Area Administrative Support Worker

Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership; Campbeltown; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a part-time admin support worker to join its dedicated team in a picturesque location. This role involves providing essential administrative support to social work teams, ensuring efficient operations within the Children and Families area. With a focus on organizational skills and IT proficiency, the successful candidate will play a vital role in enhancing service delivery. The organization values flexibility and a positive work-life balance, offering numerous benefits to support employee wellbeing. Join this rewarding environment and contribute to making a difference in the community.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

Generous Leave Entitlement

Cycle to Work Scheme

Gym Membership Discounts

Wellbeing Initiatives

Learning Opportunities

Qualifications

• Candidates require good organizational and IT skills.
• Experience in office administration is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide admin support to the local Children and Families team.
• Monitor team email inquiries and process invoices.

Skills

Organizational Skills

IT Skills

Office Administration

Confidentiality Understanding

Minute Taking

Education

Basic Education

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The myjobscotland support desk will be closed on Monday 5th May for a public holiday. We will re open Tuesday 6th 9am.

Ref no: ARB15981

Published: 01/05/2025

Closes: 15/05/2025

Location: Old Quay Head Hall Street Campbeltown, PA28 6ED

Salary: £24,873 - £25,713 per year pro rata

Contract Type: Temporary

Position Type: Part Time

Hours: 28 hours per week

Service: Health and Social Care Partnership

Closing Date: Thursday 15th May 2025

The Social Work Admin Service delivers administrative support to front line Social Work teams within the Argyll and Bute HSCP. We have a part time, temporary admin support worker vacancy within our Children and Families area team based in Campbeltown which is ideally suited to someone with good organisational, IT and admin skills.

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 be office based at the Social Work Office, Old Quay Head, Campbeltown.

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

The main responsibilities of this role include:

• Minute taking and meeting support
• Monitoring team Email mailbox enquiries
• Processing invoices and orders
• Updating electronic service user records

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. A PVG check may also be required where there is regular contact with families.

Some experience of minute taking would be advantageous, however training will be provided.

The successful candidate must have a flexible approach to working as both an individual and as part of a team.

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 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 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.

This post is temporary until 11/06/2026.

Applicants should note that:-

• Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.
• This post is not suitable for job share.
• The salary shown is the full time equivalent 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/caree r 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 secondment guidance.

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We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the 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 Equality & Diversity Policy