Senior Business Support Officer

Role Responsibility

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Senior Business Support Officer to join the Business Support Service in Adult Social Care. This is a is fixed term full time post with the option to become permanent and with hybrid working. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the Head of Service in optimising processes and the day-to-day operations across the Business Support function, as well as coordinate and lead specific projects and initiatives. 

You will have responsibility for line managing and developing apprentices that will be matrix managed across the Business Support Function, ensuring that they are fully supported throughout their apprenticeship. 

We value individuals who share our organisational values and culture who are compassionate, inclusive, and willing to work flexibly and encourage continuous learning and development.

Our offer:

• Minimum 29 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Generous contributory pension scheme
• Training and an ongoing plan for development

This is an excellent time to join our service, helping shape the future of business support.

You will be able to work well within a busy team, prioritise your work, demonstrate flexibility, and bring new ideas while thinking "outside the box". Possessing excellent communication skills is essential as you will be liaising with staff and managers at all levels. This is a challenge, varied, and exiting role that requires you to multitask whilst working under pressure. 

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.

Interviews are planned to take place on Monday 7th October 2024. 

Contact Details

For further information on this role, please contact: Sam Lawrence-Rose, Head of Service (Sam.Lawrence-Rose@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.