Administrator - Community Older Adults Mental Health

Wokingham Borough Council; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Wokingham Borough Council is seeking a motivated Administrator for the Community Older Adults Mental Health Team. This part-time role involves providing essential administrative support to social care practitioners, ensuring smooth operations in a dynamic environment. With opportunities for training and progression, this position offers a chance to contribute positively to the community while enjoying a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Local government pension scheme

Employee assistance programme

Use of free onsite gym

Salary sacrifice car & cycle to work schemes

Qualifications

• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with NHS or adult social care preferred.
• Ability to record information accurately.

Responsibilities

• Provide general administration and clerical support to social care practitioners.
• Manage documents and databases, arrange and minute meetings.
• Work closely with a multidisciplinary team supporting older adults.

Skills

Communication

Administration

Teamwork

Education

Good general education to GCSE/O level or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft programs

Specialist client record systems

Job description

Administrator - Community Older Adults Mental Health (COAMH)

Employer: Wokingham Borough Council
Salary: £25,584 - £27,269 Per Annum (Pro Rata), Plus Benefits
Location: Wokingham
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Part Time
Hours: 30 hours per week.
DBS Check: Enhanced
Closing Date: 22/06/2025 at 23:00
Reference: 703352

We have a fantastic opportunity available for a highly motivated Administrator to join our Community Older Adult Mental Health Team (Adult Social Care) at Wokingham Borough Council on a Part Time, Permanent Basis (30 Hours Per Week)

As an Administrator, you will provide vital administration and clerical support to the five social care practitioners responsible for care management duties based at Wokingham Community Hospital.

This role involves supporting administrative tasks such as arranging and minuting meetings, managing documents and databases, and assisting new starters. You'll work closely with a multidisciplinary team supporting older adults (70+) with a diagnosed mental health condition, who are receiving support from the wider Older People’s Mental Health Team and/or being discharged from Prospect Park Hospital.

We want to see you thrive at Wokingham Borough Council, and pride ourselves on the opportunities to train and progress throughout your career. We offer flexible working arrangements; however, this role is primarily office based.

Benefits:

Not only is this an excellent opportunity, but it’s a fantastic time to join our team. You will receive an extensive range of employee benefits including:

A generous annual leave entitlement of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 5 years continued local government service), plus Bank Holidays (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Enrolment to an excellent local government pension scheme

An employee assistance programme including 24/7 wellbeing helpline

A range of local & lifestyle discounts

Use of a free onsite gym (located at Shute End office)

Salary sacrifice car & cycle to work schemes

And much more!

Key responsibilities:

• To provide general administration and clerical support to the social care practitioners responsible for care management duties based at the Barkham Clinic hospital, the Dementia Care advisors and additional administration support as required to the service as a whole.

• To ensure that you bring forward good ideas, offer creative solutions, challenge areas where the Council can improve, and to contribute to the Council’s ongoing success.

• Work with and alongside our dementia care advisors, to manage their referrals, send out newsletters, general administration duties and assisting them at events such as the Alzheimer’s Café.

• To develop and maintain strong professional working relationships with colleagues from other agencies and departments.

Candidate requirements:

• Good general education to GCSE/O level or equivalent, including Maths and English.

• Experience of using standard Microsoft programs and specialist client record systems.

• Good written and verbal communication skills and ability record information accurately

• Previous experience of working with NHS or adult social care preferable.

Our Area

Wokingham Borough is set in the heart of Berkshire with excellent transport links to Reading and central London. Our area comprises of a vibrant and historical market town, attractive villages, and miles of beautiful countryside.

We’re home to a range of high performing schools, a host of international businesses and an incredible community. We have a strong local economy with accelerated growth, a range of excellent public facilities and low levels of crime, offering an exceptional quality of life.

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Naomi Henderson, Team Manager, COAMHs via email –[e-mail]

Closing date: Sunday 22nd June 2025, 11pm

Interviews:TBC

Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.

If your application is shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage. Additionally, successful candidates must present proof upon receiving a job offer.

Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.

How to apply

Please apply online via the link provided.

Please note, we do not accept CVs submitted without a fully completed online application form.

Further information on this vacancy

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