Business Support Administrator

The Business and Executive Support team are looking for an experienced full time administrator to provide support within their Statutory Education Team in Stafford.

This post is fixed term until 1 May 2026.

The team provide administrative support to the statutory functions provided by the county council including entertainment licences, employment licences, chaperone licences and school term time penalty notices. The demand for each of these individual areas fluctuates throughout the year so the ability to prioritise, work to deadlines and successfully coordinate a varied workload is key.

You will be required to provide support by maintaining records, processing applications within regulatory timescales and providing a frontline service for all queries for the service area.

Other duties include filing, photocopying and postal duties, word processing, preparing and distributing paperwork in addition to liaising with customers, contractors and partners.

We are looking for you to have,

• Good communication skills to engage our customers and Administration teams to share best practise using digital solutions where appropriate to improve processes.
• An ability to work in a fast-paced, busy environment and to manage changes at short notice, with a flexible approach.
• Strong IT skills with a knowledge of SCC systems or similar packages for data management.
• Good administrative organisational skills

Interviews will take place 15 July at Staffordshire Place 1.

If you require any further information about the job, please contact Helen Orr, Senior Business Support Officer at: helen.orr@staffordshire.gov.uk or Beth Goode, Team Leader at bethany.goode@staffordshire.gov.uk

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.