Personal Support Assistant

Brackenberry; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local authority support agency in Nottinghamshire is hiring a Personal Support Assistant to provide administrative and secretarial support. The role requires excellent organizational skills and discretion while managing complex schedules and sensitive information. Ideal candidates should have experience in a similar role and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Immediate availability is preferred. This is a temporary position with a pay rate of £13.26-£17.14 per hour.

Qualifications

• Experience in personal assistant or administrative role, preferably in public or corporate sector.
• Strong skills in managing schedules and handling sensitive information.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert secretarial support managing complex schedules and meetings.
• Act as primary contact, screening communications and prioritizing urgent matters.
• Maintain filing systems, ensuring compliance with confidentiality and data protection.

Skills

Proven experience in secretarial or administrative role

High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Time-management skills

Ability to maintain confidentiality

Job description

We are working closely alongside with a local authority in Nottinghamshire to assist with the appointment of a Personal Support Assistant on a 6.5-month contract, highly likely to be extended at client’s discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £13.26-£17.14 per hour

Hours per week: 23

Summary

Nottinghamshire County Council is seeking a highly organised, proactive, and confidential Personal Support Assistant to provide essential administrative and secretarial support. The role is focused on ensuring the efficient and effective operation of the office or service area by managing complex schedules, handling sensitive documentation, and acting as a primary point of contact for key internal and external stakeholders. This role requires excellent administrative skills, discretion, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive, proactive, and confidential secretarial support, including expert management of complex electronic diaries, scheduling meetings, and ensuring all necessary preparations (documents, booking rooms, etc.) are completed well in advance.
• Act as the primary point of contact, screening calls, emails, and correspondence, prioritising urgent matters, and directing enquiries to the appropriate person or service when necessary.
• Establish and maintain efficient and secure electronic and physical filing systems, ensuring compliance with data protection and record‑retention policies.
• Organise and coordinate travel, accommodation, and related logistics for managers and team members as required.
• Handle sensitive and confidential information with the utmost discretion and integrity, adhering strictly to the Council’s confidentiality and data‑protection policies.

Essentials

• Proven experience working in a demanding secretarial, administrative, or personal assistant role, preferably within a large public sector or corporate environment.
• High proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) for scheduling, communication, documentation and data presentation.
• A demonstrable track record of maintaining confidentiality and exercising discretion when handling sensitive information.
• Excellent organisational and time‑management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and meet tight deadlines under pressure.

Please Note

• You should be available to work immediately or at short notice.
• You should have right to work in the UK.

Disclaimer

Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and are 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 permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. In case the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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