Business Support Minute Taker

Service Care Solutions Ltd; Sefton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Care Solutions is seeking a skilled Minute Taker for its Children’s Social Care department on a temporary basis until September 2025. This role requires accuracy in taking minutes during meetings, handling sensitive information, and providing administrative support within a team. Excellent communication and organizational skills are essential, alongside experience in a formal minute-taking role, ideally within social care contexts.

Benefits

Dedicated consultant

Wide variety of exclusive roles

Frequent updates of new opportunities

Expert payroll service

£250 referral bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in minute taking in a formal setting desirable.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and office systems required.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Attending and minuting Strategy Meetings and relevant meetings.
• Preparing and distributing minutes within set timeframes.
• Performing a variety of administrative duties including typing, filing, and reception cover.

Skills

Minute-taking

Word processing

Organisational skills

Communication

Confidentiality handling

Education

Proven clerical and administrative experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Job description

Job Advert: Minute Taker – Children’s Social Care (Temporary)

Location: Magdalen House, Bootle (with potential travel across the Sefton Borough)
Hours: 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract: Until September 2025 (with the possibility of extension)

Sefton Council’s Children’s Social Care department is seeking a skilled and experienced Minute Taker to join our Business Support Service on a full-time temporary basis.
You will play a vital role in supporting our Strategy Meetings and other formal meetings by taking accurate, clear, and concise minutes. This is a key position requiring confidentiality, attention to detail, and the ability to remain composed and professional in a pressurised environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Attending and accurately minuting Strategy Meetings and other relevant meetings.
• Preparing and distributing minutes within set timeframes.
• Performing a variety of administrative duties including:
  
  • Typing formal correspondence
  • Filing, post duties, and record collation
  • Reception cover and telephone support
  • Liaising with internal and external professionals
• Supporting other Business Support team members and covering during absence.

About You: We’re looking for a committed team player with:

• Proven clerical and administrative experience.
• Excellent minute-taking and word processing skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and general office systems.
• Strong organisational and time management abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• The ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.

Experience in minute taking in a formal setting and knowledge of child protection or social care environments is highly desirable.

Additional Information: The post is based at Magdalen House in Bootle, however, you may be required to work from other locations across Sefton due to operational needs.

To Apply:Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

The benefits of working with Emily at Service Care Solutions:

• You will receive a dedicated and personal consultant with a vast knowledge of the market
• We are a nationwide supplier of Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities which means we have a wide variety of exclusive roles based all over the country
• We provide frequent updates of new opportunities via text and email
• We have an expert payroll service which is processed twice a week
• At Service Care Solutions we also offer a £250 bonus for referrals! If you think you know someone who would be ideal for this role and they are placed in the job you will then receive £250 at the end of their probationary period.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply now. To apply for this role, or to refer someone else, then please do not hesitate to contact Emily at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208964 or [e-mail]