Business Support Officer

Gloucestershiremusic; England; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - GBP 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A local council is seeking a Business Support Officer for a 7-month temporary position within Children's Social Care. The role involves administrative support, including monitoring email, preparing documents, and collaborating with partner agencies to gather and analyse information on vulnerable children and families. Ideal candidates should be proactive, well-organised, and possess skills in Microsoft Word and Excel. This position offers a flexible working environment and a supportive workspace focused on making a difference to local communities.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

25.5 days annual leave plus additional purchase option

Family friendly employer benefits

Career development and qualification opportunities

Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

In-house Occupational Health service

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in providing administrative support in a busy social work environment.
• Ability to monitor email and take action on tasks.
• Experience preparing documents and updating spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyse, and summarise information to support safeguarding decisions.
• Monitor generic mailboxes and manage tasks.
• Create and upload documents to the database.

Skills

Proactive

Well-organised

Collaborative

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Liquid Logic

Job description

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This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Business Support Officer
• Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 4, 4th Floor
• Contract Type: Fixed Term
• Duration: 7 months
• Closing Date: 15/02/2026
• Job Requisition Number: 13451
• This post is not open to job share

Would you like to work in a role which is both meaningful and rewarding, where you really feel make a difference?

About the Team and Role

This is a great time to join Gloucestershire County Council, as Children’s Social Care is on an exciting journey, which focuses our approach into being more creative, strengths‑based and person‑centred, to ensure that we work together to ‘Make a Difference’ to our local communities. We are an agile working organisation with a combination of office‑based working and working from home (essential equipment is provided) following an initial period of training in the office. We place a high premium on diversity and inclusion, as well as on health and wellbeing and we offer a flexible working scheme which is based on business need. We offer Continued Professional Development and will support you to develop your skills and career prospects within Children’s Services.

This Business Support Officer role is based at the Front Door of Children’s Social Care and is situated within the Business Support function of the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH). This is a Temporary role for 7 months for the remainder of a Maternity cover. The Front Door/MASH plays an integral part in supporting Gloucestershire’s most vulnerable children and families, as well as being the first contact point for professionals and members of the public. The main responsibilities for this role is to gather, analyse, and summarise information about children and families to support timely and informed safeguarding decisions within the Multi‑Agency Safeguarding Hub.

About you

We are looking for a proactive and well‑organised individual to join our team, providing essential administrative support within a busy social work environment. Key responsibilities include monitoring generic mailboxes, picking up and actioning tasks, preparing documents in Microsoft Word, and updating spreadsheets in Excel. You will also be responsible for creating and uploading documents to our bespoke database, Liquid Logic (full training will be provided). The role involves working collaboratively with partner agencies, prioritising referrals, and producing accurate reports that help identify potential risks and support the safeguarding of vulnerable children.

About Us

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• Plus, an option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro‑rata for part‑time staff)
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in‑house Occupational Health service
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network. Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)

How to apply

Working in Children’s Social Care does require an applicant who can be proactive or responsive to changing demands and resilient to some of the tough emotional content of the role. However, it is also a role that can bring great reward and job satisfaction.

If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Natalie Desborough via email at [e-mail]

Additional Information

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The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months’ employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.

If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability* as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email to [e-mail], as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error.

By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process.

*a disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long‑term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day‑to‑day activities.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.