Location: Barnsley
Salary: £28,598 - £30,024 (pending 2026/27 pay award) + benefits
Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time (35 hours per week)
What You’ll Be Doing
You will provide comprehensive and confidential administrative support to three Assistant Directors, helping to ensure an efficient and professional management support service. In this varied and fast‑paced role, you will manage complex diaries using Microsoft Outlook, coordinate meetings and appointments while balancing competing priorities to maximise efficiency and effectiveness. You will support the preparation of high‑quality corporate documents and reports, including proofreading and formatting to ensure professional presentation.
You will also provide full meeting support, including arranging meetings, booking resources, preparing agendas and document packs, taking minutes and monitoring actions to support delivery of outcomes. The role includes coordinating travel and accommodation arrangements for members of the Senior Management Team, planning ahead to meet business needs and providing practical administrative support for events.
You will respond to email, telephone and face‑to‑face enquiries, providing advice, guidance and information, while working collaboratively with colleagues and external partners to resolve issues effectively.
What You’ll Be Able To Offer
You will have recent experience in a business support, management support or senior administrative role, with a proven ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information. You will be passionate about delivering excellent customer service and able to manage a varied and demanding workload while multitasking effectively.
You will be highly organised, with strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritise and manage your own workload effectively. Experience working within local government or a pension scheme environment would be advantageous.
You Will Also Demonstrate
* Educated to Level 3 standard, or able to evidence equivalent knowledge or experience.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and accurately in a range of situations.
* Strong IT skills, including advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Outlook, Teams and PowerPoint.
What's In It For You
* We have a generous annual leave policy that offers between 28 days and 36 days annual leave depending on length of service, plus all statutory bank holidays and you can accrue and take up to 13 extra days leave per year by utilising Flexitime.
* We have several work‑life balance policies including a Flexible Working Hours policy (Flexitime) which allows you to work your contracted hours to suit both you and the team you are working in.
* You’ll automatically be enrolled into the LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme) which provides a salary‑related pension, to which the employer contributes.
* We offer a range of wellbeing initiatives including regular webinars on health & wellbeing, fresh fruit, tea, coffee, and employer‑provided flu vaccination vouchers each year. We also organise regular social and charity events.
* We also offer a 24/7 confidential helpline, access to workplace counselling and Occupational Health.
* Access to a range of benefits and discounts through the Wider Wallet scheme.
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