Lead Administrator- Looked After Children

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	20 Chwefror 2026
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	Competitive
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	22 Mawrth 2026
Lleoliad:	Bolton, BL2 2JW
Cwmni:	inploi
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	75787860

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Grade: D scp6 £25,989- scp11 £28,142(£12,994-£14,071 Pro rata)
Contract: 18.5 hours(Wed PM and all day Thur/Fri)
Essential Qualification: NVQ Administration Level 3 or equivalent OR proven experience of working in an administrative role

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

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The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Lead Administrator to join the ‘Bolton Family’ and be a part of our administration team supporting the Looked After Children Team. The role is part-time 18.5 hours working Wednesday afternoons and all day Thursday and Friday. You will work closely with the Team Leader, Independent Reviewing Officers who chair the Review meetings, Health Partners, Social Workers and other members of the Admin team.

The Looked After Children Team work with children and families and other professionals in Bolton to ensure the children and young people are supported to achieve better outcomes and they have every chance to succeed, be safe and be happy. You will join a committed team who are proud of the service they deliver to help children, young people and families achieve their potential.

Lead Administrators are key in ensuring the smooth running of services and the role is exciting and varied. The key duties are (but are not limited to): arranging and organising initial and review meetings, including preparing and sending invites to partners, parents and young people, collating information to request health assessments, uploading document to and updating Liquid Logic (Case Management System) to ensure records are kept accurate and comply with current legislation.

Training will be given to support the successful candidate in fulfilling the role.

About You
You will demonstrate effective communication skills in order to present information both verbally and in writing. You will have the ability to work as part of a team and under your own supervision. You should be able to demonstrate effective organisational skills, with the ability to plan, develop and prioritise your work. You must possess accurate literacy skills to ensure correct information is collated and processed and have good systems skills.
Experience of using a range of computer software packages to produce accurate, well-presented documents is essential, as is a demonstrable ability to handle cash and be able to record and monitor payments in line with financial procedures.
You will possess excellent literacy skills to ensure correct information is collated and processed and be proficient in the use of packages such as Word, Excel and Outlook.
You will have experience of taking comprehensive minutes at conferences or multi agency meetings.

About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.

Ready to apply? Then please click Apply and explain how you meet the points on the person specification.

Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.

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