Business Support Assistant

Salary

Grade 5 Level 1 - 4 (£26,748 to £27,935per annum)

Contractual hours

Basis

Full time

Employment type

Temporary

Package

Temporary to cover: Maternity Length of contract in months: 9 Months

Job category/type

Administration, Business and Finance

Date posted

06/07/2026

Job reference

HRSS005797

Attachments

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Business Support Assistant (Adult & Childrens Services).doc

The City of York Council's corporate Business Support Service is offering an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced administrator.

Successful candidate will provide high quality administrative support to the Adult Social Services Directorate, specifically supporting their DoLS team. They will work closely with, practitioners and partner agencies.

The postholder will be required to perform a number of tasks and the key skills required include:

• Effective, tactful and diplomatic interpersonal skills.
• High degree of computer literacy including experience of working with a variety of information technology.
• Ability to work effectively and flexibly as part of a team and using their own initiative.
• To be responsive to changing priorities and conflicting demands.
• Strong organisational skills, including good time and task management.
• Ability to work within a multi-agency environment.
• Ability to arrange and minute meetings.
• Ability to adapt working practices, suggest service improvements and be responsive to change.

As part of the team the postholder will have opportunities for:

• Supporting the development of existing systems and processes.
• Using your initiative to build the role and develop with a new team dynamic.
• Ongoing personal development in our supportive environment.

This role is a hybrid position, with the role based in West Offices.

This role is suitable as a job share opportunity.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.

The Council is committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact Lizzie Norman, Business Support Operations Manager at ***email_hidden*** or on 01904 556690.

Closing date: Friday 31 July at 12 midnight

Interview date: Week commencing Monday 10 August 2026