Business Support Officer L1
7 months ago
Job Information
Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us
**Please note the salary stated is for a full time role, as this vacancy is a part time position, the salary will be pro rata to reflect this.**
The role is responsible for undertaking administrative duties and meeting support under the supervision of the Permanency Business Support Team Manager.
The part time vacancy provides business support for the administration of Permanency Panel Meetings (PPMs) for children not looked after but in proceedings or the Public Law Outline. The teams you will support are the Safeguarding and Adolescent Safeguarding Teams in the main, with some support to the Referral and Assessment Teams across the Kingston and Richmond Boroughs. You will be required to attend all PPM’s held in Richmond and Kingston, but your team base will be Guildhall 2, Kingston. You may be asked on occasion to work from our other offices, for example the Civic Centre in Twickenham. The post hours are 18 hours per week and there is a degree of flexibility on how these hours are worked across the week.
About the role
You will be providing support to the Head of Practice Learning and Principal Social Worker, and there will be some Service specific work using the bespoke databases. You will be based in the Permanency Business Support Team, under the supervision of the Business Support Manager.
Generic BS responsibilities for the role will include;
- Providing administrative support for Permanency Planning Meetings and panels. This includes creating an agenda and taking minutes and supporting with invites where required.
- Attending and minuting meetings as required.
- Updating service specific databases and trackers.
- Attending training and support to understand the language, terminology used within children's social care.
- Maintaining a tracker for Permanency Planning Meetings
The role will require an individual to have strong admin, customer service and digital experience to undertake a range of these functions to ensure that they are providing excellent support to those in the directorate and to our children, young people and their families.
About you
- A passion for Achieving for Children’s vision, mission and values (trust, empower, respect) to support children and young people to live safe, happy, healthy and successful lives.
- Strong organisational abilities including: time management, creative-thinking, problem-solving and multitasking.
- Works well under pressure and is flexible with their approach to carrying out tasks.
- Able to make good use of technology to perform functions and ensure work is timely and accurate.
- Strong administrative skills such as minute taking, managing competing priorities, being organised and working well in a team.
About our benefits
We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:
- 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month
- Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
- Hybrid and mobile working (between home and work)
- Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
- Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
- A range of staff benefits and discounts
- An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway
To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children For our social work offer
Important Information
**Right to work**: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance.
**Safeguarding**: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
**For more information about AfC**: Drop in and meet Regina on the first Wednesday of every month at Civic Centre, Twickenham or Ash on the first Tuesday of every month at Maidenhead Town Hall.
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