Business Support Officer - Cherry Trees

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Kirklees
Adults & Health
Adults Social Care Operation
18.5 hours
1
Cherry Trees, Shepley
Permanent
5
Actual salary: £9,656 - £9,849

A career in social care - could that be you?

Our whole workforce has risen to the challenge of the pandemic and as an organisation we couldn’t be prouder.

As we look to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping our most vulnerable residents safe and well is still paramount.  Join our incredible residential care home teams who provide dedicated care to meet the needs of individual people.

Working in a residential home is a special kind of role for a special kind of person. As part of a small team you will provide business and administrative support to the Unit’s management and a team of support workers. You will be based in one location but may have to travel to attend meetings. 

There are a variety of administrative, financial and business support duties that may form part of your job and it will be expected that you deal with information which may be sensitive or confidential. You will need to be confident in dealing with people who have dementia and sometimes with additional physical disabilities. 

It is essential that you have IT skills and familiarity with computer packages e.g. Microsoft Word, Access and Excel. You should be able to demonstrate business and administration skills to NVQ 3 level and have a level of literacy to be able to produce routine documentation.

Main duties: 

  • Specialist administrative support.
  • Information and record management as directed.
  • Data processing (input and retrieval).
  • Produce basic statistical and management information.
  • Cash handling and processing of invoice or cheques.
  • Arrange meetings and take minutes as appropriate.

Cherry Trees is an eight bedded respite unit located in Shepley. It provides short stays for adults with learning disabilities and associated support needs.

The working pattern for this role is Monday, Wednesday and Friday (18.5 hours over 3 days). 

To apply straight away please click 'apply' below.

 We actively encourage our teams to follow public health advice on any vaccinations (for example Covid, Flu, Hep B) that will help us to keep our vulnerable service users and teams safe.

Chloe Brooke is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information. 
This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile.  A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: jobs@kirklees.gov.uk or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

06 February 2022, 11:55 PM

Important Information

G5 BSO Job Profile 2019.pdf – 437KB
Day in the Life.pdf – 363KB

This vacancy is closed to applications.