Acting Business Support Lead

5 days ago


Swanley, United Kingdom Kent County Council Full time

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We have an exciting and unique opportunity for a 6 month, full time, Acting Business Support Lead to join the Children in Care Service in North Kent, based at The Willows in Swanley.

Although based in Swanley the role requires collaborative working with a colleague Business Support Lead to provide a cohesive Business Support Service across Dartford, Gravesham and Swale Children in Care Services. The role will suit someone looking for personal development as a fixed term opportunity.

The role requires excellent organisational and communication skills. As Acting Business Support Lead you will supervise a team of Children in Care Business Support Officers, ensuring processes and systems are effective, up to date and accurate. You must be able to proactively manage your workload whilst responding to urgent requests and deadlines. You will have strong administrative, finance, minuting and IT skills and the ability to collate and manage data.

You will need to demonstrate a confident manner in liaising with professionals and organisations, acting as a contact point for the service, coordinating a range of meetings and monitoring staff performance. The work is interesting, varied and demanding, and 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 and occasional travel within North Kent may be required.

**Benefits and Rewards**
As a member of staff you will have access to a competitive range of benefits, including:

- a starting salary of £21,801 with performance related pay increases
- the option to enrol into the excellent Local Government Pension scheme
- a generous holiday entitlement + bank holidays + a concessionary day
- a range of leave options to help you manage your work/life balance such as:

- carers leave
- maternity leave
- personal leave
- timeout/career break
- study leave
- religious observance
- flexible working - work from home or office as required and we’ll provide you with the kit needed to work remotely
- sickness provision
- training and career development opportunities
- ability to buy annual leave
- one-off cash and non-cash payments for excellent performance
- access to a range of local and national discounts and cashback through our Kent Rewards website.

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.

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