administration assistant - adults

The starting salary for this position is £23,675 per annum, for 36 hours per week.

This is a full-time position although part-time applications will be considered.

We have a great opportunity for an Administration Assistant to join our fantastic Adult Social Care team at Woking Locality Team.

What we can offer you:

• 26 days annual leave with the option to also buy additional leave if required (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Agile working opportunities - your work/life balance is important to us!
• Training and Development - superb opportunities for development
• A supportive, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Car lease scheme and many more discounted life-style benefits

About the role

As an Administration Assistant, you will provide comprehensive administrative support to a front-line operational team. You will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, as you will be expected to deal with complex telephone enquiries and a wide range of correspondence and scanning duties. Additionally, you will be asked to take notes, and minutes of meetings and be entering data on both the mainframe database and Excel spreadsheets.

In your application we would love to hear about your:

• Excellent administrative and organisation skills
• Passion for customer service and your desire to support both the team and wider Surrey residents
• Sound knowledge of IT packages such as Excel, Word, and databases and your quick and accurate data entry skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Note-taking and minute-taking skills

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 11th June 2023.

Interviews will take place on 22nd June 2023.

We look forward to receiving your application and personal statement, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.