Working Hours (per week): 22.5
Location: St Ives (Countywide)
Closing Date: 15/06/2026
Job Category: Administration
Organisation: Cambridgeshire County Council
Benefits
* Comprehensive wellbeing package covering all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, accessible to your family
* Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro‑rata) through the salary sacrifice scheme
* Take your bank holidays flexibly to suit your personal circumstances
* Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
* Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches for personal and professional growth
* Paid volunteering hours each year to make a positive impact on the community during your normal working day
* Access to Peer Support Groups through the IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
* Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
* An Our Cambs Rewards account providing in‑store and online discounts, as well as Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
About the role
We are looking for a part‑time (22.5 hours) Business Officer to join our busy team providing administration support to the Learning Disability Partnership in Adult Social Care. This will be a countywide role based in the St Ives area.
Responsibilities
* Electronic correspondence and communication in a variety of forms
* Taking telephone calls from service providers, service users and families
* Taking minutes at multidisciplinary team meetings
* Preparing agendas for meetings and distributing minutes thereafter
* Processing and raising invoices and recording spend on Excel spreadsheets
* Updating adult records on the internal system
* Working alongside and supporting Social Workers and Team Managers
Qualifications
You will have good administration skills and the ability to prioritise, as this can be a fast‑paced role often with deadlines. You will have excellent customer service and communication skills.
You will be expected to work on your own initiative, as part of a team and be able to stay calm under pressure.
You should have a methodical and concise approach to tasks and the ability to prioritise workloads effectively. You will need a comprehensive understanding of Microsoft packages (Word and Excel) and be able to use databases.
However, you do not need to meet all the essential criteria to apply; we are looking for enthusiastic people who are keen to learn.
Essential – General Education to GCSE standard with an A-C grade in English & Maths or equivalent standard
Desirable – NVQ or other qualification in Business Administration
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We are proud to serve diverse communities and want our workforce to reflect this diversity. We are committed to building a compassionate and inclusive workplace. If you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with the IDEA network and peer support groups, helps us foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected and empowered. We collect diversity data to monitor recruitment processes and inform meaningful action.
We are a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond. You may discuss adjustment needs with the recruiting manager. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme we offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria.
Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process include additional time to complete an assessment or printing documents on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to help you thrive, so if there is something that would aid your application please get in touch.
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