Casual Business Support

Post Ref: CC116

Are you organised, customer-focused and confident using IT systems? We are looking for flexible and motivated individuals to join our pool of Casual Business Support Assistants, providing essential administrative support across a range of council services.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in a busy office environment, develop your skills and contribute to delivering services that make a difference to our communities.

About the Role

As a Casual Business Support Assistant, you will provide efficient and effective administrative support to service teams across the council. Working as part of a team or independently, you will help ensure that services run smoothly by delivering a wide range of business support activities.

Duties may include:

• Maintaining accurate records and updating computerised systems.
• Producing emails, letters and reports.
• Scanning, digitising and archiving documents.
• Processing incoming and outgoing correspondence.
• Responding to telephone, email and face-to-face enquiries.
• Managing appointments, meetings and events.
• Supporting financial administration processes.
• Minute taking and diary management.
• Reception duties and welcoming visitors.
• Supporting colleagues with business systems and office processes.

We are looking for people who:

• Have good literacy and numeracy skills (Level 2 or equivalent experience).
• Possess strong IT skills and are comfortable using Microsoft Office applications.
• Can organise and prioritise their workload effectively.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Can work accurately under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Are able to follow procedures and maintain confidentiality.
• Work well both independently and as part of a team.
• Are flexible, adaptable and willing to undertake training where required.

This role is based within a council workplace and may involve working at different locations as required. There may also be occasions when work is required outside normal flexible working hours to support service delivery.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants to posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require a DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.

Closing Date: 29th November 2026

Interview Date: w/c 14th December 2026

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year (unless exceptions apply) and meet the other eligibility criteria. Ensure you are eligible before applying.

We may utilise digital interview methods.

As part of our Vision (https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/vision/) we aim to be a talented, resilient and inclusive community. We welcome applications from all and offer a variety of flexible working / job share opportunities.

All applications are anonymised before being seen by the selection panel.

As part of our fair recruitment process, we ask that all applications are written by the candidate and that Artificial Intelligence (AI) use is limited, unless assistance is required as a reasonable adjustment for a disability. Content should be truthful, accurate, evidence based and not embellished – see guidance.