Job number

LBC03663

Contract Type

Maternity Cover

Posting End Date

27 March 2025

Job Area

Adult Social Care

About the job

Salary: £35,235 - £37,938 a year pro rata
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Fixed term for up to 1 year

We are looking for someone with a strong background in office management to join our team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop and maintain administrative systems, ensuring everything runs smoothly.

You’ll work closely with staff and stakeholders at all levels to foster teamwork, develop performance management systems, and ensure services are always improving. Your ability to handle complex information, manage budgets, and oversee policies and procedures will be key to your success. As a valued member of the team, you’ll also support our ongoing commitment to equality in service delivery and compliance with adult social care legislation.

Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.

About you

You have proven office management experience and thrive in a supervisory role. Your communication skills are outstanding, and you are adept at working independently while managing your workload. You enjoy solving problems, analysing information, and recommending improvements to ensure everything runs as efficiently as possible.

This is a public facing role so you’ll need to show off your fluency in speaking and writing English

About us

Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision - that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty - is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.

The people of Luton depend heavily on this council - and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?

Benefits

We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:

• From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
• Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
• Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
• Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
• Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
• Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
• Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
• Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
• Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
• Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel

How to apply

We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out!

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