Job title:          Business Support Officer

Team:              Business Support

Salary:             £24,702 - £27,334

Contract:         Full time, 37 hours per week

We are looking for a self-motivated, enthusiastic team player to join our small, friendly and supportive Business Support Team.

Located at Endeavour House, this exciting post sits within the Customer Experience and Corporate Support directorate. The team is responsible for a wide range of duties including preparing meeting papers, minute taking, raising purchase orders, managing bookings for three community centres, managing the on-line post system, organising hospitality for meetings, meeting and greeting visitors, raising repairs for offices and monthly cleaning inspections.

Educated to GCSE level or equivalent in English and Maths, you will have experience of working in a busy office; have excellent customer care skills and be able to communicate effectively with a variety of different people, both internally and externally.  You will need to have excellent IT skills including a sound knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.  With a positive approach to continuous improvement, you will also need to be highly organised, maintain accurate records, work well under pressure, meet deadlines, be able to use your own initiative and have excellent attention to detail.

In return, SCH offers you the opportunity to work in a supportive environment where you will be offered excellent staff benefits including 25 days of holiday and bank holidays. You will be offered access to training and development opportunities and a generous flexitime scheme (available for most roles) with up to 2 days flexitime allowed per 8-week period.  You will also have the opportunity to purchase up to 10 additional days of holiday annually and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

We also understand that our employees have commitments and interests outside work and encourage good work-life balance by offering a flexible and agile working environment; this is further supplemented by an extensive wellbeing offer, as well as a range of other benefits.

Closing Date:  Wednesday 2 October 2024

Interview Date:  Friday 25 October 2024

This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.

Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk, and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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Job Description & Person specification