Job Description

Directorate: Children and Family Services

Section: Family Hubs

Grade: Level 5

Actual Salary: 25,584 - 27,711

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 or call us on 01782 238189.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: 25,584.00-27,711.00 per year

Work Location: In person