Administration Assistant

Active Care Group; Accrington; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Join Active Care Group as an Administrative Assistant at Oswald House, a specialist service for vulnerable women with complex mental health issues. Your role will involve managing office functions and supporting staff in a calm, nurturing environment while fostering the recovery of residents.

Benefits

Birthday off

Active Learning Hub for training opportunities

Active Reward App for discounts

Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App

Medicash Health Plan

Active Awards program for recognition

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay

Refer a Friend Scheme with £1000 reward

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an administrative role is required.
• Strong organizational and time management skills needed.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and carry out office administrative functions.
• Assist in managing electronic client files.
• Support general office tasks including data entry.

Skills

Organisational

Time Management

Communication

Teamwork

Initiative

Job description

Come and join one of the UK’s largest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people — no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

We'd like you to join us as an Administrative Assistant at our service Oswald House in Lancashire.

Oswald House is a specialist residential service providing rehabilitation, care, and support to vulnerable women with complex mental health issues.

Purposefully small, Oswald House has capacity for up to 9 female residents, allowing for a calm, relaxing environment. There is a large lounge area for residents to convene and interact during their recovery.

We have a large garden where residents are encouraged to cultivate plants and learn new skills.

We are close to local amenities with multiple transport links, enabling supervised outings.

What you'll be working:

Part Time — 20 hours per week, Mon - Fri

What you'll be doing:

• Coordinate and carry out office administrative functions professionally and confidentially
• Assist in managing electronic client files
• Manage outgoing and incoming post
• Support general office tasks such as data entry, photocopying, scanning, and printing documents
• Assist with secure destruction of documents in line with archiving policy, both paper and electronic
• Create copies of client files, sometimes under Court Order instructions
• Ensure office supplies are fully stocked
• Perform other duties as required or assigned

What you'll have:

• Previous experience in an administrative role
• Strong organisational, time management, and planning skills
• Ability to prioritize a busy workload
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work on your own initiative
• Ability to work well in a team

Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check.

We also ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the application process, as we are a Disability Confident employer.

What to look forward to:

• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub for a wide range of e-learning and face-to-face training opportunities
• Active Reward App offering discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24-hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App for legal, health, wellbeing, relationship, and consumer support
• Access to a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save on health essentials like dental and optical care
• Recognition of outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards program
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme to earn up to £1000 for recommending someone you know
• Support and guidance from our clinical and business leadership teams to develop your career with Active Care Group