Administrator (Senior Business Operations Assistant)
Closing in 5 days (18 February, 2026)
Job details
Department: Business Support
Working pattern: Part Time
Location: Bridgwater
About the job
Some key information
* 29.6 hours per week. Monday – Thursday 8.30am – 5.00pm and Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm. We are looking for someone who is able to work four consecutive days to support existing working arrangements. Working pattern to be agreed with successful candidate.
* This role offers hybrid working. Bridgwater based, for a minimum of one day per week to work alongside business support and operational colleagues in Children’s Social Care.
* The post is offered on a permanent contract basis
* Salary is £20,148 - £20,791 per annum for 29.6 hours/week
What will I be doing?
We’re working to improve the lives of children in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that. Your day-to-day work will involve:
* Database monitoring and updating
* Taking telephone calls
* Monitoring and responding to email requests
* Arranging transport
* Sending out letters and reports
* Arranging and minuting meetings
* Liaising with professionals from other agencies
What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?
We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you:
* Are passionate about helping to improve the lives of vulnerable children and young people living in Somerset.
* have a warm, friendly, non-judgemental manner in order to help the families we support feel comfortable. You will need to be calm and kind in difficult situations and conversations.
* Have experience working in an office environment
* Know your way around Microsoft 365 (especially Word, MS Teams and Excel) and are comfortable using databases
* Can deal with changing and competing deadlines and priorities (not everybody can, and that’s ok – but it’s super important in a role like this one)
* Are educated to GCSE Grade 4 (C ) or above standard in English and Maths.
We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.
We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.
What's in it for me?
We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.
We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:
* We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
* Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
* Staff discounts in gyms.
* Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
* Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
* A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
* My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more
Anything else I should know?
The salary for this role is £20,148 - £20,791 per annum for 29.6 hours/week
We will contact short listed candidates to arrange interviews which will take place in Bridgwater House on Monday 23rd February.
If you have everything you need, just hit the apply button. We can’t wait to hear from you.
DBS information
This role requires a basic check via the Disclosure procedure.
Supporting documents and information
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