- Pay Rate:
£10.39 per hour PAYE
- Hours per Week:
35-37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 2-3 months
- SOUTH SHIELDS,
NE33 2DW
Temporary SEND Support Officer
Job Ref: 1000055212385172
Enhanced DBS required for this role
To provide administrative and clerical support to SEND Services, and to work towards the objectives of the team and the wider Strategic Group
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in the organisation and provision of clerical and administrative support, including maintaining records, scanning documents, preparing information for key meetings, such as the SEND Panel, responding to and answering queries, maintaining office systems, diary management, arranging meeting room and travel bookings, etc.
- Ensure that office equipment, stationery and other office consumables are ordered in accordance with purchasing procedures.
- Cancel appointments when other team members phone to say they are on sickness absence.
- Prepare and send a range of standard letters for SEND officers (e.g. requesting statutory advice) and record that these letters have been sent.
- Receive emails and telephone calls for SEND Officers when they are out of the office, relaying messages to all staff as necessary.
- Operate and demonstrate relevant ICT software packages eg word processing packages, databases, spreadsheets, PowerPoint to less experienced colleagues.
- Occasionally provide reception services for visitors to SEND Services, to ensure that in accordance with safety and security policies, they are escorted at all times
“Role Requirements” – to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria:
- At least 4 GCSEs grade C or above or equivalent including English and Maths
- Significant clerical experience
- Experience of using Microsoft Office including databases
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Able to prioritise work
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.
If you have previously applied to one of our vacancies and have already sent the required supporting documentation to us, please make this clear when you re-apply as this will help speed up your application.
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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