Administrative Officer - Safeguarding & QA

Salford Council; Swinton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Salford Council is seeking an Administrative Officer to support the Safeguarding & Quality Assurance Unit within Children’s Services. The role requires handling workload, meeting timescales, and working effectively in a team. Candidates should demonstrate a solid administrative background and confidentiality with data protection.

Essential skills include minute taking, strong communication, and proficiency in MS Office, with the ability to work under pressure and meet performance indicators.

Qualifications

• Experience providing extensive administrative support.
• Strong organisational skills to manage workloads and support compliance with timescales.
• Experience of minuting meetings with accurate recording and detail.
• Effective communication across professional levels and with partners.
• Proficiency with computers and MS Office applications.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and apply Data Protection principles.
• Ability to generate creative solutions to work issues.
• Ability to perform basic financial and numerical calculations.
• Experience developing positive and supportive team working relationships.
• Experience working to tight deadlines.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to prioritise effectively under pressure to meet service standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Safeguarding & Quality Assurance Unit and Children’s Services.
• Manage own workload and contribute to team efficiency.
• Support the service to meet timescales and performance indicators.

Skills

Administrative support

Organisational skills

Minuting meetings

Communication

MS Office

Data protection

Creative solutions

Numerical calculations

Team working

Deadline management

Prioritisation

Written communication

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Salford Council is seeking an Administrative Officer to support the Safeguarding & Quality Assurance Unit within Children’s Services. The role requires handling workload, meeting timescales, and working effectively in a team. Candidates should demonstrate a solid administrative background and confidentiality with data protection.

Essential skills include minute taking, strong communication, and proficiency in MS Office, with the ability to work under pressure and meet performance indicators.