Administration Assistant Adult Social Care

Job Description

We currently have two Administration Assistant vacancies with our Financial Assessments and Income Team based at Woking Borough Council Civic offices, Gloucester Square, Woking, Surrey GU21 6YL.Both vacancies are office-based, with supervision carried out remotely.We are looking for someone to provide comprehensive administrative support to our Adult Social Care team.You will be undertaking general 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.You will need to have excellent Excel skills, quick and accurate data entry on mainframe database and Excel spreadsheets. You will need to be able to both interrogate the database and interpret the data recorded which may be complex in nature. At times, you will need to produce ad hoc reports from Excel spreadsheets.You will have good communication skills both written and verbal as you will be expected to deal with telephone enquiries and a wide range of correspondence, case recording and scanning duties. In addition, you will have the skills to enable you to take notes and minutes of meetings. You will also be required to proof read/edit items for web supported team bulletin.You will have a flexible, mature approach, will be well organised and able to work under pressure, on occasions, to tight deadlines. You will also have good customer service and excellent IT skills.You will have previous experience of working in a busy office environment and have the ability to work as part of a team within existing working protocols and procedures whilst being proactive and using your initiative within the scope of the job role.You will have a flexible approach to your workand will be able to work as part of a team as well as independently using your own initiative.For more information, please find attached to the bottom of this advert a full job description. Job AdvertThe Financial Assessments and Income Team currently have two full-time Fixed Term Contracts or Secondments - both to end on 30th September 2021.The salary is paid pro rata, equivalent to 21,593 per annum.For internal candidates looking for a secondment opportunity, please discuss with your Line Manager and obtain their agreement before submitting your application. Additional InformationContact DetailsFor an informal discussion, please contact Bernie Farmer (Administration Team Leader)on or email at.uk.We look forward to receiving your application and CV.Additional InformationThis job advert closes at 23:59 on Monday 8th February 2021.The hiring team anticipate holding virtual interviews via Microsoft Teamson 23rd and/or 24th February 2021.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 26days 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.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. Company InformationOur Values Our values are what support our vision, shape the culture and are crucial in delivering our corporate strategy.