Business Services Assistant (3 posts)

Salary details: £ - £

Exciting opportunities have arisen within the Business Services Team for committed and flexible individuals to provide efficient and effective administrative support to the teams listed below.

Post 1- Disabled Children’s Service, Polygon Centre, Alfreton 

18 hours and 30 minutes per week, £10,406.04 per annum  

The working pattern for this post is (3 days) Wednesday (half day), Thursday and Friday (full days).  

This post is part of a small, busy team of Business Services Assistants, carrying out a variety of administrative duties, supporting operational staff in the Disabled Children’s Service social care teams.  

What will I be doing: 

• Dealing with all incoming calls to the Service and actioning in a professional, quick and efficient manner
• Management of all incoming and outgoing post accordingly
• Sending out reports as directed by the Team Coordinator
• Providing petty cash as and when required and regular checks of petty cash ensuring all paperwork is provided
• Overseeing the IT Inventory and alerting your line manager when additional IT equipment is required

Posts 2 & 3 Amber Valley Early Help & Safeguarding Team, Godkin House, Ripley 

These posts are part of a larger, busy team of Business Services Assistants, focusing on administrative duties, supporting operational staff in the Amber Valley social care teams. 

Post 2 - 29 hours 36 minutes per week (4 days) – the working pattern is Tuesday to Friday, £16,649.64 per annum 

What will I be doing: 

• Providing petty cash as and when required and regular checks of petty cash ensuring all paperwork is provided
• Actioning invoices and creating purchase orders, using a bespoke finance system.  Ordering of items as requested ensuring the correct paperwork is in place and adhering to financial regulations.

• Dealing with incoming calls to the Service and actioning in a professional, quick and efficient manner
• Providing general admin support as part of a team of Business Services Assistants. 

Post 3 – 37 hours per week, £20,812 per annum  

What will I be doing: 

• Dealing with all incoming calls to the Service and actioning in a professional, quick and efficient manner
• Management of all incoming and outgoing post accordingly
• Providing general admin support as part of a team of Business Services Assistants. 

You will be joining a friendly team of experienced Business Services Assistants.  The roles are varied, fast-paced and the ability to work as part of a team and meet deadlines is essential. 

We value your unique skills, knowledge, and experience, so please read the full Job and Person Profile to ensure you submit the best possible application. It's important to detail how you meet the essential requirements in the “Suitability for Job” section on your application form 

Skills and Experience we are looking for: 

• Excellent IT skills, which includes the use of Microsoft packages.
• An ability to work as part of a team undertaking a wide range of general administrative tasks.
• Experience of working in a busy office environment.
• Good communication
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Good organisational
• An ability to prioritise and work to deadlines.
• An ability to work within organisational policies and procedures.
• An understanding of confidentiality, GDPR and Data Protection.
• NVQ Level 2 qualification or relevant office experience.
• Enthusiasm and transferable skills 

Employees have access to a range of benefits and discounts including: 

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• 25 days annual leave per year (rising to 30 days after 5 years continuous service) plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata).
• Flexible working
• Training and development opportunities
• Paid travel expenses if required to travel to other sites.
• Smarter travel scheme including access to the cycle to work scheme
• Supportive management and team.
• Access to our in-house occupational services which includes free eye tests, physiotherapy and counselling.
• Derbyshire rewards – offering hundreds of discounts and cashback 

If you would like to know more about Derbyshire County Council please click here 

For details of other Business Services vacancies in Childrens Services, please click here 

If you require any further information or for an informal conversation, please email csbs.review@derbyshire.gov.uk and your query/request will be passed to the relevant service. 

Provisional interview date:  20 June 2023 

Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft teams and arrangements will be confirmed with candidates. 

PLEASE INDICATE IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE, WHICH VACANCIES YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WITHIN THE SUITABILITY SECTION OF THE APPLICATION FORM. 

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