Salary: £25,989 to £27,254 per annum pro rata
Grade: E
Contract: Temporary Post, Maternity Cover until February 2027
Hours: Part Time 18.5 Hours Per Week
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire, Sandpiper House
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a Business Support Officer to join the Business Support Team for the Children & Families Service based at Sandpiper House, Selby
The Role
We are looking to appoint a Business Support Officer to work with the NYC Fostering Service in providing high quality, professional support to the Fostering Recruitment Panel, Foster Carer Review process and in supporting Supervising Social Workers with their case management. You must be able to prioritise demanding workloads and work effectively as part of a team to meet deadlines.
The Skills you will need to demonstrate for this role are:
- Outstanding communication skills both verbal and written
- Have the ability to think on your feet in high pressures situations
- Previous administion experience and experince working as part of a team
- Good use of computer packages, such as Excel and Word, bespoke systems and/or data entry
- You must be able to prioritise your own workload, be conscientious, well-organised and have the ability to problem solve and be solution focussed
- Have the ability to work with limited supervision as well as being flexible in your approach
- Experience in minute taking is preferable but not essential as full training will be provided.
You must respect the need for confidentiality of personal information and have knowledge of Data Protection (GDPR), Equalities and Health and Safety requirements of working within an office environment.
What’s in it for you.
You will be surrounded by a supportive, established team of professionals who will help you grow and develop within this role. As a North Yorkshire Council employee you will have access to some great benefits via our everybody benefit’s scheme such as shopping discounts, home technology and green car salary sacrifice schemes, financial wellbeing and health assured and our employee assistance programme to assist with your health and wellbeing. You will also have access to our local government pension scheme, a generous plan for your retirement with the option to increase your monthly contribution if you so wish. For more information on the benefits we offer please see our Total Rewards Brochure.
We are supporting a hybrid approach to office and home working.
Contact Details:
If you feel this role is something you could be interested in and would like to know more, please contact Lesley Mosey, Business Support Team Leader via email on [email protected]
Key Documents:
Job Description
Total Rewards
Key Dates:
Closing Date: 08 July 2026
Interview Date: 15 July 2026
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment.
North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.
