Administration Assistant FAI

Job Description

The starting salary for this role is £23,243 per annum, working 36 hours per week.We currently have twofull timeAdministration Assistantvacancieswithin our Financial Assessments and Income Team which is based at Woking Borough Council Civic offices, Gloucester Square, Woking, Surrey GU21 6YL. These are:1 x permanent vacancybased in Woking.This positionis office-basedwith supervision carried out remotely.1 x 12 month fixed term contract / internal secondment opportunity. This positionis agile / office-basedwith supervision carried out remotely. Your Surrey office base preference will be discussed at interview.Internal applicantsplease ensure you have discussed this secondment opportunity with your current Line Manager and have their agreement before you submit your application.In this role you will provide comprehensive administrative support to the team. You will undertake general administrative duties in order to provide support to a dispersed specialised central operational team within Adult Social Care, where supervision attimes 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, with quick and accurate data entry ability on mainframe databases and spreadsheets.You will need to be able to both interrogate the database and interpret the data recorded, which may be complex in nature. Attimes 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 notesand minutes of meetings. You will also be required to proof-read / edit items for web-supported team bulletins.You will have a flexible, mature approach, will be well organised and able to work under pressure, on occasion 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 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.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 thevalueswe follow. Additional InformationThis job advert closes at 23:59 on Monday 19th September 2022.Interview dates to be confirmed.Apart from the permanent vacancy, there is also a 12 month fixed term contract / internal secondment opportunity.Internal applicantsplease ensure you have discussed this secondment opportunity with your current Line Manager and have their agreement before you submit your application.Contact DetailsFor an informal discussion please contact either Chloe Sutton on mob: or email:.ukor Bernie Farmer on mob: or email:.uk.We look forward to receiving your application with CV. You should also attach a separate personal statement tailored for this role (please do not just attach a second copy of your CV).Please click on the apply online button below to submit.BenefitsFrom 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 yearsservice, 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 visitMyBenefitsfor Surrey County Councilstaff.Our CommitmentSurrey 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 reflectingthe community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all under represented groups.