Safeguarding Business Support Officer

Location: Various Sites Across Wakefield Salary: Grade G4 (Details on application) Contract Type: Full-time, Office-Based Recruiting Now via Route 1 Recruitment! 4 Vacancies Available – Locations: * (WF1 1NB) * (WF2 8YA) * (WF10 3JJ) * (WF6 2DZ) About the Role: We are seeking four organised and proactive Safeguarding Business Support Officers to join Wakefield Families Together. You will play a crucial role in supporting senior managers, social work teams and professionals working to protect and support children, young people and families across Wakefield. This is an office-based role where accuracy, confidentiality and resilience are vital due to the sensitive and often emotive nature of the work. Key Duties: * Minute taking at multi-agency safeguarding meetings. * Reception duties and handling telephone calls from the public and internal colleagues. * Booking rooms, arranging meetings and supporting the Family Time service. * Financial administration tasks including ordering supplies and processing invoices. * Providing general administrative support, including maintaining and updating social care recording systems. * Delivering excellent customer care to service users, partners and colleagues. What We Are Looking For: * Excellent customer care and communication skills. * Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team. * Strong organisational skills, accuracy and attention to detail. * Ability to handle highly sensitive, confidential and sometimes distressing information with integrity and professionalism. * Knowledge of Data Protection, confidentiality and safeguarding principles. * Confidence using IT systems, especially Microsoft Office and social care databases. Essential Requirements: * 4 GCSEs (Grade C/5 or above) including English and Maths (or equivalent). * ICT qualification or equivalent experience. * Experience of minute taking and working in an administrative/customer service role. * Ability to travel to other sites across Wakefield if required. Additional Information: * You must be resilient, with the emotional strength to work with safeguarding and child protection information on a daily basis. * This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. You will receive full training, including safeguarding awareness