Business Support Officer - (Temporary) - 3 Posts - (Re-advertisement) - GLA12473
| Posting date: | 30 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | £23,630.81 to £27,398.49 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 September 2024 |
| Location: | Glasgow Central, G4 0UW |
| Company: | GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL AND ARMS LENGTH ORGANISATION |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | GLA12473 |
Summary
Job Description
Jobs & Business Glasgow are Glasgow’s biggest provider of employment and training, and our principal objective is to reduce the gap between Glasgow’s and Scotland’s employment rate by increasing the percentage of Glasgow’s jobs going to Glasgow’s residents.
We are currently looking for up to 3 Business Support Officers to join our team on a fixed-term basis up to 31 March 2026
Position Details
Our Business Support Officers promote services, engage new partners, strengthen community connections, and create new referral pathways for key target groups across Glasgow. Working alongside colleagues and partners, you will ensure all customers are provided with tailored support to remove barriers and achieve sustainable employment.
In recognition of the many specialist providers across the voluntary and third sector in Glasgow, and in belief that a collaborative approach involving the key strengths of the organisations within each can create genuine opportunities to break the cycle of unemployment, to help our customers progress to long-term financial stability and career progression, we are introducing our No-One Left Behind service provision which these roles will support.
If successful, you will be part of the team of Business Support Officers hosted by a range of service providers, being based within a partner organisation in a community setting to engage with new customers and community partners to deliver highly professional customer support services. You will be front and centre to our customers’ experience and will support them throughout their journey to ensure our services continue to meet their needs.
Further details regarding what this role entails are noted within the Job Description for the post, whilst the Person Specification section confirms the key competencies you are required to demonstrate in your application (we recommend using the STAR technique – situation, task, action, result – in application and interview to demonstrate the key competencies).
The annual salary for the posts start at £23,630.81 per annum, progressing to £27,398.49 on an incremental scale. This is based on a 35-hour working week, working Monday – Thursday, 9am – 5pm; and Friday, 9am – 4pm. Though we welcome discussions on flexible working as part of the recruitment process.
Jobs & Business Glasgow employees have access to a wide-ranging and generous benefits package. If successful in your application, you’ll have access to these benefits which include:
- 26 days (182 hours) paid annual leave, rising to 29 days (203) hours after 3 years’ service.
- 12 days (84 hours) paid public holidays each year.
- Workplace pension scheme, with employee contributions matched to 6%.
Partial hybrid working is available in this role. If you’re shortlisted for the post, we look forward to telling you more about our approach to ensuring needs of the business are met along with flexibility to maintain your work-life balance.
Requirements
Please note this is a re advertisement and previous applicants should not re-apply.
Application Packs
Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, Audio and other languages. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 0141 287 1054. Packs will be posted out to you within 3 working days of receiving your telephone request. Please note the closing date of the job advert to ensure that you give yourself plenty of time to complete your application form and return it to us.
Further Information
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