Administrative Assistant - Home

Job summary

Administration Assistant Location: Ashwood CC, Warminster Pay rate:  £13.68 Mon - Fri £14.08 Weekends Contracted Hours: 37.5 hours a week  Shift patterns will be 8am-16.30 - 9.30am -18.00  Weekends - 9.00am-17.30 shifts will be on 4 week rolling rota Will include working alternate weekends. Situated in a quiet residential street close to the centre of the bustling town of Warminster, you will find Ashwood Care Centre. The home is surrounded by beautiful gardens, with large ash and oak trees. The spacious courtyard, with its flowers and outdoor seating, provides a wonderful south facing sun trap to take in the nourished, landscaped grounds. ABOUT THE ROLE You’ll support the Home Manager with a full range of reception, administrative and basic finance activities to ensure the Home runs smoothly. Often the first point of contact for enquiries, you’ll demonstrate a professional and welcoming manner to all those who visit, live and work in our homes. You will be responsible for ensuring that all our visitors follow the infection control rules in force at any given time, also taking the lead on coordinating any testing requirements, organising couriers and associated administrative tasks. Our homes are fun, so you’ll also assist with the planning and management of events that take place in the home, including celebrating residents’ milestone birthdays, fetes, employee presentations or other activities planned by our Activities Coordinator. In joining us, you’ll also become part of our extended family. You’ll work alongside other team members who are passionate about providing a safe environment, as well as warmth and kindness to all those who live and work in our homes. ABOUT YOU You will have previous experience from an administrative or reception job and confident using Microsoft Office. In addition, you’ll have experience of handling cash and keeping reports up to date. Ideally you will have your Maths and English to GCSE level. But most importantly you will be comfortable in an elderly care setting, able to relate to our residents in a caring and sensitive manner. This is a busy and varied role, so you’ll need to be efficient and organised and happy to use your initiative to ensure all tasks are completed in a timely manner. And as the first person who many of our visitors will speak to or see, you will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. If you think you have the right skills and attitude to deliver the highest quality of care for our residents as an Administrator within our care homes, then you could be next to join us. So, apply and get your career started with us today. AND IN RETURN We’re currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the UK, meaning we reinvest every penny we make into our homes, residents lives and team members. We offer a great range of benefits: * 28 days holiday; increasing with length of service (pro rat’d for part time) * Higher weekend pay * Workplace pension * Free uniform * Free DBS * Free car parking * Life assurance * Comprehensive induction, ongoing training and development * Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1000 for every recommendation you make who successfully starts working for us * Access to our Employee Assistance programme * Care Worker Charity membership for well being and financial aid * Blue Light Card and “My Rewards” programme, offering you discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and much more. We reserve the right to close this role before the closing date, with no advance notice. We do encourage you to complete an application as soon as possible if interested. #South3