The starting salary for this role is £24,977 per annum based on a 36-hour working week. This is a fixed term/secondment opportunity until 18/09/2024.

“I am literally helping people every day and gives me a lot of job satisfaction. I just can’t wait to start to work every day.” Candy Wong, Administration Assistant

We are excited to be hiring for a new Administration Assistant to join our fantastic East Team on a Fixed Term Contract / Secondment due to end 18/09/2024. The team is based in Leatherhead, and we offer ongoing training and development, an Employee Assist Programme to support your wellbeing and Agile working for a better work/life balance.

About the role

This role will be to primarily support the team with managing and analysing some of our safeguarding data. In this role you will also be undertaking key administrative duties in order to provide support to a dispersed specialised central operational team within Adult Social Care, where supervision at times is off site. You may be required to travel to other sites in Surrey to support operational functions. Please note, you will be required to attend the office at least twice a week.

In your application, we would love to hear about your:

• Previous experience in a busy office environment.
• Ability to work as part of a team within existing protocols and procedures whilst being proactive and using your initiative within the scope of the role.
• Administration experience, such as minute taking, and customer service skills.
• Commitment to your own professional development.

At Surrey, our values and behaviours are just as important as our skills and abilities. They shape who we are as an organisation. Find out more about the values we follow.

For more information please find the full job description below and refer to this before submitting your application. We also invite you to read our Life at Surrey handbook to see insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 01/10/2023.

Interview dates to be confirmed.

This is a 12 month secondment / fixed term contract. If you are internal please seek line manager approval before applying.

Contact Details

For an informal discussion please contact Victoria Schadenberg by e-mail at [email protected]

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Benefits

From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit MyBenefits for Surrey County Council staff.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.