Business Support Administrator

1
16 April 2023
Fixed Term
Full Time
To end of March 2024
Sherwood Energy Village, Darwin Drive, Sherwood Energy Village, Ollerton, Notts, NG22 9FF
Chief Executive's
4th May 2023
£21,575 - £22,369 per annum

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced administrator to join a busy and established team and help provide front line support to our Social Care teams to carry out their work with the children, young people and families of Nottinghamshire.  This is a varied role which can be challenging but also very rewarding.

You will have a wide range of experience including excellent keyboard skills and proven experience of Microsoft packages including Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and SharePoint.

You will be organised, efficient, able to work on your own initiative, be supportive of others and possess good problem-solving skills. 

You need to demonstrate a professional and flexible attitude, with a full appreciation of the need for confidentiality. 

It is essential you are able to demonstrate the ability to prioritise a varied workload, working quickly and accurately to meet strict deadlines. 

You should have excellent communication and customer service skills, be able to deal with people sensitively and treat customers and colleagues with respect and consideration. 

Duties will be varied and will include producing letters and other documentation, creating meeting invitations, data input & manipulation, general administrative tasks and being a point of contact for families, professionals and social care colleagues.  Relevant training will be provided.

The ability to work flexibly within a team to achieve shared goals is essential.

You will be able to work in a hybrid way, with an expectation that you work from the office a minimum of once or twice per week (as required by business needs).  

Please provide examples within your application that demonstrate the skills, experience and qualities you have that will make you the ideal candidate for this role.

This post is also available as a secondment opportunity to existing Nottinghamshire County Council employees. You must seek approval from your line manager before applying.

Disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.

Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.

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