Bursar (Children's Residential)

Join us in Staffordshire to work with our children, young people, and families. 

We are committed to providing the best care and support, fostering lifelong relationships with our children. Creativity and fun are at the core of our approach, both inside and outside the homes. Our specialist teams support children and young people across Staffordshire.

As we continue to develop and enhance our in house residential service, we  currently have 2 roles in the Stafford area.  There are 2 part-time positions in 2 different settings.   As a Bursar, you will be working in the homes, supporting the Registered Manager in the day to day operation of the home.

Main Responsibilities

You will

• have a knowledge of health and safety relating to the maintenance of a safe working and living environment, including completion and review of risk assessments.  
• proven experience of implementing office procedures and systems.  
• support the Registered Manager in all aspects of health and safety, finance and the day to day administration of the home.  
• having proven experience working in a supervisory role as you will be directly supervising support staff.  
• playing a key role in maintaining budgetary systems.  

The Ideal Candidate

You will :

• be an experienced and motivated person to work as a Bursar within a residential children's home for young people with emotional, behavioural difficulties. 
• have a NVQ Level 4 in Business Administration or equivalent (desirable)

This is an ideal opportunity for someone working within an administrative role who would like to progress further.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Natalie Harvey natalie.harvey@staffordshire.gov.uk

Interviews will be held on 12 December

“We’re happy to talk flexible working” 

To find out more about working here take a look at our careers website page for Children and Families here.

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.

About Staffordshire County Council

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. 

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.