Business Support Lead

3 months ago

Maidstone, United Kingdom Kent County Council Full time

Advert
**Business Support Lead - Maidstone Open Access**

We have an exciting opportunity for a Business Support Lead to join the Maidstone Open Access Team as Business Support Lead within Integrated Children's Services. The role is based at Sunshine Childrens Centre in Maidstone, however the ability to travel across a wide geographical area in a timely and flexible manner at various times of the day is essential.

The work delivered through open access Children's Centres and Youth Hubs is critical to achieving positive outcomes for children, young people, and their families, and incorporates a range of key services.

The role will oversee the effective and smooth running of our Children’s Centres and Youth Hub including supervision of a team of Business Support Staff. You will be responsible for ensuring processes and systems are effective, up to date and accurate. You must be able to proactively manage your workload and the workload of your team whilst responding to urgent requests and deadlines.

You will need to demonstrate a confident manner liaising with the public, professionals and outside organisations as a point of contact for the service. You will be responsible for coordinating team movements and monitoring team performance. The work is interesting, varied and demanding. We need someone with a calm and organised approach who can make a positive contribution to the success of the team. We are looking for someone who is flexible with a can-do attitude. This role requires you to be mobile throughout a wide operational area in a timely and flexible manner at various times of the day. You should note that public transport is rarely a viable option as your role will involve you visiting venues in rural areas, often with limited public transport.

The Business Support Service aims to;
- Deliver an integrated and highly effective business support service
- Ensure children, young people and families are at the heart of everything we do
- Work together, share knowledge and support each other
- Innovate and improve
- Promote continuous personal and professional development

The role requires excellent organisational and communication skills, you will need a calm and organised approach and be able to make a positive contribution to the success of the team. We are looking for someone who is flexible with a can-do attitude backed by strong administrative, minuting and IT skills and the ability to collate and manage data.

A starting salary of £23,801 with annual performance related pay increases

Option to enrol in the Local Government Pension scheme with employer matched contributions

27 days paid annual leave per year (rising to 29 after 5 years service) + bank holidays

Staff discounts on a range of leisure products and services through our Kent Rewards programme.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Contact Details

03000 414491

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