Business Support Officer (Houghton Regis, GB) bei Welcome to GOV.UK

Team: IED - Business Support

Job Family: Providing - CBG7
Salary: £28,598 - £31,022 per annum pro rata
Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: Kingsland Office, Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis

Contract Type: Fixed - Permanent

Closing Date: 21st September 2025

Interview Date: TBC

About the role:

The Bedfordshire Employment and Skills Academy (BESA) seeks to develop and deliver services that support adults, young people and businesses improve their skills levels, get people into work or further training, and support economic growth. 

We are pleased to be recruiting a Business Support Officer for the new Connect to Work programme. Connect to Work is a 5-year programme, which forms part of the ‘Get Britain Working’ Government led Strategy. We will be working in collaboration with 5 other local authorities (Bedford Borough, Luton, Milton Keynes, North Northants and West Northants), to deliver the supported employment programme to residents. 

It has been identified that nationally, there are 1.9 million people who would like to work, but are not participating in the labour market, often due to health, disability or other complex barriers. The funding from Connect to Work will help around 100,000 people seek and find sustainable employment each year. The programme will connect local work, health and skills support to make an important first step towards the future devolution of employment support  

This is an exciting time for BESA, as we plan to launch the new Connect to Work programme. This Business Support Officer will provide efficient and effective business support across the service and collaborate with other directorates and stakeholders. The team will use the Individual Placement Support (IPS) or Supported Employment and Quality Framework (SEQF) model to place residents into employment, meeting individualised training needs to ensure they sustain their role.

The Business Support Officer will provide a range of administrative functions associated specifically with Connect to Work delivery. This includes being the first point of call for referrals, managing the inbox and assessing participant information to identify suitability and eligibility criteria for Connect to Work.

You must have excellent communication and organisational skills and show a passion in supporting others to reach their learning and employment goals.  

This post will be based at our site in Houghton Regis.

Our Offer

We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page

Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer.  We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.

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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this Recruitment Pack.

Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.

For an informal discussion about this position, please contact:  Laura Hadfield on [email protected] or Donna Totman on [email protected]   

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Safeguarding:

Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment. This post is subject to the disclosure of criminal records.  

To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council's policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline.

Our National Careers Service team offer a free monthly workshop covering CV writing and how to complete the statement sections of the Central Bedfordshire Council online application form. This MS Teams workshop is open to anyone from the UK and lasts around 1.5 hours.   Please book your place here.

More information about this service can be found here: Support getting into work or learning | Central Bedfordshire Council