Location: Various Sites Across Wakefield
Salary: Grade G4 (Details on application)
Contract Type: Full-time, Office-Based
Recruiting Now via Route 1 Recruitment!
4 Vacancies Available – Locations:
(WF1 1NB)
(WF2 8YA)
(WF10 3JJ)
(WF6 2DZ)
About the Role:
We are seeking four organised and proactive Safeguarding Business Support Officers to join Wakefield Families Together. You will play a crucial role in supporting senior managers, social work teams and professionals working to protect and support children, young people and families across Wakefield.
This is an office-based role where accuracy, confidentiality and resilience are vital due to the sensitive and often emotive nature of the work.
Key Duties:
Minute taking at multi-agency safeguarding meetings.
Reception duties and handling telephone calls from the public and internal colleagues.
Booking rooms, arranging meetings and supporting the Family Time service.
Financial administration tasks including ordering supplies and processing invoices.
Providing general administrative support, including maintaining and updating social care recording systems.
Delivering excellent customer care to service users, partners and colleagues.
What We Are Looking For:
Excellent customer care and communication skills.
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team.
Strong organisational skills, accuracy and attention to detail.
Ability to handle highly sensitive, confidential and sometimes distressing information with integrity and professionalism.
Knowledge of Data Protection, confidentiality and safeguarding principles.
Confidence using IT systems, especially Microsoft Office and social care databases.
Essential Requirements:
4 GCSEs (Grade C/5 or above) including English and Maths (or equivalent).
ICT qualification or equivalent experience.
Experience of minute taking and working in an administrative/customer service role.
Ability to travel to other sites across Wakefield if required.
Additional Information:
You must be resilient, with the emotional strength to work with safeguarding and child protection information on a daily basis.
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
You will receive full training, including safeguarding awareness.
Interested?
Apply today via Route 1 Recruitment to start your rewarding career supporting vital safeguarding services in Wakefield.
