Rochdale Borough Council is looking to recruit a highly motivated and organised Administrative Assistant.
The post is 16 hours per week (to be worked on Thursday & Friday each week) and will be to provide admin support to the Short Term Assessment and Reablement Service (STARS), which is part of the Rochdale’s award winning Adult Care services.
Do you want to play your part in making a real difference to others?
Do you want to join a friendly, flexible and passionate team?
Are you up for a new and exciting challenge?
If yes, then we would love to hear from you
It’s an exciting time across Adult Care, as we embark and continue on our change and transformation journey to truly make a difference to the lives of our residents. We are looking for amazing people who share our vision and values to join our team.
We have a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and forward-thinking to join our team as a
Business Support / Administrative Assistant
Working within the STARS Team you will get real job satisfaction and will be supported by our amazing team.
Benefits include:-
* Salary & Progression: We offer a competitive starting salary and annual incremental progression.
* Working environment: You will be based in the newly refurbished offices at 72 Drake Street, Rochdale, located in the heart of Rochdale, within walking distance of the new Riverside Retail development.
* Leave Entitlement: You will be offered a generous holiday allowance of 25 days per annum (Pro rata for part time or part year employment) plus bank holidays.
* Work Life Balance Scheme: We also offer a flexible work life balance scheme which allows you to accrue hours for work purposes and potentially take up to an additional 12 days off each year, without impacting on your annual leave entitlement.
* Teams: You will work with the very supportive and successful STARS team while working alongside other teams within Adult Care, and we are also integrated with Health Service to support hospital discharges.
* Training & Development: We are invested in our staff and encourage your continued professional development with a range of opportunities and training on offer
* Travel & Accessibility: We are located and easily accessible to nearby transport links to make is easier to travel via metro link, bus and train.
* Pension: You will have access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
What we’re looking for?
To give you a feel for the role, we have outlined some of the core skills and attributes we are looking for but you can also find out more detailed information about the role in the job description attached below.
* You will be able to multi-task and have excellent organisational skills with the ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
* You will be motivated and be able to work on your own initiative, whilst demonstrating a professional and enthusiastic attitude to everything you do.
* You will be a team player.
* You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* You will have good ICT skills and be able to use a range of packages including Word, Excel and Outlook.
* You will have a good attention to detail and be able to maintain accurate and detailed records using both manual and electronic systems.
Interested? We would love to hear from you
To apply please demonstrate how you meet the essential requirements of the person specification.
We suggest that when completing your application form, you use the person specification criteria as headings then give a specific example.
Please include reference to your qualifications that are specified on the person specification within your application only include if there are qualifications
External candidates applying for this role must be a Rochdale Resident who lives within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Rochdale.
If you have any questions or queries about this post or would like to know more about our teams, please email employee.resourcing@rochdale.gov.uk and this will be directed to the relevant team, who will then contact you either via email or phone within 24 hours.