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At Sandwell Children’s Trust we strive for excellence to improve the lives of children.Our‘Sandwell Deal’,brings together our offering that make Sandwell Children’s Trust a great place to work.
What we can offer you:-
- Generous annual leave of up to 31days, plus 5 additional days for long service recognition.
- Your birthday off paid in addition to annual leave entitlement and 8 Bank Holidays, plus a concessionary day at Christmas.
- We recognise individual loyalty with service awards from 2, 5, 10 and every 5 years onwards.
- Flexible working patterns that suit you and all of our roles have well-defined career progression.
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Job title: Senior Business Support Officer
Grade/Salary: Grade E (£32,578 - £37,563 per annum)
Contract Type: Permanent
Working pattern: 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Location: Oldbury/Hybrid
Closing date: midnight on Friday 6 November
Interviews will be held on 16th and 17th November 2026
Sandwell Children's Safeguarding Partnership (SCSP) have an opportunity for a Senior Business Support Officer to join our Safeguarding Business Team and help play a key role in achieving positive outcomes for young people.
About the team
The aim of the SCSP Business Unit is to support our safeguarding partners in ensuring that children and young people in Sandwell are supported by providing the right help at the right time, protecting them from harm and ensuring more children can grow up safely, with the right love and support around them.
As a member of the Business Unit, you will be part of a small team working alongside the Business Manager and will work regularly with a wider group of professionals from across the partnership spectrum, including the Local Authority, Sandwell Children’s Trust, Health providers, Police and schools. All will share the common goal of making our child Multi agency Safeguarding arrangements (MASA) as efficient and effective as possible.
What will your role be?
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing efficient and effective clerical and administrative support to the SCSP Business manager and its Priority Sub-groups, Executive and Operations group as required, including minute-taking of nominated partnership meetings.
Your work will be on behalf of the Partnership and Business Manager with a broad range of individual and organisational contacts involved with safeguarding from across the public, private, voluntary, faith and independent sectors. This will also include contact with Elected Members, Chief Executive/officers and Heads of Service. Your role is pivotal part of the Statutory functions of the Partnership in line with the requirements of the Children and Social Work Act 2017 and Working Together to Safeguard Children 2026.
The post holder will focus on maintaining all processes to support the work of the partnership, in support of scrutineering activities, produce and disseminate information promoting the safeguarding partnership and its work within partner agencies, the wider professional community and to the public.
Your role will also include maintaining the partnership’s procedures website, raising purchase and payment orders along with arranging the various activities associated with supporting the Business Manager with the smooth functioning of the many meetings as part of the MASA.
So, if you think your future could lie with a 'Good' Team at Sandwell Children’s Trust, then we’d love to hear from you.
Are you highly motivated, highly organised and take pride in your work?
Does the sound of making a difference for children and young people in Sandwell appeal to you?If yes, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment. Reasonable adjustments are available at every stage of the recruitment process and throughout employment, helping everyone to thrive, perform to the best of their ability, and achieve success in their role.
Sandwell Children's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A standard DBS is required for this role.
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Senior Business Support Officer - Sandwell Children's Safeguarding Partnership in Oldbury employer: Sandwell Children's Trust
At Sandwell Children's Trust, we are dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the lives of children and families within our vibrant community. Our commitment to employee growth is reflected in our generous benefits package, flexible working arrangements, and a culture that prioritises collaboration and professional development. With a recent 'Good' rating from Ofsted and a focus on innovative practices, joining our team means being part of an exciting journey towards excellence in child welfare.
