FAMILIES & COMMUNITIES – CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Business Support Administrator

£19,312 - £19,698 per annum

37 Hours per week – Permanent

Business Support Administrator – grade 4.

Children and Families are looking for someone to work 37 hours a week undertaking the admin processes within the Access to Services and Family Support Service.

The primary role of the post will be to undertake the admin processes as part of the Information Sharing Log. This involves carrying out the lateral checks for individual agencies on behalf of the County Council in the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) in Stone.  The role will also support all of the business support requirements for the Emergency Duty Service and the wider children’s service.

GCSE English and a NVQ 2 in Business Administration are essential.  Good written and oral communication skills, an ability to undertake a number of areas of work, an ability to interpret, format and accurately present information, time management skills and experience of working to deadlines are also essential.

The post is based within the Multi-agency Safeguarding Hub based in Stone and as such will be subject to the MASH police vetting process.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

To apply for this post click on the ‘Apply’ button below.

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Closing Date: 05/12/2021
Interview Date: TBC  (if applicable)

For more information about the role please contact: jacquie.clifford@staffordshire.gov.uk

Please be aware, only application forms completed online will be accepted. We will not accept CV’s or Word application forms.

Our Values

The County Council has adopted a set of values that seeks to achieve the best outcomes for its citizens, communities and employees.

Our People Strategy sets out what we all need to do to make Staffordshire County Council a great place to work, where people are supported to develop, flourish and contribute to our ambitious plans. 

Our values are at the heart of the Strategy to ensure that the focus is on what is important to the organisation and the people it serves:

• Ambitious - We are ambitious for our communities and citizens
• Courageous - We recognise our challenges and are prepared to make courageous decisions
• Empowering - We empower and support our people by giving them the opportunity to do their jobs well.

Benefits for working for us….

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits including:

• An excellent local government pension scheme

• Generous holiday entitlement from 24 up to 33 days (plus 2 extra statutory days and bank holidays) depending on job role and length of service
• The option to buy up to an additional 2 weeks annual leave
• A range of flexible working options, depending on your job role, which includes agile working, flexible retirement
• Family Friendly Policies - maternity, adoption, paternity and parental leave
• Volunteering Scheme
• Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
• Access to health and wellbeing support (including Occupational Health, Physiotherapy and Counselling Services)
• Eye care vouchers
• Car lease scheme / cycle & car loan scheme / employee car share scheme
• Bus and rail travel discounts