Legal & Safeguarding Administrator

The Methodist Church in Britain; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff networks

Mindfulness groups

Self-referral physiotherapy

Staff counselling

Vivup employee services

Car lease scheme

Job summary

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Administrator to support safeguarding adults and children and all legal matters. The role maintains case records, coordinates meetings, and tracks court timetables with discretion.

You will liaise with solicitors, courts and partner agencies, handling confidential information and supporting reviews and proceedings in a five-month fixed-term appointment. The post requires professionalism and accuracy.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting safeguarding or legal admin
• Attention to detail and ability to manage confidential information
• Ability to coordinate meetings and maintain accurate records

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support across safeguarding adults/children and legal matters
• Maintain case management systems, registers, trackers and electronic records securely
• Prepare correspondence, reports, meeting papers and legal documents under professional direction
• Coordinate meetings, diaries, agendas, minutes and action logs
• Monitor court directions and statutory timescales, escalating as needed
• Liaise with Trust staff, external solicitors, courts and partner agencies
• Support collection and secure transfer of documents for reviews and proceedings
• Assist with safeguarding reviews and related legal processes
• Handle calls, emails and enquiries with discretion

Skills

Administrative support

Case management

Communication

Discretion

Education

GCSEs or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Microsoft 365

Job description

Administrator post supporting the Safeguarding and Legal Affairs functions at Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, on a five-month fixed-term basis. The work spans adult and child safeguarding, domestic abuse, Prevent and statutory reviews, alongside legal matters such as family proceedings, inquests and Court of Protection cases. The post keeps case records, coordinates meetings and tracks court directions and statutory deadlines, liaising with solicitors, courts and partner agencies. Handling sensitive, confidential information with discretion is central to the role.

What the job involves

• Provide administrative support across safeguarding adults and children and all legal matters
• Maintain case management systems, registers, trackers and electronic records securely
• Prepare correspondence, reports, meeting papers and legal documents under professional direction
• Coordinate meetings, diaries, agendas, minutes and action logs
• Monitor court directions, statutory timescales and information requests, escalating concerns promptly
• Liaise with Trust staff, external solicitors, courts, local authorities, police and partner agencies
• Support the collection, organisation and secure transfer of documents for reviews, investigations and proceedings
• Support statutory safeguarding reviews, including Safeguarding Adult Reviews, Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews and Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews
• Assist with witness statements, disclosure requests and court orders
• Administer legal instructions, contracts, external legal services and related invoices
• Act as point of contact for calls, emails and enquiries
• Handle highly confidential and sometimes distressing information with discretion

What's offered

• Access to staff networks
• Trust-wide mindfulness groups
• Self-referral physiotherapy
• Staff counselling
• Vivup employee services
• Car lease scheme