Business Support Officer (Adults Services) in South Shields

Our public sector client based in South Tyneside has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Business Support Officer to join their Safeguarding & DoL\’s Team (Adults Services) as soon as possible.

The role is temporary on going until further notice and is looking to start as soon as possible!

The hours of work will be full time working Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week.

The pay rate for the role will be £13.05 per hour.

Duties of the role will involve:-

Ensure that office equipment, stationary and other office consumables are ordered in accordance with purchasing procedures
Undertake the management of manual and computerised records
Process completed referrals and prepare completed documents
Receive and asses referrals in order to prepare for DoLS
Support the team in the coordination of assessments to the timescales required
Be expected to have appropriate contact with family members and relevant persons involved in the DoLS process
Undertake financial processing activities such as processing of orders and invoices

The successful candidate should have a strong back ground within office administration, excellent IT skills and data accuracy skills.

Please apply online in the first instance, send your CV to or call Barker Ross Lincoln on 01522 551910 today!

Barker Ross Group values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

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