Job Details

Job introduction

The Children's Placement Team is a busy and dynamic service situated in the Families Children and Learning Directorate. The Team identifies and commissions placement for all Children in Care and Care Leavers, adopting the principles of achieving positive outcomes for children and providing Value for Money for the local authority. 

We wish to appoint a part time (4 days per week)  Business Support Officer to provide vital administrative support to team. The job is varied and will provide opportunities to support financial transactions with external providers, liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery of services and maintain internal records used to monitor team performance. The post holder will work closely with the Contracts and Monitoring Officer situated in the team.

For an informal discussion, please contact Juliette Beach on 07881 827971

About the role

The position of Business Support Officer fulfills a crucial role supporting the Team's administrative processes, ensuring that accurate records and maintained and that robust financial processes and systems are maintained and operate effectively.  

The post holder will require excellent verbal and written communication and good interpersonal skills. Applicants should have experience working in an administrative or finance & payments field or be able to demonstrate transferable skills. 

***Important Information***
We highly recommend you read the ‘Maximise your Chances’ below before you apply for this job. It is important you are able to show how you meet the Person Specification when applying. Not following this guidance is likely to reduce your chances of success.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

Work Permits: This role does not meet the requirement for UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Successful candidates will need to evidence that they have the Right to Work in the UK.

Company information

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community but particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, LGB, male or trans as these groups are currently under-represented in our Directorate workforce..

Files

• Our Values and Behaviours
• Applicant Cover Letter
• Job Description and Person Specification
• Maximise your chance Guidance