Business Support Administrator

21 hours ago

Barnstaple, United Kingdom Devon County Council Full time

**Part Time 29.6 hours per week**

**About you**:
We are looking for someone with good administration and communication skills with a helpful, can-do attitude. Would you like to work as part of a dedicated and friendly Administration team? Do you have an interest in administration and Children’s Social Care?

**About the Administration role**:
Working within our Digital Transformation and Business Services, the Business Support Administrator is a vital part of ensuring that back-office functions continue to support our frontline Children’s Social Work Teams to flourish and grow, which is a critical priority for Devon County Council.
Reporting to the Service Support Manager, this role is a key support post, which will require some on site working and some working at home in accordance with business need.

**Day to day tasks include**:

- Effective administrative support for the smooth running of the office by undertaking a range of administrative support tasks.
- Dealing with enquiries and managing a busy Outlook Mailbox
- Input to our Health & social Care database (formal training available)
- Taking notes at multi agency strategy meetings, using a laptop.
- Providing support and guidance to colleagues, assisting in the creation and reviewing of business processes, policies and procedures and the gathering/interpretation/presentation of basic data, alongside chasing and following up defined actions.
- Supporting the use of technology

**About Business Support to Childrens Social Care**:
Our aim is to support our busy Social Care Teams to achieve effective and efficient use of ICT and administrative processes that deliver best outcomes for children; including keeping vulnerable children safe; promoting children’s health and wellbeing; delivering social care and a range of other local community services, working together with partner agencies and professionals.

**Package benefits**:

- Employee Assistance Programme
- Flexible Working Hours (Monday to Friday)
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Development Opportunities
- Perks at Work and Discounts Scheme
- 26 days annual leave per year (rising with length of service) plus Bank Holidays effective from 1 April 2023
- Happy to Talk Flexible Working - The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc.
- We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
- This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
- Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with the Applicant privacy notice.
- For more information about Working for Devon please visit our Working for Devon page.
- This role requires a DBS disclosure.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £24,790.00-£25,584.00 per year

Expected hours: 29.6 per week

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: REQ007585

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