Administration Assistant Ashington, South East England, England
Job description
Job Information
Band 3 Admin Assistant - Family Placement Service
The Council
At Northumberland County Council we are proud of our employees, who are passionate and committed to improving outcomes for our children and young people, ensuring that they feel safe, healthy, happy and ready to learn and achieve.
The role
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Residential and Family Placement Admin Team for a Band 3 Admin Assistant. This is a permanent, full-time position.
The successful applicant will have relevant admin experience in a similar role and have excellent numeracy and literacy skills. The role will be varied, require a high degree of accuracy and involve working to deadlines.
You will work as part of a team to support the Service which will involve using and updating management information systems, handling petty cash and completing petty cash returns, minuting meetings, collating information, data entry, ordering and much more – please refer to the job description for further details.
You need to be enthusiastic with a positive attitude and enjoy working as part of a team.
We are offering:
? Starting salary of £21,575 progressing up to £21,968
? Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
? A wide range of staff benefits including Salary Sacrifice Schemes
? An annual leave entitlement of up to 31 days (depending on length of service)
For more details, please refer to the attached job description / person specification.
For further information, please contact Catherine Dixon or Lisa Davidson on 01670 626262 or e-mail [email protected] for an informal discussion.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email [email protected] or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to attend an interview, please also let the team know. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.
