46 Admin / Secretarial / PA jobs in Orchard Park, South Cambridgeshire

Are you passionate about making a positive difference and providing high quality services? Do you really care about people? Want great benefits, flexible working and learning and development opportunities to boot? You'll fit in well here. We're growing. Quickly. In the last three years alone we have commissioned 16 new Extra Care schemes that provide quality housing and care for older people of modest means. We're constantly looking for ways to make things better, always putting our residents and people at the heart of what we do. We have big ambitions and are looking for superstars to join us. In Extra Care, our residents live independently in their own homes within one of our schemes, complete with communal lounges, gardens, cafés/bistros and salons. As Care Administrator with Housing 21, you will provide a general administrative service within an Extra Care Scheme to support the Schemes care objectives. Main responsibilities of the job include:

• Inputting the weekly hours and support with the rostering of care workers
• Processing and monitoring all care staff annual leave
• Organising and managing staff training events
• Creating and maintaining staff files
• Assisting the management team with the recruitment process
• Responding promptly and efficiently to customer enquiries received
• Shift Pattern: 5 days per week
  
  Good working knowledge of outlook, word and excel (Essential)
• Significant office administration experience (Essential)
• Experience in minute taking (Desirable)
• Knowledge of basic payroll and invoicing processes (Desirable)
• Experience working in a care service (Desirable)
  
  We know that great people make a great organisation, which is why we put people at the heart of everything we do. You are as valuable to us as our corporate employees, which is why we offer occupational sick pay, occupational maternity and paternity pay and benefits such as the Blue Light Card to all our Extra Care employees.
At Housing 21 we pride ourselves on being passionate about people and are committed to investing in those who work for us to help them to be the best they can be. When you work for us, you will be joining an organisation that holds the Investors in People Platinum standard and was rated the UK's third Best Place to Work in 2024 by Glassdoor. Our people are our foundation, and we know how important it is to support them to do what they do best, whether through flexible working, learning new skills or being part of a friendly and supportive workplace culture. You shouldn't have to choose between a career and care, and we want to support you to advance your career with us, which is why we have a dedicated learning pathway through our Extra Care Academy that could lead to future roles with salaries of £50,000! A career in care means you can make a difference and help our residents to live independently in their own homes. We are incredibly proud of the culture we have created and celebrate the positive difference we make to society. If you think you're ready for a new challenge and able to make a difference, then come and join us!

At Housing 21 we're proud to be bucking the trend as a care provider by actively recognising the importance of our employees and rewarding them accordingly. You will receive:
• Pension scheme
• Holiday pay
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Occupational Sick Pay
• Occupational Maternity/Paternity Pay
• Health Cash Plan
• Blue Light Card (offering discounts across retail, hospitality and leisure)
• Income protection
• Eye care vouchers
• Car lease scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Support to progress and develop
As part of our commitment to our employees and offering flexibility, Housing 21 now offer a nine-day fortnight, providing employees with the opportunity to work their hours across nine days. Further details on how this works, will be discussed with successful candidates upon on offer being made. If you require more information before applying for this role, please see the attached job profile., Housing 21