Business Support Officer

Job Introduction
**An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Support Officer within SEND Service area (Education and Skills). The post is full time, based at Darby House, Lawn Central, Telford with some home working. If you would like to be part of a busy team helping to support the children and families of Telford and Wrekin, then this could be the position for you.**

Business Support Officers play a vital role in supporting front line teams and practitioners across Education and Skills Services. This particular role will predominantly support the smooth running of the Travel Assistance Policy and procedures as well as providing professional administrative support across the breadth of Childrens Services, and we aim 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
- A starting salary of £24,294 and annual pay increments within your grade
- Option to enrol in the Local Government Pension scheme with employer matched contributions
- 23 days paid annual leave per year (rising to 29 after 5 years service) + bank holidays + a concessionary day
- A range of flexible leave options to help you manage your work/life balance such as Maternity leave, Personal Leave, Timeout/career break, Paternity leave
- Flexible working - work from home or office as required and we’ll provide you with the kit needed to work remotely
- Staff discounts on a range of leisure products and services through our Staff Rewards programme

Working within a confidential environment you will have the ability to take a high standard of meeting minutes. You will have strong administrative and IT skills and the ability to collate and manage data. You will use your initiative to prioritise your workload to meet deadlines in a highly demanding environment. You will need to have the confidence and ability to deal with a variety of multi-disciplinary professionals on a range of matters and the ability to handle highly sensitive and confidential information. You should enjoy working as part of an effective team but also work independently to a high standard whilst working remotely.

Please click on the links below to view the job description and person specification.

At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice.

We value our employees and offer staff rewards and plenty of opportunities for personal development and career progression including:

- Competitive rates of pay
- Automatic access to a secure, flexible and tax efficient Local Government Pension Scheme
- Staff benefits and discounts including salary sacrifice schemes
- Free on-site parking
- Generous leave entitlement (24 days rising to 32 days) plus 8 bank holidays and an additional concessionary day
- Free access to our employee assistance programme and confidential counselling
- Flexible and mobile working policy - we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home - our approach is to promote greater level of flexible working around personal and family commitments

Find out further information about working at Telford & Wrekin Council including our full list of benefits.

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