Support Administrator

**Location**

Blackburn, Blackpool

**Company**

Employment

**Contract type**

Permanent/ Full
- time

**Salary**

Up to £24,335 per year

**Closing Date**

27/06/2025

**Ref No**

4686

**The Growth Company's (GC)** Justice Services has an exciting opportunity for a Support Assistant (Hub Guide) within our Creating Future Opportunities (CFO) Evolution Programme. The role will be to provide support to CFO Evolution Support Workers in Community Activity Hubs.

We help to make a lasting difference to the lives of people throughout the North of England and beyond, by supporting individuals to gain meaningful employment. Our highly skilled advisers and keyworkers work with a range of individuals; from people who have found themselves recently out of work, to those with complex barriers such as physical disabilities, mental ill-health, Benefit and debt.

**Please note this role will be based in Blackpool but has a requirement to cover our Blackburn Hub**

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Act as the single point of contact at the hub, assisting participants with access and use of facilities, and providing a welcoming, friendly, and supportive environment.
- Diagnose and quickly resolve access issues to minimise participant dissatisfaction and downtime.
- Take ownership of queries and problems raised by participants regarding hub facilities.
- Be fully aware of the hub content and programme of interventions and support provided by partners.
- Escalate issues and involve support workers and the Hub Manager as needed to resume service quickly.
- Co-ordinate incoming and Through The Gate referrals as appropriate.
- Handle day-to-day office maintenance tasks, including post, room bookings, paperwork processing, and diary management.
- Keep accurate records of all participant referrals and interactions on systems like CATs+ and manual paperwork.

**About You**:

- Experience of working in an environment where there are participants with multiple barriers to progression, employment, training and education would be an advantage.
- Must have good customer service skills, good organisational skills and excellent IT skills.
- Strong excel skills.
- Have a flexible approach to work, including a willingness to work occasional unsociable hours.
- Be able to take clear and accurate minutes for a variety of meetings.

**Skills Required**:

- Act as the single point of contact at the hub for any participant; assisting with access and use of hub facilities, being welcoming, friendly and supportive.
- To work to challenging targets and key performance indicators.
- The ability to work under pressure in a highly performance-driven environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills to deal with participants effectively and professionally.
- Work effectively as part of a team.
- Willingness to undertake training as required.

We are committed to increasing workforce diversity and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the essential criteria and either have a disability or are from a diverse ethnic community.

Examples include:

- Meeting the hiring manager or touring the venue in advance
- Extra time for tasks
- Interview questions shared beforehand
- Accessibility software or equipment for assessments

GC is committed to fostering a culture of flexibility and agile working. Many roles will increasingly support full agile arrangements. If you require more permanent flexibility, we encourage you to discuss this during your interview so your request can be considered early in the process.

All GC colleagues will work inline with the Health & Safety at work act and the GC Health & Safety Policy.