DCA Administrative Assistant

Job Title

Administrative Assistant – DCA Office (Potters Bar)

Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

• Contract: Full Time
• Role Type: Permanent
• Working Hours: 37.5 per week
• Salary: £23,868.00 per annum
• Closing Date: Sunday 8 February 2026

We are seeking a motivated Administrative Assistant to join our busy office in Potters Bar. The role requires strong administrative experience, excellent IT skills, and a confident, friendly telephone manner. You will provide administrative support to our Supported Living services within the Operations Division, ensuring smooth day-to-day office function and effective communication across teams.

• Strong admin & IT skills
• Friendly, professional telephone manner
• Ability to stay organised and work as part of a team

• 28 days holiday (incl. bank holidays)
• Flexible holiday purchase scheme
• Paid DBS check
• Pension & Employee Assistance Programme
• Career development & recognition schemes
• Refer a Friend bonus (£250)

• General administration: word processing, data entry, reports, letters, photocopying, scanning, and uploading documents.
• Maintain and organise filing systems, records, and correspondence.
• Manage electronic file systems and oversee office operations.
• Take messages, arrange appointments, and follow up on queries.
• Attend and minute meetings as required.
• Produce the monthly staff newsletter.
• Liaise with managers, deputy managers, stakeholders, and other departments.
• Order stationery and clinical supplies for services.
• Support with training, recruitment, financial procedures, and internal reporting.
• Ensure accurate record-keeping and smooth administrative systems.
• Assist with ad hoc tasks and contribute to team-building activities.
• Ensure confidentiality and compliance with company policies.

• To report any incident or accident to senior staff.
• To ensure that Care Tech’s policy is positive.
• To participate in the organisation staff appraisal system.
• To accept training opportunities when they are identified.
• To ensure that all information is treated as confidential unless otherwise directed.
• To cover any other reasonable duties required by the Company.

Care Tech Community Services Ltd is a provider of specialist social care services supporting 5,000 adults with a wide range of needs in more than 300 services across the UK. Committed to the highest standards of care and governance, we provide innovative care pathways for people to live in community settings with learning disabilities, severe physical disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder, challenging behaviour, mental health, forensic needs and acquired brain injury within a range of settings including supported living services, shared housing, residential services and outreach.

We encourage people to take control of their lives – this could be finding employment, having an active social life, learning new skills or building self-confidence.

Care Tech Community Services are proud to inform you that they are a “Disability Confident Leader”.

Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure prior to commencement of employment; the disclosure expense will be met by the employer.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to contact every applicant. We will be in touch 7-10 days after receipt of your CV if progressing your application to the next stage.