Part-Time Administrator/Office Assistant

January Furniture Show Limited; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

January Furniture Show Limited is seeking a Part-Time Administrator/Office Assistant at our Preston head office. The role involves practical, office-based tasks with up to 30 hours per week and a National Living Wage.

You will join a friendly, team-focused environment, handling general admin, document management, data entry, and support for colleagues while maintaining confidentiality and accuracy.

Qualifications

• General office administration and keeping documents organised (electronic and paper).
• Photocopying, scanning and saving documents into our in-house system.
• Inputting and updating information accurately.
• Handling information carefully and maintaining confidentiality.
• Supporting the wider team with day-to-day administrative tasks.
• Carrying out other reasonable office duties as required.

Responsibilities

• General office administration and keeping documents organised.
• Photocopying, scanning and saving documents into our in-house system.
• Inputting and updating information accurately.
• Handling information carefully and maintaining confidentiality.
• Supporting the wider team with day-to-day administrative tasks.
• Carrying out other reasonable office duties as required.

Skills

Organised

Attention to detail

Willing to learn

Team player

Independent worker

Reliability

Microsoft Office proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Part-Time Administrator/Office Assistant .

Location Preston Head Office

Location:Clifton Business Park, Clifton, Preston PR4 0XQ and 6 St. Mark’s Place East, Preston PR1 8TN (our Head Office)
Hours:Part-Time – Up to 30hrs per week
Salary:National Living Wage
Contract:Permanent

About the Role

We’re looking for a friendly, organised and reliable Administrator / Office Assistant to join our team. This is a practical office-based role involving a range of day-to-day administrative tasks. You don’t need to have done exactly the same job before — we’re interested in finding someone who is willing to learn, takes pride in their work and is comfortable working as part of a team.

What you’ll be doing

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• General office administration and keeping both electronic and paper documents organised.
• Photocopying, scanning and saving documents into our in-house system.
• Inputting and updating information accurately.
• Handling information carefully and maintaining confidentiality.
• Supporting the wider team with day-to-day administrative tasks.
• Carrying out other reasonable office duties as required.

About you

We’re looking for someone who:

• Is organised and has good attention to detail.
• Is comfortable using a computer and is willing to learn new systems.
• Can follow instructions and complete tasks accurately.
• Has a friendly and helpful approach.
• Can work independently while also being part of a team.
• Is reliable and willing to learn.
• Has a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook and Excel)
• Has a positive, flexible and professional attitude.

Our commitment to inclusion

We want our workplace to be welcoming and accessible to everyone. We value people for their skills, experience, attitude and potential, and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

If you have a disability, health condition, caring responsibility, neurodivergence or any other circumstance that means you may need adjustments during the recruitment process or in the workplace, please let us know. We will do our best to support you.

We are happy to discuss flexible working, reasonable adjustments or alternative ways of demonstrating your skills, where appropriate.

We are committed to our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, gender (including gender identity or expression), sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability or age, and all other fascinating characteristics that make us different.

If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.