Business Support Assistant - Children Looked After Team
Job Description
Job Title: Business Support Assistant - Children Looked After Team
Salary: £26,556 per annum
Grade: B
Contract Type: Fixed Term 6 months
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
About the Role
As a Business Support Assistant, you will be responsible for:
- Minuting meetings such as strategy meetings and panels
- Monitoring a busy inbox
- Record updating
- Answering telephone calls
- Updating trackers by the use of Excel
- Coordinating children's savings data
- Completing SAR's
- Ensuring deadlines met for Review Health Assessments and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires
- Ad-hoc tasks to support a service of 5 teams
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for someone who has:
- Great communication skills
- Has ability to plan their work to enable them to meet deadlines
- Minute Taking skills
- Strong organisational skills
- Works well in a team and also individual working
Benefits of Working with Us
At Thurrock Council, we value our employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexible and hybrid working opportunities (where applicable)
- Ongoing training and professional development
- Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support
- Staff discounts and local offers
- A supportive and inclusive working environment
Important Dates
Closing Date (Redeployment Only): 11th June 2026
Closing Date (Internal & External): 14th June 2026
Interview Date: 16th June 2026
Additional Information
If you have any questions about the role or interview process, please contact:
Joanna Eve - Business Support Supervisor
To view the Job Profile and Person Specification, please follow the link below:
Download Job Profile (PDF Document)
About us
Why Thurrock?
Working at Thurrock Council gives you the opportunity to join an organisation that is changing at pace, one where you can make a real difference to the lives of the people we serve.
Thurrock Council is moving towards a new community leadership approach which involves linking with local partners and communities as we shape our improvement for the years ahead.
This is an exciting time to join us, to shape the future success of our changing organisation and to have a positive influence on our borough.
Our location
Thurrock is located on the north bank of the river Thames. Our urban centres are a vibrant mix of established towns and new young communities, with a diverse and growing population of around 160,000 residents.
We are an emerging cultural and arts centre, home to the production centre for the Royal Opera House and the National Skills Academy for Creative and Cultural Skills. We have excellent retail and leisure opportunities, including Lakeside Shopping Centre, country parks, forests, and marshes.
Thurrock is just half an hour journey away from the centre of London by train and well connected by road.
Staff benefits
We offer lots of staff benefits, including a generous annual leave entitlement and hybrid working. We champion flexible working and job share applications are welcome.
Further information can be found here Employment benefits | Working for the council | Thurrock Council
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Thurrock Council is committed to equal opportunities. As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled people will be offered an interview where they meet all essential criteria on the person specification.
We serve a diverse community where people are different yet equal. Diversity underpins everything we do.
For further information about Thurrock Council please visit our website: Thurrock Council
Salary range
- £26,556 per year