Business Support Officer (Grade 4) (Children’s Social Care teams )

Job Category : Sec / Admin
Location : The Ray Hurst Centre, Liverpool City Council, Merseyside
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £11.45

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
To provide a flexible, high quality business support service to a wide range of Children’s Social Care teams

MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

1. To provide regular budgetary statistical and other information to Managers & assist teams and managers in the provision of financial protocols for services.
2. To assist with cash handling, bank accounts and related financial systems.
3. To input on all appropriate financial payments systems including and take responsibility for processing pay runs & reports.
4. To liaise with Exchequer Management, team leaders and social workers as required to ensure all protocols, audit requirements, standing orders and systems are adhered to.
5. To arrange, attend and minute/record Panels as required across Children and Young People’s Services.
6. To collate and distribute item reports within agreed timescales and assist with the Quality Assurance of items reports as appropriate.
7. Co-ordination of committee reports and provide appropriate guidance to senior managers.
8. To ensure that minutes and decisions are distributed to authorised recipients within agreed timescales and in accordance with appropriate data protection guidelines.
9. To offer guidance to the panel chair and members on procedural issues and timescales and progress actions/panel decisions as required.
10. To ensure recommendations are recorded on appropriate ICT systems within agreed timescales.
11. To work within a Performance Management Framework and to aspire towards the objective and targets set out in individual performance plans.
12. To prioritise and manage work in line with guidance from line manager and complete work to the necessary standards and timescales agreed.
13. Engage in and contribute to professional development as and when appropriate.
14. Maintain confidentiality of information at all times in accordance with the information governance requirements including the principles of Freedom of Information Act and Data Protection Act.
15. To provide such other assistance as deemed necessary to ensure that the administrative function is carried out.
16. To provide support to social care staff around Children’s systems, such as Liquid Logic and Controcc.
17. Engage in and contribute to personal development activities and training.
18. To carry out any other tasks reasonably required of the post holder.
19. To ensure compliance with the Council’s policies on diversity, equal opportunities and health and safety.