Business Support Coordinator

We are currently looking for a permanent, part-time Business Support Coordinator, Monday-Friday 8.30am-1.30pm to join our busy and fast-paced team within the Thanet Community Service. The role will be based at our Minnis Community Hub, Birchington.

Our community service supports adults with learning disabilities with in-house activities and community-based activities, to both support and develop independence and social skills. We require a resourceful and methodical Business Support Coordinator, to provide support and assist in the smooth running of the service, by taking a proactive role in relation to its day-to-day functioning.

The successful applicant must have excellent communication skills, proficiency in Microsoft systems (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams), excellent organisational skills, ability to prioritise and proactively manage their workload whilst responding to urgent requests and deadlines.

Regular duties include:

- Managing phone calls, referring them to the correct & appropriate person

- Minuting regular team meetings

- Purchasing resources and processing expenses

- Process, maintain and monitor financial records

- Keeping spreadsheets and data up to date

- Being available throughout the day to support the team with any queries or requests

- Maintaining and monitor all office systems, including databases and filing systems, both computerised and manual, This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply., Work that works for you and us - let's talk flexibility!

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.

In return we can offer you:

- A detailed induction and training programme, with an ongoing plan for development

- 27 days annual leave + bank holiday entitlement, pro rata

- Generous contributory pension scheme

Office cover is required Monday to Friday.