Deputy Business Support Manager - Children In Care

17.5 hours per week – 2 Year Fixed Term Contract

Ealing Council have an exciting new opportunity as Deputy Business support manager- Children in need (CIN) available on a part time basis.

At Ealing Council we strive to create communities where everyone can live a long, happy, and healthy life, full of pride and identity. We aim to create an environment where every child can reach their potential and achieve their dreams.

Are you an experienced manager with strong organisational and IT skills? Ealing Council is looking for a Deputy Business Support Manager to join our Children in need team. This includes the line management of a fast-paced service, delivering robust and efficient support for our social care teams and service users.

This role involves planning, prioritising, managing, and reviewing the day-to-day workload of staff and self while responding to fluctuating pressures and daily demands. The role also involves buildings management of our Greenford service centre.

In addition, you will be managing the team’s budgets, responsible for recruitment of agency and permanent staff. You will support and deputise for the Business Operations Manager in managing the business support function to aid front-line services in delivering statutory services to vulnerable children and their families, efficiently and effectively.

You will also be responsible for the operation and maintenance of Imprest accounts, AllPay and corporate credit card accounts, ensuring that all income and expenditure is processed and properly accounted for, and monthly reconciliation prepared and submitted. This varies between approx. £30- £50k per month.

About you

• You will have experience as a manager, leading a team in a dynamic, busy service within a children’s service or similar setting.
• An experienced people manager, you will manage the work performance, conduct and development of staff
• You will be able to manage conflicting priorities within deadlines with exceptional communication, organisational and IT skills.
• You will have experience managing finance, including budget forecasting and manual cash handling.
• You will also have experience of buildings management

Ealing Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Ealing Council follows safer recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults. The post holder will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

This post is subject to Ealing Council’s enhanced vetting process.

You must have the right to work in the UK. Evidence for the right to work in the UK will be requested at the interview stage.

Ealing Council is committed to creating good jobs and delivering on its connected communities’ agenda. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive.

We therefore welcome applications from all residents of the borough, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are entering the employment market in the early stages of their career and mid-career professionals, who are currently underrepresented in Ealing’s workforce.

Please note all applications will be determined on merit.

Ealing Council employees will be offered a secondment, external candidates will be offered a fixed term contract. Ealing employees please ensure the secondment release form is signed by your line manager prior to applying. Please return your completed form to: [email protected]

It is an exciting time to join us, here at Ealing Council. If you would like to make a positive difference to our residents and borough, then we’re looking forward to hearing from you.

Closing date: Thursday 18th September 2025