Business Support Officer - Youth Justice Service

Role Responsibility

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and organised Business Support Officer to join the Youth Justice Service (Central Referral Order Team) . You will be working as part of the Youth Justice team providing administrative support to assist in the smooth running of the service.

The successful candidate will be work alongside our Youth Justice Team Managers to plan and coordinate Referral Order panels across the County. You will liaise with front line professionals, volunteers and young people and will therefore be someone with excellent organisation and communication skills. You must be able to proactively manage your workload whilst responding to urgent requests and deadlines.  You will have strong administrative and IT skills and the ability to collate and manage data. You will also need to demonstrate a confident manner in liaising with the public, professionals, and organisations, acting as a contact point for the service. You will coordinate appointments and monitor applications and timescales. 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.

You will have an excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office and be able to demonstrate good communication skills whilst working under pressured time frames. You will have the ability to work under your own initiative in a demanding environment.

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.

Based at Invicta House however, currently working from home.

Contact Details

For more information regarding this role, please contact:

Jaime-Dee King (jaime-dee.king@kent.gov.uk) 03000 417795, or,

Andy Gorman (andy.gorman2@kent.gov.uk) 03000 414974 

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.