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We have an exciting opportunity within our Business Support Service within the Fostering Payments Team for self-motivated Business Support Officer providing essential support and quality service to our practice staff members. The Fostering Business Support Team plays a crucial role in providing support to all the multifaceted Fostering Services whose aim is to ensure provision of high-quality placements for Children with foster carers where they can have every chance of a happy secure childhood, supported to reach their aspirations, and succeed in life. The payments team ensure carers receive the financial resources in order to provide the best outcomes for our vulnerable children.
Job Responsibility:
Providing essential support and quality service to practice staff members
Playing a crucial role in providing support to all the multifaceted Fostering Services
Ensuring carers receive the financial resources in order to provide the best outcomes for vulnerable children
Requirements:
Attention to detail with an ability to work accurately e.g. literacy and numeracy
Ability to work on own initiative with a pro-active approach to all tasks to ensure business objectives are met
An ability to work flexibly as part of a diverse team environment, providing cover when needed to ensure continuity of service provision, and the ability to multi-task to cover other roles within the team
Good understanding of financial procedures, including delegation of duties
Experience of working in a pressured environment, dealing with several conflicting and changing priorities effectively, to achieve business objectives
Good understanding of Microsoft packages
What we offer:
A generous annual leave package of 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service and 35 days after 10 years of service
Free on-site parking at our offices on One Avenue Road (Aston) and Lifford House (Stirchley)
Onsite electric car charging ports which are free to use
Full access to our amazing internal employee benefits scheme including, Occupational Health services, Rewards Schemes, Benefits discounts (including the Blue Light Card), Health & Fitness and Personal Wellbeing support and much more
Flexible and hybrid working policy
Pension Scheme - You will receive a generous local government career average pension scheme in line with the local government pension scheme