Grade D scp 6 £25,989 to scp 11 £28,142 pay award pendingContract: permanentHours: 37 per weekEssential qualification: NVQ Administration Level 3 or equivalent or proven experience of working in an administrative roleInterview date: TBCFor further information about this role, contact: Sara.hassall@bolton.gov.uk
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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 Family and Friends and Kinship Service.
The service supports every aspect of the in-house foster carer process and kinship carers from marketing and recruitment events to promote fostering in Bolton to the annual family event to celebrate the hard work of foster carers. Foster carers provide children with a safe place to stay and ensure they are supported to achieve better outcomes, and they have every chance to succeed, be safe and be happy. You will join a committed team who are proud of the service they deliver to help children, young people and families achieve their potential.
- assist with pre and post fostering panel arrangements
- collate reports for Panels
- take comprehensive minutes of panel meetings – so accurate and efficient minute taking experience is essential.
- order goods and deal with Petty Cash requests
- update and upload documents to the Children’s Liquid Logic database
- keep trackers updated
You will work closely with the other Lead Administrators in the team to support services and 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.
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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.
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.
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.
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