Business Support Assistant

Our Public Sector client based in Gateshead, requires a Business Support Assistant to join their busy Children''s Social Work Services. The role will be running through to March 2026, with a rate of pay of -13.47 per hour. Minute taking is a key part of this role.

You will be based within a busy team providing effective administrative support to our children''s social care teams. The ability to manage and prioritise workloads is essential to the service.

Your main duties will include

- Answering incoming telephone calls and dealing with customer enquiries/taking accurate messages.
- Office duties, including meeting and greeting visitors, deal with incoming mail and preparing outgoing mail.
- Providing a typing service, which will include, copy/audio typing and document formatting.
- Organising meetings and taking notes at meetings either via team or face to face.
- Inputting and retrieving information from our case management system.
- Making payments via a pre-payment card.
- Creating purchase orders and paying invoices using our financial management system,
- Photocopying and scanning documents and other duties in line with the grade of the post.

You will have 5 GCSE''s (Grade A-C or 9-4 in Maths and English) and hold an NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration or equivalent.

You must be able to work independently and as part of a team as and when required to ensure the duties of the role are fulfilled.

You should also have strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office packages, together with a clear understanding of the need for confidentiality. You will be well organised, with good attention to detail and can manage priorities.

A DBS check is also a requirement for this role.

Please send our CV in the first instance to (url removed)

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