- Pay Rate:
£14.19 per hour PAYE
- Hours per Week:
35 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 6 months
- Catford, London,
SE6 4RU
Temporary Business Support Officer / Administrator – Fostering Team
Job Ref: Lewisham 0006 23E7 /
Hybrid role: Whilst learning the role, it will be at least 4 days office based. Following the induction period there will be a weekly rota with each team member required to work 2 days in the office. Post holders will need to provide office-based cover for annual leave.
Standard DBS required for this role
To provide a comprehensive, professional, proactive, customer focused business support service to the organisation, enabling the Fostering service to meet statutory and legal obligations.
Key responsibilities:
- Support the delivery of high-quality local authority checks for prospective Foster Carers.
- Issue invoices and liaise with other local authorities, internal and external agencies regarding file viewing and information sharing, securely.
- Provide administration support, and take and distribute minutes for the Fostering Advisory Board meeting.
“Role Requirements” – to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria:
- Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation.
- Minute taking skills and experience.
- Well-developed customer care skills, including an ability to deal sensitively with a wide range of customers.
- Well-developed organisational and time management skills
- ICT systems experience (including but not limited to EHM, LCS SharePoint).
- Strong IT skills using Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite).
NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via [email protected] by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. SEE DETAILS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS AD.
If you have previously applied to one of our vacancies and have already sent the required supporting documentation to us, please make this clear when you re-apply as this will help speed up your application.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
- Our clients are generally seeking applicants who are reasonably local, so on that basis we would ideally like you to supply us with your address (or at least your post code) and a telephone number so that we can reach you during working hours.
- Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this.
- Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice.
- Please refer to the Role Requirements section above - your CV must address the requirements listed.
Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable:
- Any local authority/public sector experience
- Any relevant qualifications held or being studied for.
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