Overview
Business Support Administrator – Children in Care – NN1 1ED
Our Benefits
We are committed to continuous improvement, building a skilled, knowledgeable, and flexible workforce alongside promoting innovation and creativity whilst keeping children, young people and families at the heart of all we do.
We really value our workforce and offer you a great benefits package including:
- 28 days annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days, after 5 years
- Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health pension protection.
- Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days annual leave
- Employee Assistance Programme – We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
- Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
- Flexible and family working arrangements including enhanced maternity benefits
- A permanent, supportive and inclusive management team where you will be empowered to make good professional decisions
- Extensive Learning & Development and career development opportunities
- Subsidised town centre car parking scheme
About the role
Are you an organised, tech-savvy administrator who thrives under pressure and loves being at the heart of a busy team?
If you’re ready to bring your skills to a role where collaboration, attention to detail, and making a real impact are part of everyday life—this could be the perfect next step in your career.
Join our busy Children in Care Business Support Team and play a key part in supporting social workers who make a real difference every day.
Working within a close-knit team, this is a rewarding opportunity where your contributions can truly make a difference in the lives of children, young people, and families.
This is an office-based role, however, following a successful training period, some hybrid working may be considered.
Working hours:
- Monday to Thursday: 09:00–17:30
- Friday: 09:00–17:00
About you
- As an experienced administrator or business support officer you thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment and understand the importance of confidentiality.
- You’re confident using Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and other IT applications.
- You enjoy working collaboratively with multi-agency professionals.
- You’re positive, dynamic, and solution-focused, with experience in business support or administration
- You will be highly organised, capable of managing and prioritising conflicting tasks, and will have a sharp attention to detail
- Experience in minute-taking and touch typing is desirable, as this will be a key part of your role.
When applying please ensure your supporting statement covers how you fulfil the essential criteria set out in the person specification as this will be used for shortlisting. You will need to provide a full employment history including any gaps since leaving full time education
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
