Business Support Officer
Company
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
5/21/2025
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Description
The Role
Would you like the opportunity to play a central role in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of adults in Southwark?
Do you want to use your great organisational skills to help support and deliver the business support of the Southwark Safeguarding Adults Board?
If yes, we have the perfect role for you!
Our Southwark Safeguarding Children Partnership (SSCP) and Southwark Safeguarding Adults Board (SSAB) are looking for a passionate and dedicated Business Support Officer to join our amazing team and help make a difference today!
About The Role
Southwark has a strong record of partnership working in the delivery of safeguarding services. We are looking for an experienced administrator with knowledge of children and adult safeguarding issues coupled with proven administrative skills.
The post provides business support in order to ensure the effectiveness of inter-agency working in relation to services for safeguarding children and adults and in particular to ensure that the Southwark Safeguarding Adults Board (SSAB) is an effective body for promoting excellence in multi-agency services to protect adults.
The post provides support in arranging meetings, minute taking, coordination of activities, progressing action plans, and acting as first point of contact to the SSCP and SSAB and their Subgroups and works within the joint business unit that supports the SSCP and SSAB.
This is a part-time role of 18 hours per week on a 12 month fixed term contract.
About You
You are a proactive and adaptable administrator with strong organisational skills and experience in minute-taking, meeting coordination, diary management, and acting as the first point of contact. Ideally, you have worked in health, social care, or policing and are confident working with senior managers across a range of agencies.
You’re skilled in using IT systems (like MOSAIC and Microsoft Office) to manage data, maintain accurate records, and produce reports. With excellent communication and networking abilities, you respond professionally to enquiries while ensuring confidentiality and data protection compliance. You take ownership of key office functions, contribute to a smooth-running environment, and are committed to promoting health, safety, and equality in the workplace.
About The Team
The Southwark Safeguarding Children Partnership (SSCP) business unit is part of the Quality Assurance department within Children’s Services. The team works closely with the Southwark Safeguarding Adults Board (SSAB) to lead and coordinate multi-agency efforts to safeguard children and adults across the borough.
We are a collaborative and dedicated team, committed to strengthening partnerships, improving safeguarding practices, and ensuring that agencies work effectively together to keep Southwark’s most vulnerable residents safe.
For detailed qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification located at the bottom of the advert.
Contact Information
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Mary Moroney at [email protected]
Additional Information
In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.
Recruitment timetable
Advert close date: 11:59pm on 31 st May 2025
Interview date/s: 12 th June 2025
The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
Attachments
Would you like the opportunity to play a central role in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of adults in Southwark?
Do you want to use your great organisational skills to help support and deliver the business support of the Southwark Safeguarding Adults Board?
If yes, we have the perfect role for you!
Our Southwark Safeguarding Children Partnership (SSCP) and Southwark Safeguarding Adults Board (SSAB) are looking for a passionate and dedicated Business Support Officer to join our amazing team and help make a difference today!
About The Role
Southwark has a strong record of partnership working in the delivery of safeguarding services. We are looking for an experienced administrator with knowledge of children and adult safeguarding issues coupled with proven administrative skills.
The post provides business support in order to ensure the effectiveness of inter-agency working in relation to services for safeguarding children and adults and in particular to ensure that the Southwark Safeguarding Adults Board (SSAB) is an effective body for promoting excellence in multi-agency services to protect adults.
The post provides support in arranging meetings, minute taking, coordination of activities, progressing action plans, and acting as first point of contact to the SSCP and SSAB and their Subgroups and works within the joint business unit that supports the SSCP and SSAB.
This is a part-time role of 18 hours per week on a 12 month fixed term contract.
About You
You are a proactive and adaptable administrator with strong organisational skills and experience in minute-taking, meeting coordination, diary management, and acting as the first point of contact. Ideally, you have worked in health, social care, or policing and are confident working with senior managers across a range of agencies.
You’re skilled in using IT systems (like MOSAIC and Microsoft Office) to manage data, maintain accurate records, and produce reports. With excellent communication and networking abilities, you respond professionally to enquiries while ensuring confidentiality and data protection compliance. You take ownership of key office functions, contribute to a smooth-running environment, and are committed to promoting health, safety, and equality in the workplace.
About The Team
The Southwark Safeguarding Children Partnership (SSCP) business unit is part of the Quality Assurance department within Children’s Services. The team works closely with the Southwark Safeguarding Adults Board (SSAB) to lead and coordinate multi-agency efforts to safeguard children and adults across the borough.
We are a collaborative and dedicated team, committed to strengthening partnerships, improving safeguarding practices, and ensuring that agencies work effectively together to keep Southwark’s most vulnerable residents safe.
For detailed qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification located at the bottom of the advert.
Contact Information
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Mary Moroney at [email protected]
Additional Information
- This is a part-time role of 18 hours per week on a 12 month fixed term contract.
In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.
Recruitment timetable
Advert close date: 11:59pm on 31 st May 2025
Interview date/s: 12 th June 2025
The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
Attachments
- SSCP SSAB Business Support Officer JD 2024.docx
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