Administrative Assistant Faversham, England
Job description
Do you thrive in a busy environment, having a wide range of different administration tasks to juggle and lots of different people to meet and support? If so, then this could be the role for you.
With You is all about working with our clients to find the right path for them to get back to where they want to be, and you will be joining an amazing team of people who go the extra mile to make that happen.
Working within one of our services is always busy, sometimes challenging but always rewarding. We work collaboratively to provide the best support and treatment to anyone who needs it so why don't you apply to be part of something great!
We Are With You in Kent for Young People is the commissioned provider of substance use support for young people aged between 10-24 years old. We offer a range of free and confidential services to young people, professionals and their families. As a service we offer both short term and long term one to one work with young people and a range of group work options. All interventions stem from the service's ethos of providing accurate, individualised and non-judgemental support and guidance.
This Administrative Assistant role will require you to work in the Faversham office assisting the Data and Admin Lead in general day to day administrative tasks
About the job
You will be part of our services support team, providing an all-round administration and reception service including secretarial and data related tasks.
It's a very busy service as we have many clients to support so a smooth-running support team is crucial to us achieving our aims each day.
You will also have a role to play in supporting our relationships with other healthcare professionals, commissioners, and partner agencies to ensure our clients get the best possible support we can offer.
There's great variety in this role from greeting clients to ordering stationery, maintaining our data quality to processing time sheets - there's always something we'll need your help with.
As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people and armed forces veterans.
As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. With You is also Disability Confident Committed and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
REQUIRED SKILLS
To be a successful Administrative Assistant, you will:
- have experience of providing reliable and efficient administrative support in a busy environment
- experince of working in an office environment
- be able to get on with and communicate effectively to a wide range of people
- have a good standard of maths and english (both written and verbal)
- be a good team player, able to work collaboratively with everyone
- able to work under pressure, prioritise a busy workload where you will have competing demands on your time
- have a methodical approach and a good eye for detail
- be confident using IT packages, managing databases and using digital media
- have an understanding of workplace health & safety issues
- be able to offer some flexibility with working hours and location from time to time
DESIRABLE SKILLS
If you have worked in a charitable organisation before and/or have knowledge or experience of our client group, that would be an advantage but not essential.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health.
At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that’s staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that’s right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online.
We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year.
We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support.
We Are With You.
BENEFITS
- Competitive salary
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (change holiday entitlement where required)
- 2 days paid volunteer leave per year
- Auto-enrollment into We Are With You’s pension scheme
- Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
- Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
- We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please note this is a fixed term role which is due to end March 2024. This role is working part-time, working 30 hours per week.
