Business Support Coordinator; Adult Services

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Job Reference mkc/TP/237/2217

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Permanent

Full time

Working Hours:

37

Location:

Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East, Central Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Closing Date:

25/10/2026

Job Category:

Adult Social Care

Service Area:

Adult Services
- Group Head, Adult Services

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:

• Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32days after five  addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
• Excellent pension – everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
• A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support and a childcare subsidy.
• Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme - eligible employees can lease an electric or low-emission vehicle at a reduced cost through salary sacrifice, subject to National Minimum Wage and other eligibility requirements.
• Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.

Our roles are either designated ‘site based’ or ‘home based’. ‘Site based’ roles can include up to two days a week working from home whilst ‘home based’ roles are based at home four days a week. Of course, managers designate which category roles are in based on the needs of the service and the circumstances.

We’re recruiting a Business Support Coordinator to provide dedicated support to the Assistant Directors in Adult Services.

Adult Services provides essential services to support adults across Milton Keynes.

You’ll be an important first point of contact and will help the Assistant Directors manage competing priorities in a busy and fast-paced environment.

You’ll organise diaries and meetings, manage communications, track actions and prepare accurate documents and information.

You’ll also handle sensitive and confidential information, so tact, discretion and sound judgement will be essential.

Working collaboratively with colleagues, councillors, partner organisations and members of the public, you’ll help us deliver an effective and reliable support service.

Site-Based role

This is a Site-Based role, and you’ll be expected to work from the designated workplace.

Interviews for this role will be held on 2nd November 2026

• Act as the first point of contact for the Adult Services Assistant Directors and respond effectively to changing priorities.
• Manage email accounts, diaries, meeting arrangements and action trackers to help the Assistant Directors plan their work.
• Gather sensitive and confidential information and prepare correspondence, reports, presentations and project documents.
• Organise complex meetings, including legal and human resources meetings, and produce clear and accurate minutes.
• Use Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and other systems to organise information, solve problems and respond to complex requests.
• Process financial transactions accurately and in line with Milton Keynes City Council’s financial procedures.

• A Business Administration qualification or equivalent relevant experience is essential for this role.
• With proven business support experience,…