Business Support Minute Taker

Job Description

Job Category: Sec / Admin
Location: Magdalen House, Bootle, L20 3NJ, Sefton MBC
Hours Per Week: 36.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:30
Salary: £11.91

Children’s Social Care are looking for an experienced minute taker to assist in their Business Support Service for the busy Cared for Teams and Young Persons Teams and attending other meetings as and when needed to take minutes.
The ideal candidate will have proven clerical experience, be a team player and be able to work with set timeframes within a pressurised environment. Applicants will be expected to have excellent word processing skills, a good working knowledge of Microsoft Word with experience of minute taking in a formal setting with the ability to take clear and concise notes.

The role entails working closely with other members of the Business Support Team and completing general administrative tasks for the service (for example, typing formal correspondence, filing, collating reports and records, answering the telephone, reception, covering for other colleagues as and when needed and post duties etc.).

Liaising with all professionals within Social Care and other bodies outside of the Local Authority, good communication skills are essential along with the capacity to deal confidentially with matters of a sensitive nature and cope with the content of child protection information.
The post is based at Magdalen House in Bootle but due to operational reasons, the postholder may be required to work in other establishments throughout the Sefton Borough.

Please see attached job description and person specification for further detail.

QUALIFICATIONS:
⦁ OCR (RSA II) qualification or equivalent, or equivalent experience
⦁ Word Processing qualification/experience
⦁ GCSE English and Maths (grades A-C) or equivalent NVQ qualifications

EXPERIENCE:
⦁ Proven clerical experience.
⦁ Work as part of a team.
⦁ Experience in providing the full range of word processing services in an office environment.
⦁ Proven experience of minute-taking in a formal setting

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:
⦁ Working knowledge of Microsoft Word.
⦁ Ability to take clear and concise minutes
⦁ Demonstrable organisational skills.
⦁ Proven ability to prioritise work and work under pressure to meet deadlines.
⦁ Good communication skills