Business Support Administrator

6 months ago


Angel Station, United Kingdom West Northamptonshire Council Full time

About the role
We are looking to recruit a business support administrator to work and support the School Attendance and Inclusion Team, a fast paced and busy team within the Children and Young People’s Directorate.

The role will include working with multiple workstreams, using CAPITA One to open cases, make allocations as they come into our service, keeping accurate and up to date records.

What will you be doing?
You will be allocated tasks by the Business Support team leader which include:

- Logging exclusions and sending relevant information,
- Processing and sending letters;
- Issuing of fixed penalty notices and payments;
- Logging reduced timetables,
- Children Missing from Education,
- Electively home Educated pupils;
- Data cleansing; and
- Responding to general enquiries.

About you
You will be highly organised individual with the ability to prioritise workload.

The ability to build positive relationships with a variety of stakeholders is key to effective practice and you will be able to problem solve, work under pressure at key points in the year and maintain a key sense of humour

We want a talented, highly organised personable individual to join a strong and effective team and take on this challenging and rewarding role. With excellent oral and written communication skills, you will be outcome focused.

About us
We’re a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government reform in recent history. As a new authority, we’re embarking on an exciting journey to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and communities.

Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.

Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and challenges you in a positive way, every day.

**West Northants Council, where careers thrive.**

Our benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:

- **Generous annual leave entitlement** starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
- **Cycle to Work** scheme.
- **Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover** (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
- **Employee discounts** with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
- **Car Lease scheme**:

- **Payment of professional subscription / membership**:

- If your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.
- **Employee Assistance Programme** - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
- **Ongoing training and development** opportunities.
- **Our West Ways of Working **- We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.
- **Making a difference** - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.



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