Business Support Officer – New Shire Hall, Alconbury, Huntingdon , United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Our Benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
- An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
About the role
We are recruiting a full time Business Officer to provide high quality administrative support to the Children in Care Commissioning and Home Finding Team. This post will be fixed term until March 31st 2027.
The Home Finding and Commissioning team contribute to delivering positive outcomes for children and young people by arranging suitable homes for children and young people in care, and ensuring these homes are good quality and providing value for money.
Our Business Officer is an important role at the heart of the high-quality service we provide.
You will be part of a highly motivated team, working closely with a range of professionals, with the aim of ensuring we deliver the best possible outcomes for our children and young people. The role can be undertaken remotely or from the office based at New Shire Hall. There will be occasions when the post holder will be expected to attend team and service meetings, including team training.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Jarryd Anthony, Market Intelligence Officer via Jarryd.Anthony@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
About you
To be considered for this exciting role the candidate will:
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Be experienced with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Be able to work within defined processes/procedures.
- Have experience in calendar management, setting up meetings, and taking minutes.
- Work effectively with colleagues as part of a team.
- Have a willingness to learn and progress with a can-do attitude.
- Have an interest in working with data across various systems.
Please use your supporting statement to outline how your skills and experience meet the criteria set out in the Job Description/Person Specification attached to this vacancy.
About usCambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.https://youtu.be/DDE1nplZttYVisit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers…