Apprentice Administrator
We currently have a full time vacancy for an Administrator within Adult Social Care based in Market Street, Newbury. The role is to support the Adult Social Care team by carrying out general office and administrative duties including minute taking, correspondence, filing, maintaining office supplies, data inputting and processing, finance processing and personnel recording. You will be responding to, and dealing appropriately with, enquiries received via phone, post, electronically or in person including assisting customers who may be elderly, distressed or have disabilities/impairments. Working collaboratively with others will be key.
The role sits within the West Locality Team which is a very busy and friendly team that include Social Workers, Occupational Therapists and Social Care Practitioners, supported by an administration team who report to the Administration Officer.
You should have excellent communications skills, good Microsoft Office skills and be able to work flexibly as part of a team as well as independently.
After successfully passing your probation period, you'll dive into a dynamic Level 3 Apprenticeship program on Business Administration to further develop your skills.
The hours of this role are full time but we are willing to consider part time hours for the right candidate.
West Berkshire Council offer excellent employment benefits such as:
- Flexible working wherever possible between the hours of 07.00-19.00
- Hybrid working wherever possible working 40% in the office
- Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
- Generous Local Government pension scheme
- Family friendly policies
- A range of local discounts
- Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits
- You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days per annum (plus public holidays) Rising by an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service.
Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Please contact Hayley Mercer on 07788 667888 if you need any information prior to applying for this role.
How to Apply
Please complete an online application form.
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