Justice Administrative Support Worker - ARB16497

Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership; Dunoon; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A public health organization in Dunoon seeks a full-time Admin Support Worker for the Justice Social Work team. Responsibilities include processing court requests and providing administrative support. Ideal candidates should have strong IT skills, experience in office administration, and an understanding of confidentiality. The role offers a competitive salary, pension, and other benefits, including flexible working options.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Generous leave entitlement

Cycle to work scheme

Gym membership discounts

Wellbeing initiatives

Learning and career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of processing court and prison requests.
• Proven IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office applications.
• Understanding of data confidentiality and security.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality admin support to the Justice Social Work team.
• Process and record court and prison requests.
• Update electronic service user records.

Skills

Organizational skills

IT skills

Office administration experience

Understanding of confidentiality

Education

Good basic education

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Service: Health and Social Care Partnership

Closing Date: Thursday 2nd October 2025

The Social Work Admin Service delivers administrative support to the Justice Social Work team within the Argyll and Bute HSCP. We have a full time, permanent admin support worker vacancy within our Justice admin team in Dunoon which is ideally suited to someone with good organisational, IT and admin skills. This position will be office based in Church Street, Dunoon.

This position will, as part of the Justice admin team, provide high quality admin support to the Justice Social Work team who deliver agreed outcomes for people who are within the criminal justice system whether they be in the community or in custody.

Responsibilities

• Processing and recording of court and prison requests
• Office reception
• Monitoring team Email mailbox enquiries
• Processing invoices and orders
• Updating electronic service user records

Qualifications

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

Other information

An internal system check undertaken in order to access Social Work databases. Police Vetting is also required to access offender 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 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.

Learn more here Argyll and Bute Employee Recognition Programme, Disability Confident, Armed Forces, Fair Work First Statement, Equality and Fairness, Climate Change, Flexible and Hybrid 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

• Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.
• This post is suitable for job share.
• The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.

To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.

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 Maria Brabender - Admin Officer Justice. Telephone Number: 01436 658913, Email: [e-mail]

Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page. We do not accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page.

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