Business Support Minute Taker (Safeguarding Team)

Full Time Permanent – 36 hours per week

Children’s Social Care are looking for an experienced minute taker to assist in their Business Support Service to be based in the Safeguarding Team.  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 including a fast and accurate typing speed.

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, reception 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.  The role will predominantly support the Local Authority’s Designated Officer (LADO) for safeguarding in addition to minute taking for complex children in need case conferences and as such, the candidate must be able to emotionally cope with the content of the child protection information disclosed within those meetings. 

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.