Job Description

The main purpose of this job is to provide a range of administrative support to the Assessment team including data input and control, carrying out financial and administrative procedures, minute meetings and providing administrative support to the Social Work Managers and Social workers.

Key responsibilities of Assessment Service Administrator -

• Undertake a range of budgetary functions utilising the Council's Financial Management System and spreadsheet packages.
• Undertake administrative procedures for the Service including accurate inputting of data onto the Council's computer systems including Liquid Logic, producing report, organising meetings and event.
• Being an administrator arrange, attend, and minute meetings, including strategy meetings and complex Child in Need meetings or other procedural interviews ensuring that statements are accurately recorded.
• Undertake financial procedures including petty cash, cash advances, cheque requisitions, purchase requisitions, central billing, invoice payment including expenditure coding of invoices.
• Provide word processing/audio typing to support the needs of the Assessment Team including the production of detailed reports, letters, publicity materials and electronic mail.
• Contribute to the compilation and updating of a control procedures manual.
• Responding to general public query where possible recording information as per departmental procedures and passing on to appropriate department.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Demonstrable experience of using I.T. and office software systems including; Financial Information Systems plus experience in WORD, EXCEL or equivalents. Demonstrable good oral communications skills - able to advise clearly and accurately Demonstrable Numeracy skills - able to analyse and interpret large amounts of data and produce comprehensible statistics Some knowledge of accounting and financial procedures Recognised administration qualification to Level 2/3 Level OR qualification OR equivalent experience Ability to attend sites throughout the Borough (occasionally)