Business Support Officer

About Us

We are looking for four experienced, motivated and people-focused Business Support Officers to join our dynamic teams supporting Family Hubs, Integrated Early Years, and Youth services within Dudley Children’s Services.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a vital role in supporting services that make a real difference to children, young people and families across Dudley.

No two days are the same, from supporting frontline teams and helping families, to managing data, finances and key systems. You’ll be right at the heart of delivering high-quality services.

The Role

Hours: 37 per week
Salary: £25,583 - £25,989
Location: These are fully office-based roles, predominantly based within Family Hubs, with working across other Council sites within the Dudley borough.
Working pattern: Monday to Thursday, 9:00am – 5:00pm, Friday, 9.00am - 4.30pm

We are recruiting to the following posts:

• 2 x posts supporting Family Hubs
• 1 x post supporting Family Hubs and Youth
• 1 x post supporting Integrated Early Years and Family Solutions

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for families, partner agencies and colleagues, answering calls, greeting visitors and signposting to appropriate services
• Provide high-quality administrative support to ensure the effective delivery of services
• Manage and maintain data systems and accurate records
• Support meetings, including arranging, minuting and following up on actions
• Support safeguarding processes and ensure accurate and timely record keeping
• Contribute to service improvements and new ways of working
• Undertake financial processes, including raising and processing invoices, purchase orders and payments, as well as cash handling, petty cash and purchase card reconciliation in line with audit requirements
• Support recruitment and HR-related processes
• Ensure compliance with council policies, including safeguarding, data protection and health & safety

About You

You will have:

• NVQ Administration Level 3 (or equivalent).
• Proven experience in administrative front facing roles.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage with a wide range of people.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Confidence using a range of ICT systems.
• Experience handling financial processes (e.g. invoices, payments and reconciliation)
• Knowledge and understanding of Data Protection and Freedom of Information.
• The ability to work flexibly and collaboratively across teams.

What We Offer

• A supportive and collaborative team working environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• The chance to make a meaningful impact in the lives of children and families in Dudley.

For further details, please see the Job Description and Person Specification.

If you would like further information, please contact:

• Jenny Steadman on 01384 814 199 (Monday, Tuesday all day, or Wednesday morning)
• Emma Bunting on 01384 813 437 (Wednesday afternoon, Thursday, or Friday)

Workplace Attendance: Onsite full time

Posts are subject to DBS clearance.

So that we can demonstrate Dudley’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application.

Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough.

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.

Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.

If you require support completing an online or paper application form and or interview techniques, please contact Dudley Adult and Community Learning on 01384 818 143 or acl@dudley.gov.uk who can support with Digital Skills and Job Applications.

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N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications

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