Safeguarding & Legal Intervention Administrative Assistant
| Posting date: | 11 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26,556 to £28,764 per year |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 25 September 2025 |
| Location: | Thurrock, Essex, RM17 6SL |
| Company: | Thurrock Council |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 2645_1757593353 |
Summary
Job Title: Safeguarding & Legal Intervention Administration Assistant
Salary: £26,556 - £28,764 per annum (pro rata to hours worked as part-time)
Grade: B
Contract Type: Fixed term - 12 month
Working Hours: 21 hours per week (Wed, Thurs & Fri)
The Administrative Assistant will work within the Safeguarding & Legal Intervention team in Adult Social Care. This team involves the Adult Safeguarding, DOLS and Corporate Appointee teams.
The role will be responsible for providing high level administrative support to all three teams. This will include managing calls received to the Safeguarding team; assisting duty workers in ensuring data systems are up to date; assisting Financial Management Officers in managing service user finances; handling sensitive and highly confidential information.
Key Requirements:
- Good knowledge and experience of key computer systems
- Ability to collate and process financial information and record information clearly
- Ability to solve problems and use initiative
- Ability to prioritise workload to meet deadlines
- Knowledge of financial procedures and regulations
- Ability to deal with sensitive and highly confidential information professionally
- Experience of dealing with customers and other users of the service
- Flexible
- Enhanced DBS check
What we are looking for:
- Please refer to Job Profile
DBS Check: Enhanced level is required for this post.
Benefits of Working with Us
At Thurrock Council, we value our employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexible and hybrid working opportunities (where applicable)
- Ongoing training and professional development
- Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support
- Staff discounts and local offers
- A supportive and inclusive working environment
Important Dates
Closing Date (Redeployment Only): 11th September 2025
Closing Date (Internal & External): 21st September 2025
Interview Date: To Be Confirmed
Additional Information
For further details, please contact Leanne Dunnage 07517 130490, or Sarah Attersall 07592 591209
To view the Job Profile and Person Specification, please follow the link below:
Download Job Profile (PDF Document)
Application Requirements
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If the Job Profile and Person Specification list any qualifications as essential, please also upload copies of those relevant qualifications.
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