Business Support Assistants

Service Areas We Support:

We support a wide range of service areas across the Council and currently have vacancies available within the below areas:

• Children's Social Care
• Adult Social Care

• Corporate Finance Hub
• Scan and Mail

Interested in a Specific Area?

If you have a passion for a particular service area, let us know in your supporting statement.

What We’re Looking For:

• Exceptional Interpersonal Skills: Showcasing tact and diplomacy in all interactions.
• Computer Skills: High computer literacy and familiarity with IT systems.
• Adaptable Team Player: Flexibility to manage changing priorities and work collaboratively.
• Organisational Skills: Strong time and task management skills.
• Innovative Thinker: Ability to suggest service improvements and adapt to change.
• Collaborative: Work seamlessly with various service areas and partner agencies.
• Data Proficiency: Skilled in interrogating data systems to locate, input and extract information.

Working Patterns:

Full and part time roles are available. We can be flexible in agreeing working hours and working patterns. Please specify your preferred working hours in the supporting statement of your application.

Applications will be reviewed on a weekly basis and we will interview on a regular basis so please do not delay submitting your application!

If you would like further information or an informal discussion, please contact the relevant manager below:

• For Children’s Social Care roles: Victoria.Cowton@york.gov.uk
• For Adult Social Care roles: Vicky.Goulden@york.gov.uk
• For Finance hub and scan/mail roles: Daniel.Robinson@york.gov.uk

Please note that some of our roles may require the successful candidate to undertake a DBS Basic criminal record check via the Disclosure and barring Service.

This role is suitable as a job share opportunity.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.

The Council is committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.

Closing date: Friday 19 July 2024 at 12 midnight

Interview date: On an ongoing basis and will be confirmed if you are shortlisted