Social Work Support Officer - Looked-After Children's Team
We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and team-oriented individuals to appoint into the post of Social Work Support Officers. As part of a busy social work team, you will provide essential administration support to Social Workers in Children’s Social Care.
You will need to be an experienced administrator with strong administration skills which includes having a working knowledge of Microsoft packages which includes, word, excel, databases, power point and Outlook. Minute taking experience would be advantageous.
You will also need to be highly organised, have excellent time management skills, be able to work towards and meet deadlines and be able to build up excellent interpersonal relationships with colleagues and service users alike.
This role will be the first point of contact for families, carers and partner agencies, and so the ideal candidate will be able to manage difficult conversations tactfully, respectfully and effectively over the telephone and occasionally in person. Therefore successful candidates will need excellent listening, recording and typing skills to record information accurately onto our internal database system (Mosaic).
This role is an administration / office-based post however there may be a requirement for limited travel on occasion, and so a driving licence would be advantageous.
Disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.
Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.
Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.