Administrative Assistant - Level 4

Job Introduction

Administrative Assistant Level 4 

Children’s Safeguarding Unit 

Two Administrative Assistants are required to assist the Safeguarding Administrative Manager in maintaining an efficient and effective administrative service supporting Safeguarding and Cared for Children services within the Children’s Safeguarding Unit.  

The key aspect of this role is to take the minutes at Child Protection Conferences and Cared for Children Reviews as well as other administrative tasks. 

The successful candidate should be educated to OCR or RSA II (or equivalent) Typing / Text Word Processing and, NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in a business related discipline, and have a good general education.  Experience in a similar role covering a broad range of support tasks and procedures is also essential.  

If you would like further information, please contact Steph Eastlake, Safeguarding Admin Manager on 01670 624888.  

Hours – 30 per week 

Salary – Band 4 (£21,407 - £22,817)

Fixed Term until 15/12/2025

Northumberland County Council’s (NCC) vision is ‘Land of Great Opportunities’, for current and future generations.  We believe there is no better place to live and work. 
For further information about working for NCC, please visit our website here.

Why choose us? 
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 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: 
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For those with speech difficulties or hearing loss: Text relay service dial 018001 01670 623930 

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