Job Description
We are St Helens Council
Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a modernising Council which is passionate and ambitious for the children and families we support, our communities and our workforce. As part of our transformation journey, we continue to build on our progress and put children firmly at the centre of our care. We can only do this because of our highly valued, skilled, and supported workforce.
Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.
Making a Difference
Whatever stage of your career, working in the public sector puts you at the heart of communities. Our workforce provides services to our resident's day in and day out, making a positive impact on people’s lives. We could not do this without the dedication, professionalism and strength of our workforce. There are so many reasons to choose to work at St Helens Council including the fantastic range of employee benefits and rewards on offer..St Helens Borough Council | Jobs | Search here for your perfect career - Home Page
Roles That Matter
St Helens Council is seeking a motivated, organised, and detail-oriented individual to join our dedicated Business Support Team, providing essential support to our Safeguarding Service.
This is a key role within a busy and rewarding environment, where you will be responsible for coordinating and accurately recording safeguarding meetings, ensuring comprehensive and high-quality minute-taking. You will also deliver efficient and confidential administrative support, maintaining safeguarding systems and contributing to the management of departmental information.
We are looking for a proactive individual with excellent written and verbal communication skills, who is confident working collaboratively with colleagues, managers, customers, and partner agencies. The ability to manage sensitive information with discretion and professionalism is essential.
Previous experience in minute-taking is a requirement for this role, along with strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to vital safeguarding work within a supportive and professional team environment.
We reserve the right to close the advert early, with sufficient applications. Apply early to avoid disappointment.
Be scam aware: St Helens Council will never ask applicants to share payment information or charge recruitment fees when applying for vacancies. If in doubt, contact recruitment@sthelens.gov.uk
Full Job Description & Person Specification Documents are included with this advert.
