Business Support Officer Apprentice

Role Responsibility

Fixed Term for 18 Months

A Kent County Council Apprenticeship will give you the opportunity to earn a real salary and gain a real qualification whilst gaining valuable workplace skills and experience.

An opportunity has arisen for an Apprentice to join the Safeguarding, Professional Standards & Quality Assurance Unit within the Children, Young People and Education Directorate

This is a great opportunity to gain a Level 3 Apprenticeship qualification in Business Administration whilst working for a large, diverse, rapidly changing organisation.

The Safeguarding, Professional Standards and Quality Assurance Unit comprises of 4 services within the unit, they are: The Practice Development Services, Local Authority Designated Officer Service, Child Protection Chair service and Independent Reviewing Officer Service.  The unit is county wide and provides services across the twelve districts in Kent County Council (KCC), it consists of just under 100 staff, the majority of which are experienced Social Workers with Team Management experience.  The unit supports monitoring and review of safeguarding decision making and service delivery for around 11,000 children receiving services from KCC.  This is whilst supporting the practice and development of up to 2000 staff within KCC’s Children, Young People and Education directorate.

The role will encompass diary management, 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 and other stakeholders. You will set up meetings and produce/collate relevant information and documentation to support the planning of service delivery.  You will be responsible for tracking, monitoring, and following up on information enquiries to meet timescales and enable a reliable and high-quality service.  You will lead on accurately updating, modifying, and retrieving data from systems, professionals, and organisations.

The role is based at Sessions House but currently working from home

We are looking for someone with the right attitude who is motivated and keen to learn quickly. If this sounds like you, then we would like to encourage you to apply.

Salary starts at £173.91 per week, with the opportunity to increase based on performance.

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

Contact Details

Lynsey Murphy:

Lynsey.murphy@kent.gov.uk

03000 416451

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.