Job Description

Care is Central is opening a brand-new Residential Care Home in Flitwick

Be part of something new from day one as part of our founding team!

Our brand?new care home, Honeysuckle House, is opening soon and we're looking for a passionate, reliable self motivated Administrator to help us create a community where every resident feels truly at home, safe and respected. If this sounds like you, we'd love you to be a part of our team.

Honeysuckle House is a brand-new, purpose-built 72-bed residential care home located within Red Kite Meadows, a state-of-the-art care village in Flitwick, Bedfordshire and developed in partnership with Central Bedfordshire Council.

You will be joining a supportive care team, led by hands-on management who will provide you with a comprehensive induction and ongoing training programme. Join us on our mission to serve the people of Central Bedfordshire by helping them, treating them well, and providing the best possible care and support.

Responsibilities of the Administrator include

To manage the care home reception area and receptionist/s, Welcoming visitors, and engineers ensuring they are supported and directed to their destination promptly coordinating post and deliveries to the correct recipients To provide administrative and clerical support to the management team, and in turn the frontline care services. You will be responsible for setting up meetings, including booking rooms/venues, preparing agendas, and co-ordinating the production and publishing of meeting papers, briefing meeting attendees to help prepare them for meetings, minute-taking, and follow up of actions. You will foster and maintain positive, proactive, and professional working relationships with our internal and external stakeholders including adult social work teams, housing partners, multi-disciplinary professionals, families, clients, and staff teams. Collecting, inputting, reviewing, collating and reporting on data. To demonstrate excellent IT skills including the use of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and proficient in the use in a range of software systems and databases. facilitating tours of the home.

Requirements

Previous experience working in an administrative/clerical/secretarial role.

Experience in managing diaries, organising meetings and taking detailed meeting minutes/transcripts.

Experience communicating with a range of individuals, roles and stakeholders within a previous role.

Ability to demonstrate initiative, organise oneself and prioritise workloads.

About the Hours, Pay & Conditions:

This is a full time (40 hours) and permanent position. The working hours are 8am - 5pm, Monday to Sunday on a rota basis We offer a competitive rate of pay for this position of 13.80 per hour

What We Can Offer You:

A supportive, positive and proactive workplace that cares about people and values treating them well An employee assistance and wellbeing support service to help in times of need. Multiple platforms to access high street discounts and offer schemes, including a Blue Light Card. Company Sick Pay (Terms Apply) 28 days statutory annual leave

Plus,

an additional 5 day's contractual annual leave

PLUS,

Your Birthday off as paid discretionary leave Paid induction training, including gaining a recognised Care Certificate Free DBS checks Enrolment in the company pension scheme (But you can opt out if you wish) Plus other employee benefits

Skills and Attributes - Our Values, Your Values:

We need all team members to model our organisational C.A.R.E values of

Compassion, Aspiration, Respect & Empowerment

and actively promote a culture that:

Drives Continuous Improvement:

Encourages innovation, service development and high-quality delivery across all areas.

Delivers with Compassion:

Embeds empathy and person-centred principles in all decision-making and quality assurance.

Champions Person-Led Care:

Embodies and promotes the values of My Home Life and Think Local Act Personal*.

Positive Collaborator:

Actively engages with the wider team to drive growth, work collaboratively, utilise individual skills and strengths, and fosters positive, meaningful and respectful working relations.

Application Process:

If you are interested in applying for this role, please click the apply button and submit a CV which we consider to be your expression of interest. If you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you to discuss the role, arrange an interview and send a link to an application form to you. If you relish in meeting new people, caring for others and would like to work for a company that supports and celebrates our hard-working staff, then please apply.

Please Note:

Applications are reviewed as received and we may close this position upon finding a suitable candidate. We are not able to contact or provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.

To Find Out More About the Role:

If you wish to find out more about this role, please email Hollie Wiseman at

hrsupport@careiscentral.org.uk

To Find Out More About Care is Central:

To find out more about Care is Central and our vision to be the leading provider of adult social care services in Central Bedfordshire, please visit our website: www.careiscentral.org.uk

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 13.30 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

Company pension Employee discount On-site parking Referral programme
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person