Business Support Assistant Employer: Knowsley Council Salary: £24,027 - £27,269 per annum Location: Huyton Municipal, Municipal Buildings, Archway Road, Huyton, Knowsley, L36 9UX, Hybrid Working Contract: Permanent Working Pattern: Full Time Hours: 36 hours per week. Consideration will be given for part time working. DBS Check: No Closing Date: 22/12/2024 at 23:55 Reference: CVP 0238 1 x Permanent post 1 x Fixed Term post until 31 March 2026 Knowsley Council is an award winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Come join us and be part of our success. Business Support Service provides administration and financial support to various teams across the council, working flexibly as required to assist services in meeting their objectives and priorities. Do you enjoy working as part of a team and have experience of working in administration with a proven ability to prioritise competing demands, working accurately and efficiently whilst under pressure and excellent IT skills? If yes, you may be a perfect candidate to join our team. As a Business Support Assistant, you will be responsible for processing, updating, and sharing confidential information in accordance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), undertaking financial and post/print room duties. Some positions within Business Support may require you to take minutes at statutory and professional meetings, where the information discussed can at times be sensitive and distressing. Where this is required, training will be provided. At Knowsley Council, we will consider requests for flexible working. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time. We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact: Leonie Sergison Tel: 07385 945048 / email leonie.sergisonknowsley.gov.uk or Lynne Ellison Tel: 07786 747826 / email lynne.ellisonknowsley.gov.uk If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification. Closing Date: Sunday, 22 December 2024 at 23:55pm. How to apply To upload your CV you will need to click on the link below and create an account with Jobs Go Public if you have not already done so. You will also be required to input your name and email address and will be invited to complete an equal opportunities questionnaire.