Business Support Assistant x4 posts

Knowsley Council is an award-winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Come join us and be part of our success.

1 permanent full time post

1 permanent part time post 

1 fixed-term full time post until 02/03/2026

1 temporary full time post covering maternity until March 2026 or until the substantive post holder returns (whichever is sooner)

The Business Support Service provide administration and financial support to various teams across the council working flexibly to assist services in meeting their key objectives and priorities.

As a Business Support Assistant you would be responsible for processing, updating, and sharing confidential information in accordance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You would also be expected to deal with the members of the public both on telephone/email and face to face.

If you have proven ability in prioritising competing demands, working accurately and efficiently whilst under pressure with excellent IT skills and working as part of a team.

You may be a perfect candidate to join us.

Some positions within Business Support may require you to take minutes at statutory and professional meetings, where the information discussed can at times be sensitive and distressing, where this is required, training would be provided.

At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working.  For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact: 

Hayley Shiers - 07810053306

Leonie Sergison - 07385945048

Interviews to be held w/c 3rd March 2025

If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification.

Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted.