Business Support Officer

Role Responsibility

This is an exciting opportunity to join The Adoption Partnership South East Panel Team. If you would like to be part of a busy team helping to support the adoption service, then this could be the position for you. We offer an attractive package of 27 days paid annual leave pro-rata plus bank holidays, pension scheme and the Kent Rewards Scheme. In addition to this, we offer opportunities for training and development and the teams are currently working flexibly from home and the office. There is an expectation that you would attend the office once a week.

This role will require strong communication, organisation skills and an understanding of the needs of the children. You will have excellent attention to detail and be trained in how to use co-pilot to support adoption panels. You will have a good understanding of multi-agency work and be able to work well with our partner agencies. You must have strong IT skills to collate, manage and present data.

You must be able to proactively manage your workload whilst responding to urgent requests and deadlines.  You will also need to demonstrate a confident manner in liaising with the public, professionals, and organisations, often acting as a contact point for the service. We need someone with a calm and organised approach who can make a positive contribution to the success of the team.

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 Standard Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Contact Details

Please contact Helen Braine for more information on this role - helen.braine@kent.gov.uk / 03000 414984

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.

KCC is transitioning to a new pay structure from 1st April 2025.  More details can be found here - Pay - Jobs & Careers - Kent County Council 

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.