Business Support Officer

An opportunity has arisen for a well-organised and resilient individual to join the Children and Family Services as a Senior Business Support Officer within the Business Support Team. The successful candidate will work with the Safeguarding Business Support Team and will be responsible for ensuring timeliness and efficiency within the team. The successful candidate will provide management oversight aligned with service goals and statutory requirements, including liaising confidently with internal and external partners to ensure excellent service delivery. The Safeguarding team has experienced significant recent changes, and the successful candidate will be able to support the team effectively during change and will be able to drive further changes where required. For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our .

• Have an NVQ 4 or equivalent experience in business administration. A Level in English Language or equivalent standard of written & spoken English.
• Have extensive administrative experience in a public or commercial setting.
• Have recent experience of supervising staff. Experience in workload management and work allocation with the confidence to run a large diverse team to cover for absence of Senior colleagues.
• Be able to work on your own initiative, flexibly, without direct supervision.
• Have experience in working under pressure to meet deadlines, dealing with confidential and sensitive information. and using computerised databases and working with KPIs and data.
• Have knowledge Local safeguarding Children Board's work and Procedures, Working Together to Safegaurding Children
• Have knowledge Work of Children and Family Services
In addition, we also expect you to share and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process. Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a . Interested in Flexible Working? We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

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