Administrative Assistant Lightbulb Part Time

Medirest Signature; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking a Lightbulb Administrative Assistant on a fixed term basis until March 2026. The role involves providing essential administrative support to the Central Hub, managing grant applications, and ensuring effective communication with customers in a sensitive environment. Offering exciting career opportunities, flexible working, and a Local Government Pension scheme, this position promotes inclusivity and values diverse applications.

Benefits

Local Government Pension scheme

Flexible working including flexi-time

Free car parking

Cycle bays

Qualifications

• Knowledge of customer care in a Housing, health, or social care environment.
• Ability to communicate with vulnerable people regarding sensitive issues.
• Good organizational and administration skills.

Responsibilities

• Providing administrative support to the Central Hub and management.
• Processing and administering grants for residents.
• Handling customer queries and maintaining records.

Skills

Customer care

Organizational skills

Administration skills

Job description

Lightbulb Administrative Assistant

Scale 2 £24,404 – £25,183 per annum (pro rata) – pay award pending

22 hours per week

Fixed term until 31^st March 2026

Lightbulb is a partnership programme supported by the seven District Councils in Leicestershire and Leicestershire County Council. It brings together a range of practical housing support into a single point of access or referral. The overall ambition is to maximise the contribution that housing support can play in keeping vulnerable people independent in their homes. The department is fast paced and focused on striving to put the customer at the heart of everything we do.

As the Administrative Assistant, you will be responsible for providing administrative support to the Central Hub and Lightbulb Management. You will also be first contact for the Lightbulb Team by receiving, processing and administering the grants offered by Lightbulb to the residents of Leicestershire. You will be dealing with all customer queries, raising purchase orders and processing invoices, maintaining records on both Blaby District Council and adult social care systems, as well as reporting on performance/budget data and undertaking post duties at the offices.

You will ideally have knowledge of customer care and how it applies in a Housing, health or social care environment. You will have the ability to deal with vulnerable people including being able to communicate with them regarding sensitive issues. We are looking for an individual who has good organisational and administration skills and can work flexibly as part of a team.

We also support hybrid working arrangements with a combination of onsite and home working, part of this job role requires essential work at our Narborough offices throughout the working week.

For further information about the role please see the Job Description and Person Specification

Benefits of working with us include a Local Government Pension scheme, exciting career opportunities, flexible working including flexi-time scheme and out of town offices with free car parking and cycle bays. Further details on our benefits can be found on the Employee benefits page.

To find out more about the role and what it is like to work for us, please contact Robyn Bills, Admin and Performance Team Leader on 0116 272 7662 for an informal discussion before 23^rd June 2025.

Should you have any technical issues when applying, please email [e-mail].

Closing date: 30^th June 2025

Interview date: 8^th July 2025

Blaby District Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all, and we welcome applications from all diversities. We are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people, care leavers and those in the Armed Forces. As a Disability Confident Employer and to show our commitment to Care Leavers and the Armed Forces Covenant, we offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme. Further information can be found on our jobs page.