Administrator - Business Support Team

South Gloucestershire Council; Yate; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

South Gloucestershire Council is seeking an Administrator to provide accurate administration support, maintaining records and reports for the People Department. The role involves minute taking, diary management, and ensuring procedures are followed to support community services.

You will work on a hybrid basis from our office in Yate and from home, with pro-rated salary based on hours worked and interviews scheduled on 1st October 2026.

Qualifications

• 3 GCSEs grade 4+ including maths and English or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Take accurate minutes and notes at confidential meetings.

Skills

Minute taking

Data analysis

Prioritisation

Independent working

Communication

Education

3 GCSEs including Maths and English

Tools

Databases

Computer systems

Reports

Job description

How you'll make a difference

As an Administrator, you will provide detailed and accurate administration support to ensure that records and reports are up to date. Your work helps the wider People Department to deliver the best possible services to those in the community who may need it the most.

What you will be doing

• It will be your responsibility to take accurate minutes and notes at confidential and sensitive meetings, ensuring that documents are produced to a high standard.
• You will arrange meetings, liaise with partners and professionals, input accurately in computer systems and distribute minutes within given deadlines.
• Providing administrative support to managers, you will ensure work carried out is efficient and procedures are effectively followed.
• By ensuring your guidance is clear and concise, you will support customers with specific service processes and procedures, escalating specific concerns or queries if necessary.
• You will accurately record, collate, and maintain records and analyse information to ensure accurate statements are produced and data is retrieved from computerised systems and interpreted.

What we need from you

• It is essential you hold 3 GCSE's grade 4 or above including maths and English or have equivalent qualification or equivalent relevant experience in office administration.
• We require you to take and type accurate minutes of meetings, with the skill to format documents to a high standard.
• You will be able to prioritise your own workload, able to work on your own initiative and meet deadlines.
• Given the elements of this role, you will be able to use databases, run reports, analyse data and present your findings.

What you need to know

• Your working days will be Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
• This role is hybrid, with a mixture of working at our office in Yate and working from home.
• Salary will be pro rated to hours worked.

Interviews will be held on 1st October 2026.

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different

• As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
• We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
• We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives, and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance.
• We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.

• We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.
• We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life.
• We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.

We’re making a difference, be part of it!