Area Admin Support Worker - ARB18773

Argyll and Bute Council; Dunoon; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Generous leave entitlement

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Argyll and Bute Council in Scotland is seeking an organised and professional administrator for the Children and Families Social Work Admin Team in Bute & Cowal. You will support social workers, team managers and service managers with high-quality admin and IT tasks.

The role focuses on workloads, minute taking, budget processes and staff induction, within a friendly, flexible working culture. A competitive package and benefits are available.

Qualifications

• A good basic education as a foundation for administrative work.
• Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience of office administration in a social care or public sector setting.
• Understanding of confidentiality and data security in handling sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Area Admin Team workloads and prioritisation of tasks.
• Provide minute taking and meeting support for social work teams.
• Manage financial and budget processes and information.
• Coordinate staff induction and onboarding activities.

Skills

Microsoft 365

Communication

Organisation

Teamwork

Education

Good basic education

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Service: Health and Social Care Partnership

Closing Date: Tuesday 27th October 2026

The Children and Families Social Work Admin Team in Bute & Cowal is seeking a well-organised and professional individual with excellent communication skills and proven experience in a social work environment. The successful candidate will be proficient in Microsoft 365 and committed to delivering high-quality administrative support to social workers, team managers, and service managers.

Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place

to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.

This position will, as part of the local admin team, oversee the provision of high quality admin support to the local Social Work team who deliver agreed outcomes for local families.

The main responsibilities of this role include oversight of:

• The Area Admin Team workloads and prioritisation of tasks
• Minute taking and meeting support
• Financial and budget processes and information
• Staff induction

Our vision is: to deliver efficiency, quality and consistency, with a staff group that is flexible, skilled and motivated and committed to achieving Social Work Outcomes.

Candidates for this role require to have:

• A good basic education
• Excellent IT skills including Microsoft office applications
• Experience of office administration
• Understanding of confidentiality and data security

An internal system check undertaken in order to access Social Work databases.

Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.

We provide information to help with moving to the area, from finding somewhere to live to securing employment, and from schools and wider education to the varied lifestyles available here. If you have any enquiries, you’re welcome to get in touch with us at

[e-mail]. If your enquiry is only about housing, you are welcome to contact

[e-mail] directly.

We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.

Argyll and Bute Employee Recognition Programme,

Disability Confident,

Equality and Fairness,

Climate Change,

Hybrid and Flexible Working Policy

Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.

Applicants should note that:-

Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.

This post is not suitable for job share.

The salary shown is thefull-timeequivalent salary, the actual salary will be paid pro rata for the hours worked.

The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (

Exclusions and Exceptions

) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.

This is a temporary post which may be filled on a secondment basis by an employee wishing to gain experience/career development and will be at the discretion of the employee’s Third Tier Manager. If you wish to apply for this post as a secondment, please refer to the

The Council holds a UK Skilled Worker sponsorship licence; however, this role does not meet the Home Office criteria for sponsorship. Applicants must therefore already have the right to work in the UK.

If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description please contact the recruiting manager, who is:

Lisa Ly, Area Admin Officer - Bute & Cowal

Telephone Number: 01369 708693

Email Address:

[e-mail]

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce thatrepresentsthe wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit