Adminstrative Assistant

**Job Title: Administration Assistant**

**Location: Dorchester (Hybrid)**

**Contract Type: Temporary, Part Time**

**Salary: £12.18 per hour**

**About Us**

Connect2Dorset is a managed service agency owned by Dorset Council providing temporary, contract and interim opportunities into the Council. Our service is built on our values of ethical, trustworthy, and caring, and our profits are returned to our Local Authority shareholders.

**About the Role**:
**What You Would Be Doing**:
The post holder will support the commissioning of education placements and work alongside colleagues in Children's Services, including SEND, Inclusion, Virtual School, Brokerage, and Commissioning.

Reporting to a Team Leader, you will need to be motivated and flexible in your approach to work, confident in using your own initiative, and able to prioritize and manage a demanding workload to tight deadlines. The role requires embracing new digital ways of working and collaborating with a range of colleagues within a hybrid working model.

**Day-to-Day Duties**:

- Maintain data, gather information, and ensure data quality to support reporting processes.
- Develop and maintain working relationships with colleagues, partners, and other professionals.
- Assist in contractual arrangements.
- Support the role and function of the Brokerage Officers and Brokerage Team Leader as required.

**Required Skills and Qualifications**:

- Organised and flexible with the ability to meet the demands of a busy work schedule and ensure deadlines are met.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office packages, including Teams, Outlook, Word, and Excel
- Excellent customer service skills, with the ability to communicate effectively.

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: £12.18 per hour

Expected hours: 12 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 95014