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Business Support Officer - Education Support Services
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Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Business Support Officer - Dudley School Attendance & Education Support Service
Hours: 37 per week
Salary: Grade 4 (£25,583 - £25,989)
Are you looking for the next challenge?
Do you want to be part of a new and exciting service focused on providing outstanding services for Children and Families?
Have you got the skills and experiences to make positive change happen?
If the answer is ‘yes’ then we would like you to be part of our team.
In Dudley, School Attendance & Education Support Service is a Key Priority. We are transforming and improving the way we provide educational support services for Children, Young People and Families by developing new and innovative ways of working with families whose children are missing from education, being electively home educated or struggling with attending school.
We are seeking to recruit an experienced and passionate Business Support Officer.
We are looking for an experienced professional who is able to provide professional administrative, clerical and IT support to assist with the delivery of the School Attendance & Education Support Service, whose specific areas include:
- Children Missing from education
- Children Electively Home Educated
- Children failing to attend school regularly
The School Attendance & Education Support Service provides the Local Authorities statutory function in relation to legal action for non-school attendance and you will be required to provide the administrative support for this work including issuing penalty fines and monitoring payment processes and systems.
You must have a good telephone manner and be able to deal calmly and confidently with customers and clients in stressful situations.
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You must be able to maintain complex data recording systems and support a team of Officers in their daily duties.
As a member of the School Attendance & Education Support Service you can expect:
- A comprehensive learning and development package
- High quality professional supervision
- Supportive and collaborative team working
- Excellent progression opportunities
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; therefore the post is subject to medical clearance and a DBS check.
For enquiries in relation to this vacancy please contact:
- Steve Wilkinson on 01384 817864 or steve.wilkinson@dudley.gov.uk
Workplace Attendance: Working in the office 3+ days a week (pro-rata) or Onsite full time
So that we can demonstrate Dudley’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application.
Application Process:
- Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough.
- All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.
- Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.
- If you require support completing an online or paper application form and/or interview techniques, please contact Dudley Adult and Community Learning on 01384 818 143 or acl@dudley.gov.uk who can support with Digital Skills and Job Applications.
- If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk.
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