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Business Support Officer

Employer
Telford & Wrekin Council
Location
Telford
Salary
£19,554 to £21,166
Closing date
5 Jun 2019
Reference
TWC000003649

Job Details

Telford & Wrekin Council provides a Business Support Service across Children, Young People and Adult Services.

Part time Business Support Officer - 24 hours per week term time plus 3 weeks

£19,554 to £21,166 per rota (£10.14 - £10.97 per hour)

Fixed term/secondment opportunity to be reviewed Feb 2020

Due to internal secondment, we have a vacancy for a part time Business Support Officer to join the team that supports SEND & Inclusion (consisting of SEND 0-25 and Pupil Support Services).  Within SEND 0-25 and PSS, we support the following services: 

  • Educational Psychology
  • Sensory Inclusion
  • Portage
  • SEND 0-25
  • Learning Support Advisory
  • Behaviour Support Advisory
  • Virtual School

SEND 0-25 services are responsible for working with and supporting schools, young people and their families to be clear about what help and support is available to enable those children and young people in need of additional support, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, to reach their full potential both academically and socially.  Services provide a range of alternative provision and interventions to support those young people to make transitions back into mainstream or into further education.  Attainment, progress and attendance of Children in Care is monitored and where necessary, interventions are made to support these young people to achieve their potential. Increasing the stability of education placements for Children in Care is key to achieving this.    

Pupil Support Services work with children and young people aged 4 to 18, senior leadership staff, teachers, teaching assistants and school support workers; offering learning assessments and advice, access arrangements, observations, and advice & support for children and young people with a special educational need.​​​

The standard BSO Job Description applies and will focus upon usual business support to the team including data inputting and maintenance of accurate records and systems, arranging meetings and undertaking minute-taking. The postholder will be supported by the Team Leader/Senior Business Support Officer, to complete a range of tasks/functions. The majority of the main functions of the team will be supported by written processes and instructions.

Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification.

Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification.

For information discussion about the role, please contact deana.briggs@telford.gov.uk or call 01952 (3)81045.

Interviews will be held on Friday 7th June 2019.

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Job Description/Person Spec

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Telford & Wrekin Council is an award winning council, and we were recognised as Local Authority of the Year 2022 at the Municipal Journal Awards, and the Association for Public Service Excellence Council of the Year in 2021.

At Team Telford we work hard to protect, care and invest to create a better borough and our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Having the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles allows us to deliver the excellent services that residents and businesses on the borough expect from us. 

Our friendly and passionate teams are trusted by leaders and managers to deliver this ambition. We invest and nurture our workforce and support our employees to develop and thrive. The better we are the bigger difference we make to the people we serve. 

In return we also offer a great range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working hours and work arrangements, employee discounts, salary sacrifice schemes, a local government pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.

At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice and we know we are stronger and better connected as a result. 

We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and where our data shows that specific groups are under-represented within our workforce, our adverts will actively encourage applications from these groups.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities or other health conditions. You can find out more about this and our ‘guaranteed interview scheme’ here

You can also read more about our Recruitment and Selection Policy commitments and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders here

If you are unable to complete an online application form please contact the HR helpdesk on 01952 383601 or email hrhelpdesk@telford.gov.uk

Company info
Website
Telephone
01952 380000
Location
Telford & Wrekin Council
Darby House
Lawn Central
Telford
Shropshire
TF3 4JA
United Kingdom

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