Business Support Lead

Role Responsibility

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Support Lead within Integrated Children's Services in the Youth Justice Team. This role is fixed term for 18 months, and part time 18.5hrs. 

As a job share with one other Business Support Lead, you will oversee the effective and smooth running of our Business Support provision including supervision of a team of Business Support Staff. You will be responsible for ensuring processes and systems are effective, up-to-date and accurate. You must be able to proactively manage your workload and the workload of your team whilst responding to urgent requests and deadlines.

The role requires excellent organisational and communication skills. As Business Support Lead you will supervise a team of 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.

Our Business Support teams play a vital role supporting front-line teams and practitioners through provision of professional administrative support. 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. We are looking for someone who is flexible and reliable.

The Business Support Service aims to;

- Deliver an integrated and highly effective business support service.

- Ensure children, young people and families are at the heart of everything we do.

- Work together, share knowledge and support each other.

- Innovate and improve.

- Promote continuous personal and professional development.

A full list of responsibilities is outlined within the JD; however, we are more focused on your drive, potential and aptitude for learning and provide comprehensive induction and training for the right candidate.

- A starting salary of £23,801 with annual performance related pay increases

- Option to enrol in the Local Government Pension scheme with employer matched contributions.

- A range of flexible leave options to help you manage your work/life balance such as Carers leave, Maternity leave, Personal Leave, Timeout/career break, Study leave, religious observance.

- Flexible working – work from home or office as per the business need and we’ll provide you with the kit needed to work remotely.

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

This post is subject to a Basic 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.

Within the ‘Reason for Application’ section of your application, please demonstrate how you meet the criteria within the person specification attached to the Job Description.

Contact Details

For further information about the role, please contact:

Harrison Seal, Senior Business Support Lead for Countywide Services - harrison.seal@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.