Senior Business Unit Officer

About the job

Key information

An exciting maternity cover opportunity, for a Senior Business Unit Officer, has arisen within the Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership (SSCP) Business Unit. You will be joining a small, friendly Business Unit which supports the Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership to fulfil its statutory duties.

The SSCP is a partnership led by Somerset Council, Somerset ICB and Avon and Somerset Constabulary.

• Your work base be County Hall, Taunton with the opportunity to work flexibly in line with the demands of the role.
• 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• fixed term contract for 6 months, starting in June 2026.

We cannot offer sponsorship for this role. You must already have the right to work in the UK without needing visa sponsorship.

What will I be doing?

We’re working to improve the lives of people in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that.

You will be the main point of contact and the project support for local projects relating to safeguarding children.

Your day to day work will include:

• Providing administrative support for Partnership work, including managing the mailbox, supporting with agendas and minuting.
• Project support work for various children’s safeguarding projects, including the Somerset Trauma Informed network
• Manage updates to the SSCP website and the Partnership newsletter.
• Enabling effective multi-agency communication and partnership work.

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be.

We would like to hear from candidates who have strong administrative skills and can act as the first point of contact for the SSCP Business Unit. You’ll come with experience of an administrative and/or project background and have the personal skills to develop and enhance the projects we undertake to be the best they can be. You will be highly organised, proactive and able work on your own initiative, a confident communicator, with strong written skills. In addition, you will have a background in establishing strong and trusted professional relationships.

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

What is in it for me?

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

DBS check

This job requires a criminal background check (DBS) via the disclosure procedure.

Supporting documents and information

The salary range for this role is £32,597 to £36,363 per annum

For further information or an informal discussion about this exciting opportunity, please contact

If you’re interested in finding out more, just get in touch with Jasmine Wark at jasmine.wark@somerset.gov.uk.

When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.

If you have all the information you need, just hit the apply button – we can’t wait to hear from you.

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