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Business Support Manager

Fix Term for up to 12 months

Reference: BSM-LIV

Salary £34,099 per annum

Hours: 35 per week

Location: Head Office, Bootle

 

A fantastic temporary opportunity has arisen for a proactive Business Support Manager to join us at our Head office in Bootle. We are looking for a well organised person who has the ability to prioritise their tasks, be creative and work flexibly to support other managers locally in the service they provide to autistic people.

About the role:

The Business Support Manager will report to the Assistant Director (Operations) and will work collaboratively with our operations teams, Local Quality Lead, and Service Managers in the Liverpool area. You will also support and work alongside the teams in our Resource Centre’s in Liverpool.

As a Business Support Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the Liverpool area and being a responsive contact for local staff teams in the area. You will be a part of the recruitment and on-boarding process and assist in the development of a competent, local workforce, and compliance with training and contracts requirements.

You will also provide a strong and robust administrative service that maintains accurate records relating to the people we support, and monitoring and updating the Rota Management System.

Other Key responsibilities will include:

• Collaborative working with our Learning and Development service, ensuring compliance of service specific training and preparing reports to support local compliance.

• Supporting our People Operations team with arrangement of interviews and setting up of local events. You will also support our retention initiatives through completion of engagement calls with new starters in the Liverpool area.

• Be the point of contact in relation to Housing Services and Health and Safety matters, contributing to safe services, Coordination of local repairs, in liaison with the Housing Services Team, identifying jobs to be completed by the housing association.

Due to the nature of this role, there will be travel required to our Resource Centres in Liverpool.

If you would like an informal discussion about this role, please contact please contact Joanne Kirby (Assistant Director, Operations) at Joanne.Kirby@autisminitiatives.org or  077 423 92334

The Closing date for completed applications is 30/01/2026

Interviews dates are to be confirmed

How do I apply?

If you think you have what we are looking for and are interested in joining our team in Bootle, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

If you require any support with the application process, please contact Jess Rens (People Partner) on jessica.rens@autisminitiatives.org who will be happy to help you.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification, found in the ‘Apply now’ tab

We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and in service delivery.

In addition to excellent rates of pay, a contributory pension and generous holiday entitlements, you will enjoy an enhanced range of benefits designed to reward the outstanding support that staff provide. Some of these benefits start immediately, whilst others are awarded at later dates in recognition of loyalty, dedication and long service.

Full details of all staff benefits are available on our intranet once you start working with us as benefits may vary from role to role, but here’s a brief run-down of a few of them:

• Monthly staff cash prize draw
• Your birthday off work every year
• Medicash health scheme, providing cash towards medical costs, gym discounts and more
• Employee Assistance Programme – free support from experts on a wide range of subjects from childcare and probate, to managing money and work life balance.
• Additional paid holidays after 1, 2 and 3 years’ service
• Extra paid holidays in milestone service years
• Financial wellbeing programme providing flexible access to pay
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Career break scheme
• Wagestream financial planning and support App – enables you to access money earned before pay day, set up savings and gain control of your finances

Our application form will ask you for information so it’s a great idea to have these to hand before you get started:

• Your previous employment: we will require confirmation of the past 5 years of your employment history
• Relevant qualifications to the role
• A minimum of 2 reference contact details, one of which must be your current/most recent employer.
• For further Tips on completing your application, please refer to our download on the “Apply Now” section.

If you’re struggling to complete the form, have any questions, or need support simply click on our need help button, pop in a few contact details, and one of recruitment team will be in touch

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