Shared Services Partnership
Administrative Officer
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Job Details
Job Reference: HCC624538
Salary Range: £25,186 - £26,244 (actual salary £16,335 - £17,021 per annum)
Work Location: Orchard Close, Hayling Island
Hours per week: 24
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 22 July 2026
The Role
Join our friendly team as an Administrative Officer at Orchard Close, where we provide a respite service for adults with learning and/or physical disabilities.
As an integral part of our small supportive team, you’ll carry out vital administrative tasks at the home, ensuring the smooth running of our service.
What you’ll do
- Monitor and respond to emails and phone calls.
- Act as first point of contact for all visitors and staff.
- Build and establish positive working relationships with staff and residents.
- Resolve any queries and escalate where required.
- Data checking and monitoring, including working with spreadsheets.
- Take minutes at staff meetings.
- Support the registered manager with the day-to-day running of the service.
What we’re looking for
- Previous experience delivering a range of administrative activities.
- Team player with a customer-focused approach.
- Strong communication skills.
- Resilient and adaptable to changing demands, remaining calm and professional.
- Good IT skills, especially MO365 (Word, Outlook, Excel) and willing to develop these further.
- Excellent attention to detail, organisation, and prioritisation skills.
- Shows patience, compassion, and empathy in all interactions. You’ll treat service users with dignity and respect.
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Why join us?
- Make a difference: Help ensure our residents can participate in meaningful activities, communicate effectively, and manage daily living tasks. The role can be emotionally challenging at times, but your commitment will have a lasting impact on the lives of others.
- Career growth: Access to a wealth of rewarding career choices.
- Professional development: Supportive supervision and continuous learning opportunities.
- Employee support: Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
- Competitive benefits package: Including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Find more information here.
Applicants can expect to hear from us within two weeks of the advertised closing date.
Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK.
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Values Based Recruitment
We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.
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Additional Information
Administrative Officer Candidate Pack
Vetting Requirements
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion
For general enquiries, please contact care.careers@hants.gov.uk
For an informal chat about the role, please contact Helen Robson, Registered Manager on helen.robson@hants.gov.uk
Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults. We expect all employees, workers, and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.
We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.
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