At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide essential admin support to our caring community team and keep things running smoothly.
- Company: Join Strabane & District Caring Services, a non-profit dedicated to helping others.
- Benefits: Part-time hours, flexible work environment, and the chance to make a difference.
- Other info: Opportunity for personal growth in a friendly, supportive atmosphere.
- Why this job: Gain valuable experience while supporting vital health services in your community.
- Qualifications: Level 2 Administration qualification and GCSEs in Maths & English required.
The predicted salary is between 12 - 15 £ per hour.
We are looking for a temporary Administrative Assistant (Maternity Leave Cover) to join our team! Strabane & District Caring Services is a community-based non-profit organisation providing domiciliary health care and other essential services to the community. This is a part-time, fixed-term role (approx. 7 months), 30 hours per week, Monday-Friday.
Please contact HR for an application pack. Application Deadline: 4.00 pm on Friday, 14th August 2026.
Key Tasks:
- Provide admin support to Domiciliary Care, Payroll and other departments.
- Process incoming/outgoing telephone calls and maintain accurate records.
- Respond to staff enquiries relating to wage payments.
- Calculate domiciliary care worker mileage.
- Data input to software package.
- Maintain records.
- General administrative duties such as typing, photocopying, scanning, sending emails, filing, sorting mail, stock take etc.
- Cash handling duties to include bank lodgements and maintaining cash records.
- Perform reception duties, when required, in an efficient, professional and courteous manner.
- Adhere to procedures relating to the proper use and care of equipment and material for which the role has responsibility.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors and the general public.
- Maintain regular consistent and professional attendance, punctuality, personal appearance and adherence to relevant health and safety procedures.
Any Other Duties:
This description of the post is intended to provide a basic outline of the primary functions; the post-holder will in addition have additional responsibilities agreed in accordance with his/her Manager. It is also anticipated that the post-holder will be required to be flexible when responding to operational needs of Strabane & District Caring Services and this will also from time to time create variance from the role described.
Qualifications:
- Relevant qualification in Administration (Level 2 or above)
- Maths & English GCSE (Grade A-C or equivalent)
Experience:
- Minimum of one-year experience working in an administrative/receptionist role
- Demonstrate proficiency in the use of IT and software package
- Cash handling duties
- Maintaining databases and spreadsheet
- Payroll (desirable)
Knowledge:
- G.D.P.R
Skills and Activities:
- Good interpersonal skills
- Can demonstrate good teamwork skills
- Self-motivated
- Can work under pressure
- Can carry out instructions
- Competent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload
- Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
Disposition:
- Pleasant personality
- Reliable
- Be able to work flexible hours
- Good personal hygiene
- Good state of health
- Good customer care skills
Administrative Assistant ( Maternity Leave Cover) TLNT1_NI in Strabane employer: IrishJobs
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