IRO Administration Officer 24hrs
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Part time
Advert Start Date:
23/04/2024
Advert End Date:
08/05/2024 23:59
Salary:
£24,294 to £26,421 pro rata for part-time (Grade 5)
Job Category:
Admin / Secretarial / Customer Services
Employment Location:
1 Woodland Court, Greencroft Industrial Estate, Stanley, (Hybrid Working Applies)
Further Information
Business Services CYPS
IRO Administration Officer
24 hours Permanent
grade 5
VACANCY NO: RES/24/191
Applications are invited for an IRO Administration Officer within the Quality and Review Team.
This is a permanent post working 24 hours per week.
The post holder will report directly to the Business Services Team Leader.
WHAT IS INVOLVED?
The purpose of the post is to provide dedicated administrative support to the Quality and Review Team to ensure that a seamless service is offered to all service users in Child Protection Meetings and Children Looked After Reviews.
Duties will include: arranging Child Protection Conferences, Looked After Reviews and other meetings for children’s services, attending meetings, circulating recommendations/decisions and writing up and circulating notes following the meeting, maintaining statistical information and updating computer systems.
The IRO Administration Officers are currently attending all meetings remotely and taking the notes of these via Microsoft Teams. Some work after 5pm may be required.
We encourage you to contact Sarah Sowden Tel: 03000 268299 or email at sarah.sowden@durham.gov.uk to arrange an informal discussion about the role.
WHAT WILL I NEED?
This is a very busy but interesting role, applicants must be able to work under pressure and have excellent organisational skills, communications skills and IT skills. Applicants must be able to produce high quality notes of meetings via a laptop, within prescribed timeframes.
Required Qualifications: NVQ Business Administration Level 2 or Relevant Equivalent Qualification
Please refer to the attached person specification for the full criteria.
HOW TO APPLY
In line with the County Council's Recruitment and Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CVs. Applications must be submitted on-line via the Northeast Jobs portal.
Please use the ‘Person Specification’ section of your application form to demonstrate that you have the essential and where possible, desirable experience, skills, and knowledge. Candidates who do not evidence that they meet the essential qualifications and experience listed on the person specification will not be short-listed.
INTERVIEWS
Interviews are scheduled to be held week commencing 20th May, 2024.
We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.
If you have any support needs or require assistance when applying for this role, please contact the Payroll and Employee Services Team via email PESRESOURCES@durham.gov.uk
BENEFITS AND REWARDS
We can offer you a range of employee benefits including competitive salaries, a generous leave entitlement of up to 32 days, a government pension scheme and various flexible and hybrid working options (benefits are subject to individual Terms and Conditions).
If you would like to know more, please follow this link: https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/26895/Rewards-and-benefits
HYBRID WORKING
Durham County Council currently operates a hybrid working policy where a model of 2 days in the workplace and 3 days at home/remote will apply. This model is pro-rated for part time roles and arrangements are at managers discretion, alternatively you can work all of your contracted hours within the workplace if you prefer.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION
We are a proud equal opportunities employer and recognise the value of difference, having a diverse talented workforce brings new ideas and new perspectives, which will facilitate growth and improvements to services.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we encourage applications from disabled people and can provide support throughout the recruitment process, for more information please refer to the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion page on our website.
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