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Administrative Assistant (C1)
Salary details: C1 - £20,661 to £22,658
Employer: Leeds City Council
Contract Type: Permanent Appointment
Hours per Week: 37
Closing date: 26 April 2017
Base: Sir Henry Mitchell House,4 Manchester Road, Bradford BD5 0QL.
One Adoption West Yorkshire is a shared regional adoption service across the 5 West Yorkshire Local Authorities. It will be hosted by Leeds City Council with office bases across West Yorkshire. Core services will be the recruitment and assessment of all adopters, family finding for children and adoption support through all life stages and our vision is to ensure that children, adopters and birth parents in West Yorkshire receive an excellent adoption service.
We are seeking to recruit an Administrative Assistant for the agency and are looking for someone who has the ability to work with the service to create and maintain a customer focused attitude and approach at all times that promotes positive relationships and generates a culture of openness and trust.
This post oversees the business support for the service in the Bradford office for the adoption support service and the family finding service. The postholder will also have line management responsibility for 2 administrative staff based in the Wakefield office so there will be some travelling required.
The post holder will need to be competent in the use of information technology with a proven record of maintaining computerised record systems. It is expected that applicants will have an excellent working knowledge of both Microsoft Excel and Word packages and some supervisory experience is required.
The work involves issues of a sensitive and confidential nature and applicants will need to display a clear understanding of the need for complete confidentiality at both application and interview stage.
You must be able to work as part of a team and be flexible with energy and commitment.
For an informal discussion about the posts please contact Sarah Johal, Head of Service Once Adoption
For more information, and to apply for this position, please visit the Leeds City Council jobs site at www.leeds.gov.uk/jobs (job ref. 15730).
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.