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Business Support Officer – Fostering Team – KR5
Part time, 22 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Support Officer in the Kent Fostering Service. This is a part time position based at either Kroner House in Ashford, Worrall House in Kings Hill or Brook House in Whitstable; incorporating hybrid working.
You will have good working knowledge of MS applications including Word, Excel, Outlook and Microsoft Teams. You will need to have good experience in creating and maintaining Excel Spreadsheets and confidence using database applications. You will demonstrate the ability to multi-task, have excellent diary management skills and have a confident telephone manner. You will need to possess a high standard of spoken and written English and be an experienced minute taker.
Working within a confidential environment you will need to have good numeracy skills, attention to detail and be able to work to financial procedures and best practice. 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.
This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. 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/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.
This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Closing date for applications is Wednesday 28th February 2024
Interviews to be held on Wednesday 6th March 2024
