Area Administrator

Part-Time Area Administrator Roles x 2

West Sussex: 12-month Fixed-Term Contract    London: Permanent Contract

Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge? If you enjoy working in a fast paced but supportive environment with opportunities to grow professionally, we would love to hear from you.

Royal Mencap Society has a fantastic opportunity for experienced and professional Area Administrator(s) to join our team in West Sussex and London.  We are looking for 2 people who hold the same values as Mencap and can provide day to day administrative support to our operational teams.  

These are part-time positions. We are looking for colleagues who can work 9.00am to 5.00pm, 30 hours per week (4 days). The West Sussex role is a 12-month fixed-term contract, while the London role is permanent.

You will be a self-starter with enthusiasm for developing digital ways of working. The roles are home-based, with occasional travel to local offices and meetings. We offer a supportive, collaborative working environment where colleagues help one another to succeed.

This is a varied administrative role, supporting Service Managers and Area Operations Managers who oversee services for people with a learning disability. In doing so, you will play an important part in helping our teams deliver excellent support to the people we support.

You will help monitor and support key business processes, liaise with our HR, Payroll, Training, IT and Resourcing teams. The role includes coordinating recruitment and onboarding, taking hearing minutes, maintaining and reporting on data, and supporting digital projects aligned with the organisation’s key priorities.

You will be able to demonstrate experience of working accurately and to deadlines in a busy, fast-paced administrative role and you will enjoy the variety and pace that comes with it. You will also have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Flexible in your approach, you will be confident managing multiple tasks, prioritising effectively and delivering a high-quality, professional service to support the management team.

You will have advanced computing skills in Microsoft Office packages and SharePoint.

Please check you have all the following before applying: -

• Proven administration experience (1–2 years)
• Confident using Microsoft Office and SharePoint
• Experience drafting letters and reports in line with company policy
• Experience supporting a management team (or equivalent)
• Accurate minute-taking and verbal dictation skills
• Willing and able to travel occasionally within West Sussex or London

Vacancy ID: 36096

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.

Our benefits package offers 24 days of paid holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata) along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.

For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.

We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.

At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.

Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.

· Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.

· Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes

· Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.

 We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.