business support coordinator

The starting salary for this role is £29,291 per annum for working 36 hours per week.

We are looking for a full time Business Support Coordinator to work in this varied and interesting role within the Children, Families & Learning Business Support Team based in our Leatherhead office.  

About us

Children, Families and Learning provides a range of highly specialist services to vulnerable children and young people. Services are delivered directly to children and their families within extensive statutory frameworks and staff working in these areas need specialist knowledge in order to deliver effective services to these high risk and high need groups. Much of this work requires closer working with key stakeholders (parents / carers, schools, health services, police and voluntary organisations).

Our admin teams support Child Protection and Child Looked After professionals and this role will work closely with the Senior Business Team Leader to provide high quality and timely support to Child Protection Conferences and Looked After Reviews.

About you

You will have excellent interpersonal skills along with a high level of written and verbal communication skills and an ability to guide and motivate people.  

You will be highly organised, willing to take responsibility and use initiative, and comfortable in setting your own priorities and meeting deadlines. You will support with implementing process improvements to increase admin performance and customer satisfaction.

You will have experience of working with highly confidential information in a customer focused environment and have the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

You will be given a comprehensive induction to introduce you to this specialised and highly confidential area of work. Equipment is provided and travel costs reimbursed, as you'll need to travel to venues throughout the county.

We are currently virtual working due to the pandemic but expect to return to ‘business as usual’ in the following months.

To be shortlisted to interview for this position your application will clearly evidence:

• Experience of guiding more junior staff
• Experience of overseeing team workloads
• High level administrative skills
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build key relationships
• Confident, organised and proactive approach
• Excellent IT skills and proficient in using Microsoft Office

At Surrey, our values and behaviours are just as important as our skills and abilities. They shape who we are as an organisation. Find out more about the values we follow.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 31/07/2022. However please note that applications will be shortlisted and interviewed on an ongoing basis and therefore vacancies may be filled before the closing date.

A basic DBS ‘Disclosure and Barring Service’ check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) will be required for this role.

Contact Details

For an informal discussion please contact by email: .uk or .uk. 

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Benefits

From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit MyBenefits for Surrey County Council staff.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all under represented groups.