Closing Date: 21.12.2018 | Job Ref: C/50111717 | Directorate: Core | Service: Human Resources & Business Support | Location: Town Centre/Locality bases, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Working Arrangements: Monday to Friday
Hours per week: 37
Flexible working arrangement
Contract type: Fixed Term until 15 March 2020
Basic Criminal Record check: Yes
This post is suitable for Job Share
Suitable for Secondment: Employees wishing to be considered for secondment should agree with their head of service before submitting an application form.
Closing date: 21 December 2018, at 23:59
This post requires a Basic Criminal Record Check
Prospective employees will be required to give a reasonable account of any significant periods (6 months or more in the past 3 years) of time living abroad.
The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard.
An opportunity has arisen to join the diverse and multi skilled Business Support Service in Barnsley Council as a Business Support Officer.
The role will provide business support within a team that supports a variety of front line and statutory services including Youth Offending, Educational Welfare, Psychology and Governor Services and Adult and Children’s Social Care services, Community Enablement Services.
Duties include processing referrals applying rules and guidelines, data inputting, problem solving, responding to telephone and face to face enquiries, providing advice, guidance, signposting and support to a range of internal and external customers, and processing financial purchasing and invoicing transactions for a range of goods and services.
In addition, you will be required to support a range of statutory meetings and panels, where recording proceedings directly onto a lap top, and at speed is required. Many of the meetings are emotive in content and whilst a level of personal resilience is required support will also be provided through regular one to one meetings and de-briefings
You will need to hold a level 2 qualification and have experience of working within a business support environment .
You will be flexible in your approach in order to ensure the overall service objectives are achieved, be an excellent team player and willing to make a solid contribution to the smooth running of the service.
In return, you will be provided with training and opportunities to progress your continuous personal development in line with the requirements of the role, together with support from your Team Leader and colleagues in an enthusiastic and dedicated team.
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Job Profile: Business Support Officer (Grade 3) - Job Profile.doc.doc
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