Senior Admin Support Worker - Strategy - ARB15901

Service: Health and Social Care Partnership

Closing Date: Wednesday 30th April 2025

The Social Work Admin Service delivers administrative support to front line Social Work teams and managers within the Argyll and Bute HSCP. We have a full time, permanent Senior Admin Support Worker vacancy within our Strategic Team (Adult Care Resources) which is ideally suited to someone with good organisational, IT and admin skills.

Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland's most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.

This position is remote and can either be based in one of our Social Work offices or worked from home. Hybrid working is also available.

This position will, as part of the strategic admin team, oversee the provision of high quality admin support to the Social Work Adult Care management team (Resources) mainly working with the Senior Manager to deliver support to the care home collaborative who deliver agreed outcomes for local services.

The main responsibilities of this role include oversight of:

• The work related to care homes and care at home
• Minute taking and meeting support
• Recruitment support
• Team Email mailbox enquiries

Candidates for this role require to have:

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

An internal system check undertaken in order to access Social Work 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 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.

Applicants should note that:

• 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:

Lynn Robertson, Admin Officer Strategy

Contact Telephone Number: 01369 708459

Email: Lynn.robertson@argyll-bute.gov.uk

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.

Please also note that 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