Business Support Officer – Children’s Services

Job description

Contract Terms

Grade: SC5
Salary: £32,535 – £33,987 per annum
Location: Hybrid 
Contract Type: FTC – 6 Months (36 Hours per week)
Closing Date: Sunday, 5th April 2026
Interview Date: Week commencing 20th April 2026

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the Role

The role involves providing professional business support to facilitate the efficient delivery of frontline services for the council. The candidate is responsible for ensuring that services are delivered effectively, within the required timescales, and in accordance with corporate policies and service operating guidelines. Collaboration with various services is essential to quickly identify and address any risks, issues, or opportunities that may impact service delivery.

Additionally, the candidate will be expected to champion continuous improvement efforts, ensuring that services are as efficient and streamlined as possible. A focus on maintaining a high standard of quality, working to a “right first time, every time” approach, is key to ensuring consistency and excellence in service provision.

About You

You are an experienced and adaptable business support professional who can confidently manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment. You bring strong administrative skills, including maintaining effective manual and digital filing systems, preparing and collating accurate information and basic statistical data, and using IT systems—particularly Microsoft Office—to support efficient service delivery. You communicate clearly with colleagues and the public, handle simple enquiries professionally, and work well as part of a team.

You take pride in delivering high‑quality support and championing continuous improvement to streamline processes and enhance customer outcomes. With an understanding of Health & Safety, Data Protection, and other statutory requirements, you work in a safe, compliant, and inclusive way, upholding the Council’s commitment to equality and excellent service. If you’re reliable, detail‑focused, and motivated to support frontline services that benefit the community, this role will suit you well.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.  

Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.  

Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may be diverted through to junk email folders.  Please continue to check these through the application process.  If you have any questions about the status of your application, please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk