Business Support Officer (2 Posts)

Position reference

BSO2

Directorate and Service

Children’s Services | Service: Commissioning

Salary

£25,583 – £25,989

Working Arrangements

Minimum 3 days in the office per week. 37 hours per week.

Contract type

Fixed Term for 12 months.

Closing date

24/04/2026 at 23:59

Requirements

The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard.

This post requires an Enhanced DBS Check.

If the successful candidate is currently living overseas or has lived overseas in the last five years, an overseas criminal records check will be required. If you experience difficulty obtaining an overseas criminal record check, please email dbs@barnsley.gov.uk.

Please be prepared to start work with all necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa. Barnsley Council does not hold a Home Office licence and is unable to sponsor visas for this role.

Note: CV\’s are not accepted for this role.

About The Post

Position based across Children’s Social Care.

Responsibilities – Post 1

• Act as the first point of contact for all external enquiries coming into the Integrated Front Door, Assessment Team, Children and Young Peoples Team or Disabled Children’s Team on a rota basis by phone or email.
• Process referrals for services, giving due regard to immediacy and priority.
• Take minutes of meetings in person or via Teams.
• Process all documentation and correspondence in Mosaic, upload to support services, and maintain the child’s social care record. Identify children and retrieve their records in Mosaic, forwarding required information to Social Workers.
• Assist with Subject Access Requests.
• Manage petty cash issuance.
• Perform general administrative duties.

Responsibilities – Post 2

• Provide panel support facilitating, scheduling and recording of sensitive and confidential Adoption and Fostering meetings in person and via Teams, directly on to laptop.
• Coordinate statutory information.
• Maintain records and deal with a range of internal and external stakeholders in support of Children’s Services.
• Provide finance support to the Adoption and Fostering services.

Benefits

Further details on employee rewards and benefits are available in the provided documents (Business Support Officer Profile, Vacancy Exposure Profile).