Business Support Officer | Chorley | Part time

Lancashire County Council; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Public sector pension

Discounts on holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Lancashire County Council is recruiting a part-time Business Support Officer to join the Chorley Domiciliary Service within Adult Social Care. The role centers on administrative and technical support, data interpretation, and reporting key findings to the team.

Strong IT and communication skills are essential, with the ability to work with limited supervision and meet deadlines; you'll collaborate with internal and external partners and support a culture of service excellence.

Qualifications

• The post holder will provide administrative and technical support to the wider team.
• The role involves interpreting and analysing data from multiple sources and reporting key findings.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and technical support to the Domiciliary Service team.
• Interpret and analyse data from multiple sources and report key findings.
• Communicate effectively and meet deadlines with limited supervision.

Skills

Administrative support

Data analysis

Communication skills

IT skills

Job description

Salary £26,016 to £26,847 Per Annum | Permanent, Part time | 30 hours per week

International Sponsorship

this role is not open to international sponsorship

We are currently recruiting to our Supported Living Service Caring and reliable Business support officer to work within the Chorley Domiciliary Service in Adult Social Care at Lancashire County Council. We are looking for cheerful and positive individual to come and join our team. Our Domiciliary Service require a business support officer to join us in making a substantial difference to the lives of the people we support within our Adult Disability Service.

What We Are Looking For

The post holder will be required to provide administrative and technical support to the wider team. The successful applicants will be required to interpret and analyse data from a number of sources and report key findings. Good communication skills, both written and verbal, will be essential together with an ability to work with limited supervision and meet deadlines. Excellent IT skills, together with an ability to work and deliver changes through partnership working with internal and external partners, will be essential.

Reward

From commencing in post, you will be supported in this position with an induction programme and mandatory training to complete. The Adult Disability Service also promotes career development opportunities with various qualifications and training on offer - you will be able to take advantage of a QCF qualification (Qualifications and Credit Framework) equivalent - we also have very supportive management team who ensure all team members are guided, great culture and you'll be working alongside people with the same values as your own.

Benefits

There's the opportunity to create the work life balance you'll love starting with 26 days annual leave increasing up to 32 days annual leave after five years service, plus eight Bank Holidays and two additional statutory Bank Holidays - we have a generous public sector pension with shared AVC's available and a benefits package which offers discounts on everything from holidays at home or abroad, Medicash, support groups, cycle to work schemes & much more. You will also be entitled to the Blue Light Card Scheme which offers further discounts to a varied number of settings. All of which can be found on our LCC intranet page.

Development

you’ll get support and development along the journey - there are so many opportunities for personal growth and development, being able to make a difference, feel valued and achieve the job satisfaction you've always wanted

Inclusivity

we don't have a "one size fits all" idealism, we embrace equality and diversity and welcome all applicants.

Closing Date

12 th October

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

Local Government Reorganisation

The Government has confirmed that local government across Lancashire will be reorganised, with the current 15 councils being replaced by four new unitary councils covering North, South, East and West Lancashire from April 2028.

If you are successful in your application, you will initially join Lancashire County Council. However, as part of the planned transition, your employment will transfer to one of the new unitary councils from April 2028, subject to the implementation of the reorganisation and relevant employment legislation.

Throughout this period, our focus remains on delivering excellent services to our communities. By joining us now, you'll play an important role in shaping the future of local government and helping to build a strong new organisation that will serve residents for years to come.