Team Coordinator

Directorate: Children and Family Services

Section: Children's Social Care

Grade: Level 6

Hours: 37 Hours per week

Duration: 2 x temporary posts

Location: Civic Centre and Steel House

Closing Date: 26th March 2023

This advert is open to both internal & external applicants.

We are looking to recruit full time Team Co-ordinators to support our busy Children's Social Care teams.

The main responsibility of the post holder will be to support and minute take at multi-agency strategy meetings. You must be a team player with organisational skills as a strength.

The role of Team Co-Ordinator is a crucial post within CAFs. The Team Co-Ordinators work to support front line social workers and are often the first point of contact for service users, partners and other agencies. Team Co-ordinators will keep up to date with all cases within their team and will maintain systems of key statutory requirements for children. Team Co-ordinators will also undertake other tasks to support the service users and Social Workers such as minute taking, financial tasks, transport arrangement etc.

You will be required to:

1. provide an efficient and effective service to designated Teams within Children Social Care. Work flexibly to support the work of the Team including activities/tasks with children and families.

2. provide an excellent customer service, displaying a ‘can do’ attitude, working with accuracy and speed.

3. provide an efficient, effective, empathetic and responsive service to the public, agencies and professionals and a commitment to customer care and service.

4. be responsible for answering specific and general enquiries and taking referrals from members of the public, other departments and outside agencies.

5. plan daily and weekly work schedules and undertake duties as required which support the vision of the organisation.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Additional Information

Stoke-on-Trent City Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this – we therefore encourage applications from all sections of our community. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed together.

Please note that if an employee who is currently at risk of redundancy within the organisation applies for this vacancy their application will receive priority. If this happens you will be advised accordingly.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract

Salary: £24,496.00-£26,845.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Stoke-on-Trent

Application deadline: 26/03/2023
Reference ID: 0000018376