Administration Assistant
- Durham County Council
- Full Time
- Spennymoor
- Grade 4 £24,790 - £25,992
Job Description
We have an exciting opportunity for a permanent Grade 4 Administrative Assistant to join our Business Support Team providing a comprehensive support service for the Development and Learning Team.WHAT IS INVOLVED?
This is a busy and interesting role working with an enthusiastic and friendly team. You must be able to plan and prioritise workloads to meet deadlines and timescales and have a methodical, organised approach to your work.
The duties include:
- Assist with organising training and development programmes including working with external training providers, scheduling and advertising training, associated finance, and monitoring attendance
- Provision of administrative support with the preparation for inspections across Children and Young Peoples Services and Adult and Health Services, including organising meetings, preparation of agenda and minute-taking of planning for inspection meetings
- Maintain systems to monitor and track staff progress around career pathways
- Competitive salaries and 27 days holiday per year rising to 32 days after five years continuous local government service.
- Option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year.
- Excellent work/life balance through schemes including job sharing, compressed hours and flexi-time (allowing up to 13 flexi days per year).
- Hybrid working (home and office working).
- Excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Plus, top up options - Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme and standard AVC scheme for members of the LGPS.
- Wellbeing Portal and access to an Employee Assist Scheme.
- Wide range of learning and development opportunities including professional qualifications, coaching and mentoring.
- Employee Benefits Portal and Lifestyle Savings Scheme (discounts across a host of major retailers).
- Discounted DCC gym membership.
- Staff networks run by staff for our staff, including Race Equality and Diversity, Disability, LGBT+, Armed Forces, Carers, Menopause.
- Trade Union membership.
- A range of other salary sacrifice schemes such as car leasing.
