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Business Support Assistant

Rochdale Borough Council

Smith Street, Rochdale, OL16 1XUCloses: 17/08/2026

Business Support Assistant

Full time temporary contract for 12 months

37 hours, hours of work are Monday - Friday 8:30-16:45 based at Number One Riverside

Purpose & Objectives

Rochdale Children’s Services are looking to recruit a Business Support Assistant who wants to play a part in making a real difference to others and who would like a new and exciting challenge.

We are a friendly, flexible and a passionate team who provide professional administrative and financial support to managers and operational staff across Children's Services.

Overview & Duties

  • Preparation and collation of information

  • Assisting in the procurement of goods and services including financial tasks in line with policies and procedures

  • Working in an exciting and fast-paced environment alongside multi-agency teams of Social Workers, Youth workers, Family Workers, Domestic Abuse colleagues etc

  • Monitoring service and team specific mailboxes

  • Arranging, organising and minuting a range of non-statutory meetings

  • Responding to ad-hoc requests


Benefits

  • Discounted Gym membership

  • Staff Groups, including Gardening, Menopause Café & Crafting

  • Workplace Wellbeing initiatives

  • Lifestyle savings platform (Vivup)

  • Bee Network

  • Blue Light Card eligibility

  • Employee Assistant Programme (EAP)

  • Metro Moneywise - Credit Union

  • Pension

  • 2 days paid volunteering

To apply please upload your CV together with a supporting statement that provides evidence of how you meet the essential requirements of the role profile

We suggest that when completing your supporting statement, you use the person specification criteria as headings then give a specific example. Please ensure you anonymise your CV and supporting statement.

External candidates applying for this role must be a Rochdale Resident who lives within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Rochdale

Supporting Documents

BSA Role Profile