Unit Co-Ordinator - ABC10760
| Posting date: | 22 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £28,206.00 to £30,708.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 May 2024 |
| Location: | Aberdeen, AB10 1AB |
| Company: | Aberdeen City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ABC10760 |
Summary
Job Description
Before applying for this job, it is important that you read the Applicant Guidance by clicking on this link and the Job Profile attached. These explain the job role and the type of person we're looking for.
Location & Duration:
Post 1: Marischal College, Full time, Permanent
Post 2: Children in Need - Kincorth Social Work Office, Full Time, Secondment for 18 months
Roles that require PVG Membership
Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 11 and above (currently £30,727 per annum / £15.97 per hour)
The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.
Job Purpose/About the role
Unit Coordinators key role is to enable Social Workers and Child Practitioner within the team to spend more time with children and their families by undertaking any tasks that may free them to do so. Unit Coordinators have a critical role in the smooth running of the team and need to be proactive, by thinking ahead of about tasks which may require to be undertaken.
Requirements
- Educated to higher level
- Experience within an administrative role
Responsibilities
The Unit Co-ordinator must be able to
- Prioritise own workload, manage competing priorities and be accountable for achieving targets and deadlines
- Ability to create a rapport and build relationships with service users, colleagues and partners
- Ability to prioritise tasks, manage own workload and be accountable
- Ability to tailor communication style to meet the needs of the audience
- Ability to asses information and provide a recommendation based on own judgement
- Ability to work on own initiative with minimal supervision
- Ability to identify and make recommendations on service development issues.
- Ability to utilise a range of IT systems to deliver services.
- Ability to work accurately with financial and numerical information
- Ability to utilise competently, a range of computer systems, including Excel, Microsoft, and Microsoft Teams, D365
- Work accurately within financial processes
- Prioritise own workload, manage competing priorities and be accountable for achieving targets and deadlines
- Ability to create a rapport and build relationships with service users, colleagues and partners
- Minute Taking skills
The Individual
Please see Job Profile for further details.
Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Flexible Working
We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact AskHR@aberdeencity.gov.uk.
Armed Forces
We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: armedforces@aberdeencity.gov.uk. We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our roles and who:
- have a disability
- are care-experienced and aged 16-29
- are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
- have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
- are New Scots aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships
Further information can be found at https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/jobs
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