Administration Team leader

Administration Team leader
Salary: £30,343 - £32,110 per annum 
35 Hours per Week
Location: County Hall, Worcester
Permanent 

The Role: 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Administration Team Leader in the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) team at Worcestershire County Council based at County Hall, Worcester. In this role you will oversee the DoLS administration function, ensuring that it is equipped and supported to work efficiently and effectively. You will work closely with the DoLS team manager and provide the DoLS administrators with supervision and support, enabling them to develop and deliver a high-quality service.

Main purpose of the job:
• To manage a team of DoLS administrators, to ensure that they provide good quality support to the DoLS team.
• To oversee the DoLS administration function, ensuring that DoLS work is completed in the most efficient and effective way.
• If you have excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, and are committed to ensuring that administration processes work in the most efficient and effective way, then this is the job for you. Please ensure that you review the job description and person specification, and ensure that you address each of the points in the person specification in your application.

Benefits:

You’ll find an overview of the benefits Worcestershire County Council have to offer on our webpage Why work for us? | Worcestershire County Council, so do take a look!  Some of these offers include: 
• Great Holiday Entitlement: As well as bank holidays, you'll get 26 days paid holiday (pro rata for part-time staff). This goes up to 31 days when you have been with us for 5 years. If you get more than 26 days where you work now, don't worry because if you join us without a break, we'll match your holiday up to 31 days. If you’re successful and want to take advantage of this do let us know!
• Brilliant Pension Scheme: The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a nationwide, career average pension scheme and is a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government.
• Professional Learning & Development: We actively encourage learning and development for all our staff should they want to progress further or explore other areas within the organisation.
• Flexible Working: We are proud to offer hybrid working to provide a better work/life balance where possible.

How to Apply:

Applications are invited to apply for this role. 
Please find the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Please write your submission with consideration for the essential and desirable criteria on the Person Specification. This should include examples why you should be considered; the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.
Please submit your Application to Recruitment@worcestershire.gov.uk

Application Closing Date: Sunday 25th August 2024
Anticipated Interview Date: Week Commencing 2nd September 2024