Citizens Advice in East Dorset and Purbeck Ltd
14.36 - 14.6 per week
Wimborne
Full-time
Job Description – Office and HR Administrator

Overview

Citizens Advice East Dorset & Purbeck is an innovative and successful advice
service which offers confidential advice online, over the phone and in person,
for  free.  We  put  clients  first  and focus on delivering high quality information,
advice and casework by telephone, face to face and digitally.

We have a vacancy for an Office/HR Administrator and are looking to appoint
a  candidate  with  excellent  communication  skills  and  the  ability  to  deal
confidently  and  sensitively  with  a  wide  range  of people including colleagues
and third parties.

If  you  are  digitally  engaged  with  a  great  eye  for  detail  this  is  an  excellent
opportunity
join  our  service  and  provide  comprehensive
administrative support.

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Job Description

Role

Salary

Location

Hours

Office and HR Administrator

£14.36 - £14.60ph

Wimborne Office - Hanham Road Wimborne.

15 hours per week

Contract Type

Permanent

Role Context:

General Administration

●  Letters, documents and spreadsheets as required
●  Create and maintain systems in accordance with East Dorset and Purbeck Citizens

Advice systems and procedures.

●  Maintain stocks of leaflets and posters, and order from suppliers.
●  Display leaflets and posters in the general office, waiting room and interview rooms.
●  Maintain and order stationery supplies.
●  Maintain statistics and collate and produce to a prescribed format.
●  Produce information from spreadsheets and databases.
●  Send and respond to emails as required.
●  Use of photocopier/scanner and other office machines as appropriate.

HR

●  Assist with maintaining accurate and up-to-date employee information using HR database

and other systems, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.

●  Assist with employee onboarding and offboarding activities and updating employee

records.

Meetings

●  Assist with the circulation of papers, agendas, minutes.
●  Attend appropriate internal meetings as required.

Other duties and responsibilities

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●  Assist with petty cash requests in the Wimborne office, liaising with the Office Manager as

required.

●  Providing  financial  information  to  the  Finance  Officer  in  relation  to  incoming  Invoices  in

the Wimborne office

●  Help to arrange events as necessary.
●  Abide by health and safety guidelines and share responsibility for your own safety and

that of colleagues.

●  Any other relevant administrative and support duties required to ensure the smooth

running of the office.

●  Demonstrate commitment to the aims and policies of the Citizens Advice service.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

1.  Previous Admin experience
2.  Good  computer  skills  and  an  in-depth  knowledge  of  relevant  software  such  as  Google

and MS Office.

3.  Adaptable with good organisational and planning skills and a great attention to detail and

accuracy

4.  Excellent written and verbal communication skills
5.  The ability to work flexibly using own initiative
6.  Work well as part of a team and ability to maintain confidentiality

This role will be based in our office at Wimborne.

What we give our staff
We  value  all  our  people  and  can  offer  a  supportive  culture  within  a  charity  setting  that  is
committed  to  social  justice.  The  role  attracts  an  attractive  remuneration  package  with
excellent terms including:

●  A 37 hour working week (if working full time)
●  Pension scheme
●  Contractual sick pay
●  Generous holiday entitlement starting at 29 days per year (or pro rata) (in addition to bank

holidays) and rising with long service awards).

Disclosure and Barring Service Checks (DBS)

Some  Citizens  Advice  East  Dorset  &  Purbeck  positions  may  require  the  successful
candidate to undergo a DBS check.

Equality & Diversity

Citizens  Advice East Dorset & Purbeck recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes
equality  and  challenges  unfair  discrimination.  We  recognise  people  with  different

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backgrounds,  skills,  attitudes  and  experiences  bring  fresh  ideas  and  perceptions,  and  we
wish  to  encourage  and  harness  these  differences  to  make  our services more relevant and
approachable.  Citizens  Advice  East  Dorset  &  Purbeck  will  not  discriminate  or  tolerate
discriminatory  behaviour  on  the  grounds  of  race,  colour,  sex,  transgender,  disability,
nationality,  national  or  ethnic  origin,  religion  or  belief,  marital/partnership  or  family  status,
sexual  orientation,  age,  social  class, educational background, employment status, working
pattern, trade union membership or any other irrelevant factor in any aspect of employment.

Our values include a commitment to equality and fairness, and to valuing each other.
All  our  employees  are  expected  to  have  read  and  understood  our  Equality  and  Diversity
Policy  and  to  ensure  they  behave in accordance with its principles. Breaches of the policy
may lead to disciplinary action.

Dignity at Work

Citizens Advice East Dorset & Purbeck is committed to providing a culture in which all staff
value  each  other  and  are  able  to  work  together  to  their  full  potential  in  an  inclusive
environment  free  from  harassment,  bullying  and  other  unacceptable  forms  of  behaviour.
Unacceptable  behaviour  in  the  workplace  will  be  actively  dealt  with, all complaints will be
taken  seriously,  confidentiality  will  be  respected  and  victimisation  of  those  that  raise
complaints will not be tolerated.

Our values include commitments to work together and value each other - all our employees
are  expected  to  have  read  and  understood  our  Dignity  at  Work  Policy  and to ensure they
behave  in  accordance  with  its principles. All staff are responsible for helping to create and
maintain a positive and inclusive working environment free from bullying and harassment. All
managers  have  a  particular  responsibility  for  ensuring  a  supportive  and  inclusive  working
environment in which dignity at work is actively promoted.

Probationary Policy

New appointments are subject to a three month probationary period.  At the end of the
probationary period the outcome of the assessment may be confirmation of post; notice of
dismissal; or at Citizens Advice’s discretion, an extension of the probationary period by a
further three months.

Flexibility

Our  roles  are  open  to  discussion  about  flexible  working,  which may include arrangements
such as part-time working, formalised flexitime, fixed (non-standard) working hours, working
from home and job-sharing.

Our People

We value the people who work here - and we show that in what we offer. As well as things
like annual leave and our workplace pension, working at Citizens Advice means getting
access to many benefits.

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●  A commitment to your development. We have a coordinated staff training and

development strategy. This means that training will be provided both for your current job
and for your development.

●  Employee assistance programme. Everyone working at Citizens Advice East Dorset &
Purbeck has immediate access to professional and completely confidential counselling
and advisory services.

●  Support when things in your life change. We’ll be there for you with options for flexible

working, career breaks, and support for parents and carers.

Equality and fairness within recruitment

Citizens  Advice  East  Dorset  &  Purbeck  is  fully  committed  to  stand  up  and  speak  up  for
those who face inequality and disadvantage. We want this to be reflected in the diversity of
the people who work for us.

To help us achieve this, we aim to make our recruitment process as fair as it can be. We also
offer  support  to  disabled  candidates  to  make  sure  no  one  loses  out  on a role because of
their condition.

●  We  judge  the  application,  not  the  person.  The  select  panel  won’t  see  your  personal
details. This makes sure each person’s response is judged on its merits and not on their
background.

●  We offer a guaranteed interview scheme. If you have a disability and your application

meets the minimum criteria for the post, we’ll interview you for it.

●  We’re a Disability Confident employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards
disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

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