Our public sector client based in Gateshead has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Business Support Assistant to join their team as soon as possible.
The role will be temporary, lasting until the end of December initially but does have the potential to be extended depending upon the needs of the business.
The hours of work will be 9:00am-5:00pm Monday to Friday, with a pay rate of £12.38 per hour.
Working within the Education, Schools & Inclusion department, daily duties will include:-
To arrange meetings, book rooms and take minutes of meetings
Provide an efficient and effective administrative support function to the department
Provide general clerical support to teaching and support staff including filing, photocopying and word processing
Undertake general financial administration in accordance with the Local Authority's financial regulations
Maintain manual and electronic records relating to service data, including the transference of data to relevant national statistics, in line with GDPR requirements
Provide a high level of customer service to service users including schools and parents/carers
We are looking for someone who has previous office administration/business support experience, as well as a high level of customer service skills. IT skills such as Word processing, database and spreadsheet skills, particularly with Microsoft Office is also required.
Please apply online in the first instance, send your CV to or call Barker Ross Lincoln on 01522 551910 today!
Barker Ross Group values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
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