Job Title – Business Support Officer
Employer – Trafford Council
Address – Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, M32 0TH
Salary – £23,893 - £25,979
Salary Grade – Band 3 (SCP 6 – 11)
Working Pattern – Full Time
Working hours – 36.25 hrs per week
Contract type – Permanent
Closing date – Sunday, 12 May 2024
Interview date – To be confirmed
About us
Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors are embarking on a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford’s huge potential. Our vision is working together to build the best future for all our communities and everyone in Trafford
Trafford really is a great place to work. With a positive permission culture, we embrace innovation and encourage performance. We’re keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do
We currently have an exciting vacancy within our team to enable us to continue to build on our success and also bring new experience, knowledge and ideas into the team.
About you
Your style and approach will reflect our values and behaviours: you will be committed to continually learning & improving the way you do things to ensure effective outcomes; valuing and respecting others’ contribution, you will work together to deliver service; you will take ownership of your actions and strive to getting things right first time and learn from when things do go wrong; you will enjoy taking personal responsibility to resolve issues and change what you do and how you do it to make a difference.
About the Role
We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Business Support Officer to work in our small but very busy Safeguarding Team. As a Business Support Officer you will provide efficient business support to the service. You will be required to work collaboratively with colleagues, partners, and other stakeholders to meet service needs.
You will need to be experienced in, and be able to:
- Effective and proficient diary management;
- Effective communication with Partners;
- Taking minutes of meetings and providing the administration surrounding that;
- Experienced in the use of the electronic system for invoice payments etc. or training can be provided around this.
- You will need to have a good understanding of IT systems.
- Be able to work under your own initiative.
You will be working in a small but busy team and will need to be well organised and you should be able to work well alone, as well as part of a team.
If you would like an informal chat about the role, please contact Vicky Sarsfield at victoria.sarsfield@trafford.gov.uk
About the benefits
You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged. You will have the opportunity to work and grow in a people-centred and values based organisation that promotes a positive permission culture. Your opinions matter so you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things here at Trafford.
Trafford recognises the importance of staff wellbeing and offer a number of initiatives for staff including mindfulness, mental health first aiders, running & walking groups and health and wellbeing events.
Our great benefits include:
Pension
Home Technology Scheme
Car Lease Scheme
Cycle to Work scheme
Simply Healthcare
Employee Discount Scheme - 'Perks at Work'
To learn more about Trafford as a place to live and work, please visit:
https://greater.jobs/content/10496/welcome-to-trafford
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