Business Support Officer

Business Support Officer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Business Support Officer to join Cheshire West and Chester's Multi Agency Child Protection Team. The role requires strong administrative and minute-taking skills and will support teams across the Ellesmere Port, Chester, and Winsford localities.

Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.

As a Business Support Officer within the Multi Agency Child Protection Team, you will play a vital role in supporting child protection processes and ensuring the effective administration of multi-agency meetings. This is a rewarding opportunity for an experienced administrator with exceptional organisational, communication, and minute-taking skills who is committed to supporting positive outcomes for children and families.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing comprehensive administrative and business support to the Multi Agency Child Protection Team.
• Organising and coordinating meetings, including scheduling, preparing agendas, booking venues, and collating reports from partner agencies.
• Maintaining and monitoring administration systems and ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and confidentiality of data.
• Responding professionally and sensitively to enquiries from internal and external stakeholders, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, policies, and procedures.
• Supporting service improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance business support processes and contributing to reviews, research activities, and data analysis.
• Assisting in the training, development, and support of less experienced Business Support Officers.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues and partner agencies to ensure the safeguarding service operates effectively and meets its statutory obligations.

The ideal candidate will have experience in a business support or administrative role, excellent minute-taking skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities while working to strict deadlines. 

For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Jodie Williams -

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To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please see www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk

No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment.  Please see the Equality Policy for more information.

Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £13.45 per hour for all contracted hours.

For any technical enquiries please email [email removed] and quote job reference number in all correspondence.

Attachments

• RARC 6228 Business Support Officer Safeguarding and Quality Assurance Unit.pdf