Business Support Administrator

Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent. Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites.

This role will support the SEN Service for Children’s Services, all areas of Business SupportBusiness Support is the hub of all support for Children’s Services and sits within the Customer Service & Business Support service area and structure.

We are looking for an organised Business Support Administrator to provide support to Children’s Services, specifically the Workforce Development Team, which works across Children’s Services to provide training and recruitment to this fast moving environment. You will need to be accurate, have attention to detail and able to multi task within this busy environment on a day to day basis.

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated, proactive and flexible Business Support Administrator to provide comprehensive support to the SEN Service within Children’s Services and be able to cross train and provide support across this vast service area where required.

This role will be rewarding if you have a passion to provide comprehensive administrative support and be supportive working closely with colleagues within this welcoming and friendly environment, working towards a smooth and positive experience for all. Your day to day role will work closely with the Service area as well as being part of the Business Support hub and working closely with the Team Leader. You will need to possess a flexible approach and the ability to adapt to the varying changes required within this environment.

You will also need to possess excellent minute taking skills as this role will support any service meetings and/or you may be required to offer support across the rest of the team where there is a need to meet the demand.

Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Julie Collins, Team Leader on ext 4815 or email Julie.collins@bexley.gov.uk.

We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.

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In order to succeed in this role, you will need a good standard of education and must have excellent ICT skills and knowledge, as well as a flair for assisting with promotion of services, aiming towards a more digitalised environment.

You will need to be an effective and confident communicator, able to liaise well with staff and managers, as well as partner agencies and parents at all levels. You will also need to work to statutory tight deadlines, be able work effectively under pressure and be proactive in forward thinking with the ability to prioritise to meet these deadlines.

Previous experience of working in an administrative role will be required for this post. You will also need to be able to work on your own initiative, work as part of a team and be committed to ensuring high levels of customer care. Experience of working within a SEN environment would be an advantage.

For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached.

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Additional Information

As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@bexley.gov.uk.

This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. 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 sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.