Proactive Administrative Assistant

Proactive Administrative Assistant - Fixed term contract until 31st January 2026 

Post No: 44597

Salary: Starting from £25,584 to £27,269 p.a.

Grade: Grade 3

Hours: 37 hours per week 

Place of work: Worthing Town Hall

Closing date: 25th June 2025

Interviews: TBC

Adur and Worthing Councils are committed to working with residents to help enable people lead positive and independent lives and to access the right support where they need it. This is reflected in the Councils’ corporate plan - Our Plan.

We are recruiting for an enthusiastic, adaptable and motivated team player to support our Proactive Case Workers to deliver this work. This post will form part of our Proactive programme.

Working as part of our Proactive Team, the postholder will support the Proactive Team Leader by undertaking administrative duties. This will include collating data from various systems and ensuring that the information held is accurate and up to date. Liaising with residents and landlords to support our work in preventing homelessness and corresponding with customers by letter and e-mail.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate excellent organisational and administrative skills with meticulous attention to detail.

Experience of working in a busy administrative environment and the ability to communicate confidently with customers and colleagues is essential. It is also essential that you can demonstrate numeracy, literacy and strong IT skills.

The successful candidate will be subject to a Basic DBS clearance and three years employment referencing.

At Adur & Worthing, we are committed to supporting care leavers, in accordance with the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and the Children and Social Work Act 2017. To that end, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone meeting the essential criteria of the role they are applying for. In order to be considered for this, you will need to be a care leaver under the age of 25 at the time of application. Please confirm that you are a care leaver in the "Showing how you meet the person specification and job description" section of the application form. 

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of applicants declaring a disability, that meet the essential criteria for this position, will be offered an interview. 

Staff are our most important asset and we therefore have a benefit package which reflects our continuing commitment to our employees.  This includes:

• Generous leave entitlement; a minimum of 26 days + Bank Holiday entitlement
• Local Government Pension
• Training & development
• Occupational Health
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Employee resource groups/networks 
• Buddy Support Programme  
• Flexible working options

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. Staff work in a supportive and safe environment, recognising their responsibility to value and respect each other’s contributions. Standards of conduct must be of the highest level to ensure that no-one is harassed, bullied or victimised. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, staff engagement forums and are keen to hear from applicants from a variety of different backgrounds.