- Pay Rate:
£13.60 per hour PAYE
- Hours per Week:
35 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 4 months
- GREENWICH, LONDON,
SE18 6HQ
Temporary Mash Information Officer
Reference no: Greenwich RQ852374
Pay rate £13.60 per hour PAYE
This opening assignment is for 4 months
Enhanced DBS disclosure required
Providing the first point of contact for individuals and professionals who have concerns about children, young people and families requiring support. To advise colleagues in identifying the needs of children, young people and families. Providing effective co-ordination of the team with flexible administrative support that ensures timely and appropriate assessment of needs and interventions with children, young people and their families
Key responsibilities:
- To lead in providing administrative support to MASH staff carrying out such duties that are required to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the service, including distribution of mail and being the first point of contact (either by telephone, email or face to face as part of reception duties).
- To lead in analysing complex information and data, producing reports that will contribute in assessing the needs of children, young people and families.
- To create and maintain an accurate up to date information database about children young people and families such as addresses, reports, minutes and actions, ensuring the team’s timescales (statutory and internal) are met.
- To be responsible for the induction, coaching and mentoring of new members of staff, including those on secondment or placement, to include IT, administrative and financial procedures.
- To be responsible for the management of the team's diary, organising meetings including sending invitations, arranging venues and circulating papers.
- To undertake minutes to a high standard recording case discussions and responsible for implementing follow up actions by implementing systems to gather, record and alert team members of actions, deadlines and forthcoming meetings and appointments.
- To ensure petty cash and other financial payments made to or in relation to families and service providers are efficiently managed and in accordance with the council's procedures.
- To actively contribute to team meetings and update members on relevant statistical information such as caseloads, reviews etc.
- To produce complex data in regard to Key Performance Indicators, interventions and outcomes to inform team performance and work closely with the Performance Team to identify and resolve gaps and anomalies in system data.
- To carry out research and gather information to provide advice to colleagues and keep up to date with safeguarding legislation
“Role Requirements” – to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria:
- Educated to a level that demonstrates ability to produce medium level statistical information, reports and other written work
- Experience in dealing with internal and external customers, staff providers of services and ideally young people
- A good level of literacy, numerical skills, oral and written communication skills
- Ability to prioritise own workload and mange that of others and work under the appropriate level of supervision
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
- Our clients are generally seeking applicants who are reasonably local, so on that basis we would ideally like you to supply us with your address (or at least your post code) and a telephone number so that we can reach you during working hours.
- Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this.
- Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice.
- Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
- Please refer to the Role Requirements section above - your CV must address the requirements listed.
Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable:
- Any local authority/public sector experience
- Any relevant qualifications held or being studied for.
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