Team Administrator

We are looking for a full time Team Administrator who enjoys working as part of a team to join our Cotswolds Locality Team, based in Cirencester., As a Team Administrator you will provide an efficient clerical and administration service for our Adult Social Care Team. This will include:

• taking calls from internal colleagues as well as members of the public, so a professional telephone manner is a must.
• inputting data into Liquid Logic (LAS system) so knowledge of this would be beneficial.
• scheduling meetings and booking rooms, as well as taking minutes of meetings.
• responding to, redirecting emails and managing a generic mailbox.
Training and support in these key areas will be given. You will be part of a friendly, supportive and established team. We offer flexible working with a mix of office and home working - there would be a need to be in the office 3 days a week, with your initial induction and training period being 5 days in the office., 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. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability
• as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email to recruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk, as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error. By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process.
• a disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person's ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
  
  You will have strong communication and organisational skills. Ideally you will have some experience of working in a busy office environment. You will have good IT skills and be a competent user of Microsoft Office.
If you are enthusiastic, proactive and enjoy working within a team, 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. Above all you should: - perform to the highest professional standards and be the best you can be - focus on providing excellent customer service - be inclusive, show respect and value others - work collaboratively as part of a team - be a confident and clear communicator 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!

This is a great time to join Gloucestershire County Council, as Adult Social Care is on an exciting innovation journey, which focuses our approach into being more creative, strengths-based and person-centred, to ensure that we work together to 'Make the Difference' to our local communities.

Gloucestershire County Council provides the following rewards package in return for your hard work:
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays
• Membership of a Local Government Pension Scheme
• Free offsite car parking
• Safe, supportive and positive working environment
• Regular formal and informal support
• Training and development opportunities
• 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)
• Cycle to Work Scheme