Clerical Assistant

We have an opportunity for a business support role in the Adoption Service in conjunction with the Together4Children Permanency Partnership.

Together4Children is an innovative partnership between Shropshire Council, Staffordshire County Council, Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Telford & Wrekin Council. We are the Regional Adoption Agency for the four councils. We also provide other services and initiatives that support children's permanency.

Our ambition is to ensure that children who come into local authority care and are not able to return to their parents, achieve permanence within loving families without unnecessary delay.

This role is employed by Staffordshire County Council with duties across the Together4Children Region.
Main Responsibilities

You will:

• provide administrative support for the social work teams, undertake a range of clerical duties including answering telephone calls and dealing with general queries.
  
• support formal meetings, including organising venues, issuing invites and minute taking, the production of accurate records and the distribution of reports within agreed timescales.
  
• maintain and monitor computer-based information systems for input and retrieval of data,
  
• assist with day to day financial transactions within the office, including cash handling, placing orders for services or equipment, ensuring payment of accounts
  
• produce documents including letters, reports, tables, presentations and publications. to a high standard of accuracy
  
  The Ideal Candidate
  You will :
  • have a NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration or equivalent
    
  • have knowledge of Microsoft Office and experience of using computer based information systems
    
  • have experience of minute taking
    
  • be able to work within a team
    
  • have a flexible approach and be able to respond to changes and reprioritise work at short notice
    
    About Staffordshire County Council
    We are no ordinary county council:
    
    

    Our Values:
    
    

    The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
    
    

    Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
    
    

    We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
    
    

    We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
    
    

    Our benefits:
    
    

    We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
    
    

    In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire
    
    

    Our recruitment process:
    
    

    As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
    
    

    Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
    
    

    As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
    
    

    As you'll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that's why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.