Business Support Officer - Safeguarding, Quality Assurance & Professional Standards

Role Responsibility

We have an exciting vacancy for a Business Support Officer (BSO) within Integrated Children’s Services – Safeguarding, Quality Assurance & Practice Standards Unit. 

We are looking for someone with administrative experience and who is confident dealing with a variety of responsibilities and using a range of IT packages. In particular, you will be responsible for handling sensitive information and recording data as well as liaising with a range of professionals.

You will need to demonstrate excellent organisation and communication skills. You must be able to proactively manage your workload and support the wider team, whilst responding to urgent requests and deadlines.

The role is varied and interesting and you will be joining an experienced team who work closely together to provide excellent support for their social work colleagues.

We are available for colleagues and families from 8:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. We can offer opportunities for personal training and development within the service, as well as equipment to enable you to work flexibly from both home and office.

You will have the support of your colleagues, a team of seven experienced BSO’s and a supervisor who will provide you with regular supervision and the training that you need for the role.

Our Offer:

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working that supports your work life balance, working from home and the office.

Access to Kent Rewards, offering local and national discounts and other employee benefits.

On the job training and regular supervision with your line manager.

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 more information about the role, please contact:

Jane Phillips

jane.phillips3@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.