SEND Partnership Business Admin (Hybrid/Flexible)

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

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.