Business Support Lead

Role Responsibility

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Maidstone Children's Social Work Business Support Team based in Worrall House Kings Hill. If you would like to be part of a busy team helping to support the children and families of Kent then this could be the position for you. We offer an attractive package of 26 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas  concessionary day off, attractive pension and the Kent Rewards Scheme. In addition to this, we offer opportunities for training and development and teams are currently working hybrid from home and the office.

The role requires excellent organisational and communication skills. As Business Support Lead you will supervise a team of children's social services business support staff, ensuring processes and systems are effective, up to date and accurate.  You must be able to proactively manage your workload whilst responding to urgent requests and deadlines. You will have strong administrative, minuting and IT skills and the ability to collate and manage data.

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 meetings 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.

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

Nicola Green Senior Business Support Lead - West Kent 

03000412508

nicola.green@kent.gov.uk

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.