Higher Clerical Assistant

TN United Kingdom; Cardiff; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A Local Authority in Cardiff is seeking a Higher Clerical Assistant for a 3-month contract, offering business support to teams. Duties include managing reception, updating databases, and general office tasks. Immediate availability is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience of dealing with the public.
• Skills in the use of database / financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative service and maintain effective business support systems.
• Input referrals and update appropriate database systems.
• Process orders and Barclaycard purchases.

Skills

Customer Service

Database Management

Tools

SAP

CareFirst

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We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Cardiff to assist with the appointment of a Higher Clerical Assistant, on a 3-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £12.21-£15.77/Hour

Summary:

Higher Clerical Assistant required to provide Business Support to the Learning Disability and Day Centre teams in Adult Services. The role and responsibility will include meeting and greeting visitors to the building, overseeing the reception desk functions. Duties also involve, updating databases (CareFirst) and spreadsheets, managing a team mailbox, placing orders for goods/services via SAP, paying invoices, the administration of the team Barclaycard, taking team minutes and other general office duties. This is part-time job share post.

Responsibilities:

• To provide an administrative service to the team and maintain effective business support systems in respect of telephone messages, word processing, databases, registers, correspondence, minute taking, photocopying, filing and stationery supplies.
• To maintain and update service user and financial record systems to agreed standards.
• To input referrals and update appropriate database systems
• To provide administrative support to the team e.g. produce and send ad-hoc / template letters
• To process orders, Barclaycard purchases and invoices for goods and services e.g. stationery, furniture.

Requirements:

• Experience of dealing with the public
• Dealing with a variety of tasks & demands relevant to the post
• Skills in the use of database / financial systems

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.