Administrative Officer

We have an exciting opportunity for a Maternity cover Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) Administration Officer within the Quality and Review Team. WHAT IS INVOLVED? We are a friendly, and welcoming team, based in Stanley. The purpose of the post is to provide dedicated administrative support to the Quality and Review Team to ensure that a seamless service is offered to all service users in Child Protection Meetings and Children Looked After Reviews. This is a temporary post (maternity cover) working 29.5 hours per week. Duties will include: arranging Child Protection Conferences, Looked After Reviews and other meetings for children's services, attending meetings, circulating recommendations/decisions and writing up and circulating notes following the meeting, maintaining statistical information and updating computer systems. This is a very busy but interesting role, you must be able to work under pressure and have excellent organisational skills, communications skills and IT skills. You must be able to produce high quality notes of meetings via a laptop, within prescribed timeframes. The IRO Administration Officers are currently attending all meetings remotely and taking the notes of these via Microsoft Teams. Some work after 5pm may be required., Durham County Council currently operates a hybrid working policy where a model of 2 days in the workplace and 3 days at home/remote will apply. This model is pro-rated for part time roles and arrangements are at managers discretion, alternatively you can work all of your contracted hours within the workplace if you prefer. EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION We are a proud equal opportunities employer and recognise that a diverse, talented workforce brings new ideas and new perspectives, which will facilitate growth and improvements to services. We are committed to ensuring that our employment policies and processes are fair and equitable to all. We welcome job applications from everyone, and successful candidates are considered only on their skills and ability to do the job. As a Disability Confident Leader, we encourage applications from disabled people and provide support throughout the recruitment process. Take a closer look: https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/26899/Equality-diversity-and-inclusion-in-our-workforce

You should have NVQ Business Administration Level 2 or Relevant Equivalent Qualification.

We offer generous rewards and benefits that are designed to help you perform at your best:

• Competitive salaries and 27 days holiday per year rising to 32 days after five years continuous local government service.
• Option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year.
• Excellent work/life balance through schemes including job sharing, compressed hours and flexi-time (allowing up to 13 flexi days per year).
• Hybrid working (home and office working).
• Excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Plus, top up options - Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme and standard AVC scheme for members of the LGPS.
• Wellbeing Portal and access to an Employee Assist Scheme.
• Wide range of learning and development opportunities including professional qualifications, coaching and mentoring.
• Employee Benefits Portal and Lifestyle Savings Scheme (discounts across a host of major retailers).
• Discounted DCC gym membership.
• Staff networks run by staff for our staff, including Race Equality and Diversity, Disability, LGBT+, Armed Forces, Carers, Menopause.
• Trade Union membership.
• A range of other salary sacrifice schemes such as car leasing.
Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions. Take a closer look: https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/26895/Rewards-and-benefits