Bristol, United Kingdom

Business Support Assistant

 Job Description:

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Gloucestershire to assist with the appointment of a Business Support Assistant, on a 1-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £12.18 - £14.93 per hour

Hours Per Week :18.50

Summary:

  • Under the guidance of the DoLS Support Officer and Senior Practitioner, this role supports the administrative processes for the DoLS team and includes data inputting and maintenance, running standard reports, responding to internal and external queries, typing reports and other documentation as required.
  • The post holder will perform specific established administrative tasks to support work the service, for example processing applications and maintaining information and databases for use by others.

Responsibilities:

  • Collect information and maintain records or databases to provide information for use by others.
  • Support the service by performing tasks in a specialist area ensuring that problematic or complex issues are raised with senior staff.You will provide customers with basic information ensuring that an effective courteous customer service is given.
  • Prepare documents and other materials for use in the specialist area to a good, accurate standard using some non-standard formats and software.
  • Support meetings, ensuring that minutes are taken and actions are chased as well as supporting internal and external events
  • Assist in the maintenance of financial records and review of data to ensure accuracy.

Qualifications:

  • Previous experience of administrative processes and procedures
  • Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
  • IT knowledge and its practical application, including experience of using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Experience of working with databases.
  • Some experience of working with financial records

Please note:

  • You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
  • You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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  Required Skills:

Discretion Running Pay PowerPoint BASIC Typing LTD Databases Records Materials Documentation Software Customer Service Maintenance Microsoft Office Business