Job Title: Administrator
Team: Early Interventions Service
Hours: 37, Term Time only
Grade: C, scp 4 £19,327 to scp 6 £19,978
Contract: Permanent
Qualification: NVQ Administration Level 2 or word processing/typing qualification to level 2 or two years working in a busy office environment
The Role
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Job Description
Working as part of a team to support the Early Intervention Service, the role covers a variety of duties.
Your main duties will include providing administrative support for Chaperone licences and child performance/employment licences, along with processing penalty notices linked to non-school attendance.
You will undertake general administrative duties that include:
· providing an effective and efficient administrative service
· delivering an efficient front line service for customers
· supporting and maintaining the use of databases and information systems
· receiving, sorting and co-ordinating the distribution of mail
· ordering specified goods and services
· assisting with petty cash
If you would like to find out more about the Early Intervention Service, follow this link: https://www.bolton.gov.uk/attendance-behaviour/truancy
About You
Are you able to support and maintain the use of information systems including databases? Are you able to plan, organise and develop your work to meet specified requirements and deadlines? If so, we want to hear from you.
We are looking for a person who can:
· Work as part of a large team
· Provide administrative support
· Liaise with families, schools and other agencies
· Attend meetings and take notes/minutes
· Has experience of using a range of computer software packages to produce accurate, well-presented documents
· manage their own workload to be able to meet deadlines
· You must possess accurate literacy skills to ensure correct information is collated and processed and are proficient in the use of information technology systems
· Wants to make a difference to lives of children and young people
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.
For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see the Work with Us page on greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk
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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.
This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits.