Business Support Officer

Sanctuary Personnel

Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.8/5 and nearly over 1000+ reviews have an exciting Locum opportunity available for 2 experienced Business Support Officer to work with Newcastle City Council.

Pay Rate: £12.59 (PAYE) or £15.40 (umbrella) per hour
Hours: We have one part-time position (4 days per week) and another which is full-time (37 hours per week)
Contract: Locum

The part-time role is based within adult social care and the full-time role is based within childrens social care. 

The role:
To provide a range of service specific business and administrative support services to make sure Directorate needs are met in line with the Cabinet’s vision, priorities and values.

Key Responsibilities:

  • To take part in identifying and embedding business process improvements.
  • To deal with enquiries, including technical queries about the service in line with our procedures and protocols.
  • To collate and prepare management information as needed.
  • To work with nominated officers responsible for maintenance, repairs and security of designated buildings, giving administrative support as needed.
  • To give confidential administrative and secretarial support including arranging and servicing meetings, preparing agendas and taking minutes as needed.
  • To give interactive WP support to the allocated service using digital, audio or copy typing.
  • To contribute to skills transfer activities by the demonstration of duties to support business continuity and to continually improve our service.
  • To develop and maintain positive joint working relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders.

Applicant Requirements:

  • Qualifications: N/A. 
  • Experience: 1+ year of experience within a similar role. 
  • Compliance: Proof of ability to work and live in the UK. 2 x references. 
  • Hours: 37.5 hours p/w.

Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced candidates who meet these requirements for this Business Support Officer role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work.