Business Administrator

Cheshire East Council; Crewe; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced annual leave

Purchase of annual leave

Flexible working pattern

Salary sacrifice green car scheme

White goods salary sacrifice scheme

Enhanced public pension

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

Cheshire East Council invites applications for a Business Administrator within the Children’s Development and Partnerships team to support the SEND Partnership governance and improvement work. The role offers hybrid working, with office presence as needed, and a clear focus on coordinating meetings and multi‑agency activities.

You will support the SEND Programme Manager and SEND Project Assistant, ensuring effective governance, minute-taking, and adherence to deadlines in a busy environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience of business administration and meeting coordination processes including detailed and accurate minute-taking, maintenance of meeting action logs and preparation of meeting agendas
• ICT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office applications including MS Teams and SharePoint
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work to deadlines under pressure
• Effective teamwork and communication skills
• A flexible approach to work
• Experience of working within SEND, children's services, or a related field would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality business support to the SEND partnership, ensuring effective coordination of meetings and governance processes
• Support SEND transformation work, including administrative support to partnership and council meetings, inspection readiness and improvement activity
• Assist in multi-agency partnership work and project delivery within the team

Skills

Meeting coordination

Minute-taking

MC/MS Office proficiency

MS Teams

SharePoint

Time management

Communication

Teamwork

Flexible approach

Tools

Microsoft Office

MS Teams

SharePoint

Job description

An exciting opportunity has become available to work within the Children’s Development and Partnerships team to support the Cheshire East Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Partnership. We are a close-knit supportive team, working hard towards positive outcomes for our children and families.

This role plays a vital part in supporting the SEND partnership's governance activity and wider improvement work, helping to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND across Cheshire East.

We are looking for a highly organised and motivated individual with excellent administrative and interpersonal skills who thrives in a busy environment and has a positive, can-do attitude. The successful candidate will provide high-quality business support to the partnership, ensuring the effective coordination of meetings, governance processes and multi-agency partnership work.

The position is full time and permanent on a hybrid basis with the expectation of working in the office when required.

About the role

As a Business Administrator you will support the SEND Programme Manager and SEND Project Assistant in the delivery of SEND transformation work, including administrative support to partnership and council meetings, inspection readiness, improvement activity, and work around key projects/programmes delivered by the team.

To find out more about the essential and desirable criteria for the role please view the attached job description specification document. For more information on the role or for an informal chat, please contact [e-mail]

About you

You will have:

• Extensive experience of business administration and meeting coordination processes including detailed and accurate minute-taking, maintenance of meeting action logs and preparation of meeting agendas
• ICT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office applications including MS Teams and SharePoint
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work to deadlines under pressure
• Effective teamwork and communication skills
• A flexible approach to work

Experience of working within SEND, children's services, or a related field would be advantageous.

In return we are able to offer:

• Enhanced annual leave - Start with an impressive 34 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) from day one, and watch it grow to 39 days after just five years of service
• Purchase of annual leave – Want more time off? You can purchase up to 10 extra days of annual leave each year, giving you the flexibility to balance work and life just the way you want (Pro-rata for part‑time staff)
• Flexible working pattern - Enjoy a 37-hour standard full-time work week with the added perks of flexi‑time and hybrid/remote working arrangements where possible. Your work-life balance just got a whole lot better
• Salary sacrifice green car scheme - Drive green and save green! Lease a brand-new electric or hybrid car through our salary sacrifice scheme. There’s no credit checks, no deposits, just significant savings and exclusive offers on a three-year lease
• White goods salary sacrifice scheme - Upgrade your home with ease. Purchase home and electronic items through our salary sacrifice scheme, spreading the cost of big-ticket purchases like appliances, computers, and tech gadgets directly from your salary
• Enhanced public pension - Secure your future with our career average pension, where contributions are built at a rate of 1/49th of your yearly pensionable pay
• Cycle to work scheme - Save up to 25-39% on the retail price of bikes and safety equipment through Income Tax and National Insurance savings. Get fit and save money!
• Employee assistance programme - Access a completely free and confidential assistance service to help manage, reduce, and overcome life’s challenges, both at work and in your personal life
• Discounted gym membership - Stay active and healthy with corporate membership prices for Everybody Leisure, including:
• Gym, Swim and Group Fitness at all 16 facilities
• Off-Peak Racket Sports
• Athletics Tracks
• Sauna/Steam/Spa

Join us and experience a workplace that truly values and supports you!