Specialist Business Support Officer

Location Wirral
Salary £12.81 - 16.02 per hour
Reference RQ1277539

Sanctuary are currently seeking a Specialist Buisness Support Officer to work within Wirral Council. This is a full time position of 37 hours, and we are paying £16.03 per hour for this role.

The role:
Work collectively with colleagues across Children’s Services to ensure Children’s Services is making Wirral great for children, young people and their families and to promote an ethos of a high level of customer service to all key stakeholders, partners and clients. Provide efficient administrative support and be responsible for, in accordance with corporate policies, administrations of financial reporting, collation of information, communications and auditing procedures in support of the delivery of statutory requirements across the service.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for the development, operation and delivery of comprehensive administration support across the service, ensuring deadlines are met and tasks are completed to a high standard, inclusive of minute taking.
  • Minute take events and meetings, incorporating previous minutes (where relevant within SFEF principles, and to support inputting into plans/ identify red, amber and green cases). In addition, sending invites, preparing and inputting into agendas and associated papers, booking and setting up relevant rooms, circulating minutes and coordinating refreshments, and progressing follow up actions. Ensuring that all minutes of meetings are completed and distributed in line with relevant policies and procedures.
  • Responsible for developing and updating electronic and paper systems for filing of stored data.
  • Take a lead role in data capture and reporting.
  • Provide informal, on the job, training, professional support and guidance to administrative staff across the service.
  • Assist in the development of the administration staff key skills and abilities through sharing expertise and knowledge with others. Recognising own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others.


Applicant Requirements:

  • Qualifications: GCSEs A-C or equivalent including at least English and Maths. Educated to A Level standard or equivalent experience
  • Experience: 2+ years working within a similar role. 
  • Compliance: Current Standard DBS check. 
  • Travel: Clean UK driving license with the ability to commute to and from work independently.
  • Hours: 37 hours p/w.

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