Office Administrator

Job introduction

• Do you enjoy helping people of all backgrounds?
• Can you communicate sensitively with a wide range of people?
• Do you have great attention to details?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a committed and well organised team player to join our friendly Business Support team in Housing. The small team of office administrators provide business support across Housing teams located at the Housing Centre and other local offices to deliver greater value for our council, tenants and customers.

For an informal discussion, please contact Karen Woolford - Business Support Manager on 01273 293185 or email karen.woolford@brighton-hove.gov.uk

About the role

The role will include a responsive, customer focused and high-quality front line reception service for both internal and external customers at the Housing Centre, signposting visitors and service users to the correct service as well as carrying out a range of administrative and financial functions to support the work of colleagues in Housing.

You will:

• help deliver a professional and exceptional frontline service to tenants and other Housing teams.
• assist in keeping our buildings and equipment compliant in Health and Safety legislation, ensuring staff and visitors safety foremost in everything we do.
• use a wide range of IT packages and systems to input data and to look up information as well as desktop packages for producing documents, spreadsheets and emails.
• have a flexible, adaptable approach and the ability to multitask effectively according to business priorities.

In return, we offer:

• training and the opportunity to gain a qualification related to the role.
• a generous annual leave allowance with the opportunity to buy extra days
• staff discounts
• local Government Pension Scheme

Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to upload your Application Form and answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Application Form guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) and (Shortlisting guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us

Company information

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).