Business Support Assistant
- Location:
- Scottish Borders Council HQ, Main Building, Council Headquarters, Newtown St Boswells, Melrose, TD6 0SA
- Salary:
- £24,216.08 - £25,493.58 per year
- Contract Type:
- Permanent
- Position Type:
- Full Time
- Hours:
- 35 hours per week
Job Details
Grade: 4A
Hourly Rate: £13.26 - £13.96
Salary: £24,216.08 - £25,493.58
Contract Duration: Permanent
Role Purpose
We are excited to offer an opening for a Business Support Assistant – This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking for a challenge working in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same. As a Business Support Assistant, you’ll provide administration support to the Team Leaders, and other Social Work professionals, along with partner agencies such as Education, Police and Health. Your day-to-day tasks will include:
Telephone Answering
Letter typing and distribution
Minute taking and distribution
Use of SBC applications such as Mosaic, Business World, Intranet, One Drive and Microsoft packages
Processing Police Concern Forms & Inter-Agency Referrals
Being first point of telephone/email contact to the public and Professionals
Monitoring of Team mailboxes
Completing Mosaic tasks
Processing of invoices
Working closely with the Social Work staff
Essential
Minimum of 3 Standard Grades at level 1, 2, 3 (or equivalent), including English.
Informal Enquiries
Informal enquiries may be made to Helena Sharpe by telephone on 01896662787 or by email at helena.sharpe@scotborders.gov.uk.
Scottish Borders Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. In particular from candidates who assess themselves as having a disability, under the Disability Confident Employer scheme this guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.
Scottish Borders Council is committed to providing support for Armed Forces Veterans. Showing its commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, the Council guarantees an interview to veterans who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.