Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Coalville Locality Office, Coalville, Leicester (1 x part-time) – Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester (1 x part time) – Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
Worker Category: Fixed worker
Salary: £25,191 to £25,590 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Working Hours: 2 X 18.5 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 16th October 2025
Interview Date(s): TBC
About the Role
An opportunity has arisen to work as an administrative assistant for the Business Support Services Team in Adults & Communities. We have one part-time position based at our Coalville Office and one part-time position based at County Hall.
When applying, please can you state which role you are applying for in your application.
To work flexibly as part of a team to provide an efficient, effective and comprehensive county wide administrative business support service across A&C localities, maintaining a high quality responsive customer service for both internal and external customers.
About You
To apply for this post, you must:
- Have a NVQ 2 level qualification in a relevant subject or equivalent, or relevant experience
- Know the importance of customer service
- Know the importance of confidentiality
- Have worked in an administrative, financial secretarial setting (i.e. experience in routine clerical tasks including word processing, filing, photocopying, faxing, message taking, data input)
- Have used Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word and Excel
- Have experience in maintaining computer-based systems and manual record systems
- Have excellent communication skills (written & verbal)
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Teresa Garbett – Admin Team Leader
Telephone: 01163052444
Email: teresa.garbett@leics.gov.uk
Or
Leigh Breeze – Team Manager
Telephone: 01163057633
Email: leigh.breeze@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
If you have any technical issues when applying for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support