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Provide high-quality administrative and business support to the Public Health team, including managing the public health mailbox and processing FOI responses. Responsibilities include coordinating diaries, taking meeting notes, and assisting with finance and project work.
Requires experience in an administrative role with proficiency in Microsoft 365 and experience handling sensitive information. A minimum of NVQ level 2 or 5 GCSEs including English and Maths is required.
Business Support Assistant – Public Health
Closing date: 08/07/2026
Fixed-term contract until 30/09/2027
Salary: £24,796- £25,185 per annum.
Role summary
Are you organised, approachable and confident working with a wide range of people? We are looking for a Business Support Assistant to join a well-established Public Health team, with an excellent reputation.
You will be providing high-quality business support that helps our services and programme delivery run smoothly and effectively. This varied role will include supporting senior officers and practitioners, responding to complex enquiries which come in via the public health mailbox, maintaining accurate records, processing and monitoring FOI responses, and assisting with reporting, finance and project work.
You will be a trusted point of contact for colleagues, partners and service users, so we are looking for someone who communicates well, works with care and discretion, and enjoys being part of a supportive team making a positive difference for our communities. You will have experience of working in an office environment and will be confident in the use of Microsoft packages, particularly Excel, Outlook and Teams.
This is a fixed-term role until the end of September 2027. We will consider secondment opportunities for internal candidates.
What you’ll do - key responsibilities
What we’re looking for – knowledge, experience & skills
Essential
Additional Information
This is a fixed-term contract until 30/09/2027.
This is a full-time role working 37 hours a week.
25 days of annual leave (additional to bank holidays).
Job description: AG0251 Business Support Assistant Generic FINAL.pdf
Interviews will be held on Friday July 17th or Monday July 20th and will be face to face at County Hall, Taunton.
Regretfully, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. We are only able to proceed with candidates who already have the right to work in the UK without the need for visa sponsorship
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Jacqueline Burns, Public Health Officer – Commissioning, at [email protected]
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