Personal Assistant

  • Southport, United Kingdom
  • Sefton MBC
  • Full-Time
  • On-Site

Job Description:

Contract to start ASAP

Duration: 545 days with a possible extension.

JOB PURPOSE

To provide high‑quality, confidential, and effective administrative and practical support to a social worker who has a disability, enabling them to carry out their professional duties efficiently.

The postholder will help remove barriers to work, support reasonable adjustments, and ensure the smooth organisation of tasks, communication, and workload demands within the social care team.

Responsibilities:

Manage email inbox organisation, calendar planning, and scheduling of appointments and meetings.

Prepare documents, case notes, reports, and correspondence to a high professional standard.

Support with minute‑taking, follow‑up actions, and meeting coordination.

Support with maintenance of confidential case files in line with safeguarding, GDPR, and Council policies.

Assist with workload planning, monitoring deadlines, and ensuring key statutory timescales are tracked.

Provide practical assistance with tasks impacted by the social worker's disability (e.g., navigation of documents, structuring workloads, accessing information systems).

Support the use of assistive technology or adapted working methods.

Help organise workspace materials or digital resources in an accessible format.

Facilitate access to meetings (virtual or in-person), including note‑taking and summarising key information where required.

Disclaimer: On applying for this vacancy, you agree that your personal details will be passed onto our client for their consideration of your suitability for the role. I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to notify iWork Recruitment Limited of any hirer who I do not want my details to be passed onto.

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