Provide Community

CHS Administrative Assistant

Company
Location
Colchester, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
4/22/2025
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Description
Job Summary

JOB SUMMARY

Working within the Community Home Support Service the postholder will be responsible for the day-to-day administrative support of the Community Home Support Team.

The role will include accurate data entry, supporting team members with project administration, supporting with events and liaising with service users, internal and external partners.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties & Responsibilities

To provide administrative support to the Community Home Support Team.

Registration and accurate entry of client data onto SystmOne.

Dealing with emails and telephone enquiries in a prompt and professional manner and escalate those which require input from other colleagues

Supporting with administrative duties on all additional projects requested of the Community Home Support Team.

Regular use of word, excel and service systems.

Attend team meetings and events for the Community Home Support Service.

Liaison with internal and external parties via emails, telephone and face to face.

Maintain and input accurate data.

Working as an effective member of the team to deliver the service which includes Key Performance Indicators

Work independently and as part of a team to ensure timescales are met

Any other function commensurate with competencies and job role, ensuring they are working within the Provide policies and procedures.

About Us

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people's homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A Highly Respected, Award Winning Health And Social Care Provider. We Expect Our Staff To Demonstrate And Uphold Our Values At All Times

Vision:Transforming Lives

Values:Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission:An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men's Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Date posted

14 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

828-PROVIDE3487

Job locations

Provide HQ

900 The Crescent, Colchester Business Park

Colchester, Essex

CO4 9YQ

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities

Job description Job responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

To provide administrative support to the Community Home Support Team.

Registration and accurate entry of client data onto SystmOne.

Dealing with emails and telephone enquiries in a prompt and professional manner and escalate those which require input from other colleagues

Supporting with administrative duties on all additional projects requested of the Community Home Support Team.

Regular use of word, excel and service systems.

Attend team meetings and events for the Community Home Support Service.

Liaison with internal and external parties via emails, telephone and face to face.

Maintain and input accurate data.

Working as an effective member of the team to deliver the service which includes Key Performance Indicators

Work independently and as part of a team to ensure timescales are met

Any other function commensurate with competencies and job role, ensuring they are working within the Provide policies and procedures.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

  • GCSE's or equivalent qualifications, or equivalent work experience.

Knowledge Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of either administrative, data entry and use of IT skills in a practical setting
  • Work related experience
  • Experience of working within a team and providing support to more than one person
  • Knowledge and understanding of confidentiality and of working with sensitive information

Desirable

  • Experience of working in health/social care setting
  • Experience of working with SystmOne

Skills Essential

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, oral, verbal, written and electronic
  • Customer services skills
  • Competent typing skills
  • Competent use of Microsoft Office - e.g. Word, Excel and Outlook.
  • Ability to plan and prioritise own workload.
  • Appropriate escalation of queries and concerns to the relevant member of staff
  • Ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload between urgent and routine tasks.
  • Discretion and sensitivity when dealing with confidential information. Ability resolve queries etc competently and to escalate to team leader when necessary.
  • Demonstrate problem solving ability to work on own initiative within the framework of standard processes / procedures

Circumstances Essential

  • The post holder may be required to travel to training events, meetings or to carry out duties of role.
  • In line with the organisations agile working strategy, there may be requirements to work in spaces other than the listed base including from home.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

  • GCSE's or equivalent qualifications, or equivalent work experience.

Knowledge Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of either administrative, data entry and use of IT skills in a practical setting
  • Work related experience
  • Experience of working within a team and providing support to more than one person
  • Knowledge and understanding of confidentiality and of working with sensitive information

Desirable

  • Experience of working in health/social care setting
  • Experience of working with SystmOne

Skills Essential

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, oral, verbal, written and electronic
  • Customer services skills
  • Competent typing skills
  • Competent use of Microsoft Office - e.g. Word, Excel and Outlook.
  • Ability to plan and prioritise own workload.
  • Appropriate escalation of queries and concerns to the relevant member of staff
  • Ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload between urgent and routine tasks.
  • Discretion and sensitivity when dealing with confidential information. Ability resolve queries etc competently and to escalate to team leader when necessary.
  • Demonstrate problem solving ability to work on own initiative within the framework of standard processes / procedures

Circumstances Essential

  • The post holder may be required to travel to training events, meetings or to carry out duties of role.
  • In line with the organisations agile working strategy, there may be requirements to work in spaces other than the listed base including from home.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Provide CIC

Address

Provide HQ

900 The Crescent, Colchester Business Park

Colchester, Essex

CO4 9YQ

Employer's website

https://www.provide.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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