Job Title: Administration Assistant

Location: Wareham, Dorchester

Contract Type: Temporary

Salary: £12.18 per hour

About Us

Connect2Dorset is a managed service agency owned by Dorset Council providing temporary, contract and interim opportunities into the Council. Our service is built on our values of ethical, trustworthy, and caring, and our profits are returned to our Local Authority shareholders.

About the Role

As an Administration Assistant, you will provide clerical, administrative, and secretarial support to officers within a designated function, either in support of a designated officers or to the team as a whole.

What is the day-to-day of the role:

• Performing general clerical duties: word processing, arranging meetings, minute-taking, diary management, handling calls, and greeting visitors.
• Maintaining and managing data systems, ensuring data quality and integrity.
• Updating spreadsheets, distributing questionnaires, and keeping website pages current.
• Acting as a point of contact for staff and customers, providing advice or directing inquiries.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Strong clerical, administrative, and secretarial skills.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Proficiency in word processing and various administrative tasks.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Experience with data management and ensuring data quality.

Connect2Dorset is a trading style of Dorset & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Dorset Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Dorset is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.