Senior Business Support Officer

Our vision is that every child and young person, from pre-birth to age 25, and their family, who needs Early Help services will receive them in a timely and responsive way, so that they are safeguarded, their educational, social and emotional needs are met and outcomes are good, and they are able to contribute positively to their communities now and in the future, including their active engagement in learning and employment. 

We require a highly organised person to join the Sevenoaks District Adolescent and Open Access Business Support team. 

You will be responsible for the provision of comprehensive administrative and financial support to assist in the smooth management of the service provision across the district, liaising with senior officers, Members and key partners contacting the service.  

You will be able to demonstrate a good understanding of the Early Help services and a demonstrable background of working to a high standard within an administrative and financial role. 

Additionally, you will bring an innovative approach to the role; you will be someone who is proactive, solution focused and with experience of applying LEAN thinking to help streamline and improve processes.   

Underpinning the above, you will be someone with good IT skills, accuracy and the ability to meet deadlines. In addition, the ability to supervise and motivate a team of business support staff, spread across a wide geographical area will be essential. 

This role will be mainly based at Swanley Youth Hub, and will also cover Swanley and Sevenoaks District.

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 an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.