Specialist Business Support Lead – Thriving Families Team, at Manchester City Council

Job title:

Specialist Business Support Lead – Thriving Families Team, at Manchester City Council

Company

Manchester City Council

Job description

Working Hours: 35 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time

Closing Date: 13 February 2024

This role is subject to –

• DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance – this post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Appointable candidates will be required to apply for a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Information provided by you or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here. We have a policy on the Employment of Ex-Offenders and it is available upon request

Manchester is one of the world’s greatest cities. A place with a reputation for innovation and creativity; a thriving regional economy; and a rich sense of identity. We are a city with a rich history, a vibrant present-day, and much to look forward to in the future. Manchester prides itself on being a warm and inviting city with something to offer to everyone. We are committed to bringing about a more inclusive city, where people have access to top-class education and training. Where the economic opportunities that such a vibrant city creates are accessible to all.

We have a whole-city approach to building a safe, happy, healthy and successful future for all children and young people. This is through the ‘Our Year’ programme to become a truly child-friendly city. You will have the opportunity to work for a ‘Good’ rated local authority.

Manchester’s ethos is to ensure that all the people in our city are able to thrive., Our workforce are at the heart of this. We have created the conditions whereby colleagues have the skills, knowledge and ability to allow their careers to flourish. Working in Manchester gives you the chance to do things that you wouldn’t get to do in other places. It is a hugely exciting place to live and work.

Do you want to be part of an exciting new team, working a supporting a newly developed multi disciplinary team who have the aim of providing bespoke interventions to families to ensure safety and wellbeing of the children and wider family network.

Your role will involve attendance at multi agency meetings to take exceptional minutes, recording all actions and interventions agreed. The role will then involve updating the recording systems with the details of the meeting outcome.

There will also be partner meetings to arrange and attend.

Your role will involve creating and collating reports from test and learn data generated by the team.

There will be general admin such as raising orders, making payments, telephone work, electronic filing.

The role will be based at Etrop Court in Wythenshawe.

We are looking for a candidate who is;

• Willing to learn new skills
• Flexible and open in their approach
• Has an interest in working for Children’s Services Business Support in Manchester.

You will need to have:

• Excellent personal resilience
• Professionalism
• Excellent minute taking skills as this is a key function of the role.
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent IT skills including keyboard skills, experience with various Microsoft packages
• Excellent analytical skills to support with data collation and provision
• Initiative to assist with solving problems

Behavioural Expectations:
These are Manchester Values and must be adhered to and demonstrated

• We work together and trust each other
• We’re proud and passionate about Manchester
• We take time to listen and understand
• We ‘own it’ and aren’t afraid to try new things.
• We show that we value our differences and treat people fairly

We’re the local government authority for , and have teams across the city helping to make this a great place to live for everyone. We’re proud to do local government differently, in a city with an international reputation for diversity, creativity, culture and passion.

When you join us, you’re joining a team of over 7,000 council staff helping to make our ambition for Manchester a reality. Whatever your role, you’ll be supporting our residents and communities to be the best they can be, and helping to build a Manchester that’s fairer for everyone who lives, works, volunteers, studies or plays here.

To make our ambition a reality, every person we recruit needs to play their its part. It takes a certain type of behaviour, attitude and way of working to get Manchester where it wants to be. Our people and partners have agreed five ‘behaviours’ – the grounding for how we must work together and treat one another:

• We take time to listen and understand
• We work together and trust each other
• We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly
• We ‘own it’ and we’re not afraid to try new things
• We’re proud and passionate about Manchester

A career with us means you can be yourself, thrive, and build the career your talent and ambition deserve.

Creating an inclusive team at Manchester City Council

At Manchester City Council, we strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We want to further increase the diversity of our workforce, in particular the number of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and disabled staff at all levels of the Council. This advert is open to all applicants, and we would particularly encourage applications from candidates identifying with one or both of those characteristics.

If you want to find out more about the role, our ways of working, flexible arrangements or any workplace adjustments, please let us know by emailing [email protected]. If you are invited to interview, we will ask you if you require any adjustments for you to best demonstrate your suitability for the role in the interview process.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you’ll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

Accessibility

As a Disability Confident Employer, we provide support for employees with physical or mental-health conditions, a disability or neurodiversity. Our workplaces are accessible by design, and we make workplace adjustments including providing aids, adaptations and equipment. These, combined with our flexible working policies such as disability-related leave, enable our employees to perform their role, thrive and be their authentic selves in work.

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When you join us

We want everyone to be able to be themselves at work and give their best. If you need additional support to undertake the duties of the role, we’ll make every effort to source any necessary aids, adaptations or equipment. If, however, any task proves to be unachievable, we will look at redesigning parts of the role.

Other relevant information

salary from

£26,873

contract

permanent

working hours

full time

application deadline

12 00 am

13th Feb 2024

Expected salary

£26873 per year

Location

Manchester

Job date

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 08:56:43 GMT

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