Admin Support Worker

Service: Health and Social Care Partnership 

Closing Date: Friday 19th April 2024

The Social Work Admin Service delivers administrative support to the Justice Social Work team within the Argyll and Bute HSCP. We have a full time, permanent admin support worker vacancy within our Justice admin team which is ideally suited to someone with good organisational, IT and admin skills. This position will be office based and negotiable within West Argyll.

This position will, as part of the Justice admin team, provide high quality admin support to the Justice Social Work team who deliver agreed outcomes for people who are within the criminal justice system whether they be in the community or in custody.

The main responsibilities of this role include:

• Processing and recording of court and prison requests
• Office reception
• Monitoring team Email mailbox enquiries
• Processing invoices and orders
• Updating electronic service user records

Candidates for this role require to have:

• A good basic education
• Excellent IT skills including Microsoft office applications
• Experience of office administration
• Understanding of confidentiality and data security
• An internal system check undertaken in order to access Social Work databases. A PVG check may also be required where there is regular contact with people.

The Social Work Admin Service as part of Argyll and Bute Council and the HSCP can offer opportunities for career progression, flexible working, training and development.

Our vision is: to deliver efficiency, quality and consistency, with a staff group that is flexible, skilled and motivated and committed to achieving Social Work Outcomes.

Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.

Applicants should note that:-

• Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements. 
• This post is suitable for job share.  
• The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.   
• Successful candidates will have to apply for Non-Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV) at Level 1 in order to access Police databases as an essential requirement of the post. 

To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.

If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description you will require to speak with the recruiting manager, who is:

 

Louise Campbell, Admin Officer Justice

Contact Telephone Number: 01369 708512

Email: Louise.campbell@argyll-bute.gov.uk

 

Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.

Please also note that we do not accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy