Business Support Administrator - Aylesbury, United Kingdom - Buckinghamshire Council

Buckinghamshire Council
Buckinghamshire Council
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Aylesbury, United Kingdom

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Description

Salary
£23,365 - £26,247


Reference number
BUC10878


Contract type
Permanent


Working hours
Part Time


Level of DBS check required
Standard


Date posted
12 Feb 2024, 11 p.m.


Application deadline
26 Feb 2024


Overview:


Are you looking for an exciting job opportunity where you can make a real difference? Look no further
Buckinghamshire Council is seeking dedicated and motivated individuals to join our Corporate Business Support team.

With over 300 staff delivering a wide variety of services, we are a resilient and adaptable team that prides ourselves on our knowledge of key support services and our ability to ensure the smooth running of the council's operations.


  • This is a permanent parttime role, working 21 hours per week and the salary advertised will be prorata. If you have the ability to demonstrate Buckinghamshire Council's values, we want to hear from you_

About us:


At Buckinghamshire Council, we are committed to providing top-notch front-line services through efficient and cost-effective business process administration and project support.

Our team is resilient, adaptable, and always ready to embrace change.

We have a deep understanding of the council's processes, policies, and values, and we take pride in our ability to deliver exceptional service.


Our team is highly experienced and knowledgeable, with a proven track record of success across a wide range of council services.

We are experts in the key support services required to ensure the smooth running of the council's operations. Join us and be part of a team that makes a real difference.


About the role:

Working as part of a team, you will provide effective and efficient administrative support to Children Service's Teams.

Your duties will be varied and include:

Typing letters, managing correspondence, receiving telephone calls and taking messages from both internal and external customers, note taking at meetings, inputting to the Councils databases and electronic systems, financial responsibilities, meeting deadlines and other general administrative duties.


You must be able to work flexibly to respond to service demand, be able to demonstrate the ability to prioritise a varied and challenging workload efficiently, have both good verbal and written communication and have a good working knowledge of Microsoft packages.


Any-Desk:


As an 'any-desk' worker, you'll need to be connected to our network to access digital folders and resources, but this can either be from home or an office location when required.

You will be required to work from the office a couple of times a week, depending on your role and team requirements.


About you:

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate the following:

  • Possesses good communication skills and accurate attention to detail.
  • Knowledge and experience of taking meeting minutes.
  • Educated to GCSE / NVQ2 standard or equivalent, including in English and Maths.
  • Keen to learn and able to juggle priorities effectively, often with conflicting demands.
  • Caring and helpful and able to work as part of a team.
  • Customer focused and has a can do attitude.

Other information:

Part Time 21 hours - based in Aylesbury (Permanent Contract). The salary advertised will be pro-rata.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

  • All unspent cautions and convictions cautions
  • All adult cautions and spent convictions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) guidance or Ministry of Justice (MOJ) guidance (see, in particular, the section titled 'Exceptions Order').

Our values and culture:


We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are - Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.


By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:

  • fair and inclusive culture
- the chance to really make a difference to those around you
- health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
- a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
- ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
- opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events


At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that's why we're working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.

From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it's important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, liste
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