Legal Assistant – Child Care (CDC)

Grade 6, £25,175 – £25,983

37

Full time

Doncaster

Administration/Clerical

21/01/2025

REQ19159

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week

The City of Doncaster Council is a confident, ambitious organisation which puts improving the life of its residents at the centre of everything we do. You have an opportunity to be part this in the role of Legal Assistant.

An opportunity has arisen to join the Child Care Legal Team as a Legal Assistant.

We are looking for a hardworking and dynamic individual who can provide comprehensive administrative support to the team, work efficiently and effectively under pressure and can use their own initiative in order to prioritise and manage their own workload.

The postholder will have experience of working in a busy office environment, providing comprehensive administrative support to the Child Care Legal Team and an ability to work to tight deadlines. You will have excellent customer care and communication skills.

You will need to be able to work as part of a team and work flexibly to meet the demands of the role and service.

The Child Care Legal Team is a well-established, dedicated and friendly team with regular supervision offered and opportunities for further learning and development are available and encouraged.

In return for your hard work and dedication, we can offer you the chance to be part of a great team dedicated to ensuring that all people in Doncaster thrive. You will also have access to a variety of attractive employee benefits including competitive leave entitlement, a generous local government pension scheme, a wide range of well-being support and development opportunities. You will also have access to a range of staff discount and benefits schemes. More information on the benefits available to you as a City of Doncaster Council employee can be found in the attached benefits book.

Shortlisting will take place week commencing w/c 3rd February 2025 and it is anticipated that interviews will be held on week commencing 10th February 2025.

For further information please contact Joanne Booth on (01302) 734651 or e-mail: joanne.booth@doncaster.gov.uk

Doncaster Council is committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community where we strive to improve the quality of life for all. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff to share these commitments.

City of Doncaster Council is a disability confident employer committed to a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job, are flexible when assessing people so disabled applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate they can do the job and make reasonable adjustments as required.