Job Opportunity: Administrative Assistant (Fixed Term)
An opportunity has arisen for a Fixed term role until 31/12/2025 as an Administrative Assistant within the South East locality admin team of the Children's Services Team based in Blyth. The role is full-time.
The South East locality admin team is busy, and your role will be to ensure that essential administrative tasks are completed efficiently. Main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
1. Assisting in coordinating and organizing reviews, diary appointments, etc., for social work staff.
2. Attending meetings, taking accurate minutes, and distributing them as requested.
3. Performing office administration tasks such as typing, petty cash handling, photocopying, scanning, and uploading documents to electronic client records.
4. Maintaining information systems, including booking systems and client records, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, ease of access, and usability.
5. Managing petty cash and other cash or cheque transactions, ensuring proper reconciliation.
6. Handling telephone calls, greeting visitors, taking messages, and responding to inquiries in line with customer care standards.
7. Processing incoming and outgoing post according to established procedures.
8. Raising requisitions, receipting, and processing invoices for payment, and resolving related queries.
Why choose us? We offer some outstanding benefits, including:
* 26 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays, increasing to 31 days after 5 years (pro-rata for part-time).
* Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme.
* Discount schemes at local and national businesses.
* Car leasing scheme.
* Salary sacrifice options.
* Staff networks for peer support, development, and networking opportunities.
Northumberland County Council's vision is 'Land of Great Opportunities'. We believe it is a great place to live and work.
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We are an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. To notify us, email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or call 01670 623930. Please specify your eligibility, and we will ensure confidentiality and fairness. If you require adjustments or alternative application formats, contact us accordingly. All information will be kept confidential and used solely for assessment purposes.
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