Residential Business Support Officer Grade 4

Cardiff Council; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Cardiff is recruiting a Full Time Administrative Officer for Children’s Services. The role involves providing essential administrative support for residential services focusing on vulnerable children and young people. Candidates should have solid experience in office settings, excellent organizational skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office and Outlook. A commitment to confidentiality and flexibility to adapt to changing service needs are critical for success in this position. This job is based in the office, not a remote position.

Qualifications

• Experience in an office setting is essential.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Outlook is required.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in all tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to residential services.
• Maintain spreadsheets and record data accurately.
• Meet deadlines and follow established procedures.

Skills

Office experience

Confidentiality understanding

Data recording accuracy

Minute/note taking

Flexibility under pressure

Microsoft Office knowledge

Outlook knowledge

Job description

Job Category: Social Care – Unqualified

Location: County Hall, Cardiff Council

Hours Per Week: 37.00

Start Date: Immediate start

Start Time: 09:00

End Time: 17:00

Salary: £12.39

An exciting opportunity has become available at Cardiff Council Children’s Services, and we are recruiting Full Time Administrative Officer for our Children’s Home working with some of our most vulnerable children and young people.

This is an exciting time to join a service, which puts the individual at the heart of our work. This new provision is an opportunity to be innovative in the way we understand the needs of this important group of young people. This multi-professional model will work from a strengths-based (Signs of Safety) and trauma-informed approach to meet the needs of children, young people and their families.

The successful candidate will provide a professional quality administrative service to residential services for children and young people.

You will have experience of working in an office setting as well as a good understanding of the need for confidentiality. You will be responsible for maintaining spreadsheets and recording data accurately as well as the skill set of minute / note taking.

You will need to meet specific and challenging deadlines and follow set procedures and guidelines working with diverse workloads. You should also have an extensive knowledge of a variety of computer software packages, including Microsoft Office and Outlook.

The successful candidate will need to be flexible in order to meet the changing requirements of the service, remain calm under pressure and be committed to meeting the customer needs.

This post will be site based and not home working