Senior Business Administrator - #145879

Job Description

Do you enjoy working in a fast paced, varied administrator role? If so, we look forward to hearing from you!

An opportunity has arisen for a permanent Senior Business Administrator within the Adult Social Care Mental Health Admin team. We are looking for applicants who are open to new ideas and who would welcome the opportunity to work in a service that is adapting to the demands of our County. You will be working within a community team supporting them to deliver the mental health service across East Sussex. The role will include minute taking Safeguarding Adults at Risk meetings.

This role covers countywide office locations; Eastbourne, Hastings, Newhaven, and Uckfield. Currently our service is working from home and 1 day a week (as a minimum) in the office.

We Are Looking For Candidates Who Can

• Minute and produce accurate records of meetings.
• Effectively organise and prioritise own and team workload to meet deadlines.
• Deal with challenging and distressed clients on the telephone and face to face
• Communicate effectively to a range of people.
• Exercise discretion dealing with sensitive information, maintain confidentiality.
• Have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
  
  

Working Pattern Will Be As Stated Below

Monday 8.30 - 17.00 - 1 hour lunch

Friday 08.30 - 16.30 - 1 hour lunch

Plus a choice of either Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday 8.30 - 17.00 - 1 hour lunch.

To apply select the ‘Apply now’ button and upload your CV with a covering letter explaining how you meet the job specification criteria. This job advert might close earlier, then the stipulated closing date if a large volume of applicants is received.

Please click here to view Job Description & Person Specification.

Interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams w/c 9 June unless you request an in-person interview. If you are unavailable to attend the allocated interview date/time, let us know and we may be able to schedule an alternative date/time for you.

For an informal discussion, please contact the Office Managers - Annette Rockingham [email protected] or Sarah Caulfield [email protected]

Benefits

There are many rewards working for East Sussex County Council, some of these include:

• Generous pension scheme
• Hybrid working
• Access to training
• Lease car scheme (subject to qualifying criteria)
• Access to our extensive wellbeing and wellness training.
  
  

For more information about our diverse range of benefits please click on the link provided benefits page.

“For excellent training and development”

#Ask me if this can be an apprenticeship

Vocational Training through Apprenticeships is now available to our staff, ranging from entry level to degree level qualifications. You can talk to the hiring manager and the apprenticeship team about what qualifications would be relevant to you and this job role, and if it is possible to support you in apprenticeship training .

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Additional Information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For further information please go to Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .

If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.