The Role: Business Support Officer (SMART team)
The SMART (Southwark Monitoring & Alarm Response Team) service has been described as the ‘4th emergency service’. In addition to the London Ambulance Service and Police, we work closely with colleagues in adult social care and health. We provide a service across Southwark and Lambeth Council areas
About You:
As a member of the SMART team, you will be required to provide administrative support and act as a first point of contact from for service users and their representatives. The service uses pendants and other Telecare technology to enable vulnerable people to live more independently.
You will have excellent customer care skills and be able to work in a busy, faced paced environment. Experience of working with and supporting vulnerable people and knowledge of adult social care would be helpful. You will need to be flexible in your approach with excellent organisational skills.
Additional Information:
This is an office base role from our site in Queens Road, Peckham SE15. Hours of work 9am -5pm Monday to Friday
Type of contract: Fixed Term
Basic DBS check required
Benefits and more information:
https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
https://jobs.theguardian.com/minisites/southwark-council/life-at-southwark-benefits-and- more/
Additional salary details
Internal recruitment only
We will only consider applications from internal candidates that are current employees or agency workers on an active assignment.
Recruitment timetable
Advert Closing Date: 11.59pm 18 May 2023
Interview Date: 30-31 May 2023
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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