Job Introduction
Children's Services are seeking a Support Services Officer to work primarily in the Safeguarding/LADO and Corporate Parenting hub, although you may be required to provide support across the whole service.
Based in Civic and at the Holne Chase Centre, you’ll provide professional and efficient support to the teams with a wide range of tasks including supporting child protection meetings and LADO (Local Authority Designated Officer) administrative tasks, processing financial requests, invoice management, and minute taking when required.
This is a site-based role.
Interview for this role will be held on 29 July.
Milton Keynes City Council is a modern and friendly place to work. Find out more about working with us here: www.mkcounciljobs.org.uk
Main Responsibility
- Provide direct business support for Children’s Services, ensuring all statutory timescales are met. Accurately maintain records and in accordance with regulations and procedures.
- Take high level and often complex minutes at all relevant meetings. Assisting with scheduling and preparing information for distribution.
- Management of purchase orders and payments in accordance with the Council’s finance procedures using the Council’s electronic finance systems. This may also involve monitoring petty cash amounts.
- Support multi agency working between Milton Keynes City Council and other local authorities/agencies and maintain professional links.
- Provide a polite, professional first point of contact for visitors.
- Have an awareness of the safeguarding and health and safety requirements for the premises and the staff, in line with council policies and procedures.
- Supporting the induction of new colleagues and to provide a level of 1:1 monitoring, supporting colleagues welfare and work activities and escalating any issues to the Children’s Services Deputy Business Managers
The Ideal Candidate
- We are looking for someone who enjoys being part of a team and working in a supportive environment but who can work proactively and positively to solve problems and ensure our teams receive professional and efficient administrative support.
- The role is varied and requires good prioritisation and organisation skills and also a keen eye for detail.
- Good communication and emotional resilience are essential in this role.
Package Description
In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:
- Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28 days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years. In addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
- Excellent pension – everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
- A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support and a childcare subsidy.
- Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
- Salary sacrifice car scheme – low-cost leasing of electric and low emission vehicles.
- Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.
Why join us? Along with more on our Benefits, discover why Working at the City Council could be the right move for you here Working at the Council | Milton Keynes
Our roles are either designated ‘site based’ or ‘home based’. ‘Site based’ roles can include up to two days a week working from home whilst ‘home based’ roles are based at home four days a week. Of course, managers designate which category roles are in based on the needs of the service and the circumstances.
About The Organisation
Milton Keynes City Council is a large, modern and financially stable employer with around 2,500 people working across our eight areas. Together we provide local residents and businesses with a wide range of important round-the-clock services and aim to make our city a better place to live.
We work hard because of the demands placed on us, like protecting children from harm or preventing homelessness. However, working for the city is always rewarding and everyone has the opportunity to make a real difference.
We’re very proud of our diversity and are committed to having a workforce that reflects the community we serve. Whatever your background, you will be welcome here if you share our values of being dedicated, respectful and collaborative.
We offer great training and support and because of the size and scale of the organisation there are always new opportunities to explore when it’s time for a new role.
If you’d like to know more about how we do things and what matters to us, take a look at our short booklet What makes us Milton Keynes City Council.
