Are you enthusiastic and motivated to influence and improve business processes and support busy teams? Are you able to prioritise tasks, be innovative and multi-task daily? Do you enjoy working from home and being part of a busy office environment? If so, we would like to hear from you.
Business Support is a dynamic team supporting various departments across the local authority. We provide a comprehensive administrative support service that includes management of service requests, handling of incoming calls, organisation of workflow and management of internal processes.
As a member of Business Support, you will be expected to undertake some or all of the following tasks (dependent on the service area you will support):
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Financial administration including purchase ordering, processing of invoices, collation and submission of time sheets to payroll, administration of petty cash, processing sundry debtor requests, card payments.
Associated activities in relation to the organization of meetings for example:
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Production of agendas and collation of agenda items
- Attending relevant meetings and panels to take notes/ detailed minutes
- Distribution of actions/ minutes to attendees and other relevant officers/ external professionals
- The use of a variety of systems across the authority – including hybrid mail, the use of Teams channels and Microsoft solutions.
This is an agile post, working from home and regularly working from an office base, supporting teams within Children’s Services. The post holder would need to demonstrate a high degree of accuracy, attention to detail and strong communication skills when collaborating with wider services and the team.
We are looking for team players who have the skills, experience and flexibility to enable them to prioritise and manage several tasks within a busy fast paced environment, both within the office and whilst working from home. Exceptional IT skills, including working with MS 365, Office and Teams are essential attributes.
Access to a vehicle for work purposes is a requirement of the role.
Thorough pre-employment screening is undertaken during the recruitment process which will include an Enhanced Disclosure with Child Barred Lists.
Your application
It is vital that you demonstrate how you meet the ‘essential’ criteria listed in the attached Person Specification, to secure an interview.
For information on the re-employment and re-engagement of former employees please refer to the Council’s Pay Policy.
Want to ask us a question?
If you are seeking an exciting challenge and possess the qualifications, experience and attributes we are looking for, please contact Harry Potter on 01495 369544 for an informal chat.
