Job Description

Personal Support Assistant to Group Management Team, Grade F (Fixed Term for 12 months)

At Gateshead our vision is that all children and families, regardless of their background, are at the heart of everything we do - ensuring all children can thrive and meet their full potential.





Our plans for 2025 reflect this vision and ambition to deliver the best outcomes for children and young people. We are committed to continuing to develop services which are integrated and joined up through our family hubs and that we maintain our focus on supporting the most vulnerable children on the edge of care to support them to remain safely living within their family networks.

About the role

The Business Support function is a very busy, fast paced environment and you must be able to work independently and as part of a team, therefore you must have the ability to prioritise own workload and work to tight deadlines and be able to manage and work to deadlines.





You will be providing secretarial support to our management team, and tasks will include diary management, organising multi agency meetings, taking notes at meeting, typing and formatting documents and creating PowerPoint presentations. Experience of providing secretarial or other support service is integral for the role.





You must also have knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems and have experience of the use of IT systems and databases including MS Office software i.e. word, excel, PowerPoint.





Excellent customer service skills and effective communication and organisational skills are an essential part of the role.





You must have 5 GCSE's A - C or 9 - 4 including Maths and English or equivalent qualification or relevant demonstratable experience and hold an NVQ level 3 in Business Administration or willing to work towards it.

What can a career with Gateshead offer?

In addition to a competitive salary by pursuing your career with Gateshead, we can guarantee you will have:




A stable senior leadership team that listens and cares about you and your work A culture which takes pride in and actively celebrates children's social care. Hybrid working - both working from the office base and home working. A protected time employee induction scheme.




Also, as an employee of Gateshead Council you will benefit from:




A generous annual leave package of 26 days (plus 2 additional fixed statutory days), increasing to 28 days (plus 2 additional fixed statutory days) following 5 years' service. You will also have the opportunity to purchase up to 10 days extra leave via our Annual Leave Salary Sacrifice Scheme. Access to the flexi scheme which allows for working a 9 days over 10 Excellent training and development opportunities Great transport links with the use of reliable and frequent public transport and have access to a discounted Annual Pass. You will also have use of Co-wheel pool cars and access to the Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme Being a member of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Eligibility to access a range of other staff offers and discounts via our employee discount portal.




During the selection process candidates will be assessed against the essential criteria as set out in the job profile.