Business Support Officer - Dover Children's Social Work Team

Role Responsibility

Dover Children Social Work Team have an opportunity for a Business Support Officer to join our team, on a full time contract. 

Kent Integrated Childrens Service provide a wide range of support to Kent's children and young people across Early Help and Preventative Services and Children’s Social Work Services. As well as working across these two divisions, we work with a number of partner organisations to make sure we can deliver the best possible outcomes. Our Business Support teams play a vital role supporting front line teams and practitioners through provision of professional administrative support.

Business Support Officers play a vital role in supporting front line teams and practitioners across Childrens Social Work, Youth Justice, Adoption & Fostering, and School Attendance & Inclusion. The Business Support Service provides professional administrative support across Integrated Childrens Services and we aim 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. 

You will have good proficiency in use of ICT systems (MS Applications, Databases etc) and be confident dealing with a variety of multi-disciplinary professionals whilst working to deadlines in a highly demanding environment. 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 £24,040 with annual performance related pay increases

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

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

- 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

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

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 further information on the role please contact:

Samantha.walsh2@kent.gov.uk

claire.saunders2@kent.gov.uk

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.