Business Support Officer

Kent County Council; Ashford; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council is looking for a Business Support Officer within their Fostering Support Team. This permanent full-time position is based in Ashford with hybrid working options. Responsibilities include providing administrative support, managing diaries, and interacting with multi-disciplinary teams. Candidates must have strong IT skills, particularly in MS applications, as well as excellent attention to detail and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Good working knowledge of MS applications including Word, Excel, Outlook and Microsoft Teams.
• Experience creating and maintaining Excel spreadsheets with confidence in using database applications.
• Excellent diary management and a high standard of spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support in a confidential environment.
• Prioritise workload to meet deadlines in a demanding environment.
• Interact with multi-disciplinary professionals handling sensitive information.

Skills

MS applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)

Excel spreadsheet creation and maintenance

Diary management

Strong administrative skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Support Officer in the South Kent Fostering Support Team within the Kent Fostering Service. This is a permanent full-time position, based at Westchurch House, Godfrey Walk, Ashford incorporating hybrid working.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support in a confidential environment with strong numeracy skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrate the ability to multi-task, manage diaries, and maintain Excel spreadsheets; confident using database applications.
• Use initiative to prioritise workload to meet deadlines in a demanding environment and collate/manage data as required.
• Interact with a range of multi-disciplinary professionals on a variety of matters and handle highly sensitive and confidential information.
• Collaborate effectively as part of a team while also working independently and remotely to a high standard.

Qualifications and Skills

• Good working knowledge of MS applications including Word, Excel, Outlook and Microsoft Teams.
• Experience creating and maintaining Excel spreadsheets and confidence in using database applications.
• Excellent diary management, a confident telephone manner, and a high standard of spoken and written English.
• Strong administrative and IT skills, with the ability to collate and manage data.
• Excellent numeracy skills, attention to detail, and adherence to financial procedures and best practices.

Additional Information

• This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
• This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.
• Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply. Interviews will take place on 5 November.

Location: Westchurch House, Godfrey Walk, Ashford, United Kingdom