Administrative Assistant

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ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE

Care at Home

Administrative Assistant

35 hours per week

Permanent

£29,148 - £29,732 / £15.97 - £16.29 per hour (including Distant Islands Allowance)

We require an Administration Assistant to join the Care at Home team within Orkney Health and Care.

The successful candidate will provide all aspects of administrative support to the team as required and will work closely with the Lead Social Care Co‑Ordinator, Registered Manager and the Senior Administrative Officer to ensure that a high level of administration support is provided.

Experience in general administrative, reception duties and in the use of computerised systems is essential. The successful candidate will be skilled in the use of databases and spreadsheets. Duties will include being the first point of contact for the service, maintaining statistical information and records and scrutinising timesheets - this is a varied but demanding environment.

Experience of working as an effective team member within an administration team, excellent administration and computer skills, ideally using Microsoft Office applications, is required. Candidates must be able to work under pressure to strict deadlines, use their own initiative, maintain confidentiality and be able to work unsupervised. We are looking for a good communicator with excellent organisational skills as you will be part of a team liaising with members of the public, service users, families, external agencies and professionals.

The successful candidate will hold a minimum of an SVQ2 in Business Administration or an equivalent qualification in an administration‑related subject; where the essential qualification is not held, a minimum of 2 years’ experience of working in an administrative role is required.

This post is subject to obtaining a Level 1 disclosure.

For an informal discussion regarding the post, please contact PJ Dewar, Administration Team Manager – Orkney Health and Care, telephone (01856) 873535 extension 3288.

Closing Date: 23:59 on Sunday 1 March 2026

Please note that interview expenses are not payable for this post.