Administrator Note Taker - Child Protection

How you'll make a difference

As an Administrator/Note Taker, you will provide vital support to our Child Protection team, helping to ensure the delivery of effective services for children, young people and families. Working in a fast-paced environment, you will be responsible for arranging meetings, taking accurate minutes and notes at confidential and sensitive meetings, and distributing documentation in a timely manner to support decision-making and service delivery.

What you will be doing

• It will be your responsibility to provide administrative support for statutory child protection meetings, ensuring all arrangement are organised effectively and in line with required processes.
• You will attend meetings  both virtually and in person at venues across South Gloucestershire, taking clear, accurate notes and producing high-quality records of discussions and decisions. 
• As required, you will accurately record information into the central computerised system and distribute minutes within statutory timescales.
• Working within a shared mailbox and internal systems, you will monitor and prioritise incoming work, ensuring documentation is complete, accurate and processed in a timely manner. 

What we need from you

• We require you to hold either an NVQ Level 2 or 3 GCSEs, grade 4 or above, or an equivalent qualification, or be able to demonstrate relevant experience in office administration.
• It is essential that you have the ability to take accurate notes and produce meeting minutes, presenting information clearly and professionally. 
• You will be confident using Microsoft Office applications to create and format documents and maintaining accurate records using computerised systems. 
• Working on your own initiative, you will be able to organise and prioritise your workload effectively, managing competing demands and meeting deadlines within a busy service.

What you need to know

• This role is hybrid, with a mixture of working at our office and at home.
• You will be expected to travel to other locations across South Gloucestershire so you must have a full, valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle or have an alternative means of travel.

 

Interviews will be held on 8th October 2026.

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different

• As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
• We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.  
• We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives, and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance.
• We invest in the careers of our people, and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps our people make the greatest long-term difference in their work.

 

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.

• We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of. 
• We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life.  
• We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.

 

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.   
We’re making a difference, be part of it!  

To view the full job description, please click this link: Administrator Note Taker - Job Description