Job Information
There is an exciting opportunity to join Northumberland County Council's Children's Social Care workforce as an Admin Service Lead. Northumberland was recently recognised as Outstanding by OFSTED, and this role would suit someone who can use their administration and management skills to support work with children, young people and families.
This post is primarily to support the Northumberland Adolescent Service, based at County Hall in Morpeth
The ideal candidate will have:
- Significant experience of managing staff, including recruitment and selection, supervision, carrying out staff appraisal, sickness management, disciplinary and capability
- Management of resources including financial budgetary management
- Experience of designing, developing and maintaining business processes
- Excellent analytical skills with proven ability in handling, interpreting and presenting information
- Experience of managing change
- Experience of working closely with senior managers within the context of a large organisation
For further information or an informal discussion please contact Nick Fraser, Senior Admin Manager, on 07971 677673 or nick.fraser@northumberland.gov.uk
We have some outstanding benefits and perks to offer you, including:
- 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexi scheme (if applicable) - up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)
- To see all our excellent benefits and perks, please click here.
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Further information
For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please see the attached guidance notes here.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
Alternative application format:
British Sign Language: northumberlandcc-cs.signvideo.net
For those with speech difficulties or hearing loss: Text relay service dial 018001 01670 623930
Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications
