Business Support Coordinator

Role Responsibility

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Kent Shared Lives Service.

We support our Carers/team/adults and Social Care teams with a wide variety of administrative tasks. 

You will be working within a busy supportive team.

Kent Shared Lives are seeking two part-time or one full-time Business Support Coordinator due to growth of the service, to work within a dedicated team to provide administrative support and complete Carer recruitment tasks within a busy team.

You will have experience in office administration including minute taking, answering, responding to calls and emails.  You will also have knowledge and skills in Word, Excel and Outlook.

You will also be competent in producing and maintaining spread sheets to a high standard, can prioritise your workload, and work to deadlines, and will need to have a confident telephone manner.

Preferred workdays/hours can be discussed during interview. The team operate a hybrid work model that includes a mix of working from home and working from KCC Offices (mostly Kroner House).

Kent County Council offer an attractive benefits package and a commitment to ensuring that you achieve a healthy work life balance and opportunities for flexible working arrangements that meet business need. 

Annual leave of 27 days rising to 29 after 5 years of service, bank holidays and an annual concessionary day around Christmas.

There are additional benefits that can be accessed via www.KentRewards.com.  

You will have excellent opportunities for professional development with access to our social care academy.

This post involves working closely with children and adults and is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Closing date is 20.06.24

Interviews to be held 2/3rd July 2024.

Contact Details

For further information on this role, please contact:

Vanessa Childs - 07977076849

Vanessa.Childs@kent.gov.uk OR

Louisa Devanny 03000 418137

Louisa.Devanny@kent.gov.uk

Package Description

About the Company

Work that works for you and us - let’s talk flexibility!

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county’s working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.