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Please state on your application form which post/hour’s you are applying for

• Are your typing and ICT skills excellent?
• Do you have proven and relevant experience of working in an office environment where arranging, attending and minuting formal meetings has formed part of your role?
• Can you demonstrate excellent customer services in a professional setting?
• Do you want to be part of a well-supported team?

If so, we would like to hear from you. 

Business Services provide administrative support to many areas across Children and Young Peoples Services including Social Care, Early Help and Children Centres. 

A key element of the role will be to process incoming information and documents using specific systems and to meet set thresholds. Therefore, a proven ability to produce work which is accurate and demonstrates attention to detail is essential.   

You will be required to arrange and support highly confidential meetings, both in person and virtually.  It is therefore also essential that you can demonstrate an ability to produce minutes to a high standard, which are detailed and accurate and within set timescales.

Although the main office location is Riverside House, you may be required to attend children’s centres as part of this role.

The role of a business services assistant is interesting and varied and you will play a key role in making a difference to the children and families of Rotherham.  We are committed to making sure every child makes the best start in life, and we are striving to become an outstanding child-centred borough.

If you would like to be considered for this post on a job share basis, please state on your application. 

Rotherham offers a generous holiday entitlement; flexible working policy and you will be fully supported with regular supervisions with your Line Manager. We welcome applications from men, disabled candidates and black and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented in this service.

For an informal discussion, please contact:  isobel.hunter@rotherham.gov.uk or Tel: 01709 808095.

You should be aware that you will be responsible for processing information of a sensitive and confidential nature relating to child neglect or child abuse cases and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at basic level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.

Until 31st March 2026 employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a monthly deduction from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded three additional days leave (pro rata for part-time).

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.