Senior Business Support Officer

An opportunity has arisen to join our Children's Social Care workforce. We are passionate and committed to improving outcomes for children in our Authority by providing a consistent, high quality service to children and families, together with the support from a stable leadership and management team. We are committed to a culture of shared learning and development in which everyone has a part to play to ensure that our services to children and families focusses on positive outcomes.
An opportunity has arisen to join our Children's Social Care workforce. We are passionate and committed to improving outcomes for children in our Authority by providing a consistent, high quality service to children and families, together with the support from a stable leadership and management team. We are committed to a culture of shared learning and development in which everyone has a part to play to ensure that our services to children and families focusses on positive outcomes.
We have developed and continue to embed ‘Our Way of Working’ with our multi-agency partners to ensure improved collaboration and one common approach to our work with families.
The Permanence Hub works across the local authority area including Ellesmere Port, Chester, Winsford, Northwich and surrounding areas. Candidates MUST be prepared to work in and around this area. The main office base is Ellesmere Port but also working from home.
As Senior Business Support Officer, you will manage a team of Business Support Assistants and a Panel Administrator providing administrative support to the Permanence Hub. You will supervise, motivate, instruct and train Business Support Assistants so that they gain relevant skills and knowledge and have the appropriate tools and equipment to carry out their roles effectively and deliver the agreed priorities and objectives, including statutory requirements and deploy staff effectively to ensure service levels are maintained.
You will be required to develop and monitor the production of reports in relation to performance management, finance and targets to ensure that they are fit for purpose and meet management requirements including inspections such as OFSTED. Data collection and production of reports is a vital part of this role.
You will manage and control all financial and admin systems which support and enable the processing of all financial transactions associated with the procurement, payments, income and debt management to ensure managers can maintain budgets efficiently and effectively in accordance with the finance regulations and form their decision making.
As employers, we recognise that Cheshire West and Chester Council has a major role to play in improving the quality of life of its employees. We are committed to agile flexible and mobile working and helping employees to maintain an effective balance between their work and home life.
If you have any queries about this vacancy, please don't hesitate to contact: Eifion.Burke@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

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