Area Snr Admin Support Worker – ARB14741 Full Time

Service: Health and Social Care Partnership

Closing Date:  Thursday 1st August 2024

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

Candidates for this role require to have:

• 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

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.

Applicants should note that:-

• 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.  

To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.

If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description you will require to speak with the recruiting manager, who is:-

Lorna McLean, Area Admin Officer

Contact Telephone Number: 01631 572965

Email: [email protected]

Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.

Please also note that we do not accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy