Admin Assistant

2 weeks ago

Penzance, United Kingdom Cornwall Council Full time

Would you like to do a job that makes a difference and be part of a team whose aim is to improve the lives of children and families living in Cornwall?

Would you like to work for an organisation who has the following values embedded into everything that we do?
- Compassion
- Honesty & Integrity
- Trusting & Being Trustworthy
- Fairness & Respect
- Openness & Collaboration

We have a full-time six month fixed term vacancy for a Business Support Assistant in West Cornwall whose core focus will be to support the work of our frontline practitioners; enabling them to achieve the best outcomes and prioritise direct work with children and families and ensure timely communications with service users and partner agencies.

Our working week is:
Monday - Thursday 08.45 - 17.15

Friday 08.45 - 16.45

Successful applicants will work as part of a team, supporting children and families across the county through the delivery of high-quality business support services. Duties will involve a range of tasks including the monitoring of admin mailboxes, distribution of correspondence and reports, records management, meeting administration and detailed recording of complex meetings within strict timescales, financial transactions and input of information to the Case Management System.

Whilst the location/work base for these roles has been specified, our evolving ways of working means that the role may require you to work remotely (e.g. from home/other locations). We work flexibly to most effectively support the people, services and organisations that we support and will discuss this with you during the recruitment process. There will be a requirement to assist with the delivery of business support within our core business hours, Monday - Friday.

Applicants should have 4 GCSEs (A-C), or equivalent, including English and Maths and have excellent keyboard skills. Experience of working in an office environment would be an advantage. Comprehensive training will be given and once established in the role, opportunities for career development will be available.

Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. Find out about working and volunteering for us.

Whilst the location/work-base for this role has been specified our evolving ways of working means that the role may require you to also work remotely (e.g. from home/other locations). We will discuss this with you during the recruitment process.

We are happy to talk about flexible working options.

This is a 6 month fixed term contract to cover secondment.

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g. race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.

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