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Senior Coordinator
| Posting date: | 20 June 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £36,648 to £41,418 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 July 2024 |
| Location: | Reading, Berkshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Reading Borough Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | BFC0742 |
Summary
Senior Coordinator
Berkshire West Safeguarding Children Partnership – Business Unit
About us
Brighter Futures for Children is a not-for-profit company, owned by, but independent of, Reading Borough Council. Although we are independent, we are very much part of the Reading Family. Our people enjoy all of benefits as other Council employees including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and continuous service.
We work closely with partners in the local community and key organisations including Reading Borough Council, policy, public health and voluntary groups. We are responsible for the delivery of children’s social care, early help & prevention, education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Offending Service and traded services with schools.
Our main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of the children of Reading. We help families find long-term solutions to ensure children lead happy, healthy and successful lives.
About the role
The BWSCP Business Unit Senior Coordinator, is ideal for anyone who wants to develop their administrative career in a multi-agency professional environment. This role brings the opportunity to be involved in partnership work across the Berkshire West local authorities (Reading, West Berkshire and Wokingham) along with colleagues from Thames Valley Police, Health and Education settings.
The role will allow you to gain a wider understanding of the importance of multi-agency working with a safeguarding focus. It is a busy role with a wide variety of functions and is ideal for an experienced senior administrator/coordinator looking for progression. You will have the opportunity to work on multi-agency projects across the three local authority areas and no two days are the same.
You will be responsible for the line management of 2 established administrators and your main areas of work will be guided by the Partnership Manager taking into account the needs of the Safeguarding Partnership. You will attend a range of BWSCP subgroup meetings, with the delegated authority of the BWSCP Partnership Manager on occasion and have the opportunity to build relationships and work with colleagues, at a senior level, from numerous safeguarding agencies across Berkshire West.
This is a full-time, primarily virtual post however, some office working across the partnership localities will be required on an ad hoc basis.
For a full list of role responsibilities, please read the attached job description.
Our offer
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.
A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
• A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
• Incremental holidays starting with 26 days plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years’ service)
• Discounted Child Care (on site nursery)
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Season train ticket loans
• Salary Sacrifice Car Lease Scheme
• A range of local shopping discounts
Inclusion and Diversity
We want Brighter Futures for Children to be a great place to work and to ensure that our children, young people and families are represented in leadership roles and positions of power. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our children, young people and families so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.
Asking for Adjustments
Brighter Futures for Children is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions.
If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please let us know.
Closing date: 14 July 2024
Interview date: To be confirmed
We look forward to hearing from you!
Berkshire West Safeguarding Children Partnership – Business Unit
About us
Brighter Futures for Children is a not-for-profit company, owned by, but independent of, Reading Borough Council. Although we are independent, we are very much part of the Reading Family. Our people enjoy all of benefits as other Council employees including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and continuous service.
We work closely with partners in the local community and key organisations including Reading Borough Council, policy, public health and voluntary groups. We are responsible for the delivery of children’s social care, early help & prevention, education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Offending Service and traded services with schools.
Our main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of the children of Reading. We help families find long-term solutions to ensure children lead happy, healthy and successful lives.
About the role
The BWSCP Business Unit Senior Coordinator, is ideal for anyone who wants to develop their administrative career in a multi-agency professional environment. This role brings the opportunity to be involved in partnership work across the Berkshire West local authorities (Reading, West Berkshire and Wokingham) along with colleagues from Thames Valley Police, Health and Education settings.
The role will allow you to gain a wider understanding of the importance of multi-agency working with a safeguarding focus. It is a busy role with a wide variety of functions and is ideal for an experienced senior administrator/coordinator looking for progression. You will have the opportunity to work on multi-agency projects across the three local authority areas and no two days are the same.
You will be responsible for the line management of 2 established administrators and your main areas of work will be guided by the Partnership Manager taking into account the needs of the Safeguarding Partnership. You will attend a range of BWSCP subgroup meetings, with the delegated authority of the BWSCP Partnership Manager on occasion and have the opportunity to build relationships and work with colleagues, at a senior level, from numerous safeguarding agencies across Berkshire West.
This is a full-time, primarily virtual post however, some office working across the partnership localities will be required on an ad hoc basis.
For a full list of role responsibilities, please read the attached job description.
Our offer
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.
A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
• A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
• Incremental holidays starting with 26 days plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years’ service)
• Discounted Child Care (on site nursery)
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Season train ticket loans
• Salary Sacrifice Car Lease Scheme
• A range of local shopping discounts
Inclusion and Diversity
We want Brighter Futures for Children to be a great place to work and to ensure that our children, young people and families are represented in leadership roles and positions of power. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our children, young people and families so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.
Asking for Adjustments
Brighter Futures for Children is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions.
If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please let us know.
Closing date: 14 July 2024
Interview date: To be confirmed
We look forward to hearing from you!
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