Employer: Reed Salary: £11.18 – £13.61 per hour, inc benefits Date Added: 30/01/2024
I am currently recruiting for a Business Support Assistant on behalf of my client, a leading public sector organisation based in Barnsley (S70).
You will provide an effective Business support service to a diverse range of front line and statutory services in accordance with the relevant government legislation and guidelines.
Duties of the Business Support Assistant will include:
Process a range of referrals/ requests for service/applications, applying ‘rules and guidelines’ and confirm outcomes to customers, dealing with all associated incoming and outgoing information.
Input, record, check and maintain a variety of computer and paper-based systems, including bespoke service databases.
You will be required to support a range of statutory meetings and record proceedings directly onto a laptop at speed and accuracy. Many of the meetings are emotive in content and whilst a level of personal resilience is required support will be provided through regular one to one meetings and de-briefings.
Liaise and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders including managers, employees and members of the public, ensuring information and communication links are maintained.
To be successful in this role as Business Support Assistant, you will have:
Level 2 qualification or equivalent (e.g. 4 GCSEs at Grades A*-C).
Experience of working within a business support environment.
Proven experience of working with highly confidential and sensitive information.
Experience of servicing meetings and minute taking directly onto mobile devices at speed and with accuracy.
Good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in both written and verbal formats with members of the public, other employees and external organisations.
Ability to handle and process considerable amounts of manual and computerised information ensuring accuracy of processing and safeguarding of sensitive and confidential information.
This post is full time, 37 hours per week Monday- Friday 8.30am-5pm, with a pay rate of £11.18 per hour (PAYE) or £13.61 via Umbrella.
Please apply today for a chance of an immediate interview!
What Reed can offer you as a temporary employee:
A dedicated consultant who will act as your key point of contact during and between any bookings
Secure & online time sheet system which is quick and easy to use
A self-service portal to access holiday requests/ Payslips/ P45 at your own leisure
A dedicated payroll team
Access to free training
Access to discount club/ healthcare/ reed rewards
Pension /paid holiday scheme/ maternity benefits
Contacts for other Reed consultants and divisions
Opportunities to work with some of the UKs leading employers including local authorities, NHS and local SME’s
