Childrens Services Specialist

Milton Keynes; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Milton Keynes City Council is seeking a Children’s Services Specialist to provide vital business support within the Education Outcomes service. You’ll coordinate statutory processes and manage detailed work across several systems, while supporting the timely financial processing of income from our traded services.

This site-based role is a key part of ensuring services meet statutory responsibilities and generate income for the council.

Qualifications

• Specialist knowledge in at least one area of Children’s Services.
• Flexibility to cover another specialist area as needed.
• Share guidance with colleagues to support service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate statutory processes across systems and teams.
• Support timely financial processing of income from traded services.
• Provide a professional first point of contact for colleagues and stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvements in the way we work.

Skills

Children's Services

Job description

We’re recruiting a Children’s Services Specialist to provide vital business support within the Business Support Hub across the Education Outcomes service.

The team supports frontline education services and helps ensure schools and other stakeholders receive timely and effective support.

In this varied role, you’ll co-ordinate statutory processes and manage detailed work across several systems, alongside supporting the timely financial processing of income from our traded services.

This work plays an important part in helping Milton Keynes City Council meet its statutory responsibilities for maintained schools and generate income through the services we provide.

Working closely with colleagues across Children’s Services, you’ll provide a professional first point of contact and contribute to improvements in the way we work.

The role requires specialist knowledge in at least one area of Children’s Services, with the flexibility to provide cover in another specialist area and share guidance with colleagues when needed.

Site-Based role

This is a Site-Based role, and you’ll be expected to work from the designated workplace.

Interviews for this role will be held on 23rd November 2026

At Milton Keynes City Council, we aim to make a difference every day. We’re dedicated, respectful and collaborative. We act as one council, and we work hard to create cleaner, safer and healthier communities while tackling inequalities and supporting people to thrive.

Find out more about working with us here: www.mkcounciljobs.org.uk