCTV system ensuring that critical incidents and relevant accidents are recorded so they can be examined.
• You will assist the Business Information Officer with the administration of the safe recruitment of staff including reference and DBS checks.
What we need from you
• It is essential that you have a minimum of 3 grade C’s at GCSE (or equivalent qualification) including English and maths, or you will be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of skill.
• Given the elements of the role, we require you to have good IT and organisational skills.
• You must have experience of working within a similar environment or role.
• Due to the nature of the role, you must have the ability to communicate with a wide range of people.
Things we need you to knowThe salary is plus a Secure Unit allowance of £2,583 per annum.
Young people can present physically threatening behaviour and the environment can become tense and anxiety provoking, so for everybody’s safety surveillance cameras are in use in most areas of the building.
Vinney Green operates a full non-smoking environment, and there is no provision to facilitate smoking anywhere on site. Staff’s personal belongings are required to be left in a provided locker on entry into the building and we may require you to undertake a further physical fitness check.
How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different
We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all our staff are given right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.
As part of our benefits package you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.
• We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of
• We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life
• We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.
We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.
We’re making a difference, be part of it!
For more information, please contact Vicci Smith-Emerson.
