Management Team Support (Family Hubs)
- Employer
- Stoke-on-Trent City Council
- Location
- Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
- Salary
- £24,294 - £26,421
- Closing date
- 19 Sep 2024
- Reference
- 0000022669
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- Sector
- Local Councils
- Job Type
- Social Care – Children
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term Contract
- Working Pattern
- See advert details
- Hours
- Full-Time
Job Details
Directorate: Children and Family Services
Section: Family Hubs
Grade: Level 5
Actual Salary: £24,294 - £26,421
Hours: 37
This advert is open to both Internal and External applicants.
This is a fixed term post for 12 months.
Are you passionate about supporting children and families? Do you want to make a difference where it will really count? This is a very exciting time to join the Stoke-on-Trent Family Hub Team.
An opportunity has arisen to support the design and implementation of Family Hubs in Stoke-on-Trent.
Stoke-on-Trent is one of 75 local authority areas to receive funding to develop a model of service delivery to meet the needs of children and families across the city.
Our ambition in Stoke-on-Trent is to create a network of provision consisting of services based in local venues that are familiar and accessible to families, outreach services to meet the needs of the most vulnerable children and families and a new digital offer that is accessible to all.
As the Executive Assistant you will work alongside the Family Hub Lead to support the programme through managing communications, promoting Family Hubs, developing and managing the implementation of new methods and procedures.
The successful candidate will be highly motivated and organised paying attention to detail.
They will have the ability to be proactive and take the initiative, be flexible and adaptable and have great communication skills.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about the role and our application process.
As a City Council employee, you will be able to take advantage of our generous flexible working policy and annual leave entitlement, and we would be open to discussions about part-time working arrangements.
If you have any further questions, we would be delighted to speak with you: please contact Kerry Hancock, Family Hub Lead, at Kerry.Hancock@stoke.gov.uk
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Please note that if an employee who is currently at risk of redundancy within the organisation applies for this vacancy their application will receive priority. If this happens you will be advised accordingly.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Stoke-on-Trent City Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this – we therefore encourage applications from all sections of our community. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed together.
To Apply - please visit our website https://webrecruitment.stoke.gov.uk/wrl/ If you have any queries or want an application form in another format, please email recruitment@stoke.gov.uk or call us on 01782 238189.
Company
About us
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is a unitary authority employing approximately 4,600 staff who deliver 700 services to more than 260,000 residents. Our city comprises of six towns: Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, Stoke and Tunstall. We are a city of strengths, with a proud heritage and bright future. We have undergone significant changes over the last few years. New ways of working have already transformed many service areas and we are determined to continue to develop more innovative approaches to ensure that we can maximise the benefits of transformation.
Our city
Although the 13th largest city in the UK, Stoke-on-Trent is rapidly outstripping a number of parts of the country with our economic growth and recovery.
Stoke-on-Trent is a city with a strong sense of civic pride - we’ve been voted the kindest city in the UK – and a place where you’ll receive a hugely warm welcome. We have a rich and diverse culture, steeped in our prestigious industrial heritage as the celebrated ‘world capital of ceramics’. But we don’t just want to celebrate our proud past – we firmly believe that Stoke-on-Trent’s best years are ahead of it. We are determined to raise aspirations and match them with high-quality education and health provision, as well as improved opportunities to secure fulfilling and well-paid work. Through uniting social and economic opportunities, we are maximising the full power of the city council as a secure and steadfast institution within the city.
Rewards and benefits
When you work for Stoke-on-Trent City Council you’ll be helping to improve the lives and wellbeing of our residents. We’ll provide you with support, learning opportunities and flexible working options and some amazing benefits including; a competitive salary, generous holidays, an excellent defined local authority benefit pension scheme, annual leave purchase scheme, cycle to work schemes just to name a few. We also have access to lifestyle benefits which offer a wide range of discounts such as family days out, travel, retail and many more.
Our commitment to you
Vibrancy and diversity are two of Stoke-on-Trent’s greatest assets. A city founded on creative endeavour should value and celebrate the multitude of voices, ideas and identities that shape its culture. We are committed to creating a culture which is truly inclusive, where all staff feel valued, listened to, supported and able to do their work to the best of their abilities at all times. And we must ensure that our decisions and policies nurture and empower communities across our city and do not inadvertently disadvantage groups and individuals that we want to help to thrive.
Our approach to Equality and Diversity is an invitation to all our communities to work with and for us so we can continue to improve how we deliver services residents need.
Our employee networks are inclusive, open forums for colleagues with similar lived experiences. They allow staff to meet, support and mentor each other, alongside being a voice for under-represented groups to advise and support the organisation when developing policies and services.
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- Telephone
- 01782 238189
- Location
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Stoke on Trent City Council
Civic Centre
Glebe Street
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 1HH
GB
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