At a Glance
- Tasks: Handle administrative tasks, assist at reception, and maintain accurate records.
- Company: Join Care Dorset, a people-focused local authority trading company.
- Benefits: Generous annual leave, enhanced maternity pay, and excellent training opportunities.
- Other info: Flexible hours available with a supportive team environment.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while developing your career.
- Qualifications: Strong communication skills and a caring, empathetic nature.
The predicted salary is between 13.5 - 13.5 £ per hour.
In this role, you’ll be handling a range of tasks—from typing up letters and reports to helping out at reception, answering calls, and making sure people get directed to the right place. You’ll also be the go-to person for taking messages and offering helpful guidance when needed. You’ll be working with confidential systems and databases, keeping everything accurate and up to date. Alongside that, you’ll help with general office duties like filing, photocopying, managing post, and keeping supplies stocked. There’s also a chance to get involved in improving how we do things, making sure we stay on top of changes and keep our data in good shape.
Key responsibilities:
- To undertake word processing duties, including letters, memoranda, reports, forms and templates, including complex documents on occasion.
- To provide reception and switchboard services and deal with initial enquiries from customers, service users and other members of the public, directing them to the appropriate services.
- Take messages on behalf of operational staff, dealing with routine queries and giving appropriate guidance (within defined boundaries) to the caller when required.
- To create, maintain and interrogate confidential computerised information records including specialised IT systems such as client and budgetary databases to ensure accurate and current data is maintained at all times.
- Provide other office services as required, including the creation and maintenance of files and filing systems, collation of manual data, photocopying, distribution of information, maintenance of stationery supplies, incoming and outgoing post, preparation of minutes, processing and checking of accounts and invoices and receiving and accounting for monies paid in.
- Contribute to the development of administrative functions ensuring changes in legislation and company requirements are met and information distributed.
- Responsible for ensuring data quality and as such the integrity of management information through the proper use and safekeeping of data and record systems both manual and computerised.
Generous Annual leave entitlement: starting at 27 days, rising to 31 after 5 years (exc. Bank holidays)
Enhanced Maternity Pay
Occupational Sick pay entitlement from day one
Funded Blue Light discount package (superb discounts on travel, leisure, entertainment and more)
Access to Employee Assistance Programme
Excellent training & development opportunities supporting career progression.
Access to Litmos online learning platform – our one stop shop for learning & development
Refer a Friend Bonus - up to £300 per person you refer (Uncapped and paid on successful appointment)
Celebrated success through annual awards ceremony
About Us: Care Dorset launched in October 2022 as a new provider supporting adults across a range of support models and in different settings including reablement, day services, supported living, and residential care. We are a local authority trading company, wholly owned by Dorset Council, with strong ambitions to innovate and transform our existing services to deliver better outcomes for people as well as growing commercially. We are people focused. We are genuine. We have integrity. We will develop. We are a team. These values define our personality. They are our statement about what we stand for and what we believe in, and they are the basis behind the decisions we make every single day. They are the Care Dorset way.
Are you passionate about helping individuals enjoy and maintain their quality of life? Do you have a caring and empathetic nature? If so, we have an exciting opportunity to join Care Dorset.
Administrative Assistant - Anglebury Court in Wareham employer: Care Dorset Limited
Care Dorset is an exceptional employer that prioritises the well-being and development of its staff, offering generous annual leave starting at 27 days, enhanced maternity pay, and a supportive work culture that values integrity and teamwork. With excellent training and development opportunities, including access to an online learning platform, employees can grow their careers while making a meaningful impact in the lives of those they support. Located in Dorset, Care Dorset fosters a genuine and caring environment, making it an ideal place for individuals passionate about enhancing the quality of life for others.
