Business Support Officer Statutory Services

This role sits within our busy Business and Executive Support team where you'll play a key role in ensuring a consistent high-level of business support across the organisation.

We are a team of 32, based across East Staffordshire.

We support a number of teams within the Children and Families Service whose mission is to create an environment where families are supported to stay together safely and live well in their communities.

The post is part time and fixed term for 12 months and is based in Uttoxeter

Hours of work:

Tuesday and Thursday    9.00 am -  5.00 pm (1 hour for lunch)
Wednesday 9.00 am - 1.30 pm

Salary is pro rata to whole time equivalent

Some of your main responsibilities will include,

• Providing administrative support to managers across a range of departments
• Attending and providing support at meetings including child protection conferences, from circulating agendas and papers, scheduling and diary management to taking and distributing notes
• Accurately inputting and maintaining confidential information to ensure children’s, families and staff system records are kept up to date
• Carrying out a range of financial transactions using the council’s finance systems  including placing orders for services/equipment, goods receipting on in accordance with financial regulations
• Monitoring and maintaining financial records

It is essential that you have:

• Experience of providing administrative support at meetings including note/minute taking
• Experience of using Microsoft Office or equivalent software
• NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration or equivalent experience
• The ability to interpret and accurately input and retrieve data
• Good written and oral communication skills at all levels – you will be liaising with a range of professionals and members of the public
• Sensitive and attentive listening skills and able to accurately record the outcome of discussions and meetings 
• A flexible approach and able to respond positively to changes in allocation of work at short notice
• Good numerical skills with attention to detail
• Good time management and organisational skills with an ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines and on own initiative

We are hoping to hold interviews during week commencing 31st August 2026. 

Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact Wendy Littlehales Business Support Manager at [email removed]   or Jenny Alldrick Business Support Team Leader at Jenny.alldrick@staffordshire.gov.uk  

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

Please note: The minimum criteria in the ideal candidate section detailed above will be used if you are applying under one of our Interview Guarantee Schemes detailed below.

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. 

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. 

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.