View Vacancy -- Business Support Officer - Family Assessment Centre

About Haringey

We are investing in creating a better borough for all our residents and bettering the lives of children and young people in Haringey is our first corporate priority. We are located in the north of the capital with a population of approximately 250,000 people and a growing population of 0-19-year olds. We are a diverse and fast-changing borough and tomorrow’s leaders; artists and innovators are busy growing up here. 

Haringey is transforming its services for children and young people, and have already made exciting, innovative changes as we strive for excellence in all we do. 

In short, we’re a council with high ambitions; a place to work that is full of energy and focus. Our teams have passion, integrity and commitment, and people join us, do so as they see Haringey is a learning organisation, and the people that work here strive for continuous improvement in their practice, aiming high to ensure we provide outstanding outcomes for our children. 

We offer a great place to develop a career that is yours to own.

About the Service

The Children’s Services works to improve outcomes for vulnerable children, young people and families in Haringey along with ensuring children and young people are safeguarded by identifying and addressing child protection issues and concerns with colleagues as appropriate.

The service delivers a high-quality social work service to children and families working in partnership with other statutory and third sector organisations.

About You

As a Business Support Officer, you will be a member of a multidisciplinary team, working closely with social workers and officers in the council. You will contribute to the effective running of the team and ensure that services are delivered to a high standard. 

Some of the key responsibilities include:

• Liaising between officers and managers ensuring all advice and communication is delivered to a high standard.
• Taking responsibility for document and data management, including confidential filing.
• Responding to queries and undertaking general clerical and administrative duties to support the service as and when required.
  

For a full list of our benefits please see here.

Closing Date: Thursday 11th March 2021