Bradford Children and Families Trust
Children’s Specialist Services Safeguarding and Reviewing Unit
Specialist Minute Taker
We are looking to recruit friendly, and enthusiastic individuals to join our expanding Safeguarding and Reviewing Unit. It’s an exciting time to join Bradford Children and Families Trust, there are lots of opportunities and you will be an integral part of transforming Social Care in Bradford!
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Band 7 £24,054 - £26,845 pa (Pro-Rata for part-time posts)
Roles: 1x 18.5 hours and 2 x 37 hours
Holidays: Up to 32 days holiday + 8 bank holidays a year
Excellent Pension: Defined benefit scheme with 16.8% employer contribution
Location: Margaret McMillian Towers, Bradford, BD1 1NN
Career Progression: Tailored training and development opportunities
Professional Support: Regular supervision and annual appraisals, payment of professional fees
Closing Date: The closing date for applying for this post is: 17.12.2023
About us:
Bradford Children and Families Trust was established in April this year to bring a step change in the quality and delivery of Children’s Services across our district. Our purpose is clear - to ensure that our promise to improve the lives of children and young people in Bradford becomes a reality. It’s a tough ask. It requires dedication, determination, and resilience – but under a new Chief Executive, Senior Leadership team and an unswerving drive to deliver the best outcomes, we are confident that we will achieve our ambition.
Working for the Bradford Children and Families Trust offers the opportunity to work with some great people who are passionate about delivering change in a city whose culture offers as much diversity as it’s geography. You can make a real difference to families and children and be an active part in delivering the service Bradford families should receive.
It is an exciting time to join us in Bradford Children and Family Trust. We have a strong Senior Leadership Team who are focused and have a clear vision to embed quality of practice across the Bradford District. Children are at the heart of everything we do. We are and continue to embed Trauma informed, relationship-based practice with focus on the Strengths based model, working with key partners across the district within our work with families and we have a clear model of care for the children and young people we look after.
About the Role:
To take and produce clear relevant and accurate minutes and decisions dealing with extremely sensitive and highly confidential information, within established policies and procedures and to strict deadlines.
To administer and attend multi-agency Child Protection Conferences and Review meetings.
To be part of a team in the Safeguarding and Reviewing Unit to support administrative responsibilities.
About you:
We are looking for someone who has a solid experience of being able to produce comprehensive and accurate minutes of confidential meetings appertaining to children who are at risk.
The individual needs to approach their work in a timely manner ensuring that deadlines are met. The role requires the individual to be both resilient and professional in their approach.
We are a friendly team and need someone who, like us, is flexible and happy to help each other out.
The individual will need to manage changes to rotas at short notice and also work within the ‘virtual world’.
The individual also needs to have experience of administration and will be required to undertake other duties to ensure the smooth running of the service.
The role requires an individual who can work effectively as part of team.
If you would like to contact us with any questions about the role or working for Bradford Children and Family Trust, please do not hesitate to contact Hayley Robertshaw, Business support Team Manager, hayley.robertshaw@bradfordcft.org.uk or 07929 764 467
An enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertake for this post
The closing date for applying for this post is: 17.12.2023