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Job Introduction

This part-time role has a starting salary of £15,495 based on a 24 hour week.

We are looking for 2 excellent candidates for the role of Administration Assistant who can provide strong proactive administrative support to our fantastic Adult Social Care team. You’ll be part of a collaborative team that values development, supports agile working and really makes a difference to our resident’s lives.

We have 2 x part-time positions available with the Reigate and Banstead Locality Team.

As an Administration Assistant, you will be undertaking a range of general administrative duties in order to provide support to one of our fantastic operational teams within Adult Social Care. You will be dealing with telephone enquiries, be responsible for a wide range of correspondence and assist with case recording.

Alongside these administrative roles, we will also need your help with data entry. Alongside, being quick and accurate when completing data entry onto the mainframe database, you will need to be able to both interrogate the database and interpret the data recorded which may be complex in nature. From time to time, you will need to produce ad hoc reports that will be a huge help to the operational running of the service.

In order to be considered for shortlisting, we would love to hear about your;

• Has a solid background in administration, including excellent note-taking skills
• Attention to detail, time management and ability to maintain high standards of accuracy under pressure.
• Your confidence when using Microsoft Office, especially Excel, as well as your ability to follow procedures and work to deadlines.
• You will also have excellent customer service and listening skills, you will work in a high-volume diverse call taking environment,
• Your confident, organised, and able to implement a proactive approach to your work

We offer a buddy up training solution within the team, and alongside this you must be proactive in your own learning by taking notes and asking questions if you do not understand.

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.

Additional Information

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 02/03/2023.

Interviews will take place on W/C 13/03/2023.

Contact Details

For an informal discussion please contact Nikki Mahoney via email on [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 committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all under represented groups.