Administration Officer

Kent County Council; Ashford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government authority in Ashford is seeking a highly motivated Administration Officer for a part-time role. The position supports the Out of Hours Service providing essential social work cover. Candidates should have excellent communication skills, be resilient, and able to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends. Experience in administrative roles is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative roles supporting service delivery.
• Commitment to maintaining high standards.
• Ability to work under pressure and at speed.

Responsibilities

• Work evenings, nights, weekends, and bank holidays.
• Support Out of Hours Service for children and adults.
• Improve services outside normal working hours.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Competency in Information Technology

Resilience

Flexibility and adaptability

Job description

Overview

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Kent and Medway Out of Hours Team based in Ashford. We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated, friendly and supportive Administration Officer for a part time post. The Out of Hours Service provides essential Social Work cover for children and adults across Kent and Medway children\'s services. We are looking for experienced administrative staff to support the service who:

Responsibilities

• Are able to work evenings, nights, Weekends and Bank Holidays (including Christmas and Easter).
• Are committed to maintaining high standards.
• Are resilient, flexible, adaptable, forward thinking and positive about improving services outside normal working hours.
• Are able to work at speed and under pressure, whilst maintaining excellent administrative skills.
• Have excellent communication skills and are highly competent in and committed to the use of Information Technology including service user case management systems.
• Are interested in broadening their knowledge and skill base to incorporate working in an environment that deals with children and adults, including adult Protection.
• Are looking for a change from the 9-5 routine.
• Are able to cope with shift/unsociable hours working.

Work that works for you and us - let\'s talk flexibility!

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county\'s working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work. Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.