Business Support Assistant

Are you committed to delivering high quality support within the SEND Funding Team to help improve outcomes for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities? Do you thrive in a busy environment where no two days are the same? If so, we'd love to hear from you

We are seeking a dedicated Business Support Assistant to join our Business Support and SEND Funding Service. This is a vital role working alongside education colleagues who are responsible for processing funding for children who qualify for High Level funding as well as helping to meet all legislative requirements around this work.

About the Role

As a Business Support Assistant, you'll play a key part in ensuring that SEND funding is processed and paid in a timely manner, along with ensuring that the services run smoothly. You will:

• Act as the contact point for key professionals in respect of agreed panels
• Respond to enquiries from schools and colleagues
• Ensure discussions, decisions and outcomes are recorded in relation to identified panels/meetings
• Maintain and update agreed databases
• Provide data analysis as required
• Support in keeping accurate records
• Support with timely progression of payments to schools.
• Be competent with IT, including Microsoft Excel
• Participate in regular supervision
• Have regard at all times for the confidential nature of the work and not discuss or disclose information to unauthorised parties.
• Contribute to service development and efficiencies as appropriate
• Undertake a full range of financial management processes, including resolving issues, supporting budget monitoring and reporting, and reconciling accounts

This role requires excellent organisation, a proactive approach, and strong relationships with schools and colleagues.

About You

We're looking for someone who brings both skill and understanding to the role. You should have:

• Ability to build strong relationships
• Ability to develop admin systems
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Respectful, supportive, and solution focused approach

Experience

• Experience of data management including manipulating large data sets and producing complex reports ensuring accuracy and where appropriate
• Experience of providing high level business support in a busy environment
• Ability to accurately record information in a timely manner.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience building professional relationships with schools and colleagues.
• Ideally will have experience of financial processes and providing financial data and reports

Benefits

• A Place to Belong: Join a friendly, inclusive workplace where everyone is valued.
• Flexible Working: Enjoy a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle.
• Professional Development: Opportunities for training and career advancement.
• Generous Leave: A supportive environment that prioritises your well being.
• Job share scheme is available for all full time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated.

Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.

Under the Disability Confident scheme (formerly known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme) we would like to ensure applicants with disabilities are offered an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for a job. Please let us know if this is something you would like to be considered for.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

Nottinghamshire County Council strongly encourages applications from all candidates from different walks of life, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.