Business Support Officer - Day Opportunities in Watford

Our Business Support Service supports a range of departments. If you are particularly interested in an area, please specify in your application. If we do not have any vacancies for your preferred area at this time your application will be held in a talent pool, and you will be contacted when a vacancy arises.

All roles tend to be hybrid, which will mean that you will be expected to work within one of Hertfordshire County Council’s offices on a regular basis as well as working from home. The hiring manager will discuss the details for each particular vacancy.

We are seeking organised, proactive and confident Business Support Officers to join our Day Opportunities Business Support team. The service provides support to people from different care groups including older people with age-associated needs and younger or older adults with complex physical and/or learning disabilities. These are site-based roles where you will work closely with other Business Support colleagues as well as Adult Care Services staff, and you will be in regular contact with adults that use the service.

You will provide effective day-to-day business support to the service, ensuring reception, administrative, financial and operational processes run smoothly and efficiently. You will require strong communication skills and a calm, customer-focused approach. You will be required to manage competing priorities, work flexibly in a busy environment, and demonstrate confidence using Microsoft Word and Excel.

You may be required to support other Day Opportunity Services within a reasonable distance, therefore the ability and willingness to travel is essential. If you enjoy working in a dynamic, front-facing role where you can make a real contribution to local services, we welcome your application.

About You

• Essential
• You will be used to working to tight deadlines and with high accuracy in written correspondence.
• Excellent organisational and multitasking skills.
• Strong communication skill abilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Packages, Word, Excel.
• Experience in working as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to plan own work over short timescales for routine or familiar tasks and processes and use your initiative to work independently.
• GCSE or Vocational equivalent, strong numeracy, and literacy skills.
• Enthusiasm and pride in your work are qualities we welcome.
• Desirable
• Experience in minute or note taking.
• Proven experience in an administrative or support role.

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is within the Business Support Services level 6 job profile.

Benefits of working for us

Hertfordshire County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). If you are employed by Hertfordshire County on 1 April 2028, it is expected that most roles will transfer to the newly-created unitary councils on existing terms and conditions under TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings – Protection of Employment) principles.

LGR is one of the biggest changes we will face in a generation. It will reshape how we work and how services are organised and gives us a real opportunity to build something better.

Disability Confident

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding

This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

English Fluency

The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.