Senior Business Support Officer

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Islington Council Full time
The business support team requires a Senior Business Support Officer.

Graded at SO1 this role will be reporting to the Deputy Business Support Manager and will not require any supervisory responsibility.

The post holder should have substantive minute taking experience as this role has around an 60% minute taking requirement.


To take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young person's / vulnerable adults in your care and those who you meet.


  • To undertake regular Child Protection training at a level commensurate with role.
  • To coordinate the work of panel members. social care managers and senior social workers in relation to the Children's Permanence Panels to ensure the service meets its aims of delivering a highquality service to children and families.
  • To manage expectations and timescales for work done by teams within Children's Services, other Council departments and outside agencies to meet the statutory requirements around Children's Permanence Panels.
  • To be responsible for all aspects of preparing for Fostering Panel meetings

This will include:

  • Booking rooms and refreshments
  • Scheduling cases to attend and verifying attendance
  • Compiling reports and collating needed paperwork within timescales and coordinating the statutory quality assurance process
  • Preparing agendas and document bundles for panel members using approved technology and procedures
  • To attend Fostering Panel meetings, record key information and decisions and produce accurate legible minutes within agreed timescales, in accordance with departmental, corporate, and statutory requirements.
  • To support the postmeeting processes for Fostering Panel Meetings by carrying out administrative tasks in support of the Agency Decision Maker process and producing and sending out the final signed decision letters within statutory and local timescales.
  • To carry out the skilled processing of children's information, whether on paper or electronic records, ensuring accuracy and data protection throughout.

Closing date:
Monday 5th June 2023 at 23:59

Interview date: 14th & 15th June 2023


The post holder will provide a range of administrative duties and will work collaboratively with other services across the council.

They will work in the Business Support team and act as a point of contact for queries related to the Fostering Panel Meetings.


  • To be responsible for all aspects of preparing for Fostering Panel meetings

This will include:

  • Booking rooms and refreshments
  • Scheduling cases to attend and verifying attendance
  • Compiling reports and collating needed paperwork within timescales and coordinating the statutory quality assurance process
  • Preparing agendas and document bundles for panel members using approved technology and procedures
  • To attend Fostering Panel meetings, record key information and decisions and produce accurate legible minutes within agreed timescales, in accordance with departmental, corporate, and statutory requirements.
  • To support the postmeeting processes for Fostering Panel Meetings by carrying out administrative tasks in support of the Agency Decision Maker process and producing and sending out the final signed decision letters within statutory and local timescales.
  • To carry out the skilled processing of children's information, whether on paper or electronic records, ensuring accuracy and data protection throughout.

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