The Waterside Centre provides day opportunities for adults with learning disabilities. It is a busy, bustling, fun place to work with a happy atmosphere.
We are seeking an Administrator to help us continue to provide an excellent service.
- No mandatory evening or weekend work apart from attending the Annual General Meeting once a year.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program
- 25 days Annual leave plus all Bank Holidays
- Company sick pay
- Some flexibility with the hours may be possible.
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Role responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Man the reception, handle enquiries, and ensure coverage during lunch times.
- Manage daily post (receiving and sending).
- Maintain and update contact databases.
- Keep daily attendance records, follow up on absentees, and update the daily diary.
- Collect lunch monies, note special meal requirements, and communicate with catering staff.
- Produce and distribute weekly menus in collaboration with cooks.
- Ensure medications are securely recorded and stored.
- Provide secretarial services including correspondence, reports, and meeting minutes.
- Prepare monthly salaries, manage PAYE, National Insurance, and staff pensions.
- Handle petty cash transactions, banking, and maintain financial records.
For this role you would need:
- Maths and English to at least GCSE level.
- A working knowledge of Sage, Office and other business applications.
- An understanding of and the ability to maintain confidentiality.
- The ability to work on your own initiative as well as to work as a part of the team.
- Flexibility, commitment and reliability.
- Business administration qualification and experience preferred.
- Experience of people with learning disabilities and associated conditions, and an interest in the issues that they face also preferred.
- Good communication skills, a pleasant, welcoming and professional manner on the telephone and in person are vital.
