Chatham, Kent (On-Site)
Contract, Full time
No DBS check required
£22,597- £24,000 per annum
37 hours
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced administrative Business Support Officer in Finance to provide support to the Corporate Parenting Team within Children’s Services.
It is important that applicants have financial experience as this role involves processing payments and invoices for the Corporate Parenting Team.
The role will also include inputting data into the Council’s information systems.
You will administer processes and procedures using available equipment and ICT packages to meet organisational standards and requirements.
You will deal efficiently with telephone queries from other departments and also from external service users.
You will be required to answer telephone calls and offer some flexibility in terms of supporting some of the duties of other business support staff during periods of absence or high volumes of work.
In return we offer you:
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Generous local government pension scheme package
- Access to wider training and development qualifications
- Flexible working scheme
- Travel plan discounts
- Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service
- Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers
- The Government has introduced new ways of supporting parents with childcare costs. Further details are available here: - https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
Our organisation:
Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.
Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.
We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.
Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in.
If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Cheryl Lowther, Business Support Team Leader 01634 334187 or 07800 516 025
Important Information-
Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile
Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement
Medway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age
For further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online
Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted. All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.
Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.
Medway_Information_Pack_2024.pdf
Medway_Information_Pack_2022.pdf
Business_Support_Officer_-_Range_2.pdf