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Job Title: Business Support Supervisors Starting Salary: £34,434 opportunity to progress to £37,280 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) Hours: up to 37 hours Location: Hertfordshire Office Base East - Stevenage, West - Apsley Contract Type: Permanent Directorate: Resources<h4>About the team</h4>Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, supervising a small team to provide an excellent business support service?  Do you thrive as a team-player and enjoy using your initiative to work independently?Our Business Support Service is looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic, and organised managers who can supervise a team to ensure that a high level of administrative support is provided to our departments.Our Business Support Service is looking for Business Support Supervisors who will be supervising a team within the Business Support service.Our Business Support Service is a centralised unit which has been formed to deliver a co-ordinated, consistent, and high-quality service supporting service delivery across the organisation. Business Support is critical to ensuring our departments can support services to our residents, and if you have great administrative skills and a strong customer focus, you could be part of it.You’ll be working as part of the central Business Support Service with more than 400 colleagues, and you’ll be supporting our departments to ensure they are able to deliver critical services to the residents of Hertfordshire.We have the following vacancies:Children's Services - Child Protection Conference - Stevenage 37 hours -12 months Fixed Term/secondment - Maternity cover for more information contact <a href="mailto:Ian.Drummey@hertfordshire.gov.uk" target="_blank">Ian.Drummey@hertfordshire.gov.uk</a>Children's Services Family Safeguarding East - Stevenage 37 hours Fixed Term/Secondment until December 2026 for more information contact <a href="mailto:diane.pratt@hertfordshire.gov.uk" target="_blank">diane.pratt@hertfordshire.gov.uk</a>Adult Care Services - Safeguarding 18.5 hours - Covering both Stevenage and Apsley for more information please contact <a href="mailto:michele.blackaby@hertfordshire.gov.uk" target="_blank">michele.blackaby@hertfordshire.gov.uk</a>Adult Care Services - Integrated Discharge Service Team - West - Apsley/Watford General Hospital - 37 Hours please contact <a href="mailto:michele.blackaby@hertfordshire.gov.uk" target="_blank">michele.blackaby@hertfordshire.gov.uk</a> <h4>About the role</h4>Business Support Supervisors will:<ul><li>Be responsible for managing a team of business supporty staff to deliver Business Support activities and quality assure their work</li><li>Allocate work within the team based on requests from the Directorate or line manager</li><li>Proactively solve issues within the team, especially related to resource allocation and demand management, and escalate as needed</li><li>Support complex Business Support activities for the Directorate, particularly cross-council tasks, leveraging expereince and knowledge</li><li>Support career development of Senior Support Officers and Support Officers</li><li>Line manage both Senior Support Offiicers and Support Officers</li></ul><h4>About you</h4>Essential:<ul><li>Extensive experience of working in a previous administrative or support role, with strong knowledge of business support activities</li><li>Excellent organisational and multitasking skills</li><li>Strong communication and interpersonal abilities with a range of audiences</li><li>The ability to develop good working relationships with managers and staff and gain a good understanding of service areas to ensure you are supporting and advising them in the most effective way possible.</li><li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and other relevant software</li><li>Experience in working as part of a team in a fast-paced environment</li><li>A proven track record of establishing and improving business processes.</li><li>Ability to plan own work over short timescales for routine or familiar tasks and processes and use your initiative to work independently.</li><li>Strong numeracy and literacy skills plus broad experience in area of expertise.</li><li>Enthusiasm and pride in your work are qualities we welcome.</li><li>You will be used to working to tight deadlines and with high accuracy in written correspondence.</li><li>Knowledge of key legislation linked with Children's Services</li><li>A strong background in finance.</li></ul>Desirable:<ul><li>Recognised vocational qualification or degree qualified.</li><li>Experience in the administration of meetings and taking notes actions would be beneficial.</li><li>Previous experience of supervising a team of administrative staff or setting longer term work priorities within a defined team.</li><li>Understanding of HR processes and procedures would be beneficial.</li></ul>We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.This job role is within the Business Support Services, level BUS9 job profile. Please locate this via:Job profiles: Business support servicesInterview Date: to be confirmed Benefits of working for us<h4>How to apply</h4>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences. <h4>Additional information</h4>Disability Confident We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.Safeguarding This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure &amp; Barring Service (DBS) check.Secondment This position is open to secondments. If you work for HCC or any other Local Authority and would like to be considered as a Secondment contract, please ensure you complete the Secondment Form as part of your application. If you do not, your application will be considered as a Fixed Term Contract only.English Fluency The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.





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Business Support Supervisors

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Our preferred method is online application however if you do require a hard copy application pack please contact Human Resources, Guildford Borough Council, Millmead, Guildford GU2 4BB. Telephone (01483) 444111 (24-hr). Alternatively e-mail <a href="mailto:sally.nielsen@guildford.gov.uk" target="_blank">sally.nielsen@guildford.gov.uk</a> quoting the relevant post number. Please note that we do not accept CVs, please ensure that you complete the application form fully.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and post-holders to share this commitment. To fulfil this commitment we have robust systems in place for the safe recruitment of staff and volunteers.
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This is an exciting opportunity to join a motivated Development Management team to help shape the Borough for the future.&nbsp; Guildford is an attractive and thriving market town, being a regional centre for leisure, business, education, retail and culture.&nbsp; It has brilliant transport links with by road and rail with London, the South Coast and the Surrey Hills National Landscape all accessible by train.&nbsp;
The Council offices are located in the heart of the town close to the River Wey Navigation. The Council is a diverse organisation delivering a wide range of services and offers excellent benefits including a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, as well as health and well being initiatives and staff discounts off a range of high street shops and leisure activities. See&nbsp;<a href="https://www.guildford.gov.uk/article/21403/Staff-benefits-and-pension" target="_blank">Staff benefits and pension - Guildford Borough Council</a>&nbsp;for more information.
We want to appoint an enthusiastic and committed support officer to join our skilled Planning Development Management Service which deals with a wide range of planning projects.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;
It is an excellent time to join Guildford, the Authority has a keen focus on preserving the Borough’s heritage and landscape whilst ensuring that we provide high quality homes and access to employment.&nbsp;&nbsp;
In this role you would:&nbsp;
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<li>Be responsible for maintaining and monitoring a database for planning appeals, including arranging meetings, managing processes for Hearings and Inquiries</li>
<li>Maintaining and monitoring complaints and FOI records&nbsp;</li>
<li>Recording and monitoring Planning Performance Agreements</li>
<li>General Purchase Orders and process invoices relating to Development Management services&nbsp;</li>
<li>Maintain training record and co-ordinate officer training needs and induction programmes</li>
<li>Proactively contribute to the service of the Development Management function</li>
<li>Be able to work independently and within a team</li>
<li>General office support responsibilities</li>
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To succeed in this role, you will be able to demonstrate:&nbsp;
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<li>Excellent interpersonal skills and confidence in dealing with people</li>
<li>Have an open minded and positive approach&nbsp;</li>
<li>Excellent ability to reason and process information</li>
<li>The ability to work independently and as part of a high performing team</li>
<li>Excellent organisational skills</li>
<li>The ability to adapt to change and use initiative</li>
<li>The ability to learn and adapt to new systems and processes&nbsp;</li>
<li>Be a good team player</li>
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Qualifications&nbsp;
Good standard of education with a minimum of 5 GCSE's or equivalent experience
Full details of job details are included in the job description
Interview date – Early December 2025
If you do not hear from us within two weeks from the closing date you have not been successful on this occasion.&nbsp; &nbsp;
If you would like an informal opportunity to learn more about the role, please email John Busher Area Team Leader&nbsp;<a href="mailto:james.amos@guildford.gov.uk" target="_blank">john.busher@guildford.gov.uk</a>&nbsp;or Justin Williams Area Team Leader&nbsp;<a href="mailto:justin.williams@guildford.gov.uk" target="_blank">justin.williams@guildford.gov.uk</a>&nbsp;

Guildford Borough Council

Development Management Admin Support Officer (Maternity Cover for 12 months)

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We have an excellent opportunity available for a Contract Officer to join our motivated Children’s Services Team here at Wokingham Borough Council, on a full time, permanent basis.
As the Contracts Officer, you will play an important role in supporting the team to follow our Contract Management Framework. You will handle key tasks to ensure contracts are managed effectively and efficiently, while providing timely and helpful support to both colleagues within the council and external customers.
This role sits within the Children’s Strategy, Transformation and Commissioning Team, which plays a central role in transforming the way services (internal and external) are designed based on local needs, commissioned, delivered, and monitored in order to deliver quality services and improved outcomes.
Commissioning is all about the most effective and efficient way of using all the available resources to improve outcomes for children, young people, and their families!
Benefits: 
Not only is this an excellent opportunity, but it’s a fantastic time to join our team. You will receive an extensive range of employee benefits including:
⭐ A generous annual leave entitlement of 28 days (rising to 33 days after 5 years continued local government service), plus Bank Holidays
⭐ An excellent local government pension scheme
⭐ Use of a free onsite gym (located at Shute End office)
⭐ Salary sacrifice car &amp; cycle to work schemes
⭐ A range of local &amp; lifestyle discounts
⭐ An employee assistance programme including 24/7 wellbeing helpline
⭐ And much more
Key responsibilities
- To undertake the core administrative activities for contract management including issuing contracts to Providers, overseeing provider due diligence checks, managing communication with providers when notifying of changes to contracts, managing requests and coordinating arrangements required in relation to new contracts and changes to existing contracts. - To support the delivery of the Contract Management Framework for Children’s Services. - Act as Contract Lead for contracts under the responsibility of the Strategy, Transformation &amp; Commissioning team with an annual value of c.£20,000 or less, undertaking day-to-day contract management and supplier relationship management activities throughout the contract lifecycle. - To provide specialist/professional contract advice and recommendations within specific parameters, to support informed decision making.
Candidate requirements: 
- Good standard of education, including excellent literacy and numeracy skills – GCSE Maths and English. - Experience of assisting in delivering change particularly in relation to process improvement. - Experience of writing effective briefings and strategic documents. - A thorough understanding of contracts, including key clauses, compliance requirements, and the ability to interpret and apply contractual terms to ensure effective service delivery and risk management.
Our area: 
Wokingham Borough is set in the heart of Berkshire with excellent transport links to Reading and central London. Our area comprises of a vibrant and historical market town, attractive villages, and miles of beautiful countryside.
We’re home to a range of high performing schools, a host of international businesses and an incredible community. We have a strong local economy with accelerated growth, a range of excellent public facilities and low levels of crime, offering an exceptional quality of life.
If you’re interested in this exciting opportunity, click the link below and apply today!
Alternatively, to find out more or to arrange an informal discussion, please contact Carey Tulloch&nbsp;<a href="mailto:carey.tulloch@wokingham.gov.uk" target="_blank">carey.tulloch@wokingham.gov.uk</a>
Closing Date: Sunday 23rd November 2025, 11pm
Interview Date: TBC
If your application is shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage. Additionally, successful candidates must present proof upon receiving a job offer.&nbsp;
Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.
Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.
Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure &amp; Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret that we are unable to respond to every applicant individually.
If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the application closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.
We appreciate your interest in joining Wokingham Borough Council and thank you for taking the time to apply.
Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.

Wokingham Borough Council

Contracts Officer, Children's Services

Job Title: Business Support Officer Starting Salary: £25,583 opportunity to progress to £28,412&nbsp; Hours: up to 37 hours per week Location: Hertfordshire Contract Type: Permanent Directorate: Resources<h4>About the team</h4>Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, providing excellent support to your team? Do you thrive as a team-player and enjoy using your initiative to work independently?Our Business Support Service is looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic, and organised individuals who can ensure that a high level of administrative support is provided to our departments.Our Business Support Service is a centralised unit which has been formed to deliver a co-ordinated, consistent, and high-quality service supporting service delivery across the organisation. Business Support is critical to ensuring our departments can support services to our residents, and if you have great administrative skills and a strong customer focus, you could be part of it.You’ll be working as part of the central Business Support Service with more than 400 colleagues, and you’ll be supporting our departments to ensure they are able to deliver critical services to the residents of Hertfordshire.<h4>About the role</h4>Our Business Support Service supports a range of departments. If you are particularly interested in an area, please specify in your application. If we do not have any vacancies for your preferred area at this time your application will be held in a talent pool, and you will be contacted when a vacancy arises.All roles tend to be hybrid, which will mean that you will be expected to work within one of Hertfordshire County Council’s offices on a regular basis as well as working from home. The hiring manager will discuss the details for each particular vacancy.Children’s ServicesYou will be supporting services across Childrens Safeguarding, Specialist, Education, Skills &amp; Inclusion who ensure Hertfordshire families, children &amp; young people have the right support, guidance and advice, some roles may involve exposure to sensitive information &amp; a DBS may be required for roles working in buildings where children or young people may be present.This is an opportunity to work with teams who are committed to changing the lives of children and families in Hertfordshire and you will be a key in supporting this work. This could be of interest to someone who is keen to start working within Children's Services and would like opportunities to see the work of teams firsthand and build their knowledge and skills to progress their careers.Adult Care ServicesACS focusses on enabling people to live a full and active life as independently as possible in the community. We have Older People’s and Sensory Services, Adult Disability Services, Safeguarding, DoLs and Learning &amp; Development, along with Integrated Discharge and Transfer of Care Teams, Day Opportunities and Supported Living Services. As a Business Support Officer you will undertake a variety of administrative duties depending on the service including data entry and analysis, meeting support and minute taking, receiving and making telephone calls. You may be in contact with those that use our services, and a DBS may be required in these settings.Some of the roles will not be office based but maybe in the Hosptial Teams or Supported Living Units.Public HealthYou’ll be supporting our statutory Public Health teams dealing with confidential and sensitive matters and undertaking a range of administrative duties such as meeting support, creating agendas, note and minute taking, answering telephone calls, managing surveys and providing information as a first point of contact.Growth &amp; EnvironmentYou’ll be supporting services such as Passenger Transport, Libraries, Property undertaking a range of administrative duties including meeting support, creating agendas, note and minute taking, raising purchase orders, managing invoicing and payments processes, maintaining database information and providing information as a first point of contact.<h4>About you</h4>ResourcesYou’ll be supporting services across our Resources Directorate, such as our Libraries and our Property Services, undertaking a range of administrative duties including meeting support, creating agendas, note and minute taking, raising purchase orders, managing invoicing and payments processes, maintaining database information and providing information as a first point of contactLegalYou’ll support Legal teams across Commercial, Property, AEH, CLU, Dispute Resolution, and Environment, handling confidential matters and acting as a first point of contact. Duties include minute-taking, filing, scanning, bundling court documents, preparing engrossments, and binding contracts. Legal Services follow strict standards set by the Law Society, SRA, Lexcel, and HCC policies. Accuracy and meeting deadlines are essential to prevent data breaches.We currently have the following vacancies:Childrens Services 4 x Full time, 37 hours Stevenage SEND Implementation and Stat Assessement, Services for Young People contact <a href="mailto:jonathan.white@hertfordshire.gov.uk" target="_blank">jonathan.white@hertfordshire.gov.uk</a> Adoption &amp; Fostering contact <a href="mailto:Rebecca.Clarke1@hertfordshire.gov.uk" target="_blank">Rebecca.Clarke1@hertfordshire.gov.uk</a> 1 x Stevenage,18.5 hours SEND SAS &amp; EY SEND, contact <a href="mailto:michael.alexander@hertfordshire.gov.uk" target="_blank">michael.alexander@hertfordshire.gov.uk</a> 1 x Full time, Family Support Hemel Hempstead, Office Base 5 days a week 37 hours - contact <a href="mailto:diane.pratt@hertfordshire.gov.uk" target="_blank">diane.pratt@hertfordshire.gov.uk</a>Adult Care Services1 x 37 Hours Gateway, Apsley1 x 22.5 hours Gateway, based in either Apsley or Stevenage1 x 37 Hours, Hoddesdon, Office Based, Supported Living1 x 20 Hours Integrated Discharge Team, Apsley For enquiries please contact, <a href="mailto:michele.blackaby@hertfordshire.gov.uk" target="_blank">michele.blackaby@hertfordshire.gov.uk</a> Essential:<ul><li>Experience in minute or note taking</li><li>Proven experience in an administrative or support role</li><li>Excellent organisational and multitasking skills</li><li>Strong communication and interpersonal abilities with a range of audiences</li><li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and other relevant software</li><li>Experience in working as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.</li><li>Ability to plan own work over short timescales for routine or familiar tasks and processes and use your initiative to work independently.</li><li>GCSE or Vocational equivalent, strong numeracy, and literacy skills.</li><li>Enthusiasm and pride in your work are qualities we welcome.</li></ul>Desirable:<ul><li>You will be used to working to tight deadlines and with high accuracy in written correspondence.</li></ul>This job role is within the, level 6 job profile. Please locate this via:Job profiles: Business support servicesClosing Date: This is an ongoing advert and you may be required to start work before the closing date specified.Interview Date: Please note interviews will be arranged as and when applications are received.Vacancies are being progressed regularly which may mean that a vacancy at a particular team may be filled before a candidate is put forward, however there are ongoing vacancies.We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.Benefits of working for us<h4>How to apply</h4>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences. Secondment This position is open to secondments. If you work for HCC or any other Local Authority and would like to be considered as a Secondment contract, please ensure you complete the&nbsp;Secondment Form&nbsp;as part of your application. If you do not, your application will be considered as a Fixed Term Contract only.<h4>Additional information</h4>Disability Confident We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.Safeguarding This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure &amp; Barring Service (DBS) check.Driving required You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.English Fluency The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.





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Business Support Officer

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Administrative Assistant – Chesnut Lodge School
SCP 5-6 £25583 - £25989 pro rata term time only Actual Salary - £21,999 - £22,349&nbsp;
Situated within 4 miles of the boundaries of Liverpool, Knowsley and St Helens, Chesnut Lodge Special School caters for pupils aged 2 – 16 years, with complex needs arising from physical and medical difficulties.&nbsp;
An incredibly rewarding place to work, Chesnut Lodge is a happy, welcoming, outward looking school where every child is valued, supported and encouraged to thrive.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and friendly individual who has the ability to communicate effectively on the telephone, face-to-face and in writing. The successful candidate should have initiative, the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines and organisational skills to manage their workload. Experience of a school office environment would be desirable. Being confident and competent using a computer is essential. The post holder will work closely with our Office Manager and will join our dedicated staff team and colleagues from health, therapy and the Local Authority.
This demanding role will require good organisational skills and the ability to work effectively both as a key member of the school team and independently.&nbsp; The successful applicant will have:
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<li>Ability to work on their own initiative.</li>
<li>Outstanding numerical, oral and written communication skills.</li>
<li>Ability to work effectively in a busy office by prioritising and working to deadlines.</li>
<li>The ability to maintain a professional approach at all times.</li>
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We encourage those interested to visit the school as there are no words that adequately describe the warmth, care and fun that are exhibited every day within its walls.
Chesnut Lodge School is committed to supporting staff with appropriate and essential CPD and there will be a requirement for the successful applicant to attend associated training as per the requirements of the school
Please note: All information must be included within the application form – attached CVs and Personal Statements will not be accepted.
Closing date for applications:&nbsp; 12noon 24 November 2025
Interviews: W/C 1 December 2025
You should note that, if successful, you will be required to obtain a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) or Enhanced DBS check for Regulated Activity.&nbsp; Further information about DBC can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check/overview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check/overview</a>.
Halton Borough Council is an equal opportunities employer.

Administrative Assistant

Job Title: Senior Business Support Officer Starting Salary: £27,694 opportunity to progress to £31,022 pa (pro-rata for part-time) Hours: up to 37 hours Location: Hertfordshire, Main Office Bases - East, Stevenage, West, Apsley Contract Type: Permanent Directorate: Resources<h4>About the team</h4>Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, providing excellent support to your team? Do you thrive as a team-player and enjoy using your initiative to work independently?Our Business Support Service is looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic, and organised Business Support Senior Officers who can ensure that a high level of administrative support is provided to our departments.Our Business Support Service is a centralised unit which has been formed to deliver a co-ordinated, consistent, and high-quality service supporting service delivery across the organisation. Business Support is critical to ensuring our departments can support services to our residents, and if you have great administrative skills and a strong customer focus, you could be part of it.You’ll be working as part of the central Business Support Service with more than 400 colleagues, and you’ll be supporting our departments to ensure they are able to deliver critical services to the residents of Hertfordshire.<h4>About the role</h4>Our Business Support Service supports a range of departments. If you are particularly interested in an area, please specify in your application. If we do not have any vacancies for your preferred area at this time your application will be held in a talent pool, and you will be contacted when a vacancy arises.All roles tend to be hybrid, which will mean that you will be expected to work within one of Hertfordshire County Council’s offices on a regular basis as well as working from home. The hiring manager will discuss the details for each particular vacancy.Children’s ServicesYou will be supporting services across Childrens Safeguarding, Specialist, Education, Skills &amp; Inclusion who ensure Hertfordshire families, children &amp; young people have the right support, guidance and advice, some roles may involve exposure to sensitive information &amp; a DBS may be required for roles working in buildings where children or young people may be present.Adult Care ServicesACS focusses on enabling people to live a full and active life as independently as possible in the community. We have Older People’s and Sensory Services, Adult Disability Services, Safeguarding, DoLs and Learning &amp; Development, along with Integrated Discharge and Transfer of Care Teams, Day Opportunities and Supported Living Services. As a Business Support Officer you will undertake a variety of administrative duties depending on the service including data entry and analysis, meeting support and minute taking, receiving and making telephone calls. You may be in contact with those that use our services and a DBS may be required in these settings. Some of the roles will not be office based but maybe in the Hosptial Teams or Supported Living Units.Public HealthYou’ll be supporting our statutory Public Health teams dealing with confidential and sensitive matters and undertaking a range of administrative duties such as meeting support, creating agendas, note and minute taking, answering telephone calls, managing surveys and providing information as a first point of contact.Hertfordshire Fire &amp; Rescue ServiceYou’ll be supporting the teams in the Hertfordshire Fire Stations. Key duties include inputting overtime and on-call payments to HCC’s payroll system, managing the supply of uniform and PPE on behalf of operational staff, making and receiving telephone calls on behalf of the Fire Service, finance support with station budgets and purchasing, and providing information as a first point of contact. You will be expected to manage team commitments avoiding scheduling conflicts and deal with all general matters including correspondence, invoices, and timesheets according to local procedures.<h4>About you</h4>Growth &amp; Environment You’ll be supporting services such as Passenger Transport, Libraries, Property undertaking a range of administrative duties including meeting support, creating agendas, note and minute taking, raising purchase orders, managing invoicing and payments processes, maintaining database information and providing information as a first point of contact.ResourcesYou’ll be supporting services across our Resources Directorate, such as our Libraries and our Property Services, undertaking a range of administrative duties including meeting support, creating agendas, note and minute taking, raising purchase orders, managing invoicing and payments processes, maintaining database information and providing information as a first point of contactLegal Services You’ll be providing business and administrative support to the Legal teams comprising of Commercial, Property, Adult Education &amp; Health (AEH), Child Litigation (CLU), Dispute resolution, and Environment. Providing specialist professional support to Fee Earners and Managers dealing with confidential and sensitive matters, answer telephone calls and providing information as a first point of contact. In this role you will be undertaking a range of administrative duties such as minute taking, filing, scanning, photocopying, correspondence, making bundles to be sent to the courts, preparing engrossments and binding contracts.Legal Services are accredited and adhere to external standards and regulations outside of HCC within the Law Society, Solicitors Regulation Authority and Lexcel. Along with HCC policies and guidelines we adhere to strict deadlines, attention to details is paramount to avoid data breaches being made.We currently have vacancies in the following teams,2 x Legal Services&nbsp;Adult Care ServicesAdult Disabilty Service: Stevenage &amp; Apsley (Hybrid Working) Hours: 30 hours per week, across 4–5 daysWe are seeking a highly organised and adaptable Business Support Senior Officer to join our Adult Disability Services team, supporting both East and West teams. This role involves working flexibly across our Stevenage and Apsley offices, with hybrid working available based on service needs. This role requires the ability to travel independently throughout the county including to locations using your own mode of transport.Essential:<ul><li>Experience of working in a previous administrative or support role</li><li>Organisational and multitasking skills</li><li>Strong communication and interpersonal abilities with a range of audiences</li><li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and other relevant software</li><li>Experience in working as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.</li><li>Understanding of specialised processes and methods gained through relevant training and experience.</li><li>Ability to plan own work over short timescales for routine or familiar tasks and processes and use your initiative to work independently.</li><li>GCSE or Vocational equivalent, strong numeracy and literacy skills</li><li>Enthusiasm and pride in your work are qualities we welcome.</li><li>You will be used to working to tight deadlines and with high accuracy in written correspondence.</li><li>Experience in minute or note taking </li></ul>Desirable:<ul><li>Support with coaching and training others</li><li>Experience in processing invoices and handling financial transactions</li></ul>This job role is within the Business Support, level BUS07 job profile. Please locate this via:Job profiles: Business support servicesClosing Date: This is an ongoing advert and you may be required to start work before the closing date specified.Interview Date: Please note interviews will be arranged as and when applications are received.Vacancies are being progressed regularly which may mean that a vacancy in a particular team may be filled before a candidate is put forward, however there are ongoing vacancies.Benefits of working for usWe welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.<h4>How to apply</h4>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences. Secondment This position is open to secondments. If you work for HCC or any other Local Authority and would like to be considered as a Secondment contract, please ensure you complete the&nbsp;Secondment Form&nbsp;as part of your application. If you do not, your application will be considered as a Fixed Term Contract only.<h4>Additional information</h4>Disability Confident We are proud to be a&nbsp;Disability Confident employer&nbsp;and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.Safeguarding This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure &amp; Barring Service (DBS) check.Driving required You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.English Fluency The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required).&nbsp;Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.





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Senior Business Support Officer

<h4> Location </h4> Wyatts Way <h4> Agile working – work style </h4> Fixed Base Worker <h4> Business Area </h4> Support Services <h4> Department </h4> Operational Support <h4> Rank </h4> N/A <h4> Grade </h4> D <h4>Salary</h4>£23,748 - £28,653<h4> Part/Full Time </h4> Full Time <h4> Hours per Week </h4> 37 <h4> Additional Working Conditions </h4> Shift Work <h4> Type of Contract </h4> Permanent <h4> Vetting Level Required </h4> RV <h4> Description </h4>Ensuring people are in the right place at the right time.As our Resource Planner, you’ll will play a key role in making sure we have the right people in the right place at the right time. Making sure staffing levels are managed by forward planning and using specialist software.You’ll be researching, collating and compiling course and skills information ensuring high levels of accuracy. Identifying and formulating ways to improve and streamline working practices.What you’ll be doing<ul><li>Managing staffing levels for the area and highlighting and resolving any staffing issues</li><li>Amending and creating shift patterns to suit operational and business requirements</li><li>Help contribute to an accessible deployment workforce</li></ul>The must haves<ul><li>Be able to accurately maintain records using administration skills</li><li>Able to constructively challenge existing practices, and problem solving</li><li>Ability to work under pressure, to tight or sudden deadlines</li></ul>What’s in it for you?At Derbyshire Constabulary, we want to create an environment that puts people first, so you feel supported in everything you do. We have a range of <a href="https://careers.derbyshire.police.uk/what-we-can-offer-you" target="_blank">reward and benefits</a> available to all our employees.What’s nextPlease click APPLY to complete your application, telling us how you meet the essential and desirable criteria by highlighting your skills and experience.To support you with your application we have provided some <a href="https://sway.cloud.microsoft/vGS12xsbDC1vl4vU?ref=Link&amp;loc=mysways" target="_blank">application guidance</a> and <a href="https://careers.derbyshire.police.uk/find-job/our-recruitment-process" target="_blank">our recruitment process</a>.If you want a chat about how we can help you throughout the recruitment process and your career with us, get in touch with the Talent Acquisition Team: <a href="mailto:talent@derbyshire.police.uk" target="_blank">talent@derbyshire.police.uk</a>.To understand how you can make Derbyshire safer together visit our <a href="https://careers.derbyshire.police.uk/" target="_blank">careers website</a>.We value diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from underrepresented and neurodiverse backgrounds, so that we can truly reflect the communities that we serve in.<h4> Document Attachment </h4><a href="https://shrsc.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/channel-1/appcentre-3/brand-5/candidate/download_file_opp/8843/56782/1/0/338deeda676539b8cfa2e72fe3786515ae2c9adf" target="_blank"> Resource Planner.pdf – 160KB </a> 





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