Are you looking for a new challenge or career development opportunity?
The City of York Council’s Business Support Service is offering an exciting opportunity to join our team which provides high quality administrative support to various teams within children’s social care, working closely with social workers, service managers and partner agencies.
With various hours and working patterns available, a mixture of office and home working, this is a great opportunity to develop your administrative skills and knowledge whilst learning about local government and the services the Council provides to the public.
If you have accuracy and attention to detail with an ability to minute meetings, can use your own initiative to respond to changing priorities and conflicting demands, have effective, tactful and diplomatic interpersonal skills, and a high level of computer literacy we would love to hear from you.
Please note that the role will involve dealing with highly confidential and sensitive information about vulnerable service users and due to the nature of the services this role supports, this will include child protection and safeguarding information, therefore we recommend candidates consider this prior to applying.
At the moment due to the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, some of our staff are working remotely from home but a return to a combination of working remotely and physically from the Council’s offices is anticipated in the near future.
As a new starter, your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team. Your working arrangements will vary according to your service and role, and the current Government guidance. For many roles, there will be more opportunities in the future for remote and hybrid working. However, this comes with the expectation that, as workplaces open up, there is likely to be an ongoing and occasional requirement to attend the workplace.
The duties of this post require the postholder to undertake a basic Criminal Record check (unspent convictions only) via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The Council is highly committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.
For further information or an informal discussion please contact Alan Warren, Business Support Operations Manager, alan.warren@york.gov.uk
Closing date: Sunday 20 February 2022 at 12 midnight
Interview date: Week Commencing 28 February 2022
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