Business Support Assistant - Paton Street Galashiels - SBO10094

Job Details

Grade: 4A

Hourly Rate: £13.73 - £14.46

Salary: £10023.98 - £10556.88 per annum

Contract Duration: Permanent

Hours: 14 hours per week

Role Purpose

The post is based within the Resources Admin Team at Paton Street, Galashiels, with some office days possibly required at Head Quarters Newtown St Boswells on a rota basis.

This team is largely responsible for the admin of all Carer Payments and TCAC payments across the Borders as well as the day to day tasks involved in carers checks and processing, with minute taking and administration work needed for Kinship, Fostering and Permanence Panel.

The main role of this post will be providing administration support and supporting the existing Resources Admin Team with a variety of tasks. Some of these include:

- Minute taking of young people meetings, resources panels and Family Placement Team transition/permanence meetings

- Processing police concern forms for youth justice and completing the required after tasks

- Managing the admin mailbox and call handling on a rota basis

- Processing invoices and payments internally for payment to be authorised and actioned

- Sharefound CTF & JISA tasks including valuation report submitting and letter correspondence sent for this task

- Providing general administrative support to Transitions Team, Family Placement Team, Kinship Team and Wheatlands house

Essential

Literacy and Numeracy skills e.g. Minute taking , ICT skills, including Microsoft Office Problem solving skills not applicable, Recruitment Profile, Communication skills, Organisational skills

Informal Enquiries

Informal enquiries may be made to Claire Everett by telephone on or by email at claire.everett@scotborders.gov.uk

Scottish Borders Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. In particular from candidates who assess themselves as having a disability, under the Disability Confident Employer scheme this guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.

Scottish Borders Council is committed to providing support for Armed Forces Veterans. Showing its commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, the Council guarantees an interview to veterans who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.