Business Support Lead - Virtual School Kent

Role Responsibility

We are currently recruiting for a Business Support Lead for Virtual School Kent (VSK).

The Business Support Team provides a comprehensive level of support to the work of VSK who supports children and young people in care in Kent to achieve in education, training, and employment so they are able to go forward to contribute positively to their communities now and in the future.

The role involves,

- the direct line management of 7 Business Support Officers, 

- supporting the Senior Leadership Team with administration duties as required including note taking for meetings.

- Supporting the Service with Awards Ceremonies, Conferences, and other Events

You will need excellent organisation and communication skills and be able to proactively manage your workload, whilst supporting the management of workload across the wider team. Ideally, you will have previous experience of line management and a strong administrative background.  You should have good numeracy skills, attention to detail and be able to work to financial procedures and best practice. You should be confident in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite and be willing to undertake training on our bespoke databases.

You will need to demonstrate a confident manner in liaising with professionals and organisations, acting as a contact point for the service, coordinating a range of tasks and monitoring staff performance. The work is interesting, varied and demanding, and we need someone with a calm and organised approach who can make a positive contribution to the success of the team.  We are looking for someone who is flexible and can travel to offices when needed as the team is based in Whitstable and Kings Hill, West Malling.

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.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Our Offer:

- Performance related pay increases

- Option to enrol in the Local Government Pension scheme.

- 27 days paid annual leave per year (rising to 29 after 5 years' service) + bank holidays

- Flexible working to support your work life balance.

- Staff discounts on a range of leisure products and services through our Kent Rewards programme

- Access to a range of KCC staff groups providing support and development opportunities to staff across our diverse workforce.

- On the job training and regular supervision with your line manager.

Want to know more about the role? Please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Contact Details

Please contact Megan Caraballo - megan.caraballo@kent.gov.uk or 03000 411342

About the Company

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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.