Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment. The Business Support Officer will support the team and will be required to work closely with internal and external partners including social workers, providers of foster care, residential care organisations and colleagues across children’s services, adult services, education and health. You will be required to support Commissioning Officers to ensure that placements deliver value for money on a consistent basis. The Business Support officer makes a significant contribution to the team’s ability to effectively monitoring and quality assure provision. You will also be required to help develop effective systems and processes to ensure that high quality placements are commissioned that offer value for money and improve outcomes for children and young people For an informal discussion please contact Marcus Robinson - Marcus.Robinsoncheshirewestandchester.gov.uk To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please see www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information. Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £12.60 per hour for all contracted hours. For any technical enquiries please email Sourcingteamecwip.co.uk and quote job reference number in all correspondence.