Administrative Assistant

Tricuro; Christchurch; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in care provision is looking for an Administrative Assistant at Avon View in Christchurch. The successful candidate will manage various administrative duties including responding to enquiries, ensuring data integrity, and providing office support. This full-time role comes with a competitive hourly rate, opportunities for career progression, and a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Competitive Hourly Rate

Career Progression Opportunities

Occupational Sick Pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Company Contributory Pension Scheme

Bus Commuter Club Savings

Blue Light Discount Eligibility

Qualifications

• Strong time management and organisational skills are necessary.
• Good interpersonal skills to communicate effectively.
• Competent IT skills with experience in Microsoft systems.

Responsibilities

• Respond to enquiries from clients and maintain records.
• Perform administrative tasks like drafting communication and reports.
• Provide comprehensive office support services.

Skills

Time Management

Organisational Skills

Interpersonal Skills

IT Skills

Education

GCSE grade C in Mathematics

GCSE grade C in English

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

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We have a great opportunity for an Administrative Assistant to join our team at Avon View.

Avon View is a residential home on the outskirts of Christchurch offering accommodation for clients over 3 floors providing nursing, palliative, residential and dementia care. We work in a person-centred way providing support for people living with complex care needs.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Responding to enquiries from clients, families, and professionals, ensuring they are directed to the appropriate team member or resource efficiently and courteously.
• Performing administrative tasks, including drafting letters, internal communication, reports, forms, and templates with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Managing and maintaining confidential records, including creating and interrogating data within specialised IT systems, ensuring data integrity and compliance with confidentiality requirements.
• Providing comprehensive office support services, such as organising filing systems, collecting and analysing manual data, managing stationery supplies, preparing accurate meeting minutes, and processing and verifying accounts and invoices.

The successful candidate should have:

• Strong time management and organisational skills.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively.
• Competent IT skills with experience using Microsoft systems including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• A minimum of GCSE grade C (or equivalent) in Mathematics and English is required.

Full-time – 37 hours per week

Who we are:

We provide high quality care and support to older people; people with physical and learning disabilities; people with mental health needs; dementia; carers and clients’ families. This extends to respite care for families and carers.

We operate services across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, ranging from Residential Homes, Day Services, Supported Living sites and Reablement Home Care.

What we offer:

• Competitive Hourly Rate: From £12.90 per hour with opportunities for career and pay progression.
• Career Progression: We believe in growing talent from within and offer our staff opportunities like NVQ apprenticeships, providing you with a solid foundation for career progression.
• Occupational Sick Pay: We offer an enhanced occupational sick pay scheme from your very first day with us, ensuring you’re cared for when you need it most.
• Employee Assistance Programme: We offer a confidential, free of charge, support network. This service offers a 24/7 helpline and vital wellbeing services to support you whilst at work.
• Company Contributory Pension Scheme: We contribute 3%
• Morebus Commuter Club: savings on bus travel across Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch
• Blue Light discount eligibility (superb discounts on travel, leisure, entertainment and more)

Take the first step towards a fulfilling career with Tricuro. We can’t wait to welcome you to our growing team!