Office Administrator

**Full-time, permanent basis**:

- **Location: Mortimer (onsite, Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm)**:

- **Salary: £24,000 - £25,500**

Due to company growth, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced **Office Administrator **to join our head office team in Mortimer, West Berkshire.

If you have experience working in a fast-paced environment where you have supported onboarding, minuting meetings and assisted in the recruitment process with interviews, then we'd love to hear from you

**About the Role**

You will be the first point of contact for all visitors and phone calls, dealing with queries effectively and confidentially. You will support our managers with minuting meetings and sitting in on interviews as well as working closely with the Office Manager to manage diaries and room bookings.

**Key Duties (but not limited to)**
- Complete the onboarding and background checks including obtaining references and DBS checks for all new employees
- Manage electronic staff personnel files ensuring all are up to date with current information such as correspondence, current DBS checks and car insurance if required
- Assist in the recruitment process; from scheduling interviews through to supporting the Manager taking interview notes
- Update new starters within the internal system and keep electronic records up to date
- Take minutes at Management Meetings, as and when required.
- Support the Office Manager with audits (Clearcare and Bright HR)
- Manage the DBS database and ensure it is kept up to date
- Adhoc duties as directed by the Office Manager

**Skills and Experience**
- Previous experience supporting with onboarding, interviews, and audits is **Essential**:

- Work efficiently within a** **highly **fast-paced environment**. **Essential**:

- The ability to **meet tight deadlines** and work calmly under pressure with a flexible working attitude. **Essential**:

- Organised with an eye for detail and the ability to manage numerous tasks and deadlines. **Essential**:

- Adaptable to change direction, be creative and focussed while retaining an organised and structured approach

**Who we are?**

Amegreen Children’s Services is an established and respected provider of residential children’s homes having been established in 2013. Our independent children’s homes are rated as Outstanding by Ofsted and provide therapeutic care to children between the ages of 5 and 18 who are unable to live with their families.

**Benefits**:
**Holiday**
- Private use of company caravan (when not in use for our children)
- 28 days holiday (including bank holidays)

**Progression**
- We want to support you with your career; therefore, we’ll give you the support you need to progress and develop your skills.

**Medical and Wellbeing**
- Health Cash Plan - claim back from healthcare and wellbeing appointments such as dentists, opticians, sports massages plus many more.
- Free Flu jabs
- Sick pay (after probationary period)
- Employee Assistance Programme

**Financial**
- Company pension
- Childcare support scheme
- Car scheme available for Electric vehicle leases
- Cycle to Work scheme

**Discounts**
- All employees are eligible for the Blue Light Card, this offers amazing discounts on, family days out, holidays, cinema trips, retail stores plus more
- Discount on driving lessons from our recommended instructors.
- Discounts with local companies including a Leisure Centre and Chiropractor

**Reward and Recognition**
- Long service award - discretionary bonus after 5, 10 and 15 years of employment with Amegreen
- Employee of the month discretionary reward

**Referrals**
- Recommend a friend and earn up to £500

**Equality and Diversity**:
Amegreen is committed to being an organisation that allows people to be their authentic selves in a safe and inclusive environment.

**Safeguarding and GDPR**:
Adherence to Safeguarding and GDPR requirements and training on these policies and processes is mandatory for all employees. All employees are expected to understand and promote effective Safeguarding and GDPR practices in all aspects of their employment with Amegreen Children’s Services.