Rehab Service Business Support Assistant

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                            Rehab Service Business Support Assistant
• Job Location:                     Great Western Court, Gloucester
• Salary:                               £24,294 - £25,545 per annum (pro rata) 
• Hours per Week:               18.50 
• Contract Type:                   Permanent 
• Closing Date:                     27/10/2024 
• Job Requisition Number:   10007 

Have you got administration skills and want to make a difference?

Then we would love to hear from you!

About the role:

We are looking for a part time Business Support Assistant who enjoys working with others and supporting a team to join us within our Rehabilitation Service at Great Western Court, in Gloucester. Working hours will be flexible and can be discussed in further detail at interview. 

Our centre provides 24-hour care for planned, unplanned and emergency stays for people who have been discharged from hospital or admitted from the community. You will be an important member of our team, providing administration support to our frontline staff and being a welcoming and helpful face to the people who use our service, their families and carers.

The responsibilities of the role include:

• Managing enquiries, maintaining the reception area and assisting with stock orders and maintenance issues
• Handling financial tasks such as processing invoices and managing petty cash
• Maintaining accurate records and filing systems
• Building relationships with service users, families, carers, and professionals

Great Western Court is conveniently located in central Gloucester, offering free parking and easy access by public transport. It's just a 13-minute walk (0.6 miles) from Gloucester train station and bus station. You can also hop on bus routes 1, 2, or 2a, which stop a short 5-minute walk away.

Read more about the Rehabilitation Team and watch our short video about what it's like to work within Inhouse on our Inhouse Service Careers page.

About you:

You will have strong communication skills, written and verbal, with great attention to detail and the ability to prioritise and manage your own workload. Ideally you will have some experience of working in an office and working as part of a team. You will have good IT skills and be a competent user of Microsoft Office.

If you are enthusiastic, proactive with a positive ‘can do’ attitude, then this could be the ideal role for you!

Our values are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as an organisation, care about:

Accountability - we do what we say we will

Integrity - we are honest, fair and speak up

Empowerment - we enable communities and colleagues to be the best they can

Respect - we value and listen to each other

Excellence - we continually improve through listening, learning and innovation

If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role.

About us:

You’ll be entitled to our full benefits package, including:

• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ service (pro rata), plus bank holidays 
• Local Government Pension Scheme access
• Free onsite parking
• Access to training and workshops so you can develop your skills
• Clear career progression pathways, to support you in progressing professionally and personally
• Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme and Cycle Scheme (T&C's apply)

Applying:

Please write your application with consideration for the essential criteria in the Job Profile (see link below). Your application should include examples of why you should be considered and cover the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.

For an informal discussion or to find out more about the apprenticeship opportunity, please contact ASCrecruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk to arrange a convenient time for a call back.

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Read the Rehabilitation Services Business Support Assistant Job Profile

This position will require an Adults Enhanced DBS certificate.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received and / or due to the needs of the service. The advert will be open for a minimum of 7 calendar days. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.