PA to the CEO

We have a new, exciting opportunity for a Personal Assistant to the CEO to join our team at Purple Oak Support in Andover, on a full time, permanent basis

Have you got strong administration and organisation skills? Are you looking for a role where you can make a difference to the lives of people in your local community? If so, we can’t wait to hear from you

Who you are:

Your values are important to us, we’re looking for:

• A natural team player
• Great at communication
• Comfortable embracing change
• Strive for excellent customer service
• Show utmost respect for your colleagues and the people we support

To be successful in this role you'll need to:

• have experience in providing administrative support
• be highly organised and have excellent attention to detail
• have good IT skills including Microsoft Office and be able to pick up new software with ease
• be able to work flexibly from time to time, including some evenings to support with meetings.

Key responsibilities of the Personal Assistant to the CEO:

This new position will play a key role in helping Purple Oak Support to run smoothly You’ll act as the first point of contact for our CEO, handing all queries professionally and confidentially. Your typical tasks will include:

• Proactively managing the CEO’s diary including scheduling meetings providing reminders and booking travel
• Support for the Board of Trustee meetings and Leadership Team meetings respectively, including drafting agendas, collating papers and reports, minute taking and following up on action points
• Assist in the planning of key organisational events including the Annual General Meeting
• Draft routine letters to a high standard, minute meetings, taking messages and other administrative tasks required to support the CEO
• Maintain (and develop as required) various databases, including, but not limited to, our: membership database, permissions database, social media database and any other relevant tracking documents
• Assist the Leadership Team in managing our social media platforms including the marketing of fundraising initiatives. Liaising with department leaders to gain relevant information in order to create engaging social media content in text, image and video formats that will sustain the curiosity of our targeted audiences
• Create professional documents including posters, leaflets, booklets, infographics, newsletters and videos for internal and external audiences
• Providing reception cover at The Wellington Centre as requested by the CEO

What we offer:

Our benefits package includes:

• competitive salary of £25,773.07 per annum
• NEST pension (where eligibility requirements are met)
• 24-hour support via our Employee Assistance Programme
• Support with your continuous professional development 

Purple Oak Support have been serving the communities of Andover and the surrounding areas for over 55 years. What started out as a concerned group of parents whose children has a learning disability, has now turned into a charity which provides supported living services, domiciliary care, community support and children’s respite.

We are continuously building on our successes and developing our services to support the people in our community. We put the needs and wishes of the people we support at the heart of what we do and always strive to grow and excel, raising awareness of, and changing attitudes surrounding learning disabilities, physical disabilities and mental health within our community.

We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care

Purple Oak Support is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment for our colleagues and provide equal opportunities in all aspects of employment including recruitment.