Business Support Lead

Role Responsibility

This is an exciting opportunity to work within West Kent Children’s Social Work Service. You will provide business support to the Area Assistant Director, through robust diary management, the forward planning of meetings, the management of all associated administration, and implementation of efficient processes and procedures to improve the level of service provided to the Assistant Director.

You will provide an administrative service that organises, supports and administers all arrangements for Area panels and other specified processes required for the smooth running of the business support for the Area.  You will work closely with the districts in the Area and the Assistant Director to efficiently manage all referrals, cases and expenditure through panel processes. You will also co-ordinate other processes within the department that requires timely data collation and analysis.

Because of the nature of the role, candidates should be able to demonstrate they can deal with difficult and challenging situations in a calm and professional manner.

This is a fast-paced environment and you will need to be tenacious with a can-do attitude. You will have an eye for detail and a methodical approach. You will be both literate and numerate and have good experience of Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel and including MS Teams.

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.

Contact Details

For an informal discussion, please contact Adam McKeown on 03000 413304

About the Company

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 and faiths, 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.