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Join Our Dynamic Team as a Safeguarding Business Unit Assistant (Adults and Children’s Safeguarding)!

Location: Civic Centre, Gateshead (Hybrid Working Available)
Salary: £25,992 - £27,269 (Grade E SCP 8-11)
Hours: 37 hours per week (Flexible options available)

About Us: Are you ready to make a real difference in the lives of adults and children in our community? The Gateshead Safeguarding Adults Board (GSAB) and Gateshead Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (GSCP) are passionate about safeguarding and providing support to professionals, practitioners and volunteers working with adults and children across Gateshead.

Following the promotion of the current postholder, we wish to recruit an enthusiastic and organised individual to join our team as the Safeguarding Business Unit Assistant. This is a busy post requiring the post-holder to work in a split role between the GSAB and the GSCP. The post holder will be expected to work to tight deadlines and effectively prioritise different demands. You need to have excellent administrative skills, must have the ability to organise your own workload and carry out tasks autonomously with minimal supervision.

What You'll Do:

• Be the Backbone of Our Meetings: Coordinate and manage the GSCP and GSAB board meetings and sub groups. This includes arranging both virtual and face-to-face meetings, setting agendas, and producing minutes of highly confidential and complex meetings.
• Drive Positive Change: Record actions from Learning Reviews and other events, supporting the development of impactful action plans.
• Event Organisation: Provide excellent administrative support for conferences, workshops, board development days, and training events.
• Customer Service Champion: Deliver exceptional service to service users, the public, and external organizations via various communication channels.
• Data Input: Maintain and update information systems to ensure data accuracy and reliability.
• Innovative Support: Assist in implementing and improving administrative systems and procedures to enhance service delivery.
• Team Player: Support the GSCP and GSAB Business Managers with various tasks and responsibilities as well as supporting the Learning and Development Officer in ensuring the safeguarding learning offer is accessible and acting as a point of contact for questions and queries relating to the safeguarding training.

What We Need from You:

• Experienced Professional: Background in business administration, with the ability to produce accurate and concise minutes for high-level meetings.
• Tech-Savvy: Proficiency in Word, Excel, and other computer packages. Support in the updating of the GSAB and GSCP websites and the unit’s social media platforms.
• GDPR Competent: Understanding of GDPR and Data Protection. You will need to have a working knowledge of GDPR and the data protection act. Experience of this will need to be demonstrated in your application.
• Organisational Pro: Strong organisational skills, capable of prioritising workload and meeting deadlines.
• Communication Expert: Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Calm Under Pressure: Professionalism in handling sensitive situations
• Qualifications: NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration or equivalent, or willing to work towards.

Why Join Us?

• Great Transport Links: Benefit from reliable public transport, discounted Annual Pass, Co-wheel pool cars, and the Cycle to Work scheme.
• Generous Leave: Enjoy a generous annual leave package with the option to purchase up to 10 extra days.
• Flexibility: Access to the flexi scheme for a better work-life balance.
• Pension Scheme: Membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Exclusive Discounts: Reduced rate membership for GO Gateshead Leisure Services, Health Shield healthcare plan, and discounts with O2, Virgin Media, and Dell.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you are passionate about safeguarding and eager to contribute to our mission, we want to hear from you!

For more information: contact Catherine Hardman, GSAB Business Manager, at 0191 433 4367 or Anna Harrison, GSCP Business Manager on 07395 361053.

To apply for the position: please send a current copy of your CV along with a covering letter clearly explaining how you meet the essential criteria of the post to catherinehardman@gateshead.gov.uk

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