Lead Administrator- Complex Safeguarding and Youth Justice

Bolton Council; Bolton; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Job summary

Bolton Council is seeking an experienced Lead Administrator to join the Complex Safeguarding and Youth Justice teams. You will support administrative duties across multi‑agency work, including meeting coordination, minute taking, document handling, and system updates.

The role requires effective communication, strong organisational skills, and proficiency with Word, Excel and Outlook. Training will be provided. Flexible working options may be discussed.

Qualifications

• NVQ Admin Level 3 or equivalent OR proven experience in an admin role.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with accuracy in documentation.
• Ability to work in a team and under supervision, with good planning and prioritisation.

Responsibilities

• Provide admin support for the Complex Safeguarding and Youth Justice Team.
• Arrange meetings and take minutes of Complex Multi-agency meetings.
• Send letters and minutes of meetings to young people and carers; retrieve and collate documents from various sources.
• Update relevant information management systems and act as a single point of contact for Court results.
• Format Court reports and design/update trackers for teams.
• Provide reception cover as needed.

Skills

Effective communication

Teamwork

Organisational skills

Cash handling

Literacy

Education

NVQ Administration Level 3 or equivalent

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Grade D scp 6 £26,847 to scp 11 £29,071
Contract: fixed term 12 months
Hours: 37 per week
Essential qualification: NVQ Administration Level 3 or equivalent OR proven experience of working in an administrative role
Interview date: TBC
For further information about this role, contact: [e-mail]

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The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Lead Administrator to join the ‘Bolton Family’ and be a part of our administration team supporting the Complex Safeguarding and Youth Justice Teams.
The Youth Justice service is a specialist multi-agency team for children and young people aged 10-18 years old (and their families) involved in the criminal justice system, following court proceedings, or who are identified as at risk of entering the system.
The Complex Safeguarding Team is a specialist multi-agency agency team for children and young people who are seen as being exploited, or vulnerable to exploitation. The aim of the team is to reach, intervene and reduce the risks faced by children who are vulnerable to exploitation or other forms of serious and organised criminality.

You will join a committed team who are proud of the service they deliver to help children, young people and families achieve their potential. Training will be given to support the successful candidate in fulfilling the role.
The administrator role is key to ensuring the smooth running of services and the role is exciting and varied. Duties include (but are not limited to):
Provide admin support for the Complex Safeguarding and Youth Justice Team; arrange meetings and take minutes of Complex Multi-agency meetings; send letters and minutes of meeting to young people and carers; retrieve and collate documents from various sources; update relevant information management systems; single point of contact for Court results; format Court reports; design and update trackers for teams; reception cover

You will work closely with the Admin Team Leader, Teams and other members of the Admin team. Training will be given to support the successful candidate in fulfilling the role.

About You

You will demonstrate effective communication skills in order to present information both verbally and in writing. You will have the ability to work as part of a team and under your own supervision. You should be able to demonstrate effective organisational skills, with the ability to plan, develop and prioritise your work. You must possess accurate literacy skills to ensure correct information is collated and processed and have good systems skills.
Experience of using a range of computer software packages to produce accurate, well-presented documents is essential, as is a demonstrable ability to handle cash and be able to record and monitor payments in line with financial procedures. Possesses excellent literacy skills to ensure correct information is collated and processed and be proficient in the use of packages such as Word, Excel and Outlook.
You will have experience of taking comprehensive minutes at conferences or multi agency meetings.

About Us

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.

Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.

For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact [e-mail]

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