Unit Secretary

**Unit Secretary**

Ely, Cambridgeshire

Salary: £21,500

Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday - Friday.

**Why join us?**

**The Disabilities Trust is a leading UK charity** that works alongside people with an acquired brain injury, autism, and learning or physical disabilities to help them live as independently as possible. Our teams across the UK support people to move forward with their lives. It’s a special feeling to share their individual journeys and play a part in the progress they make. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do - you’ll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

**The Role**

This role is based in Fen House, a 25-bed residential facility which provides assessment and rehabilitation to people with an acquired brain injury. It is a unique community-based setting where the people we support can be supported with their cognitive, behavioural, physical, and emotional difficulties to improve their independence.

As the Unit Secretary for Fen House, you will provide a clerical service to support the management and clinical team as well as rehabilitation staff.

**Main Responsibilities will include**:

- To provide effective, high quality and timely support to the Management team and Business Administrator to enable us to meet the priorities and objectives of the service.
- Open all incoming post, read, and copy to all interested parties.
- To support the reception area, greeting and signposting visitors
- Request and collate briefing for meetings etc.
- Working with other internal and external services regarding paperwork, arranging review meetings etc.
- To compile the documentation for admissions and discharges
- Arranging Teams meetings and organising Microsoft 365 filing systems
- Effective communication with staff at all levels, ensuring the efficient collation and distribution of information

**Rewards**:
You can look forward to excellent benefits, including handy discounts on many brands and services.
- A competitive salary of £21,500 per annum
- 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
- Excellent training and support
- Group life assurance
- Eye voucher scheme
- Nationwide employee staff discounts incl. gym membership, eating out and shopping.

We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get all the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals.

The Disabilities Trust is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It’s a place where we recognise, celebrate, and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.