Business Support Officer (Panel) - Internal
£24,294- £25,979
This job is internally restricted. To apply for this job you must be an employee of the Council for the duration of the recruitment process – up to and including the start date. You must also be a substantive employee (or an employee with 12 months continuous service or more) of the Council or an Apprentice. Please note that if you work for an Academy you are not an employee of the Council. Please confirm you meet this requirement?
We need an innovative and proactive Business Support Officer, who will be a member of our Business Support Team, integral to supporting the Fostering and Permanency panels based at Civic Centre 1.
Effective panel functioning is crucial to a good fostering service. The efficient administration of panels (including producing clear, concise and accurate minutes) is a skilled and complex task and is essential to the smooth and effective operation of the panel.
You must have:
- Minute taking experience; it is essential for this role
- Experience of supporting/working with Social Workers and Team Managers
- Strong organisational skills
- Good knowledge of IT systems, including Carefirst, Wisdom and SAP
- Calm and confident when dealing with councillors, social workers and independent panel members over the phone or face to face
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Literacy skills to produce a range of complex and specialist administrative support
- Experience of minuting meetings directly onto a laptop at speed
- Accuracy, concentration and attention to detail
We can offer you:
An attractive package which includes:
- Salary (Grade 6 - £20,493-£21,748)
- A supportive team
- Continuous training and development
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Excellent pension scheme
If you are interested in applying for this post and would like more information, please contact Susan Thompson or Claire Holroyd for an informal discussion.
The closing date for applications is 16:00 Thursday 5th November 2020.
Interviews will be held on 12th November 2020 via Video link.
05 November 2020, 4:00 PM
Important Information
This vacancy is closed to applications.