Overview

Administrator
Haringey
£14.50PH

Akton Recruitment are working with the Local Authorities to fill a position for an Administrator. This is a full time 37 hours per week contract in the Childrens Services Safeguarding & Support Team. This role is hybrid working so commuting into the offices based in Haringey is only expected 2-3 days a week.

Job Purpose
1. To provide professional business support that facilitates the delivery of frontline services and the council priorities.
2. Ensuring the delivery of an effective and efficient service within required timescales and in line with corporate and service policies and operating guidelines
3. To work in partnership with services to ensure that any risks, issues or opportunities are identified and quickly addressed.
4. To champion continuous improvement to ensure that services are efficient as possible.

Responsibilities
1. Responsible for delivering, to a high standard, the full menu of business support activities as defined by the operating model to ensure effective operation of the service. This includes, but not limited to;
o Document Management
o Administration
o Data entry to council systems
o Supporting Meetings
o Minute Taking of lower level cases and other meetings as requested by service
2. Provide effective business support to meet the statutory and operational requirements of Children's Service
3. Proactively develop skills, knowledge and abilities in delivering a high quality business support service to Children's Service
4. Be aware of policies, procedures and statutory legislation that impacts on your role and Children's Services. Regularly update that knowledge in order to give correct service information and advice and allow job rotation as required
5. Organise and prioritise own workload, renegotiating targets/deadlines as conflicting demands necessitate.
6. Carry out all accountabilities in compliance with the Council's Policies and Procedures.
7. Liaise effectively, professionally and co-operatively with Business Support staff and service users, always presenting an efficient image of Business Support
8. Provide cover for colleagues and undertake any other work assigned consistent with the duties and responsibilities of an agile workforce.
9. Maintain accurate and effective communication with line management (to include the provision of reports and presentations) ensuring that they are regularly appraised of planned changes and developments
10. Actively support continuous improvement by identifying service issues, threats and opportunities/improvements. Contribute to the development of and implementation of service improvements.
11. Provide cover for colleagues and undertake any other work assigned consistent with the duties and responsibilities of an agile workforce