ESCA Development Assistant - 12 month FTC

ESCA Development Assistant

Fixed Term, Full Time

£23,344 to £25,679 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Closing Date: Thursday 4th July 2024 at 11.59pm

Please note that this position is being offered as a fixed term contract / secondment opportunity for a period of 12 months. You will be required to attend the office in Chelmsford as and when required with the potential to work 2-3 days a week if this meets business need.

Here in Essex, we continue to raise the bar about practice and our investment in our workforce is second to none. It's an exciting time to join us. Not only have we been named Outstanding by Ofsted, we are delighted and at the same time humbled to have been crowned Social Work Employer of the Year for the second time in the last three years!

The Opportunity

Essex County Council (ECC) is achieving transformational change across Adult Social Care and Children and Families Services, underpinned by delivery of high-quality practice and a culture of collaboration, integrity and compassion. Development of a professional, knowledgeable, and skilled workforce is central to achieving practice improvement and driving change; delivered by a joint Essex Social Care Academy (ESCA) service which meets the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) needs of both professional areas.

ESCA Development Assistants will work at the heart of the team to deliver administrative tasks in support of all programmes and projects across Children & Families and Adults and financial monitoring. This role will offer a development focus by encouraging the involvement in project/programme support, develop autonomy and build knowledge and learning of wider aspects of the team's work, to promote opportunities for career development.

It is a requirement of the role to gain an understanding of adult learning theories and how this supports the development of the workforce. Good communication skills will be key to success.

Accountabilities

• Responsible for providing administrative support to the full range of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and support programmes/projects.
• Coordinate the ESCA CPD programme including provision of course materials, ensuring adherence to criteria in relation to training attended and non-attendance and quality of training delivery and provision.
• Prepare and present reports at relevant meetings to illustrate required take up training and quarterly returns.
• Responsible for arranging training dates for Course Leaders, ensuring appropriate resources are available including information and tutor packs and evaluation forms.
• Responsible for collating Quality Assurance and Training Transfer evaluation and impact information, to produce summary and progress reports which inform identification of need for targeted support.
• Support the ESCA Workforce Development Leads in Quadrant engagement and to deliver the ESCA library locally.
• Responsible for arranging events, to ensure professional delivery of lectures, workshops and conferences in support of the development of the Social Care workforce.
• Provides general administration support, including file management, meeting room bookings, diary management, minute various meetings and maintain shared drives.
• Responsible for providing financial monitoring and budgetary updates of projects and programmes of work, ensuring compliance with ECC policies and procedures, to maintain financial controls. Process payments, vouchers, recharge documents, purchase and marketplace orders and journal transfers.

The Experience You Will Bring

Essential:

• Experience and evidence of working in an administration role in a large, complex organisation.
• Experience of using MS Office and other IT systems.

Desirable:

• Good communication and interpersonal skills and able to work on own initiative.
• Ability to work in an agile environment where you can learn and develop, be flexible and adapt to changing demands.