Clerical Officer

• Please note, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship and we can only consider applicants with existing right to work in the UK.

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills to support the Business Support Team within our Families First Front Door Service.

Why join us

Families First provides a 24/7, 365-day response to concerns about children and young people, delivered by skilled and experienced practitioners.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive, forward-thinking service and play a key role in safeguarding children and families across Plymouth.

We are a flexible employer and provide a variety of working arrangements tailored to the needs of each role.

• The ideal candidate would also have the following desirable qualifications and knowledge:
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office software packages.
• Experience of working in a clerical or administrative environment.
• Experience of working in a team.
• NVQ Level 2 or 3.
• Knowledge of data bases and recording such Eclipse/Care First or such like
• Clerical officers will all undertake a range of generic clerical work.
• There are a number of more specialist tasks which all clerical staff will be expected to undertake.

The Role requires the candidate to search through a variety of different systems to identify families, summarise historical involvement with Services and add Contact Records to our system.

The candidate must be able to self-motivate, follow process accurately and work within a busy team.

The team work 8am-8pm and we would welcome applicants who can work within these times.

The Disclosure & Barring Service Check requirement for this post is: Enhanced Check + DBS Children's Barred List & DBS Adult's Barred List

For more information regarding this role, please contact Kathryn Smith by email Kathryn.Smith@plymouth.gov.uk

Closing date: Wednesday 24 June

Plymouth City Council is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, care experience, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation.

As part of our commitment to promoting equality we offer guaranteed interviews to those who meet the essential criteria and are considered disabled, care experienced or are an Armed Forces Service Leaver within the last two years.