Hybrid Business Support & Data Admin (Fostering)

Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership; Stafford; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Staffordshire County Council in Staffordshire is seeking a Business Support Assistant to back the Fostering teams in central Stafford. The role is office-based with the option to work from home 2 days per week, subject to business needs after training.

The role includes handling administrative and financial tasks, using ICT systems and Microsoft Office, and acting as a contact for enquiries. Strong communication and time-management skills are desirable.

Qualifications

• GCSE English or equivalent and an ICT qualification are essential.
• An NVQ in Business Administration is desirable.
• Two years office experience and experience using computer-based information systems are desirable.
• Experience of minute taking and working within a team is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide a range of core administrative and financial functions to support practitioners.
• Be a first point of contact for enquiries and use departmental databases and financial systems.
• Produce documents to a high standard of accuracy and manage data input/retrieval.
• Provide business support to the Fostering Teams in Staffordshire’s Foster Carer processes.

Skills

Administrative support

Data entry

Minute taking

Teamwork

Communication

Time management

Education

GCSE English or equivalent

ICT qualification

NVQ in Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Staffordshire County Council in Staffordshire is seeking a Business Support Assistant to back the Fostering teams in central Stafford. The role is office-based with the option to work from home 2 days per week, subject to business needs after training.

The role includes handling administrative and financial tasks, using ICT systems and Microsoft Office, and acting as a contact for enquiries. Strong communication and time-management skills are desirable.