Hybrid Admin Assistant - Child Services

Sandwell Children's Trust; Rugby; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Local government pension scheme

Hybrid working

Career progression

Employee counselling

Job summary

Sandwell Children's Trust invites applications for a Service Support Assistant to assist front line practitioners with administration, call handling, minute taking and diary management. The role requires IT literacy, strong communication, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

You will set up family meetings, manage finance tasks, update social care systems, maintain files and produce accurate minutes, contributing to efficient services for children and families within a

Qualifications

• IT literate with good communication and telephone skills.
• Experience of using Microsoft Office packages.
• Ability to plan & organise diaries and workloads.

Responsibilities

• Setting up Family meetings.
• Completing finance tasks such as ordering items for practitioners/family.
• Updating Children’s Social Care systems.
• Taking and producing accurate minutes.
• Maintaining files and record systems including scanning and uploading documents.
• Ensuring tasks allocated are completed accurately within timescales.
• Demonstrate experience in a business admin role.

Skills

IT literate

Communication skills

Telephone skills

Organisation

Prioritisation

Teamwork

Independent working

Education

NVQ Level 1 in Business Administration or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Sandwell Children's Trust invites applications for a Service Support Assistant to assist front line practitioners with administration, call handling, minute taking and diary management. The role requires IT literacy, strong communication, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

You will set up family meetings, manage finance tasks, update social care systems, maintain files and produce accurate minutes, contributing to efficient services for children and families within a