Administrative Assistant, Public Protection - ORK09788
| Posting date: | 08 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £29,010.00 to £29,594.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 November 2025 |
| Location: | Kirkwall, KW15 1NY |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Orkney Islands Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ORK09788 |
Summary
Advert
ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE
Performance and Business Support
Administrative Assistant, Public Protection
35 hours per week
Permanent
£29,010 - £29,594 / £15.90 - £16.22 per hour (including Distant Islands Allowance)
The post holder will be working with a number of multi-agencies across the Community Planning Partnership.
A key aspect of this role is the ability to create positive working relations and to provide strong administrative support to the Chief Officers Group (COG) and Public protection Committee (PPC). You will have excellent organisational and planning capabilities, with an eye for detail and ability to work on various workstreams, being able to prioritise workload. This role is critical to ensuring child protection registers are kept up to date and accurate. You will also organise child protection conferences and provide an overall high standard of administration to this important role.
We are looking for someone who thrives in taking the initiative; to self-guide and manage workload. Administrative experience, preferably in a busy office environment, and experience in the use of Word and Excel including producing letters, reports and creating and maintaining spreadsheets is essential.
Applicants must be educated to SVQ3 or equivalent SCQF level 6 qualification in administration or other relevant subject, or where the essential qualification is not held, a minimum of 2 years’ experience of working in an administrative role is required.
Applicants must have the ability to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Orkney to meet the operational requirements of the Service
This post requires Level 1 Disclosure Scotland clearance.
Should you wish to informally discuss this post in more detail please contact Team Manager PJ Dewar on pj.dewar@orkney.gov.uk or 01856 873535 ext 3288.
Closing Date: 23:59 on Sunday 2 November 2025
Please note that interview expenses are not payable for this post.
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