Senior Administration Officer

Role Responsibility

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated and committed Senior Administration Officer to support the Disabled Children’s Teams in West Kent.  This full-time post will be based at Worrall House, West Malling with the expectation that there will be travel other offices within the West Kent area.  You will providing administrative support to two Social Work Teams and you will be responsible for supervising the Administration Officers within these Teams. 

You will need to be highly organised and be able to prioritise your work, together with a willingness to be flexible to meet the needs of the Service and the confidence to deal with competing demands. Good administrative skills, diary management, a good knowledge of computer systems and the ability to take high quality minutes during meetings are essential. Training and formal supervision will be provided. 

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Contact Details

Please contact Rachel Walker on 03000 412691 if you would like to discuss this vacancy further. 

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.