Temporary Specialist Minutes Taker/Administrator x 3

Reference no:  Bradford 5225190

Pay Rate: £10.65 per hour PAYE 

This opening assignment is for 3 months

A DBS disclosure is listed as a requirement for this role; however the level of disclosure has not been specified by the client.

Minute taking skills and experience is essential for this role

The post holder will assist in the provision of flexible, proficient and confidential minute taking and administrative service to the Childrens Safeguarding and Reviewing Unit, dealing with extremely sensitive and highly confidential information, within established policies and procedures and to strict deadlines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer and attend multi-agency Child Protection Case Conference and Review meetings.
• Take and produce clear, relevant and accurate records of decisions and recommendations, and minutes of complex child protection meetings.
• Circulate, via agreed secure electronic methods, decisions and recommendations, and minutes of child protection meetings.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of and apply complex internal processes and procedures in relation to the administration of Child Protection Case Conference and Review meetings.
• Record and maintain accurate and up to date information on the ICS database.
• Identify, raise and assist in resolving data issues and blockages on ICS as necessary.
• Record and update case information on a range of workflow spreadsheets, used to track the progress of cases throughout the system and identify, raise and resolve, issues around missing data, incorrect data or missed deadlines as necessary.
• Input, interrogate and extract information from a range of specialist databases and spreadsheets, including ICS, Probase and Viewpoint, acting in accordance with Data Protection Act principles and maintaining confidentiality at all times.
• Maintain and apply an up to date knowledge and understanding of systems and protocols relating to child protection issues
• Liaise with professional colleagues and members of multi-agency groups to obtain detailed and accurate information, essential to the meeting and decision making processes.
• Provide minute taking cover to the Bradford Safeguarding Children Board (BSCB) meetings and Sub Group Meetings as required.
• Provide cover for “Duty Admin” tasks including processing requests for Child Protection Case Conferences, identifying dates, allocating Chairs and liaising with other professionals.
• Provide support to other key Unit tasks including Missing Persons, Potentially Dangerous Persons and Allegations Management (allegations against).

“Role Requirements” – to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria:

Qualifications:

1. ‘O’ Level English Grade A-C, or CSE English Grade 1.
2. Minimum RSA Stage 2 Typing or Word processing OR NVQ Level 2 in Business & Admin.
3. NVQ Level 3 in Business Admin or equivalent.

Skills & Experience:

1. To have experience of working in an administrative setting for a minimum period of 3 years including previous experience of taking formal written minutes, on a regular basis.
2. Able to arrange events, manage diaries and service meetings, producing agendas and minutes.
3. Extensive experience of using spreadsheets, databases and word processing packages routinely the workplace.
4. Able to carry out a variety of working practices and apply complex regulations, rules, procedures and processes, within pre-set timescales.
5. Able to demonstrate excellent written skills and draft documents in a logical and accurate manner.
6. Able to deal with and accurately record sensitive information relating to children which may be distressing and/or disturbing.
7. Able to work on own initiative and manage the competing demands by effective self management, motivation and prioritisation.
8. Demonstrate ability to work with a high degree of accuracy across a range of activities and tasks relating to Child Protection Case Conference and Review meetings and associated work.
9. Able to identify, extract and summarise key information provided in meetings in the form of minutes, records etc.
10. Able to implement, maintain and manage accurate information retention systems both manual and computerised.
11. Ability to adopt a process of continual improvement and suggest ways of working more efficiently and effectively to improve service delivery.

NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via [email protected] by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. SEE DETAILS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS AD.

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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.