Business Support Assistant

Job Information

Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us

We are responsible for the entire range of children’s education, health and social care services in all three boroughs. We use a Signs of Safety practice model and approach which ensures the voice of the child is at the heart of everything we do. There’s never been a better time to join AfC, we are growing our workforce, implementing new flexible working arrangements and have increased our virtual wellbeing offer.

The post holder will be based in the Business Support Team and will help to deliver administrative support to a range of professional teams across AfC in Windsor and Maidenhead using common processes and digital practices to meet business needs.

About the role

The Business Support Assistant will be managed by the Senior Business Support Officer
- They will require good ICT and technology skills to perform the role
- They will be delivering administrative functions. Duties will include, note/minute taking, preparing and organising business meetings, processing workflows, dealing with internal and external customers and providing a high quality customer experience
- There will be opportunities for coordination with other Business Support teams within AfC to ensure consistency across the organisation
- They will need to have good organisational abilities including: time management, creative-thinking, problem solving and multitasking

About you

To be a Business Support Assistant for AfC, you will be passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of children and young people as well as demonstrating the following points:

- Ability to work flexibly and independently with limited management oversight
- Have personal determination, drive, energy and ambition to overcome obstacles, achieve challenging objectives, celebrate success and deliver excellent outcomes for children
- Able to use a range of digital hardware or software and be digitally literate to support your work effectively
- Experience of using a wide range of Google packages, including Google Mail, Google Docs and Google Sheets

About our benefits

We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:

- 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years.
- Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
- Stable and supportive leadership
- Hybrid and mobile working (between home and work) with latest technology to facilitate this
- Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
- Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
- A range of staff benefits and discounts
- An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway

To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children

Important Information

**Right to work**: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance.

**Safeguarding**: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).