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Business Support Officer

Connect2Kent
Posted a month ago, valid for 24 days
Location

Gravesend, Kent DA13 0HS, England

Contract type

Part Time

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  • Connect2Kent is seeking an administrative support professional to assist the operations manager and provide support for young residents at a Centre/home.
  • The role includes producing work processing documents, acting as the main point of contact, and managing office systems and appointments.
  • Candidates should have officer administration experience, familiarity with social care environments, and strong computer literacy skills.
  • The position requires a commitment to equalities and the ability to prioritize workloads effectively, with no weekend work required.
  • The role offers a salary of £22,000 to £25,000 and requires a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.

About Us

Connect2Kent provides a managed service across all sectors providing temporary, contract and interim opportunities into Kent County Council. Our service is built on our values of ethical, trustworthy, and caring, and our profits are returned to our Local Authority shareholders.

About the Role

Provide an administrative support service to the operations manager and centre/home, to support the young people residing at Centre/home.

What is the day-to-day of the role:

  • Produce all types of work processing on behalf of the line manager and other staff and tracking responses.
  • Act as the main point of contact for the unit, investigating complex queries and simple complaints, assessing the nature of calls/emails, referring them to the appropriate person without referral to the line manager where possible.
  • Develop, maintain and monitor all office systems, including database and filing systems.
  • Arrange and coordinate appointments and meetings on behalf of the line manager and other staff with unit.
  • Arrange and coordinate appointments for the service users, including booking health appointments and interpreters.
  • Administer personnel procedures on behalf of the line manager/team.
  • Support managers and support staff with client care issues, including transport for clients, taking and recording referrals.

Required Skills and Qualification

  • Officer administration experience
  • Experience of drafting correspondence
  • Experience of working with a social care environment
  • Computer literacy
  • Ability or organise and prioritise workload.
  • Ability to take accurate notes and minutes.
  • Commitment to equalities.

Benefits

  • No weekend working. 37 hours per week.
  • Monday - Friday 08:30-17:00

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Connect2Kent is a trading style of Commercial Services Kent LTD - A company wholly owned by Kent County Council. Connect2Kent is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.

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