Casual Business Support

Calderdale Council; Virginia; On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Calderdale Council in Halifax is seeking casual, part-time Business Support Assistants to provide essential administrative support across council services. You will help keep records and handle correspondence in a busy office, gaining experience and contributing to community services.

As part of a flexible pool, you will work with teams or alone, delivering a wide range of business support activities, including reception duties, diary management and filing.

Qualifications

• Good literacy and numeracy skills (Level 2 or equivalent).
• Strong IT skills and proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Confidentiality and following procedures.
• Work well independently and in a team.
• Flexible, adaptable and willing to undertake training.

Responsibilities

• Maintain records and update computerised systems.
• Produce emails, letters and reports.
• Scan, digitise and archive documents.
• Process incoming and outgoing correspondence.
• Respond to telephone, email and face-to-face enquiries.
• Manage appointments, meetings and events.
• Support financial administration processes.
• Take minutes and diary management.
• Reception duties and welcome visitors.
• Support colleagues with business systems and office processes.

Skills

Literacy Level 2

Numeracy Level 2

IT skills

Microsoft Office

Organise workload

Communication

Accuracy

Confidentiality

Teamwork

Flexible/adaptable

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you organised, customer-focused and confident using IT systems? We are looking for flexible and motivated individuals to join our pool of Casual Business Support Assistants, providing essential administrative support across a range of council services.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in a busy office environment, develop your skills and contribute to delivering services that make a difference to our communities.

About the Role

As a Casual Business Support Assistant, you will provide efficient and effective administrative support to service teams across the council. Working as part of a team or independently, you will help ensure that services run smoothly by delivering a wide range of business support activities.

Duties

• Maintaining accurate records and updating computerised systems.
• Producing emails, letters and reports.
• Scanning, digitising and archiving documents.
• Processing incoming and outgoing correspondence.
• Responding to telephone, email and face-to-face enquiries.
• Managing appointments, meetings and events.
• Supporting financial administration processes.
• Minute taking and diary management.
• Reception duties and welcoming visitors.
• Supporting colleagues with business systems and office processes.

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Casual Business Support

Company: Calderdale Council
Salary: from £13.48 an hour
Hours: Part-time
Location: Halifax
Working pattern: Field-based
Job type: Contract
Posting date: 9 Nov 2026
Closing date: 29 Nov 2026

Summary

Are you organised, customer-focused and confident using IT systems? We are looking for flexible and motivated individuals to join our pool of Casual Business Support Assistants, providing essential administrative support across a range of council services.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in a busy office environment, develop your skills and contribute to delivering services that make a difference to our communities.

About the Role

As a Casual Business Support Assistant, you will provide efficient and effective administrative support to service teams across the council. Working as part of a team or independently, you will help ensure that services run smoothly by delivering a wide range of business support activities.

Essential requirements

We are looking for people who:

• Have good literacy and numeracy skills (Level 2 or equivalent experience).
• Possess strong IT skills and are comfortable using Microsoft Office applications.
• Can organise and prioritise their workload effectively.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Can work accurately under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Are able to follow procedures and maintain confidentiality.
• Work well both independently and as part of a team.
• Are flexible, adaptable and willing to undertake training where required.

This role is based within a council workplace and may involve working at different locations as required. There may also be occasions when work is required outside normal flexible working hours to support service delivery. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants to posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require a DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.