Area Administrator - Wansbeck

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and professional, Area Administrator to join our team

This role iscovering Wansbeck on a 16 hour contract with flexible start time over 3 days, the post will be office based.

We are looking for someone who holds the same values as Mencap and can provide day to day administrative support, including monitoring of both the office environment and the office phone lines, with an enthusiasm for developing digital ways of working.

This is a really varied administrative role supporting a team of Service Managers and Area Operations Managers, who manage services where we support people with a learning disability.

You will monitor business processes by liaising with our HR, Payroll, Training, IT and Resourcing teams. Your role will include coordinating and reporting on information and data to provide support to the Service Managers and Area Operations Managers and indirectly as a result of that, the people that we support! You will deliver a high quality, efficient and professional level of customer service when it comes to supporting your management team.

It's really important that you have a flexible approach to work as you will be managing multiple tasks at any one time. You will be someone who is competent and self-motivated, with fantastic verbal and written communication skills.

If you tick the boxes below then we would love to hear from you:

• Typing and computer skills - particularly concerning the Microsoft Office packages
• Experience of drafting letters and reports
• Experience of being an administrative support / preferably to a management team
• Experience of telephone communication (answering the office phone and taking messages)
• Experience of note taking - e.g. for meetings and hearings
• Experience of recruitment would be advantageous

Upon joining you will be able to access a number of development opportunities delivered by our award-winning Learning & Development team. In addition you will be able to access our wide-ranging benefits package including our pension scheme and 'Mencap Extras' which gives you access to cash back, discounts and benefits at high street stores, restaurants, cinemas, gyms and more.

If you are looking for that next exciting challenge then this could be the one you have been looking for,working with an organisation that 'really makes a difference.'

Unfortunately, Mencap is unable to offer sponsorship for this position as the role is not eligible under the current skilled worker visa guidelines issued by the home office.

Job ID: 35955

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated. Our benefits package offers 24 days of paid holiday (excluding bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest free loans, and many more exciting offerings. For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document and below link with all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!

We're not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you're applying for.