Business Support Officer
We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made - please note that this also includes any CV uploaded. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.
Organisation: Kirklees
Directorate: Children & Families
Service Area: Child Protection & Family Support
Hours: 37 per week
Number of Jobs: 1
Location: Batley (may work across our three office sites and also involve some home‑working)
Position type: Permanent
Grade: Grade 6
Salary: £26,403 - £28,142
Our employees are at the very heart of the services we provide to the community, to help us achieve our ambitions, we want the best possible team. In return, we will make sure you are rewarded with a great range of to support you in and out of work.
As part of a small, dedicated team, postholders are responsible for:
- Organising panels/meetings – both in‑person and virtual
- creating agendas
- prepping and collating paperwork
- sending invites
- liaising with the Chair and panel members
- taking clear and concise minutes within the panel/meeting
- logging information on our in‑house database, LiquidLogic/Child View
- circulating minutes within timescales once approved by the Chair
- using and creating templates
- prioritising workload accordingly
- responding to enquiries and maintaining the generic Outlook inbox
- general clerical duties
- processing invoices on SAP
- transacting and reconciling petty cash
- Reception duties – meeting, greeting and signposting
Experience in taking minutes to a high standard would be advantageous.
The ability to prioritise workloads and working to deadlines is essential to ensure that the minutes are circulated within timescales.
This role requires a confident individual with strong literacy skills and excellent attention to detail as accuracy is crucial.
This role is predominantly based in the Young Batley Centre in Batley but you may be asked to work across our three office sites which are currently Civic Centre 3 and New Street in Huddersfield and the Young Batley Centre in Batley. There will also be some home‑working involved.
Sam Payne is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.
This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Closing date: 04 January 2026, 11:55 PM
