Administrative Assistant - Kyloe House
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
27/09/2022
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 07/12/2022 23:59
Salary:
£21575 - 21968 + £2000 MFA
Job Category:
Admin / Secretarial / Customer Services
Employment Location:
Kyloe House, Stannington
Further Information
Admin Assistant Band 3 - Kyloe House Secure Children’s Home
The Council
Northumberland County Council operates a range of services across one of the largest counties in the UK. Local Government’s ongoing challenges and the diversity of our residents means we have to work smarter. That’s why we want bold, creative and agile thinkers who can help us move forward and innovate.
For further information about working for Northumberland County Council, please click here:http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/working
The Service
Kyloe House is a national Secure Children’s Home is located on Netherton Park situated near Stannington, Morpeth just off the A1 head north. Kyloe House provides secure placement for up to 14 young people, this includes a 2 bedded transition unit within the perimeter of Kyloe House. The age range is 12 to 17 years on admission, although young people can be accepted at age 10 with Secretary of State approval.
The service is regularly inspected by Ofsted, currently Kyloe House is rated as Good. It is crucial that everyone in our team is committed to the best safe care of our young people, can bring motivation and vitality to engage with young people to support and develop their abilities to return and live safely in their communities.
The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Kyloe House for a Band 3 Admin Assistant. You will work as part of a team to provide a wide range of clerical/administrative support which will include maintaining information systems, petty cash, ordering and processing invoices, arranging meetings, minute taking, monitoring and maintaining stock levels.
We are offering:
Starting salary of £21,575 progressing up to £21,968 + £2000 MFA
Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (or other pension scheme)
A wide range of staff benefits including a competitive annual leave provision
A supportive environment
Essential requirements:
Experience in a similar role covering a broad range of support tasks and procedures.
A good general education demonstrating numeracy and literacy.
A sound working knowledge of computerised systems.
Organise self and work without constant supervision, working to deadlines.
Able to follow instructions and procedures without constant supervision.
NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in a business-related discipline, or equivalent relevant administration experience.
For further information please download the relevant Job Description.
Northumberland County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sectors of the community. We recognise the difficulties that transgender applicants in particular may face during a recruitment process; any concerns regarding the process can be discussed with HR Recruitment. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. All applications to work on a part-time will be considered in line with the requirements of the post and the needs of the service.
The successful applicant for this post will be required to complete a Disclosure & Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure.
For further information, please contact Rebecca Coxon on 01670 785900.
If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to attend an interview please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.u
Please note
This job is closed for applications.