Administrator Note Taker - Child Protection

South Gloucestershire Council; Yate; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave (pro rata)

Employee wellbeing support

Staff discounts (eye tests, travel,购物,

Training and development

Flexibility/work-life balance

Job summary

South Gloucestershire Council is seeking an Administrator/Note Taker to support the Child Protection team. The role is hybrid, combining office and home working, and involves arranging meetings, taking accurate minutes, and distributing documentation to support decision-making and service delivery.

You will need GCSEs/NVQ, or equivalent experience, strong note-taking and MS Office skills, and the ability to organise competing demands with deadlines. Interviews will be held on 8 October 2026.

Qualifications

• Note taking with clear, accurate minutes.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to organise workload and meet deadlines in a busy environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide admin support for statutory child protection meetings and arrange them effectively.
• Attend meetings (virtual and in-person) and produce high-quality meeting records.
• Record information in central systems and distribute minutes within statutory timescales.
• Monitor shared mailbox and internal systems, prioritising incoming work and ensuring timely processing.

Skills

Note taking

Microsoft Office

Organisation

Time management

Education

NVQ Level 2/3 GCSEs (grade 4+)

Job description

How you'll make a difference

As an Administrator/Note Taker, you will provide vital support to our Child Protection team, helping to ensure the delivery of effective services for children, young people and families. Working in a fast-paced environment, you will be responsible for arranging meetings, taking accurate minutes and notes at confidential and sensitive meetings, and distributing documentation in a timely manner to support decision-making and service delivery.

What you will be doing

• It will be your responsibility to provide administrative support for statutory child protection meetings, ensuring all arrangement are organised effectively and in line with required processes.
• You will attend meetings both virtually and in person at venues across South Gloucestershire, taking clear, accurate notes and producing high-quality records of discussions and decisions.
• As required, you will accurately record information into the central computerised system and distribute minutes within statutory timescales.
• Working within a shared mailbox and internal systems, you will monitor and prioritise incoming work, ensuring documentation is complete, accurate and processed in a timely manner.

What we need from you

• We require you to hold either an NVQ Level 2 or 3 GCSEs, grade 4 or above, or an equivalent qualification, or be able to demonstrate relevant experience in office administration.
• It is essential that you have the ability to take accurate notes and produce meeting minutes, presenting information clearly and professionally.
• You will be confident using Microsoft Office applications to create and format documents and maintaining accurate records using computerised systems.
• Working on your own initiative, you will be able to organise and prioritise your workload effectively, managing competing demands and meeting deadlines within a busy service.

What you need to know

• This role is hybrid, with a mixture of working at our office and at home.
• You will be expected to travel to other locations across South Gloucestershire so you must have a full, valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle or have an alternative means of travel.

Interviews will be held on 8th October 2026.

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different

• As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
• We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
• We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives, and we offer genuine flexibilityto help them achieve that work/life balance.
• We invest in the careers of our people, and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps our people make the greatest long-term difference in their work.

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.

• We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.
• We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life.
• We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.

We’re making a difference, be part of it!