Business Administrator

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                           Business Administrator
• Job Location:                     Youth Support Team 
• Salary:                              £26,403 - £27,694 per annumv 
• Hours per Week:                37.00 
• Contract Type:                   Permanent 
• Closing Date:                    27/10/2025 
• Job Requisition Number:    12611 
• This post is open to job share

Would you like to work in a role which is both meaningful and rewarding, where you really feel that you make a difference? This is a great time to join Gloucestershire County Council, as Children’s Services are on an exciting journey, which focusing on our approach to being more creative, strengths-based and person-centred, to ensure that we work together to make a difference to our local communities.

We are an agile working organisation with a combination of office-based working and working from home (essential equipment is provided).  We place a high premium on diversity and inclusion along with health and wellbeing and offer a flexible working scheme which is based on business need.  We offer Continued Professional Development and will support you to develop your skills and career prospects within Children’s Services.

About the Team and Role

The Youth Support Team has a number of diverse teams that support vulnerable children and young people and we are looking to recruit an additional administrator to support a variety of administrative tasks. 

The office base is Whaddon Youth Centre, Dart Road, Cheltenham with a requirement to travel to other locations in the county to support other teams or attend training when required.  Hours and days will be discussed during the recruitment process but likely to be in the region of 30-37 hours per week with an expectation that at least 50% of time is office-based.  Duties will include:

• Minute taking highly confidential and sensitive meetings
• Collating information prior to meetings
• Distributing minutes via secure email
• Updating client databases and data checks

• Updating tracking spreadsheets using Excel
• Dealing with telephone enquiries, taking messages and signposting to relevant teams/organisations
• Providing a good customer service

About You 

We are looking for applicants who have excellent organisation and minute taking skills and an understanding of working in a confidential office environment.  You will have strong IT and communication skills and be able to demonstrate a flexible approach with an ability to manage your workload to meet deadlines.  You will be working with colleagues at different levels across organisation. If you are proactive, want a varied and interesting workload and enjoy being part of a supportive team then we look forward to hearing from you. Why are you perfect for this role and what will you bring to our team?

About Us

In return we will offer you:

• Regular formal and informal support.
• A safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision.
• Access to relevant training and career progression.
• Annual leave of 25.5 days (pro rata) up to 30.5 days (pro rata) after 5 years employment. 
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to support you and your family. 
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health Service. 
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply).

Working in Children’s Services does require an applicant who can be proactive or responsive to changing demands and resilient to some of the tough emotional content of the role. However, it is also a role that can bring great reward and job satisfaction.

How to apply

If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please express an interest in this position by submitting a CV Please summarise the relevant skills / experience you have that match the job description today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Chloe Hornsby on Chloe.Hornsby2@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Interviews week commencing 3rd November

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Business Administrator-Job Profile

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.