Do you want to be a part of a busy, dynamic, administration team supporting Social Workers making a difference to children and families in East Sussex? If so, you may be interested in our Senior Business Administrator role.
We are seeking an organised, proactive and highly motivated Family Group Conference (FGC) Senior Business Administrator to provide comprehensive administrative support to our Family Group Conference and Lifelong Links Service.
This is a varied and rewarding role at the heart of the service, ensuring the smooth coordination of referrals, case management processes, meetings, finance administration and performance reporting. You will work closely with Managers, Co-ordinators, Social Workers and partner agencies to support children, young people and families.
Duties include: case and referral administration, document management, meeting and diary coordination, complex minute taking, finance administration, data and performance reporting, systems and database management.
We are looking for someone who has the following:
- Ability to minute and produce accurate records of meetings.
- Ability to to effectively organise and prioritise own and team workload to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Knowledge of using email and software such as the Microsoft Office Suite with a good understanding of managing calendars and setting up MS Teams calls.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, with a good understanding of maintaining spreadsheets and databases, basic formulas in spreadsheets.
Please download the job description and person specification for more information.
To apply for this role, please upload your CV and a Supporting Statement. We will be using your Supporting Statement to shortlist so please be sure to address how you meet all the criteria in the person specification, drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests.
For guidance on how to write an application see our how to apply page and our statement on the use of AI .
Interviews will take place in person at St Mary's House, Eastbourne on Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th August. If you are unavailable on these dates let us know and we may be able to schedule an alternative date to interview you.
Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status page for details.
The working arrangements are hybrid/flexible, with attendance at the office in St Mary's House, Eastbourne only expected once per week.
We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page .
Vocational Training through Apprenticeships is now available to our staff, ranging from entry level to degree level qualifications. You can talk to the hiring manager and the apprenticeship team about what qualifications would be relevant to you and this job role, and if it is possible to support you in apprenticeship training.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity contact Lisa Apps, Practice Manager at
[email protected] to request a MS teams call or phone call.
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Additional Information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.
If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For further information please go to Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .
If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.
