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Business Support Officer Part Time
18.5 Hours, Part Time (days to be agreed)
Temporary, 12 months
Hybrid Central House with at least 1 day in the office per week as required
Application Deadline: 11:59pm 8th August 2025
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Shortlisting Date: 14th August 2025
Interview Date: 20th and 21st August 2025
Interview Type: In Person
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Your Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Stockport Family Business Support team, specifically supporting our Leaving Care Team.
You will be expected to support the team in their work with young people who have been in the care of the Local Authority and now are transitioning to independence, including getting their own homes, looking for employment and any other support they require.
This is a very varied role and is reactive to both the needs of the team and the needs of the young people. You will liaise with team members, young people and other colleagues within Stockport Family.
There will also be an expectation to provide back up support for our Reception Desk.
About You
We expect staff recruited at scale 4 to be hard-working, well-organised and to work well as part of a team. You will have a commitment to providing a high standard of customer service, with strong organisational and interpersonal skills. You will be able to empathise and be sensitive to the needs of the people using our services. You will have previous experience of dealing with customers and be able to prioritise your own workload.
You should be proficient in working with standard office IT applications including MS Office and with training be able to navigate in-house case management systems to retrieve and record information.
About Us
Stockport Family is a holistic approach to support your people in our care and beyond.
The Leaving Care team are an expanding team supporting young people who transitioning to adulthood after being in local authority care. The team work dynamically, reacting to issues which arise on a day to day basis and as business support you would supply them with the essential support they need to carry out their day to duties.
The role is very fast paced and requires excellent IT skills, good communication skills and ability to act quickly to situations for young people who may be in crisis.
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Joanne Wood (Business Support Hub Manager) on joanne.wood@stockport.gov.uk / 0161 218 1139 for an informal discussion about the role
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Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme
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