Social Work Coordinator

My client is seeking a Social Work Co-ordinator for their Disabled Children’s Service. This role will be based at the Coalville Office until January, when the role will move to County Hall. The post is for 18.5 hours per week – Wednesday p.m. Thursday and Friday, although initially, it will be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning for the training period, which will be held in the Coalville Office. The post is initially for 3 months, but this could be extended, depending on the r ecruitment process. The role will be working in the office (either Coalville or County Hall) for 2 days per week with ½ day working at home. The main duties and responsibilities are - ⦁ Maintain accurately and keep up to date, a range of computer-based monitoring systems to support service areas. ⦁ Use these databases to produce ad hoc summaries and analyses of information, involving manipulation of data and creating new spreadsheets as required, to ensure the need for timely accurate and complete information, including CFS Software Systems as directed by managers. ⦁ To ensure that incoming and outgoing correspondence and generic inboxes and duty lines are appropriately managed/ recorded/ tracked/ progressed and prioritised in accordance with service requirements. ⦁ To compose and send out routine correspondence, emails, reports, minutes, and other such documentation. ⦁ Under direction of their managers, liaise with workers regarding the setting up of contacts and creating contact rotas. ⦁ Maintaining diaries, exploring, and booking suitable venues, recording risk assessments, booking transport, liaising with participants, and maintaining records. ⦁ Ensuring that the correct reports are available from partner agencies in the right format in relation to any meetings arranged. ⦁ Collect, interpret, and maintain statistical information including Health Assessments, medicals, and dental records, undertake a range of financial routines including BACS payments, petty cash and purchases and monitor budgets associated with service requirements. xjnqpsq ⦁ Provide advice and/or information relating to the social work teams as required, including to partner agencies and members of the public. Experience 1. Experience of interpreting and communicating complex information 2. Experience of operating administrative and financial systems 3. Experience of using personal computers specifically in the use of database, spreadsheets, word process and internet software 4. Experience of working in a multi-agency setting 5. Experience of organising others to ensure that deadlines are me 6. Knowledge of Microsoft software applications, e.g. Word, Excel 7. Understanding of the responsibility held by staff for child protection