Administrator - Business Support Team - Yate

How you'll make a difference:

As an Administrator, you will provide detailed and accurate administration support to ensure that records and reports are up to date. Your work helps the wider People Department to deliver the best possible services to those in the community who may need it the most.

You will be part of a small, experienced team, who are friendly and welcoming and training, and support will be given.

What you will be doing:

• It will be your responsibility to provide administrative support to managers and ensure work carried out is efficient and procedures are effectively followed.
• Daily, you will arrange meetings, liaise with partners and professionals, input accurately in computer systems and distribute minutes within given deadlines.
• We require you to take accurate minutes and notes at confidential and sensitive meetings ensuring that documents are produced to a high standard.
• By ensuring your guidance is clear and concise, you will support customers with specific service processes and procedures, escalating specific concerns or queries if necessary.
• You will accurately record, collate, and maintain records and analyse information to ensure accurate statements are produced and data is retrieved from computerised systems and interpreted.

What we need from you:

• It is essential you hold 3 GCSE grades grade 4 or above including maths and English or have equivalent qualification or equivalent relevant experience in office administration.
• We require you to take and type accurate minutes of meetings, with the skill to format documents to a high standard.
• You will be able to prioritise your own workload, able to work on your own initiative and meet deadlines.
• Given the elements of this role, you will be able to use databases, run reports, analyse data and present your findings.

What you need to know:

• This role is hybrid, with a mixture of working at our office in Yate and from home.

Interviews will be held on 13th June 2025.

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different:

• As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
• We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
• We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives, and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance.
• We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.

• We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.
• We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life.
• We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.

We’re making a difference, be part of it!

To view the full job description, please click this link: Administrator - Business Support Team